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THE 

History  of  Hancock 

NEW    HAMPSHIRE 

1764  -  1S89 

BY 

WILLIAM    WILLIS    HAYWARD 


"They  who  never  look  back  to  theii   ancestors  will   never  look  forward 
to  posterity."  —  Burke. 


PUBLISH KD    BY 
OR  LAND     EATON,    Agent 

JOSHUA    STANLEY    LAKIN 
JOHN    J^EAI'.ODV    HILLS 

Town    Histokv  Committee 


LOWELL.     MASS. 

Vox  PopuLi   Press  :    S.   VV.   Husk  &  Co. 

1889 


^^^ 


THIS    HISTORY 


IS    RESPECTFULLY    DEDICATED 


TO    THE    MEMORY    OF 


THE    EARLY    SETTLERS    OF    HANCOCK. 


BY    THE    AUTHOR. 


Preface 


At  the  close  of  the  centennial  exercises,  Sept.  17,  1879,  a  desire 
was  manifested,  ou  tlie  part  of  those  present,  that  a  history  of  the 
town  should  be  prepared  at  an  early  date,  and  a  vote  was  passed 
to  that  effect. 

After  a  delay  of  somethins;  over  two  years,  an  association  was 
formed,  under  date  of  Jan.  26,  1882,  of  the  following  persons,  who 
entered  into  an  agreement  to  assume  the  pecuniary  risk  of  the  under- 
taking, provided  sufficient  encouragement  should  be  given  by  sub- 
scribers for  the   work  at   three  dollars  per  copy  to  warrant  it,  viz: — 

Orlaxd  Eatox,  H.  H.  De  Beck,  Z.  ^V.   TJkooks, 

John  P.  Hills,  A.  G.  Foster,  Bex.iamin  Goodhue, 

Joshua  s.  Lakin,  C.  P.  Haywaro,  A.  N.  Clark, 

A.  D.  Tuttle,  Ebenezer  Ware,  C.  A.  Robbe, 

W.  F.  Symoxds,  E.  M.  Baldwin,  A.  B.  Baldwin, 

Hervey  Gulick,  J.  D.  Matthews,  Carl  E.  Knight, 

W.  W.  Hayward,  E.  R.  Danforth,  John  A.  Cummin<;s, 

Asa  Simonds,  J.  A.  Tarbell,  J.  s.   Hay  ward. 
F.  J.  Wake, 

At  the  annual  town-meeting,  March  13,  1880,  the  town  voted  to 
take  one  hundred  copies  of  the  work  when  completed,  and  pay  three 
hundred  dollars  for  the  same;  and  three  years  later,  in  view  of  tlie 
great  labor  involved  in  the  undertaking,  one  hundred  dollars  in  ad- 
dition was  voted.  The  subscription  list,  bearing  the  date  of  June 
1,  1881,  contains  orders  for  six  hundred  and  fifteen  copies,  in  addition 
to  those   ordered   by   the  town. 

It  was  originally  intended  to  publish  a  vohmie  of  eight  hinidred 
pages,  with  one  map  and  about  forty  illustrations ;  but  owing  to  tht- 
great    amount    of    matter    that    has    accumulated,    notwithstanding    the 


fact  that  on  every  page  I  have  counted  the  words  needed  as  the 
miser  counts  his  gold,  we  have  a  volume,  or,  perhaps,  two  volumes, 
of  about  eleven  hundred  pages  and  nearly  seventy  illustrations,  in- 
cluding two  maps.  All  this  has  cost  somebody  time  and  money, 
but  I  understand  that  it  is  the  purpose  of  the  publishing  committee 
to  furnish  the  work  to  subscribers  at  the  original  estimate,  three 
dollars  per  copy,  if  they  so  request  and  remit  the  funds  within  a 
limited  time.  At  the  same  time,  it  is  to  be  hoped  that  all  will  be 
at  least  as  just  as  the  town  has  been  and  remit  four  dollars  per 
copy,  and  then  the  publishing  committee  and  the  editor  will  be  two 
thousand  dollars  short,  to  say  nothing  of  all  the  gratuitous  work 
and  money  that  have  been   furnished   by  other   persons. 

After  considerable  correspondence,  early  in  May,  1882,  I  was  in- 
duced to  take  charge  of  the  work;  but  if  it  proves  to  be  of  any 
value  it  is  a  fortunate  circumstance  that  I  had  a  very  inadequate 
conception  of  the  amount  of  labor  involved  in  an  undertaking  of  the 
kind,  and  I  can,  in  a  measure,  sympathize  with  those  who  have  been 
impatient  with  what  they  have  called  the  sluw  progress  of  the  work. 
Sometimes  the  criticisms  that  have  reached  my  ears  have  given  me 
great  pain,  but  the  encouragement  that  has  come  from  the  more  in- 
telligent has,  in  a  measure,  compensated  for  those  criticisms.  Every 
moment  of  time  that  I  could  take  from  my  other  duties  during  these 
seven  years  and  three  months  has  been  sacredly  devoted  to  this 
work,  and  the  aggregate  has  amounted  to  more  than  three  solid  years 
of  the  hardest  work  of  my  life.  More  than  fifteen  hundred  letters 
and  postal  cards  have  been  written,  months  have  been  consumed  in 
searching  records,  in  trying  to  reconcile  conflicting  statements,  and 
in  bringing  something  like  order  out  of  the  chaos  of  some  of  the 
papers  furnished,  to  say  nothing  of  the  illegible  writing  that  has 
come  under  observation;  and  in  several  instances,  after  making  up 
family  papers,  new  matter  has  come  to  hand  and  necessitated  re- 
writing. 

From  the  beginning  I  have  tried  to  be  impartial,  and  in  this  I 
have  been  encouraged  by  the  publishing  committee.  We  have  tried 
to  give  equal  Justice  to  all,  and  if,  in  some  instances,  individuals 
have  seemed  to  receive  more  space  than  others,  the  explanation 
is  simply  this  :  more  material  has  been  furnished.  Those  who 
have  furnished  family  papers  will  notice  how  near  I  have  tried  to 
follow   out   what   they  have  written,  and   many  will   perhaps  feel   that 


PREFACE.  VI 1 

I  liave  abridfjcd  too  iimcli;  but  I  assure  all  such  persons  lliat  the 
al)ri(lo:uuMit  has  hcou  a  necessity,  for  had  all  the  uiatlcr  lliat  has 
come  to  haud  been  used,  we  should  have  iiad  a  lil)rary  inst<'a(l  of  a 
volume  of  eleven  hundred  pages. 

In  these  seven  j^ears  of  toil  there  have  been  many  pleasant  experi- 
ences. It  were  simply  impossible  to  note  in  this  place  all  the  en- 
couraging words  I  bar  hav<>  been  said,  and  to  record  all  the  assistance 
that  has  been  rendered,  b}'  the  many  L'riends  of  the  undertaking. 
An  attempt  has  been  made  to  acknowledge  services  rendered  from 
time  to  time  in  the  body  of  this  work,  and  what  I  may  say  hei'c 
will   be  supplemental. 

The  town  history  committee  deserve  the  gratitude  of  all  concerned, 
for  their  self-sacrificing  labors  and  the  financial  burden  that  they  have 
so  cheerfully  borne.  From  the  beginning  Mr.  Eaton,  the  chairman  and 
agent  of  the  committee,  has  been  untiring  in  his  efforts.  lie  has 
written  in  the  interest  of  the  history  over  three  thousand  letters  and 
cards,  of  which  only  a  very  few  have  failed  to  be  answered,  and 
only  one  sent  him  was  discourteous.  He  has  freely  given  his  time 
and  money  in  the  enterprise,  having,  among  other  items,  paid  out 
over  fifty  dollars  towards  the  town  map  and  three  other  illustrations. 
He  has  also  assisted  in  various  ways,  making  many  valuable  sug- 
gestions and  furnishing  a  large  part  of  the  material,  including  the 
preparing  of  the  maps,  etc..  looking  up  most  of  the  sites  of  aban- 
doned houses  aiid  mills,  and  copying  church  records,  etc.,  besides 
preparing  the  two  chapters  on  Society  Land  and  Bennington,  and 
looking  after  all  the  business  details  of  the  enterprise.  In  this  con- 
nection I  would  also  mention  the  efficient  aid  rendered  by  Mrs. 
Almeda  E.   Eaton,    in   supplementing  the   labors   of  her  husband. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  E.  Hayward  prepared  the  chapter  on  marriages, 
has  greatly  assisted  in  reading  proofs  and  in  various  ways,  besides 
taking  upon  herself  burdens  that  otherwise  would  have  fallen  upon 
her  husband.  Kev.  J.  L.  Seward,  as  has  been  noticed,  has  furnished 
several  family  papers,  and  has  been  unremitting  in  his  eftbrts  to 
render  assistance  when  opportunity  oflered.  Mrs.  Katie  Maria  Hay- 
ward  has  rendered  assistance  in  copying  papers,  and  our  present 
representative,  George  W.  Goodhue,  kindly  obtained  valuable  infor- 
mation at  the  State-house.  There  are,  doubtless,  many  others  that 
deserve  honorable   mention   in  this   place. 

All  the  fac-similes   of    autographs  and   nearly    all*  the    portraits    ap- 


pearing  in  this  work  were  placed  there  by  the  persons  interested, 
or  their  friends.  A.  E.  Herrick,  of  Manchester,  engraved  most  of 
the  autographs. 

A  fund  was  raised  by  entertainments  and  lectures,  to  pay  for  most 
of  the  general  views;  but,  as  has  already  been  stated,  the  sum  fell 
short  by  fifty  dollars,  which  was  made  up  by  the  town  history 
agent. 

William  B.  Dinsmore,  of  New  York  city,  bore  the  entire  expense 
of  photo-electrotyping  the  map  of  Society  Land,  and  secured  the  por- 
trait of  John   Dodge. 

The  town  made  a  special  appropriation  to  secure  the  portraits  of 
Abijah   Hadley  and  Ebenezer  Hubbard. 

Hon.  A.  N.  Clark,  of  Beverly,  Mass.,  caused  four  of  the  illustra- 
tions to  appear  in   this   work. 

The  maps  were  all  prepared  for  photo-electrotyping  by  Miss  Lelia  .J. 
Wood,  who  also  drew  the  "glimpses''  of  her  birth-place,  and  kindly 
consented  to  place  her  picture  in  the  center  of  the  same. 

Hartwell  Tuttle  drew  the  sketch  of  the  first  meeting-house,  from 
suggestions  furnished  from  memory  by  his  father  and  his  Aunt  Anna, 
with  further  aid  from  other  elderly  people. 

The  town  clerks  of  Hancock  and  Bennington  are  deserving  of 
favorable  mention,  for  kindly  loaning  town  records,  as  are  also  Rev. 
Mr.  Gulick,  the  clerk  of  the  Baptist  Church,  and  Eev.  H.  W. 
Eaton,  D.  D.,  of  Keene,  who  has  the  custody  of  the  records  of  the 
Literary  and  Scientific  institution,  for  the  favors  they  have  extended 
in  this  direction. 

We  are  under  obligations  to  E.  D.  Boylston,  of  the  Amherst 
Cabinet;  Rev.  W.  R.  Cochrane,  of  Antrim;  Rev.  James  Holmes,  of 
Bennington ;  Hon.  Isaac  W.  Hammond,  deputy  secretary  of  state ; 
John  W^ard  Dean,  a.  m.,  of  Boston;  the  trustees  of  Whitcomb  Town 
Library,   and   many  others,  for  favors  received. 

Various  town  histories  have  been  freely  used,  and  for  the  infor- 
mation gained  thanks  are  rendered.  I  would  mention  them  as  nearly 
as  I  am' able  in  the  order  in  which  they  have  been  useful:  The 
histories  of  Antrim,  Peterboro',  Windham,  Shirley,  Mass.,  Dublin, 
Gilsum,  JalTrey,  Washington,  Marlboro',  Amherst,  Hardwick,  Mass., 
Temple,  Xew  Ipswich,  and  the  histories  of  the  Morrison,  Wood, 
Hunt,    Prescott,   Tuttle,   and   Abbott  families. 

AV.   P.   Allen,   of    the  Autoglyith   Print    and    the    Lithotype    I'rinting 


PREFACE.  IX 

and   Publishinjr   <^'o.,   of    Gardner,   Mass..   have    furnishod    most    of    \ho 
illustrations,   and   thoir   work    speaks  fox   itself. 

For  the  uniform  courtesy  and  excellent  work  of  our  printers,  8. 
W.   Huse  &   Co.,    I   hereby   return   my   sincere  thanks. 

In  addition  to  aid  rendered  by  our  many  friends,  I  would  mention 
linancial  aid  from  Auijustus  X.  (lark.  John  C.  Weston,  J.ewis  Hunt, 
Shei)herd  L.  Bowers,  and  Edward  S.  Hayward;  and  for  all  who  have 
in  any  way  assisted  us.  the  thanks  of  the  committee  and  the  editor 
are   hereby   kindly   returned. 

There  are,  doubtless,  many  errors  and  many  omissions  in  this 
work.  All  persons  who  may  iHscover  either  are  kindly  requested  to 
inform  us  of  the  same,  and  should  any  jicrson  be  dissatisfied  with 
the   work,   after  keeping   it  a    year,    will   he   so   inform   usV 

The  book  is  finished.  That  which  is  written  is  written.  Of  its 
imiH'rfcctious  no  OTie  can  be  nioro  conscious  than  the  author,  but  as 
it  has  been  written  "with  charity  for  all  and  malice  towards  none," 
may  it  be  receivetl  in  the  same  spirit  in  which  it  is  sent  out  into 
the    world. 

W.    W.    HAYWAKD. 

:\Ii:i)FIi:li).   Mass  ,   Ans:.   12,    188'.). 


Contents. 


CHAPTER. 

I.  Early  PROrRiEXORS  — Incorpoh 

II.  Hancock  Centennial  . 

III.  Topographical  Items 

IV.  The  Flora  of  Hancock 
V.  Early  Settlers   . 

\I.  Soi  rces  of  Income     . 

vn.  Annals  of  the   Town 

vni.  Annals  of  the  Toavn   (coiitiimed) 

IX.'  Annals   of  the  Town   (foneludcd) 

X.  Church  History  . 

XI.  Marriages 

XII.  Schools  anu  Education 

XIII.  Military  History 

XIV.  Societies 
XV.  Hancock  Village,  Ceaieterie 

XVI.    EoAus  AND  Bridges    . 
XVII.    Society  Land 
XVIII.    Bennington    . 

Genealogical  Register 

Appendix 

Index       .... 


PA(iE. 

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154 
ISS 
207 
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234 
242 
247 
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275 
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1049 
10G9 


List  of  Illustrations. 


PAGE 

William  Willis  Hay  ward Frontisjih'ce 

Map  of  Society  Land 4 

Centennial  Committee 8 

Oklasd  Eaton,  Joshua  Stanlkv  Lakin,  John  Peabodv  Hills. 

First  Meeting-house,  etc 19 

John  Whitcomb 24 

AViLLiAM  Clark ;M 

-J^ggfeVn    LAFAY-ETTIil    iVjIWiiWili   - """Ttf- 

Daniel  Goodhue 47 

View  of  Centennial 55 

Depot,  Pond,  and  Village .  57 

Town  Map 07 

Plan  of  Pews loy 

Present  Meeting-house  and  Town  Hall 158 

Ebenezer  Hubbard 1G8 

Abijah  Hadley 17;{ 

Adolphus  Carter  Whitcomb 174 

Archibald  Burgess 195 

Asahel  Bigelow 19S 

Hervey  Gulick 200 

Hancock  Common  in  1840 229 

Whitcomb  Library  Building 242 

Village,   from  the  east .247 

Village  Plan 218 

Hancock  Junction 275 

Bennington,   from  Danali   Hill 2S;{ 

GooDELL  Co.'s  Works 285 

Algernon  B.  Baldwin ."522 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  G.  Bell ."540 


XIV  LIST   OF    ILLUSTRATIONS. 

Shepherd  L.  Boavers 377 

John  Brooks 397 

Brooks  Group 399 

John,  Zophar  Willard,  Xenophon  W.,  and  Maud  Spalding  Brooks. 

Arnold  B.  Burtt 422 

NiNiAN  Clark  Place 442 

Reed  Paige  Clark 444 

Avery  Monroe  Clark 445 

John  Freeman  Colby 455 

Francis  Kimball  Cragin 4G6 

John  Addison  Cummings 477 

James  Davis 492 

Joseph  Davis 506 

John  Dodge 522 

Mrs.  Sarah  Miller  (Duncan)   Upton 530 

Christy  Duncan 539 

Richard  Emerson 5G1 

Joseph  Hills 056 

James  Holmes 658 

John  Hosley 607 

Ephraim  Knight 700 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Richard  Taft 700 

Elijah  Knight 718 

David  Low 740 

Morrison  Coat-of-Arms 770 

David  Patten 800 

Enoch  D.  Putnam 827 

Charles  Alexander  Robbe 837 

JosiAH  Stone 885 

John  Symonds 893 

Mark  True 929 

Ebenezer  Ware 950 

Residence  of  Ebenezer  Ware 951 

Charles  Wason 980 

Ephraim  Weston 988 

William  Weston '993 

Amos  Whittemore 1019 

Jacob  Abbot  Wood 1032 

Homestead  of  Salmon  Wood,  etc 1039 


Errata 


Page  6,  line  G,  read  "sister  town"  without  the  emphasis  indicated  by  the 
italics. 

Page  12,  line  17,  for  "Mrs.  Davis,"  read  "Miss  Davis." 

Page  13,  line  2,  insert  "The  success  of  this  part  of  the  centennial  pro- 
gramme is  largely  due  to  Miss  Antoinette  Davis  and  Mrs.  H.  R.  Pat- 
ten, Messrs.  A.  H.  Knight  and  H.  F.  Robinson."' 

Page  14,  line  3,  for  "3Irs.  Simonds,"  read  "Mrs.  Symonds." 

Page  17,  line  11,  omit  "a  Mr.  Ferguson." 

Page  20,  line  IG,  for  "Aaron  Barker,''  read  "  Aaron  Parker."  Same  page, 
line  17,  for  "Thomas  Matthews,"  read  "Thomas  McMaster."  Same 
page,  line  19.  for  "Daniel  Simes,"  read  "David  Ames." 

Page  48.  line  5.  The  number  of  lawyers,  etc.,  were  underestimated  by  the 
speaker. 

Page  .50,  line  2,  for  "thee,"  read  "the."  Same  page,  line  3,  for  "the,'' 
read  "thee." 

Page  50,  line  29,  for  "it  is  impossible,"  read  "it  is  almost  impossible." 

Page  oS,  line  14,  after  "Jack's,"  insert  "  or  Warren's." 

Page  '}U,  line  7,  before  the  word  "Ferguson,"  insert  "and."  Same  page, 
line  12,  omit  "after  passing  through  a  corner  of  Peterboro'  it  re- 
enters the  town.'' 

Page  (j7.  The  map  of  the  town  is  faulty  in  making  Ferguson  brook  pass 
into  Peterboro'.  We  were  led  into  this  error  by  copj-ing  from  a  sec- 
tion of  the  HillsbOro'  county  map  of  lSr)S.  At  least  two  houses, 
standing  in  18.58,  were  accidentally  omitted  —  one  known  as  the 
"Curtis  Johnson  house,"  in  the  north  part  of  the  town,  and  the 
"Morrison  house,"  near  Bradford's  mill.  A  house  built  later,  near 
H.  W.  Ware's  (see  Kelley),  should  have  been  inserted,  and  also  Dea. 
Asa  D.  Wood's  new  house. 

Page  G9.  line  2,  for  "probable,''  read  "possible."  Same  page,  line  21,  omit 
"  if  at  all.'' 

Page  82,  line  32,  for  "Prentiss,"  read  "  Prentice." 

Page  83,  line  2,  for  "Mr.  Spaulding,"  read  "Mrs.  Spaulding." 

Page  84,  line  23,  for  "No.  V,"  read  "No.  IV." 


XVI  ERRATA. 

Page  93,  for  note  at  the  bottom  of  the  page  read  '-This  location  was  the 

site  of  Pine  IJidge  cenietei-y." 
Page  161,  note  at  bottom  of  the  page,  for  "  $'}0,"  read  "80.50." 
Page  194,  line  34.  for  "'Symonds,'*  read  "  Simouds." 
Page  198,  line  18,  for  "  Symonds,''  read  '-Simonds." 
Page  251,  line  22,  for  "  Aug.  10,"  read  '•  Sept.  10." 
Page  273,  note,  for  "about  1863,"  read  "in  1863."    In  same  note,  for  "an 

earlier  date,""  read  "in  1852." 
Page  297,  explanatory  note,  for  "the  time  is  complete.""  read  "the  line  is 

complete." 
Page  299,  line  8.  for  "north-east,"  read  "south-east.*" 
Page  307,  line  28,  for  "  Aug.  8,  1875,"  read  "Aug.  8,  1795."" 
Page  321,  line  6,  for  "  Newport,"  read  "  Newport,  Vt.     Mr.  Balcom  now 

owns  the  house  marked  'M.  Miller,'  w^hich  he  has  improved.     One 

child,  Florence  Lillian*,  b.  July  6, 1888." 
Page  335,  line  3,  for  "Marlboro',"  read  "Marlboro',  Mass." 
Page  352.     Ambrose  C.  Blood  res.  at  what  is  now  the  "  Forest  house,"'  and 

d.  there. 
Page  399,  under  portrait,  for  "  Zenophon,""  read  "Xenophou.""    Same  page, 

line  33,  for  "  Alverey,""  read  "  Alverez.'" 
Page  440,  line  5.     There  is  a  mistake  here  in  regard  to  the  date  of  the  birtli 

of  Mary  Abigail  Clark.     No  date  was  given  me,  and  this  was  copied 

from  the  History  of  Amherst.    I  learn  that  she  was  b.  March  12, 1806. 
Page  441,  line  38,  for  "1827,  read  "April  28,  1829." 

Page  422.  under  portrait,  for  "Arnold  Burtt,'"  read  "Arnold  B.  Burtt." 
Page  447,  line  9,  for  "  Kitty,"'  read  "  Hitty."" 
Page  461,  line  20,  for  "Boston,  Mass.,"  read  "  Waltham.  ^Eass."" 
Page  465,  line  2,  for  "Ezra,'"  read  "  Jabez." 
Page  471,  line  18,  for  "Lizzie  J.,""  read  "Lizzie  I."* 
Page  551,  line  11,  for  "  Alonzo  Hubbard,"'  read  "  Alonzo  Hubbell,  a  Union 

soldier."      Same  page,  last  line  but   one,  for   "Samuel"'  [5],""  read 

"SamueP  [4].'" 
Page  569,  line  14,  for  "  1886,"  read  "  1885." 

Page  584,  line  11,  for  "  Maj.  John  Gray-^,"'  read  "  MaJ.-gen.  John  Gray'^.'" 
Page  589,  line  15,  for  "Mary,"  read  "Sarah.'" 

Page  613,  line  26,  after  "res."'  insert  "at  place  marked  'A.  Hall."  *" 
Page  648,  line  14,  for  "  Crawell,"  read  "  Crowell.""     Same  page,  line  30.  for 

"Aug.  14,"  read  "Aug.  17.""     Same  page,  line  31,  for  "  Sept.  29,"  read 

"  Sept.  23.'"     Same  page,  line  34,  for  "  Dublin,""  read  "  New  Ipswich.'* 
Page  698.    Doctor  Kittredge  res.  first  at  place  marked  "Mrs.  Marshall,""  in 

the  village;  later  at  place  marked  "O.  Nelson,"  which  he  built  and 

where  he  d. 
Page  711.    Add  to  note  "and  a  sister  of  Noah  Wheeler,     (q.  v.)" 
Page  726,  line  15;  for  "Dec.  1809,"  read  "April  3,  1810." 
Page  738,  line  4,  after  "Sally-,"'  add  "was  a  prominent  teacher  in  her 

youth,  and  once  had  Franklin  Pierce,  afterwards  president  of  the 

United  States,  for  a  pupil.'" 


History  of  Hancock,  New  Hampshire. 


CHAPTER   I. 
EARLY   PROPRIETORS  — INCORPORATION. 

In  November,  1620,  a  patent  was  granted  by  James  I.  to  the 
Duke  of  Lenox,  Sir  Fernando  Gorges,  and  others,  styled  "the 
Council  of  Plymouth,  in  the  county  of  Devon,  for  the  planting, 
ruling,  ordering,  and  governing  of  New  England."  This  patent 
included  the  territory  between  the  fortieth  and  forty-eighth  paral- 
lels of  north  latitude,  extending  westward  to  the  "  South  sea," 

This  council  gave  a  charter  in  August,  1622,  to  Sir  Fernando 
Gorges  and  Capt.  John  Mason,  of  all  land  lying  between  the  Merri- 
mack and  Kennebec  rivers,  extending  sixty  miles  inland. 

This  territory  was  called  "  Mariana,"  though  another  charter, 
covering  about  the  same  territory,  gives  it  the  name  of  "  Laconia." 
Settlements  were  made  under  this  charter  by  companies  sent  out  by 
Gorges  and  Mason,  in  Portsmouth  and  Dover,  as  early  as  1623. 
They  were  for  several  years  mere  fishing  and  trading  posts.  Un- 
like the  settlements  in  Massachusetts,  they  were  purely  business 
ventures  ;  consequently,  they  continued  for  several  years  without 
much  enlargement. 

In  1629  Gorges  and  Mason  divided  their  possession,  Gorges 
taking  that  portion  between  the  Piscataqua  and  the  Kennebec. 
He  was  soon  afterwards  appointed  Lord  Proprietary  of  Maine,  the 
office  to  be  hereditary  in  his  family.  Gorges  and  Mason  were  both 
churchmen  and  attached  to  the  royal  party  in  England,  but  their 
efforts  to  acquire  great  possessions  for  their  families  in  New 
England,  in  both  instances,  met  with  signal  failures.  After  the 
division  with  Gorges,  Mason's    new  grant   comprised    all  the  land 


2  HISTORY    OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

"from  the  middle  of  the  Piscataqua  river,  and  up  the  same  to  the 
farthest  head  thereof  and  from  thence,  north-westward  until  sixty- 
miles  from  the  mouth  of  the  harbor  are  finished  ;  also  through  the 
Merrimack  river  to  the  farthest  head  thereof,  and  so  forward  up 
into  the  land  westward  until  sixty  miles  are  finished  ;  and  from 
thence  to  cross  overland  to  the  end  of  sixty  miles  accounted  from 
the  mouth  of  Piscataqua  river."  To  this  tract  he  gave  the  name 
New  Hampshire,  from  the  county  of  Hampshire,  England,  in  which 
he  had  been  a  resident.  The  efforts  of  Mason  and  his  heirs  and 
assigns  to  enforce  the  proprietary  rights  of  tliis  patent  gave  rise  to 
litigation  that  lasted  for  a  long  time ;  it  did  not  wholly  disappear 
till  settled  finally  by  the  legislature  in  1787.  Rev.  John  Wheel- 
wright claimed  to  have  received  a  prior  deed  of  a  considerable 
portion  of  the  same  land  from  four  Indian  sagamores,  and  many  of 
the  early  settlers  received  from  this  source  their  titles  to  the  land 
they  occupied.  Cases,  arising  from  the  conflict  of  the  two  deeds, 
were  repeatedly  brouglit  before  the  colonial  courts  and  appealed  to 
England.  Mason's  claims  were  sold,  in  1691,  to  Gov.  Samuel  Allen, 
but  they  were  to  him  and  his  heirs  only  a  source  of  litigation  and 
perplexity,  and  the  claims  finally  reverted  to  Mason's  heirs. 

In  1746  John  Tufton  Mason,  who  then  represented  the  Mason 
claims,  sold  out  his  right  to  a  company  of  twelve  men,  for  £1,500 
currency.  These  men  were  the  "  Masonian  Proprietors,"  so-called. 
There  were  fifteen  shares,  of  which  Theodore  Atkinson  took  three ; 
Mark  H.  Wentworth,  two;  and  Richard  Wibird,  John  Wentworth, 
George  Jaffrey,  Nathaniel  Meserve,  Thomas  Packer,  Thomas  Wal- 
lingford,  Jotham  Odiorne,  Joshua  Pierce,  Samuel  Moore,  and  John 
Moffatt,  one  each.  The  land  not  granted  for  townships  was  called 
"  Society  Land."  Previous  to  the  granting  of  new  townships  they 
increased  the  number  of  shares  to  eighteen,  and  added  nine  more 
members  to  their  association.  The  names  of  the  new  members 
were  John  Rindge,  Joseph  Blanchard,  Daniel  Pierce,  John  Tufton 
Mason,  John  Thomlinsou,  Matthew  Livermore,  William  Parker, 
Samuel  Solley,  and  Clement  March.  With  the  exception  of  Joseph 
Blanchard,  who  lived  in  Dunstable,  all  these  proprietors  resided  in 
Portsmouth  and  the  vicinity. 

This  company  refrained  from  an  extreme  assertion  of  their  claims, 
and  by  so  doing  brought  the  quarrel  nearly  to  an  end.  They 
showed  their  good  will  to  those  they  found  in  possession  of  the  soil, 
by  "  quit-claiming"  to  them  the  land  they  actually  occupied. 


EARLY    PROPRIETORS  — INCORPORATION.  6 

They  early  directed  their  attention  to  a  tract  of  unoccupied  land, 
west  of  Hancock,  and  near  the  Monadnock  mountain.  Here  they 
laid  out  eight  townships,  called  Monadnock  Nos.  1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6,  7, 
and  8.  They  seemed  to  have  been  short  of  names  for  their  town- 
ships, and  so  numbered  them.  These  towns  are  now  known  as 
Rindge,  Jaffrey,  Dublin,  Fitzwilliam,  Marlborough,  Nelson,  Stod- 
dard, and  Washington.  Joseph  Blanchard,  of  Dunstable,  seems  to 
have  been  the  agent  of  the  proprietors,  in  the  granting  of  these 
towns. 

There  still  remained,  in  the  valley  of  the  Contoocook,  quite  a 
section  of  unsettled  and  unorganized  territory,  which  was  divided 
and  apportioned,  in  1753,  into  fifteen  equal  shares  ;  fifteen  inter- 
vale farms  being  first  laid  out  on  the  river,  and  then  fifteen  upland 
shares.  Mr.  Blanchard  was  given  a  "  mile  square,"  on  the  banks  of 
the  river,  in  compensation  for  his  aid  to  Robert  Fletcher,^  the  sur- 
veyor. This  lot  was  located  in  the  south  part  of  the  territory,  on 
both  sides  of  the  river,  the  larger  portion  on  the  west  side.  Most  of 
the  "  Great  Lots,"  so  called,  Nos.  8,  9,  and  10,  were  absorbed  by 
Francestown,  in  1772;  Nos.  11,  12,  13,  14,  and  15,  by  Deering,'- in 
1774 ;  and  Nos.  4,  5,  6,  and  7,  by  Antrim,  in  1777.  Hancock  was 
composed  of  "Great  Lots  "  Nos.  1,  2,  and  3,  with  most  of  the  "mile 
square."     Incorporated  in  1779. 

Greenfield  absorbed  most  of  the  remainder  of  "  Society  Land,"  in 
1791,  but  there  still  remained,  between  Crotched  mountain  and  the 
river,  a  section  composed  of  pai-t  of  "  Great  Lots  "  Nos.  9  and  10, 

'  "  Pei-suant  lo  the  request  and  desire  of  Colonel  Blanchard,  I  have  laid  out  into 
fifteen  equal  shares,  all  that  laud  on  Contoocook  river  Ix'twcrn  tlic  pla<-c  called  Key's 
Farm  on  the  north  and  the  Great  Falls,  so  culled,  :i-ainsT  Crotched  Mdiinlain  on  the 
south, in  the  followiiii;'  manner,  viz  :  The  liilci\  ale  l,;i  nd  di  \  iilcd  lor  (imi  nt  it  \-  and  (jual- 
itv,  into  lift  ecu  eiiual  shares;  and  so  much  upland  ;idi<  eniim  :i,-  to  make  np  I  lie  (jnautity 
of  live  hundred  acrc^^  to  each  share,  and  where  ihe  hmd  N  ii..t  so  -,,od  lliere  is 
added  so  much  in  quantitv,  as  is  equal  to  live  Imnilrcd  ;iere-  ol  the  l.est.  which  is 
marked  and  (hdineated   herein,  and  tlie   Inter\;de  Lots  on  (  ..nto.i.Mu.k  ii\er  nndthe 

winch  nundiers  arc  Ironi  <7ne  to  lilleen  .^'nd';)!!  the  hind  eompndieiided  within  the 
following  l">unds.  viz:  Westeilvon  Mona.lno.dv  No.  six  and  no  scv.'ii.  Nort  herlv  on  the 
soidli  line  (It  the  line  ol"  towns  so  called.  KastcrlV(Mi  W Carstown  and  New  I'.oston  (addi- 
tion) soulierhoii  ■Allien  i(  amid;!  :i  lid  i'eleiiiorouuh.  is  ili\ided  into  lift  ecu  ecpiMl  shares 
loi-  .|imntil\  Miul  qiniliu  and  iiMinl.ered  Iroiii  one  to  lilleen.  The  iminhci-  one  ol  said 
share-  l(.-inniii-on  ll,..  weM  Mde  oi  (oniooeook  ri\cr  joiniim'  lo  Teterl  .oroimii  north 
line.  And  Ihe  mini  her  ol  -aid  -I  la  re.  >ureeed  in  ordia'  ionnnih.  r  se\en,  iiorl  li  wafdly 
to  the  S..UII1  line  ol  Ihe  line  o  I  low  lis.  A  lid  I  he  ol  her  ciy  hi  shares,  heiiin'  on  the  east 
side  of  the  river,  nuinher  ei-lil  on  the  east  side  ol   (  ontoocook  river  adjoininf,--  upon 

the  shares  succteed  northerl\~to  t  he  said  soiitli  line  of  liiu;  of  towns.     The  Crotched 
Mountain  lying  in  no  eight  and  no  nin<^,  is  left  common;  it  is  no  part  of  said  shares. 
"  Portsmouth,  October  17,  17.53. 

"  By  me,  ROBERT  FLETCHER,  Surveyor." 

=  Francestown  and  Deering  took  their  names  Irom  the  name  of  the  wife  of  the 
last  royal  governor  of  New  Hampshire,  Frances  (Deering)  Weutwortli. 


4  HISTORY    OF    HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

which  remained  as  Society  Land  until  1842,  when  the  town  of  Ben- 
nington was  formed. 

This  tract,  composed  of  about  one-half  of  Francestown,  the  larger 
part  of  Greenfield,  and  all  of  Antrim,  Hancock,  Bennington,  and 
Deering,  was  for  a  long  time  designated  as  Cumberland,^  a  name 
now  almost  forgotten.  It  seems  that  there  were  some  changes  in 
the  membership  of  this  society  previous  to  the  division  of  the 
fifteen  lots,  as  there  were  then  but  fifteen  members,  and  some  of  the 
names  enumerated  at  that  time  are  new  ones. 

In  the  division  of  the  fifteen  lots,  No.  1  was  drawn  by  Mark  H. 
Wentworth  ;  No.  2,  by  Samuel  Solley  and  Clement  March  ;  and 
No.  3,  by  Col.  Joseph  Blanchard,  Nathaniel  Meserve,  Joseph  Green, 
and  Paul  March.  With  each  lot  there  was  an  intervale  farm  ;  and 
as  Joseph  Blanchard  owned  the  mile  square,  at  the  date  of  the 
division  of  the  lots  (Oct.  17,  1753),  the  township,  at  that  time,  was 
the  private  property  of  the  persons  named  above,  viz :  Mark  H. 
Wentworth,  Samuel  Solley,  Clement  March,  Joseph  Blanchard, 
Nathaniel  Meserve,  Joseph  Green,  and  Paul  March.  In  the  act  of 
incorporation  granted cto  Peterborough,  Jan.  17,  1760,  the  territory 
north  of  that  town  is  designated  as  "  Land  claimed  by  Mark  Hunk- 
ing  Wentworth,  Esq.,"  and  "  Land  claimed  by  the  Heirs  of  Joseph 
Blanchard,  Esq.,  deceased,"  the  terms  used  showing  that  at  that 
time  there  was  yet  some  doubt  in  regard  to  their  having  a  clear 
title.2 

It  is  highly  probable,  however,  that  through  these  persons  all 
subsequent  titles  to  land  in  Hancock  have  come. 

At  the  time  of  the  incorporation  of  the  town,  it  was  largely  owned 
by  non-residents.  John  Hancock,  at  that  time,  had  come  into  pos- 
session of  a  large  part  of  "  Great  Lot  "  No.  2.  As  late  as  1795  his 
heirs  were  taxed  for  eighteen   hundred    and   seventy  acres  of  un- 

1  A  map  of  this  territory  was  discovered  recently  among  tlie  mouldy  records  of 
the  "Society,"  hy  Geo.  C.  Patten,  Esq.,  of  Deering,  and  through  his  courtesy  has 
been  reduced  one-half  in  size  and  inserted  here.  Some  errors  were  inevitable  in  so 
ancient  a  document  in  locating  streams  and  mountains;  the  only  important  one 
being  the  location  of  Crotchet  mountain,  which  is  really  about  one-half  the  width  of 
it  farther  west  than  here  designated.  The  line  between  Bennington  and  Frances- 
town  is  over  it  a  little  west  of  its  highest  summit.  Each  of  the  proprietors  of  the 
Great  Lots  seems  to  have  pursued  his  own  plan  in  sub-lotting.  Great  Lots  Nos.  1  and 
2,  appear  to  have  been  lotted  one-half  mile  from  north  to  south,  and  one  hundred 
rods  from  east  to  west.  Great  Lot  Xo.  3  was  lotted  by  "  Xew  Boston  Patterns,"  as 
appeax-s  from  deeds  of  this  section. 

2  From  a  vote  of  the  town  Xov.  -25, 178.1,  it  appears  that  the  representatives  of  Gov- 
ernor Allen  had  not  at  that  time  given  up  their  claims.  It  was  "Voted  that  James 
Duucan  go  to  the  Allen  proprietors  with  a  pertition  for  a  minsteriel  Lot  —Voted  that 
.Tames  Duncan  .Joseph  Dodge  Eneas  Nights  and  Sam'  Gates  be  a  Committee  to 
Draught  a  Petition  for  that  purpose  " 


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EARLY   PROPRIETORS  —  INCORPORATION.  5 

improved  land.  Although  the  town  adopted  his  name,  he  never 
appears  to  have  in  the  least  interested  himself  in  its  welfare.  With- 
out doubt  other  matters  engrossed  all  his  attention  ;  great  questions 
were  to  be  settled,  large  interests  were  at  stake,  and  the  ownership  of 
a  few  thousand  acres  of  land  in  that  remote  wilderness,  which  prob- 
ably cost  him  but  little,  was  to  him  of  little  moment.  Charles  Bar- 
rett, Esq.,  of  New  Ipswich,  was  also  a  large  owner.  Among  the 
names  of  non-resident  tax-payers,  in  1779,  we  find  William  Clark, 
Thomas  Barrett,  Jesse  Christie,  Amos  Barrett,  Charles  Barrett, 
Jonas  Wheeler,  John  Preston,  Joseph  Hayward,  and  Jona.  Davis. 

The  first  settler  came  in  1764  ;  others  followed,  but  the  numbers 
did  not  increase  very  rapidly.  At  the  commencement  of  the  Revo- 
lutionary war  there  were  not,  probably,  more  than  eight  or  ten 
families,  some  of  whom  were  only  here  temporarily. 

In  1776  the  inhabitants  of  that  part  of  Society  Land  that  is  now 
Antriyi  petitioned  for  an  act  of  incorporation.  This  petition 
brought  before  the  legislature  of  the  state  the  following  vigorous 
protest  from  the  inhabitants  of  that  part  of  Society  Land  now  in- 
cluded within  the  limits  of  Hancock.  (See  Town  Papers,  vol.  xi, 
p.  107.) 

■'  Memorial  Relative  to  IxconroRATiox  of  Antrim,  1776. 

"To  the  Honourable  Council  and  house  of  JiejT'  .■i'D/niir,  s  hi  and  for  the  State  of  Neio 
Hampshire:— The  memorial  of  us  the  Subscrilni  -  Inhabitants  of  Part  of  a  tract  of 
Land  CoUed  the  Society  land  Laying  between  ilif  townships  of  Hillsborough  and 
Peterborough  in  the  state  aforesaid  Humbly  Sheweth  that  whereas  there  has  been  a 
Petition  prefered  to  your  honors  praying  that  five  miles  wide  Avest  of  Contoocook 
River  might  be  incorporated  and  vested  witli  town  privileges  this  memorial  hum- 
bly Shews  that  if  your  honours  should  condesend  to  grant  the  prayer  of  said  Peti- 
tion or  any  other  of  the  Like  nature  that  we  the  Inhabitants  of  the  South  part  of 
said  Society  land  will  be  left  utterly  incapable  of  acting  in  any  manner  as  a  body  pol- 
itic a  Narrow  Strip  of  laud  only  being  Left  extending  west  of  Peterborough  North 
west  corner  on  Dublin  line  with  a  Jogg  and  cannot  be  connected  with  any  part  of 
the  Society  Land  on  the  east  side  of  Contoocook  River  sii  Kiver  being  a  great  part  of 
the  year  Impassable  and  can  not  be  bridged  by  reason  of  mountains  and  vast  platts 
and  that  part  which  Lays  on  the  west  side  of  tlie  River  is  more  than  six  miles  in 
Length  and  said  west  part  to  the  River  does  not  extend  to  Peterborough  North  east 
corner  by  Near  two  miles  and  will  Never  be  annexed  to  Peterborough  as  they  will 
Not  Nor  cannot  accept  of  us  unless  to  their  great  disadvantage  we  your  memorial- 
ists or  Petitioners  must  be  Left  in  capable  of  forming  into  any  Society  or  acting  upon 
any  Social  plan  we  your  memorialists  humbly  pray  as  a  Remedj"^  for  those  inconven- 
iences that  said  Society  Land  west  of  said  River  may  be  equally  divided  in  the 
middle  or  that  nothing  may  be  done  at  present  untill  matters  may  be  better  adjusted 
as  Several  of  our  Small  Number  now  in  their  Countries  Service  — Your  honors  Compli- 
ance will  greatly  oblige  your  memorialists  and  they  as  in  duty  bound  will  ever  pray. 

"  Society  Land  August  29:''  1770. 

"  Moses  Morrisox  Thomas  Exglish  Thomas  Miller 

SAML    MITCHELL    JrXR  .TOHN    YOING  JOHN    ESPIE(?)    " 

.John'  Moore  Jonathan   Harxet  \Villiam  Lakin." 


6  HISTORY    OF    HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

This  appears  to  have  been  a  fair  request,  an  equal  division  of  the 
land  on  the  west  side  of  the  Contoocook  river.  Such  a  division 
would  have  given  to  Hancock  about  one-half  of  Great  Lot,  No.  4, 
including  most  of  the  mountain  in  the  south-west  corner  of  Antrim, 
and  the  i-oad  that  now  causes  so  much  trouble  to  the  people  of  our 
sister  town. 

Without  doubt  Hancock  would  at  any  time  be  glad  to  take  the 
south-west  quarter  of  Great  Lot,  No.  4,  this  road  included. 

The  people  of  Antrim  were  unwilling  to  yield  to  this  request. 
What  inducements  they  held  out,  or  what  arguments  they  used,  are 
now  unknown,  but  Jan.  14,  1777,  Moses  Morrison,  George  McCloury, 
Jonathan  Barnet,  John  Moore,  and  Thomas  Miller  signified  their  con- 
sent to  the  division  on  a  line  between  Great  Lots,  Nos.  3  and  4,  thus 
giving  four  out  of  seven  of  the  Great  Lots,  and  the  lion's  share  of 
nine  intervale  lots  to  our  ambitious  sister  town,  which  was  incor- 
porated according  to  the  original  petition  as  to  boundaries, ^larch 
22,  1777.     (See  Society  Land  map.) 

The  following  petition  relative  to  taxes,  sent  to  the  legislature  in 
1779,  is  an  additional  evidence  that  the  proprietors  of  the  township 
at  that  early  date  were  not  to  be  imposed  upon  with  impunity  : — 

"  State  of  New  Hampshire.  To  The  IlonW''  the  Council  and  House  of  Representa- 
tives for  the  State  of  Newliampshire  afores*  in  Generel  Assembly  Convened  — 
"  The  petition  of  the  Inhabitants  and  Proprietors  of  the  Lands  of  the  place  called 
and  Known  by  the  name  of  y?  Society  Land  in  the  County  of  Hillsb"  in  the  State  of 
Newhampshire  afore-'  lnimlily  showeth  — That  y^  said  place  called  y^  Society  Land 
is  Taxed  for  yo  Curi» m  >  (  :ir  i.  n-  a  Larger  Sum  than  other  places  and  towns  in  propor- 
tion in  the  same  Stati  .  Ixiiiu  <  >ne  pound  five  shillings  ll'i  to  Every  Thousand  pound  — 
and  we  further  shew  that  in  fact  we  the  said  Inhabitants  are  very  poor  and  Low  in 
the  world,  our  Lands  are  a  gi-eat  part  of  them  Low  and  Sunken,  we  have'  many 
Large  ponds  and  some  very  mountainous  and  Rocky  Land  —  which  are  not  and  nor 
Ever  Can  be  improved  —  The  Road  thro.  y=  Township  could  not  be  made  Good  and 
passable  for  Teams,  in  One  year  for  y  whole  sum  ye  Township  is  worth  it  being  so 
Exceeding  Rocky  mountainous  and  Sunken  — 

"  We  declare  our  Selves  Good  and  faithfuU  Subjects  to  the  state  afores*  and  Truely 
willing  to  pay  our  full  proportion  of  publick  Taxes :  but  at  the  same  time  upon  con- 
sidering Every  Circumstance,  we  are  assui-ed  and  do  plain! j^  see  that  our  Valuation 
was  given  in  three  Times  too  Large  in  Proportion  to  other  Towns.  Therefore  we 
humbly  pray  for  an  abatement  in  our  Tax  in  such  pi-oportion  as  your  Hon"  in  your 
Wisdom  shall  see  fit  and  your  petitioners  as  in  Duty  bound  shall  ever  pray.— 
"  Society  Land  September  7, 1779 

"  signers  names 
"  Jacob  Ames  David  Hubbard  William  Laiun.      Bknjm  AVilson 

Robert  Duncan      Thomas  Barrett.       Jona  Davis.  William  Williams 

John  Moor  David  Ames.  Amos  Barrett.        James  Davis 

William  Clarck    Jonathan  Bennett.   Joseph  Hatward.  Charles  Barrett 
Asa  Adams  John  Miller.  Moses  Morrison     Jonas  Wheeler 

Adam  Patterson    Jessee  Christey.        Thomas  3Iiller       John  Preston  " 
Edmund  Davis        Stephen  Bennett.      Robert  Willie 


EARLY    PROrRIETORS — INCORPORATION.  7 

If  the  reader  chances  to  notice  in  the  petition  for  the  incorjiora- 
tion  of  the  town,  dated  about  three  months  earlier  than  tlie  above, 
a  slight  discrepancy  in  regard  to  the  description  of  the  township, 
its  value,  etc.,  I  would  ask  him  to  be  lenient  in  his  judgment ;  hu- 
man nature  is  about  the  same  the  world  over,  and  property  to  be 
taxed  is  not  generally  overestimated  by  its  possessor. 

The  petition  for  the  incorporation  of  the  town  is  dated  June  3d. 
Previous  to  sending  the  petition  the  inhabitants  obtained  the  consent 
of  those  on  the  east  side  of  the  river,  as  will  aj)pear  by  the  following: — 
"  CoNSKNT  or  Inhabitants  or  tiik  East  jSide  to  tukIncoki'ouation  of  Hancock,  1779. 

"  State  of  New  Hampshire  and  County  of  inLLSBOKOuait  These  may  saitify 
the  honorable  Council  And  house  of  Representatives  for  said  state.  That  we  whose 
names  are  underi-itten  and  sined  who  live  in  Society  Land  So  Called  on  the  East  Side 
of  Contooeook  River  have  no  objections  to  make  against  the  inhabitants  on  the  west 
Side  of  s"!  River  in  Society  afore  S''  to  be  incorporated  Into  Town  and  Likewise  to  be 
disenexed  From  that  on  the  west.  — 

"  Society  Land  April  20"'  1779  * 

"  Robert  Rogers  Isaac  Butterfield,  John  gregg 

Charles  Lawrence  Samuel  Butterfield,       Samuel  Dickey  " 

Alexander  parker,  James  gragg 

The  consent  of  their  neighbors  on  the  other  side  of  the  river  hav- 
ing been  gained,  the  few  inhabitants  then  living  within  the  limits  of 
what  is  now  Hancock  sent  to  the  legislature  the  following 

"  Petition  for  an  Incorporation  of  the  Town,  1779. 
"  To  the  Honourable  Council  and  House  of  Representatives  for  the  State  of  New 
liampshire  in  generel  asembly  Conven''  at  Exeter  in  the  month  of  June  1779. — 
"  the  Humble  petetion  of  us  the  subscribers  Inhabitants  of  that  part  of  the  Society 
so  Called  Laying  on  the  west  Side  Contooeook  River  and  south  of  Antrim  north  of 
petter  Borough  &  Dublin  &  East  of  Packersfield.— 

"  Humbly  Showeth  that  by  Reason  of  the  large  flats  on  Each  side  of  Contooeook 
River  it  will  Ever  be  Impractable  to  Build  any  Bridge  and  therefore  there  Can  be  no 
Communication  with  those  that  inhabite  on  the  East  Side  of  Said  River  all  which 
will  Render  it  inconvenient  to  be  incorporated  into  one  Body  and  them  Inhabitants 
on  the  East  side  of  s'l  River  have  signed  their  willingness  to  be  disenexed  from 
those  on  the  West.— 

"  farthei-more  your  pettioners  would  Inform  your  Honnours  that  the  tract  of  land 
on  which  we  Inhabit  from  the  River  west  to  packersfleld  East  Line  is  six  miles  and 
one  Half,  and  from  Antrim  South  Line  to  Pettersborough  North  Line  is  five  miles  and 
near  one  Half  and  the  Land  is  so  good  that  it  will  make  a  very  Comodious  town  or 
Parish  and  your  petitioners  pray  your  Honours  that  they  may  be  Incorporated  and 
invested  with  all  town  privaleges  as  other  Incorporated  towns  — 

"  Your  Honours  Compliance  with  the  above  petition  Will  greatly  oblidge  your  pe- 
titioners and  they  as  in  Duty  Bound  will  Ever  Pray. 

"  Society  June  3<'1779. 
"  Robert  Duncan       Stephen  Bennett    Joel  Russell  Nathan  HIeriam 

Moses  Morrison  William  vvilliajis.  John  Cummings  Juner  Adam  Patterson 
Jonathan  Bennett  John  Cumings,  Oliver  Lawrence  Arther  grayham 
Thomas  Miller        Joseph  Simonds,      James  Davis  David  Ames 

John  Moor  Timethy  moors,       Wm  Williams  Jr  William  Lakin 

John  Miller  Reuben  Cusungs.     Asa  Adams  John  Foster," 

Thomas  English 


O  HISTORY    OF    HANCOCK,    NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 

The  prayer  of  the  petitioners  was  duly  considered  and  granted 
Nov.  5th  of  that  year,  as  the  act  of  incorporation  given  below,  copied 
from  the  town  records,  will  show  : — 

"  111  the  year  of  our  Loi-d  one  thousancl  seven  Hundred  and  Seventy  nine 
"  State  of  New  Hampshire    An  act  to  Incorporate  a  part  of  the  Society  Land  So 
called  in  the  county  of  Hillsborough  — 

"  Whereas  the  Inhabitants  of  that  part  of  the  Society  land  So  called  laying  on  the 
west  Side  of  Contaucook  River  and  South  of  Antrim  and  north  of  Peterborough  and 
Dublin  and  East  of  Packersfleld  have  peitistioned  the  General  Court  Praying  that  they 
may  be  Invested  with  Town  priviledges  By  Incorporation  of  which  potistion  and  the 
order  of  Court  thereon  Due  notice  hath  been  given  and  no  objection  been  made  and 
the  prayer  of  Said  petistion  appearing  reasonable 

"  Be  it  therefore  Enacted  by  the  Council  and  House  of  Representatives  in  General 
Court  assembled  and  by  the  authority  of  the  Same  that  there  be  anil  hereby  is  a 
Township  Erected  and  Incorporated  By  the  name  Hancock  bounded  northei'dly  by 
Antrim  Easterdly  bj^  Contaucook  River  Southerdly  by  Petei-borough  and  Dublin  and 
westerdly  by  Packerfleld,  and  the  Inhabitants  thereof  Erected  into  a  body  politick  — 
and  Corporate  to  have  Continance  and  Succession  forever  and  hereby  are  Invested 
with  all  the  power  and  Enfranchised  with  all  the  Rights  Pi-iviledges  and  Immunities 
which  any  Town  in  this  State  hold  and  Injoy.  To  Hold  to  the  Said  Inhabitants  and 
Successors  forever  and  Mr  Jonathan  Bennett  hereby  authorised  to  call  a  meeting  of 
Said  Inhabitants  to  chuse  all  necessary  and  Customary  Town  officers  giving  fourteen 
days  notice  of  the  time  place  and  Design  of  Such  meeting  and  Such  officers  Shall 
hereby  be  Invested  with  all  the  powers  of  the  officers  in  any  other  Town  in  this  State, 
and  every  other  meeting  which  Shall  be  annually  held  — 

"  In  Said  Town  for  that  purpose  Shall  be  on  the  Second  munday  of  march  forever. 

"  In  the  House  of  Representatives  Nov™  y^  4*  1779 

"  this  bill  having  been  Read  a  third  time  Voted  that  it  pass  to  be  Enacted  — Sent 
up  for  eoncurence  '  JOHN  LANGDON— Speaker 

"  In  Council  the  5*  of  Nov™  1779  this  bill  Read  a  third  time  Voted  the  Same  be  En- 
acted M.  WEARE  President 

"  A  Coppy  Examined         E.  Tomson  Secry« 

"  A  true  Record  of  the  Ineoi-poration       Joxathan  Bennett  Town  Clark  " 


CHAPTER   II. 

HANCOCK  CENTENNIAL. 

At  the  annual  town-meeting  in  March,  1879,  the  subject  of  ob- 
serving the  centennial  anniversary  of  the  town  was  introduced  as  a 
preliminary  step  towards  the  compiling  of  a  history  of  the  town. 
As  this  was  the  first  movement  towards  the  preparation  of  the  his- 
tory, it  has  been  deemed  best  to  insert  the  proceedings  in  connec- 
tion with  that  celebration  at  this  place,  as  an  introduction  to  what 
may  follow.  It  was  voted  that  the  anniversary  be  observed.  Or- 
land  Eaton,  Joshua  S.  Lakin,  Esq.,  and  John  P.  Hills  were  chosen  a 


» 


HANCOCK    CENTENNIAL.  9 

committee  to  take  the  matter  in  charge.  By  a  subsequent  vote  the 
sum  of  eight  hundred  dollars,  or  as  much  as  might  be  necessary  not 
exceeding  that  amount,  was  apj)ropriated  for  the  expenses  of  that 
occasion. 

After  considerable  progress  had  been  made  it  was  discovered 
that  the  vote  appro])riating  money  for  the  purpose  under  considera- 
tion was  of  doubtful  legality. 

The  committee  were  therefore  compelled  to  decide  between  the 
two  alternatives:  to  abandon  the  enterprise,  or  to  rely  upon  volun- 
tary aid  in  this  direction  from  citizens  and  former  citizens  of  the 
town.  They  chose  the  latter  course  and  proceeded  in  their  work. 
The  expenses  of  the  occasion,  including  the  purchase  of  a  beautiful 
flag,  were  $503.06.  About  one-half  of  this  was  contributed  by  the 
citizens  of  the  town,  171.31  was  realized  by  the  sale  of  lumber,  pro- 
visions, etc.,  after  the  celebration  was  over,  and  the  balance  was 
received  from  former  citizens.  All  the  receipts  and  expenses  of  the 
occasion  were  accounted  for,  item  by  item,  by  the  treasurer,  John  P. 
Hills.  Among  the  largest  contributors  from  former  citizens,  were 
Augustus  N.  Clark,  Mrs.  Lucinda  Taft,  and  Thomas  J.  Hadley. 

The  committee  had  scAcral  meetings  during  the  summer  to  ar- 
range preliminaries. 

At  a  public  meeting  of  the  citizens,  held  early  in  September, 
Joshua  S.  Lakin,  Esq.,  was  chosen  president  of  the  day,  and  John  P. 
Hills,  Esq.,  first  vice-president,  secretary,  and  treasurer. 

At  a  later  meeting  Orland  Eaton,  Esq.  (who  had  declined  to 
have  his  name  used  for  president),  was  appointed  a  vice-president ; 
John  H.  Felch,  Esq.,  toast-master,  and  A.  B.  Stone  marshal,  with  W. 
A.  Washburn  and  C.  P.  Hayward  as  aids. 

Cards  of  invitation  were  at  the  disposal  of  all  who  wished  to  in- 
vite friends,  the  following  being  a  copy  : — 

"  You  are  liereby  eonlially  invited  to  meet  witli  us  on  Wednesday,  September 
17th,  1879,  at  the  Celebration  of  tlie  Centennial  of  the  Incorporation  of  the  town  of 
Hancock,  X.  H. 

"  Okland  Eaton,        "i 
JOSHUA  S.  LAKIN,        Centennial 

^    ^^  Committee. 

John  V.  IIill.s,        J 
"  Hancock,  X.  H.,  Aug.  20,  1879." 

The  programme  of  the  day,  of  which  twenty-five  hundred  copies 
were  distributed  to  those  present,  we  also  give  as  being  a  document 
of  historical  interest.  The  exercises  here  outlined  were  substan- 
tially carried  out  with  a  few  changes,  as  will  appear  in  the  report  of 


10  HISTORY   OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

the  proceedings,  for  which  we  are  greatly  indebted  to  the  enter- 
prising publishers  of  the  Peterboro'  Transcript. 

Centennial  Celebration  of  Hancock,  N.  H.,  Wednesday,  Sept.  17,  1879. 
PROGRAanNIE. 
Riuging  of  Bell  and  Firing  Salute  at  Sunrise. 

Bennington  Procession  will  form  at  Bennington  (formerly  Hancock  Factory  Village) 
at  8.30  a.  m.  Hancock  Procession  will  form  on  the  Bennington  road  at  9.30  a.  m., 
and  await  the  arrival  of  the  Bennington  Procession.  There  form  in  the  follow- 
ing order  for  march  to  the  Speaker's  Stand  :— 

Chief  Marshal  and  Aids; 

Baud ; 

Peterhoro'  Cavalry ; 

Hancock  Battery; 

President  of  the  Day,  Vice-Presidents,  and  Toast-Master ; 

Orator,  Speakers,  Town  Clerk,  Clergj'men,  Choirs,  Town  Officers,  Aged  People, 

Guests  from  other  towns,  and  Citizens  generally. 

Chief  Marshal  will  announce  President  of  the  Day,  .Joshua  S.  Lakin,  Esq. 

President's  Address  of  Welcome. 

Invocation  of  Divine  Blessing Rev.  J.  W.  Coolidge. 

Scripture  Reading Rev.  Hekve v  Gulick. 

Singing—  "  Glorious  is  Thy  Xame,  Almightj'  Lord  " Chorus. 

Prayer Rev.  James  Holmes,  Bennington. 

Reading  of  Town  Charter  by  Town  Clerk A.  D.  Tuttle,  Esq. 

Singing  — "God  Keep  Our  Country  Free  for  Evermore" Chorus. 

Oration .' By  Rev.  W.  W.  Hayward,  of  Keene,  N.  H. 

Singing By  the  Barker  Family. 

Poem By  Mrs.  L.  M.  Willis,  of  Glenora,  N.  Y. 

Singing — "  Hurrah  for  Old  New  England." 

DINNER. 
Social  Hour,  enlivened  by  Music  by  the  Band. 
Singing  — "  Star  Spangled  Banner." 

responses  to  sentiments  : 

1.  "  The  Past  of  Hancock  contrasted  with  the  Present." 

2.  "  The  Clergj'  of  Hancock." 

3.  "  New  England  Character  in  its  Influence  on  the  Destiny  of  our  Country." 
Music  by  the  Band. 

4.  *'  The  Physicians  of  Hancock." 

5.  "  Hancock  Artillery,  and  other  ^Slilitaiy  Organizations  of  Hancock." 

6.  Singing—  "  One  Hundred  Years  Ago,"  by  Military  and  Continentals  in  Costume. 

7.  "  Lawyers  of  Hancock," 

8.  "  Hancock  Forty  Years  Ago." 
Music  by  the  Band. 

9.  "  The  Men  and  Women  of  1788  who  laid  the  foundation  of  the  first  Church  in 

Hancock." 

10.  "  Bennington :    The  Mother  rejoices  in  the  prosperity  of  her  Daughter." 

11.  "  The  Schools  of  Hancock  — Past  and  Present." 
Other  Sentiments  and  Responses. 

Singing  — Original  Hymn. 
Closing  Words  by  President. 
Benediction. 

n^  A  Salute  by  the  Battery  will  be  fired  at  the  close  of  the  exercises. 

N.  B.  — An  Art  Gallery  and  Antiquarian  Room  will  be  open  during  the  day — 
free  to  aU. 

Hancock,  N.  H.,  September,  1879. 


HANCOCK   CENTENNIAL.  11 


THE    DAY-S    DOINGS. 


Centennial  celebrations  are  always  rare  occasions,  hence  they  are 
invariably  largely  attended  by  the  public.  The  celebration  of  the 
hundredth  anniversary  of  the  incorporation  of  the  town  of  Hancock 
was  no  exception  to  the  general  rule.  The  actual  centennial  date 
occurred  on  the  fifth  day  of  November,  but  the  good  people  of  Han- 
cock, in  order  to  avoid  the  discomforts  of  cold  weather,  which  would 
seriously  conflict  with  the  full  enjoyment  of  the  occasion,  took  time 
by  the  forelock,  and  decided,  through  their  efficient  committee  of 
arrangements,  to  observe  Wednesday,  Sept.  17th,  with  appropriate 
ceremonies. 

All  day  Tuesday  the  sky  bore  a  threatening  aspect,  and  many  and 
anxious  were  the  glances  cast  heavenward  to  discern,  if  possible, 
some  sign  of  promise  for  the  coming  day.  But  none  was  seen,  and 
when  the  day  closed  the  prospect  was  gloomy  indeed.  But  ere  the 
morning  sun  arose,  the  clouds  had  disappeared,  the  stars  were  shin- 
ing brightly,  and  many  a  heart  was  lightened.  From  daylight  till 
half-past  eight  o'clock,  the  rapidly  drifting  clouds  caused  varying 
hopes  and  fears,  but  at  the  latter  hour  all  fears  were  dispelled  by  the 
appearance  of  the  bright,  warm  sun. 

At  an  early  hour  the  people  began  to  assemble  on  the  common, 
and  at  9  a.  m.  there  must  have  been  nearly  two  thousand  people 
present,  and  before  noon  over  three  thousand.  The  delightful 
breeze  of  the  morning  gaily  wafted  the  numerous  flags  which  had 
been  flung  out,  Peterboro'  brass  band  was  early  on  the  ground,  and 
discoursed  refreshing  music,  and  everything  went  merry  as  a  mar- 
riage bell.  The  committee  of  arrangements  —  Messrs.  Orland 
Eaton,  Joshua  S.  Lakin,  and  John  P.  Hills,  had,  with  indefatigable 
labor,  put  everything  in  perfect  readiness. 

Prominent  to  View  was  Hancock  Light  Battery,  Lieut.  Albert 
Jaquith  commanding,  with  Alvah  Copeland,  orderly  sergeant.  In 
nearly  the  center  of  the  common  a  grand  stand,  capable  of  shel- 
tering two  hundred  or  more,  had  been  erected,  and  furnished  with 
settees,  for  the  use  of  the  officers  of  the  day,  speakers,  singers, 
band,  etc.,  and  on  the  southern  side  were  placed  seats  capable  of 
accommodating  two  thousand  people.  Prominent  upon  the  east 
end  of  the  stand,  in  large  letters  were  the  words  "  Hancock  wel- 
comes home  her  sons  and  daughters."  On  the  north  side  "  1779," 
« 1879." 


12  HISTORY    OF   HANCOCK,    NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 

Scattered  about  in  every  corner  and  nook  bordering  on  the  com- 
mon were  to  be  seen  booths  and  tents,  and  venders  from  wagons, 
each  doing  their  best  to  dispose  of  their  wares. 

Visiting  the  antiquarian  room  and  art  gallery,  which  was  in  the 
vestry  building,  nearly  opposite  the  grand  stand,  the  first  thing  that 
attracted  our  attention  on  the  right  were  several  ancient  pictures, 
and  the  old  swing  sign  which  seventy-five  or  eighty  years  ago  swung 
in  front  of  the  hotel  then  kept  by  a  Mr.  Fox ;  next  a  chest  of  drawers 
labelled  "150  years  old,  which  has  descended  to  the  oldest  girl  in  the 
family,  from  one  generation  to  another,  and  belongs  to  Mrs.  Fred 
Hunt";  an  ancient  Avash  bowl,  pitcher,  and  stand,  and  chairs;  a 
bedstead  and  bedding,  all  in  excellent  condition,  which  were  in 
fashion  seventy-five  or  eighty  years  ago  ;  next  a  show  case  contain- 
ing ancient  jewelry,  books,  spoons,  and  other  curiosities  ;  on  the 
north  side  of  the  building  we  find  the  extensive  display  of  curiosi- 
ties of  every  shape  and  name  gathered  from  foreign  countries,  and 
the  property  of  Mrs.  Patten  and  Mis^Davis,  which  formed  a  perfect 
museum  of  themselves,  We  should  be  glad  to  particularize,  but 
time  and  space  forbid.  There  were  souvenirs  in  fancy  wood,  coins 
of  every  denomination,  crockery,  worsted  work,  pictures,  etc.  On 
the  west  side  is  a  chest  belonging  to  J.  Barney,  which  was  brought 
over  from  England  by  the  Morison  family  of  Peterboro'.  On  it 
were  various  Indian  relics,  etc.  Next  an  old-fashioned  brick  fire- 
place; then  a  "dresser,"  with  its  tin  plates  and  other  kitchen  ware; 
here  another  ancient  made-up  bed  meets  our  view,  and  in  the  near 
corner  are  many  things  of  a  military  and  warlike  character,  among 
which  was  a  gun,  the  property  of  William  Robinson,  which  was 
carried  by  Hugh  Gregg,  of  Peterboro',  in  the  Revolutionary  war, 
which  bears  a  bullet  mark  on  its  stock,  made  "in  the  battle  of  Still- 
water, at  the  surrender  of  Burgoyne;  attached  to  it  is  a  powder-horn 
which  went  through  the  battle  of  Bennington.  There  were  many 
other  relics,  each  of  which  has  a  history.  On  the  south  is  a  case  of 
ancient  books  ;  in  the  center  is  an  ancient  loom,  which  was  being 
operated  by  an  old  lady  whose  name  we  did  not  learn ;  distaff,  spin- 
ning wheel,  cradles,  chairs,  etc.  ;  and  upon  the  walls  are  numerous 
pictures,  which,  with  one  or  two  exceptions,  are  the  work  of  home 
artists.  Notably  among  these  are  the  splendid  paintings  of  Hart- 
well  Tuttle.  These  are  among  the  finest  to  be  found  anywhere. 
The  majority  of  them  are  fruit  pieces,  but  there  is  also  a  very  fine 
portrait  of  Mr.  Otis  Tuttle.     This  building  was  constantly  filled  with 


HANCOCK    CENTENNIAL.  13 

admiring  spectators  —  in  fact,  was  the  center  of  attraction  during 
the  entire  day.     It  was  worthy  many  miles'  travel  to  see. 

A  peep  into  the  town-hall  revealed  stacks  of  bread,  meat,  })ies, 
doughnuts,  and  everything  necessary  for  the  satisfaction  of  the  in- 
ner man.  There  were  fifteen  hundred  pounds  of  boiled  beef,  tongue, 
and  ham,  and  over  four  hundred  uncut  loaves  of  bread.  Still  further 
on  we  find  the  armory  hall,  with  tables  all  set  and  neatly  arranged, 
especially  for  the  speakers  and  invited  guests,  and  caj)able  of  seat- 
ing ninety  persons  at  one  sitting. 

At  10  A.  M.  the  procession  formed  on  the  common  in  the  order  of 
the  programme,-^  under  the  excellent  marshalship  of  A.  B.  Stone, 
Esq.,  as  chief,  and  W.  A.  Washburn  and  C.  P.  Hayward  as  aids. 

But  we  must  not  fail  to  mention  those  in  the  procession  who  were 
in  ancient  costume,  viz.:  Mr.  and  Mrs.  G.  W.  Hayward  and  Miss 
Jones,  all  in  an  antiquated  chaise,  with  horse,  harness,  and  equip- 
ments to  correspond,  and  following  close  behind  were  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Fred  Hunt,  also  in  costume  and  mounted  upon  a  horse. in  the  true 
old-fashioned,  go-to-meeting  style  of  one  hundred  years  ago.  The 
line  of  march  was  west,  to  near  the  depot  and  return ;  thence 
to  the  east  end  of  the  plain  and  return  to  the  stand.  During  the 
march  a  slight  scud  of  rain  drove  everybody,  except  those  in  the  pro- 
cession, to  cover. 

At  11  A.  M.  the  stand  was  filled  and  also  nearly  all  the  seats  in 
front,  and  soon  after  the  chief  marshal,  A.  B.  Stone,  Esq.,  intro- 
duced the  president  of  the  day,  Joshua  S.  Lakin,  Esq.,  who  delivered 
a  warm  address  of  welcome  to  the  multitude. 

ADDRESS    OF   WELCOME. 

Ladies  and  Gentlemen :  —  I  have  been  called  to  preside  over  you  to-day  and 
I  regret  that  I  am  not  better  qualified.  It  is  very  pleasing  to  me  to  see  so 
many  of  our  former  townsmen,  who  have  come  home  to  unite  with  us  on  this 
interesting  occasion,  and  friends  from  neighboring  towns,  we  welcome  you 
all.  We  thank  our  former  townsmen  for  the  liberal  manner  they  have  assisted 
us  on  this  occasion. 

I  again  welcome  you  all  who  have^cometo  assist  us  in  our  Centennial  Cele- 
bration. 

At  the  close  of  the  President's  address,  the  exercises  continued  in 
the  following  order  : — 


1  No  pi'occssion  arriving  from  Bennington,  the  procession  was  formed  in  front  of 
tlie  church,  led  by  I'etcrboi-o'  band,  a  dolegiition  of  I'eterboro'  lodge,  No.  ]">,  I.  O.  O.  F., 
tivkingthe  place  of  Pcterboro'  cavalry  which  had  been  ordered  into  camp  on  that  ilay. 


14  HISTORY    OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

Invocation  of  Divine  blessing,  by  Rev.  J.  W.  Coolidge. 

Scripture  reading,  by  Rev.  Hervey  Gulick. 

Singing,  —  "Glorious  is  Thy  Name,  Almighty  Lord,"  by  the  choir;   Mrs. 

Simonds,  organist. 
Prayer,  by  Rev.  James  Holmes,  of  Bennington. 

[The  reverend  gentleman  invoked  the  continued  favor  of  God  on  the  exer- 
cises of  the  day ;  and  implored  the  Divine  influences  to  work  on  the  minds 
and  hearts  of  the  people  of  both  Bennington  and  Hancock,  that,  although 
divided  for  nearly  forty  years  in  their  town  relations,  they  might  always  be 
friends,  and  remember  their  fathers  were  one,  citizens  of  one  common  town.] 
Reading  of  Town  Charter,  by  town  clerk,  A.  D.  Tuttle,  Esq. 

Following  this  was  the  very  interesting  and  appropriate  Centen- 
nial address  by  Rev.  W.  W.  Hay  ward:  — 

Mr.  President,  Ladies  and  Gentlemen,   Sons  and  Daughters  of  Hancock:  — 

We  have  met  here  this  beautiful  autumnal  day  under  circumstances  of 
peculiar  interest.  On  this  spot,  selected  by  our  fathers  as  the  center  around 
which  their  municipal  and  religious  life  was  to  cluster,  with  the  grand  old 
hills,  beautiful  valleys,  and  sparkling  waters  before  us,  that  gladdened  their 
eyes  a  century  ago,  we  have  assembled  to  celebrate  the  completion  of  the 
first  hundred  years  of  the  life  of  our  town.  We  have  come  together,  from 
our  homes  scattered  far  and  wide,  to  exchange  friendly  greetings;  to  take 
each  other  by  the  hand  and  renew  the  friendship  formed  years  ago,  before  we 
went  out  from  the  homes  of  our  youths. 

There  is  a  tinge  of  sadness  in  our  hearts  mingled  with  our  joy  as  we  do 
this,  for  we  remember  that  all  are  not  here ;  many  loved  ones,  who  have  wel- 
comed us  in  the  past,  when  we  have  come  to  these  homes,  who  have  looked 
forward  with  fond  anticipation  to  this  daj^  are  not  here.  Their  mortal  forms 
are  sleeping  quietly  in  yonder  burying-ground,  and  the  tears  of  regret  must 
fall  as  we  miss  them  to-day;  but  it  is  only  in  keeping  with  the  mysterious 
Providence  that  accompanies  us  in  life's  pathway.  All  are  not  permitted  to 
witness  the  fruition  of  their  hopes  here  on  earth.  The  great  lawgiver  of 
ancient  Israel  was  only  permitted  to  view  the  fair  land  his  people  were  to 
occupy.  His  experience  was  the  experience  of  thousands  in  all  the  ages  of 
the  world.  It  was  the  experience  of  those  whose  familiar  faces  we  miss  to- 
day. But  who  shall  say  that  they  are  not  with  us  in  spirit,  and  that  they  do 
not  share  our  joy. '' 

It  is  eminently  fitting  that  we  should  celebrate  this  event.  As  we  look 
around  us  we  see  on  every  side  evidences  of  unparalleled  prosperity.  No- 
where can  be  found  pleasanter  homes,  or  a  more  prosperous  people;  nowhere 
but  in  our  favored  land  can  be  brought  together  such  an  audience  as  I  see 
before  me.  Culture  and  refinement  are  visible  everywhere.  We  have  not 
here  a  populace,  we  have  an  intelligent  people ;  no  favored  class,  for  all  are 
on  an  equality.  It  is  but  natural  that  we  inquire.  Whence  the  origin  of  this 
state  of  afl'airs.^  It  is  no  easy  task,  but  with  your  permission,  I  will  try  to 
answer  this  question.     In  order  to  do  this  satisfactorily  I  would  briefly  trace 


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the  history  of  the  town,  the  church,  the  school,  and  the  militia;  for  I  believe 
that  these  are  the  corner-stones  ui)on  which  rest  almost  evcrythina;  that 
makes  life  what  it  is  to  us. 

A  hundred  years  ago  the  fifth  day  of  next  November  the  legislature  of 
New  Hampshire  granted  a  town  charter  to  certain  plantations  within  the 
limits  of  what  was  then  known  as  "Society  Land,"  and  Jonathan  Bennett 
was  authorized  to  call  a  town-meeting.  The  new  town  bore  an  honored 
name.  John  Hancock,  one  of  the  original  proprietors,  was  one  of  the 
wealthy  merchants  of  Boston.  In  espousing  the  cause  of  the  colonies  in 
their  struggle  with  the  mother  counti-y  he  had  much  to  lose ;  but  that  did 
not  deter  him  from  what  he  deemed  to  be  his  duty.  So  obnoxious  were  he 
and  Samuel  Adams  to  the  crown,  that  they  were  excepted  when  the  royal 
pardon  was  oflered  to  the  citizens  of  Massachusetts  if  they  would  submit. 
When  the  British  troops  had  possession  of  Boston  he  was  consulted  in  re- 
gard to  the  expediency  of  burning  the  city  in  order  to  dislodge  them.  His 
reply  was:  "Burn  Boston  and  make  John  Hancock  a  beggar,  if  the  public 
good  requires  it ! 


As  President  of  the  Continental  Congress,  his  bold  signature  was  the  first 
to  be  afllxed  to  the  Declaration  of  Independence.  From  his  well-known 
generosity  and  self-sacrificing  spirit,  it  was  but  natural  that  our  fathers  ex- 
pected he  would  bestow  upon  the  new  town  that  had  honored  itself  by 
adopting  his  name  a  substantial  present.  In  this  they  were  disappointed ; 
anxl  after  soliciting  aid  from  him  and  his  heirs,  year  after  year  in  vain,  they 
made  an  attempt  to  change  the  name  of  the  town  to  York.  Their  efibrts  in 
this  direction,  fortunately,  were  unsuccessful;  and  to-day  the  town  bears 
the  name  it  bore  a  century  ago. 

There  is  a  peculiar  significance  in  the  manner  in  which  the  first  town- 
meeting  was  called.  Four  years  previous  it  would  probably  have  been  called 
in  the  name  of  the  king,  ])ut  they  had  renounced  their  allegiance  to  the  gov- 
ernment of  Great  Britain.  It  was  not  called  in  the  name  of  the  state,  for 
they  were  not  quite  sure  they  had  a  state.  As  far  as  the  state  and  the  nation 
were  concerned,  everything  was  in  a  chaotic  condition.  The  colonies  were 
simply  struggling  for  their  national  life'  The  words  they  used  were  fraught 
with  a  meaning  nobody  could  misunderstand.  In  the  name  of  the  govern- 
ment of  the  PEOi'LE  of  the  state,  they  vvere  called  together.  The  New 
England  town  is  one  of  the  corner-stones  upon  whicli  rests  the  Temple  of 
Liberty. 

"Town-meetings,"  says  De  Tocqueville,  "are  to  Liberty  what  primary 
schools  are  to  Science;  they  bring  it  within  the  people's  reach;  they  teach 
men  how  to  use  and  enjoy  it." 

In  the  town-meetings  of  the  colonies  were  developed  a  race  of  men  who 


16  HISTOEY    OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 


knew  their  rig:hts,  and  knowing,  dared  maintain.  In  that  school  were  trained 
Adams  and  Otis,  and  other  statesmen  of  the  Revolution.  Our  fathers,  there- 
fore, when  they  came  together  in  the  capacity  of  a  town-meeting,  were  only 
putting  into  practice  the  lessons  they  had  learned  in  the  various  towns  where 
they  had  been  born  and  educated. 

The  settlement  of  pur  town  was  late,  compared  with  many  of  the  towns 
in  the  immediate  vicinity.  Almost  a  century  and  a  half  elapsed  after  the 
Pilgrims  landed  at  Plymouth  before  the  primeval  forest  was  broken  and  the 
first  log  hut  was  erected  upon  our  soil.  It  may  be  well  to  inquire,  Who 
were  the  men  and  women  who  brought  their  household  gods  to  this  wilder- 
ness.? Who  felled  these  gloomy  forests,  that  the  sweet  sunshine  might  rest 
upon  our  plains  and  our  hillsides.?  Who  reared  here  their  humble  homes, 
the  school-house,  and  the  church.?  A  majority  were  the  descendants  of  the 
Puritans,  who  came  to  these  shores  between  the  years  1620  and  1640  —  "  the 
winnowed  wheat  of  the  English  nation."  "They  left  their  native  land  in 
search  of  freedom,  and  found  it  in  a  desert.  Divided,  as  they  are,  into  a 
thousand  forms  of  policy  and  religion,  there  is  one  point  on  which  they  all 
agree :  They  equally  detest  the  pageantry  of  a  king  and  the  supercilious 
hypocrisy  of  a  bishop." 

A  hard  school  and  a  stern  discipline  was  theirs.  They  had  difficulties  to 
contend  with  that  would  have  appalled  ordinary  men. 

"  They  travailed  in  pain  witli  the  birtlis  of  God, 
And  planted  a  state  with  prayers." 

Their  occupation  was  — 

"  Hunting  of  witches  and  warlocks, 
Smiting  the  heathen  horde ; 
One  liand  on  the  mason's  trowel 
And  one  on  the  soldier's  sword." 

A  respectable  minority  were  of  a  different  lineage ;  they  were  Scotch  Pres- 
byterians,  whose  ancestors  were  the  disciples  of  John  Knox.     They  were 

from  the 

"  Land  of  brown  heatli  and  sliaggy  wood, 
Land  of  tlie  mountain  and  tlie  flood"  — 

the  laud  of  Wallace  and  of  Bruce.  They  belonged  to  a  race  that  never  had 
been  subdued,  upon  whose  neck  the  foot  of  the  conqueror  had  never  pressed. 
Driven  by  religious  persecutions  from  Scotland  in  the  latter  part  of  the  seven- 
teenth century,  they  remained  for  a  time  in  northern  Ireland  and  began  to 
emigrate  to  our  shores  about  the  year'l719.  They  were  at  first  looked  upon 
with  suspicion.  The  habits  of  life  of  the  English  and  Scotch  settlers  were 
not  the  same ;  the  Scotch-Irish  ate  potatoes,  the  English  did  not ;  the  Scotch- 
Irish  put  barley  in  their  pot  liquors  and  made  barley  broth  ;  the  English  put 
beans  in  theirs  and  made  bean  porridge.  These  differences  soon  wore  away. 
The  Scotch  were  a  hardy,  industrious  people ;  they  introduced  the  culture  of 
flax,  the  spinning-wheel,  and  the  Irish  potato.  These  two  peoples  brought 
together  were  our  ancestors.  Better  blood  fiows  not  in  humau  veins.  There 
was  no  organized  colony  at  any  time.     They  came  by  families  fi'om  various 


HANCOCK    CENTENNIAL.      *  17 

towns  in  our  own  state  and  Ma.ssachnsetts.  From  Grotou,  Ilollis,  Pcterboro', 
New  Ipswich,  Antrim,  Greenfield,  Londonderry,  Nottingham  West,  Littleton, 
Weston,  Westford,  Needham,  Natick,  and  many  other  towns  they  came ;  and 
as  a  natural  consequence  their  town  life  was  not  as  harmonious  as  otherwise 
it  would  have  been. 

The  earlier  records  are  scanty  and  not  entirely  trustworthy.  In  the  book 
entitled  "New  Hampshire  as  it  is,"  it  is  stated  that  John  Grimes  was  the 
first  settler,  and  that  he  came  in  1764.  I  find  that  there  is  a  difl'erence  of 
opinion  in  regard  to  the  place  of  his  settlement.  It  was  probably  in  the 
vicinity  of  what  is  now  known  as  Half-Moon  pond.  I  think  his  stay  in  town 
was  brief.  Moses  Morrison,  William  Lakin,  and  a  Mr.  Ferguson  came  soon 
after.  In  1767  there  were  only  two  families  here.  When  Joseph  Symonds 
came  from  Grotou  in  1778,  he  found  but  six  families.  James  Duncan  from 
Londonderry  found  eight  families.  Andrew  Morrison  was  born  in  1770; 
Mollj'  Moor  in  1773;  Margaret  Duncan  and  Jonathan  Lakin  in  1775. 

These  scanty  records  are  about  all  I  have  been  able  to  find  previous  to  the 
incorporation  of  the  town.  There  must  have  beeu  quite  an  addition  to  the 
number  of  the  settlers  in  the  years  1778-9.  Probably  there  were  thirty  or 
forty  families  at  the  latter  date.  I  find  in  the  records  of  the  first  five  or  six 
years  the  names  of  Jonathan  Bennett,  John  Moor,  Asa  Adams,  Moses  Mor- 
rison, Robert  Duncan,  Joseph  Symonds,  David  Ames,  William  Lakin,  Wil- 
liam Lakin,  Jr.,  John  Foster,  Adam  Patterson,  John  Miller,  Peter  Warren, 
Edmund  Davis,  James  Duncan,  William  Williams,  Phineas  Ames,  Elijah 
Davis,  Thomas  Jones,  Samuel  Gates,  Eneas  Knight,  Oliver  Lawrence, 
Joseph  Dodge,  and  others.  They  were  almost  all  of  them  young  men,  in  the 
prime  of  their  early  manhood,  under  thirty  years  of  age,  as  indeed  were  those 
who  followed  them,  previous  to  the  beginning  of  the  nineteenth  century. 
They  came  with  their  wives  and  their  little  ones  to  make  permanent  homes, 
and  went  resolutely  to  work  to  accomplish  their  purpose.  Their  life  was  no 
holiday  pastime. 

The  scene  before  us  is  as  fair  and  beautiful  as  could  well  be  desired. 
Pleasant  homes,  cultivated  fields,  and  all  the  appliances  of  a  high  state  of 
civilization  are  here.  Could  we  have  stood  here  a  hundred  years  ago,  our 
eyes  would  have  beheld  an  almost  unbroken  tract  of  gloomy  forest,  from 
whose  dark  recesses  the  wolf,  the  bear,  and  other  dangerous  wild  animals  had 
not  all  been  driven.  They  were  not  exposed  to  savage  warfare,  as  were  the 
settlements  a  few  years  before  this  time.  The  French  war,  that  closed  in 
1763,  had  put  an  end  to  the  troubles  with  the  French  and  Indians.  It  was, 
however,  during  the  dark  days  of  the  American  Revolution;  Burgoyne  had 
surrendered  two  years  previous,  but  the  crowning  victory  that  attended  the 
American  arms  at  Yorktown  was  not  till  two  years  later.  Few  as  were  their 
numbers,  there  were  then  soldiers  from  Hancock  in  the  army.  Washington 
was  continually  calling  for  aid,  and  imploring  New  Hampshire  as  well  as  the 
other  colonies  to  help  him  in  his  dire  extremity.  Bounties  for  soldiers  and  con- 
tinental beef,  so-called,  and  I  may  be  permitted  to  add,  continental  I'um,  were 
asked  for  and  cheerfully  furnished.  Hardly  a  town-meeting  was  convened 
that  did  not  have  these  problems  to  meet  and  solve.     What  were  their  occu- 


18  HISTOlft'    OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

pations  ?  They  had  their  land  to  clear,  their  homes  to  build,  and  their  families 
to  feed  and  clothe,  — how  they  did  it  is  to  me  a  mystery ;  they  must  have  been 
obliged  to  get  along  with  the  barest  necessities  of  life,  with  hardly  anything 
that  we  consider  indispensable. 

In  their  corporate  capacity,  besides  the  demands  of  the  state  and  the  nation 
to  meet,  there  were  roads  to  build.  Transcripts  of  roads,  as  they  were  called, 
were  regularly  presented  for  acceptance  at  almost  every  town-meeting,  which 
no  doubt  called  out  grave  discussions.  If  one-half  of  them  were  ever  built, 
they  must  have  been  discontinued  long  ago.  It  was  no  small  task  then  to 
build  roads.  You  have  come  here  to-day  from  the  east  and  the  west,  and  the 
north  and  the  south,  over  good  roads.  As  you  rolled  along  in  your  easy  car- 
riages have  you  contrasted  the  roads  of  the  present  time  with  the  paths  our 
fathers  called  roads  a  century  ago.?  Then  the  surveyors,  with  patient  labor, 
marked  the  way  through  the  forest.  The  axe-men  followed  to  cut  down  the 
trees,  and  a  slight  path  was  made.  There  being  but  few  wheeled  vehicles, 
the  bushes  were  not  always  kept  down,  and  in  some  instances  it  was  harder 
to  cut  the  bushes  than  it  had  been  to  clear  the  road  originally.  Then  it  was 
not  deemed  safe  to  attempt  to  travel  without  an  axe  to  cut  away  the  timber 
that  might  have  fallen  across  the  highway. 

Building  roads  was  not  the  only  things  that  engaged  the  attention  of  our 
fathers.  I  have  said  that  most  of  them  were  young  men ;  they  were,  with 
high  hopes  for  the  future.  They  came  here  to  remain.  To  subdue  the  rugged 
soil  demanded  a  large  share  of  their  energies ;  but  they  were  not  unmindful 
of  the  future.  They  knew  full  well  that  sooner  or  later  the  strongest  must 
be  called  away  from  the  scenes  of  earth.  Nor  did  they  ignore  the  fact  that 
there  must  be  a  center  where  they  could  meet  to  worship  the  God  of  their 
fathers,  as  well  as  transact  their  ordinary  town  business.  They  would  have 
been  untrue  to  their  early  training  if  questions  so  momentous  had  been  dis- 
regarded. 

Accordingly,  we  find  in  the  records  of  the  early  town-meetings  that  these 
subjects  were  constantly  coming  up  for  discussion  and  action.  "Where," 
said  they,  "  shall  we  choose  a  place  for  a  center,  to  build  a  meeting-house  and 
bury  our  dead  ?'' 

"  On  other  shores,  above  their  mouldering  towns, 
In  sullen  pomp  the  tall  cathedral  frowns; 
Pride  in  its  aisle,  and  paupers  at  the  door, 
Which  feeds  the  beggai's  whom  it  fleeced  of  yore. 

"  Simple  and  frail,  our  lowly  temples  throw 
Their  slender  shadows  on  the  paths  below; 
Scarce  steal  th,e  winds  that  sweep  his  woodland  tracks 
The  larch's  perfume  from  the  settler's  axe. 
Ere,  like  a  vision  of  the  morning  air, 
His  slight-framed  steeple  marks  the  house  of  prayer." 

To  find  a  center  was  no  easy  undertaking.  For  ten  years  most  of  the 
town-meetings,  and  what  few  religious  meetings  they  were  able  to  have,  were 
held  at  the  house  of  Joseph  Symonds,  or  rather  his  barn.     A  portion  of  them, 


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however,  were  held  at  the  house  of  Ethmnul  Davis,  and  one  or  two  town- 
meetings  ou  Norway  Plain,  where  we  are  to-da}'.       * 

In  1785  Deacon  Hosley  gave  the  town  land  for  the  common  and  l)iuying- 
place,  for  jouft?ic  purposes  and  for  no  other  purpose  whatsoever.  The  deed 
was  made  out  in  1792.  Even  that  generous  gift  did  not  settle  the  matter, 
and  it  was  finally  decided  by  a  committee  appointed  by  the  court.  In  justice 
to  the  settlers,  I  would  say  they  accepted  the  decision  cheerfully  and  went  to 
work  to  build  their  church. 

There  were,  in  1788,  ninety  men  between  the  ages  of  eighteen  and  seventy  : 
no  orchard  land ;  eighteen  acres  of  tillage  land ;  one  hundred  and  seventy- 
six  acres  of  mowing  land;  one  hundred  and  fifty  acres  of  pasture  land; 
eight  horses,  forty  oxen,  ninety  cows,  and  eighty-seven  young  cattle  and 
colts.  Of  sheep  and  swine  there  is  no  record.  There  was  no  stock  in 
trade,  and  no  money,  either  on  hand  or  at  interest.  Rents  of  mills,  exclusive 
of  repairs,  £8 ;  real  estate  owned  by  residents  and  non-residents,  £1042. 
Rye  and  tlax-seed  were  at  that  time,  and  for  some  time  after,  made  use  of  as 
legal  tender  in  paying  taxes. 

I  make  these  statements  that  we  may  be  able  the  better  to  understand  the 
difficulties  the  people  had  to  contend  with,  and  their  extreme  poverty.  I 
have  said  that  they  were  agreed  in  regai'd  to  the  location  of  the  meeting- 
house, but  not  so  in  regard  to  its  dimensions.  Five  or  six  times,  if  my  mem- 
ory serves  me  correctly,  the}^  changed  their  minds  in  regard  to  its  length, 
breadth,  etc.  One  thing,  however,  they  did  agree  to  :  In  1788  they  "Voted 
that  Seth  Hadley  provide  three  barrels  of  New  England  rum,  and  store  the 
same  against  the  raising  of  the  meeting-house." 

After  much  discussion  and  many  weary  delays,  the  meeting-house  was 
finally  built  in  1789;  or,  to  say  the  least,  it  was  raised  then  and  finished  as 
the  means  of  the  settlers  would  permit.  It  was  not  exactly  where  the  meet- 
ing-house is  to-day,  but  nearer  the  center  of  the  common.  It  was  a  modest 
structure;  but  in  the  eyes  of  its  builders,  probably  it  was  about  all  they 
desired  at  the  time.  For  the  first  time  since  they  had  made  their  homes  in 
these  wilds,  they  realized  they  had  a  religious  home.  As  they  wended  their 
way  thither  from  their  homes  in  different  parts  of  the  town,  I  have  no  doubt 
that  the  words  of  the  devout  Psalmist  were  theirs  :  "I  was  glad  when  they 
said  unto  me.  Let  us  go  into  tlie  house  of  the  Lord." 

We  have  a  large  number  of  people  here  to-day.  I  have  been  told  that  it 
is  the  largest  assemblage  ever  gathered  in  this  town ;  but  when  we  take  into 
consideration  the  facilities  for  traveling  and  the  number  of  people  in  the 
vicinity,  there  are  not  as  many  present  as  there  were  eighty-eight  years  ago, 
when  the  Rev.  Reed  Paige  was  ordained.  The  church  was  not  large  enough, 
and  a  platform  was  erected  on  the  outside  for -the  purpose. 

With  your  permission,  we  will  try  to  forget  the  present  and  go  back  to 
the  summer  of  1791,  and  enter  the  church  where  our  fathers  worshiped.  It 
is  unlike  any  thing  the  eyes  of  this  generation  have  ever  beheld,  in  its  form 
and  the  structure  of  its  pews;  without  steeple  and  without  bell.  In  the 
pulpit  stands  Reed  Paige,  a  young  man,  not  yet  ordained;  but  he  is  the  choice 
of  his  people.     I  will  read  a  list  of  the  pew-owners.     Most  of  them  are  here 


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HISTORY    OF    HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 


with  their  youug  families  to  receive  those  instructions  that  will  help  to  fit 
them  for  life's  responsiblMties.  On  the  right  hand  of  the  pulpit  is  the  min- 
ister's pew,  as  yet  empty.     Then  we  find  in  order,  as  we  read  their  names  :  — 


James  Duncan, 
Edw'd  Spuuldiug 
James  Hosley, 
James  Smith,  Jr., 
Klijah  Davis, 
William  Brooks, 
Stephen  Dodge, 
Lemuel  Lakin, 
Kleazar  Ames, 
Ezekiel  Shattuck, 


Knos  Kuiglit, 
Abijah  Hadley, 
Levi  Priest, 
Joseph  Hills, 
Timothy  Moor, 
Robert  Clark, 
Moses  Dennis, 
Klijah  Washburn, 
Jas.  Due, 
Salmon  Wood, 


In  the  gallery  we  find  ; 


Simeon  Lakin, 
Jason  Ware, 
Thomas  Jones, 
John  Foster, 
James  Hosley, 


Moses  Merrill, 
Samuel  Cross, 
Peter  Cummings 
Jonas  Lakin, 
Daniel  Slnies, 


Oliver  Lawi'ence, 
Samuel  Gates, 
Jonas  Sawyer, 
Edmund  Davis, 
John  Brooks, 
Moses  Morrison, 
Phineas  Ames, 
Tliomas  Jones, 
Joseph  Washburn, 
William  Boutelle, 


John  Boweis, 
James  Hills, 
Pliineas  Ames, 
Peter  Putnam, 
Samuel  Turrell, 


John  Whitcomb, 
Jacob  Hadley, 
Seth  Hadley, 
Collins  Whittemore, 
Bezaleel  Spaulding, 
John  Foster, 
Daniel  Kimball, 
James  Davis, 
Joseph  Symonds. 


Stephen  Wood,  _ 
Aaron  JParker, 
Thomas  Mftth«ws, 
David  Hoslev- 


Some  of  these  names,  as  you  will  notice,  occur  twice. 

They  listen  with  devout  attention  to  the  services  of  the  morning,  and  then 
during  the  noontime  hour  they  improve  the  time  as  best  they  can.  If  their 
conversation  is  not  entirely  concerning  sacred  things  we  can  not  blame  them, 
for  to  them  it  is  the  best  opportunity  that  they  have  during  the  week,  and 
we  must  remember  that  they  have  few  newspapers,  and  fewer  books,  no  ly- 
ceunis,  no  post-office,  and  in  fact  hardly  any  thing  that  we  have.  It  takes 
months  to  get  news  from  Europe,  and  weeks  to  get  news  from  New  York  or 
Philadelphia. 

They  meet  again  in  the  afternoon,  and  then  wend  their  ways, — most  of 
them  on  foot,  a  few  on  horseback  —  to  their  homes.  And  what  homes  they 
are !  Rude  and  bare  of  all  attempt  at  ornament.  This  beautiful  plain  was 
then  covered  with  white  birches.  Their  lives  were  lives  of  almost  unre- 
mitted toil,  and  yet,  though  their  lot  was  so  circumscribed,  they  were 
silently  working  out  a  grand  destiny  and  making  the  present  possible. 

In  1819  the  church  of  the  fathers  that  had  been  erected  at  so  great  a  cost ; 
where  for  a  generation  they  were  accustomed  to  meet  to  worship  God;  where 
they  met  to  pay  the  last  tribute  of  their  respect  to  the  memory  of  those  who 
went  out  from  these  earthly  homes  to  fairer  homes  beyond ;  where  they  had 
brought  their  little  ones  to  receive  the  sacred  rite  of  baptism  ;  around  which 
so  many  associations  clustered;  was  burned  to  the  ground. 

They  were  not  discouraged.  In  1820  a  new  church  was  built,  larger  and 
more  commodious  than  the  first,  and  judging  from  the  records,  with  compara- 
tively little  efi'ort ;  and  I  would  remark  that  in  one  day  the  pews  were  sold 
for  seven  thousand  dollars  —  almost  as  much  as  the  entire  valuation  of  the 
town  thirty-two  years  previous. 

In  1851  the  church  was  removed  to  its  present  position,  and  repaired  and 
modernized,  having  an  attractive  aHdience-room  in  the  upper  story,  and  a 


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commodious  town-hall  below.  There  it  stands  to-day,  an  ornament  to  the 
town.  It  can  be  said  of  this  church,  what  can  be  said  of  but  very  few 
churches  in  our  land  :  From  the  beginning  it  has  been  a  free  church  in  the 
best  sense  of  the  word.  No  sect  or  party  has  ever  had  control  of  it.  It  has 
always  been  for  the  use  of  those  who  have  put  their  money  into  it,  and  never 
has  there  been  a  disposition  manifested  to  make  it  otherwise. 

The  Congregational  church  of  Hancock  was  organized  in  August,  1788. 
It  consisted  of  ten  male  and  seven  female  members.  Previous  to  that  time 
there  was  occasional  preaching.  In  the  fli-st  town-meeting  money  was  appro- 
priated for  that  purpose,  but  it  was  a  small  sum;  only  enough  to  sustain 
about  four  Sundays'  preaching. 

Rev.  Reed  Paige,  the  first  pastor,  was  ordained  Sept.  21,  1791.  He  died 
July  22,  1816. 

Rev.  Archibald  Burgess  was  ordained  Dec.  25,  1822.     He  died  Feb.  7,  1850. 

Rev.  Asahel  Bigelow  was  installed  May  15,  1850.     He  died  Aug.  16,  1877. 

The  labors  of  these  three  men,  extending  over  more  than  three-quarters 
of  a  century,  have  had  a  great  influence  in  shaping  the  destinies  of  the  town, 
and  I  think  it  is  due  to  their  memories  that  I  briefly  refer  to  them.  You  will 
pardon  me  if  I  speek  freely.  It  may  be  that  my  impressions  are  not  the 
correct  ones,  nevertheless  I  will  venture  to  give  them  to  you. 

All  that  I  know  of  Mr.  Paige  I  have  learned  from  others.  I  have  the  im- 
pression that  h§  was  an  earnest,  active  man,  of  small  stature,  very  much  be- 
loved by  his  people,  interested  in  every  thing  that  pertained  to  the  welfare 
of  the  community,  and  frequently  representing  the  town  in  the  state  legisla- 
ture, of  which  he  was  a  member  at  the  time  of  his  death.  We  have  reason 
to  thank  God  that  he  came  here  to  do  his  life  work. 

With  the  character  and  labors  of  Mr.  Burgess  I  am  better  acquainted,  as 
I  remember  him  well.  He  was  a  strong  man,  and  I  have  the  impression  that 
he  honestly  believed  that  the  best  interests  of  the  community  would  be  sub- 
served if  no  other  church  beside  his  own  were  planted  here.  He  was  of  a 
phlegmatic  temperament,  but  when  he  was  aroused  few  men  were  his  supe- 
riors or  more  active  than  he.  He  was,  when  he  chose  to  be,  the  life  of  a 
social  party.  I  well  remember  an  afternoon  and  evening  spent  in  his  com- 
pany, when  he  kept  us  all  in  one  continual  roar  of  laughter,  but  I  would  not 
h'lve  any  one  suppose  that  his  characteristics  were  all  in  this  direction.  No 
one  could  sympathize  more  deeply  with  the  sorrowing  and  the  afflicted  than 
he.  I  revere  his  memory  to-day,  for  I  believe  him  to  have  been  an  honest, 
upright  man. 

As  I  remember  Mr.  Bigelow,  I  feel  that  between  the  two  men  there  was  a 
contrast.  Reared  in  the  severe  school  of  adversity,  and  coming  to  our  town 
in  the  mature  years  of  his  manhood,  he  displayed  those  characteristics  that 
endeared  him  to  all  who  became  acquainted  with  him.  No  less  honest  than 
his  predecessor,  his  work  was  of  a  more  quiet  nature.  I  do  not  believe  he 
made  an  enemy  in  town.  I  think  that  much  of  the  good  feeling  that  we  see 
manifested  on  this  occasion  is  due  to  his  quiet  work  here.  •  And  so  I  'feel 
that  these  three  men,  each  in  his  own  way,  have  had  an  influence  that  has 
been  eminently  helpful. 


22  HISTORY   OF    HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

As  early  as  1792  John  Curamings  asked  to  be  relieved  from  his  minister's 
tax,  presenting  as  a  reason  therefor  a  certificate  from  a  Baptist  minister  in 
Hollis. 

In  1798  there  was  in  the  town  warrant,  the  following  article :  "To  see  if 
the  town  will  exempt  those  who  profess  to  belong  to  a  Baptist  society  in 
this  town  from  paying  towards  Mr.  Paige's  salary  this  present  year,  or  a 
longer  term  if  they  shall  think  best."  John  Foster,  Amos  Tenuey,  John 
Brooks,  Solomon  Hobart,  Nel^emiah  Pierce,  Daniel  Tenney,  Capt.  John  Brad- 
ford, Seth  Davis,  and  Nathan  Brooks  were  exempted. 

After  the  Academy,  under  the  directors  of  the  Baptist  church,  was  formed 
in  this  town,  there  began  to  be  Baptist  preaching,  which  was  continued  with 
some  interruptions  till  May  6,  1840,  wheu  a  Baptist  church  was  duly  organ- 
ized. After  this  the  church  engaged  preaching  for  most  of  the  time  till  1852, 
when  the  school  having  been  given  up,  the  church  also  ceased  to  be  active. 

In  1822  Rev.  Lemuel  Willis,  then  a  young  man,  but  afterwards  an  influen- 
tial minister  of  the  Universalist  denomination,  spent  a  few  Sundays  in  town 
and  was  instrumental  in  forming  a  Universalist  society,  that  sustained 
preaching  at  intervals  for  nearly  forty  years,  but  no  organization  exists  to- 
day. About  the  same  date  Rev.  Zenas  Adams  from  Marlow  organized  a 
Methodist  church,  which  has  also  ceased  to  exist.  I  have  no  doubt,  how- 
ever, that  these  three  organizations  have  been  instrumental  of  good,  and  have 
helped  the  older  church  in  shaping  the  characters  of  our  people. 

The  early  colonists  of  Massachusetts  inaugurated  a  system  of  free  schools 
that  have  been  carried  into  every  corner  of  our  broad  land,  whei'e  their  de- 
scendants have  made  their  homes.  Hancock  was  true  to  the  example  of  the 
fathers. 

"  Rough,  bleak,  and  hard,  our  little  state 

Is  scant  of  soil,  of  limits  strait; 

Her  yellow  sands  are  sands  alone, 

Her  only  mines  are  ice  and  stone ! 

From  Autumn  frost  to  April  rain, 
Too  long  her  winter  woods  complain; 
Fi-om  budding  flower  to  falling  leaf, 
Her  summer  time  is  all  too  brief. 

Yet  on  her  rocks  and  on  her  sands, 
And  wintry  hills,  the  school -house  stands; 
And  what  her  rugged  soil  denies, 
The  harvest  of  the  mind  supplies. 

Nor  heeds  the  sceptic's  punj'  hands 

While  near  her  school  the  church-spire  stands; 

Nor  fears  the  blinded  bigot's  rule 

While  near  her  church-»pire  stands  the  school." 

In  the  early  town  records  I  find  these  items,  among  others,  that  show  the 
interest  they  had  in  the  free  school.  In  1787,  "  Voted  to  raise  ten  pounds 
for  schooling."  In  1792,  "  Voted  to  build  a  school-house."  In  1798,  '■  Voted 
to  rai.se  fourluindred  pounds  to  build  school-houses."  In  1800,  "Voted 
that  each  district  build  such  houses  as  they  please."  In  1801,  "Voted  to 
raise  fifty  dollars  for  singing,  to  be  expended  in  the  four   quarters  of  the 


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towu,"  and  I  find  that  for  a  nnnil)er  of  .years  money  was  raised  to  support 
singing-schools. 

Compared  with  tlie  schools  within  the  memory  of  those  present,  the 
schools  of  the  early  times  were  poor,  but  they  were  as  good  as  the  settlers 
were  able  to  provide  themselves  with;  their  influence  lu  helping  shape  the 
destiny  of  the  town  can  not  be  overestimated.  Private  schools  from  time  to 
time  supplemented  the  work  of  the  free  school. 

About  the  year  1836  two  academies  were  established  here,  and  for  several 
years  they  were  both  in  a  flourishing  condition ;  the  common  schools  of  the 
town  were  conseq^ueutly  much  improved,  and  the  standard  of  education  was 
raised.  Some  of  the  most  eminent  men  of  our  state  to-day  received  here  a 
part  of  their  education.  A  free  high  school  was  established  in  187-t ;  it  is 
one  of  the  best  omens  of  the  time  that  you  have  been  able  thus  far  to  sup- 
port it. 

I  can  not  leave  this  part  of  my  subject  without  briefly  alluding  to  your 
public  library,  that  was  established  May  IS),  1860.  It  is  a  supplement  to  the 
educational  facilities  of  the  town  that  you  may  well  be  proud  of.  I  am  also 
happy  to  make  mention  of  the  fact  that  a  former  citizen  of  the  town,  Mr. 
Ebenezer  Hubbard,  left  the  library  a  legacy  of  .$1000.  I  am  also  informed  by 
the  librarian  that  Mr.  Abijah  Hadley,  recently  deceased,  has  provided  in  his 
will  for  the  same  sum,  to  be  paid  in  good  time.  No  wiser  bequest  could  be 
made. 

There  is  an  honest  difl"erence  of  opinion  in  regard  to  the  need  of  organized 
military  forces  in  a  free  state.     I  believe  the  time  may  come 

"  When  the  war-drums  beat  no  longer, 
And  the  battle-flags  are  furled 
In  the  Parliament  of  men  — 
The  federation  of  the  world." 

But  the  youngest  child  here  will  not  live  long  enough  to  see  that  time. 
From  the  earliest  settlement  of  our  state,  the  military  power  was  deemed  to 
be  of  the  flrst  importance.  On  several  tombstones  in  yonder  burying-ground 
may  be  found  this  inscription:     "A  Soldiek  of  the  Revolution." 

I  do  not  know  when  the  first  military  company  was  organized  here ;  but 
as  fiir  back  as  memory  goes,  every  man,  between  the  ages  of  eighteen  and 
forty-five,  was  expected  to  do  military  duty.  Hancock  Artillery  was  organ- 
ized early  in  the  nineteenth  century.  Its  first  captain,  afterwards  General 
Miller,  was  then  a  young  lawyer  in  Greenfield.  At  the  battle  of  Lundy's 
Lane,  when  asked  to  storm  a  battery,  his  calm  reply  was,  "I  will  try,  sir." 
Then  turning  to  his  regiment,  he  said,  "  Twenty-first,  attention !  Form  into 
column.  You  will  advance  up  the  hill  to  the  storm  of  ihe  battery!"  They 
advanced,  the  artillerymen  were  swept  like  chafl*  from  their  guns,  and  after 
a  fierce  struggle  the  victory  was  ours.  Of  General  Miller,  Hawthorne  said, 
"  He  was  New  England's  most  distinguished  soldier.'"  I  do  not  wonder  that 
the  company  was  so  long  kept  together,  and  that  on  their  knapsacks  the 
words,  "  I  '11  try,  sir,"  were  printed.  Hancock  had  soldiers  in  the  war  of 
1812,  and  in  the  Mexican  war  also.     In  1849  the  militia  was  disbanded,  but 


24  HISTORY    OF   HANCOCK,    NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 

tlie  martial  spirit  was  not  dead.  When  the  war  of  the  Rebellion  broke  out, 
the  sons  of  old  Hancock  proved  themselves  to  be  worthy  of  their  sires ;  and 
on  many  a  battle-field  they  showed  their  devotion  to  their  country,  and  at 
the  sacrifice  of  their  lives  they  helped  to  make  it  possible  for  us  to  come  to- 
gether under  such  favorable  auspices  to-day.  The  old  Hancock  Artillery, 
with  a  new  name,  is  with  us  on  this  occasion.  May  it  never  again  be  dis- 
banded. 

I  would  speak  briefly  of  the  characteristics  of  our  town.  Much  of  its 
surface  is  rough  and  rugged,  but  it  has  a  goodly  proportion  of  fertile  soil. 
No  pleasanter  homes  can  be  found  anywhere  than  here;  no  truer  heai'ts,  no 
better  men  and  women.  The  unrest  of  our  people,  trying  to  subdue  a  con- 
tinent in  a  generation,  has  sent  many  of  her  sons  and  daughters  from  her 
borders ;  and  there  is  sadness  within  my  heart,  when  I  remember  that  there 
are  many  deserted  hearthstones  within  her  limits.  Our  people  are  not  given 
to  change.  I  have  spoken  of  the  three  ministers  who  remained  so  many 
years  at  their  post  of  duty. 

I  would  at  this  time  mention  another  honored  name.  The  first  postmaster, 
John  Whitcomb,  Esq.,  was  appointed  about  the  year  1812,  and  held  his  office 
to  the  satisfaction  of  all  parties  more  than  fifty  years,  and  then  it  passed 
into  the  hands  of  his  grandson,  who  holds  it  to-day. 

It  may  be  said  our  town  has  never  sent  out  those  whose  fame  is  world- 
wide. Be  that  as  it  may ;  the  men  and  women  who  have  been  reared  here 
have  ever  taken  an  honorable  position  in  life,  wherever  they  have  wandered. 
They  have  been  true  to  the  early  influences  that  surrounded  them;  they 
make  good  citizens,  good  members  of  society.  You  need  not  be  ashamed  to 
meet  them  anywhere.  I  remember  that  a  president  of  the  United  States 
I'eceived  a  part  of  his  education  here.  A  grandson  of  Hancock  has  filled 
with  modesty,  yet  with  satisfaction  to  his  constituents,  the  highest  offices 
within  the  gift  of  the  old  Bay  State.  Other  names  might  be  enumerated, 
but  time  will  not  permit.  I  have  tried  to  give  you  some  pictures  of  the 
past,  to  bring  to  your  remembrance  those  who  have  passed  away.  I  trust 
I  have  not  been  entirely  unsuccessful. 

The  fathers  sleep  quietly  in  yonder  burying-ground.  They  did  their  work 
well;  they  had  their  faults,  as  well  as  virtues.  Let  us  remember  the  latter, 
and  forget  the  former. 

"  Clasp,  angel  of  the  backward  look, 

And  folded  wings  of  ashen  gray, 

And  voice  of  echoes  far  away, 
The  brazen  covers  of  thy  book ; 

The  weird  palimpsest,  old  and  vast, 

Whei-ein  thou  hid'st  the  spectral  past, 

Where,  closelj'  mingling,  pale  and  glow 

The  characters  of  joy  and  woe; 

The  monognaphs  of  outlived  years, 

Or  smile-illumed,  or  dim  with  tears, 
Green  hills  of  life  that  slope  to  death, 

And  haunts  of  home,  where  vistaed  trees 

Shade  oflf  to  mournful  cypresses, 
With  the  white  amaranths  underneath. 


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JOHN  WHITCOMB. 


HANCOCK   CENTENNIAL.  25 


Even  wliilc  I  look,  1  can  but  hcecl 
The  restless  sands'  incessant  fall ; 

Importunate  hours  that  hours  succeed, 

Each  clamorous  with  its  own  shai-p  need, 
And  duty  keeping  pace  with  all, 

Shut  down  and  clasp  the  heavy  lids; 

I  hear  again  tlie  voice  that  bids 
The  dreamer  leave  his  dream  midway 

For  larger  hopes  and  graver  fears;  • 

Life  greatens  in  these  later  years, 
The  centuries'  aloe  flowers  to-dajM" 

The  living  present  demands  our  atttention.  The  fathers  laid  the  founda- 
tions; it  is  for  us  to  build.  Young  men,  do  not  for  a  moment  suppose  that 
there  is  nothing  for  you  to  do.  These  institutions  are  to  be  preserved  for 
future  generations.     Yea,  more  :  they  are  to  be  improved  I 

Let  me  say  to  those  before  me  who  are  going  the  do\vn-hill  road  of  life  : 
Do  not  fear  that  those  who  are  now  young  will  fail  to  do  their  lifework  when 
it  comes  upon  them.  Nor  is  it  well  for  any  of  us  to  cease  to  have  an  interest 
in  the  well-being  of  society,  because  we  may  feel  that  we  have  seen  the  best 
of  life.  We  know  not  ■svhat  may  be  in  store  for  us.  I  remember  often  to 
have  heard  that  in  the  earlier  days  an  old  man,  then  past  threescore  years, 
brought  an  entire  orchard  on  his  back  from  Groton,  and  lived  to  eat  many  an 
apple  and  drink  many  a  mug  of  cider  that  grew  on  those  trees.  So  it  may  be 
in  any  enterpri.se  that  is  desirable. 

The  opportunities  enjoyed  by  the  rising  generation  are  better  than  they 
ever  were  before.  You  have  the  church,  the  common  school,  the  high  school, 
the  public  library,  and,  I  am  glad  to  add,  you  are  to  have  a  hall  suitable  for 
the  literary  gatherings  of  -the  young.     Make  the  most  of  them. 

One  word  in  regard  to  the  high  school.  If  you  desire  a  high  standard  of 
education,  do  not  let  it  cease  to  exist.  It  is  a  well-established  fact,  that  the 
common  school  draws  its  vitality  from  the  high  school  and  the  college,  and 
not  the  reverse,  as  has  often  been  supposed. 

In  a  few  hours  we  shall  separate,  nevermore  to  meet  again  on  earth.  May 
this  friendly  greeting  be  beneficial  to  us  all.  May  it  tend  to  bind  us  nearer 
together  in  life's  great  end  and  aims. 

A  hundred  years  !  As  we  fook  back  over  it  and  remember  that  those  of  us 
who  are  in  middle  life  have  been  conversant  with  those  who  knew  the  fathers 
well,  it  seems  but  short;  but  when  we  reflect  on  the  mighty  events  of  the 
century  that  is  past,  we  are  lost  in  amazement.  What  the  next  century  has 
in  store,  we  do  not  know.  When  it  shall  have  rolled  round,  many  of  us 
will  be  forgotten,  but  the  lives  that  we  live  will  have  an  influence.  God  grant 
that  we  may  all  so  live  that  it  may  be  said  of  us,  with  truth,  the  world  is  a 
little  better  because  we  have  been  here. 

After  the  delivery  of  the  address,  which  was  listened  to  with 
interest,  there  was  excellent  singing  by  the  Barker  family.  Then 
followed  the  reading,  by  Walter  Gates,  m.  d.,  of  the  following 
poem. 


26  HISTORY    OF   HANCOCK,    NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


CENTENNIAL   POEM. 

BY    LOVE    M.   WHITCOMB  WILLIS. 

From  my  home  of  adoption,  well-loved  in  its  beauty. 

From  the  bi'oad,  fertile  plains  which  the  stranger  must  till, 
From  the  bright-gleaming  shore,  which  the  wavelets  are  kissing, 

And  high,  rocky  Palisades,  silent  and  still, 
1  turn  with  a  gaze  that  has  never  grown  dimmer, 

With  thoughts  that  are  fresh  as  in  mem'ry's  first  spring. 
Far  back  to  the  days  that  will  ever  seem  halcyon, 

And  the  friendships  and  loves  to  which  fondly  I  cling. 

Oh,  home  of  my  childhood!  thy  mountains  are  watching 

In  grandeur  protective  the  valleys  below; 
The  scent  of  thj-  pine-woods  cctoies  back  to  me  often. 

And  strength  from  thy  hills  when  the  north  wind  doth  blow. 
It  was  there  that  I  wandered  in  freedom  contented, 

By  murmuring  streamlets  and  woodlands  so  fair, 
And  saw  the  sun's  glow  on  the  grand  Temple  Mountains, 

Or  sought  from  Monadnock  a  hope,  or  a  prayer. 

For  like  to  Jerusalem  thou  art  encompassed 

By  mountains  that  guard  thee  by  day  and  by  night; 
That  speak  to  thy  people  in  pteans  majestic 

Of  care  that  is  tender,  of  love  that  is  might. 
The  hue  of  thy  valley  as  autumn  mists  gather, 

When  western  light  mingles  its  golden  and  red, 
Can  bring  in  its  mem'ry  a  soft,  glowing  picture, 

A  dream  of  the  valley,  'round  Paradise  spread. 

Thy  lake,  with  the  gleam  of  the  emerald  or  .sapphire. 

Is  set  like  a  gem  on  the  breast  of  a  queen ; 
It  seemed  as  we  reached  for  the  snowy  white  lilies 

No  hand  but  an  angel's  could  picture  the  scene. 
Oh,  beautiful  home!  to  my  outward  observance. 

Thy  scenes  ai-e  all  changed,  e'en  thy  valleys  and  hills 
Hold  a  glory  less  radiant,— a  beauty  less  tender; 

A  mantle  of  sadness  is  draped  o'er  thy  hills. 

For  where  are  the  hands  once  so  strong  and  so  faithful 

That  turned  to  the  sunlight  thy  unfertile  sod. 
And  taught  the  rough  hill-side  and  deep-tangled  forest 

To  bloom  like  a  garden  and  smile  back  to  God? 
Those  hands  that  to  touch  were  oft  harsh  and  unyielding. 

But  in  their  stern  fiber  were  true  as  the  steel; 
The  Christian  law  then  was  to  watch  and  to  labor, 

And  trust  the  good  God  a  sure  harvest  to  yield. 

Why  name  all  those  toilers?    Their  mem'ry  is  cherished 

In  many  a  home  in  its  most  sacred  place; 
Wc  call  them  the  faithful,  and  thus  wc  enshrine  them, 

As  God's  chosen  people  in  wisdom  and  grace. 
The  pastures  and  meadows,  the  fair-blooming  orchards. 

Will  tell  of  their  toil  when  their  names  are  forgot. 
They  made  with  stern  nature  a  compact  so  holy, 

'Tis  written  in  harvest,  in  fruitage  'tis  wrought. 

The  words  we  still  love  that  mem'ry  has  cherished, 

Ai-e  words  that  the  loved  and  the  sainted  have  known; 
We  hear  them  repeated  in  glad,  laughing  sunshine, 


HANCOCK    CENTENNIAL.  27 


Forgetting  the  long  years  that  o'er  us  have  flown. 
Again  I  'm  a  child,  and  1  walk  with  step  solemn 

Along  the  still  street  to  the  toll  of  the  hell; 
The  sun  pours  its  heat  with  an  ardor  as  fervent 

As  the  words  of  the  preacher  — we  knew  them  full  well. 

For  'twas  not  by  love  or  gentle  persuasion, 

We  heard  of  the  gospel  on  those  solemn  days ; 
But  by  long  dissertations  that  reached  to  the  twelfthly, 

And  oft  repetitions  of  warning  and  praise. 
I  watch  the  red  tassels  encircling  the  pulpit, 

And  feel  the  faint  jar  from  the  strong,  faithful  hand 
That  fell  with  a  blow  so  majestic  and  earnest. 

The  gospel  to  teach  and  the  law's  stern  command. 

I  list  to  the  choir,  with  its  true,  ardent  leader, 

To  the  sound  of  the  viol,  the  tenor,  and  bass. 
And  wait  for  the  voice  that  never  had  faltered. 

But  sung  through  the  long  years  its  anthems  of  grace. 
Yet  songs  of  more  glory  his  life  had  been  chanting. 

For  truth  was  his  kej'-note,  and  justice  his  scale. 
Sing  on,  faithful  servant,  thy  life  may  yet  guide  us 

Where  peace  shall  await  us,  and  love  never  fail! 

And  now  it  is  winter  — the  white  snow  lies  gleaming 

In  stretches  that  cover  the  mossy  stone-wall, 
And  make  of  the  landscape  a  reflex  of  heaven, 

A  dream  of  the  city  whei-e  no  shadows  fall. 
And  far  o'er  the  hill-tops  and  through  the  white  valleys, 

I  hear  the  glad  sound  of  the  merry  sleigh-bells; 
Who  comes  forth  to  worship  there  's  no  need  surmising. 

The  sound  of  the  jingle  so  faithfully  tells. 

To  sit  in  discomfort  was  a  part  of  religion ; 

Long  stretches  of  pipe  gave  no  warmth  to  the  air ; 
Xo  dream  of  a  future  could  there  so  appal  us 

As  "  Dante's  Inferno,"  with  chill,  icy  glare. 
To  pile  up  the  coals  in  the  foot-stoves  and  brighten  , 

The  ample  fur  muffs  by  the  fire  in  the  hall. 
Was  a  part  of  the  change  in  the  short  intermission. 

The  respite  that  came  in  the  long  gospel  call. 

I  can  count  those  that  sat  there,  and  many  are  walking 

The  aisles  of  that  temple  whose  gates  are  of  gold. 
And  soft  through  the  arches  I  hear  the  sweet  echo, 

"  We  love  thee  — we  love  thee  — our  love  grows  not  old." 
And  yet  I  could  find  in  those  aisles  now  a  gloi-y 

That  over  no  church  or  cathedral  is  thrown, 
For  the  forms  that  I  see  are  the  dear  and  the  loving. 

And  the  voices  I  hear  have  a  glorified  tone. 

(Jh,  church  of  the  village!  thy  spire  is  still  pointing 

Like  a  hand  that  is  true  to  the  bi-ight  slcy  above; 
Thy  aisles  are  all  changed,  thy  srxuare  pews  remodeled, 

But  the  old  and  the  cheerless  is  the  one  that  I  love. 
For  what  arc  the  words  that  are  sweetest  yet  spoken. 

For  mortals  to  hear  and  for  angels  to  write, 
But  the  words  that  are  breathed  in  a  fond  mother's  blessing. 

And  the  prayers  that  with  love  and  with  wisdom  unite':' 


28  HISTORY    OF    HANCOCK,    NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


Again  I  am  ent'ring  the  little  red  school-house: 

It  boasted  no  columns,  or  turret,  or  frieze ; 
The  solemn  committees  that  guarded  the  youthful 

Had  no  eye  for  beauty  and  no  thought  of  ease. 
The  halls  of  the  student,  dismantled  and  lonely, 

Now  tell  of  neglect  but  a  sad,  cheerless  tale ; 
But  in  many  a  true  heart  their  mem'ry  is  cherished 

With  brightness  and  beauty  that  never  will  fail. 

Yet,  why  should  we  linger  o'er  scenes  so  familiar? 

The  hills  and  the  valleys  still  claim  our  fond  love; 
In  joy  or  in  sorrow  we  turn  to  their  beauty. 

And  dwell  'mid  their  scenes  where'er  we  may  rove. 
For  here  in  their  homes  full  of  love  and  of  sunshine 

Lived  those  that  are  gone  unto  mansions  more  fair. 
E'en  now  we  can  see  them  in  youth  and  in  manhood; 

Their  words  still  resound  on  the  soft  summer  air. 

For  all  that  was  holy  seemed  part  of  their  being. 

All  that  was  noble  shone  forth  on  each  face; 
They  walked  by  the  smile  of  content  in  their  pathway. 

They  filled  their  fair  homes  with  sweet  goodness  and  grace. 
For  thus  it  is  given  for  each  to  remember 

In  love  what  was  dearest,  and  sacredly  keep 
The  good  in  its  wisdom,  and  ever  to  bury 

The  harsh  and  unlovely  in  death's  silent  sleep. 

The  light  of  the  morning  rests  on  the  still  grave-yard; 

The  moonlight  oft  kisses  each  moss-covered  stone; 
Secluded  and  peaceful  no  strife  or  contention 

Can  touch  the  calm  beauty  it  claims  as  its  own. 
Each  stone  that  is  glinting  'mid  mosses  and  flowers 

Now  speaks  to  the  heart  of  some  dearly  loved  one. 
Who  laid  down  the  burden  of  life  and  is  sleeping 

Beneath  the  watch-light  of  the  stars  and  the  sun. 

One  by  one  they  are  going  — those  friends  of  my  childhood. 

One  by  one  they  are  crossing  that  river  sublime; 
We  scarcely  can  number  the  graves  in  that  city 

To  whose  gates  we  are  borne  on  the  swift  wing  of  time. 
The  south  wind  seems  blowing  across  the  fair  meadows, 

It  sighs  o'er  the  graves  of  the  happy  and  blest, 
•  On  the  breath  of  its  fragrance  we  hear  the  still  whisper 

That  is  slowly  repeating  — "  It  is  all  for  the  best." 

Let  us  leave  the  sad  thoughts  of  our  mem'ry  to  silence ; 

The  future  now  claims  all  our  noblest  and  best. 
As  we  buried  the  beautiful  under  the  daisies, 

So  wc  lay  all  our  past  in  its  quiet  to  rest. 
One  thought  for  the  red-man,  who  raised  here  his  wigwam 

And  sailed  o'er  the  lake  in  his  light  bark  canoe. 
No  record  is  left  of  his  home  in  the  forest ; 

Should  we  care  for  him  less  if  his  sorrows  wc  knew? 

And  one  for  the  brave  man  who  alone  as  a  hermit 
First  reared  on  the  hill-tops  a  rude,  humble  home; 

The  spot  has  its  record  no  hand  can  disfigure : 
'Tis  sculptured  on  granite,  — 'tis  written  on  stone. 


HANCOCK    CENTENNIAL.  29 


We  would  honor  the  gmiidsires  a,iid  matrons  eourugcoiis 
Who  followed  in  trust  where  their  love  bade  them  go. 

They  nurtured  their  children  with  many  a  tremor, 
For  they  tracked  the  wild  beast  by  his  path  in  the  snow. 

Nor  will  we  forget  in  our  pride  and  in  honor 

To  treasure  the  thought  of  the  brave  and  the  true, 
Who  for  liberty  gave  us  the  strength  of  their  manhood, 

And  won  for  their  country  its  triumph  anew. 
A  century  gone!  like  a  map  we  enfold  it; 

Whatever  is  good  there  we  know  will  remain, 
It  is  ours  by  our  birth-right,  and  thus  we  can  leave  it. 

And  turn  to  the  hope  of  the  future  again. 

The  century  to  come!  who  can  tell  what  'tis  bringing? 

We  place  it  in  trust  with  the  good  (xod  above. 
It  is  ours  to  toil  on  in  the  faith  of  the  present, 

And  do  our  whole  duty  in  trust  and  in  love. 
Farewell,  then,  old  years!  now  we  tenderlj'  leave  you  — 

Years  of  gladness  and  hope,  years  of  joy  and  of  pain, 
Yeai-s  of  hopeful  endeavor,  of  trial,  and  failure. 

If  I  could,  there  's  not  one  that  1  'd  call  back  again. 

Farewell  to  each  moment  that  swiftly  is  flying! 

It  brings  us  still  nearer  the  glad  and  tlie  free, 
Nearer  the  hope  of  all  goodness  and  loving, 

Nearer  the  heaven  —  the  home  that 's  to  be. 
Farewell  once  again!  as  I  count  the  years  over, 

Each  day  has  brought  nearer  my  hope  and  desire. 
In  the  sweet  far -beyond  for  which  we  are  sighing. 

And  the  love  that  is  leading  us  higher  — still  higher. 

Singing  by  the  choir,  after  wliich  dinner  was  announced,  and 
the  multitude  were  requested  to  keep  their  places,  when  all 
were  served  as  expeditiously  as  circumstances  would  permit.  For 
two  hours  basketful  after  basketful  of  tempting  food  was  brought 
forth  and  distributed  to  the  hungry  people,  and  when  all  had  cried. 
"Enough,"  there  were  huge  quantities  left  untouched.  Everybody 
was  filled,  and  everybody  satisfied.  The  manner  in  which  the 
multitude  were  provided  for  and  entertained  during  the  entire  day 
was  a  credit  to  the  foresight  of  the  committee  of  arrangements 
and  the  liberality  of  the  people  of  the  town. 

During  the  collation  some  fine  selections  were  rendered  by  the 
Peterboro'  cornet  band,  after  which  the  choir  sang  "  The  Star- 
Spangled  Banner,"  Avith  band  accompaniment. 

J.  H.  Felch,  Esq.,  was  introduced  as  toast-master,  and  presented 
the  following : — 

"  The  past  of  Hancock  contrasted  with  the  present.^''  Kesponse 
by  H.  F.  Robinson. 


30  HISTORY    OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

Mr.  President,  Sons  and  Daughters  of  Hancock : 

Friends, — When  it  was  suggested  to  me  by  your  committee  that  I  should 
open  these  post-prandial  exercises,  I  hesitated  at  the  thought  of  attempting 
to  entertain  so  soon  after  dinner;  but  being  assured  that  should  I  make  a 
hit,  I  should  carry  ofl'  the  chief  prize,  as  first  impressions  are  strongest,  — 
should  I  make  a  failure  of  it,  it  would  be  forgotten  in  the  eflbrts  of  those 
who  are  to  follow,  —  I  consented. 

This  goodly  town,  situated  away  back  among  the  hills  ard  valleys  of 
rock-ribbed,  old  New  Hampshire,  has  an  honorable  record,  to  which  the  ex- 
ercises of  this  afternoon  will  bear  ample  testimony.  Her  sons  have  faithfully 
served  their  country  whenever  the  security  or  integrity  of  her  institutions 
have  been  threatened,  and  her  daughters  have  graced  the  arts  of  peace.  We 
trust  the  record  will  be  such  that  none  will  have  occasion  to  feel  that  we, 
who  have  entered  into  the  labors  of  a  noble  ancestry,  have  been  unmindful 
of  our  obligations. 

We  can  well  believe  that  in  this  great  liome-gatheriug  to-day  are  very 
many  whose  birthplaces  were  in  some  of  the  quiet  farm-houses  nestled  among 
the  hills  or  in  the  valleys  of  this  pleasant  town;  whose  teuderest  memories 
of  childhood's  hours  and  a  mother's  fostering  love  are  indissolubly  con- 
nected with  these  familiar  scenes ;  whose  earliest  impressions  of  God  and 
heaven  were  received  from  that  mother's  knee  and  from  the  sacred  desk  in 
yonder  church;  and  whose  parents  and  early  friends,  when  they  found  the 
burdens  of  life  too  heavy  to  be  borne,  here  laid  themselves  down  in  their  last 
sleep.  They  return  to-day  with  a  feeling  akin  to  that  of  Sir  Walter  Scott, 
who,  in  a  moment  of  inspiration,  exclaimed  — 

"  Breathes  there  a  man  with  soul  so  dead 
Who  never  to  himself  hath  said, 
This  is  my  own  my  native  land; 
Whose  heart  has  ne'er  within  him  burned 
As  home  his  footsteps  he  hath  turned 
From  wandering  on  a  foreign  sti'and  ? 
If  such  there  be,  go,  mark  him  well ; 
For  him  no  minstrel  raptures  swell. 
High  though  his  title,  proud  his  name, 
Boundless  his  wealth  as  wish  could  claim, 
Despite  that  title,  power,  and  pelf. 
The  wretch  concentered  all  in  self. 
Living  shall  forfeit  fair  renown 
And  doubly  dj-iug  shall  go  down 
To  the  vile  depths  from  whence  he  sprung, 
Unwept,  unhouored,  and  unsung." 

The  early  settlers  of  this  town,  in  common  with  those  of  every  new  country, 
encountered  obstacles  that  tested  their  power  of  endurance  and  their  unself- 
ishness. How  fully  they  met  and  overcame  these  obstacles,  a  township 
redeemed  from  a  wilderness,  and  dotted  with  pleasant  homes ;  a  church, 
pointing  with  its  graceful  spire  towards  heaven;  a  "school-house  planted 
on  every  hill " ;  a  prosperous  people,  and  a  grateful  posterity,  —  bear  ample 
evidence.     To  the  present  generation,  a  history  of  the  daily  lives  and  strug- 


HANCOCK   CENTENNIAL.  31 

gles  of  the  early  settlers  of  these  towns  would  read  like  "  Gulliver's  Travels," 
or  a  tale  from  the  "Arabian  Nights."  And  yet,  this  primitive  life,  with  all 
its  hardships  and  privations,  has  a  fascination  for  me.  Its  simple  and  homely 
pleasures;  its  healthful  food  and  early  hours;  its  freedom  from  the  worry 
and  mad  rush  for  wealth  of  our  day;  its  spirit  of  mutual  sympathy  and  help- 
fulness, —  are  among  its  chief  attractions.  Well  has  the  English  poet.  Gray, 
said  — 

'■  Let  not  ambition  mock  their  useful  toils. 

Their  homely  joj's  and  destinies  obscure, 
Nor  grandeur  hear  witli  a  disdainful  smile 

The  short  and  simple  annals  of  the  poor." 

The  early  homes  of  this  people,  though  deficient  in  nearly  all  those  con- 
veniences which  we  are  apt  to  consider  essential  to  home-life,  were  not  with- 
out their  homely  comforts.  Among  my  earliest  recollections  is  one  of  these 
primitive  abodes,  dismantled  and  for  many  years  left  to  rats  and  decay;  yet 
imagination  could  again  fill  its  deserted  rooms  with  a  mother's  presence,  and 
again  hear  its  walls  re-echo  with  childish  laughter.  The  living-room,  or 
kitchen,  was  on  the  north  side  of  the  house,  long  and  low,  with  wainscoted 
walls  and  blackened  beams.  The  fire-place,  fully  eight  feet  across,  was  ihe 
principal  feature  of  the  room.  Nothing  can  exceed  in  beauty  and  simplicity 
Whittiei's  description,  in  "  Snow  Bound,"  of  a  fireside  on  a  winter's  night 
in  a  primitive  New  England  home.     Allow  me  to  quote  :  — 

"  Shut  in  from  all  the  world  without, 
We  sat  the  clean-winged  hearth  about, 
Content  to  let  the  north  wind  roar 
In  balHed  rage  at  pane  and  door, 
While  the  red  logs  before  us  beat 
The  frost-line  back  with  tropic  heat. 
And  ever,  while  a  louder  blast 
Shook  beam  and  rafter  as  it  passed, 
The  merrier  up  its  roaring  draught 
The  great  throat  of  the  chimney  laughed. 
The  house-dog,  on  his  paws  outspread, 
Laid  to  the  fire  his  drowsy  head; 
The  cat's  dark  silhouette  on  the  wall 
A  couchant  tiger's  seemed  to  fall. 
And,  for  the  winter's  fireside  meet, 
Between  the  andirons'  straddling  feet 
The  mug  of  cider  simmered  slow, 
Tlie  apples  sputtered  in  a  row, 
And  close  at  liand  the  basket  stood 
With  nuts  from  brown  October's  wood." 

We  must  not  forget  the  spacious  oven  at  one  end  of  the  fire-place,  from 
which  came  forth  in  tempting  array  pots  of  beans,  huge  loaves  of  brown- 
bread,  baked  meats,  puddings,  and  pumpkin-pies,  the  flavor  of  which,  once 
tasted,  never  to  be  forgotten  ;  the  dresser,  with  its  array  of  pewter,  wooden, 
and  earthen  ware;  its  large  and  small  wheels,  whereon  the  mother  and 
daughters  converted  the  wool  and  the  flax  into  yarn,  which  the  busy  loom 
converted    into   woolen  and  linen  cloths.     These  the  skillful  fingers  of  the 


32  HISTORY   OF   HANCOCK,    NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 

household  converted  inlo  every  necessary  article  of  wearing  apparel  and  for 
all  domestic  uses  in  the  household,  —  from  the  coarse,  striped  frocks  of  the 
men  to  the  dainty  fabrics  of  the  bridal  trousseau. 

The  household  fires  were  i-euewed  each  morning  from  embers  covered  the 
night  befoi'e  in  the  capacious  fire-place.  Matches  did  not  come  into  use 
until  about  1835.  Before  that  time,  should  the  fire  go  out  on  the  hearth,  it 
had  to  be  renewed  either  from  the  flint  and  steel  or  from  embers  borrowed 
from  a  neighbor.  Well  does  my  mother  remember  the  coming  of  a  neighbor's 
child,  in  the  early  twilight  of  a  winter's  morning,-  to  "  borrow  fire." 

Charles  Symonds  was  one  of  the  first,  if  not  the  first,  to  introduce  a  cook- 
ing stove  into  use  in  town,  about  the  year  1835. 

Let  us,  for  a  moment,  contrast  the  privileges  of  the  early  settlers  with 
those  enjoyed  to-day  :  — 

The  Marketing  Facilities.  —  In  the  early  days  of  the  town,  the  farmers, 
after  the  harvest  was  made,  would  load  their  teams  with  the  surplus  products 
of  their  farms  and  together  make  the  trip  to  Salem,  Mass.,  their  nearest 
market.  Oxen  were  used  for  the  journey,  for  the  first  few  years,  but  later 
horses  were  substituted.  Each  man  on  these  trips  carried  provisions  for 
himself  and  grain  for  his  team,  procuring  hay  for  his  team,  and  a  mug  of 
cider  to  go  with  his  lunch,  at  the  taverns  which  lined  the  roads  in  those  days. 
Returning,  they  loaded  with  the  necessary  supplies  for  the  year:  a  few 
bushels  of  salt,  a  quintal  of  fish,  a  side  of  sole-leather,  a  keg  of  molasses, 
and  a  few  loaves  of  sugar,  to  be  used  for  company  and  to  sweeten  the  toddy 
for  the  minister  and  other  guests  of  degree. 

At  a  later  day  the  "  county  road"  was  traversed  by  long  lines  of  "pod  " 
teams,  transporting  the  products  of  the  virgin  soil  of  Vermont  to  the  sea- 
board. To-day  we  have  four  railway  stations  in  town,  afi'ordiug  us  as  good 
facilities  for  handling  products  as  are  furnished  in  our  large  railway  centers. 

Facilities  fok  Travel. — The  rising  generation,  that  has  always  en- 
joyed the  advantages  of  good  roads,  comfortable  carriages,  and  the  steam- 
cars,  can  hardly  realize  that  our  older  people  can  remember  when  the  so- 
called  "pleasure  carriages"  were  introduced.  Some  of  these  vehicles  are 
still  in  existence, — heavy,  clumsy  aflairs,  with  woodtn  axles,  and  capacious 
bodies  bolted  directly  to  the  axles.  Prior  to  this  innovation,  all  journeying, 
for  pleasure  or  business,  was  done  in  the  saddle.  One  horse  often  served 
as  a  means  of  conveyance  for  the  whole  family  • —  the  husband  in  the  saddle, 
the  wife  on  the  pillion,  with  perhaps  a  child  in  her  arms  and  others  at  her 
back.  A  horse  piled  high  with  bags  of  grain,  and  a  small  boy  astride  the 
whole,  going  to  mill,  was  a  familiar  scene. 

Mr.  Lewis  Symonds  tells  me  that  his  grandfather,  Joseph  Symonds,  dur- 
ing the  first  few  years  of  his  residence  in  town,  was  obliged  to  carry  his 
grain  on  his  back  to  Peterboro',  to  get  it  ground,  making  the  distance  in 
winter  on  snow-shoes,  by  a  line  of  marked  trees. 

Mr.  Samuel  Knight  informs  me  that  his  father  raised  the  first  pair  of  cattle 
owned  in  town.  While  still  very  young,  those  steers  were  put  to  good  use. 
A  large  tub,  —the  scalding  tub,  —  partly  filled  wilh  straw,  was  placed  upon 
a  sled;  into  this  the  children  were  packed;  the  mothers  accommodated  them- 


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selves  on  the  sled  as  best  the\'  eoultl.  To  this  the  steers  were  attaehed,  and 
preceded  and  followed  by  the  lueu  and  boys,  visits  were  made  duriug  the 
long  winter  months  to  the  different  settlements  in  town. 

Our  Mail  Facilities.  —  A  (\i\\\y  mail  is  one  of  the  conveniences — ^the 
necessities  of  our  times.  For  many  years  after  the  incorporation  of  the 
town,  our  nearest  postofflce  was  Amherst.  The  early  settlers  were  accus- 
tomed to  take  turns  iu  making  the  trip  for  the  mails.  Later,  Francestown 
became  our  office,  and  continued  to  be  till  an  office  was  established  in  town 
in  1812,  and  John  Whitcomb  appointed  postmaster.  Letter  postage,  paid  by 
the  receiver,  was  twenty-five  cents.  But  few  letters  were  written;  money 
was  scarce,  and  the  receipt  of  a  letter  was  a  calamity  one  had  need  to  pray 
to  be  delivered  from. 

In  means  for  intellectual  culture  and  entertainment,  there  is  no  comparison 
between  the  past  and  the  present.  Books  were  few  and  hardly  of  such  a 
nature  as  to  interest  the  young.  Public  libraries  were  a  thing  unheard  of, 
except  in  large  cities.  Newspapers  were  few,  and  their  meagre  news  was 
stale  with  age  before  it  reached  their  readers ;  but  sometimes  I  question  if 
the  larger  intellectual  scope  of  to-day,  made  possible  by  our  better  facilities 
for  education  and  our  greater  accessibility  to  books  and  periodicals,  has  not 
been  obtained  at  the  expense  of  the  heart  —  if,  in  fact,  it  has  not  cost  too 
much?  Early  in  the  century  the  Village  Messenger  and  Amherst  Cabinet, 
published  in  Amherst;  the  Nashua  Gazette,  New  Hampshire  Patriot,  and  the 
Portsmouth  Gazette,  were  taken  in  town.  The  number  of  daily,  weekly,  and 
monthly  publications  taken  in  town  to-day  is  not  easily  ascertainable,  but  it 
has  kept  pace  with  the  growth  of  the  town  in  population  and  intelligence. 

In  our  social  relations  we  fear  we  are  not  improving  ou  the  past.  A  spirit 
of  mutual  sympathy  and  helpfulness  was  engendered  by  their  mutual  depen- 
tlence  upon  each  other.  The  poor  and  unfortunate  were  always  remembered 
in  the  annual  "  bees,"  by  which  neighborhoods  were  accustomed  to  help 
each  other  over  the  hard  places  in  the  year's  woi'k.  Even  (o  us,  the  young 
people  of  to-day,  the  simple  pastimes  of  that  early  day  possess  a  charm 
which  our  more  elaborate  and  studied  entertainments  have  not.  Whittier 
makes  the  dear  aunt  "call  up  her  girlhood  memories  :  the  huskings  and  the 
apple-bees,"  with  their  rough  accompaniment  of  blind-man's  butt". 

The  quiltings  and  the  afternoon  teas  furnished  au  opportunity  for  the 
small  talk  of  the  day,  spiced  with  a  little  gossip  and  scandal  —  a  pastime 
which,  by  the  way,  does  not  belong  wholly  to  the  past.  For  the  recreation  of 
the  men  and  boys,  there  was  the  annual  muster  of  the  old  militia  at  Cork- 
plains,  with  its  sham  battles  and  unlimited  flow  of  rum,  election  day  and 
Fourth-of-July  celebrations,  raisings,  and  the  annual  bees. 

The  first  two-story  frame  house  erected  in  town  was  the  one  now  occupied 
by  Samuel  Knigh,  who  assures  me  that  every  able-bodied  man  in  this  town 
and  the  adjoining  town  of  Peterboro'  was  present  at  the  raising,  which  occu- 
pied two  days ;  and  when  asked  how  the  company  was  cared  for  at  night,  he 
replied  that  it  did  not  matter  much  about  the  accommodations,  as  there  was  a 
plenty  of  rum,  and  the  festivities  were  kept  up  all  night.  Doubtless  the 
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34  HISTORY    OF   HANCOCK,    NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 

most  agile  and  fearless  of  them  all  went  up  with  the  ridgepole  and  ='  wet  it 
down  "  with  a  bottle  of  rum,  as  was  the  practice  at  a  later  day. 

We  have  had  occasion  to  note  that  another  "  spirit"  besides  that  of  mutual 
helpfulness  was  present  on  such  occasions,  of  which  Shakspeare  says,  "If  thou 
hast  no  other  name,  I  will  call  thee  Devil,"  and  we  have  sometimes  imagined 
that  the  helpful  temper  of  the  people  of  those  days  was  owing  in  part  to  the 
leadings  of  this  "  spirit."  Much  might  be  said  upon  this  point,  but  we  refrain, 
as  we  have  no  wish  to  scandalize  the  customs  of  our  ancestors.  We  are 
glad  to  be  able  to  say,  however,  that  as  soon  as  our  people  generally  saw  that 
the  use  of  liquors  was  wrong,  they  cast  it  aside. 

The  impression  seems  to  be  gaining  ground  that  we  are  decreasing  in 
wealth  and  population.  I  have  taken  some  pains  to  inform  myself  on  these 
points,  and  am  glad  to  be  able  to  make  so  favorable  showing. 

The  valuation  of  our  towa  never  was  as  large  as  it  is  to-day.  In  1850, 
when  the  first  census  was  taken  after  Bennington  was  set  ofi",  our  valuation 
was  #387,130;  population,  1012;  number  of  polls,  199. 

To-day  our  valuation  is  $421,528;  population,  700;  number  of  polls,  188; 
thus  showing  that  while  we  are  falling  ofi"  in  population  slightly,  we  are 
gaining  in  wealth.  I  will  also  add  that  while  formerly  we  owned  a  farm, 
where  we  supported  from  ten  to  fifteen  paupers  constantly,  to-day  we  have 
not  a  single  town  pauper  and  only  one  county  charge. 

Just  one  word  in  conclusion  to  our  young  men  who  are  casting  about 
them  for  a  location. 

The  edict  has  gone  forth,  "Thou  shalt  earn  thy  bread  by  the  sweat  of 
thy  brow."  This,  like  all  curses,  is  a  blessing  in  disguise  if  rightly  improved, 
and  the  only  means  under  God  by  which  a  true  and  sterling  manhood  is 
attained.  Wherever  we  locate  let  us  remember  that  labor — hard,  persistent, 
and  snlf-denying  labor — is  the  price  paid  for  success. 

To  one  who  has  a  taste  for  rural  life  and  pursuits  we  think  no  place  ofl'ers 
superior  inducements  to  Hancock.  With  our  railroad  facilities,  furnish- 
ing us  easy  access  to  the  best  markets  of  New  England ;  with  our  fertile 
farms  and  fine  scenery;  with  our  good  school,  church,  and  library  privileges; 
with  good  roads,  and  best  of  all,  an  intelligent  and  progressive  community, — 
certainly  this  pleasant  town  oflers  superior  inducements  as  a  home. 

Young  men  of  Hancock,  upon  whom  the  future  welfare  of  the  town  de- 
pends, let  it  not  be  that  this  town  has  reached  the  zenith  of  her  prosperity,  but 
as  the  descendants  of  a  noble  ancestry  who  laid  the  foundations  of  our  insti- 
tutions in  righteousness,  let  us  prove  ourselves  worthy  of  our  inheritance. 

"  The  Clergy  of  Hancock^  Responses  by  Rev.  William  Clark, 
D.  D.,  of  Amherst,  aud  Rev.  Josiah  L.  Seward,  of  Lowell. 

DOCTOR   CLARK'S    ADDRESS. 

The  character  of  the  early  settlers  of  Hancock  was  a  guaranty  that  its 
chartered  rights  would  not  long  precede  an  ecclesiastical  organization. 
Among  them  were  a  goodly  number  who  had  been  connected  with  churches 
in  the  towns  whence  they  came,  and  hastened  to  secure  the  privileges  of  re- 


REV,  WILLIAM  CLARK,  D,  D. 


HANCOCK   CENTENNIAL.  35 

ligioiis  ordinances  in  their  new  home.  An  ecclesiastical  council  was  called 
on  the  28th  of  Auiiiist,  1788,  when  a  church  was  constituted,  consisting  of 
ten  males  and  seven  females.  Thirty-one  members  were  added  to  it  before 
the  settlement  of  its  first  pastor,  Mr.  Keed  Paige,  who  was  ordained  Sept. 
21,  1791,  eleven  j^ears  after  the  incorporation  of  the  town. 

Rev.  Mr.  Paige  was  a  native  of  Hardwick,  Mass. ;  born  in  1764;  was  grad- 
uated at  Dartmouth  college  in  1786,  and  studied  divinity  with  Rev.  Dr.  Em- 
mons, of  Franklin,  Mass.,  whose  home  was  then  the  theological  seminary 
of  New  England.  He  possessed  a  high  order  of  intellect ;  vigorous,  logi- 
cal, and  enriched  with  liberal  culture.  He  was  thoroughly  evangelical  in 
sentiment,  and  an  able  Biblical  scholar  and  preacher.  While  not  eloquent, 
according  to  the  present  standard  of  orator}^  his  manner  was  impressive, 
and  his  sermons  awakened  thought  in  his  hearers,  as  was  evinced  by  com- 
ments on  them  by  many,  gathered  Sabbath  noons  under  the  shade-tree.s  about 
the  sanctuary.  A  near-sighted  vision  requii*ed  his  notes  very  near  the  eye. 
It  is  distinctly  remembered  by  one  of  his  youthful  hearers,  that  often  his  eye 
would  glance  from  his  manuscript  and  rest  upon  his  audience  with  an  elo- 
quent extemporaneous  utterance. 

A  contemporary  wrote  of  him  :  "He  was  justly  esteemed  a  learned,  pious, 
able,  faithful  minister;  a  firm  patriot,  a  zealous  and  able  advocate  of  his 
country's  rights,  which  very  much  endeai-ed  him  to  the  people  of  his  charge, 
who  frequently  elected  him  to  represent  the  town  in  the  state  legislature,  of 
which  he  was  a  member  at  the  time  of  his  decease."  As  a  pastor,  he  was 
marked  for  his  fidelity  to  the  office.  His  interest  in  the  youth  of  his  charge 
was  quite  exceptional  for  that  day.  Sabbath-schools  did  not  then  exist;  but 
Mr.  Paige  adopted  a  method  of  instruction  scarcely  less  valuable  —  recitations 
by  the  children  from  the  Assembly's  catechism,  when  making  his  parochial 
visits,  thus  explaining  and  enforcing  simple  Bible  truth,  and  winning  the 
aftectionate  confidence  and  great  respect  of  the  entire  family. 

The  great  benevolent  enterprises  of  the  present  day  were  not  then  organ- 
ized. The  New  Hampshire  Bible  Society  was  formed  shortly  before  his 
death,  in  which  he  took  a  deep  interest,  and  he  awakened  in  his  people  a  like 
sympathy.  Such  ministerial  influence  could  not  fail  to  be  pervading  and 
salutary.  It  secured  him  a  well-filled  house  of  worship,  nearly  all  the  families 
in  town  being  regularly  represented  at  church  on  the  Sabbath.  It  is  also 
most  happil}-  apparent  in  the  sober,  staid,  intelligent  character  of  the  succeed- 
ing and  pre-ent  generations. 

His  death  transpired  July  22,  1816,  after  a  short,  acute  sickness,  at  the  age 
of  fifty  years.  He  died  much  lamented,  having  had  a  pastorate  of  a  quarter 
of  a  century. 

After  the  decease  of  Rev.  Mr.  Paige,  an  interval  of  some  six  years  elapsed 
in  the  stated  ministrations  of  the  gospel.  In  that  period  thirty-one  persons 
were  added  to  the  church,  and  sixty-eight  children  were  baptized.  This  in- 
terregnum was  closed  by  the  settlement  of  Mr.  Archibald  Burgess,  a  native 
of  Connecticut  and  graduate  of  Yale  college.  He  was  ordained  and  installed 
as  pastor  Dec.  22,  1822.  His  pastorate  commenced  auspiciously.  So  long 
without  a  regular  ministry,  the  church  and  community  generally  were  hungry 


36  HISTORY    OF   HANCOCK,    NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 

for  the  re-establishaieut  of  religious  ordinances,  and  the  many  benign  influ- 
ences connected  with  them ;  so  the  j'oung,  promising  candidate  was  cordially 
installed  at  once  in  their  service  and  afl'ectionate  confidence. 

In  person,  Rev.  Mr.  Burgess  was  one  of  "Nature's  noblemen."  Com- 
manding in  presence,  his  whole  physique  betokened  intellectual  superiority, 
which  was  justly  accorded  to  him,  not  onl}'  by  his  own  people,  but  widely 
through  the  state.  Of  scholarly  tastes  and  habits,  he  aimed  to  be  an  "able 
minister  of  the  New  Testament";  yet  did  not  sufler  his  fondness  for  study, 
nor  yet  his  naturally  taciturn  habits,  to  abridge  the  performance  of  pastoral 
labor.  He  was  highly  esteemed  and  valued  as  a  citizen  ;  judicious  in  counsel, 
of  few  words ;  interested  and  helpful  in  the  welfare  of  society  generally. 

As  a  preacher,  his  sermons  were  a  happy  combination  of  the  argumenta- 
tive and  practical  in  style,  compelling  his  hearers  to  logically  accept  his 
conclusion,  while  the  conscience  was  stirred  by  the  pungency  and  earnestness 
of  his  appeals.  His  pulpit  manner  was  impressive  and  somewhat  unique. 
The  introduction  to  his  discourse  w^ould  be  rendered  in  a  clear,  distinct, 
quiet  way ;  but  in  unfolding  the  point  in  question,  his  well-modulated  voice 
would  adapt  itself  to  every  phase  of  sentiment,  till  he  would  become  thrill- 
ingly  eloquent.  His  public  prayers,  too,  are  remembered  as  exceptionally 
able,  appropriate,  and  impressive.  Mr.  Burgess  was  an  earnest  advocate 
of  the  great  Christian  enterprises  of  the  age,  for  which  he  trained  his  church 
systematically  and  generously  to  contribute,  especially  to  foreign  missions. 
In  this  department  of  benevolence  he  had  a  very  deep  interest  and  wide  in- 
fluence, which  was  recognized  by  his  election  as  a  corporate  member  of  the 
American  Board  of  Commissioners  for  Foreign  Mis.sions. 

Under  his  ministry,  the  church  enjo3^ed  several  seasons  of  refreshing,  in 
which  three  hundred  and  fourteen  persons  were  added  to  its  number.  He 
retained  the  pastoral  oflice  until  Dec.  18,  1849,  —  a  period  of  twenty-seven 
years, — when  he  was  dismissed  by  his  own  request,  "on  account  of  physical 
inability  to  perform  his  ministerial  duties." 

His  death,  occasioned  by  paralysis,  transpired  Feb.  7,  1850,  at  the  age  of 
sixty  years.  The  departure  of  this  beloved  servant  of  God,  in  the  meridian 
of  his  powers  and  usefulness,  was  very  sincerely  and  tenderly  mourned,  not 
only  in  Hancock  and  vicinity,  but  throughout  the  state. 

The  third  pastor  of  this  church,  Rev.  Asahel  Bigelow,  was  installed  May 
15,  1850,  some  five  months  after  the  dismission  of  Rev.  Mr.  BMrgess.  Mr. 
Bigelow  w-as  a  native  of  Boylstou,  Mass. ;  a  graduate  of  Harvard  college  in 
1823,  and  of  Andover  Theological  seminary  in  1826.  He  was  installed  as 
pastor  over  the  church  in  Walpole,  Mass.,  in  1828,  where  he  remained  till 
Jan.  1,  1849.  In  that  time  he  twice  represented  the  town  in  the  Massa- 
chusetts legislature.  His  ministry  in  Hancock  commenced  in  1850,  and  con- 
tinued twenty-eight  years.  He  died  in  oflice  in  1878,  though  relieved  from 
pastoral  service  two  years  earlier.     His  age  was  eighty  years. 

Mr.  Bigelow  was  of  medium  stature,  erect  in  person,  of  intelligent,  benignant 
countenance,  of  aflable  manner,  magnetic  in  social  intercourse,  and  possessed 
of  a  well-balanced  and  highly  cultivated  mind.  His  style  was  classical, 
pulpit   manner  attractive,  and  public  performances  always  appropriate,  in- 


HANCOrK    CENTENNIAL.  37 

structive,  and  acceptable.  He  was  a  thorouijhly  yood  man,  a  faithful,  lovinjr 
servant  of  Jesus  Christ;  and  while  specially  devoted  as  a  pastor,  he  identi- 
fied himself  with  all  the  interests  of  his  people.  Thus  he  won  great  respect 
and  esteem,  not  of  his  immediate  charges  alone,  but  extensively  among  his 
ministerial  associates  and  the  churches  in  the  vicinity  of  his  labors. 

The  united  ministry  of  Rev.  Messrs.  Paige,  Burgess,  and  Bigelow,  covered 
a  period  of  eighty  years.  It  is  worthy  of  notice,  and  perhaps  a  fact  without 
parallel  in  our  state,  that  the  three  and  only  pastors  of  a  given  church  have 
served  it  till  death,  and  have  their  sepulture  among  their  people,  side  by  side. 

The  present  acting  pastor,  Mr.  Hervey  Gulick,  is  a  young  man  of  promise. 

The  "  Clergy  of  Hancock  "  may  properly  include  other  names,  — sons  of  the 
church,  who  went  out  to  serve  the  Master  in  other  parts  of  His  vineyard, 
—  of  one  of  whom,  my  brother  beloved,  Samuel  Wallace  Clark,  you  will  par- 
don me  if  I  make  special  and  tender  mention.  He  was  a  truly  loyal  son.  He 
loved  his  native  hills,  and  cherished  a  profound  respect  for  the  excellent  men 
and  women  reared  under  their  shadow.  He  loved  the  church  at  whose  altar 
he  sealed  his  vows  of  consecration  to  his  Lord  and  Master.  He  was  .settled 
in  the  ministry  at  Greenland,  N.  H.,  in  1829;  was  of  feeble  health,  and  died 
ill  otlice,  after  a  pastorate  of  eighteen  years,  at  the  age  of  flfty-tvvo.  Thirty-five 
years  after  his  decease,  a  successor  in  that  pastorate  writes  of  him  :  '*  Rev. 
Samuel  Wallace  Clark  was  a  man  of  high  order  of  intellect,  genuine,  thor- 
ough scholarship,  pure,  disinterested  benevolence.  Christian  simplicity,  and 
godly  sincerity.  His  memory  is  had  in  very  afi"ectionate  regard  by  all  who 
knew  him." 

REV.    MR.    SEWARD'S    ADDRESS. 

Mr.  Seward  said  he  was  introduced  as  a  descendant  of  Robert 
Mathews,  one  of  the  first  settlers  of  the  town,  whose  name  did  not 
appear  in  the  list  of  the  early  worshipers  at  the  old  meeting-house, 
for  the  reason  that  the  Scotch  Presbyterians  of  that  day  only  wor- 
shiped in  the  Presbyterian  churches.  Robert  Mathews  and  wife 
attended  a  Presbyterian  church  in  Antrim.  Their  church  rites,  in 
those  days,  differed  materially  from  those  of  the  Puritan  or  Congre- 
gational churches.  Their  communion  bread  and  wine  were  not 
passed  liy  the  deacons.  On  certain  Sundays  along  table  was  spread 
in  the  broad  aisle,  and  about  this  table  the  communicants  gathered 
and  broke  their  bread  and  poured  their  wine.  The  imjiortance  of 
education  as  a  most  important  ally  to  the  church  in  promoting  the 
best  interests  of  mankind  was  clearly  presented,  and  he  congratu- 
lated Hancock  that  in  the  sujtport  of  good  schools,  she  had  acquitted 
herself  honorably. 

"  New  England  Character  in  its  Influence  on  the  Destiny  of  our 
Country.''''  In  reply  to  this  toast,  a  letter  from  Hon.  Chas.  A.  Robbe, 
of  Augusta,  Ga.,  was  read  by  Mr.  C.  B.  Pearson,  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y., 


38  HISTORY    OF    HANCOCK,    NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 

in  which  the  writer  expressed  his  regret  at  being  called  in  another 
direction  on  the  day  set  apart  for  the  centennial  celebration,^  after 
which  Mr.  Pearson  fittingly  responded  in  his  stead. 

Mr.  President,  Ladies  and  Gentlemen  : 

"New  England  Character  in  its  Influence  on  the  Destiny  of  our  Country" 
is  the  sentiment  on  which  Mr.  Robbe  was  invited  to  speak.  I  am  here  to- 
day by  the  polite  invitation  of  the  Centennial  Committee,  who  have  requested 
me  to  read  a  letter  of  apology,  sent  by  Mr.  Robbe,  who  could  not  be  present, 
and  then  to  say  a  few  words  upon  the  subject. 

In  speaking  of  character,  and  especially  New  England  character,  three  ele- 
ments have  presented  themselves  to  my  mind  as  most  prominent,  viz  :  the  re- 
ligious, the  educational,  and  the  industrial  —  a  trinity  of  vital  characteristics. 
First,  and  to  my  mind  the  most  important  of  all,  is  the  religious  element;  for 
this  is  the  foundation  of  all  that  is  truly  great  and  good  in  any  community  or 
land.  Our  fathers  came  to  this  country  to  enjoy  religious  and  civil  freedom, 
and  they  brought  their  charter  with  them  when  they  brought  the  blessed 
Bible,  —  the  Book  of  Books,  and  almost  the  only  book  they  brought.  This 
they  read  and  studied,  and  from  this  they  learned  how  to  be  truly  good  men 
and  women,  and  how  to  train  their  children  for  happy  and  useful  lives. 

The  family  Bible  and  family  altar  have  always  been  the  safeguard  of  the 
New  England  home;  and  there  is  truly  no  other.  Doctor  Newton,  it  is  said, 
just  before  his  death,  asked  a  friend,  who  was  standing  by  his  side,  to  read  to 
him.  "From  what  book  shall  I  read  ?"  inquired  his  friend.  Newton  looked 
up  to  him,  and  said,  "There  is  only  one  Book  :  the  Bible ! "  And  so  our  New 
England  fathers  thought ;  they  lived  by  it  and  died  by  it,  as  the  great  educator 
of  the  immortal  soul  and  mind.  It  was  to  them  like  the  honey  Prince  Jonathan, 
son  of  King  Saul,  found  in  the  olden  time,  and  which,  when  he  had  eaten, 
opened  his  eyes  and  gave  him  wisdom  and  strength  toflght  the  battles  of  life. 

Education  also  entered  largely  into  the  New  England  character.  As  we 
find  always  the  world  over,  so  in  our  loved  New  England :  Religion  and 
Education  go  hand  in  hand. 

As  early  as  1641  a  legislature,  representing  New  Hampshire  and  Massa- 
chusetts, jointly  passed  laws  compelling  each  town  to  provide  for  the  educa- 
tion of  all  the  children ;  and  many  towns  set  apart  one  sixty-third  of  their 
territory  for  this  purpose,  and  also  fixed  a  fine  to  be  paid  by  town  officers 
who  neglected  to  provide  schools ;  thus  showing  how  important  they  felt  it 
to  be  that  a  good  education  should  be  given  to  all,  rich  and  poor  alike.  The 
result  has  been  that  a  high  standard  of  education  has  always  been  main- 
tained, which  has  given  New  England  girls  and  boys  a  good  start  in  life; 
and  as  they  grew  to  manhood  and  womanhood,  they  were  able  to  maintain  a 
good  position  in  society,  if  not  to  lead,  which  has  usually  been  the  fact,  as 
they  have  gone  out  into  the  world  and  have  taken  up  the  responsibilities  of 
mature  life. 

'  Mr.  Robbe  was  attending  the  national  council  of  the  Independent  <)rder  of  Odd 
Fellows  at  Baltimore,  as  a  delegate  from  Georgia.  He  sent  a  telegram  of  good  cheer 
to  the  assembly,  which  was  received  at  the  right  time  and  read. 


HANCOCK    CENTENNIAL.  39 


In  addition  to  these  two  very  important  elements  spoken  of,  Industry  is  with- 
out doubt  one  of  the  pecnliar  characteristics  of  the  New  Enghmder.  Parents 
and  chiklren  alilce  found  it  a  necessity  to  apply  themselves  to  hard  and  con- 
stant labor  to  make  themselves  a  comfortable  living ;  and  if  they  made  more, 
it  was  the  exception  rather  than  the  rule.  But  that  did  not  make  them  un- 
happy or  discouraged,  and  thus  they  toiled  on  in  life  from  generation  to 
generation,  using  what  they  honestly  earned  with  frugality  and  Christian 
charity ;  thus  pleasing  God,  who  prospered  them  to  a  wonderful  degree,  until 
now  broadcast  over  the  land  you  will  find  the  New  England  people  maintain- 
ing and  doing  what  they  can  to  perpetuate  the  highest  interests  of  this  great 
and  rapidly-growing  country,  by  showing  the  world,  whose  eyes  are  all 
turned  towards  us,  what  makes  the  individual,  the  family,  and  home,  the 
town,  state,  and  country,  truly  great,  prosperous,  and  happy,  is  Bible 
religion,  education,  and  industry. 

My  dear  friends,  let  me  urge  you,  one  and  all,  to  train  your  children  in  the 
fear,  nurture,  and  admonition  of  the  Lord.  Give  them  a  good  education, 
teach  them  to  be  industrious  and  frugal,  and  you  will  fit  them  to  be  useful, 
happy,  and  influential,  as  well  as  honored,  citizens  of  our  own  loved  New 
England  and  beloved  land. 

Let  me  say  in  closing,  that  I  am  most  happy,  after  an  absence  (mostly) 
of  more  than  forty  years,  to  come  back  again  to  dear  old  Hancock  and 
enjoy  with  you  the  keeping  of  this  Centennial  Day.  It  brings  back  fresh 
to  my  memory  many  —  very  many  —  of  the  earliest  associations  of  my  life, 
which  are  very  dear  to  me.  And  I  thank  God  to-day  that  my  lot  in  early 
life  was  cast  here,  and  that,  having  lost  my  father  when  I  was  very 
young,  I  had  such  a  good  New  England  mother  to  guide  my  early  footsteps. 
She  now  sleeps  in  yonder  cemetery  with  many  of  our  beloved  dead,  "  who 
still  live  " ;  and  I  am  proud  in  being  able  to  speak  of  her  as  one  of  the  many 
Christian  New  England  women  who  stamped  their  characters  indelibly  upon 
the  hearts  and  minds  of  their  sons  and  daughters,  and  thus  made  them  better 
fitted  for  positions  of  honor,  trust,  and  influence,  in  moulding  the  destiny  of 
our  country  ;  as  progenitors  and  leaders  in  civil  and  religious  freedom,  which, 
with  Christ  as  our  pattern  and  guide,  shall  ultimately  be  the  heritage  of  the 
peoples  of  the  whole  earth. 

Music  by  the  band. 

"  The  Physicians  of  Hancock?''  Response  by  Dr.  Henry 
Weston,  of  Xew  York. 

Mr.  President,  Ladies  and  Gentlemen  : 

It  seems  almost  preposterous  for  a  doctor  to  try  to  make  a  speech.  Our 
life  is  one  of  deeds,  not  words.  But  if  I  ever  feel  impelled  to  speak,  it  is  in 
honor  of  the  noble  profession  which  I  represent.  I  will  preface  ray  remarks  by 
saying  that  I  am  glad  once  more  to  be  in  the  good  old  town  of  my  nativity ; 
to  breathe  again  the  fresh,  pure  air  of  these  my  native  hills ;  to  feast  my  eyes 
upon  this  panorama  of  beauty  spread  out  before  me ;  —  but,  above  all,  to  look 
into  the  faces  of  the  friends  of  my  boyhood.     I  remember  as  a  boy  how  I 


40  HISTORY    OF    HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 


used  to  look  out  upon  the  grand  old  mountains  that  skirted  the  horizon  of 
the  little  world  in  which  I  lived,  and  wonder  what  there  was  bej'ond.  Since 
those  days  I  have  been  beyond  those  mountains  and  have  seen  something  of 
what  there  is  the  other  side  of  them ;  but,  my  friends,  I  have  come  back  to 
you  to-day  with  a  heart  just  as  warm  for  my  native  town  as  when  I  left. 

During  the  past  one  hundred  years  your  medicinal  welfare  has  been  guarded 
by  some  twelve  regularly-educated  physicians.  There  have  also  been  numer- 
ous quacks  and  charlatans  who  have  come  and  gone. 

The  first  physician  who  practised  medicine  in  your  midst  was  Doctor 
Kittridge,  who  owned  and  lived  in  the  house  now  occupied  by  Mr.  Oreu  Nel- 
son. He  was  a  successful  physician,  and  was  a  good  man  as  well  as  a  good 
doctor.  He  was  a  deacon  of  the  church,  and  so  had  a  double  title,  being 
sometimes  called  "deacon"  and  sometimes  "doctor."  He  died  about  1806, 
after  practising  some  twenty  years,  leaving  his  practice  with  Dr.  Peter  Tattle, 
his  successor. 

Doctor  Tuttle  was  born  in  Princeton,  Mass.,  April  15,  1781.  He  com- 
menced practice  in  Hancock  in  October,  1806,  and  was  a  very  skilful  physi- 
cian. He  married  his  predecessor's  daughter  in  1808,  and  raised  a  family  of 
children.  He  was  the  grandfather  of  your  present  postmaster.  He  held  the 
oflSce  of  justice  of  the  peace,  and  was  respected  both  as  a  magistrate  and  as 
a  citizen.  At  the  time  of  his  death  Doctor  Tuttle  was  vice-president  of  the 
southern  district  of  the  New  Hampshire  Medical  society,  and  was  much  es- 
teemed as  a  member  of  that  society.  He  was  also  a  Mason,  belonging  to  the 
Altemout  lodge,  and  at  his  death,  which  occurred  March  13,  1828,  he  was 
buried  with  Masonic  honors.  Doctor  Tuttle  was  a  genial,  fun-loving  man, 
always  ready  for  a  joke,  and  decidedly  a  popular  physician.  He  practised  in 
town  longer  than  any  other  doctor  who  has  ever  resided  here,  and  died 
mourned  and  lamented. 

Some  years  previous  to  Doctor  Tuttle's  death,  Doctor  Hutchinson  came 
here  from  Milford.  He  was  quite  a  diflPerent  man  from  Doctor  Tuttle;  —  tall 
and  fine-looking,  and  quite  stern  and  dignified  in  his  manner.  He  first  re- 
sided in  the  house  now  owned  by  Mr.  Richard  Emerson.  Subsequently  he 
came  into  the  village,  and  lived  in  the  house  afterwards  used  as  a  hotel  by 
William  Weston.  He  was  a  man  of  flue  powers  and  great  energy ;  was  town 
clerk  and  representative  to  the  state  legislature.  During  his  sojourn  in  town 
he  joined  the  Baptist  church,  and  was  largely  instrumental  in  founding  the 
old  seminary,  which  was  so  prosperous  for  a  few  years.  He  remained  in  Han- 
cock till  the  year  1842,  when  he  returned  to  Milford,  where  he  died.  He  was 
an  influential  citizen,  and  his  removal  was  a  cause  of  regret. 

Contemporaneous  with  Doctor  Hutchinson  we  find  Doctors  Rand  and 
Wood.  Of  Doctor  Wood  we  will  speak  later.  Doctor  Rand  will  be  re- 
membered from  having  one  limb  considerably  shorter  than  the  other.  He 
came  here  from  Francestown,  and  removed  to  Nelson,  after  practising  a 
few  3'ears.  He  built  the  house  which  Doctor  Wood  occupied  while  in  town, 
and  which  is  now  owned  by  Capt.  David  Hunt.  He  was  considered  a  good 
physician. 

In  the  year  1842  Doctor  Stickney  came  to  Hancock.     He  was  a  son  of  Dr. 


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HANCOCK    CENTENNIAL.  41 

Joirmiah  Stiokney,  of  Antrim  ;  ho  was  a  very  pleasant  man,  ami  was  liked  \m{\\ 
as  a  physician  and  citizen.  After  remaining  here  six  or  eight  years  lie  removetl 
to  Pepperell,  Mass.,  where  he  has  been  very  prosperous,  — accumnlating  a 
neat  little  fortune,  a  thing  I  am  afraid  he  never  would  have  done  here,  for 
you  are  decidedly  too  healthy  a  people  to  afford  a  doctor  the  chance  of  mak- 
ing much  money. 

About  this  time,  I  believe,  a  certain  "  Doctor"  Gould  came  here,  but  his 
stay  was  short.  The  only  thing  I  could  learn  about  him  was  that  he  was 
once  called  to  see  Deacon  Boutelle,  who  had  a  lot  of  thistles  in  his  thumb. 
After  considering  the  case  a  while  and  looking  verj'  wise,  he  gave  the  good 
deacon  a  powerful  emetic,  hoping  thereby  to  dislodge  the  thistles. 

Doctor  Wilkius  spent  a  short  time  in  Hancock  after  Doctor  Wood  and 
Doctor  Stickney  left.  He  bought  out  the  former.  Although  he  was  liked  he 
did  not  remain  long. 

Next  on  our  list  we  And  Doctor  Hadley,  who  was  a  native  of  Hancock. 
He  was  born  June  12,  1823,  on  a  farm  in  the  north  part  of  the  town,  where 
he  spent  his  boyhood.  He  was  educated  at  New  Hampton  and  Meriden,  N. 
H.,  and  was  graduated  in  medicine  at  Woodstock,  Vt.,  in  1849.  He  practised 
eight  years  in  his  native  town,  and  died  Feb.  11,  1859.  Doctor  Hadley 
was  a  promising  physician,  and  was  just  beginning  his  life-work  when  disease 
laid  a  heavy  hand  upon  him.  He  was  an  excellent  man,  universally  liked, 
and  his  death  was  a  sad  blow  to  his  numerous  friends. 

You  were  fortunate  in  having  Dr.  I.  Craigue  for  your  next  physician.  He 
was  born  in  Troy,  Vt.,  in  1832,  and  was  graduated  in  medicine  from  the 
Harvard  Medical  College,  Boston,  Mass.,  in  1857.  For  a  while  he  was  as- 
sistant physician  at  the  Insane  Retreat  at  Hartford,  Conn.  From  there  he 
came  to  Hancock,  and  remained  till  1863.  He  then  went  to  Chester,  Vt., 
remaining  there  till  1875;  but  finding  country  practice  too  severe  for  him, 
he  lemoved  to  Lawrence,  Mass.,  where  he  resided  until  his  death  in  1877. 
During  his  residence  in  Hancock  he  married  Mr.  Josiah  Stone's  eldest  daugh- 
ter, who  still  survives  him.  Doctor  Craigue  was  a  universal  favorite,  and 
although  but  a  young  physician,  was  much  looked  up  to  and  trusted.  His 
removal  was  a  cause  of  general  regret.  While  in  Chester  he  had  an  excellent 
practice,  and  the  same  good  fortune  followed  him  to  Lawrence;  but  that 
terrible  disease,  pneumonia,  laid  him  low  just  in  the  prime  of  manhood.  He 
was  a  true  Christian  ;  always  found  on  the  side  of  truth  and  right,  and  very  in- 
fluential in  the  church  of  which  he  was  a  member.    Such  men  are  always  missed. 

I  will  mention,  in  passing.  Doctor  Mather,  who  practised  but  a  short  time. 
Not  liking  general  medicine,  he  studied  dentistry,  in  which  profession  he 
gained  quite  a  reputation.     He  died  in  town  but  a  few  years  ago. 

Last  on  my  list  I  find  the  name  of  Dr.  Albert  H.  Taft.  He  commenced  his 
medical  career  in  Hancock  in  18G7,  and  remained  till  1872,  w^heu  he  moved  to 
Winchester,  N.  H.,  where  he  has  a  fine  practice,  and  has  earned  himself  a 
lasting  reputation.  He  remembers  with  gratitude  the  interest  the  good 
people  of  the  town  took  in  him  while  he  was  among  you.  Doctor  Taft  had 
a  great  many  friends  here,  especially  among  the  young  people. 

Before  closing,  I  desire  to  say  a  few  words  in  memory'  of  Dr.  Jacob  A. 


42  HISTORY   OF   HANCOCK,    NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


Wood.  He  was  born  in  the  southern  part  of  the  town  on  the  okl  Wood 
place,  May  U,  1810,  and  spent  his  boyhood  working  on  the  farm  summers, 
and  attending  school  in  the  winter.  When  sixteen  years  old,  he  went  to 
Francestown  to  learn  the  saddler's  trade,  but  his  health  not  being  very  firm, 
he  returned  home.  Some  years  later  he  studied  medicine  with  Doctor 
Crombie,  of  Francestown,  whose  daughter  he  afterward  married.  Still  later 
he  was  a  pupil  of  the  celebrated  Doctor  Twitchell,  of  Keene;  attended  med- 
ical lectures  in  Boston,  and  at  the  Vermont  Medical  College  at  Woodstock, 
and  at  the  latter  place  received  his  degree  in  1836.  He  commenced  practice 
at  once  in  his  native  town.  Though  highly  esteemed,  he  thought  best  to 
seek  a  wider  field,  and  therefore  about  the  year  1851  removed  to  Boston, 
remaining  there  some  six  years.  During  his  stay  in  Boston  he  commenced 
treating  Pott's  disease  of  the  spine  on  an  improved  principle.  He  became 
so  celebrated  in  the  treatment  of  spinal  diseases  that  his  friends  in  New 
York  urged  him  strongly  to  establish  himself  in  that  city.  He  finally  did  so, 
and  there  remained  until  his  death,  March  21,  1879. 

Doctor  Wood  was  cei'tainly  the  most  celebrated  physician  the  town  ever 
produced,  and  among  the  most  celebrated  of  the  state.  He  was  very  fond  of 
athletic  sports,  and  in  his  youth  developed  the  fine,  erect  figure  which  he 
preserved  till  the  day  of  his  death.  Some  of  you  will  remember  how  erect 
he  used  to  sit  as  he  rode  through  the  village  in  his  old  gig.  Doctor  Wood 
always  took  delight  in  telling  about  his  Hancock  experiences. 

Although  he  was  a  skillful  surgeon  and  an  excellent  general  practi- 
tioner, yet  he  attained  his  greatest  success  in  the  treatment  of  spinal  dis- 
eases, and  in  the  treatment  of  them  won  fame  and  many  friends  all  over 
the  country.  He  was  a  member  of  Doctor  Booth's  church,  of  University 
place.  New  York.  A  good  friend,  a  devoted  husband;  as  a  man,  dignified, 
firm,  and  decided,  yet  gentle,  genial,  and  generous,  he  gladdened  the  hearts  of 
those  with  whom  he  came  in  contact.  He  lived  a  noble  and  self-sacrificing 
life,  and  died  trusting  firmly  in  the  Master  he  had  served  so  faithfully. 

And  now,  my  friends,  I  trust  the  health  of  your  town  will  be  as  well 
guarded  during  the  next  one  hundred  years  as  it  has  been  in  the  past,  and 
that  you  may  raise  up  many  who  will  do  honor  to  our  profession. 

"  Hancock  Artillery,  and  other  Military  Organizations  of  Han- 
cock?'' Col.  David  A.  Wood,  of  Somerville,  Mass.,  had  been  selected 
to  respond  to  this  sentiment,  but  not  being  able  to  be  present,  his 
manuscript  was  read  by  Z.  W.  Brooks,  after  which  the  orator  of 
the  day  gave  a  few  reminiscences  of  the  various  military  organiza- 
tions which  have  existed  here.  Besides  the  Artillery  there  have 
been  at  different  times  well-officered  but  ununiformed  companies, 
known  as  the  "String  Beans  "  and  "Slum  Bangs,"  and  at  one  time 
there  was  a  company  of  cavalry  called  "the  Troop,"  made  up  in  part, 
at  least,  of  men  belonging  to  Hancock. 

Song — "One  Hundred  Years  Ago,"  by  members  of  the  Artil- 


HANCOCK    CENTENNIAL.  43 

lery   in    modern,  and    some   of   the    older   citizens  in   Continental, 
uniform,  the  band  playing  accompaniment. 

^''  Laioyers  of  Hancock.''''     Response  by  Carl  E.  Knight,  Esq.,  of 
New  London. 
Mr.  President,  Ladies  and  Gentlemen  : 

I  wish  that  the  person  selected  to  respond  to  this  sentiment  could  have 
been  present  to-day,  because  it  seems  especiallj'  fltting  that  a  native  of  Han- 
cock should  have  the  pleasure  and  the  honor  of  responding  in  behalf  of  her 
lawyers.  Although  I  can  not  call  myself  a  sou  of  Hancock,  I  feel  as  if  I  was 
next  of  kin,  for  here  my  great-grandfather  and  my  grandfather  lived,  my  own 
father  was  born,  reared,  and  educated,  and  always  pointed  with  pride  to  the 
old  seminary  as  his  alma  mater,  and  I  felt  myself  at  home  when  I  tauglit  for 
a  year  your  high  school. 

Hancock  has  sent  out  men  who  have  been  successful  in  every  trade  and 
calling,  and  she  can  point  with  especial  pride  to  her  sons  who  have  made  the 
law  their  profession,  for  they  have  filled  and  adorned  every  department  of 
justice;  they  have  sat  upon  the  bench,  have  iuftuenced  courts  by  their  strong 
and  logical  arguments,  have  carried  juries  bj'  their  oratory,  and  have  been 
authors  of  legal  works  which  were  standard  authority.  If  we  mention  those 
who  attended  the  academies,  we  shall  find  there  one  who  reached  the  highest 
position  in  the  gift  of  the  American  people,  and  another  who  was  an  honored 
judge  of  our  New  Hampshire  courts. 

Every  institution  of  learning  has  sent  out  men  who  have  worked  nobl}' 
and  well  and  made  for  themselves  an  honorable  reputation  more  lasting  than 
marble,  and  the  academies  of  Hancock  have  furnished  their  full  quota  for 
every  profession  and  trade ;  but  the  list  of  lawyers  who  have  been  here  to 
school  is  too  long  for  me  to  undertake  to  name  them ;  nor  is  it  within  the 
range  of  my  subject,  for  their  names  will  be  told  in  other  towns,  at  other 
centennials,  and  to-day  we  celebrate,  not  an  anniversary  of  the  schools,  but 
of  the  settlement  of  the  town. 

Nine  persons,  boru,  or  early  in  life  residents,  in  the  town  of  Hancock,  have 
studied  and  practised  law,  and  of  some  of  this  number  little  else  is  known 
than  that  they  lived  in  Hancock  and  have  practised  law  in  other  states. 
Some  moved  from  town  in  early  life,  and  few  are  left  w^ho  ever  knew  them ; 
so  that  it  is  impossible  for  me  to  do  more  than  to  name  them.  A  Mr. 
Wheeler,  a  great-uncle  of  Hon.  Charles  J.  Fox,  was  a  resident  of  the  town, 
but  moved  to  Noith  Carolina,  where  he  practised  his  profession  with  lionor 
and  success,  and  was  at  one  time  a  member  of  the  bench.  Charles  Wheeler, 
an  uncle  of  Hon.  Charles  J.  Fox,  —  but  whether  a  son  of  Judge  Wheeler  or 
not,  I  have  been  unable  to  ascertain, ^  —  went  to  Missouri,  where  he  had  an 
extensive  and  lucrative  practice. 

Charles  James  Fox  was  born  in  Hancock  Oct.  28,  1811,  and  graduated  from 
Dartmouth  college  with  high  honors  in  1831.  Three  years  later  we  find  him 
treasurer  of  the  Nashua  &  Lowell  railroad,  and  county  solicitor.     Soon  after- 


He  was  a  nephew. 


44  HISTORY    OF   HANCOCK,    NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


wards  he  was  appointed  a  commissioner  of  bankruptcy,  and  before  he  was 
thirty  years  of  age,  he  was  associated  witli  Judges  Bell  and  Parker  to  revise 
the  statutes  of  New  Hampshire.  In  1843  lie  published  the  "Town  Officer"; 
a  work  of  great  merit  and  value,  which  was  a  standard  authority  for  many 
years.  He  was  not  only  a  student  of  the  law,  but  amid  the  cares  of  a  labo- 
rious profession,  he  found  time  for  the  study  of  general  literature,  which  he 
fondly  loved;  and  had  his  life  been  prolonged,  he  would  have  taken  a  high 
place  in  the  field  of  letters.  His  early  death,  in  1846,  deprived  New  Hamp- 
shire of  one  of  her  ablest  lawyers  and  purest  men;  and,  in  the  language  of 
one  of  his  friends,  he  was  "  one  of  the  greatest  and  best  of  men." 

The  Whitcomb  brothers,  Charles  and  Adolphus,  went  to  the  land  of  golden 
promise  (California)  in  the  early  days  of  emigration  to  that  Eldorado,  to 
practise  law.  Charles  lived  but  a  short  time  after  their  arrival,  but  Adolphus 
continued  to  practise  his  profession  for  many  years,  by  which  he  amassed  a 
fortune ;  so  that  now,  retired  from  the  cares  and  vexatious  of  the  law,  he 
passes  the  greater  part  of  his  time  in  travelling.  But  he  is  not  forgetful  of 
his  native  town,  and  to  his  munificence  Hancock  will  be  indebted  for  her 
commodious  library  building. 

Algernon  B.  Baldwin  went  to  the  city  of  Chicago,  where,  by  integrity  and 
industry,  he  has  gained  for  himself  an  extensive  practice ;  and  in  the  next 
decade  of  years  we  expect  to  hear  much  more  of  him. 

Charles  A.  Wood  is  a  lawyer  in  Idaho,  and  George  Stevens,  now  of  Lowell, 
is  district-attorney  of  Middlesex  county,  Mass. 

Edward  B.  Knight  was  born  in  Hancock  in  1835,  and  graduated  from 
Dartmouth  college  in  1861.  He  commenced  the  practice  of  law  in  the  city 
of  Dover,  N.  H.,  but  stayed  there  only  a  few  months,  when  he  moved  to 
Charleston,  West  Virginia,  where  he  still  resides,  engaged  in  the  active 
duties  of  his  profession,  in  which  he  has  gained  the  reputation  of  being  one 
of  the  ablest  lawyers  in  the  state. 

All  have  stood  high  in  their  profession,  and  were  always  found  on  the  side 
of  right  and  truth;  following  the  example  of  the  honored  man  whose  name 
this  town  bears. 

The  greatest  of  American  statesmen  and  jurists,  himself  a  native  of  the 
Granite  state,  who  to-day  sleeps  peacefully  beneath  the  green  sod  of  his  own 
beloved  Marshfield,  within  the  sound  of  the  mighty  ocean,  whose  music  so 
delighted  his  ear,  —  when  at  a  public  dinner  he  was  called  upon  to  reply  in 
behalf  of  the  lawyers,  gave  this  toast :  "  The  law.  It  has  honored  us  ;  may 
we  honor  it."  To-day,  Hancock  can  invert  the  toast,  in  the  proud  conscious- 
ness that  her  sons  have  not  only  been  honored  by  the  law,  but  that  they  have 
imparted  a  charm  and  a  lustre  to  a  profession  already  adorned  with  the  most 
talented  and  gifted  of  mankind. 


'■'•Hancock  Forty  Years  Ago.""  Hon.  A.  W.  Sawyer,  of  Nashua, 
who  had  been  engaged  to  respond  to  the  above  sentiment,  being 
unable  to  be  present  on  account  of  pressing  professional  engage- 
ments, responded  ably  by  a  letter,  read  by  John  P.  Hills,  Esq.     We 


HANCOCK    CENTENNIAL.  45 

regret  that  the  letter  has  been  lost.  He  mentioned  that  "forty 
years  ago"  was,  in  sonie  respects,  a  "golden  age"  for  Hancock,  as 
"  Hancock  Factory  "  was  then  rapidly  growing  up,  and  two  flourish- 
ing seminaries  were  located  here.  The  learned  Judge  also  referred 
with  jileasure  to  the  church-going  and  moral  character  of  its  citi- 
zens at  that  date. 

Music  by  the  band.  , 

"  The  Men  and  Women  of  1788,  xcho  laid  the  foundation  of 
the  first  Church  of  Hancock.''''  Response  by  Dea.  Henry  Knight, 
of  Peterboro'.  A  list  of  the  founders  of  the  church  was  read. 
The  flame  of  religion  which  they  lighted  was  still  burning,  as  the 
return  to-day  of  their  descendants  to  the  home  of  their  childhood, 
with  well-rounded  Christian  characters,  amply  testified. 

^'■Bennington:  The  Mother  Rejoices  in  the  Prosperity  of  the 
Daughter.''''  W.  D.  Woods,  with  an  original  poem,  responded  to 
this  sentiment,  and  his  sharp  hits  at  things  past  and  present,  and 
his  droll  manner  of  delivery,  kept  the  multitude  in  a  roar  of 
laughter  during  its  recital. 

ONE    HUNDRED    YEARS    AGO. 

Ot  Hancock  one  Imndred  years  ago, 
Tell  us,  ye  hoary  heads,  all  ye  know; 
Tell  the  thrilling  tales  your  fathers  told 
When  you  were  young  and  they  were  old. 

You  and  your  fathers  cleared  these  everlasting  hills, 
These  fruitful  vales  with  never -failing  rills; 
Yes,  consumed  that  lonely  forest  with  your  fires. 
Declared  war  with  stumps,  Bushes,  and  briers; 

On  hills,  in  vales,  reared  many  a  peaceful  home, 
Where  years  before  the^cruel  savage  roamed; 
Removed  the  rocks  from  fields  we  plough  and  sow; 
Planted  the  ti-ees  where  red-cheeked  apples  grow ; 
Built  the  granite  walls,  an  everlasting  chain. 
Fences  once  made  never  to  be  built  again. 

Farmers,  lucky  for  us  those  stone  walls; 
Without  them  we  could  not  live  at  all. 
Where  they  stand  we  should  build  brush  fences. 
Then  how  could  we  pay  our  awful  expenses  ? 

Don't  it  take  near  an  X  to  build  a  print  dress  ? 
That  is  my  exiierience,  and  yours,  too,  I  guess. 
Ten  dollars  for  a  bonnet  that  does  them  no  good, 
Xot  worth  half  as  much  as  an  old-fashioned  hood. 

They  give  to  the  head  not  a  whit  of  protection  — 
You  scarcely  can  see  they  have  any  connection. 
But  you  are  right,  ladies,  we  are  the  fools. 
We  say  "  Go  ahead !  "  we  're  willing  to  be  tools. 


46  HISTORY   OF   HANCOCK,    NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


This  is  one  channel  in  Avhich  flow  our  expenses, 

And  we  sure  could  not  live  and  mend  old  brush  fences. 

Hoary  heads,  unborn  thousands  will  bless  you,  I  tiiist, 
When  your  worn-out  cages  have  returned  to  the  dust, 
And  your  souls,  that  God  loves,  have  been  long  o'er  the  river, 
There  to  soar  with  his  angels  forever,  forever. 

WHY  HANCOCK  CLAIMS  BENNINGTON  AS  HER  DAUGHTER. 

Hancock  once  owned,  in  her  north-east  corner, 
Down  in  the  valley  where  the  weather  is  warmer, 
Where  the  Contoocook  river  hurries  on  to  the  sea. 
One  of  the  water-powers  in  this  land  of  the  free. 

She  built  there  a  factory,  a  hotel,  and  store, 

A  paper-mill,  saw-mill,  dwelling-houses  a  score. 

It  was  called  Hancock  Factory,  and  was  known  all  around. 

For  it  made  the  best  shirting  that  then  could  be  found. 

Over  this  Mother  Hancock  was  greatly  elated ; 
She  owned  half  the  cotton  mUls  in  this  state,  it  is  stated ; 
That  place  was  her  daughter,  her  darling  pet  child, 
And  grew  prouder  and  prouder  until  she  was  wild. 

As  time  rolled  along  this  daughter  begun 
To  say  to  her  mother,  "  I'm  now  twenty-one! 
You  must  let  me  go,  for  I  'm  bound  to  marrj-, 
Out  of  three  towns,  Tom,  Dick,  and  Harry. 

And  when  we're  united,  you,  mother,  we'll  show 
A  town  in  the  valley  that  can  hoe  its  own  row." 
Mother  H.  shook  her  head  and  said,  "My  dear  child, 
You  surely  are  crazy,  your  ideas  are  wild. 

The  land  that  you  '11  marry  is  n't  worth  a  corn-popper ; 
One-half  of  that  land  would  not  keep  a  grass-hopper." 
In  reply  said  the  daughter,  "My  heart  shall  not  quail; 
My  ship  may  go  down,  but  I  surely  shall  sail." 

'T  was  a  family  jar,  but  it  had  a  short  run. 
But  that  was  the  jar  that  jifi'red  out  Bennington, 
Of  which  Mother  Hancock  now  says  she  is  proud, 
But  why  she  is  so  we  submit  to  this  crowd. 

OUR    PROSPERITY. 

We  've  succeeded  in  getting  extensively  trusted  — 
Sometimes  we  think  we  nearly  are  "busted"; 
Of  that.  Mother  Hancock,  you  surely  can't  boast  — 
You  don't  owe  a  dollar  —  not  many,  at  most. 

We've  succeeded  in  getting  about  a  railroad  and  a  half; 
Farmers  prize  it  as  highly  as  a  poor  cow  and  calf. 
One  runs  straight  through  us  and  gives  us  no  depot, 
The  other  is  balky  and  wc  call  it  a  "  no  go." 

The  dark  side  of  success  is  the  one  I  have  cited ; 
We  trust  in  the  future  these  things  will  be  righted. 
Of  our  good  success  I'm  not  going  to  boast; 
Let  Mother  Hancock  judge,  she  knows  the  most. 


1  'm  going  to  say  no  more  on  this  line. 
But  I'm  going  back  to  "  ye  olden  time. 


DANIEL  GOODHUE, 


v\i-^ov\.i»*  v»\v<'^^'»».  V.  Kvvtx^  ^v?,\)yk^i,  wvs^. 


HANCOCK   CENTENNIAL.  47 

I  remember  when  our  fathers'came  up  here  to  vote; 
They  thought  this  place  was  far  too  remote. 

But  up  to  ^Nlarch  meeting  they  surely  would  go, 

If  they  dug  all  the  way  through  six  feet  of  snow. 

But  wlien  thoy  were  here  thoy  were  all  right,  that's  sure, 

Though  a  March-meeting  journey  was  hard  to  endure. 

But  Mother  Hancock  was  kind,  and  too  kind,  I  think  — 
She  gave  plenty  to  eat  and  too  much  to  drink. 
For  when  thej'  came  home  they  would  be  so  excited 
'T would  take  forty-eight  hours  to  get  them  all  righted. 

i  remember  the  gingerbread  my  father  would  buy, 
It  was  7x9  and  tormenting  dry; 
But  anything  brought  fi-om  the  middle  of  the  town 
Was  sure  to  relish,  and  so  it  went  down. 

Well,  we've  come  up  here  to  see  the  old  lady, 
From  the  oldest  all  the  way  down  to  the  babj". 
We  find  Mother  Hancock  one  hundred  years  old  — 
She  wears  like  a  dollar  made  out  of  pure  gold. 

"  jTAe  /Schools  of  Hancock — Past  and  Present^  Response  by- 
Rev.  Daniel  Goodhue,  of  Pembroke,  who  ably  reviewed  the  condi- 
tion of  Hancock  schools  during  the  past  century,  giving  a  graphic 
account  of  the  old-time  school-house,  with  its  monster  fireplace, 
hard  and  uncomfortable  benches  and  rude  furniture.  The  study  of 
reading,  spelling,  and  writing,  was  then  considered  sufficient  for 
girls,  while  the  boys  had  arithmetic  added.  The  schools  numbered 
from  twenty-five  to  one  hundred  pupils,  whose  ages  varied  from  four 
to  twenty-three  years.  One  of  the  first  qualifications  of  a  master, 
then,  was  to  be  able  to  handle  the  ferule  and  the  rod  in  a  vigorous 
manner.     This  was  the  state  of  the  schools  for  the  first  fifty  years. 

In  the  last  fifty  years,  a  wonderful  change  has  taken  place.  In- 
stead of  the  rude,  cold  school-houses,  we  have  buildings  of  the  highest 
style  of  architecture,  supplied  with  every  modern  appliance  for  the 
comfort,  health,  and  convenience  of  the  pupils,  and  an  abundance  of 
books  treating  of  every  known  science  and  all  branches  of  human 
knowledge.  As  a  result,  our  scholars  are  now  farther  advanced  at  the 
ages  of  ten  to  fourteen,  than  formerly  at  eighteen  to  twenty-three. 
Now  a  teacher  is  sought  for  instead  of  a  master  for  our  public 
schools,  and  the  ladies  largely  employed  as  instructors.  From  the 
public  schools  has  come  the  Hancock  academy,  of  which  he  gave 
u  brief  history,  showing  that  it  was  a  credit  and  an  ornament  to 
the  town. 

Now,  what  have  these  schools  accomplished?  They  have 
reared  up  a  more  refined,  intelligent,  and  useful  class  of  citizens. 


48  HISTORY    OF   HANCOCK,    NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 

men  capable  of  doing  their  own  business  in  town  and  state,  and 
women  who  have  stood  on  a  par  if  not  above  the  men.  They  have 
also  educated  men  and  women  for  other  towns  and  states  In  the 
professions,  directly  and  indii-ectly,  twenty-seven  have  been  edu- 
cated—  seven  lawyers,  five  physicians,  and  fifteen  clergymen. 
These  have  mostly  been  reared  up  for  other  places,  and  have  stood 
high  in  their  several  callings.  And  after  man  was  created  upon 
the  face  of  the  earth  in  the  noble  and  pure  image  of  his  Maker, 
"God  saw  that  it  was  not  good  for  man  to  be  alone."  And  Hancock 
is  not  to  be  outdone  in  rearing  helpmeets  in  all  the  various  circles 
of  man's  life.  May  it  not  be  said  of  the  sons  and  daughters  of 
Hancock,  as  it  was  of  Jacob  of  Israel,  "What  hath  God  wrought?" 
Eternity  alone  can  reveal  the  tale  of  good  the  schools  of  Hancock 
have  done.  May  the  same  be  said  of  them  as  they  shall  assemble 
here  in  one  hundred  years  to  come. 

The  multitude,  with  band  accompaniment,  then  sang  the  following 

HYMN. 

Written  for  the  Centennial  Anniversary  of  the  Incorporation  of  the  Town  of  Hancock,  X.  H. 

BT    WALTER    GATES,  M.  D. 
Tune  —  "  AMEUICA." 
Of  thee,  my  native  town, 
With  name  of  high  renown,  — 

Of  thee  I  sing  : 
To  none  in  all  the  land, 
From  lake  to  ocean  strand. 
Did  God's  creative  hand 
Such  beautj-  bring. 

Where  broad  expansive  views 
Of  autumn  forest  hues 

Did  please  the  eye; 
There  fertile  hill  and  dale, 
The  fi-uitful  field  and  vale,— 
Doth  every  sense  regale 

And  need  supply. 

But  now  we  honor  thee. 
Review  thy  history,— 

Thy  praise  declare,— 
For  through  one  hundred  years, 
Thy  worthiness  appears. 
And  this  to  all  endears 

The  name  you  bear. 

Though  far  thy  sons  may  roam, 
Their  love  for  childhood's  home 

Will  never  cease; 
But  here  and  everywhere, 
To  God  ascends  the  prayer, 
That  he  will  ever  spare 

And  give  thee  peace. 


HANCOCK    CKNTENNIAL.  49 

Just  before  the  assembley  adjourned,  it  was  voted,  "  That  it  is 
desirable  that  a  history  of  Hancock  be  jirepared  and  printed  at  an 
early  day,  and  that  any  funds  remaining  in  the  hands  of  the  centen- 
nial committee  after  all  expenses  are  i)aid,  be  devoted  to  forward- 
ing this  enterprise." 

The  president  in  closing  the  exercises  congratulated  the  assem- 
bly on  the  general  good  order  and  good  feeling  of  the  day,  and 
especially  thanked  the  residents  of  the  town  for  their  noble  response 
to  the  wishes  of  the  centennial  committee. 

Benediction  by  Rev.  J.  W.  Coolidge.  A  salute  by  the  Artillery 
closed  the  exercises  of  the  day. 

Thus  passed  the  centennial  celebration  of  the  good  old  town  of 
Hancock,  —  an  occasion  which  will  long  be  remembered  by  all  in 
attendance,  and  which  reflected  great  credit  on  those  who  planned 
and  so  successfully  carried  it  out.  No  accidents  or  disorderly  con- 
duct, and  there  was  absolutely  no  indication  of  liquor-drinking  to 
disturb  the  kindly  feeling  that  pervaded  the  multitude.  The  only 
inconvenience  suffered  was  the  slight  scud  of  rain  before  mentioned, 
and  the  discomfort  of  a  strong  south-west  wind,  which  blew  a  per- 
fect gale  during  a  greater  part  of  the  day. 

An  interesting  communication  to  the  Peterboro'  Transcript^ 
commending  the  report  of  the  proceedings  from  which  we  have 
drawn  so  freely,  furnished  by  Mr.  C.  A.  Whittaker,  ends  as 
follows :  "  Thus  closes  one  hundred  years  of  struggles  and  toils, 
hopes  and  fears,  pleasures  and  pains,  defeats  and  victories.  And  as 
the  golden  sun  sunk  behind  the  western  hills,  and  the  happy  throng 
scattered  for  their  homes,  we  could  but  rejoice  at  the  glorious  pros- 
peel  that  opens  before  us,  as  compared  with  that  which  greeted  our 
fathers  one  hundred  years  ago.  And  standing  now  at  the  head  of 
forty  centuries  of  Greek  and  Roman  and  English  civilization,  and 
inheriting  liberally  of  Scotch-Irish  and  P^nglish  pluck,  henceforth 
and  forever  there  must  be  no  such  thing  as  defeat  for  the  sons  and 
daughters  of  the  glorious  old  town  of  Hancock." 

Dr.  D.  K.  Boutelle,  of  Lake  City,  Minn.,  sent  the  following  poem, 
which  came  too  late  to  be  read  on  the  occasion  :  — 

TO   HANCOCK. 

Old  Hancock,  town  of  lionoied  name! 

All  liaU  thy  hills  and  valleys  green; 
Thy  rocks,  thy  rills,  thy  lakes  and  plain, 

'I'hv  river,  and  each  cool  ravine. 


50  HISTORY   OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 


For  now  a  hundred  years  have  fled 
Since  first  our  fathers  broke  the;^  gloom. 

The  deep,  dark  forests  o'er  the  spread, 
Then  shutting  out  the  light  of  noon. 

And  then  beneath  the  sylvan  shade, 

The  treach'rous,  stealthy  Indian  prowled. 
While  bears  and  panthers  fearless  preyed, 

And  the  gaunt  wolves  here  nightly  howled. 
The  swift-limbed  elk  and  timid  fawns 

Here  browsed  upon  the  birchen  buds; 
The  stately  moose,  Avith  pond'rous  horns, 

Strode  monarch  of  th'  umbrageous  woods. 

The  fathers  came,  thy  trees  they  felled; 

With  sinewy  arms  the  logs  they  piled; 
Their  watch  o'er  smold'ring  fires  they  held, 

And  changed  to  ash  thy  forests  wild. 
With  toilsome  pains  thy  ground  thej^  tilled; 

With  sweaty  brows  thy  fields  they  reaped; 
Their  bams  with  hay  and  grain  they  filled, 

And  cellars  with  thy  products  heaped. 

They  builded  homes  where  comfoil  dwelt,  — 

Though  void  of  luxuries  such  as  ours,— 
Ai-ound  their  fireside  hearths  they  knelt. 

And  daily  pledged  to  God  their  powei-s. 
Our  mothers,  too,  "  'bove  rubies' "  worth. 

Provided  for  their  households'  need; 
They  spun,  they  wove  their  "home-spun"  clo 

And  food  prepared  "all  hands"  to  feed. 

They  'stablished  schools,  — and  of  the  best;  — 

Aye,  Schools  of  Hancock,  far  renowned! 
Thy  sons  and  daughters  have  been  blessed 

With  education's  light  profound. 
A  library,  too,  did  they  provide,— 

1  read  its  volumes  when  a  boy;  — 
To-day  it  is  thy  chiefest  pride. 

For  all  thy  children  to  enjoy. 

The  church  they  formed,  its  house  they  buill, 

In  honest  faith  they  worshiped  God ; 
In  drinking  rum  they  saw  no  guilt; 

Of  .Joseph  Cook  they  never  heard ! 
And  now,  beneath  those  stones  and  trees. 

They  sleep  in  yonder  burial  ground. 
Where  whispering  pines,  to  every  breeze, 

Impart  their  saddening,  pensive  sound. 

And  now  thy  children  of  to-day,  — 

The  legatees  of  all  thy  past,  — 
True  hoiiiage  to  those  fathers  pay. 

Who,  by  their  deeds,  our  state  have  cast; 
And  may  their  sons  and  daughters  still. 

For  generations  yet  to  come. 
The  mission  of  true  scions  fill, 

And  on  the  old  stock  improve  sonic. 


HANCOCK   CENTENNIAL.  51 


Until  another  hundred  yeais 

Have,  in  the  course  of  time,  rolled  round,  — 
Aye.  in  the  ninrch  of"  true  ideas, 

Maj'  th'  out-do  all  their  fathers  found. 
May  thej'  help  spread  true  reason's  li^ht,— 

The  highest  boon  on  man  conferred,  — 
And  banish  superstition's  night,— 

The  darkest  night  he  e'er  incuired. 

Old  Hancock,  town  of  honored  name! 

All  hail  thy  hills  and  valleys  green ; 
Thy  rotks,  thy  rills,  thy  lakes  and  plain; 

Thy  river,  and  each  cool  ravine; 
For  now  a  hundred  years  have  fled 

since  first  our  fathers  broke  the  gloom. 
The  deep,  dark  forests  o'er  tliee  spread, 

Then  shutting  out  the  light  of  noon. 

Quite  a  number  of  interesting  letters,  containing  responses  to  in- 
vitations, were  received  by  the  committee,  and  read  at  a  subsequent 
meeting  of  citizens.  It  is  to  be  regretted  that  many  of  tliese  let- 
ters were  lost.  Of  those  remaining  in  the  hands  of  the  committee, 
we  subjoin  the  following :  — 

FROM  JUDUE   inVIN   W.    GATES. 

SuPEKiOR,  Wis.,  Sept.  11,  1879. 
To  Okland  E.\tox,  Esq.,  the  Citizens  of  the  town  of  Hancock,  and  especially 
all  old-time  friends  who  may  gather  there  on  the  17th  of  the  present 
month  to  celehrate  the  incorporation  of  the  town : 
I  regret  much  that  it  will  not  be  possible  to  be  with  you  on  that  day.  I 
am  glad  you  are  goiug  to  celebrate,  and  hope  as  many  as  possible  who  are  the 
children  of  the  old  town  will,  on  that  occasion,  go  home  to  the  place  of  their 
nativity,  and  have  such  a  hearty  reunion  as  will  strengthen  their  brotherly  love 
and  affection  for  the  old  hills  and  scenes  of  their  childhood.  In  spirit  I  shall 
be  with  you  on  that  day,  and  shall  often  think  of  the  many  things,  both  sad 
and  joyous,  that  will  be  brought  to  mind  when  you  are  gathered  together. 
One  of  my  sons  is  now  in  New  England,  and  I  hope  he  will  be  able  to  be  with 
you.  That  the  day  may  be  one  of  joy,  and  also  result  in  much  good  to  the 
present  citizens,  as  well  as  all  otlieis  who  may  gather  with  them,  is  my  most 
sincere  and  hearty  desire.  With  a  willing  heart  and  ready  hand  to  grasp  all 
friendly  hands  presented,  I  remain  most  truly  yours, 

IRVIN    W.  GATES. 


FROM  BEV.  A.  BOWERS. 

Huntington,  W.  Va.,  Sept.  2,  1879. 
Mr.  Orlanu  Eaton  : 

Dear  old  Schoolmate  and  Friend,  — The  circular  postal  of  the  Hancock  Cen- 
tennial Committee  is  just  at  hand.     I  regret  that  distance  and  pressing  duties 


52  HISTORY    OF    HANCOCK,    NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


here  deprive  me  of  the  pleasure  of  joining  you  in  the  celebration  of  the  17th 
instant.     My  heart,  however,  is  with  you. 

A  grand  time  to  you  ;  a  thousand  blessings  on  you  all !     May  each  succeed- 
ing generation  be  more  prolific  than  its  predecessor  in  great  and  good  men, 
and  prosperity  of  every  kind  be  the  heritage  of  our  dear  old  native  town. 
Cordially  yours,  ALBERT   BOWERS. 


FBOM    W.  A.  NfTTlXa,    ESQ. 

Boston,  Sept.  16,  1879. 
Orlaxd  Eaton,  Joshua  S.  Lakin,  John  P.  Hills,  Centennial  Committee, 
Hancock,  N.  H. : 
Gentlemen, — Your  card  of  invitation  to  attend  with  you  at  the  Centen- 
nial Celebration  of  the  Town  of  Hancock,  Sept.  17th,  was  received,  and  I  re- 
turn my  sincere  thanks  to  you  for  it.  I  shall  not  be  able  to  be  with  you,  and 
I  regret  it  very  much,  for  it  would  bring  to  mind  many  old  memories  of  the 
past  good  times  I  have  had  there,  and  I  should  meet  many  of  my  old  friends 
whom  I  have  not  seen  for  years.  My  best  wishes  are  for  you  all,  and  hope 
you  will  have  a  joyous  time.  Many  times  during  the  day  I  shall  think  of 
the  good  time  you  are  having. 

Saying  again  that  I  regret  very  much  my  inability  to  be  present,  I  wish 
you  God  speed  in  your  good  works.  Yours,  very  respectfully, 

W.  A.  NUTTING. 


FE03I  HOX.   J.   A.    CVMMINGS. 

Boston,  Sept.  1,  1879. 
Mr.  Orland  Eaton: 

Dear  Sir,  —  Yours  of  the  30th  ult.  at  hand.  I  shall  be  pleased  to  accept 
your  kind  invitation  to  be  present  at  the  Celebration  of  Hancock's  Centennial 
on  the  17th  insi.,  and  would  cheerfully  accept  of  the  duty  of  replying  for  the 
lawyers  of  Hancock,  if  I  was  permitted  to  do  so,  particularly  as  you  have 
given  me  all  the. ammunition  needed  for  the  occasion.  My  early  education 
was  received. in  the  common  schools  of  Hancock,  but  it  did  not  ripen  into  a 
profession.  Your  letter,  I  think,  is  written  under  the  impression  that  I  am  a 
lawyer.  I  am  a  printer  and  editor  instead,  but  ready  to  perform  any  dutj^  as 
occasion  demands,  as  a  live  Yankee  should  be.  The  lawyers,  however,  might 
prefer  that  one  of  their  own  number  should  speak  for  them,  in  which  case  I 
should  be  satisfied  with  an  exhibition  of  silent  eloquence  in  behalf  of  the 
printers.  Yours  truly,  J.  A.  CUMMINGS. 

I  sincerely  hope  old  Hancock  will  celebrate  the  occasion  as  it  deserves. 
The  memories  of  a  boyhood  passed  among  her  rugged  hills  make  her  name 
dear  to  every  one  whose  lot  in  after  life  is  cast  in  other  scenes. ^ 

1  Pressing  private  engagements  on  that  day  prevented  the  presence  in  pei-son  of 
Hon.  'Mx.  Cummings. 


HANCOCK    CENTENNIAL.  63 

FROM  HOX.     ]y.   B.    WASHBURN. 

Greenfield,  Mass.,  Sept.  8,  1879. 
Messrs.  Eaton,  Lakin,  and  Hills,  Centennial  Committee  of  Hancock : 

My  Dear  Sirs,  — Your  iuvitatioa  is  at  hand  to  be  present  at  your  Celebra- 
tion on  the  17th.  I  regret  that  my  engagements  are  such  that  it  will  be  im- 
possible for  rae  to  avail  myself  of  your  kiuduess.  I  recall,  with  pleasure,  my 
early  days  spent  in  your  good  town,  and  if  I  can  not  truly  claim  to  be  a  son 
of  Hancock,  ray  father  was  one,  and  heuce  it  would  seem  that  I  ought  to  be  a 
grandson.     Wishing  you  success  in  your  undertaking, 

I  remain  most  truly  yours,  W.    B,    WASHBUKN. 


FROM  PLATOON  B,  l$t  LIGHT  BATTERY,  N.  H.  N.   G. 

Hancock,  N.  H.,  Sept.  6,  1879. 
To  the  Centennial  Committee : 

Gentlemen,  —  At  a  meeting  of  the  officers  and  soldiers  of  Platoon  B,  1st 
Light  Battery,  N.  H.  N.  G.,  it  was  voted  to  accept  the  invitation  extended  to 
them  by  you  to  do  escort  duty  on  the  17th  iust. 

Respectfully  yours,  ALVAH   COPELAND, 

Company  Clerk. 


FROM  MR.  AND  MRS.    WASHBURN. 

San  Andreas,  Cal.,  Sept.  5,  1879. 
Gentlemen,  —  Many  thanks  for  your  kind  remembrance  and  invitation.  It 
would  afford  us  the  greatest  pleasure  to  be  with  you  at  your  Centennial,  but 
"circumstances  we  can  not  control"  will  not  allow  us  to  be  present  in  per- 
son. Rest  assured  our  thoughts  and  best  wishes  are  with  you  often,  and  will 
be,  on  the  17th  of  this  month,  doubly  intensified. 

Dear  old  Hancock !     May  she  enjoy  in  her  future  centuries  the  peace  and 
prosperity  which  have  been  hers  during  the  one  just  closing. 
Youi's,  with  kindest  regard, 

MR.  &  MRS.  FRANK  WASHBURN. 


FROM  .J.   F.  KEYES,    ESQ. 

Ashland,  N.  H.,  Sept.  11,  1879. 
Messrs.  Orland  Eaton,  Joshua  S.  Lakin,  and  John  P.  Hills  : 

Gentlemen,  —  Your  invitation  to  be  present  at  your  Centennial  Celebration 
is  received  with  thanks.  I  shall  endeavor  to  be  present,  and  hope  to  meet  a 
large  number  of  the  natives  of  good  old  Hancock. 

Re,spectfully,  J.  F.  KEYES. 


54  HISTORY    OF   HANCOCK,    NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 

FROM  JAMES    P.  PEARSON,    ESQ. 

Washington,  Sept.  15,  1879. 
Messrs.  Orland  Eaton,  Joshua  S.  Lakix,  and  John  P.  Hills,  Centen- 
nial Committee: 
Your  postal,  extending  to  me  an  invitation  to  be  present  at  the  Celebration 
of  the  Centennial  of  the  Incorporation  of  the  Town  of  Hancock,  received. 
Thanks  for  your  kind  remembrance.  Having  been  East  once  this  season,  I 
regret  that  I  have  not  the  time  at  my  disposal  to  be  present  vpith  you  on  the 
17th  inst.  Trusting  that  the  one  hundred  years  just  past  is  but  the  infancy 
of  the  town,  and  with  best  wishes  for  its  future  prosperity,  I  am,  very 
respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

JAMES   P.  PEARSON. 

P.  S.  —  fo.OO  enclosed  as  a  mite  toward  expenses. 


FROM  ALGER XOX  B.    BALDWIN,   ESQ. 

Chicago,  Aug.  11,  1879. 
Orland  Eaton,  Esq.,  Hancock,  X.  H.  : 

Dear  Sir,— You  letter,  containing  a  cordial  and  flattering  invitation  on  be- 
half of  the  committee,  to  be  present  at  the  Centennial  Celebration  to  be  held  at 
Hancock  in  September  next,  was  duly  received.  My  only  apology  for  not  an- 
swering it  at  once,  is  that  I  have  delayed  in  the  hope  that  I  might  so  arrange 
ray  aflairs  as  to  be  able  to  accept  the  invitation.  To  do  honor  to  the  noble 
men  who  cheerfully  exiled  themselves  to  lay  the  foundation  of  a  new  state  in 
the  depths  of  a  New  England  wilderness  is  the  duty  of  each  succeeding  gen- 
eration :  their  title  to  honor  and  gratitude  from  their  descendants  rests,  not 
so  much  upon  their  courage  and  endurance  in  encountering  and  overcoming 
the  dangers,  privations,  and  hardships  of  pioneer  life,  as  on  the  fact  that  the 
greater  part  of  what  is  best  and  most  worthy  of  admiration  in  American  civ- 
ilization, is  the  natural  result  of  the  working  of  the  ideas  and  principles  they 
cherished,  and  the  institutions  they  established  —  civil  and  religious  liberty, 
the  open  school-house,  freedom  of  speech  and  press,  general  diffusion  of  in- 
telligence, respect  for  labor,  obedience  to  law.  All  these  are  the  fruit  of  the 
seed  sown  in  the  wilderness  by  the  early  settlers  of  New  England.  We 
should  be  undutiful  children,  indeed,  if  we  failed  either  to  feel  or  express  our 
reverence  for  the  memory  of  those  from  whom  we  have  received  so  priceless  a 
heritage.  But,  though  not  insensible,  I  hope,  to  the  claims  of  duty,  I  confess 
the  strongest  inducement  to  accept  your  invitation  is  the  thought  of  the 
pleasure  of  going  home  once  more  to  our  common  mother,  and  gathering 
with  all  her  wandering  children  arouud  her  knees,  on  her  one-hundredth 
anniversary.  Surely  no  sou  or  daughter  of  Hancock  would  willingly  be  ab- 
sent from  that  thanksgiving  feast.  My  chair  should  not  be  vacant,  if,  by  any 
reasonable  sacrifice,  I  could  be  there  to  fill  it ;  but  before  your  invitation  was 
received  I  had  made  arrangements  of  such  a  character,  that  I  find  it  impossi- 
ble to  change  them  so  as  to  be  at  Hancock  at  the  time  fixed  for  the  celebration. 


VIEW  OF  CENTENNIAL 


V\i-\0&\.^?*  ?»\H-\^  *.    V.   l,VVt*s  ^V»Q»t?,^  M,(,S5,. 


TOPOGRAPHICAL   ITEMS.  65 


As  you  suggested  that,  if  present,  I  might  be  expected  to  say  something 
in  the  name  of  the  "Lawyers  of  Hancock,"  permit  me  to  say  here,  that  I 
have  often  wondered  how  any  one  born  and  reared  among  the  peace-loving 
inhabitants,  and  under  the  tranquilizing  influences  of  the  quiet  old  town, 
should  ever  think  of  entering  that  profession,  whose  practice  is  a  perpetual 
warfare.  I  remember  being  told  in  boyhood,  by  an  old  resident,  that  for 
nearly  flfty  years  there  had  not  been  a  single  lawsuit  between  citizens  of 
the  town  ;  the  story  of  that  one  suit,  in  the  remote  past,  was  handed  down  by 
tradition,  and  regarded  as  proof  of  the  soundness  of  Puritan  theology,  in  at- 
tributing total  depravity  to  unregenerate  man.  My  early  training  led  me  to 
place  lawsuits  in  the  same  category  as  sickness,  death,  and  other  dire  calami- 
ties. Yet,  in  spite  of  all  this,  the  "  green  bag  "  fraternity  occasionally  finds 
recruits  for  its  ranks.  But  if  the  influences  which  the  good  old  town  throws 
aroundher  children  in  early  life,  are  not  strong  enough  to  deter  some  of  them 
from  becoming  lawyers  In  after  years,  those  influences  ought,  at  least,  to  pre- 
vent her  lawyer  sons  from  ever  becoming  promoters  of  strife,  ought  to  make 
them  seek  to  attain  the  highest  ideal  in  the  profession,  to  cause  them  to  remem- 
ber that  they  are  ministers  in  the  temple  of  justice,  and  that  their  true  func- 
tion is  to  aid  in  redressing  wrong,  preventing  oppression,  and  securing  justice 
between  man  and  man.  Such  has  been  the  character  of  the  lawyers  sent  out 
from  Hancock  in  the  past,  who  have  done  their  work  and  gone  to  their  re- 
ward. May  their  example  be  emulated  by  those  now  in  the  arena  of  active 
life,  and  those  who  may  come  hei'eafter. 

Hoping  your  celebration  may  be,  as  I  doubt  not  it  will,  a  complete  success, 
and  again  regretting  that  I  can  not  be  with  you,  I  am. 

Very  truly  yours,  A.    B.    BALDWIN. 


CHAPTER   III. 
TOPOGRAPHICAL   ITEMS. 

The  town  of  Hancock  is  situated  in  latitude  42°  57',  and  longi- 
tude 71°  53'  west  from  Greenwich.  It  is  about  thirty-three  miles 
south-west  from  Concord,  twenty  miles  north-east  from  Keene,  and 
thirty-two  miles  north-west  from  Nashua. 

It  has  a  great  diversity  of  soil  and  a  considerable  variation  of 
climate.  It  has  a  mean  elevation  of  not  far  from  one  thousand 
feet  above  the  level  of  the  sea.  From  the  survey  of  the  Manchester 
&  Keene  railroad,  made  by  B.  F.  George,  Esq.,  we  learn  that  the 
road-bed  near  the  Contoocook  river  is  six  hundred  and  sixty-four 
feet,  at  the  station  at  the  center  of  the  town  eight  hundred    and 

[A  view  of  the  Centennial  gathering  is  inserted  here,  which  we  regret  is  imper- 
fect in  not  showing  the  military.] 


56  HISTORY    OF    HANCOCK,    NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 

seventy-seven  feet  and  at  "Hayward's  ridge,"  a  few  rods  from  Har- 
risville  line,  ten  hundred  and  thirty-four  feet  above  the  sea  level. 
Mount  Skatutahkee  rises  to  the  height  of  over  two  thousand  feet, 
and  there  are  many  other  elevations  of  from  twelve  to  eighteen 
hundred  feet. 

Considerable  areas  of  land,  largely  of  alluvial  formation,  are  to 
be  found  along  the  banks  of  the  Contoocook  river  and  its  tributaries; 
whil'e  the  north  and  west  parts  of  the  town  are  much  more  elevated 
and  bi'oken.  A  few  tracts  of  what  is  known  as  plain  land  are  to 
be  found  in  the  town,  one  of  which  is  situated  near  the  shore  of 
Half-moon  pond,  not  far  from  where  the  first  settlement  of  the  town 
was  made,  it  being  a  part  of  the  farm  now  owned  by  G,  I.  Hayward. 

Norway  plain,  on  which  the  village  is  built,  is  situated  between 
Norway  pond  and  Norway  hill.  There  are  also  several  acres  of 
plain  land  on  what  was  the  Ninian  Clark  farm  in  the  north-east 
section ;  and  in  the  south-west  part  of  the  town,  on  the  original 
William  Lakin  farm,  may  be  found  a  plain,  a  portion  of  which  ex- 
tends into  Harrisville. 

Like  most  of  the  state,  there  is  to  be  found  in  Hancock  an  abun- 
dance of  granite,  or  at  least  what  is  popularly  known  by  that  name. 
Not  only  do  we  find  immense  ledges,  but  also  huge  boulders  that 
have  evidently  been  moved  from  their  native  beds  by  the  action  of 
ice  and  water  in  some  remote  period.  The  most  remarkable  collec- 
tion of  boulders  in  town  may  be  found  on  the  farm  of  A.  S. 
Wood,  a  visit  to  which  would  well  repay  the  expense  of  a  journey 
of  hundreds  of  miles. 

The  soil  of  the  town  is  made  up  largely  of  decomposed  granite. 
But  little  use  can  be  made  of  these  immense  masses  of  rock  for  build- 
ing purposes,  as  it  is  impossible  to  work  it  into  any  form  or  shape. 
The  smaller  boulders  have,  however,  been  utilized,  in  a  measure, 
in  building  many  miles  of  stone  walls,  to  form  division  fences;  to- 
day a  standing,  or  perhaps  falling^  memorial  of  the  industry  of  a 
past  generation. 

Plumbago  is  found  in  Miller's  mountain  and  other  sections  of  the 
north  part  of  the  town,  but  not  in  sufficient  quantity  to  warrant  its 
being  worked. 

Hancock  is  "  beautiful  for  situation."  From  the  summit  of  Mount 
Skatutahkee  a  view  can  be  obtained  that  can  hardly  be  surpassed 
in  beauty  and  loveliness,  especially  if  it  be  supplemented  by  a  view 
from  the  top  of  Little   Skatutahkee,  a  short  distance  west  of   the 


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higher  mountain.  Almost  the  entire  area  of  the  town,  with  large 
sections  of  the  adjoining  towns,  is  spread  out  before  the  eye  of 
the  beholder  like  a  panorama.  To  the  west  lie  the  hills  of  Nel- 
son. On  the  north  may  be  seen  Antrim  mountain,  with  the 
Crotched  mountain  on  the  north-east,  and  opening  vistas  between, 
stretching  through  Hillsboro'  and  Merrimack  counties,  and  probably 
with  a  glass  to  aid  the  vision,  as  far  as  the  White  hills.  On  the 
south-east  tower  the  Lyndboro',  Peterboro',  and  Temple  mountains, 
while  on  thee  south  rises  the  lofty  peak  of  Grand  Monadnock  in 
Dublin  and  Jeffrey.  Nearer  at  hand  are  Miller's  mountain,  Nahor 
hill,  Norway  hill,  Bald  mountain,  and  elevations  that  as  yet  have 
no  name,  with  beautiful  valleys  and  fertile  fields  amid  what  appears 
to  be  an  almost  unbroken  forest.  At  our  feet  is  the  Center  village, 
with  its  church-spire  and  few,  scattered  houses  peeping  out  from  the 
surrounding  foliage.  Other  homes  may  be  seen  nestling  among 
the  everlasting  -hills. 

I  doubt  if  there  is  any  lake  scenery  in  the  world  more  attractive 
than  that  viewed  from  these  elevations.  Lake  Nubanusit,  set  partly 
in  Nelson  and  partly  in  Hancock,  needs  only  the  poet's  pen  to  portray 
its  beauties,  to  make  it  famous,  and  bring  to  its  shores  tourists  from 
all  lands.  There  was  a  time  when  near  its  borders  happy  homes 
were  found;  but  now  all  signs  of  man's  presence  have  departed. 

Other  lakes  and  lakelets  may  be  seen  at  different  points,  among 
which  may  be  mentioned  Willard's  pond  in  Antrim,  Hunt's  pond 
and  Norway  lake  in  Hancock,  together  with  several  sheets  of  water 
in  Harrisville. 

Two  other  bodies  of  water  not  yet  noticed  are  specially  attractive. 
One  is  a  lakelet  at  the  foot  of  Little  iSkatutahkee,  on  the  west  side, 
deep  down  in  the  valley,  seldom  visited,  yet  so  beautiful  that  of  it 
it  may  be  truly  said,  that  to  have  seen  it  once  "  is  a  joy  forever." 
The  other,  bearing  the  name  of  "Juggernaut,"  is  a  little  to  the  east 
of  Skatutahkee.  Surrounded  by  its  dark,  wooded  shore,  and 
situated  in  the  heart  of  an  extensive  tract  of  broken  land  among 
the  hills,  its  waters  gleam  in  the  August  sunshine  like  a  pearl  on  the 
breast  of  Nature. 

No!  we  have  no  need  to  travel  in  foreign  lands  to  find  scenes 
that  will  minister  to  our  love  for  the  beautiful. 

Lake  Nubanusit  is  utilized  for  reservoir  purposes,  and  this,  to  the 
utilitarian,  may  be  deemed  its  chief  value.  It  has  an  area  of  about 
eight  hundred  acres.     Spoonwood  pond,  lying  wholly  in  Nelson,  but 


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whose  waters  flow  into  the  lake  and  through  Hancock,  is  also  used  as 
a  reservoir.  Together  the  two  bodies  of  water  are  about  one  thou- 
sand acres  in  extent,  from  which  an  average  draught  of  about 
thirteen  feet  of  water  can  be  drawn.  This  lake  is  the  source  of 
the  Nubanusit  river,  that  flows  through  Nelson,  Harrisville,  and 
Peterboro',  where  it  joins  the  Contoocook.  Probably  no  body  of 
water  as  large  as  this,  and  as  valuable  as  a  reservoir  can  be  found 
east  of  the  Mississippi  river  at  as  high  an  altitude :  it  can  not  be 
much  less  than  fourteen  hundred  feet  above  the  level  y^  the  sea. 

Mud  pond,  the  source  of  what  is  knoAvn  as  the  Shadrach  Tenney 
brook,  discharges  its  waters  into  this  lake,  and  the  same  may  be 
said  of  Tenney  pond,  a  little  west  of  it,  near  Nelson  line. 

On  the  north  side  of  Mount  Skatutahkee,  and  near  its  base,  is 
Jack's  pond,  from  which  a  small  brook  flows  into  Hunt's  pond,  the 
source  of  Hosley  brook. 

Half-moon  pond  is  near  the  southern  border  of  tlie  town,  not  far 
from  the  corner  of  Harrisville  and  Peterboro'.  Its  fine  beach  and 
the  shady  groves  near  it  make  it  a  pojjular  resort  for  picnic  gather- 
ings and  summer  camps. 

Norway  lake  is  a  fine  body  of  water  of  some  forty-seven  acres, 
near  the  center  of  the  town. 

Of  Juggernaut  pond,  mentioned  above,  I  will  add  that  it  is  noted 
for  its  depth,  which  has  never  been  determined  definitely,  seventy- 
two  feet  of  line  having  failed  to  reach  its  bottom  at  one  place. 

The  Contoocook  river  is  by  far  the  largest  stream  of  water  in 
the  town,  forming  a  part  of  its  eastern  boundary,  and  from  1794  to 
1842 — when  Bennington  was  set  off — running  through  a  portion  of 
it.  Its  entire  length  is  about  one  hundred  miles.  While  the  course 
of  most  of  the  streams  east  of  the  Alleghany  system  of  mountains 
is  to  the  south  and  east,  this  river  flows  in  a  northerly/  direction. 
It  is  a  lovely  river,  and  retains  the  name  given  to  it  by  the  Indians, 
who  once  had  their  homes  on  its  banks  and  fished  in  its  waters. 

"  Their  names  are  on  our  waters; 
We  can  not  wash  them  out." 

From  the  beginning  this  river  has  had  an  important  place  in  our 
history.  It  formed  the  natural  boundary  to  the  town,  and  the  diffi- 
culty of  making  a  bridge  over  it  was  adduced  as  one  reason  for  the 
formation  of  the  township.     (See  chapter  on  roads  and  bridges.) 

The  water-power  at  the  "Factory  village,"  now  Bennington,  was 
utilized  at  an  early  period;  and  although  now  within  the  limits  of 


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another  town,  it  continues  to  be  a  source  of  wealtli  to  those  livinrj 
in  that  vicinity. 

All  the  streams  of  Hancock  find  their  way  to  the  sea  through  this 
river.  Its  principal  tributaries  from  Hancock  arc:  Moose  brook, 
whicli  takes  its  rise  in  Willard's  pond  in  Antrim,  and  flowing  in  a 
south-east  direction  through  the  town,  empties  into  the  Contoocook 
near  the  junction  of  the  two  railroads ;  ^Ferguson  brook,  which 
is  formed  by  the  union  of  Davis  brook,  that  takes  its  rise  at  the 
southern  base  of  Mount  Skatutahkee,  and  Hosley  brook,  that  rises 
on  the  north  side  of  the  same  mountain  in  Jack's  pond,  as  men- 
tioned above.  This  has  also  a  south-east  direction,  running  a  little 
south  of  the  center  of  the  town.  After  passing  through  a  corner 
of-Beterbor^',4t^^^-^^e^-tlie- town  and  empties  its  waters  into  the 
Contoocook  near  Cavender's  station.  Some  of  the  most  valuable 
land  in  town  is  in  the  valley  of  this  stream. 

There  ai'e  several  other  small  streams  in  town.  Four  brooklets, 
taking  their  rise  on  the  south-west  side  of  Mount  Skatutahkee, 
unite  their  waters  and  flow  through  Harrisville  into  the  Nubanu- 
sit  river.  I  will  venture  to  give  to  this  stream  the  name  of 
Skatutahkee. 

Moose  brook  has  several  tributaries  of  considerable  size,  as  has 
also  Hosley  brook,  among  which  I  will  mention  one  that  runs 
through  the  valley  at  the  foot  of  the  "sand  hill."  Its  waters,  clear 
and  cold,  seldom,  if  ever,  fail.  Small  streams  issue  during  a  portion 
of  the  season  from  Half-moon  and  Juggernaut  ponds. 

Previous  to  the  middle  of  the  eighteenth  century  the  territory 
within  the  limits  of  the  town  was  an  almost  unbroken  forest. 
About  that  time  the  summits  of  Mount  Skatutahkee,  and  what 
is  known  as  Bald  mountain,  now  owned  by  Henry  W.  Ware,  were 
burned  over  by  forest  fires. 

Many  traces  of  the  residence  of  the  Indians  may  be  found  in  the 
town  ;  but  the  first  settlers  found  none  here.  I  have  been  informed 
by  A.  'S.  Wood,  that  sometime  after  his  grandfather  had  settled 
in  town,  on  several  occasions  Indians  from  a  distance  visited 
him,  on  their  way  to  Mount  Skatutahkee  to  procure  certain  plants 
of  a  medicinal  nature  to  be  found  upon  its  sides.  Who  they  were, 
and  from  whence  they  came,  we  know  not;  but  doubtless  they  were 
the  descendants  of  those  who  once  roamed  over  our  rugged  hills 
and  had  their  temporary  homes  in  our  beautiful  valleys.  The  lakes 
and  streams  then  swarmed  with  fish,  and  an  abundance  of  game  was 


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to  be  found  on  every  hand.  There  is  also  evidence  that  they  under- 
stood the  art  of  converting  the  sap  of  the  maple  into  sugar,  and 
perhaps  they  raised  some  corn  on  the  banks  of  the  river. 

Indian  "fire-hearths"  are  to  be  found  near  the  Junction;  stone 
arrow-heads,  gouges,  etc.,  near  Half-moon  pond  and  Norway  pond, 
and  a  fine  specimen  of  a  gouge  (probably  used  for  tapping  maples), 
on  land  now  owned  by  Dea.  Orland  Eaton. 

The  early  settlers  found  two  pieces  of  meadow  land  upon  which, 
at  that  time,  no  trees  were  growing.  One  of  small  extent  was  situ- 
ated on  the  south  side  of  Juggernaut  pond,  on  the  stream  flowing 
from  it;  the  other  was  west  of  the  "mountain."  The  cause  of 
these  spots  being  nearly  free  from  trees,  and  in  grass,  can  be  traced 
to  the  dams  built  by  beavers  in  the  long  ago.  The  water,  over- 
flowing the  land,  killed  the  trees,  and  the  beavers  having  been  killed 
or  di'iven  away,  the  dams  decayed,  and  when  the  waters  receded, 
grass  took  the  place  of  the  original  forest  growth. 


CHAPTER   IV. 


THE   FLORA   OF   HANCOCK. 


The  flora  of  Hancock  is  more  extensive  than  many  who  have 
spent  their  entire  lives  within  its  limits  might  suppose.  Miss  Lydia 
D.  Osgood,  at  our  request,  has  kindly  prepared  the  tables  we  give 
below :  — 

FLORA    OF    HANCOCK. 

BY  MISS   LYDIA  V.   OSGOOD. 


CROWFOOT  FAMILY. 

Clematis  virginiana  (virgin's  bower). 

Hepatica  triloba  (liver  leaf). 

Anemone  nemorosa  (wind  flower). 

Anemone  virginiana. 

Thalictrum  anemonoides  (rue  anemone). 

Thalictrum  dioicum  (early  meadow 
rue). 

Thalictrum  purpurascens  (purplish 
meadow  rue). 

Thalictrum  cornuti  (tall  meadow  rue). 

Ranunculus  aquatilis  (water  crowfoot). 

Ranunculus  flammula  var.  reptans  (spear- 
wort  crowfoot) . 


Ranunculus  reeurvatus  (crowfoot). 

Ranunculus  Pennsylvanicus  (bristly 
crowfoot) . 

Ranunculus  fascicularis  (early  butter- 
cup). 

Ranunculus  repen  s  (creeping  butter 
cup). 

Ranunculus  bulbosus  (bulbous  butter- 
cup). 

Ranunculus  acris  (tall  buttercup). 

Caltha  palusti-is  (marsh  marigold). 

Coptis  trifolia  (tree-leaved  goldthread). 

Aquilegia  Canadensis  (wild  columbine). 

Actaea  alba  (white  baneberry) . 


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MOON-SEEP  FAMILY. 

Menispermum   Canadcnsc   (Canadian 
moon-seed). 

UAKBERRY  FAMILY. 

Harberis  vulgaris  (barberry), 
("anlophylluni    thalicthroides   (blue    co- 
hosh). 
Podophyllinn  pcltatuin  (may-apple). 

\VATER-LILY   FAMILY. 

IJrasoua  peltata  (water-shield). 
Xj-mphiBa  odoi-ata  (white  water-lily). 
Xupliar  advena  (yellow  water-lily). 

PITCHER-PLANT  FAMILY.  i 

Sarraconia  purpurea(side-saddle  flower). 

POPPY  FAMILY. 

Sangiiinaria  Canadensis  (blood -root). 

FUMITORY  FAMILY. 

Dicentra  eucullaria   (Dutchman's 

breeches) . 
Dicentra  Canadensis  (squirrel-corn). 
Corydalis  glauca. 
Fumaria  officinalis  (fumitory). 

MUSTARD  FAMILY. 

Brassica  sinapsis  alba  (white  mustard). 
Brassica  sinapsis  nigra  (black  mustard). 
Sisymbrium  officinale  (hedge  mustard). 
Nasturtium  armoi-acia  (horse  radisb). 
Nastui-tium  palustre  (marsh-cress). 
Cardamine  hirsuta  (bitter  cress). 
Capsella     bursa    pastoris     (shepherd's 

purse). 
Lepidium  Virginicum    (wild  pepper- 

grass). 

VIOLET  FAMILY. 

Viola  sagittata  (arrow-leaved  violet) 
V'iola  cucullata  (common  blue  violet). 
Viola  blanda  (sweet  white  violet). 
Viola  laiiceolata  (lance-leaved  violet). 
Viola  rotundifolia  (round-leaved  violet). 
\iola  i)ubf.scens  (j-ellow  violet). 
Viola  tricolor  (heart's  ease). 

ROCK  ROSE  FAMILY. 

Helianthemum  Canadense  (frostweed). 
Lecha>a  minor  (pinweed). 

ST.  JOHN'S  WORT   FAMILY. 

Hypericum  perforatum   (common    St. 

John's-worth). 
Hypericum  corymbosum. 
Hj-pericum  Canadense. 
Hypericum  sarothra  (pine  weed). 
Elodes  Virginica  (marsh  St.John's-wort) . 


PINK  FAMILY. 

Lychnis  githago  (corn-cockle). 

Silene  inflata  (bladder  campion). 

Saponaria  officinalis  (s  o  ap  -  w  o  r  t  or 
bouncing  Bet). 

Cerastium  %'iscosum  (mouse-ear  chick- 
weed). 

Stellaria  longifolia  (stitchwort). 

Stellaria  media  (chickwced). 

Arenaria  laterflora  (sandwort). 

Spergularia  rubra  (.sand  spui-rey). 

Spergula  arvensis  (corn  spurrey). 

Anychia  dichotoma  (forked  chickwced). 

Schleranthus  annuus  (knawel). 

Molhigo  vcrticillata  (carpet-weed). 

PURSLANE  FAMILY. 

Portiilacca  oleracea  (common  purslane). 
Claj-tonia  Virginica  (spring  beauty). 

LINDEN  FAMILY. 

Tilia  Americana  (American  linden  or 
basswood). 

GERANIUM  FAMILY. 

Oxalis  stricta  (yellow-wood  sorrel). 
Geranium  Carolinianum  (cranesbill). 
Geranium  Robertianum  (herb  Robert). 
Impatiens    pallida    (pale    touch-me-not 

jewel-weed). 
Impatiens    fulva   (orange   touch-me-not 

jewel-weed). 

CASHEW  FAMILY. 

Rhus  toxicodendron  (poison  ivy). 
Rhus  venenata  (poison  dogwood). 
Rhus  typhina  (sumach). 
Rhus  copallina  (dwarf  sumach). 

VINE  FAMILY. 

Vitis  labrusca  (fox  grape). 
Vitis  cordifolia  (frost  grape). 
Ampelopsis     quinquefolia     (Virginia 
creeper). 

STAFF  TREE   FA.MILY. 

Celastrus  scandens  (climbing  bitter- 
sweet). 

SOAPBERRY    FAMILY. 

Acer  spicatum  (mountain  maple). 
Acer  Pennsylvanicum  (striped  maple). 
Acer  saccharinum  (rock  or  sugar  maple). 
Acer  dasycarpum    (white  or  silver 

maple). 
Acer  rubrum  (red  or  swamp  maple). 

POLYGALA   FAMILY. 

Polygala  sanguinea. 

Polygala  pancifolia  (fringed  polygala). 


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PULSE  FAJIILY. 

Trifolium  agrarium  (yellow-hop  clover). 
Trifolium  procumbens  (low-hop  clover). 
Trifolium  arvense  (rabbit-fort  clover;. 
Trifoliura  pratense  (red  clover). 
Trifolium  repens  (white  clover). 
Desmodium  acuminatum  (tick-trefoil). 
Robinia  pseudacacia  (locust-tree). 
Apios  tuberosa  (wild  bean). 
Amphicarptea  monoica  (hog-peanut). 
Vicia  satira  (common  betch  or  tare). 

ROSE  FAMILl'. 

Prunus Pennsylvanica  (wildred  cherry). 

Prunus  serotina  (wild  black  cherry). 

Prunus  Virginiana  (choke  cherry). 

Spirea  tomentosa  (hardback). 

Spirea  salicifolia  (common  meadow 
sweet). 

Geum  rivale  (purple  or  water  avens). 

Geum  strictum  (field  avens) . 

Potentilla  Norvegica  (Norway  cinque- 
foil). 

Potentilla  Canadensis  (flve-flnger). 

Potentilla  argentea  (silvery  flve-flnger). 

Potentilla fruticosa  (shrubby  five-finger). 

Fragaria  Virginiana  (wild  strawberry) . 

Fragaria  vesca. 

Dalibarda  repens. 

Rubus  odoratus  (purple-flowex'ing  rasp- 
berry.) 

Rubus  triflorus  (dwarf  raspberry). 

Rubus  strigosus  (wild  red  raspberry) . 

Rubus  villosus  (high  blackberry). 

Rubus  Canadensis  (low  blackberry). 

Rubus  hispidus  (running  swamp  black- 
berry). 

Agrimonia  eupatoria  (common  agri- 
mony) . 

Rosa  Carolina  (swamp  rose). 

Rosa  lucida  (dwarf  wild  rose). 

Rosa  blanda  (early  wild  rose). 

Rosa  rubiginosa  (sweet  brier). 

Crataegus  coccinea  (scarlet-fruited  thorn). 

Crataegus  tomentosa. 

Amelanchier  Canadensis  (June  berry,  or 
shadbush). 

Pyrus  malus  (common apple). 

Pyrus  arbutifolia  (common  choke  berry) . 

Pyrus  Americana  (mountain  ash). 

SAXIFRAGE  FAMILY. 

Ribes  cynosbati  (wild  gooseberry). 
Ribes  lacustre  (swamp  gooseberry) . 
Ribes  prostratum  (fetid  currant) . 
Saxifrage  Pennsylvanica  (swamp  saxi- 

ft-age). 
Tiarella  cordifolia  (false  mitrewort) . 


Mitella  diphylla  (two-leaved  mitrewort, 
or  bishop's  cap). 

OUPINE   FAMILY. 

Penthorum  sedoides  (ditch  stone-crop). 
Sempervlvum  tectoi-um  (house  leek). 
Sedum  telephium  (live-for-ever). 

WITCH-HAZEL  FAMILY. 

Haraamelis  Virginica  (witch-hazel). 

EVENING  PRIMROSE  FAMILY. 

Circsea  lutetiana    (enchanter's  night- 


Epilobium  angustifolium  (fire-weed). 
Epilobium  coloratum  (fire-weed) . 
Epilobium  palustre  (willow  herb). 
iEnothra  biennis  (evening  primrose), 
^nothra  pumila  (evening  primrose). 
Ludwigia  palustris  (false  loosestrife). 

MELASTOMA  FAMILY. 

Rhexia  Virginica  (deer  grass,  or  meadow 
beauty). 

LOOSESTRIFE  FAJMILY. 

Xexaja  verticillata  (swamp  loosestrife). 
Lythrum  salicaria  (spiked  loosestrife). 

PARSLEY   FAMILY. 

Hydrocotyle    Americana   (water-penny 

wort). 
Slum  Uncase  (water-parsnip). 
Carum  carni  (caraway) . 
Archangelica  atropurpurea  (angelica). 
Ileracleum  lanatum  (cow  parsnip). 

GINSING  FAMILY. 

Aralia  racemosa  (spikenard). 
Aralia  hispida  (bristly  sarsaparilla) . 
Aralia  nudicaulis  (common  wild  sarsa 
parilla). 

DOGWOOD  FAMILY. 

Cornus  Canadensis  (dwarf  cornel,  or 
bunch-berry.) 

Coi-nus  circinata  (round-leaved  dog- 
wood). 

Cornus  alternifolia. 

Cornus  stolonifera. 

Nyssa  multiflora  (sour-gum  tree). 

HONEYSUCKLE  FAMILY. 

Linnsea  borealis  (twin-flower). 
Lonicera  casrulea  (fly  honej'suckle). 
Diurilla  triflda  (bush  honeysuckle). 
Virburnum  nudum  (withe-rod). 
Virburnum  deutatum  (arrow-wood). 
Virburnum  accrifolium  (dock  mackie). 
Virburnum  lantanoides  (hobble-bush). 


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63 


Sambucus  Canadensis  (common  elder). 
Sanibueus  pubens  (red-berried  elder). 

MADDKK  FAMILY. 

lialium  asprellum  (i-ough  bcdstraw). 
Galium  trifldum  (small  bedstraw). 
Galium  apariue  (goose-grass). 
Galium    triflorum    (sweet-scented    bed- 
straw). 
Mitchella  prepens  (partridge  berry). 
Ceplialanthus  occidentalis  (button-bush). 
Houstouia  ca;rulea  (bluets). 

COMPOSITE   FA.MILV. 

Cirsium  lanceolatum  (common  thistle). 

Cirsium  arvense  (Canada  thistle). 

Cirsium  discolor  (two-colored  thistle). 

Cirsium  pumilum  (pasture  thistle). 

Cirsium  muticum  (swamp  thistle). 

Onorpordon  acanthium  (cotton  thi.stle). 

Xanthumstrumarium(cocklebur  thistle). 

Ambrosia artemisia^folia  (Roman  worm- 
wood). 

Panacetum  vulgare  (common  tansy). 

Artemisia  absinthium  (common  worm- 
wood). 

Krechthites  hieracifolia  (fireweed). 

Gnaphalium  polycephalum  (everlasting) . 

Guaphalium  uliginosum  (low  cudweed). 

Antennaria  margaritacea  (pearly  ever- 
lasting). 

Antennaria  plantaginifolia  (plantain- 
leaved  everlasting). 

Eupatorium  purpureum  (Joe-tye  weed). 

Eupatorium  perfoliatum  (thorough- 
wort)  . 

TussiJage  farl'au  (coltsfoot.) 

senecio  aureus  (golden  ragwort). 

Inula  Helenium  (elecampagne). 

solidago  bi-color  (golden  rod). 

Solidago  latifolia. 

>-olidago  arguta. 

■^olidago  altissima. 

Solidago  Canadensis. 

solidago  gigantea. 

^olidago  rigida. 

Aster  corymbosus. 

Vster  macrophyllus. 

Aster  cordifolius  (star  wort). 

Aster  patens. 

Aster  Xovic  Anglia:. 

Aster  puniceus. 

Aster  longifolius. 

Aster  multiflorus  (frostweed). 

Aster  tradescanti. 

Aster  umbellatus. 

Erigeron  Philadelphicum  (tleabaue). 

Erigeronbellidit'olium  (robins' plantain). 


Erigeron  strigosum  (daisy  fleabane). 

Erigeron  annuum  (larger  daisy  flea 
bane). 

Erigeron  Canadensc  (horseweed). 

Achillea  millefolium  (yarrow). 

Maruta  cotula  (Mayweed). 

Chrysanthemum  leneanthemum  vulgare 
(whiteweed— ox-eye  dai.sy). 

Helenium  autumnale  (sneeze-weed). 

Bidens  frondosa  (beggar-ticks). 

IJidens  connata  (swamp  beggar-ticks). 

Bidens  chi-ysanthemoides  (larger  beg- 
gar-ticks) 

Ileliopsis  lasvis. 

Rcndbeckia  hirta. 

Hendbeckia  laciniata  (common  cone 
flower). 

(Jichorum  intybus  (succory  or  chiccory). 

Leontodon  autumnale  (fall  damlelion 
orhawkbet). 

Hieracium  Canadense  (hawkweed). 

Nabalus  altissimus  (tall  white  lettuce). 

Nabalus  albus  (common  white  lettuce). 

Nabalus  fraseri  (lions'-foi't) . 

Taraxicum  dens-leonis  (dandelion). 

LOBELIA  FAMILY. 

Lobelia  cardinalis  (cardinal  flower). 
Lobelia  inflata  (Indian  tobacco). 
Lobelia  kalmii. 
Lobelia  dortmanna  (water  lobelia). 

CAMPANULA  FAMILY. 

Campanula  apai-inoides  (marsh  bell- 
wort. 

HEATH   FAMILV. 

Gaylussacia  rcsinosa  (huckleberry). 

Gaylussacia  frondosa  (danglebury). 

Vaccinium  Pennsylvanicum  (early  dwart 
blueberry). 

Vaccinium  Canadense   (high  blueberry). 

Vaccinium  corymbo.sum  (high  swamp 
blueberry). 

Vaccinium  o.xycoccus  (small  cranljcrry). 

Vaccinium  macrocarpon  (large  cran- 
berry). 

Gaultheria  procumbens  (checkerberry). 

Cassandra  calyculata  (leather-leaf). 

Andromeda  polifolia. 

Andromeda  ligustrina. 

Kalmia latifolia  (mountain  laurel). 

Kalmia  angustifolia  Hambkill,  or  sheep 
laurel). 

Rhododendron  maximum  (rliododen- 
dron). 

Azalea  nudiflora  (election  pinks). 

Clethra  alnifolia  (white  alder). 


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HISTORY    OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 


CMogenes  hispedula     (creeping   snow- 

berrj-). 
Pyrola  rotundifolia. 
Pyrola  elliptica. 

Pyrola  cblorantha  (wintergreeii). 
Pyrola  secunda. 

Cbimapbila  umbellata  fpipsissewa). 
Monotropa  uniflora  (Indian  pipe). 
Monotropa  bypopitys  (false  beecbdrops). 

HOLLT  FAJULY. 

Ilex  verticillata  (black  alder) . 
Xemopantbis      Canadensis     (mountain 
boUy). 

PLANTAIN  FAMILY. 

Plantago  major  (plantain). 
Plantago  lanceolata  (ribgrass,  or  Eug- 
lisb  plantain). 

PRIMROSE  FAMILY. 

Trientalis  Americana  (star  flower). 
Lysimacbia  tbyi-siflora  (loose  strife). 
Lysimachia  stricta. 
Lysimacbia  quadrifolia. 
Lysimacbia  eiliata. 

Anagallis  arvensis  (poor  man's  motber 
glass). 

BLADDERAVORT  FAMILY. 

Utricularia  inflata  (bladderwort). 
Utricularia  vulgaris. 

BROOM-RAPE  FAMILY. 

Epipbegus  Virginiana  (beecb-drops). 

FIGWORT  FAMILY. 

Verbascum  tbapsus  (mullein). 
Veronica  Americana. 
Veronica  ofiicinalis  (speedwell). 
Linnaria  Canadensis  (toad  flax). 
Linnaria  vulgaris  (butter  and  eggs). 
Gerardia  tenuifolia. 
Gerardia  pedicularia. 
Mimulus  ringens  (monkej-  flower). 
Hysantbes  gratioloides  (false  pimpernel. 
Gratiola  Virginiana  ( b edge-by ssop). 
Cbelone  glabra  (snake-bead). 
Pedicularis  Canadensis  (lousewort). 
Melampyrum      America  num      (cow 
wbeat). 

VERVAIN  FAMILY. 

Verbena  bastata  (blue  vervain). 
Verbena  urticifolia  (wbite  ver.vain). 

MINT  FAMILY. 

Tencrium  Canadense  (germander). 
Tricbostema  dicbotomum  (blue  curls). 
Isantbus  cserulens  (false  pennyroyal). 
Mentba  viridis  (spearmint). 


Mentba  piperita  (peppermint). 
Mentba  Canadensis  (wild  mint) . 
Lj-copus  Virginicus  (bugleweed). 
Hedeoma  pulegioides  (American  penny- 
royal). 
Collinsonia  Canadensis  (borse  balm). 
Calamintba  clinopodium  (basil). 
Monarda  flstulosa  (wild  bergamot;-. 
Xepeta  cataria  (catnip). 
Xepeta  gleeboma  (gi-ound  ivy). 
Bi-uuella  vulgaris  (self-beal). 
Scutellaria  galei'iculata  (skullcap). 
Galeopsis  tetrabip  (bemp  nettle;. 
Leonurus  cardiaca  (motberwort). 
Stacbys  palustris  (bedge  nettle). 

BORAGE  FAMILY. 

Echium  vulgare  (viper's  bugloss). 
Myosotis  palusti-is  var  laxa  (wild  forget- 
me-not). 
Ecbinospermum  lappula  (stickseed). 
Cynoglossum  morisoni  (beggar's  lice). 
Lycopsis  arvensis  (small bugloss). 

CONVOL\TJLUS  FAMILY. 

Calystegia  sepium  (bedge  bindweed). 

NIGHTSHADE  FAMILY. 

Solanum  dulcamara  (bittersweet). 
Nicandra  pbysaloides  (apple  of  Pei-u;. 
Datura  sti-amonium  (tborn  apple). 

GENTIAN  FAMILY. 

Gentiana  crinita  (ft-inged  gentian). 
Gentiana  Andrewsii  (closed  gentian). 
Gentiana  sapouaria  (soapwort  gentian). 
Menyantbes  trifoliata  (buckbean). 
Limnantbemum   lacunosum    (floating 
beart). 

DOGBANE  FAMILY. 

Apocynum  androssemifolium  (dogbane). 
Apocynum  cannabinum  (Indian  bemp). 

MILKWEED  F.tMILY. 

Asclepias  incarnata  (swamp  milkweed). 

Asclepias  cornuti  (common  milkweed). 

Asclepias  pbytolaccoides  (poke  milk- 
weed). 

Asclepias  verticillata  (wborled  milk- 
weed). 

OLI>-E  FAMILY. 

Fraxinus  Americana  (wbite  asb). 
Fraxinus  pubescens  (red  asb). 
Fraxinus  sambucifolia  (black  asb). 

BIRTmVORT  FAMILY. 

Aristolocbia  serpen t.aria (Virginia. snake- 
root). 


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THE    FLORA    OF    HANCOCK. 


65 


AMAUAMII    FAMII.V. 

Aniarantus  panieulatus. 
AmaranUis  rctroflexus  (pijrwceci). 
AuKirantus  alhus. 

in  IKWIIKAT  lAMILV. 

Polygonum    aviculare    (goose-grass,    or 

doorwooil). 
Polygoiiuin  I'ersicaria  (lady's  thumb). 
Polygonum  aiuphibium  (wator  Pi-rslca- 

I'olygonuni  acre  (water  smartwoed). 

Polygonum  Hydropiper. 

Polygonum  arifolium  (tear-thumb). 

Polygonum  sagittatum. 

Polygonum  oonvolvulus  (black  bind- 
weed). 

I'olygonum  dumetorum  (climbing  buck- 
wheat). 

IJumex  orbiculatus  (great  water  dock). 

Rumex  Britaunica  (pale  dock). 

I!unie.x  crispus  (common  dock}. 

Rumex  sanguineus  (  b  1  o  o  d  y  ■  v  e  i  n  e  d 
dock). 

Rumex  Acetosella  (sheep-sorrel). 

ilEZEKEUM  FAMILY. 

Dirca  palustris  (leatherwood). 

NKTTLE  F.A.MILV. 

Ulmus  Americana  (Auierican,  or  white 

elm). 
Urtica  dioica  (nettle). 
I'rtica  gracilis  (fence-nettle). 
I'rtica  urens  (small  nettle). 
Taportea Canadensis  (wood-nettle). 

I-LAXE-TKEE  FAMILY. 

Plataiuis  occidentalis  (buttonwood). 

^VAL.^■L■T  FAMILY. 

•luglans  cinerea  (butternut). 

(  arya  alba  (shag-bark  hickory).  . 

OAK   FAMILY. 

Quercus  alba  (white  oak). 

Quercus  rubra  (red  oak). 

Fagus  ferruginea  (American  beech). 

Coi-ylus  Americana  (American  hazel). 

Corylus  rostrata  (beaked  hazel). 

Osteya  Virginica  (American    liop-horn- 

beam). 
Carpinus  Americana  (hornbeam). 

SWEET  GALE  FAMILY. 

-Myrica  gale  (sweet  gale). 
(Jomptonia  asplenitolia  (sweet  fern). 


lilKClI   FAMILY. 

ftctula  lenta  (sweet,  or  black  birch). 

Betula  lutea  (yellow  birch). 

Betula  alba,  var.  populitolia  (American 

white  birch). 
Betula  papyracea  (paper,  or  canoe  birch). 
.\lnus  incana  (alder). 

\VILLOW   FAMILV. 

Salix  cordata  (willow). 
Salix  longifolia. 
Salix  alba. 
Salix  lucid.a. 

Populus  tremuloides  (American  aspen). 
Populus  grandidentata. 
Populus dilatata (Lombardy  poplar). 
Populus  balsamifua  var.  candicans  (balm 
of  (Jilead). 

PINE    FAMILY. 

Pinus  rigida  (pitch  pine). 
Pinus  resinosa  (red,  or  Norway  pine). 
Pinus  strobus  (white  pine). 
Abies  nigra  (black  spruce). 
Abies  Canadensis  (hemlock  spruce). 
.4.bies  balsamea  (balsam-flr). 
Larix  Americana  (American  larch). 
Taxus  baccata,  var.  Canadensis  (ground 
hemlock). 

ARUM   FA.MILY. 

Arisiema  triphyllum  (Indian  turnip). 

Calla  palustris  (water  arum,  or  wild 
calla). 

Symplocarpus  foetidus  (skunk  cab- 
bage). 

A  corns  (jalamus  (sweet  flag). 

C-\X-TAIL  FAMILY. 

Typlia  latifolia  (cat-tail  flag). 

Typlia  angu.stifolia  (nari'ow-leaved  flag). 

A  V  A  T  E  K    I"  L  A  N  T  A I N    I'  A  M  I  L  \  . 

Trigliicliin  i);i lustre  (arrow-grass). 
.Schciich/i  ria  alisnia  (water  plantain). 
Sagitlaiiii  sariabilis  (arrow-head). 

I'IClvEKEL  WEED  FAMILY. 

Pon(h;deria  cordata  (pickerel  weed). 

ORCHIS  FAMILi  . 

Orchis  spectabilis  (showy  orchis). 
Habenaria    flmbriata    (large    purple- 

fringed  orchis). 
Habenaria  psycodes  (smaller  p  ur pie - 

fringed  orchis). 
Habenaria  lacera(ragged-friuged  orchis). 
Habenaria  blephariglottis  (white-fringed 

orchis). 


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HISTORY    OF    HANCOCK,    NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


Habenaria  virescens. 
Habenaria  hyperborea.  ' 

Spirantbes  gracilis  (ladies'  tresses). 
Gordyera  pubescens  (rattlesnake  plan- 
tain) . 
Pogonia  opbioglossoides. 
Arethusa  bulbosa. 

Cypripedium  acaule  (lady's  slipper). 
Micro'stylis  monophyllos. 

IRIS  FAMILY. 

Iris  Virginica  (slender  blue  flag). 
Iris  versicolor  (lai-ge  blue  flag). 
Sisyrincbium     Bermudiana    (blue-eyed 
grass) . 

LILY   FAMILY. 

Trillium  erectum  (birchroot,  or  purple 
trillium) . 

Trillium  erythrocarpum  (painted  trilli- 
um). 

Medeola  virginica  (Indian  cucumber 
root) . 

Veratnim  viride  (Indian  poke) . 

Uvularia  sessilifolia  (bellwort). 

Clintonia  borealis. 

Streptopus  rosens  (twisted  stalk) . 

Smllacina  bifolia  (false  Solomon's  seal). 

Smilaeina  racemosa. 

Polygonatum  biflorum  (small  Solomon's 
seal). 

Polygonatum  giganteum  (large  Solo- 
mon's seal). 

Lilium  Pbiladelphicum  (wild  orange- 
red  lily). 

Lilium  Canadense  (Canada  lily). 

Erythronium  Americanum  (adder's 
tongue). 


PIPE  WORT  FAMIIA'. 

Eriocaulon  septangulare  (pipewort.) 

FERX  FAMILY'. 

Polypodium  vulgai-e  (polypody). 
Adiantum  pedatum  (maiden-hair). 
Pteris  aquilina  (common  brake). 
Woodwardia  virginica  (chain  fern). 
Asplenium  trichomeus. 
Asplenium  ebeneum. 
Asplenium  angustifolium. 
Asplenium  thelypleroides  (spleenwort). 
Asplenium  felix-foemina  (lady  fern). 
Phegopteris  polypodioides  (beech  fern). 
Phegopteris  dryopteris  (beech  fern). 
Aspidium  Thelypteris. 
Aspidium  cristatum  (wood  fern) . 
Aspidium  spinulosum  (shield  fern). 
Aspitlium  marginale. 
Aspidium  acrostichoides. 
Cystopteris  fragilis. 
Onoclea  sensibilis  (sensitive  fern). 
Woodsia  obtusa. 
Dicksonia  punctilobula. 
Osmunda  cinnamonea  (cinnamon  fern). 
Osmunda  regalis  (royal  fern). 
Botrychium  ternatum. 
Botrychium  virginicum  (moonwort). 
Opheoglossum  v  u  1  g  a  t  u  ni    (adder's 
tongue). 

CLUB  MOSS  FAMILY. 

Lycopodium  lucidulum. 
Lycopodium  annotinum. 
Lycopodium  dendroideum. 
Lycopodium  cleratum. 
Lycopodium  complanatum. 
Selaginella  rupestris. 


These  tables  have  been  prepared  with  much  care,  and  are  ex- 
haustive. We  will  only  give  in  addition,  in  this  place,  the  location 
of  some  of  the  different  kinds  of  trees  found  in  the  original  forest. 

In  the  south-east  part  of  the  town  much  of  the  original  forest- 
growth  was  white  pine.  Many  of  these  trees  would  probably  have 
been  reserved  for  "His  Majesty's  Royal  Navy,"  as  was  the  case  in 
towns  earlier  settled,  had  not  "His  Majesty"  just  about  that  time 
been  compelled  to  relinquish  all  claim  to  the  soil  and  its  productions. 

The  stump  of  a  tree,  in  good  preservation,  is  standing  on  land 
now  owned  by  Augustus  W.  Gray,  in  Bennington,  the  timber  of 
which  was  used  in  the  construction  of  the  first  bridge  over  the  Con- 
toocook,  at  the  point  where  an  iron  bridge  was  recently  built,  near 
Goodell's  works. 


67 

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EARLY    SETTLERS.  67 

Towards  the  west,  with  an  increased  altitude,  deciduous  trees 
became  more  numerous.  Near  the  center  of  the  town  and  on 
towards  the  west,  were  found  beech,  birch  (several  varieties),  black 
and  white  ash,  and  white  maple  trees.  The  rock  or  sugar-maple 
was  the  prevailing  growth  in  some  sections  of  the  west  part  of  the 
town;  the  red  oak  was  also  frequently  found.  Black  ash  was  very 
plenty  near  Tenney's  pond,  and  this  was  said  to  have  been  the 
cause  of  the  settlement  in  that  locality  of  Daniel  Tenney,  who  was 
a  basket-maker.  Hemlock  and  spruce  were  scattered  through  the 
town  then,  as  now,  and  near  the  center  there  was  an  abundance  of 
Norway  pine,  whence  the  names  given  to  the  pond,  plain,  and  hill. 

A  tract  of  land  bordering  on  Moose  brook,  known  as  the  bog, 
was  covered  with  a  dense  growth  of  cedar,  which  was  of  great  value 
to  the  early  settlers.  This  timber  was  killed  by  the  rising  of  the 
water,  caused  by  Jesse  Rogers'  dam,  at  the  spot  marked  on  the 
map  XII. 


CHAPTER    V. 

EARLY   SETTLERS. 

John  Grimes,  the  first  settler  of  Hancock,  came  from  Notting- 
ham ^yest,  by  the  way  of  Peterboro',  in  the  summer  of  1764.  He 
built  his  log  cabin  (to  which  he  brought  his  family  in  the  spring 
of  1765)  not  far  from  the  south  shore  of  Half-moon  pond  (No.  1  on 
the  map^).  The  citizens  of  Hancock  erected  an  appropriate  monu- 
ment on  this  S])Ot  in  1884.  As  his  name  does  not  appear  in  any  of 
the  papers  connected  with  the  incorporation  of  the  town,  he  had 
probably    returned    to    Nottingham    West    previous    to  that   time. 


'  The  map  ol"  Hancock,  which  we  take  great  pleasure  in  presentinfj  to  our  patrons, 
is  drawn  from  one  jjublished  in  lMo8,  with  corrections  and  additions  to  sucli  an  ex- 
tent tliat  it  is  substantially  a  new  map.  The  names  of  thost;  occui)yin;r  houses  in 
l.SoJS  arc;  retained  in  their  p'ropcr  place.  Ilousis  i  reeled  mi  new  siles  >in(:e  thai  lime 
have  been  ailded,  with  the  iiai.i.-  .il  their  ..ei-up.'inl-  in  -eiipi.  A  baii.lnned  house 
spots  are  nunibei-cd.  As  there  will  !..■  eMiilinnal  allu-ion  1m  lli<i-e  n  iiiiiliers  in  subse- 
(pieiit  ehai>tei-'<.  it  has  not  t.eeii  deeme,!  iieee-.ar\  lo  -i\,.  Ilie  iiaiii.'^  in  this  ]ilaee. 
.\l>ainloTie,l  niill  -ite-  are  iniin  l.eiv,  I  \^  ill,  i.'oniaii  niiiiieraN  -.  ■  .-liaplei-  on  •-ourees 
of  Income.  .\(  Mil  ion-  lia\e  al-o  licen  made,  -ix  in-  I  la-  locali..n-  ol  tlie  two  rail 
r<)a(l>.  liilN.  name-  o|  hill-,  >lream-,  and  lake-,  and  sarion-  points  ol  iiilere-t.  The 
courses  (jI  the  streams  lia\e  al-o  liei  n  eluniKed  in  some  instances,  as  the  origiua. 
nuip  was  somewhat  imiieileet  in  I  hi-  ic'ard. 

Till-  artist.  Mis-  l.elia  .1.  \\  <jod.  i-  imi  res])onsible  for  any  errors,  if  such  there  may 
be  found.  The  b()r<ler  ol  the  maj)  iseiitirely  her  own  design.  Ofitslie  writes:  "1  fell 
it  to  be  appropriate  to  suggest  thf;  dittenjnt  employments  in  which  people  of  Hancock 
and  neighboring  towns  are  interested, —  tlie  ditlerent  subjects  which  occupy  their 


68  HISTORY    OF   HANCOCK,    NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 

Some  of  his  children  subsequently  returned  to  Hancock,  and  his 
widow  died  there  in  1827. 

Moses  Mokrisox  came  from  Peterboro'  as  early  as  1769.  He 
settled  on  what  is  known  as  Morrison  hill,  east  of  Half-moon  pond. 

William  Lakin  came  from  Grotou,  Mass.,  probably  in  1770.  He 
settled  on  the  farm  now  owned  and  occupied  by  his  great-grandson, 
Joshua  S.  Lakin. 

Geobge  McClouky  came  from  Peterboro'.  He  settled  on  the 
farm  now  owned  and  occupied  by  Willis  A.  Washburn.  The  date 
of  his  settlement  is  not  known,  but  probably  it  was  as  early  as  1775. 

Samuel  Mitchell,  Jr.,  came  from  Peterboro'.  He  was  a  resi- 
dent of  the  town  in  1776. 

John  Young  and  John  Espie  were  also  here  at  that  time,  but 
nothing  more  is  known  of  them. 

John  Moore  came  from  Bedford  as  early  as  1773,  He  settled 
on  the  north-east  side  of  Miller's  mountain  (No.  57).  Six  children 
were  born  here;  but  about  the  year  1790  he  sold  his  farm  to  Robert 
Mathews  and  returned  to  Bedford. 

Thomas  English  was  a  brother-in-law  of  John  Moore,  and  came 
from  Bedford  in  1776.  Settled  near  Mr.  Moore  (No.  56),  and  re- 
moved to  Antrim  in  1779. 

John  Miller  came  from  Goffstown  as  early  as  1775.  Place  of 
settlement.  No.  55. 

Thomas  Miller's  name  appears  as  one  of  the  signers  of  the 
memorial  relative  to  the  incorporation  of  Antrim,  in  1776.  He  was 
probably  a  brother  of  John  Miller. 

Jonathan  Bennett,  Stephen  Bennett,  and  Asa  Adams  came 
from  Shirley,  Mass.  They  settled  on  and  near  what  is  now  known 
as  the  "Old  Stoddard  road,"  on  the  north-east  side  of  Mount  Skat- 
utahkee.  The  fii-st  town-meeting  was  held  at  the  house  of  Jonathan 
Bennett.    At  that  time  it  was  supposed  to  be  the  center  of  the  town. 

Jonathan   Barnet   was   at   Bunker   Hill   from    Society   Land. 

hmrts,  minds,  and  hands.  I  have  suggested  the  farm  products  by  vegetables  and 
grain  arranged  in  one  corner,  by  giapes  and^pples  in  another  corner;  the  raising 
of  animals  and  the  dairy  business  by  horses'  heads,  sheep,  and  cattle  in  another 
division  of  the  border  [portraits  of  these  faithful  friends] ;  some  few  manufactures 
by  specimens  of  cutlery  and  farming  tools;  saw-  and  grist-mills  by  logs,  lumber,  and 
bags  of  grain;  and  the  "literary  and  religions  interests  by  books,  papers,  and  cards, 
with  the  names  of  subjects." 

Thus  we  have  here  illustrated  the  religious,  literary,  and  artistic  tastes  of  the 
people,  as  well  as  the  diflerent  industries  in  which  they  have  been  and  still  are 
actively  engaged.  The  design  is  a  great  addition  to  the  value  of  our  work ;  but  per- 
haps the  greatest  interest  attached  to  it  is  tlie  fact  that  it  is  the  production  of  one  of 
our  own  artists;  thus  giving  in  itself  an  illustration  of  Hancock's  dioicest  treasures 
—  its  gifted  men  and  women. 


EARLY    SETTLERS.  69 

He  also  signed  the  memorial  relative  to  the  incorporation  of  An- 
trim in  1776.  It  \%  probable  that  both  names  apply  to  the  same  per- 
son, but  not  certain.  Stephen  Bennett  was  in  town  as  early  as  1778, 
and  Asa  Adams  as  early  as  1779. 

RoBEKT  DuxcAX  camc  from  Londonderry  to  Society  Land  in  1774. 
Pie  settled  at  first  on  the  east  side  of  the  river.  In  the  early  part 
of  1779  he  removed  to  what  is  now  Hancock,  and  settled  on  Nor- 
way hill.  A  little  later  he  removed  to  the  place  where  C.  E.  L. 
Hayward  now  resides. 

William  Williams  and  WiLLiAAr  Williaais,  Jk.,  came  from 
Shirley,  Mass.,  locating  at  the  place  marked  No.  24. 

Joel  Russell  settled  at  the  place  marked  No.  8G. 

Joseph  Stmojs^ds  came  from  Groton,  Mass.,  through  New  Ips- 
wich, in  the  early  part  of  1779,  possibly  in  the  fall  of  1778.  He 
settled  on  Norway  hill. 

Oliver  Lawrence,  John  Cummings,  John  Cummings,  Jr., 
and  Reuben  Cummings,  came  from  Hollis.  They  were,  without 
doubt,  here  at  the  time  of  the  petition  for  the  incorporation  of  the 
town ;  had  pui-chased  their  farms,  and  were  engaged  in  clearing 
their  land,  but  did  not  remove  their  families  here  till  a  little 
later.  Mr.  Lawrence  settled  on  what  is  known  as  the  Nathaniel 
Dow  farm,  in  1782.  John  Cummings  and  John  Cummings,  Jr.,  at 
the  place  marked  No.  88,  at  about  the  same  time.  Reuben  Cum- 
mings came  many  years  later,  if  at  all. 

Timothy  Moors  came  from  Groton,  Mass.,  thi#^igh  New  Ips- 
wich, probably  in  the  early  part  of  1779.  He  settled  on  the  place 
marked  No.  107. 

James  Davis  came  from  Paxton,  Mass.  He  settled  at  the  place 
marked  No.  30. 

David  Ames  came  from  Peterboro'.  He  settled  on  a  spot  about 
three  rods  north-east  of  the  Center  station. 

John  Foster  came  from  Deerfield,  Mass.  He  settled  on  the 
place  marked  "  Mrs.  Cummings." 

Arthur  Graham  came  from  Windham.     He  settled  at  No.  46. 

Nathan  Merriam  is  supposed  to  have  boarded  with  Stephen 
Bennett. 

Adam  I/atterson  settled  a  little  to  the  north-east  of  Jack's  pond 
(No.  39). 

This  makes  up  the  list  of  those  whose  names  appear  on  different 
documents    previous  to   the    incorporation    of    the    town.       Others 


70  HISTORY   OF   HANCOCK,    NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 

came  before  the  charter  was  granted,  and  within  a  few  years  quite 
a  number  were  added  to  the  list  of  settlers,  with  whose  history  we 
are  more  interested  than  we  are  with  some  of  those  whose  names 
are  here  enumerated,  but  want  of  space  prevents  their  appearance 
in  this  connection.  The  reader  is  referred  to  the  genealogical 
record  for  further  information  in  this  direction. 

The  first  settlers  of  Hancock  were  subject  to  all  the  hardships 
incident  to  their  position.  It  will  be  noticed  that  their  homes  were 
far  apart,  and  further  on,  as  we  trace  the  successive  settlements,  we 
shall  discover  that  they  seemed  anxious  to  have  all  the  room  possible. 
Without  any  system  of  roads,  all  communication  must  have  been 
attended  with  a  good  deal  of  difficulty.  Their  homes  were  of 
the  rudest  description,  log  cabins,  without  floors  or  windows,  and 
many  of  them  without  chimneys,  were  all  that  at  first  they  aspired 
to  possess. 

The  first  glass  window  in  town  was  brought  by  Mrs.  Moses  Den- 
nis from  Andover,  in  1784.  William  Lakin  made  his  home  at 
first  in  an  abandoned  hunter's  camp.  Many  of  the  deserted  house- 
spots,  of  which  there  are  so  many  in  town,  were  occupied  but  a  few 
years,  while  many  others  of  which  no  mention  is  made,  soon  gave 
place  to  better  homes  near  where  the  first  ones  stood. 

We  need  not  hei-e  repeat  the  story  of  their  hardships,  it  is  so 
familiar  to  all.  Incidentally,  however,  we  may  be  able  to  refer  to 
it  in  subsequent  chapters. 

There  werd^orae  compensations  for  the  difficulties  that  they  met. 
The  virgin  soil  was  more  fertile  than  it  is  at  the  present  day  ;  as  has 
been  mentioned,  an  abundance  of  fish  were  to  be  found  in  the 
streams  and  lakes,  which  must  have  been  a  great  help  to  them  in 
the  absence  of  other  food.  In  the  lakes  were  to  be  found  pickerel, 
perch,  hornpouts  or  catfish,  and  other  fish.  In  the  brooks  were  the 
delicious  brook-trout  and  suckers,  while  salmon  were  caught  in  the 
Contoocook. 

Wild  animals  Avere  also  numerous.  The  larger  and  more  danger- 
ous, the  wolf,  catamount,  wild-cat,  bear,  deer,  and  beaver,  have  dis- 
appeared ;  while  the  fox,  rabbit,  woodchuck,  hedge-hog,  raccoon, 
mink,  musk-rat,  otter,  and  a  variety  of  squirrels  are  still  to  be  found. 

Of  birds  we  would  mention  the  eagle,  hawk,  crow,  owl,  black- 
bird, partridge,  robin,  bobolink,  bluejay,  and  sparrow. 

Bears  were  not  uncommon  visitors  of  the  sheep-pastures  and  pig- 
styes  of  the  early  settlers.     Joseph  Symonds,  Sr.,  caught  a  large  one 


EAH1.\     SI'TI'I  KKS.  71 

in  a  trap  soon  after  his  arrival  in  town,  near  Norway  pond,  which 
was  to  him  a  real  acquisition,  as  the  flesh  was  said  to  have  been 
excellent  food. 

Mrs.  James  Duncan  drove  a  bear  away  from  her  pigs  with  a  club 
soon  after  her  settlement  here. 

Abraham  Moore,  who  lived  on  the  jklace  marked  No.  83,  on  one 
occasion  having  started  to  carry  a  spinning  wheel-head  to  a  neigh- 
bor's, met  a  bear  on  his  way,  which  offered  him  the  usual  challenge 
of  a  lorestle  by  the  back. 

Mr.  Moore  declined  the  challenge,  and  sent  the  wheel-head  rolling 
toward  him.  The  bear,  not  comprehending  this  mode  of  warfare, 
beat  a  retreat,  but  Mr.  Moore  did  not  care  to  follow  to  investi- 
gate, so  as  to  ascertain  where  he  might  be  found. 

Other  visits  were  made  by  the  bears  to  the  early  settlers,  the  last 
being  made  to  Josiah  Stone,  Sr.,  not  far  from  the  close  of  the 
Eighteenth  century.  Mr.  Stone  then  resided  on  the  farm  where 
Jonathan  Bennett  first  settled.  He  had  lost  some  of  his  lambs 
and  pigs.  He  mistrusted  that  a  bear  had  been  the  thief,  but  was 
not  sure;  it  might  have  been  foxes.  He  took  his  gun,  with  a  mod- 
erate charge  of  shot  in  it,  and  his  dog,  and  went  to  the  sheep 
pasture.  He  met  a  bear,  and  discharged  his  gun,  but  only  wounded 
and  enraged  the  bear.  He  ran,  the  bear  after  him.  Just  as  he  at- 
tempted to  get  over  a  large  log  the  bear  caught  hold  of  him  and 
tore  a  part  of  his  clothing  off.  The  dog  then  made  an  assault  upon 
the  bear  from  behind,  which  diverted  his  attention  to  such  an  ex- 
tent that  Mr,  Stone  escaped.  It  is  needless  to  add  that  that  dog 
was  kept  by  the  family  until  he  died  of  old  age. 

Wolves  were  also  numerous  and  troublesome.  Capt.  John  Cum- 
mings  and  his  brother-in-law,  Joseph  Symonds,  were  compelled  to 
swing  fire-brands,  to  keep  them  away  from  their  camp,  nearly  all  of 
the  first  night  of  their  stay  in  town.  They  had  some  fresh  meat 
in  their  camp,  which  the  wolves  were  determined  to  get. 

A  hunter  and  trapper,  who  occupied  for  a  time  the  place  marked 
Xo.  8,  left  his  gun  outside  the  door  of  his  hut  one  night,  and  was 
obliged  to  swing  fire-brands  till  daylight,  to  keep  at  bay  a  i)anther, 
which  had  got  between  him  and  his  gun. 

Rachel  Adams  (afterwards  Mrs.  Isaac  Davis),  whose  home  at 
that  time  was  with  her  brother,  Asa  Adams,  made  a  visit  one  day 
with  the  daughters  of  Moses  Morrison,  and  was  escorted  to  her 
home  by  wolves. 


72  HISTORY    OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

Zebedee  Whittemore,  who  lived  at  No.  92,  was  treed  one  night 
by  wolves,  and  compelled  to  remain  in  that  unpleasant  position  till 
morning,  although  near  his  home. 

During  the  dark  day  of  May,  1780,  Mrs.  James  Duncan  was  alone, 
her  husband  having  gone  to  Society  Land  for  goods.  The  floor  of 
her  house  was  full  of  cracks.  Looking  through  them  she  saw  the 
glaring  eyes  of  a  wolf.  How  long  he  remained  there  we  do  not 
know,  but  it  would  be  hard  to  realize  a  more  thrilling  experience 
than  that  of  this  young  wife  and  mother.  The  day  itself  was  one 
that  would  appal  the  stoutest  heart. 

"There  fell 
Over  the  hloom  and  sweet  life  of  the  spring, 
Over  the  fresli  earth  and  the  heaven  of  noon, 
A  horror  of  great  darkness,  like  the  night 
In  day,  of  which  the  Norland  sagas  tell  — 
The  twilight  of  the  gods. 
The  low-hung  sky- 
Was  black  with  ominous  clouds,  save  where  its  rim 
Was  fringed  with  a  dull  glow  like  that  which  climbs 
The  crater's  sides  from  the  red  hell  below. 
Birds  ceased  to  sing,  and  all  the  barn-yard  fowls 
Koosted;  the  cattle  at  the  pasture  bars 
Lowed  and  looked  homeward;  bats,  on  leathern  wings. 
Flitted  abroad;  the  sounds  of  labor  died; 
Men  prayed,  and  women  wept." 

Mrs.  Duncan  was  alone  in  the  savage  wilderness,  her  only  com- 
panions two  young  children,  —  one  two  years  and  a  half  old,  and 
one  barely  two  months.  We  can  only  say  of  her  as  Whittier  writes 
of  Abraham  Davenport,  that  she  is 

"  A  witness  to  the  ages  as  they  pass. 
That  simple  duty  hath  no  place  for  fear.  " 

Mrs.  Bezaleel  Spaulding,  on  one  occasion,  went  after  her  cow,  and 
lingering  too  long,  to  pick  berries,  Avas  greeted  by  the  howls  of 
wolves.  Nothing  daunted,  she  seized  the  cow  by  the  tail  and  made 
quick  time  for  the  barn. 

There  is  at  Marshfield,  Vt.,  a  bell  which  was  once  worn  by  sheep 
to  keep  off  the  \volves  in  what  is  now  the  streets  of  Bennington. 

Deer,  though  not  numerous,  were  sometimes  shot  by  the  settlers. 
The  last  one  shot  in  town  was  killed  by  Isaac  Fitch  in  1818,  near 
Antrim  line.  Mr.  Fitch,  who  was  a  great  hunter,  also  shot  the  last 
lynx  seen  in  town,  at  a  somewhat  later  date. 

Wild  turkeys  were  frequently  seen.  Joseph  Symonds,  Sr.,  saw 
one  or  more  in  the  road  near  his  house.     Edmund  Davis  shot  a  large 


EARLY    SETTLEKS.  73 

oue  near  his  home  (No.  28).  They  were  frequently  heard  by  the 
Goodhue  family,  who  lived  near  Antrim  line.  Their  head-quarters 
seem  to  have  been  in  what  was  then  known  as  "Tophet  Swamp" 
(now  called  swamp  woods),  near  the  line  between  Peterboro'  and 
Hancock. 

Simeon  Lakin,  Sr.,  who  had  become  somewhat  acquainted  with 
their  habits  when  a  soldier,  determined  to  secure  some  of  them. 
They  were  pretty  quiet  during  the  day,  but  Mr.  Lakin  found  their 
roosting-place,  and  scattered  unthreshed  rye  from  this  place  to  the 
cleared  land  near  Samuel  Ames'  mill  (No.  I).  Here  he  built  a 
bough  house.  After  the  turkeys  were  well  baited,  Mr.  Lakin  and  his 
neighbor,  Nathan  Brooks,  who  lived  at  No.  101,  went  down  in  the 
night  and  waited  for  them  to  come  out  for  their  morning  meal. 
With  the  early  dawn  they  made  their  appearance,  led  by  a  staid, 
old  gobbler.  Mr.  Brooks  was  so  excited  that  he  fired  at  them  with- 
out taking  good  aim.  The  ball  lodged  in  a  tree;  but  all  the  injury 
inflicted  on  the  turkeys  was,  they  were  badly  frightened!  Mr. 
Lakin  afterwards  was  able  to  capture  some  of  them  in  a  trap. 

Wild  pigeons  %vere  numerous,  and  large  numbers  were  captured 
in  nets  or  "pigeon  stands."  Within  forty  years,  Eemington  Tuttle 
was  quite  successful  in  capturing  them. 

Perhajjs  in  this  connection  it  would  not  be  out  of  place  to  give 
Moses  Morrisoirs  celebrated  •  moose  story.  It  is  substantially  as 
follows :  — 

"One  morning  Brother  Duncan  [they  were  brothers-in-law]  came 
up  to  our  house  and  wanted  to  borrow  some  meat.  I  told  Brother 
Duncan  I  would  be  glad  to  let  him  have  some,  but  could  not,  as  we 
were  short  at  our  house,  too.  I  told  him  that  there  was  a  moose  up 
in  the  bog,  and  we  Avould  go  right  up  and  try  and  get  it.  He  con- 
sented and  took  his  gun,  and  I  took  my  'little  dog'  and  gun,  and 
we  went  to  the  bog. 

"We  soon  found  the  moose  and  shot  it,  and  began  to  skin  and 
dress  it.  Brother  Duncan  was  awful  hungry^  and  began  to  cut  off 
from  one  quarter  ;ind  to  cook  and  eat  it.  The  first  I  knew  he  had 
eaten  it  all  up  !  When  the  moose  was  all  dressed,  I  told  Brother 
Duncan  to  take  his  gun  and  one  quarter,  and  start.  I  swung  the 
other  two  quarters,  with  the  hide  and  my  gun,  on  to  my  back,  and 
we  started.  Pretty  soon  Brother  Duncan  began  to  feel  a  little  sick, 
and  I  told  him  to  throw  his  gun  and  the  other  quarter  on  the  top  of 
my  load.     By-and-by  the  'little  dog  '  got  tired,  and  Brother  Duncan 


74  HISTORY    OF   HANCOCK,    NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 

put  him  on  the  top  of  the  load.  Before  we  got  out  of  the  bog 
Brother  Duncan  got  so  sick  he  thought  he  could  go  no  farther,  I 
was  afraid  wolves  might  get  him,  so  I  told  him  to  get  on  to  a  stump, 
and  when  I  went  by,  to  get  on.  He  did  so,  and  I  carried  Brother 
Duncan,  moose,  'little  dog,'  and  guns  to  hard  ground," 

When  we  remember  that  a  moose  will  dress  several  hundred 
pounds,  we  can  understand  that  it  was  very  kind  in  Mr.  Morrison 
to  be  so  helpful. 

Moose  brook  takes  its  name  from  this  story,  which  has  not  prob- 
ably lost  any  thing  in  the  hundred  years  since  it  was  first  told. 

Other  towns  have  pre-empted  many  of  Mr.  Morrison's  stories,  so 
it  may  not  be  well  to  repeat  them  here.  We  must,  however,  protest 
against  the  imputation  that  he  was  "  a  mere  story-teller,"  and  that 
"it  is  for  this  only  that  his  memory  has  survived  him."  He 
was  really  the  first  permanent  settler  of  the  town.  The  records 
show  that  he  bore  an  honorable  part  in  its  early  history ;  and  al- 
though the  historian  of  Peterboro'  knew  "  of  no  one  who  could 
furnish  a  record  of  his  descendants,"  the  statement  reveals  the  fact 
that  that  historian  had  a  limited  knowledge  of  the  history  of  at 
least  otie  adjoining  town. 


CHAPTER   VI. 
SOURCES   OF   INCOME. 

The  pioneers  of  Hancock  had  but  few  sources  of  income,  and 
stern  necessity  compelled  them  to  practise  the  severest  economy. 

Of  modern  improvements  and  modern  conveniencies  they  knew 
nothing.  Money  was  scarce,  and  most  of  the  limited  business  of 
the  time  was  carried  on  by  barter.  Within  the  memory  of  the  pres- 
ent generation  this  method  of  doing  business  was  common. 

Hay,  grain,  and  other  crops,  and  heavy  loads  of  all  kinds,  were 
moved  in  summer  as  well  as  winter  on  sleds,  for  want  of  any  thing 
better. 

One  of  the  early  improvements  was  a  vehicle  unknown  at  the 
present  day,  and  hard  to  describe.  It  was  simply  a  slender 
crotched  tree,  with  prongs  some  seven  or  eight  feet  long,  to  drag  on 


SOURCES    OF    INCOME.  75 

the  ground  ;  the  trunk  serving  tlie  juirpose  of  a  sled-spire.  On  the 
two  prongs  was  placed  a  box,  holding  eight  or  ten  bushels,  called  a 
car.  Salmon  Wood  owned  one  of  these  "cars."  Amos  Tenney  was 
more  progressive  ;  he  sawed  off  two  sections  of  a  large  elm  for 
wheels,  and  so  constructed  a  rude  vehicle  that  at  the  time  was  con- 
sidered a  great  advance  on  any  thing  that  had  yet  been  used. 

It  was  a  custom  once  a  year  to  make  formal  visits,  using  ox- 
sleds  to  convey  the  family,  with  chairs  and  coverlets  for  the  con- 
venience of  the  women  and  children. 

On  these  occasions  liquors  were  always  served,  and  there  was  no 
little  rivalry  as  to  who  should  be  able  to  serve  the  best. 

The  first  chaise  in  town  was  owned  by  John  Clark,  the  second 
by  Samjtson  Tuttle,  Sr. 

The  first  "pleasure  wagon  "  was  owned  by  Prescott  Hayward. 

For  many  items  of  interest,  in  this  connection,  see  centennial 
addresses,  especially  that  of  Mr.  Robinson. 

FORESTS. 

Lumber  was  plenty  and  of  extra  quality.  Unfortunately  it  was 
not  well  cared  for.  The  forests  were  looked  ui)on  as  the  natural 
enemies  of  the  settlers  here  as  elsewhere. 

A  considerable  income  was  derived  from  the  burning  of  the 
raonarchs  of  the  forest,  and  converting  the  ashes  into  potash. 
Andrew  Seaton,  and  perhaps  others,  carried  on  the  business  of 
making  potash.  His  place  of  business  was  where  afterward  Oliver 
Whhcomb  lived. 

Charcoal  burning  was  also  carried  on  to  some  extent  during  the 
first  sixty  years  of  the  town's  history. 

Considerable  lumber  for  building  purjioses  has  been  exported 
from  time  to  time. 

Timber  has  been,  and  is,  sold  from  the  farms  every  year  for  the 
manufacture  of  various  kinds  of  wooden  ware.  The  selling  of 
wood  for  fuel  has  also  for  many  years  been  carried  on  to  some  ex- 
tent, not  only  for  home  consumption,  but  also  to  some  of  the  neigh- 
boring villages,  and  since  our  suj)erior  railroad  facilities,  to  towns 
and  cities  more  remote. 

Maple  sugar  has  been  made  from  the  sap  of  the  sugar-  or  rock- 
maple  every  year  since  the  first  settlement  of  the  town,  and  no 
doubt  by  the  Indians  before  the  arrival  of  our  ancestors. 

The  early    facilities  for  this  purpose  were  poor  compared    with 


76  HISTORY    OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

those  deemed  necessary  now.  Instead  of  tapping  the  trees  with 
an  auger  or  bit,  it  was  the  custom  to  "box"  them  with  an  axe,  an 
operation  that  in  a  few  years  would  destroy  the  life  of  the  tree. 
Rude  wooden  troughs  for  catching  and  holding  the  sap,  and  kettles 
hung  on  poles  for  boiling,  have  gradually  given  place  to  the  nicely 
painted  wooden  and  tin  buckets,  and  the  improved  boiling  pans  and 
evaporators  of  to-day. 

Hancock  maple  sugar  has  been  sent  as  far  south  as  Georgia,  and 
as  far  west  as  California  in  our  own  country,  and  exported  to  China. 
In  quality  it  has  no  superior. 

Among  the  largest  producers  at  the  pi-esent  time,  we  will  men- 
tion David  Wilds,  A.  S.  Wood,  Milan  E.  Davis,  Albert  Jaquith 
&  Son,  Charles  Hayward  &  Son,  Lakin  &  Tarbell,  Orland  Eaton, 
and  Ebenezer  Ware ;  some  of  whom  have  manufactured  from  one 
to  two  tons  in  a  season. 

Among  others  who  manufacture  less  in  quantity,  but  of  fine 
quality,  we  would  mention  Asa  D,  Wood,  John  P.  Hills,  and 
Charles  M.  Sheldon'. 

CULTIVATED    CROPS. 

The  first  crop  taken  from  the  virgin  soil  was  usually  rye  ;  consid- 
erable flaxseed  was  also  sown.  Rye  and  flaxseed  were  used  in 
matters  of  barter,  indeed  as  a  kind  of  currency. 

Taxes  were  often  paid  with  rye,  also  debts.  Contracts  were 
made  with  rye  at  so  much  per  bushel  as  a  basis. 

From  the  flax  was  manufactured,  in  the  homes  of  the  settlers,  a 
large  proportion  of  the  lighter  clothing  that  was  worn,  to  say  noth- 
ing of  the  table  linen,  etc.,  used  in  the  household. 

It  was  expected  that  every  man  would  have  his  clearing  and  rye- 
field  each  year. 

The  method  of  clearing  the  land  where  there  was  no  demand  for 
the  timber  was  to  cut  down  the  trees,  "lop"  the  branches,  and  after 
the  wood  was  partially  dried,  to  burn  it  on  the  ground.  The 
charred  logs  were  then  rolled  together  into  huge  piles,  and  new 
fires  were  kindled  and  continued  till  they  were  entirely  consumed. 
It  was  customary  for  the  neighbors  to  gather  together  and  make 
what  they  called  "  bees  "  to  do  this  heavy  work  ;  hence  the  term 
"  log-rolling,"  so  often  used  in  our  own  time. 

In  order  to  raise  rye  it  was  not  necessary  to  plow  the  land  ;  in 
fact  much  of  the  land  of  Hancock  never  could  be  plowed  ;  but  the 


SOURCES    OK    INCOME.  (  7 

seed  was  sown  broadcast  on  the  burnt  land  and  "  scratched  in  "  by 
hand.  This  process  did  not  cease  with  the  early  inhabitants,  as 
the  writer  distinctly  remembers  having  had  a  "hand''  in  tliat 
kind  of  work. 

Maize  or  Indian  corn  has  always  been  a  staple  crop  in  the  town. 
There  was  a  time  when  it  was  exported  to  a  certain  extent,  but 
more  western  corn  is  now  imported  and  consumed  in  town  than 
that  of  home  production. 

From  the  beginning  our  farmers  have  given  considerable  atten- 
tion to  the  culture  of  potatoes,  but  not  until  recently  have  many 
been  exported.  Formerly  they  were  consumed  at  home,  large 
quantities  being  fed  out  to  the  stock.  Wheat  enough  for  home  con- 
sumption was  raised  for  a  time.  The  same  may  be  said  of  oats  and 
barley;  but  little  grain  of  any  kind  is  now  sown  in  the  town.  Of 
pease  and  beans  enough  have  been  generally  raised  for  home  use, 
and  for  a  long  period  "  bean  porridge "  Avas  a  staple  article  of 
food. 

The  culture  of  flax  was  long  ago  abandoned  here.  I  doubt  if 
many  of  those  living  ever  saw  flax  growing,  or  would  recognize  a 
field  of  flax  were  they  to  see  it. 

Grass  is  and  always  has  been  an  important  crop  in  Hancock.  For 
a  few  years  after  the  land  was  cleared  abundant  crops  were 
gathered.  The  rougher  portions  of  the  land  were  gradually  given 
up  to  pasturage,  and  no  better  pastures  could  be  found  anywhere. 
One  who  has  long  since  passed  away  told  me,  some  years  ago,  that 
he  sold  a  pair  of  oxen  from  his  pasture  in  June,  and  the  purchaser 
who  drove  them  to  the  Boston  market,  informed  him  afterwards 
that  there  was  not  a  field  that  he  passed  in  the  entire  distance,  into 
which  he  would  prefer  to  turn  the  oxen,  than  the  pasture  from 
whence  they  were  taken.  The  gradual  failure  of  these  permanent 
pastures  is  perhaps  the  most  discouraging  feature  in  the  agricultural 
prospects  of  the  town.  Where  sixty  years  ago  could  be  found,  in  the 
summer-time,  an  abundance  of  herds'  grass,  honey-suckle,  and 
clover,  to-day  there  is  only  a  scanty  crop  of  "June  grass,"^  although 
in  some  jjlaces  fair  pasturage  can  yet  be  found.  In  the  near  future 
the  only  remedy  for  a  large  proportion  of  the  rougher  land  will  be 
to  let  it  return  to  its  original  condition  for  a  season.  It  is  no  more 
than  justice,  however,  to  say  that  large  tracts  of  the  smoother  land 

'  "  Wliito  grass"  is  also  appearing  in  i)l!ict's,  aiul  "  liardliaolis  '  and  "luakos" 
seem  to  be  increasing  from  year  to  year. 


78  HISTORY   OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

in  town,  under  a  wise  system  of  culture,  are  growing  more  fertile 
year  by  year. 

FRUIT. 

In  the  inventory  of  1793,  one  item,  number  of  acres  of  orchard- 
ing, is  marked  zero.  It  is  probable,  however,  that  there  were  some 
apple-trees  in  town  at  that  time.  Levi  Priest  was  among  the  first 
of  those  who  planted  apple-trees,  bringing  the  seeds  and  perhaps 
young  trees  from  his  home  in  Leominster,  Mass.  William  Lakin, 
Sr.,  brought  a  large  number  of  young  apple-trees  from  Groton, 
Mass.,  on  his  back,  many  of  which  were  alive  within  the  memory 
of  the  present  generation. 

The  first  apple  orchards  in  town  were  mainly  set  for  making 
cider,  of  which,  in  common  with  the  inhabitants  of  other  towns  in 
New  England,  the  people  partook  freely. 

Later,  with  improved  facilities  for  marketing,  and  the  influence 
of  the  temperance  reformation,  improved  varieties  came  into  more 
general  use.  Within  a  few  years  the  culture  of  orchards  has  taken 
a  new  impetus,  and  in  addition  to  an  excellent  home  market,  thou- 
sands of  barrels  of  apples  are  annually  exported  to  England  from 
this  town. 

C.  E.  L.  Hayward  is  now  the  leading  raiser  and  shipper,  his 
crop  exceeding  one  thousand  barrels  annually,  with  the  prospect  of 
a-  large  increase  in  the  near  future.  C.  A.  Whittaker  has  raised 
as  many  as  one  thousand  barrels  in  a  year.  John  F.  Eaton,  Lewis 
W.  Alcock  &  Son,  Ebenezer  Ware,  John  P.  Hills,  and  Lakin  & 
Tarbell  are  also  large  raisers  of  apples  for  exportation.  John  H. 
Felch,  Orland  Eaton,  Dr.  A.  E.  Ware,  Alvin  F.  Sheldon,  George 
Sheldon,  Porter  B.  Weston,  C.  M.  Sheldon,  Henry  W.  Ware,  John 
C.  Wilkins,  and  others  are  either  large  present  or  prospective 
growers  of  this  fruit.  The  most  popular  variety  is  the  Baldwin. 
Apples  raised  in  Hancock  have  a  reputation  for  excellence  both  at 
home  and  abroad.  It  is  not  an  uncommon  occurrence  for  farmers 
in  neighboring  towns  to  sell  the  apples  of  their  own  raising  and  buy 
Hancock  apples. 

Pears  are  raised  to  some  extent,  C.  E.  L.  Hayward,  Orland  Eaton, 
John  P.  Hills,  and  Zenas  Davis  being  among  the  largest  growers 
of  this  fruit  in  town. 

Peaches  were  formerly  raised,  but  of  late  years  that  culture  has 
been  almost  abandoned,  the  extreme  cold  of  the  winters  having  de- 
stroyed a  large  proportion  of  the  trees. 


SOURCES    OF    INCOME.  79 

Plums  have  always  been  raised,  to  some  extent,  and  their  pro- 
duction is  increasing. 

Grapes  are  also  cultivated,  although  there  are  no  large  pro- 
ducers. Orland  Eaton,  C.  E,  L.  Hayward,  A.  S.  Wood,  and  Deacon 
Whitney,  of  Bennington,  are  among  the  prominent  growers  of  this 
fruit. 

There  are  several  good  blueberry  lots  in  town,  the  owners  of 
which  find  them  a  source  of  profit,  among  whom  Ave  would  mention 
Rev.  John  W.  Coolidge,  James  Cuddihee,  Den.  A.  D.  Wood,  Holt 
Kimball,  and  Mr.  Anderson. 

Wild  high-bush  blackberries  are  also  plenty  in  their  season, 
and  the  same  may  be  said  of  wild  red  raspberries.  Cultivated 
rasjiberries  (chiefly  blackcaps)  are  raised  and  shipj^ed  to  some  ex- 
tent from  the  town. 

Cranberries  are  often  found  on  the  low  lands,  G.  I.  Hayward  being 
the  largest  raiser. 

Some  years  ago  wild  strawberries  were  plenty  and  of  excellent 
quality.  At  the  present  time  they  are  not  so  plenty,  but  cultivated 
strawberries  are  gradually  taking  their  place.  • 

LIVE    STOCK. 

Horses  were  early  introduced  into  the  town  as  beasts  of  burden, 
and  for  the  first  thirty  years  of  the  town's  history  most  of  the 
traveling  was  either  on  foot  or  on  horseback. 

Considerable  attention  has  been  given  of  late  years  to  the  im- 
provement of  the  breeds  of  horses,  and  they  are  gradually  displacing 
oxen  for  labor  on  the  farms  and  for  teaming.  But  few  mules  have 
ever  been  raised  or  used  in  town. 

From  the  first,  cattle  raising  has  been  a  prominent  industry. 
Most  of  the  early  settlers  brought  with  them  one  or  more  cows 
from  their  homes  in  the  older  towns.  In  the  early  history  of  the  town 
milk  was  an  important  item  of  food.  Butter  and  cheese  w^ere  also 
made  at  the  farm-houses,  and  taken  to  the  towns  on  the  seaboard 
by  the  farmers  in  person,  for  sale.  In  later  years,  especially  since 
the  railroad  was  completed  through  the  town,  the  manufacture  of 
butter  and  cheese  has  gradually  decreased  on  the  farms^  while  the 
sale  of  milk  and  cream  has  increased. 

Considerable  attention  has  always  been  paid  to  the  raising  of 
oxen  for  labor,  but,  as  has  been  intimated,  horses  have  gradually 
taken  their  place. 


80  HISTORY    OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

The  raising  of  cattle  for  beef,  once  an  important  part  of  the 
business  of  our  farmers,  has  also  considerably  decreased. 

In  the  inventories  of  1788,  1793,  and  1798,  no  mention  is  made  of 
sheep,  but  without  doubt  the  farmers  had  small  flocks  of  sheep 
that  for  some  good  reason  were  not  taxed.  From  an  early  period 
down  to  within  about  forty  years,  most  of  the  woolen  clothing  worn 
in  town  was  manufactured  at  home.  Our  grandmothers  knew  how 
to  card,  spin,  and  weave,  and  the  clothing  thus  made  was  made  to 
•rnear^  and  it  answered  its  purpose  well. 

It  may  not  be  out  of  place  to  say  that  not  only  was  the  cloth  man- 
ufactured at  home,  but  garments  worn  by  the  family  were  also 
made  up  there,  and  the  same  may  be  said  of  the  boots  and  shoes 
worn.  It  was  common  for  families  to  employ  a  tailoress  in  the  fall 
to  make  up  the  winter  clothing,  and  when  her  work  was  done,  to 
send  for  the  shoemaker,  who  brought  with  him  his  kit  of  tools,  and 
set  up  business  in  the  house  of  his  employer  for  two  or  three  weeks, 
as  the  size  of  the  family  might  determine. 

If,  in  the  hurry  of  the  annual  making  up  of  garments,  the  sleeves 
of  the  boys'  jackets  got  misplaced,  so  that  a  boy  of  five  years  old 
had  sewed  into  his  jacket  one  of  his  own  sleeves  and  one  made  for 
a  brother  three  years  older,  and  to  the  older  brother  were  given  the 
odd  sleeves  left,  it  might  have  been  inconvenient  for  the  boys,  but 
no  other  notice  was  taken  of  it. 

With  the  advent  of  the  power-loom  and  other  improved  machinery, 
the  home  manufacture  of  woolen  goods  gradually  passed  away. 
There  was,  however,  a  great  demand  for  wool,  and  the  raising  of  it 
continued  to  be  an  important  branch  of  industry.  For  a  time  dur- 
ing the  civil  war  it  commanded  a  price  of  one  dollar,  and  sometimes 
more,  per  pound ;  but  of  late  years,  wool  has  been  so  low,  that  there 
is  not  much  inducement  to  raise  it.  Large  flocks  of  Spanish-merino 
sheep  have  given  place  to  breeds  better  adapted  for  the  producing 
of  mutton. 

For  many  years  the  settlers  permitted  their  swine  to  run  at  large, 
"  ringed  and  yoked  according  to  law."  That  the  swine  of  those 
days  had  unusual  privileges  granted  them  the  following  incident  in 
the  life  of  Moses  Dennis,  Sr.,  will  show.  It  was  his  duty  one  year 
to  serve  the  notices  of  the  annual  training.  In  the  discharge  of  it, 
as  he  was  entering  one  of  the  log  cabins,  which  being  without  win- 
dows was  somewhat  dark,  he  suddenly  found  himself  most  uncere- 
moniously caught  up  and  carried  out  backwards,  and  as  unceremoni- 


SOURCES    OF    INCOME.  81 

onsly  set  down.  He  was  so  taken  by  surprise  that  at  first  he  could 
not  comprehend  tlie  meaning  of  his  strange  reception.  He  soon 
discovered  that  a  liog  in  the  house  had  been  frightened  by  his  en- 
trance, and  in  his  haste  to  escape,  ran  between  his  legs  (which  were 
very  short  ones),  caught  him  up,  and  deposited  him  as  before  stated. 

Newly  married  men  were  annually  chosen  as  "hogreeves";  a 
custom  which  has  been  continued  to  the  present  day.  Their 
occupation,  however,  which  was  to  catch  and  yoke  all  swine  found 
doing  damage  to  the  public,  at  the  expense  of  their  owners,  has 
departed. 

It  is  said  that  some  of  the  wild  turkeys  found  here  were  domes- 
ticated, and  it  is  possible  that  some  of  the  descendants  of  these  wild 
birds  yet  exist.  Flocks  of  domestic  turkeys  ha\e  been  kept  in  town 
from  the  first. 

Geese  were  among  the  features  of  a  well-regulated  farm  for  many 
years,  but  recently  they  have  diminished.  The  same  may  be  said 
of  ducks. 

The  rearing  of  hens,  which  from  the  first  has  been  an  important 
industry,  has  received  a  new  impetus  within  the  ]jast  few  years.  C. 
E.  L.  Hay  ward  is  said  to  have  had  at  one  time  the  greatest  variety 
of  the  feathered  tribes  of  any  person  in  the  known  world. ^  He 
keeps  at  the  present  time  hundreds  of  fowls  (chiefly  Plymouth 
Rocks),  and  has  scores  of  hen-houses  scattered  through  his  or- 
chards, on  the  Dea.  Robert  Duncan  farm. 

Zenas  Davis,  on-  the  Wason  place,  has  long  been  an  extensive 
breeder,  his  stock  sometimes  running  up  into  the  thousands  in 
number. 

Among  the  large  poulti-y  raisers  we  might  name  J.  H.  Felch,  Dea. 
Eli  M.  Baldwin,  W.  C.  Goodhue,  Orland  Eaton,  Rufus  Tuttle, 
Henry  W.  Ware,  Wilbur  W.  Hayward,  Joseph  A.  Tarbell,  and 
others. 

MILLS   AXD    MANUFACTURES. 

Hancock,  as  now  constituted,  has  never  been  noted  for  its  manu- 
factures. The  streams  are  small  —  much  smaller  at  the  present  time 
than  they  were  one  hundred  years  ago.  The  cause  of  this  decrease 
in  the  volume  of  water  in  our  streams  may  be  traced  directly  to  the 
cutting  off  of  the  forests,  —  a  subject  that  it  may  not  be  profitable 

'  Mr.  Hayward  took  over  three  tliousand  preinimns  ub  an  exhibitor  ol'  fowls  iit 
lairs  in  a  single  year. 


82  HISTORY   OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

to  dwell  upon  at  this  time,  as  our  province  is  simply  to  relate 
the  facts  of  history  as  far  as  they  have  come  within  our  reach.  Six- 
teen abandoned  mill  sites  are  to  be  found  within  the  limits  of  the 
town  at  the  present  time.  The  sites  of  these  mills  can  be  found  on 
our  town  map,  marked  with  Roman  numerals.  No.  I  is  the  site  of 
Samuel  Ames'  saw-  and  grist-mill,  on  Ferguson  brook,  not  far  from 
Peterboro'  line.  In  the  town  records  of  June  16,  1783,  we  find  ihht 
it  was  "  Voted,  that  Sam'  Ames  be  freed  from  paying  taxes  for 
his  mills  this  year." 

At  No.  II  was  Volney  H.  Johnson's  turning  mill,  on  Davis  brook, 
where  he  manufactured  wooden  bottles  shaped  like  barrels.  They 
were  turned  when  the  timber  was  green,  and  then  dry  heads  were 
put  in,  the  shrinking  of  the  body  of  the  bottles  around  the  heads 
making  them  tight.  After  the  lapse  of  moi-e  than  sixty  years  some 
of  these  bottles  are  still  in  the  possession  of  Dea.  Orland  Eaton, 
This  mill  was  swept  away  by  the  great  freshet  of  Aug.  27,  28,  and 
29,  1826. 

Edmond  Davis  built  the  Jirst  saw-mill  in  town,  in  1780,  on  Davis 
brook,  at  No.  III. 

At  No.  IV,  on  Davis  brook,  James  M,  Johnson  built  a  sash  and 
blind  shop.  He  soon  afterwards  removed  it  to  its  present  location 
on  Hosley  brook. 

At  No.  V,  on  Davis  brook,  Richard  Rand  built  a  fulling-mill,  but 
he  never  operated  it.  It  was  operated  for  a  time  by  Jewett  &  Bux- 
ton, who,  in  addition  to  their  fulling-works,  had-  a  carding  machine, 
and  also  manufactured  chairs.  Jewett  sold  out  to  Buxton,  who  con- 
tinued to  use  it  as  a  fulling-mill  as  long  as  it  was  profitable,  when 
it  was  taken  down. 

Edmond  Davis'  second  house,  where  some  of  the  early  religious 
and  town  meetings  were  held,  was  removed  from  No.  28  to  No.  VI, 
on  Davis  brook.  One  portion  of  it  was  fitted  up  for  a  dwelling- 
house,  and  another  portion  for  a  fulling-mill  by  Henry  PrentisS,  and 
so  occupied  by  him  as  long  as  he  remained  in  town.  It  was  sold  to 
Jason  Ware  in  1826,  and  continued  to  be  a  part  of  his  house  as  long 
as  he  lived.  It  has  recently  been  taken  down,  and  the  materials 
used  in  the  building  of  Henry  W.  Ware's  ncAv  house. 

At  No.  VII,  on  Davis  brook,  Salmon  Wood  had  a  saw-mill;  — 
carried  away  by  the  fresliet  in  1826. 

At  No.  VIII,  on  Hosley  brook,  was  Thomas  Spaulding's  grist-mill, 
afterwards  operated  for  a  time  by  Elisha.Kent. 


SOURCES   OF   IXCO:\[E.  83 

Henry  Spaiilding's  grist-mill  was  at  No.  IX,  on  Hosley  brook. 
^  In  1810  Mr.  Spaulding  sold  out  to  Stephen  Cragiu.  This  mill  was 
•      also  swept  away  in  the  freshet  of  182G. 

No.  X,  on  Hosley  brook,  is  the  site  of  the  Fox  tannery,  built  on 
land  originally  owned  by  Dea.  James  Hosley,  by  Samuel  Fox  about 
the  year  1800.  March  13,  1805,  Mr.  Fox  deeded  it,  together  with 
other  real  estate,  including  his  residence,  to  his  brother,  Jedediah 
Fox,  who,  with  his  accustomed  energy,  soon  built  up  a  good  busi- 
ness, and  was  employing  several  men  at  the  time  of  the  birth  of 
his  only  son,  Charles  James  Fox,  in  1811.  When  he  left  the  tan- 
nery for  the  hotel  Mr.  Fox  sold  out  to  the  Sprague  brothers  (Wil- 
liam and  John),  who  carried  on  quite  a  business  for  several  years. 
They  were  succeeded  by  Elijah  Reed  and  Jesse  Mathews,  under  the 
name  of  Mathews  &  Reed,  who  manufactured  shoes  to  some  extent 
in  addition  to  the  business  of  tanning.  The  next  owner  was 
Robert  G.  Bell,  who  was  succeeded  by  David  Mathews  and 
Robert  H.  Morrison,  under  the  firm  name  of  Mathews  &  Morrison. 
From  time  to  time  the  business  was  increased  and  additions  made, 
but  the  failure  of  parties  in  Boston  caused  the  closing  up  of  the 
l)usiness  in  1855,  and  at  the  present  time  all  the  buildings  have 
been  removed. 

No.  XI,  on  Moose  brook,  is  the  site  of  Nicholas  Lawrence's  saw- 
mill.    It  afterwards  passed  into  the  hands  of  Bartholomew  Thayer. 

At  No.  XII,  on  Moose  brook,  at  the  foot  of  the  bog,  Jesse 
Rogers  built  a  saw-  and  grist-mill,  operated  later  by  Elisha  Kent 
and  Levi  Osmore.  It  was  abandoned  and  finally  burned,  by  a 
fire  set  by  some  boys  from  the  village,  who  were  fishing  in  the 
vicinity. 

At  No.  XIII,  on  Moose  brook,  was  a  grist-mill  built  by  Hunt  & 
Kent,  afterwards  owned  and  run  by  Asa  Symonds,  Sr.,  later  by 
Obadiah  Hall. 

At  No.  XIV,  on  Moose  brook,  was  Amos  Ball's  bobbin-mill,  in 
operation  but  a  few  years. 

At  No.  XV,  on  Moose  brook,  Milton  Hill  had  a  cabinet  shop  ;  it 
was  used  for  this  purpose  a  short  time,  and  some  thirty  years  ago 
sold,  to  be  removed  to  Antrim. 

At  No.  XVI,  on  Moose  brook,  French  &  Symonds  built  and 
operated  for  several  years  a  saw-  and  grist-mill ;  afterwards  it  was 
operated  by  French,  later  by  others,  and  finally,  T.  D.  Lakin  used 
it  for  a  saw-mill  and  turnino-mill.       He  manufactured   shovel  and 


84  HISTORY    OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

hoe  handles.  Mr.  French  also  made  baskets  at  this  mill.  It  was 
burned  in  1872.^ 

Samuel  Bullard  carried  on  business  as  a  hatter  at  the  Center  for 
several  years. 

The  Bradford  mill,  on  Ferguson  brook,  was  built  by  Captain 
Bradford,  to  take  the  place  of  Samuel  Ames'  mill,  as  the  flowing 
of  the  mill-pond  of  the  Ames  mill  injured  valuable  land.  Its 
owners  have  been  Captain  Bradford,  Volney  H.  Johnson,  Asa 
Davis,  Jr.,  George  Davis,  A.  E.  Nutting,  Charles  N.  Dennis, 
Elbridge  Howe,  and  French  &  Danforth.  It  has  been  operated 
by  some  other  persons  not  mentioned  in  the  above  list.  John 
Cummings  occupied  the  place  at  the  time  it  was  purchased  by 
A.  E.  Nutting.  For  a  long  time  it  was  a  saw-  and  grist-mill. 
French  &  Danforth  took  out  the  grist-mill,  and  it  is  now  only 
used  as  a  saw-mill. 

John  Newell's  mill  was  built  by  him  in  1857.  It  is  on  Hosley 
brook.  Jack's  pond  and  Hunt's  pond  are  both  utilized  as  reservoirs 
for  this  mill.  It  is  a  saw-  and  grist-mill,  and  has  a  full  set  of 
machinery  for  the  manufacture  of  pails ;  also  a  fine  shingle-mill 
and  iron-turning  lathe,  with  much  other  machinery.  It  is  the  best- 
appointed  mill  in  town,  and  is  operated  by  an  excellent  mechanic. 

James  M.  Johnson  removed  the  mill  that  once  stood  at  the  place 
marked  No.  JV,  on  Davis  brook,  to  its  present  position  on  Hosley 
brook,  where  he  canned  on  quite  a  business  as  a  manufacturer  of 
doors,  sash  and  blinds,  and  other  articles,  for  many  years;  but 
since  his  death,  in  January,  1886,  but  little  business  has  been  done 
here. 

The  Coolidge  mills  were  first  built  by  David  Ames  some  ninety 
years  ago.  They  have  been  owned  or  operated  by  David  Ames, 
Robert  Wyley,  Levi  Osmore,  Moses  Dennis,  Jr.,  Asa  Knight,  Rod- 
ney Goodhue,  D.  L.  &  A.  D.  Wood,  Owen  A.  Willey,  Charles  M. 
Flint,  Flint  &  Crockett,  and  Rev.  J.  M.  Coolidge,  the  present  owner, 
who  carries  on  an  extensive  business  in  the  flour  and  grain  trade. 
It  has  the  advantage  of  a  side-track  from  the  Manchester  &  Keene 
railroad.  It  has  always  been  both  a  saw-  and  grist-mill.  It  is  situ- 
ated on  Moose  brook,  and  has  the  advantage  of  a  reservoir  in 
Willard's  pond  in  Antrim. 

1  Some  time  previous  to  the  year  1793  a  Mr.  Murphy  owned  a  fulling-min,  situated 
on  Moose  brook,  not  far  from  the  place  marked  "  T.  D.  Lakin."  This  latter  fact  was 
learned  from  the  town  records  after  the  Ioavti  maps  were  printed.  The  dams  for  two 
other  abandoned  mills  spanned  the  river,  but  the  mills  were  on  the  east  side. 


ANNALS   OF   THE   TOWN.  85 


FOSTER'S   TANNERY. 


On  the  spot  where  this  tannery  now  stands  James  Davis  probably 
established  a  small  tannery  at  an  early  date.  About  the  year  1792 
Stephen  Poor  came  from  Andover,  Mass.,  and  purchased  the  property. 
Being  an  enterprising  man,  he  made  many  improvements  and  enlarged 
the  business.  At  that  time  the  bark  was  ground  by  a  stone  rolled  over 
it  by  horse-power.  Mr.  Poor  sold  out  to  Joshua  Foster  about  the  year 
1816.  Mr.  Foster  built  a  bark-mill,  rolling-mill,  and  fulling-mill  on 
a  small  stream  in  the  edge  of  Petorboro',  and  for  many  years  carried 
on  an  extensive  business.  His  working  capital  was  about  $6000,  and 
the  amount  of  business  done  annually  about  $6000.  A  few  years 
before  Mr.  Foster's  death  the  buildings  were  burned  and  rebuilt  by 
him  in  a  substantial  manner.  Charles  O.  and  Adolphus  G.  Foster, 
sons  of  Joshua  Foster,  carried  on  the  business  in  company  for  about 
three  years,  since  which  time  Adolphus  G.  Foster  has  been  the  sole 
owner.  He  has  put  in  a  steam  engine  to  grind  the  bark  used,  and 
otherwise  improved  the  business. 

Various  other  branches  of  industry  have  from  time  to  time  been 
carried  on  in  town,  but  as  the  tendency  in  late  years  has  been  to 
centralize  all  kinds  of  business,  but  little  is  now  done  outside  of 
purely  agricultural  pursuits. 


CHAPTER   VII. 
ANNALS   OF   THE   TOWN. 

The  town  charter,  granted  Nov.  5,  1779,  authorized  Jonathan 
Bennett  to  call  a  meeting  of  the  inhabitants  of  the  town,  to  choose 
all  necessary  and  customary  town  officers.^ 

No  record  of  this  call,  or  of  the  first  town-meeting,  has  been  pre- 
served ;  but  as  the  record  of  the  incorporation  is  made  by  Jonathan 
Bennett,  "Town  Clark,"  and  the  call  for  the  first  annual  meeting 
in  1780  is  given  by  Jonathan  Bennett  and  Asa  Adams,  selectmen, 
to  John  Moor,  constable,  it  is  to  be  presumed  that  Jonathan  Ben- 
nett called  a  meeting  and  the  above-mentioned  officers  were  elected. 

iThis  was  the  second  incorporated  place  bearing  the  name  of  Hancock  :  irancock, 
Mass.  (which  began  its  corporate  existence  soon  after  tlie  declaration  of  indepen- 
dence was  signed),  being  its  only  senior. 


8b  HISTORY    OF   HANCOCK,    NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 

There  is  a  tradition  that  is  probably  authentic,  that  the  town- 
meeting  of  which  we  have  no  record  was  held  at  the  house  of  Jona- 
than Bennett;  that  it  was  in  mid-winter,  and  the  snow  was  so  deep 
that  the  men  were  obliged  to  make  use  of  snow-shoes,  and  that  there 
were  just  enough  present  to  enable  them  to  fill  the  various  town 
ofiices. 

The  first  town-meeting  of  which  we  have  any  record  was  held  at 
the  house  of  Joseph  Simonds,  Monday,  March  13,  1780.  In  addi- 
tion to  the  town  oflBcers  chosen,  whose  names  we  give  in  another 
place,  Jonathan  Bennett,  John  Foster,  Adam  Patterson,  and  John 
Miller  were  chosen  surveyors  of  highways  "for  the  present." 

The  fifth  article  in  the  warrant  reads  as  follows  :  "  To  see  if  the 
Town  will  Kaise  money  to  provide  a  town  stock  of  ammunition  and 
say  how  much."  This  article  was  passed  in  the  negative.  It  is 
given  here  to  show  what  was  the  first  business  that  came  before  the 
infant  town.  That  their  refusal  to  raise  the  money  required  for 
this  purpose  was  not  because  they  were  unwilling  to  bear  their  full 
share  of  the  public  burdens,  will  appear  from  the  following  extracts 
from  the  record : — 

"  Voted,  That  the  Transcripts  of  Roads  now  Read  be  Excepted." 

"  Voted,  To  raise  3000  DoHars,  to  be  Rought  out  on  the  Roads  bj'  the  Inhabitants  at 
201  Dollars  a  Day  pf.  man  at  15  Dollars  p'.  Day  for  a  yoke  of  oxen." 

"  Voted,  That  the  present  Selectmen  be  a  committee  to  Settle  with  the  Last  years 
Surveyors." 

"  Voted,  That  any  men  that  shall  be  raised  for  the  army  for  this  year  shall  be  paid 
any  Extraordinary  Bounties  by  a  Town  tax." 

"  Voted,  That  the  Selectmen  have  10  Dollars  p^  day  for  Services  Done  for  the  Town." 

"  Voted,  That  the  Collector  have  50  Dollars  for  his  Service." 

"  Voted,  That  Moses  Morrison  and  Jon^i  Bennett  meet  with  the  Selectmen  of  Antrim 
in  order  for  Settlement  in  company  with  the  last  chose  Selectmen." 

This  committee  met  the  selectmen  of  Antrim  and  Hancock,  March 
16th,  and  made  a  final  settlement  of  all  back  "accompts." 

Second  article  in  the  warrant  for  the  town-meeting  held  April  24, 
1780:  "To  see  what  method  the  town  will  take  to  find  a  center, 
and  a  place  to  Inter  their  Dead,  and  what  work  they  will  do  on  the 
Burring  place." 

Third  article:  "To  consider  the  resolves  of  the  Neighboring 
Towns,  and  to  conclude  whether  it  is  Best  to  unite  in  petitioning 
the  Court  for  a  redress  concerning  high  ways." 

The  town  voted  that  the  meeting-house  and  burying-place  be  on 
Norway  plain;  also,  that  each  inhabitant  do  one  day's  work  on  the 

1  This  was  after  the  beginning  of  the  depreciation  of  Continental  currency. 


ANNALS    OF    TIII<:    TOWN.  87 

common  and  burying-place,  each  delinquent  to  pay  "Six  pounds 
Lawful."  In  regard  to  the  third  article,  a  committee,  consisting  of 
Robert  Duncan,  James  Duncan,  and  David  Ames,  was  appointed 
to  correspond  with  other  towns  with  reference  to  a  petition  to  the 
General  Court  for  a  redress  of  town  taxes. 

On  the  8th  of  June  it  was  voted  that  money  be  raised  to  liiie 
preaching,  and  the  selectmen  were  appointed  a  committee  therefor. 
That  was  probably  the  first  step  taken  in  this  direction.  As  far  as 
we  know,  no  minister  of  the  gospel  had  as  yet  visited  the  town. 
When  we  remember  the  difficulties  that  they  had  to  contend  with, 
I  think  that  we  shall  not  be  disposed  to  criticise  them,  but  rather  to 
admit  that  they  showed  a  commendable  zeal  in  their  efforts  thus 
early  to  establish  in  the  Avilderness  the  worship  of  the  God  of  their 
fathers.  For  about  ten  or  eleven  years  they  were  obliged  to  meet 
in  private  houses,  as  the  records  will  show ;  yet  none  the  less  were 
they  preparing  the  way  for  the  development  of  the  religious  inter- 
ests of  those  who  were  to  come  after  them. 

At  this  meeting  it  was  voted  to  give  John  Moor  $125  for  "  his  cost," 
whatever  that  might  have  been  ;  probably  it  was  incurred  in  the 
discharge  of  his  duties  as  constable. 

On  the  12th  of  July  of  this  year  there  was  a  call  for  what  was 
denominated  "  Continental  beef,"  and  a  warrant  issued  for  a  town- 
meeting  that  was  held  the  18th  of  the  same  month.  There  is  a  little 
ambiguity  in  the  record,  but  it  appears  that  Thomas  Miller  and 
William  Lakin  each  had  oxen  that  they  wished  to  furnish,  and  the 
decision  in  regard  to  the  matter  was  to  be  "  made  at  the  judgment 
of  men."  It  was  finally  decided  to  give  Miller  seventy  bushels  of 
Indian  corn  for  his  oxen,  and  Joseph  Simonds  and  James  Davis 
were  appointed  a  committee  to  pasture  the  oxen  and  deliver  them 
to  the  state  commissary  or  his  deputy. 

At  a  meeting  held  Oct.  23d  the  subject  of  this  beef  came  up 
again.  It  seems  that  the  oxen  had  been  sent  to  New  Ii^swich  to. 
pasture,  and  there  was  something  wrong  about  the  care  they  had 
received.  Robert  Duncan  and  Moses  Morrison  were  directed  to 
bring  them  from  New  Ipswich  and  turn  them  to  the  best  advantage. 
The  fact  that  the  oxen  were  sent  away  in  mid-summer  to  pasture, 
indicates  that  at  this  date  there  was  but  little  good  pasturage  in 
town.     Indian  corn  was  worth  |8  per  bushel. 

The  vote,  passed  on  the  24th  of  April  in  regard  to  the  center,  etc., 
was  reconsidered. 


»»  HISTORY   OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

There  was  a  call  lor  a  meeting  on  Nov.  29th,  "  to  see  if  the  town 
will  fix  a  center,  and  by  what  method  they  will  take  to  find  it; 
whether  by  measure  or  by  the  plan."  But  the  record  of  the  meeting 
was  lost. 

Feb.  19,  1781,  it  was  decided  not  to  vote  for  "  one  man  in  this 
county  to  serve  as  a  member  of  the  council  holden  at  Exeter  in  this 
state."  It  was  also  voted  "that  the  men  that  went  upon  the  last 
alarm  be  alloM^ed  the  money  they  Rec"^.,  they  giving  their  time." 

"  Voted,  That  Moses  Morrison  be  sent  to  Amherst  to  see  if  Wil- 
liam Lakin,  Jr.,  will  pass  for  our  quota  of  Continental  men."^ 

"  Voted,  That  Captain  Crabtree  be  freed  from  his  war  tax  for  the 
present  year." 

^^  Voted,  That  the  selectmen  send  an  answer  to  Temple." 

There  were  eight  town-meetings  that  year,  at  which  a  variety  of 
questions  were  settled,  the  records  showing  that  they  took  hold  of 
the  work  in  hand  with  earnestness,  and  with  no  desire  to  shirk  from 
any  duty.  As  an  example  of  the  business-like  manner  in  which 
every  thing  was  done,  Ave  give  in  this  place  a  copy  of  the  accounts 
of  the  town  inserted  just  before  the  record  of  the  annual  meeting 
of  1781.  It  will  be  noticed  that  the  record  is  made  by  Joseph 
Siraonds,  town  clerk,  and  as  he  was  not  chosen  to  that  office  till 
1782,  the  accounts  may  cover  two  years: — 

"An  Account  of  Orders  Answered  by  Willm  Lakin,  Constable— 

"  paid  to  Adam  Patterson £40  0  0 

answered  to  Robert  Duncan 9  0  0 

to  Moses  Morrison SO  0  0 

to  Jonatlian  Bennett 65  2  0 

to  Robert  Duncan 07  0  0 

to  Joseph  Simonds 44  0  0 

toDavidAmes 9  0  0 

£314      2      0" 
"  An  account  of  Town  Debt 

"to  Will-"  Boyd £  36  0  0 

toWill">Lakin 180  0  0 

to  Nights  of  New  Ipswich 75  0  0 

to  John  Moor 37  10  0 

to  Antrim 53  1  0 

to  James  Duncan  or  Barrett 412  0  0 

toCapt.  Steel 810  0  0 

to  Will-"  Lakin 36  0  0 

to  the  men  who  went  upon  the  alarm 90  0  0 

to  Moses  Morrison '. 42  0  0 

£1771    11      0" 
1  On  the  rolls  Mr.  Lakin  was  called  an  Amherst  man. 


ANNALS    OF    THE   TOWN.  89 


"  An  acquitance  signed  by  Jonathan  JJcnnctt  to  tho  Town  of  Hancock  of  all  duos 
and  demands  Exclusive  of  James  Duncan  note  Fcb^  y  '.)<''  1781  " 

"Ax    ACCOrXT  OF  ()Kl)i:US   AnSWEKKD    liY  JOIIX    FOSTKR,  COXSTAISLE. 

"  to  Joseph  Simonds £  24  0  0 

to  Joseph  Simonds 0  1.1 

toDavidAmes ,■?()  o  0 

to  David  Ames -27  0  0 

toDavidAmes (>  15 

to  Robert  Duncan .'i.'J  0  0 

to  Robert  Duncan '.)  0  0 

to  Moses  Morrison 27  0  0 

to  Asa  Adams IS  l.i  0 

"Total £182  5  0" 


"Ax   AC(X)UXT  l)F  OUOEUS  AXSWEUEK    1!V   ASA  ADAAIS,  CONSTABLE. 

Silver  money £ 

to  James  Duncan 0    15 

to  Samuel  Ames 13      (i 

to  Will-n  Lakin 9 

to  Edmond  Ames 4      (i 

to  Edmond  Davis 1      4      0 

to  Edmond  Davis 2    14      0 

to  Joseph  Simonds 12      8 

to  Jacob  Ames .- 3      0 

Xovr  y  7""  1781     Reed  of  Asa  Adams  Constable  in  part  of  the 
silver  money  tax  in  order  to  pay  Thomas  Williams  hire  into 

the  war 1    10      5'; 


"  Rec-d.  By  us  JoxA  Bennett  (  Select 

Piiix  Ames         *   men 

"  Sum  total £     8      G      1," 

Kccorded  By  Joseph  Simonds  town  clark" 


We  also  give  a  copy  of  the  warrant  for  the  annual  meeting  of 
1781,  the  warrant  for  1780  not  being  perfect  on  the  records: — 

"  State  ok  New-Hamp     j  To  Will™  Lakin,  Constable  lor  the  Town  of  Hancock 
IIiELSBououGii  ss         '         Greeting  — 

'•  Von  are  hereby  Required  in  the  name  and  government  and  people  of  tliis  State 
to  notify  and  warn  all  the  free  holders  and  other  Inhabitants  of  this  town  qualitied 
by  law  to  Vote  in  town  alTairs  that  thej'  assemble  and  meet  at  the  House  of  Joseph 
Simonds  in  Said  town  on  the  Second  Monday  of  March  next  at  10°  Clock  A.  m.  to  act 
on  tlu!  following  articals  (Viz)  — 

"  1  .ly    to  chuse  a  moderator  to  govei-n  said  meeting  — 

"  2.1y  to  chuse  a  town  clark  and  Selectmen  constable  and  all  other  necessary  town 
officers  for  the  present  year  — 

"  .S.ly    to  see  if  the  town  will  hire  Preaching  and  Raise  money  for  the  same  — 
"4.1y    to  see  if  the  town  will  agree  to  And  a  center  and  by  what  method- 
's").ly    to  see  where  the  town  will  agree  to  post  their  warrants  and  hold  tlieir  meet- 
ings for  the  Insueing  year  — 


90  HISTORY   OF   HANCOCK,    NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


"6.1y  to  see  what  way  they  will  proceerl  in  working  on  the  Highways  and  what 
money  they  will  Raise  for  that  purpose 

"  7.1j'    to  see  what  the  town  will  do  conserning  a  town  Book  — 

"  The  town  to  act  on  all  the  above  articals  as  they  think  proper. 

"  Hereof  fail  not,  and  make  return  to  us  at  or  before  Said  day  with  your  doing 
thereon  and  this  warrant  Shall  be  sufflciant  Given  under  our  hands  and  seals  this 
12'h  day  of  Feb--  A.  D.  1781—  ROBERT  Duncan  )  Select 

David  Ames         '  men  " 

"  Hillsborough  ss  March  y  12'''  1781 
"  In  Obediance  to  the  above  wan-ant  I  have  proceeded  according  to  Order  — 

"p^  WILLm  LAKIN  Constable  " 

At  this  meeting  it  was  "  Voted,  That  Stephen  Bennett  and  James 
Davis  serve  as  tythingmen." 

"  Voted,  To  raise  £216  for  to  hire  Preaching,  and  that  the  select- 
men be  a  Committee  to  provide  an  orthodox  minister." 

One  day's  preacliing  was  to  be  at  the  house  of  William  Williams, 
and  whatever  j^reaching  they  might  be  able  to  have  in  addition  to 
be  either  at  Joseph  Siraonds'  or  Comings'. 

At  the  close  of  this  meeting  Moses  Morrison  entered  the  folloAV- 
ing  protest,  which  we  give,  together  with  the  way  in  which  it  was 
received  and  manner  in  which  the  record  was  made:  — 

"  March  y-- 12. 1781. 

"  I  Moses  Morrison  hereby  declare  this  meeting  to  be  Elcagel  by  reason  of  certain 
persons  being  admitted  to  vote  in  said  meeting  wliich  were  not  qualified  by  law  and 
ought  not  to  be  admitted  to  vote  and  by  reason  of  which  proceedings  we  are  and 
have  been  cut  off  from  gifting  our  taxes  from  nonresidents  and  our  town  is  most 
greviously  opressed    Therefore  1  protest  against  said  meeting  " 

"  The  above  protest  was  Requested  to  be  recorded  Immediately  after  the  meeting 
was  adjourned. 

"  And  Likewise  Recorded  by  ROB  T  DUXCAX,  town  dark  " 

At  the  above  meeting  it  was  "  Voted,  that  John  Foster  be  cleared 
of  the  cost  of  an  Extent  if  he  will  let  the  selectmen  have  money  to 
pay  Will'"  Boyd."  It  was  probably  this  vote  that  caused  Mr. 
Morrison's  protest. 

At  an  adjourned  meeting,  held  March  27th,  it  was  "  Voted,  that 
M''  Samuel  Ames  find  the  center,  in  consideration  of  the  town  giv- 
ing him  thirty  bushels  of  merchantable  rye  by  the  last  of  Nov.  next." 
James  Duncan  and  Stephen  Bennett  were  appointed  to  carry  the 
chains.  The  meetings  were  to  be  held,  and  the  warrants  posted,  at 
the  house  of  Edmond  Davis  for  that  year.  £2000  were  raised  to 
be  "  wrought  out  upon  the  roads." 

"  Voted,  That  there  be  one  quare  of  paper  bought  for  the  use  of 
the  town." 


ANNALS    OF    THK     TOWN.  91 

"  Voted,  That  John  Moor  have  security  from  tlic  town  for  the 
money  if  he  will  borrow  as  much  as  will  clear  off  with  the  State 
Treasurer." 

In  May  more  "Continental  Beef"  was  called  for,  but  the  matter 
was  postponed  till  Aug.  '21st,  when  it  was  voted  to  raise  it,  and  a 
silver-money  tax  made  to  procure  it.  A  silver-money  tax  was  also 
made  to  pay  David  Steel,  but  it  appears  that  this  money  had  been 
raised  once,  and  borrowed  by  certain  "Individuals,"  and  they  were 
to  be  permitted  to  repay  it  to  the  town  in  the  new  "  Emition  bills." 
John  Foster  was  chosen  to  collect  and  return  the  beef. 

At  the  annual  meeting,  in  March,  1782,  there  w^as  an  article  in 
the  warrant,  "  to  see  what  method  the  town  will  take  to  Raise  men 
for  the  publick  servis  if  any  are  called  for."  The  article  was 
passed  in  the  negative. 

"  ^^oted,  To  have  four  Days  Preaching  this  year."  James  Duncan 
and  Joel  Russell  were  api)oiuted  a  committee  to  provide  the  preach- 
ing. Two  days  were  to  be  at  Jonathan  Bennett's,  and  two  days 
at  John  Foster's. 

''Voted,  That  the  town  pay  Thomas  Williams^  20  Dollars  Exclu- 
sive of  his  wages." 

"  Voted,  That  Sam'  Ames  shall  find  a  center  by  the  old  agree- 
ment." 

''Voted,  That  the  j)rayer  of  Capt.  Crabtree's  Petition  be  not 
heard  (or  if  it  is,  not  considered)." 

From  a  warrant  issued  April  8th,  it  appears  that  Pakersfield 
claimed  by  charter-right  a  tract  of  land  within  the  limits  of  Han- 
cock. 

Xo  action  seems  to  have  been  taken,  but  a  vote  was  passed  that 
the  center  should  be  made  from  the  old  line  of  the  town.  John 
Foster  was  sent  to  Exeter  to  make  a  return  of  our  Continental 
men  ;  S9  was  granted  him  for  this  service. 

July  10,  1782,  "  Voted,  not\to  build  a  Meeting-House,  nor  have 
a  grave  yard  on  the  center." 

"Voted,  To  build  the  Meeting-IIouse  on  the  most  convenient 
place  on  Norraway  plain." 

William  Williams  and  Samuel  Ames  were  appointed  a  committee 
to  find  a  suitable  place  on  said  plain  for  a  grave-yard. 

"  Voted,  To  remit  Kindall  Person's  rates." 

'  This  was  for  service  rendered  by  Mr.  \Villiams  in  the  army. 


92  HISTORY    OF   HANCOCK,    NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 

"  Voted,  To  remit  Capt.  Crabtree's  poll-tax  to  the  war  rate." 

"  Voted,  That  that  piece  of  gold  go  to  Antrim  at  the  weight 
thereof." 

Oct.  31,  1782,  at  the  order  of  the  General  Court,  a  meeting 
was  called,  "  To  see  if  the  Inhabitants  of  this  town  will  take  the 
oath  of  Fidelity."  The  town  met  and  adjourned  to  Nov.  4th. 
"Next  then  meet  a  part  of  the  town  according  to  adjournment  — 
and  adjourned  the  meeting  to  the  26*  of  Nov™.,  then  a  part  of 
the  town  meet  according  to  adjournment,  and  with  what  help  they 
couli>  raise  Desolved  the  meeting,  By  John  Foster  Moderator." 

March  10,  1783,  "  Voted,  That  the  former  plan  of  government 
be  continued  to  June  1784." 

"  Voted,  To  raise  money  to  hire  six  days  Preaching  this  year." 
(John  Foster  and  Eobert  Duncan,  committee.)  Meetings  to  be 
held  at  Robert  Duncan's,  John  Foster's,  and  Joseph  Dodge's. 

"  Voted,  That  the  center  be  at  the  first  place  the  town  agreed  on 
and  cleared  (viz.)  on  Norway  plain,  so  called." 

"  Voted,  Sixty  Dollars  as  a  present  to  Will"'  Lakin."^ 

The  town-meetings  were  to  be  held  at  Joseph  Simonds'  this  year, 
and  warrants  posted  at  Robert  Duncan's  and  Jonathan  Bennett's. 
David  Hubbard  was  directed  to  buy  a  town-book,  and  the  "  town 
dark"  was  instructed  to  transcribe  all  the  old  records  into  said 
book. 

At  this  meeting  there  was  a  vote  passed,  to  instruct  the  select- 
men to  warn  all  persons  that  were  not  legal  inhabitants  out  of 
town.  At  a  subsequent  meeting  held  June  16th,  this  vote  was  re- 
considered. 

The  selectmen,  however,  seem  to  have  warned  people  out  of 
town  previous  to  this  vote,  and  also  for  several  years  afterwards, 
without  regard  to  special  instructions.  This  duty  imposed  on  the 
selectmen  could  not  have  been  a  pleasant  one.  For  a  town  to  re- 
fuse to  receive  newcomers  on  the  face  of  the  transaction  seems  to 
have  been  an  inhospitable  act.  It  was,  however,  the  custom  in 
those  years.  Persons  warned  out  were  not  expected  to  leave.  If  in 
after  years  they  became  dependent,  it  simply  relieved  the  town 
from  their  support,  or  at  least  it  was  supposed  so  to  do.  As  a  matter 
of  fact,  I  think  that  some  families  that  were  warned  out  did  re- 
ceive aid  from  the  town.     Many,  who  afterwards  were  known  as 

1  This  should  have  read  "  W'll'"  Lakin,  jr.,"  as  it  was  for  his  services  in  the  war. 


ANNALS    OF    THE    TOWN.  93 

being  among  the  substantial  citizens  of  the  town,  were  among  the 
number  thus  received,  simply  because  they  brought  but  little  wealtli 
with  them.  No  disgrace  is  therefore  attached  to  the  fact  that  any 
]>erst)n  was  so  received  by  the  town  authorities.  No  man  was 
more  respected  than  Peter  Warren.  To  him  are  we  indebted  for 
the  almost  perfect  manner  in  which  our  early  records  were  pre- 
served, and  in  various  ways  was  he  a  valuable  citizen  ;  yet  he  was 
one  of  those  who  were  warned  out,  and  in  his  bold  and  legible 
handwriting  is  the  record  of  the  fact  preserved.  As  a  specimen 
we  give  an  exact  copy:  — 

"  SiATE  01-  Ninv  llAMrsiiiiiK  |     To  .James  Davis  Constable  for  Hancock 
UiLLsr.OKoiGii  ss  —  i  Greeting 

"  Whereas,  A  number  of  Persons  (viz)  Abraham  Mores  Mercy  Mores  Abraham 
Mores  Ju"  Lydia  Mores  —  .Joseph  Dodge  Jlary  Dodge  Josepli  Dodge  Ju°  Mai-y  Dodge 
Moses  Dodge  John  Dodge  Sybel  Dodge  Rebecca  Dodge  —  Peter  Warren  .Judith  Warren 
Susanna  Warren  Xancy  Warren  David  Warren  Daniel  Warren  I^evi  R''  Warren  Sarah 
Whitcombe.  —  Agness  Alex"  Daniel  Alexander  Elizabeth  Alex"  Salley  Alex"  Hannah 
Alexander  Isabel  Alexander  Robert  Alex"  and  Jane  Alexander  are  come  into  this 
town  whome  wo  will  not  Receive  as  Inhabitants  j-ou  are  hereby  Required  In  the 
name  and  by  tlic  authoritj-  of  the  State  afores*  forthwith  to  warn  the  aforesaid  Per- 
sons to  Depart  out  of  this  town  within  fourteen  Days  from  the  date  hereof  and  make 
return  to  us  with  your  doings  thereon 

"  (iiven  under  our  hands  and  seal  this  -28"'  of  August  A  D  178:; 

"  John  Fosthu,        j 
David  Hlbbaiu),  |  Selectmen" 
Ed.mom)  Davis,    J 

"  Hillsborough  ss  Hancock  August  ye  SO""  1783 

"  I  have  Personally  warned  out  those  Persons  whose  names  ai'c  Spessifled  in  the 
atforsaid  warrant  according  to  Order  p^    JAMES  DAVIS  Constable  " 


"  Voted,  To  excuse  Samuel  Ames  from  paying  taxes  on  his  mills 
this  year"  (1783). 

June  16th.  "  Agreed  on  a  burying  Place  at  the  South-west  of 
the  pond,  on  the  lot  No.  6,  in  3d  Range."  ^ 

"  Voted,  To  give  Abner  Whitcombe  nine  shillings  for  clearing  one 
acre  of  land  for  a  burying  Place." 

Nov.  21st,  James  Duncan  was  sent  to  a  convention  at  Peter- 
boro'.  A  petition  had  been  sent  to  the  General  Court,  and  this 
convention  was  to  hear  the  reply  that  had  been  made  to  that  peti- 
tion, and  "join  with  them  in  what  other  or  further  measures  they 
may  adopt." 

1  This  location  was  probably  near  Moose  brook,  and  north-west  of  Xorway  pond(?). 


94  HISTORY    OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

"■Voted,  That  Rev.  Mr.  Farrar  have  eight  bushels  of  rye  for  his 
Preaching." 

"  Voted,  To  Abner  Whitconib,  one  pound  fourteen  shillings  for 
said  rye,  and  carrying  of  it  to  New  Ipswich." 

A  blanket  was  sold  to  John  Foster  for  five  shillings,  March  8, 
1784.  £9  raised  to  hire  preaching,  and  to  pay  a  man  for  provid- 
ing a  preacher  (Joseph  Siinonds,  committee  for  that  purpose). 
£55  raised  to  repair  roads.  Three  shillings  per  day  for  a  man,  and 
two  shillings  eight  pence  per  day  for  a  yoke  of  oxen,  "  at  highway 
work." 

This  year  for  the  first  time  the  town  voted  for  state  officers,  it 
being  the  first  year  under  the  new  constitution. 

March  16th.  "  Voted,  That  the  town  Petition  the  General  Court 
to  have  a  tax  laid  upon  the  non-resident  lands  to  help  Enable  them 
to  build  two  bridges." 

^^  Voted,  That  Mr.  Dennis  procure  a  town-book." 

"  Voted,  That  James  Duncan  and  Joseph  Simonds  serve  as  a 
committee  to  transcribe  the  old  records  into  the  new  book." 

An  attempt  was  again  made  to  settle  on  a  place  for  the  meeting- 
liouse  that  was  to  be.  A  warrant  was  issued  in  May,  the  third 
article  of  which  was,  "  To  see  if  the  town  will  agree  upon  Place 
to  set  a  small  meeting-house  upon."  The  record  of  the  meeting 
was  lost.  Another  meeting  was  called  in  December  for  the  same 
purpose.  The  second  article  was,  "  To  see  if  the  town  will 
unite  and  agree  on  a  Place  or  particular  spot  of  ground  to  build 
a  meeting-house  upon."  This  was  inserted,  however,  with  little 
hope  of  a  settlement,  for  the  next  article  was,  "  To  see  if  the 
town  will  Petition  the  General  Court  for  a  committee  for  that 
purpose." 

At  the  meeting  the  second  article  was  passed  in  the  negative,  and 
James  Duncan  and  Seth  Hadley  were  appointed  a  committee  to 
draft  a  petition  to  the  General  Court  to  settle  the  question.  They 
were  also  directed  to  petition  for  a  land  tax  to  help  to  build  said 
house.  This  committee  immediately  attended  to  that  part  of  their 
duty  that  had  reference  to  locating  the  meeting-house,  as  the  fol- 
lowing petition,  which  we  give  verbatim,  will  show  ;  but  for  some 
reason  not  explained  in  the  records,  they  neglected  to  send  the 
petition  in  regard  to  a  land  tax  till  the  following  May,  and  at  that 
time  there  had  been  a  change  in  the  committee,  —  Enos  Knight's 
name  appearing  in  place  of  the  name  of  James  Duncan:  — 


ANNALS    OF    THE   TOWN.  95 

"  Pirnrios  for  Ai-roixTMENT  ov  a  C«>mmittek  to  Locate  a  [Mekti\i;iioi:se,  1"8.">]. 

"  state  or  NEW  ILvMi'M: 
"To  His  ExiVlauoj-  the  Presiilcut  tlio  Honorable  the  Council  and  House  of  Uepre- 
sentatives  in  general  Assembley  at  Concord  Convened  — 
"  A  Petition  in  behalf  of  the  Inlmbitants  of  Hancock  humbly  shews  that  we  have 
been  at  i>ains  and  cost  to  lind  the  Centor  of  our  town  in  Order  to  biiild  a  House  for 
rnblick  Worship,  but  rnfortunatelj'  it  falls  in  a  TSogfj  where  it  is  not  possible  to 
biild  :  and  altho  we  have  Meetings  Called  Keppitedly  for  that  pm-pos :  J'et  we  Cannot 
all  Am^'c  where  to  move  it  to  lind  the  (iround  that  will  be  moste  Suitable  and  Con- 
\rnirnl:  Whercfor  we  pray  that  your  Honors  would  appoint  a  Committy  of  thre(! 
I'cisons  out  of  towns  adjacent  that  is  not  Interested  for  the  porpos  afore  said  as  we 
have  agreed  to  abide  the  .Judgement  of  S'l  Comitly  and  pay  the  Cost.  And  your 
Pcttionars  as  in  Duty  bound  will  ever  pray 

"Hancock,  .Teny  j'"  20'i'  17S5  .James  Dincan  j  A  Committy 

Seth  Hai>lev    i  for  Hancock  " 

In  response  to  this  petition  a  committee  was  appointed  in  tlic 
House  of  Representatives,  Feb.  10,  1785,  consisting  of  John  Dun- 
can, Capt  Levi  Spaukling,  and  Dr.  John  Young.  It  does  not 
appear  that  this  controversy  in  regard  to  the  proper  place  upon 
which  to  build  the  meeting-house,  although  continued  for  five  years, 
])roduced  any  ill-feeling  in  the  town.  When  it  was  apparent  that 
they  could  not  agree,  they  wei-e  willing  that  others  should  decide 
for  them,  and  the  decision  was  clieerfully  accepted,  and  the  question 
settled  for  all  time. 

At  the  annual  meeting  in  March  an  article  in  regard  to  a  certain 
road  was  passed  "in  the  negative,  till  the  meeting-house  place  is 
agreed  on."  The  first  Tuesday  in  May  was  designated  as  the 
time  for  the  court's  committee  to  meet. 

£15  were  raised  for  preaching,  the  meetings  to  be  held  at  the 
house  of  Joseph  Simonds  between  the  1st  of  May  and  the  middle  of 
October;  James  Duncan,  Seth  Hadley,  and  Fhineas  Ames  com- 
mittee to  procure  preaching. 

At  an  adjourned  meeting,  March  22d,  it  was  voted  "that  the 
Court's  Committee  be  Entertained  at  James  Duncan's."  In  order 
that  the  question  in  regard  to  the  center  might  be  settled  fairly, 
the  meeting  was  adjourned  "till  tuesday,  the  third  day  of  may 
next  at  8  "clock  in  the  forenoon." 

At  this  meeting  (March  22d)  Peter  Warren  and  James  Duncan 
were  appointed  a  committee  to  gather  up  the  records  and  transcribe 
them  into  the  new  book  that  had  been  purchased  for  that  purpose. 
Several  committees  had  been  appointed  for  this  work,  but  they  had 
neglected  to  do  it.  At  a  subsequent  meeting,  this  committee  was 
given  full  power  to  make  such  alterations  as  they  saw  fit.     Without 


96  HISTORY    OF    HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

doubt,  the  alterations  were  verbal.  The  records  were  probably  in 
a  chaotic  state,  and  Mr.  Warren  was  apjjarently  the  only  man  in 
town  who  was  qualified  to  arrange  them  properly.  We  insert  his 
autograph  here : — 


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The  "Courts  Committee"  reported  as  follows:  — 

"  STATE  OF  NEW  HAMPRE  j    pj  ,j,cocK  May  ye  3^  1785 
Hillsborough  countv   ' 

"  Your  committee  appointed  to  fix  on  tlie  place  for  building  a  Meting  house  in 
said  Hancock  having  meet  and  viewed  the  Ground  &  heard  the  pleas  beg  leave  to 
Report  —  that  the  place  Agreed  upon  for  the  aforesaid  porposs  is  on  the  plain  at  the 
South  End  of  noraway  Pond  so  called  there  marked  out  and  shown  to  the  Inhab- 
itants wliich  is  submitted  John  Duncan 

Levi  Spaulding 
Jo:  YoirNG" 

Another  important  event  transpired  on  this  third  day  of  May. 
The  town-meeting  convened  at  eight  o'clock  in  the  morning,  and 
immediately  adjourned  until  three  o'clock  in  the  afternoon.  It  is 
not  to  be  supposed  that  during  the  intervening  hours  the  voters 
were  idle,  or  that  they  returned  to  their  homes. 

Non-resident  land  owners,  as  a  class,  were  not  any  too  popular  at 
that  time,  as  a  petition  sent  to  the  General  Court  on  the  16th  of 
May  will  show.  One  man,  however,  then  a  non-resident,  but  after- 
wards a  citizen  of  the  town,  was  an  exception.  James  Hosley, 
without  doubt,  was  present.  How  much  influence  he  might  have 
had  in  settling  the  question  of  the  day  we  can  only  infer  from  the 
action  of  the  town  when  the  voters  came  together  in  the  afternoon ; 
it  was  then  "  Yoted^  That  James  Duncan,  Joseph  Dodge,  and  John 
Foster  be  a  committee  to  meet  with  Deacon  Hosley  upon  the  com- 
mon and  consult  with  him  how  much  land  will  be  suflicient  for  said 
common  which  the  Deacon  purposed  to  make  a  present  of  to  the 
town." 

This  present  of  Deacon  Hosley  was  formally  accepted  by  the 
town  Nov.  25,  1785.     The  deed  of  the  land  was  given  Dec.  30th  of 


ANNALS    OF   THE   TOWN.  97 

the  sainc  year,  but  was  not  recorded  until   April,  179"2.     A  certified 
copy  of  the  deed  is  given  in  this  })lace :  — 

"Town  Dickk,  Kntkukd  Aimjil,  17i)-2. 

"  Know  all  men  by  tlicsc  presents  that  I   James  Iloslcy  of  New  Ipswich  in  the 
County  of  Hillsborough  anil  State  of  Xew  Hampshire  Gent-" 

"  In  consideration  of  the  Town  of  Hancock's  being  pleased  to  agree  upon  a  plat  to 
set  a  Meetinghouse  on,  upon  my  Land  and  for  diverse  other  good  causes  and  consid- 
erations I  do  hereby  give  grant  and  convey  unto  the  Town  of  Hancock  for  the  fol- 
lowing purposes  (viz)  for  a  convenient  Common  about  said  Meetinghouse  for  sta- 
bling of  Horses  on  the  Sabbath— for  to  build  Houses  on  for  people  to  asemble  in  upon 
Sabbath  day— noons  for  a  Burying  yard  and  Training  Field— for  Roads  &c— or  for  any 
other  necessary  publick  use  at  the  Direction  ot  the  Town,  and  for  no  other  purposes 
a  certain  piece  of  Land  situate  around  said  Meetinghouse  place  to  extend  east  of  the 
^leetinghouse  six  i-ods  to  a  line  running  North  and  South  from  the  top  of  the  saiuly 
or  pine  Ilili  to  the  North  line  of  the  J^ott  (provided  the  Meetinghouse  shall  stand 
where  the  Courts  Committee  appointed),  thence  Westwardly  on  the  line  between 
the  second  and  third  Ranges  to  tin;  top  of  the  great  sandy  Hill,  thence  Southwardly 
and  Eastwardly  to  the  first  mentioned  line  suposed  to  be  about  six  or  seven  Acres 
—be  the  same  more  or  less  — 

"  To  have  and  to  hold  the  said  granted  premises  for  the  foregoing  purposes  and 
no  other— to  them  their  heirs  &c  for  ever,  and  I  do  covenant  with  the  said  Town 
that  I  am  Lawfully  seized  in  fee  of  the  premises— that  they  arc  free  of  all  incum- 
berances— that  I  have  good  right  to  give  and  convey  the  same  as  aforesaid  and  that 
I  win  warrant  and  defend  the  same  to  the  said  Town  against  the  Lawful  Claims  and 
demands  of  all  persons  Claiming  by  for  or  under  me  my  h(!irs  or  Assigns  &(i  In 
witness  whereof  I  have  liereuuto  set  my  hand  and  seal  the  thirtieth  daj-  of  December 
A.  D.  17S5  — 

"  Signed  sealed  &  Delivered  in  pres-  r^^ 

cuts  of—    Joseph  Douue  ' 

Hugh  Okk 
Edmonu  Davis 

"  Coppy  Attest  — 

"Ja>ies  Hosley  Town-Clerk 

"  June  IS,  1798  In  concideration  that  the  bounds  of  the  land  contained  in  the 
within  Deed  not  being  particularly  fixed  and  some  part  liable  to  be  disputed  we 
have  this  day  fixed  them  as  follows  viz  the  line  running  north  &  south  to  be  six 
rods  from  the  most  easterly  part  of  the  Meetinghouse  thence  westerly  betwixt 
N"  two  anil  N"  three  to  a  stake  and  stones  at  the  turn  of  the  of  tlie  great  hill— thence 
southerly  to  the  Southwest  corner  of  Burying  yard  as  the  fence  now  stands— thence 
easterly  to  a  stake  and  stones  at  the  turn  of  the  hill  a  little  west  of  south  from  the 
Meetinghouse— thence  easterly  till  it  intersects  to  tlie  said  north  and  south  line  as 
nt-ar  the  northwest  corner  of  the  school  house  where  it  now  stands  as  may  be  — 

"JAMES  HOSLEV  " 

We  give  in  this  place  Mr.  Hosley's  statement  in  regard  to  the 
change  that  was  subsequently  made  in  the  boundary  of  the  com- 
mon; as  we  have  a  certified  copy  of  the  deed  and  also  a  certified 
copy  of  the  change  in  the  boundary,  in  Mr.  Hosley's  own  hand- 
writing, no  doubt  can  ever  be  entertained  in  regard  to  it. 

"  August,  iso^. 
"  TJiis  may  Certifly  whom  it  may  concern,  that  when  I  the  subscriber  disposed  of 
the  land  on  the  north  and  south  sides  of  the  road  leading  from  the  Meeting  house 
7 


/€H^7'ri^  J^^^^^^^^f^ 


98  HISTORY   OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 


to  the  west  line  of  the  land  belonging  to  Lt.  Joseph  Symonds,  I  then  reserved  four 
rods  wide  for  a  road  &  that  after  that  time  the  Town  gave  Samuel  Hosley  a  piece  of 
Land  north  of  the  stables  (which  then  belonged  to  the  Common,  I  gave  them)  in  ex- 
change for  enough  more  to  make  said  road  six  rods  wide  where  it  joins  the  Com- 
mon at  six  rods  east  of  the  Meetinghouse  so  that  said  road  ought  ever  to  be  con- 
sidered as  six  loads  wide  at  six  rods  distance  from  the  Meetinghouse  and  four  at 
said  symonds  line  any  deed  bargain  or  conveyance  to  the  contrary  notwithstanding 
"  test       Samuel  Hosley  JAMES  HOSLEY 

Henky  Prentice  " 

Petition  for  Authority  to  Levy  a  Tax  to  Build  a  Meeting-house,  1785. 

"  State  of  New  Hampre  j  to  the  Honorable  the  Sennet  &  House  of  Representatives 
Hillsborough  County  '  in  general  Court  Convened  — 

"  A  Petition  in  behalf  of  the  Inhabitants  of  Hancock  Humbly  Shews :  that  s*  Han- 
cock was  not  Granted  to  any  number  of  persons  as  other  towns  in  this  State  have 
Been  nor  aney  Lands  Given  for  aney  ijublick  Use  but  a  Great  part  of  the  land  in  s* 
town  is  owned  by  non  Residents  the  most  of  whome  lives  in  the  massachusetts  who  do 
not  incline  to  Sell  or  Settle  there  lands :  so  long  as  they  find  them  advancing  by  our 
labour:  whilest  all  the  burthing  of  Roads  &c,  layeth  heavy  on  the  oppressed  in- 
habitants &  Whereas  other  towns  in  the  same  sittuation  have  Upon  applycation 
been  Relieved,  which  incorigeth  us  to  hope  that  we  will  not  be  worse  Used  than 
other  subjects  wherefor  we  pray  that  your  honors  would  Grant  us  a  small  tax  on 
all  the  Land  in  s*  Hancock  for  the  sole  purpose  of  bulding  a  house  for  Publick  Wor- 
ship, and  your  petitioners  as  in  Duty  Bound  will  Ever  Pray 

"  Hancock  may  y*  IG*  1785  Setii  Hadley 


The  foregoing  was  granted  by  an  act  passed  Nov.  4,  1785:  — 

"  State  of         j  In  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  seven 
New  HAMPSHIRE  —  '  Hundred  and  Eighty  Five. 

"  AN  ACT  impowering  the  selectmen  of  Hancock  to  assess  the  lands  in  s'l  Hancock 
for  the  purpose  of  building  a  meeting  hftuse  in  s'i  Hancock. 

"  Wliereas  a  petition  has  been  presented  to  the  General  Court  in  behalf  of  the  In- 
habitants of  s'^  Hancock  in  the  County  of  Hillsborough  and  state  aforesaid  requesting 
that  a  tax  may  be  laid  on  all  the  lands  of  s*  Hancock  for  the  sole  purpose  of  building 
a  Meeting  House  in  s^  town  of  Hancock  for  Reasons  mentioned  in  s^  petition  and 
public  notice  being  given  to  all  persons  concerned  to  make  objections  if  any  they 
had  to  the  contrary,  and  the  s*  petitioners  being  heard  thereon  and  the  prayer 
thereof  being  reasonable  and  Just. 

"  Be  it  therefore  Enacted  by  the  Senate  &  House  of  Representatives  in  General 
"Court  Convened  that  the  selectmen  for  the  town  of  Hancock  afores*  be  impowered 
and  they  are  hereby  impowered  to  assess  the  Land  in  s'l  Hancock  at  the  rate  of  one 
penny  for  each  Acre  of  Land  in  s^  Hancock,  and  the  Collector  or  Collectors  of  s* 
Hancock  be  impowered  to  lay  and  collect  the  same  and  to  pay  it  to  the  selectmen  of 
s<i  Hancock  or  their  successors  for  the  purpose  afores*  and  for  no  other  purpose  what- 
soever and  s'l  Tax  shall  be  made  in  one  entire  List,  by  itself,  and  not  blended  with 
any  other  tax  whatsoever,  and  shall  express  the  name  of  the  owner  of  the  land  so 
taxed  if  known  with  the  number  of  Acres,  and  some  description  of  the  lot,  and 
where  the  owner  is  not  known  the  lot  and  number  of  Acres  shall  be  described  with 
the  name  of  the  original  owner  thereof,  and  the  same  shall  be  collected  and  paid  in 
the  same  manner  as  is  prescribed  for  collecting  public  taxes  of  Land  of  non-resi- 
dents by  laws  now  in  force  in  s*  State  and  the  same  tax  of  one  penny  per  acre  as 
aforesaid  shall  be  continued  for  the  space  of  three  years  and  no  longer 


ANNALS    OF   THE   TOWN.  99 

"  State  of  Xkw  Hami'SHIke. 

"  In  the  house  of  Kcpresentative.s  Nov.  2n'i  1785 
"  the  foregoing  bill  having  been  read  a  tliird  lime    Voted  that  it  pass  to  be  enacted 
"  Sent  up  for  concurrence  JXO.  SULLIVAN  Speaker 

"  In  Senate  Nov  4  1785 
"  This  bill  was  read  a  third  time  &  \'otfd  that  the  same  be  enacted 

"JOHN  LANGDON  Tresident 
"  Recorded  according  to  the  original  act  under  the  state  seal 

"Attest  K.  THOMPSON  Sec." 

This  petition  reflected  somewliat  severely  on  the  non-resident 
land  holders  of  the  town.  The  argument  put  forth  was  a  just  one, 
and  the  granting  of  the  request  made  shows  a  wise  statesmanship 
on  the  part  of  the  General  Court,  Another  petition  that  bears  no 
date  shows  that  some  of  the  non-resident  land  owners  were  disposed 
to  be  just.  It  was  probably  sent  about  the  same  time,  and  in  justice 
to  the  signers  we  give  it  in  this  place:  — 

Petition  for  Special  Tax  to  Build  a  Meeting-house. 

"  State  of  New  Hamp're  » to  the  Honi  the  sennat  and  House  of  Eepresentives  in 
Hillsborough  ss        i  Gen'  Court  at  Concord  convened 

"  The  Memorial  of  us  Nonresident  Owners  of  lands  in  Hancock  shews  that 
whereas  a  Petition  hath  been  prefered  Requesting  a  tax  to  be  Laid  on  all  the  Lands 
in  s^  Hancock  for  the  purposs  of  building  a  house  for  publick  worship  &  it  appear- 
ing to  be  for  our  interest  &  the  publick  Good  we  also  pray  that  the  subject  matter 
prayed  for  in  s*  petition  may  be  Granted  and  your  Memorialests  as  in  Duty  Bound 
will  ever  pray  &c  — 

"  James  D.^^vis  Jona  Davis  John  Preston 

Amos  Barrett  Ben'n  Knight  Moody  Morss 

Elezer  Cumings  Charles  Barrett  Elijah  Hills  " 

James  Hosley  Noah  Wheeler 

In  the  autumn  of  1785,  Governor  Hancock  sent  a  letter  to  the 
town,  the  purport  of  which  does  not  appear.  Peter  Warren  was  in- 
structed to  send  a  re})ly.  Joseph  Simonds,  Enos  Knight,  Edmond 
Davis,  John  Foster,  and  Oliver  Lawrence  were  appointed  a  com- 
mittee to  look  out  a  ministerial  lot.  "  Voted,  To  build  a  pound." 
The  care  of  building  said  pound  was  entrusted  to  Edmond  Davis. 

March  13,  1786.  Two  important  oflices  were  instituted  in  town 
this  year. 

Abraham  Mores  was  appointed  to  serve  as  pound-keeper,  and 
Peter  Cummings,  James  Smith,  and  Jonathan  Sawyer,  to  serve  as 
"  Hogg  Reifs."     £55  were  raised  for  roads. 

"  Voted,  To  raise  fifteen  pounds  to  hier  Preaching  for  this  year." 

"  Voted,  That  Lemuel  Lakin  hier  a  Preacher."  The  selectmen 
to  instruct  Mr.  Lakin  how  to  agree  with  a  preacher. 


100  HISTORY   OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

There  seems  to  have  been  some  hop.e  of  building  a  meeting-house 
immediately,  as  it  was  voted  to  have  the  meetings  at  Deacon  Hos- 
ley's  barn,  "Except  there  be  a  House  built  in  the  center."  David 
Hubbard  was  engaged  to  provide  for  the  minister  for  six  shillings 
per  week. 

April  3d.  "  Voted,  To  allow  Peter  Warrens  account  for  writeing 
in  the  town  Book." 

"  Voted,  Not  to  act  upon  the  eighth  article,"  which  was,  "  To  see 
if  the  town  will  build  a  small  house  on  the  common  to  meet  in  till 
such  time  as  they  may  be  able  to  build  a  meeting  House." 

"  Voted,  To  make  a  present  of  five  dollars  to  John  Duncan,  Esq." 

"  Voted,  That  a  plan  of  the  town  be  procured "  and  that  Seth 
Hadley  procure  a  plan  of  New  Boston  pattern. 

Nov.  27th.  The  General  Court  had  sent  out  a  plan  for  "  Emitting" 
paper  money  for  the  towns  to  vote  upon.  The  plan  did  not  com- 
mend itself  to  the  town,  and  it  was  voted  not  to  accept  it.  James 
Hosley,  Peter  Warren,  and  James  Duncan  were  chosen  a  com- 
mittee to  instruct  our  representative.  This  instruction  was  not, 
however,  to  be  given  without  the  approbation  of  the  town,  so  the 
meeting  adjourned  for  one  week,  then  came  together  and  voted  on 
the  instruction  that  had  been  prepared,  and  accepted  it. 

In  the  winter  of  1786-7,  the  subject  of  building  a  meeting-house 
was  again  brought  up  ;  a  meeting  was  called  for  Dec.  25th.  At 
this  meeting  James  Hosley,  Mr.  Hadley,  Mr.  Simonds,  Mr.  Knight, 
and  Mr.  Duncan  were  appointed  a  committee  to  prepare  a  plan  for 
building  said  house,  and  the  spring  of  1788  was  designated  as  the 
time  to  begin  the  work.  The  first  year's  tax  was  to  be  paid  in  cer- 
tificates, boards,  shingles,  and  slit-work,  at  prices  named  in  the  re- 
port, which  was  one-third  in  advance  of  the  hard-money  price. 
Mr.  Foster,  Mr.  Hosley,  and  Mr.  Lawrence  were  a  committee  to 
let  out  the  lumber  and  receive  it  in.  It  was  decided  that  the  house 
be  fifty-six  feet  long  and  forty-five  feet  wide.  The  selectmen  were 
instructed  to  petition  to  Governor  Hancock  for  ministerial  and 
school  lots,  and  to  take  possession  by  cutting  one  acre  on  each  lot. 

1787.  £15  raised  for  preaching  (James  Hosley  committee),  to 
be  at  James  Hosley' s  and  James  Duncan's. 

The  vote  in  regard  to  the  size  of  the  meeting-house  was  recon- 
sidered, and  it  was  voted  to  have  it  fifty  feet  long  and  forty  feet 
wide. 

It  had  transpired  that  "  certificates  "  were  of  little  value  for  the 


ANNALS   OF   THE   TOWN.  101 

purpose  of  purcliasing  materials  for  building  a  lueeting-liouso,  so 
the  selectmen  were  instructed  to  send  the  following  petition  to  the 
General  Court :  — 

"  State  of         )  To  the  Great  and  Gcnci-al  Coni-t  of  said  state  to  be  convcuVl  on 
Xinv  IlAMrsiiiRE—  *  the  first  Wensilay  of  June  next,— 

"  The  Scloc'tnien  of  the  town  of  Hancock  in  belialf  of  S''  Town  Humbly  Shews  — 
that  they  received  an  Act  passed  by  said  Court  upon  tlie  2'"'  of  November  1785,  Im- 
powring  the  Select  Jlen  of  Hancock  to  Assess  the  Lands  in  said  Hancock  for  the  pur- 
pose of  Building  a  Sleeting  house  in  s'>  Town'  at  one  penny  an  Acre  for  the  term  ot 
throe  yeai-s.- But  in  s''  Act  there  appears  liberty  for  the  whole  thereof  to  be  paid  in 
Certificates.-  which  liberty  must  of  Necessaty  prevent  our  Building  at  present  for 
we  Cannot  purchase  one  article  for  Building  with  them  so  as  to  answer  our  purpose 
—  we  therefore  pray  the  Honorable  Court  to  take  our  Case  into  there  Consideration 
and  reverse  that  clause  of  said  Act  which  has  respect  to  said  Tax  being  paid  in  Cer- 
tificates and  Order  it  to  be  paid  in  hard  IMoney  Grain  and  Lumber,  or  some  other 
way  to  Answer  our  puriiose,  as  they  in  their  wistlom  shall  see  meet,  and  your  Petion- 
ers  in  duty  bound  shall  ever  pray. 

"ILvxcocK  April-iO,  17S7  Edmond  Davis        j  Selectmen 

Samuel  Gates         j  of 

"  Hon''"'  the  General  Court  Oliver  Lawrence  )     Hancock  " 

This  {)etition  seems  to  have  been  a  reasonable  one,  but  it  was 
dismissed.  In  July  it  Avas  "  Voted,  That  the  Town  Inhabitants  may 
pay  their  part  of  the  meeting  house  Rate  in  Rye,  to  have  one  Bushel 
equal  to  8/4  in  Certificates  —  or  in  Lumber  equivalent  thereto." 
Edmond  Davis,  Robert  Duncan,  David  Hubbard,  and  Asa  Davis  were 
appointed  "to  lead  the  congregation  in  singing  for  the  present"; 
James  Hosley  and  Robert  Duncan  to  "read  the  Psalm  for  the 
present." 

Aug.  27th.  It  was  decided  to  have  the  meeting-house  forty-two  feet 
wide,  fifty-five  feet  long,  and  twenty-six  feet  high  between  joints ; 
the  second  year's  meeting-house  tax  to  be  ])aid  by  residents  with 
I've,  at  eight  shillings  and  four  pence  for  five  pecks. 

Sept.  24th.  All  former  votes  respecting  the  dimensions  of  the 
meeting-house  were  reconsidered,  and  it  was  decided  that  the  house 
be  forty-five  feet  wide  and  sixty  feet  long,  with  porches  a*  the 
ends. 

As  an  indication  that  now  they  meant  to  prosecute  the  work,  it 
was  voted  that  the  frame  be  let  out  to  the  lowest  bi<lder,  to  be  ready 
for  raising  by  the  middle  of  the  next  September.  James  Duncan, 
Peter  Warren,  and  James  Hosley  were  appointed  a  committee  to 
pre])are  articles  of  sale.  They  subse<piently  reported  substantiallv 
as  follows:  The  frame  to  be  awarded  to  the  lowest  bidder;  the 
posts  to  be  of  oak;  the  outside  sills  to  be  of  oak  or  white  pine;  the 
plates,  beams,  and  gallery  sills  to  be  white  pine,  ami  to  be  in  all  parts. 


102  HISTORY    OF    HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

both  as  to  size  and  goodness,  equal  to  the  frame  of  Packerfield 
meeting-house;  to  be  completed  and  ready  for  raising  by  the  middle 
of  next  September,  and  good  bonds  to  be  given  for  the  performance 
thereof.  Half  the  pay  was  to  be  in  rye,  at  four  shillings  per  bushel, 
and  the  other  half  in  state  certificates,  at  ten  shillings  per  pound  — 
one-half  to  be  paid  in  four  months,  and  the  other  half  at  the  time 
of  the  raising  of  the  frame;  "  the  Timber  to  be  found  standing  by 
the  Town." 

It  was  bid  off  by  Thomas  Spaulding  at  £94.^ 

Nov.  30th.  Thomas  Jones,  John  Cumraings,  Jr.,  John  Foster,  and 
Joseph  Dodge  were  appointed  a  committee  "  to  look,  dig,  and  heap 
stones  for  the  underpinning  of  the  Meeting  house." 

Dec.  1st.  Mr.  Dodge  and  Mr.  Holden  were  appointed  to  dig  and 
pile  stones  one  day  for  the  underpinning,  and  "all  hands"  were  to 
turn  out  and  haul  the  said  stones  on  New  Year's  Day.  At  this 
meeting  it  was  decided  not  to  make  preparation  to  raise  the  house 
at  the  time  specified  at  an  earlier  meeting.  It  was  voted  to  let  out 
by  lots  "twenty-one  thousand  of  boards  and  thirty  thousand  of 
shingles,  for  to  use  in  building  the  meeting  house,  the  shingls  to  be 
fifteen  inches  long,  and  both  boards  and  shingles  to  be  delivered  at 
the  meeting  house  place  within  fifteen  months ;  to  be  surveyed  and 
accepted  by  surveyors  under  oath,  and  to  be  paid  for  in  money  or 
grain  at  the  cash  price  at  the  end  of  said  term." 

The  boards  and  shingles  mentioned  above  were  bid  off  as  follows: 
John  Foster,  four  thousand  hemlock  boards,  at  twenty-two  shillings 
a  thousand ;  Thomas  Jones,  three  thousand  hemlock  boards,  at 
twenty-two  shillings  a  thousand ;  Moses  Dennis,  two  thousand  clear 
white  pine  boards,  one  inch  thick  when  seasoned,  at  forty-two  shil- 
lings a  thousand ;  Daniel  Kimball,  four  thousand  white  pine  floor 
boards,  one  inch  thick,  at  thirty-one  shillings  a  thousand  ;  Asa  Mer- 
rill, five  thousand  shingles,  at  eight  shillings  a  thousand ;  Joel 
Eussell,  five  thousand  shingles,  at  eight  shillings  a  thousand  ;  Capt. 
John  Cummings,  five  thousand  shingles,  at  eight  shillings  a  thou- 
sand ;  Eli  Maynard,  five  thousand  shingles,  at  eight  shillings  a 
thousand ;  Moses  Merrill,  ten  thousand  shingles  at  eight  shillings 
a  thousand;  Phineas  Ames,  four  thousand  hemlock  boards,  at 
twenty-three  shillings  a  thousand ;  Bezaleel  Spaulding,  four  thou- 
sand hemlock  boards,  at  twenty-two  shillings  a  thousand. 

'The  bond,  as  given  the  town  for  the  due  performance  of  this  work,  signed  by 
Thomas  Spaulding  as  principal,  and  James  Hosley  as  surety,  is  now  before  us. 


ANNALS    OF   THE   TOWN.  103 

The  time  given  to  Mr.  Si)aulding  to  get  the  meeting-house  ready 
for  raising  was  extended  to  June,  1789, 

At  a  special  meeting,  called  March  '24,  1788,  as  the  records  show, 
—  although  there  may  have  been  a  mistake  of  one  month,  as  the 
record  ])recedes  the  regular  meeting  of  March  10th,  —  another  vote 
was  taken  in  regard  to  the  dimensions  of  the  meeting-house,  and 
this  vote,  it  is  stated,  was  in  accordance  with  an  agreement  of  both 
parties.  All  previous  votes  were  reconsidered,  and  it  was  finally 
decided  that  the  house  be  fifty-four  feet  long,  forty-two  feet  wide, 
and  twenty-five  and  one-half  feet  high,  with  two  porches. 

March  10,  1788.  At  this  meeting  it  was  voted  not  to  raise  money 
to  hire  preaching  this  year.  At  the  same  meeting,  however,  it  was 
voted  that  "Preaching  be  performed  at  Joseph  Symonds  Barn." 
This  meeting  was  held  at  the  house  of  Timothy  Moors.  It  was 
voted  to  have  the  town-meetings  this  year  at  the  house  of  Joseph 
Simonds.  The  adjourned  meeting,  March  24th,  met  at  Mr.  Moors' 
house,  and  immediately  adjourned  to  Mr.  Simonds'.  £12  were 
raised  at  this  meeting  for  preaching.  Daniel  Kimball  and  James 
Duncan  were  appointed  a  committee  to  provide  the  same.  Lieuten- 
ant Davis  was  to  have  six  shillings  and  six  pence  for  boarding 
ministers.  £60  were  raised  for  roads.  (For  inventory  this  year  see 
Centennial  address.) 

June  4th.  £45  raised  to  provide  provisions  to  be  used  at  the  raising 
of  the  meeting-house.  The  selectmen  were  appointed  a  committee 
to  provide  a  place  for  the  minister  to  board. 

Sept.  3d.  Elijah  WasliA)urn,  Joseph  Dodge,  Seth  Hadley,  and 
John  Foster  were  appointed  a  committee  to  prepare  the  stones  to 
haul  for  the  underpinning  of  the  meeting-house,  and  call  on  the 
inhabitants  to  draw  them,  free  of  charges  to  the  town;  but  if  they 
would  not  do  it,  to  hire  it  done. 

Nov.  4th.  "  Voted,  That  the  constable  take  Rye  at  four  Shillings 
per  bushel  for  the  85  Pounds  tax,  &  pay  said  Rye  to  the  selectmen 
or  their  successors."  Oliver  Lawrence  was  to  store  the  rye,  and 
be  paid  six  shillings  for  his  trouble. 

Seth  Hadley  was  directed  to  procure  three  barrels  of  New  Eng- 
land rum  and  store  it  ready  for  use  at  the  raising,  at  two  shillings 
and  six  pence  per  gallon ;  the  rum  to  be  paid  for  with  rye,  at  four 
shillings  per  bushel. 

Mr.  Cochrane,  in  History  of  Antrim,  states  that  in  February  of 
this  year,  Hancock,  Antrim,  and  Deering  were  represented  in  the 


104  HISTORY    OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

convention  called  to  act  upon  the  new  constitution  jjrepared  for  the 
United  States,  by  Evan  Dow,  suppose!  to  be  of  Deering. 

New  Hampshire  was  one  of  the  states  that  was  prompt  to  accept 
the  constitution,  but  our  representative  voted  against  it. 

Dec.  15th.  The  town  for  the  first  time  voted  for  members  of 
congress  and  presidential  electors.  It  appears  that  at  this  time 
the  state  was  entitled  to  three  members  of  congress,  and  that  all 
the  members  were  chosen  at  large,  and  not  by  districts,  as  at  the 
present  time.  We  give  the  number  of  votes  cast  for  each  individ- 
ual. By  a  singular  coincidence  the  highest  number  of  votes  cast 
was  the  same  as  that  reported  of  Antrim  —  36. 

Fob  Representatives  : 

Hon.  Saiiiucl  Livermore 36 

Benjamin  Bellows 35 

John  Sullivan. , 31 

Fob  Electobs: 

Hon.  Timotliy  Farrar 31 

James  Hosley 28 

Jacob  Abbott 25 

Charles  Barritt 22 

John  Pickering 11 

John  Ben 11 

Abel  Foster 10 

The  third  article  in  the  warrant  for  this  meeting  was,  "  To  see  if 
the  Town  will  Provide  the  State  Law."     Passed  in  the  negative. 

Feb.  2,  1789.  It  appears  that  the  members  of  congress  were  not 
chosen  at  the  December  meeting,  and  another  meeting  was  called  at 
this  date.  At  this  meeting  Benjamin  West  received  27  votes ; 
Samuel  Livermore,  27 ;  and  Abel  Foster,  26. 

March  9th.  £9  were  raised  for  preaching  this  year,  to  be  held  at 
Joseph  Simonds';  Salmon  Wood  and  Joseph  Simonds,  committee. 
£70  were  raised  for  highways. 

"  Voted,  To  board  the  minister  at  Joseph  Symonds'." 

On  the  last  Monday  in  March  of  this  year  (1789),  the  voters  of 
Deering,  Antrim,  and  Plancock  met  at  the  house  of  Seth  Hadley, 
in  Hancock,  and  chose  John  Duncan,  of  Antrim,  to  represent  the 
said  towns  in  the  General  Court.  He  is  called  in  the  records  their 
"  asembley  Man." 

June  3d.  The  second  week  in  September  was  assigned  as  the 
time  for  raising  the  meeting-house.  It  appears  that  there  Avas 
some  lumber  at  the  center  that  needed  looking  after,  and  James 
Hosley  was  appointed  for  that  purpose. 


ANNALS    OF   THE    TOWN.  105 

June  2'2d.  It  was  decided  not  to  li;ive  two  companies  of  militia 
in  town.  Benjamin  West  had  declined  to  serve  as  member  of  con- 
gress, and  a  new  election  had  been  called  for.  The  town  gave 
forty-six  votes  for  Benjamin  Bellows. 

Sept.  2d.  Vigorous  pre})arations  were  made  at  tliis  time  for  the 
raising  of  the  meeting-house.  Edmond  Davis  was  instructed  to 
build  a  ladder  for  three  days'  work.  James  Davis  and  Jonathan 
Sawyer  were  apj>ointed  a  committee  to  provide  ropes  and  blocks 
for  raising,  and  hr'mg  them  to  town.  It  was  voted  to  invite  Rev. 
Mr.  Paige,  Mr.  Anon,  Mr.  Goodridge,  and  Mr,  Foster  to  attend  the 
raising.  It  was  decided  that  the  important  event  take  place  on  the 
sixteenth  of  September.  "  Voted,  To  raise  with  Ginns."  Elijah 
Washburn,  Aaron  Parker,  John  Brooks,  and  Salmon  Wood  were 
appointed  a  committee  to  invite  the  raisers.  Fifty  men  were  to  be 
invited.  Thomas  Spaulding  was  to  make  the  giuns.  Aaron  Parker, 
Joseph  Simonds,  and  James  Davis  each  bid  off  the  making  of  two 
hundred  pins. 

Sept.  7th.  Chose  Robert  Duncan,  Samuel  Gates,  Seth  Hadley, 
Enos  Knight,  and  James  Davis  a  committee  to  provide  for  the 
"raisers."  Seth  Hadley,  Abner  Whitcomb,  Lieutenant  Dodge, 
Lieutenant  Davis,  Captain  Cummins,  and  James  Duncan  were 
chosen  a  committee  "  to  take  care  of  and  Deal  out  the  liquor  "  ; 
the  above  committee  were  instructed  "  to  pi'ovide  half  a  hundred 
shugar,  two  Barrells  Beer,  and  all  needfull  vesals  for  holding  and 
earring  drink."  Captain  Morrison,  Esquire  Hosley,  and  Phineas 
Ames  were  instructed  to  provide  ginnpoles. 

Voted,  That  "  every  man  in  Town  meet  at  the  senter  on  tuesday 
the  fifteenth  day  of  Sept.,  in  order  to  carry  on  the  lumber,  and 
have  three  shillings  for  the  Day." 

It  was  decided  that  the  house  be  underpinned  with  stone  one 
foot  high,  and  the  rest  with  timber. 

Without  doubt  the  meeting-house  was  duly  raised  on  the  six- 
teenth day  of  September,  and  now  the  great  })roblem  was  to  cover 
it,  for  it  will  be  remembered  that  Mr.  Spaulding's  contract  was 
simply  to  furnish  the  lumber  for  the  frame.  Sept.  21st,  it  was 
"  voted  to  board  and  shingle  the  meeting-house  this  fall." 

Voted,  "  To  Except  of  the  meeting-house  fraim." 

Moses  Dennis  was  instructed  to  purchase  thirty  thousand  shingle, 
nails,  twelve  thousand  board  nails,  and  "one  thousand  Double  Tens, 
Ditto  Brads." 


106  HISTORY   OF   HANCOCK,    NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 

Sept.  30th.  Seth  Had  ley  was  directed  to  bring  up  the  nails. 
James  Duncan,  James  Davis,  and  Samuel  Gates  were  appointed  a 
committee  to  consult  with  the  owners  of  land,  in  order  to  have  a 
wider  road  across  the  plain  east  of  the  meeting-house.  Rye  taken 
in  payment  of  taxes  was  valued  at  eight  shillings  and  four  pence 
per  bushel. 

£24  were  raised  in  rye  to  buy  nails  and  pay  workmen.  Edmond 
Davis  was  to  get  bark  to  cover  the  roof  under  the  shingles. 

Nov.  25th.  Chose  Samuel  Gates  and  Robert  Duncan  a  com- 
mittee to  perambulate  the  west  line  of  the  town  with  Packerfield 
committee,  if  called  for  lawfully. 

^^  Voted,  To  pay  Mr.  Page  as  the  com  agreed." 

"  Voted,  Tliat  the  com'*^  engage  Mr.  Page  for  four  Sabbathes 
next  spring,  and  longer  if  they  like  him." 

Feb.  8,  1790.  "  Votted,  That  the  town  is  dissatisfied  with  what 
is  dun  towards  Boarding  the  meeting  house,  and  that- the  selectmen 
notify  Mr.  Boynton  to  atend  our  march  meeting." 

March  8th.  "  Voted,  To  sell  the  Pew  ground  at  Vendue  to  finish 
the  meeting  house,  the  pews  to  be  built  for  the  purchasers." 

James  Hosley,  David  Ames,  Thomas  Spaulding,  John  Foster,  and 
Seth  Hadley  were  appointed  a  committee  to  draw  a  plan  for  the 
pews  and  seats  in  the  meeting-house. 

Seth  Hadley,  James  Duncan,  and  William  Boutell  were  ap- 
pointed a  committee  to  settle  with  Mr.  Boynton,  "  for  the  work  he 
has  done." 

Those  who  had  not  hauled  their  part  of  stone  for  underpinning 
the  meeting-house,  were  to  be  given  until  the  time  of  the  next 
meeting  to  do  it,  and  then  if  not  done,  they  were  to  be  taxed. 

Seth  Hadley  and  Salmon  Wood  were  appointed  a  committee  to 
procure  twelve  days'  preaching.  Tiie  boarding  of  the  minister  and 
his  horse  was  bid  off  by  James  Davis,  at  six  shillings  per  week. 
£100  were  raised  to  repair  roads  ;  men's  wages  to  be  three  shillings 
per  day,  eight  hours  to  be  reckoned  as  a  day's  work. 

Voted,  To  exchange  Mr.  Jameson's  tax  in  this  town  for  Mr. 
Orr's  tax  in  Antrim. 

There  were  several  persons  who  desired  to  have  their  taxes 
abated.  Robert  Wyley's  taxes  in  all  lists  unpaid  were  abated,  and 
he  was  not  to  be  taxed  again  till  further  order.  Jonathan  Bailey  was 
not  so  fortunate,  his  request  was  refused ;  but  to  several  others  the 
prayer  was  granted.     These  requests  for  abatement  of  taxes  show 


ANNALS    OK   THE    TOWN.  107 

that  many  of  tlie  settlers  Avere  hard  pressed  for  money,  and  the 
fact  that  so  many  were  excused  indicates  that  there  was  a  disposi- 
tion to  help  the  unfortunate. 

March  '2'2d.  It  was  "  voted  to  exchange  a  piece  of  land  with 
Samuel  Hosley,  agreeable  to  his  jiroposal,  and  give  him  a  dollar  of 
his  Highway  rate  for  clearing  said  land."  A  note  inserted  here  in 
the  records  by  a  later  hand  gives  this  information  :  "  The  Towns 
Common  to  go  from  Mr.  Paiges  stable  to  a  pine  Tree  near  the 
pond." 

"  Voted,  To  give  Thomas  Spaulding  six  pounds  in  Rye  at  four 
shillings  a  Bushel,  to  be  paid  next  fall  in  order  to  make  him  good 
about  the  meetinghouse  fraim." 

'■^  Voted,  To  hold  the  publick  meetings  at  the  meeting  house  this 
year." 

"  Voted,  To  take  the  covering  of  the  meeting  house  out  of  Thomas 
Boynton's  hands." 

James  Davis,  Seth  Had  ley,  and  John  Foster  were  appointed  a 
committee  to  get  the  meeting-house  covered  and  the  lower  floor 
laid.  James  Duncan,  James  Hosley,  Elijah  Washburn,  Seth  Had- 
ley,  and  John  Foster  were  appointed  to  draw  up  articles  of  sale 
for  venduing  the  pews  in  the  meeting-house. 

April  1st.  "  Voted,  That  the  Treasurer  Issue  extents  against  the 
Constables  for  the  penny  acre  Tax,  unless  prevented  by  being  paid 
by  the  first  of  next  May. 

"  Voted,  That  the  selectmen  sell  the  state  note  and  the  certificates 
that  belong  to  the  Town  at  discretion  the  best  way  they  can." 

"  Voted,  To  raise  sixty  pounds  to  pay  the  Towns  debts,  one  half 
to  be  paid  the  first  of  next  June,  the  other  half  next  fall." 

"  Voted,  The  selectmen  do  as  they  think  best  with  respect  to  the 
Land  Taxed  to  non-residents,  and  sold  to  pay  said  taxes." 

The  above  votes  give  us  a  little  light  concerning  the  financial 
difficulties  under  which  the  town  labored  at  that  time.  It  was 
almost  imjjossible  to  collect  taxes,  for  the  simple  reason  that  but 
little  money  was  in  circulation. 

Non-resident  land  owners  were  looked  after  with  especial  care. 
The  state  appointed  a  special  receiver  of  non-resident  taxes.  This 
office  was  held  in  1783  by  Thomas  Odiorne,  of  Exeter.  In  a  copy 
of  the  Independent  Chronicle  and  Universal  Advertiser,  dated  Jan. 
1,  1784,  Mr.  Odiorne  notifies  non-resident  owners  of  land  in  twenty- 
nine  towns  in  New  Hampshire,  including  Hancock,  that  their  lands 


108 


HISTORY   OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 


are  taxed,  and  if  said  taxes  are  not  paid  within  eight  weeks,  either 
to  the  collectors  or  the  subscriber,  their  lands  will  be  advertised  for 
sale, 

John  Foster,  David  Ames,  Seth  Hadley,  Nathaniel  Davidson, 
Sampson  Tuttle,  James  Duncan,  and  Lemuel  Lakin  were  ap- 
pointed a  committee  "to  take  several  plans  laid  before  the  town 
and  form  one  established  plan  for  the  pews  and  scats  in  the  meet- 
ing-house." 

"  J^oted,  To  accept  the  following  plans  and  articles  of  sale,  and 
that  each  man  biding  of  a  pew  write  his  name  and  No.  in  pew,  and 
sign  his  Bid." 

Through  the  courtesy  of  Mr.  A.  E.  Martin,  of  South  Framingham, 
who  has  kindly  drawn,  on  a  scale  suitable  for  this  book,  a  fac-simile 
of  this  plan,  we  are  able  to  give  it  to  our  patrons.  We  find  the 
oi'iginal  plan  in  the  book  of  records,  certified  to  by  James  Hosley, 
town  clerk,  so  we  deem  it  trustworthy.  The  names  of  the  owners 
of  the  pews  and  the  numbers  of  the  pews^  we  take  from  the  same 
source.  As  this  is  the  only  vestige  of  the  old  meeting-house  that 
cost  our  fathers  so  much  to  build  that  remains,  and  as  from  this 
plan  we  can  learn  exactly  where  the  different  families  sat  in  church 
in  that  early  time,  we  deem  it  of  sufiicient  value  to  give  it  the 
space  we  do. 


1  The  numbers  in  the  plan  are  made  to  correspond  with  the  numbers  here  given 
connection  with  their  names :  — 


1.  MIXISTER. 

'2.  J.^JMKS  DrxcAX.     Xo.  5. 

8.  EDWAHU  Sl-AILDIXCi.     No.  13. 

4.  James  llosLF.Y.    Xo.  21. 

.i.  .James  smith,  Jr.    Xo.  IS. 

6.  Elijah  Davis.    Xo.  33. 

7.  Lemuel  Lakix.    Xo.  36. 

8.  Eleazar  Ames.    Xo.  22. 

9.  KOBART  Clarke.    Xo.  20. 

10.  William  Brooks.    Xo.  31. 

11.  Joseph  Dodge.    Xo.  32. 

12.  Ezekiel  Shattcck.    Xo.  28. 

13.  Levi  Priest.    Xo.  37. 

14.  Enos  Kxight.    Xo.  16. 

15.  Joseph  Hills.    Xo.  25. 

16.  Abijah  IIadlev.    Xo.  3. 

17.  TlMdlllv   MiMiKs.     Xo.  17. 

18.  Mosi>   l>i  NM-.     No.  8. 

19.  Elm  Ml   \\  \-iii'.rRX.    Xo.  30. 

20.  ,Jami>   I)i  i  .     \o.  12. 

21.  SAL-Mns    W  <u,iK      No.  2. 

32.  .ToxAinxN   >\\\VKU.     No.  li. 

23.  Mosi;>   Mui:ki-on.     Xo.  1). 

24.  Olivi.i:    Lwv  i:i  vri-:.    Xo.  27. 

25.  EOMiiM'   |)\\i>.     Xo.  38. 
20.  PniM   \-    \Mi  -.     Xo.  1. 

27.  Bezai.ii.l  ^i  \ri.l>lXG.    Xo.  29 

28.  collixs  w  hittemore.    xo-.  3^ 

29.  Samuel  Gates.    Xo.  35. 

30.  John  Brooks.   Xo.  39. 


Thomas  .Toxes.    Xo.  4. 
J()>i:iit  >nii.xi)s.    Xo.  7. 
Jami^   I'v\  k.     Xo.  11. 
]>\MI  I.    KlMI-.VLI,.      No.  10. 


Si;  I II  llAi.i.KY.    Xo.  14. 
Ja( on  11  MU.KV.    Xo.  26. 
John  Wiiikomb.    No.  24. 
Wili.ia:«  Boutell.    Xo.  23. 
Joseph  Wasiiburx.    Xo.  15. 
SiMEOX  LAKrx.    Xo.  0. 
Jasox  Ware.    Xo.  14. 
TiiiiM  \<  Junes.    No.  17. 
.iMliN    I,,-.  111;.     No.  19. 
Sam  I  I  I,   II0..1.KY.    No.  15. 
M()-i.~   Mi.KitlLL.    X0.3. 

>AMI    II.    (    KMSS.      No.  5. 
rill   1;    <    I    M  MINGS.      No.  7. 
.Ion  \^    I.  \KiN.     No.  12. 
I>\\  in   AMIS.     No.  1. 
John    KoWiKS.     No.  11. 
James  Hills.    No.  13. 
riiiXKAs  Ames.    No.  2. 

I'ETEi:   I'lTXAM.     No.  4. 

Samuel  Tor^el.    Xo.  8. 
.91TEP11EX  Wooi>.    Xo.  18. 
Aarox  Parker.    Xo.  16. 
Thom.\s  McMaster.    Xo.  10. 
David  Hoslet.    No.  6. 


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110  HISTORY    OF    HANCOCK,    NEW    HAMPSHIKE. 


"Articles  of  Sale— as  follows  (viz)  the  pews  to  be  sold  at  publick  Vendue  to  tlie 
highest  Bidder— the  pews  to  be  Xumbered  by  the  Bid  (viz)  the  first  pews  bid  of  to 
be  the  first  Number- and  so  on,— each  man  purchasing  a  pew  to  give  good  security 
for  itr— to  pay  one  Dollar  in  Cash  in  two  months- one-third  of  the  remainder  in  Six 
months— one  dollar  of  whichtobe  in  Cash, — one-third  in  eighteen  months— one  dollar 
to  be  in  Cash  on  the  lower  pews,— and  four  Shillings  in  Cash  at  each  term  on  the  Gal- 
lery pews,— the  other  third  in  two  years  and  six  months,— what  is  not  mentioned  to  be 
paid  in  Cash;  to  be  paid  in  Good  merchantable  Rye  at  four  shillings  a  Bushel— or 
Neat  Cattle  equal  thereto,— one  shilling  to  be  a  bid— each  man  biding  of  a  pew  to 
abide  his  bid,  or  forfeit  twenty  shillings  to  be  recovered  in  six  months  after  it  is  bid 
of,  in  any  Court  proper  to  try  the  same— each  man  to  make  his  pitch  on  his  pew  in  ten 
minutes  from  the  time  it  is  struck  of— the  Town  to  Choose  a  Com'*"  to  give  and 
take  securities— each  man  purchasing  to  have  a  good  title  when  his  pew  is  paid  for. 


James  Hoslev 

1    - 

JoHN  Foster 

1    Comitee 

Jajies  Duxcan 

t    to  form 

Seth  Hadley 

1    Articles. 

Elijah  Washburn 

J 

"  Voted,  To  reserve  the  pew  at  the  left  hand  of  the  Pulpit  stairs 
for  a  ministerial  pew." 

James  Duncan,  James  Hosley,  and  Seth  Hadley  committee  to  take 
and  give  securities  for  the  pews. 

"  Voted,  That  the  selectmen  provide  Liquors  on  the  Town's  Cost 
for  the  Vendue." 

James  Duncan  was  appointed  "Vendue  master." 

The  object  in  view  in  selling  the  pews  was  to  raise  money  to  finish 
the  house,  but  it  was  decided  that  no  money  should  be  paid  back, 
even  if  there  were  a  surplus.  The  pews  were  all  sold,  each  man 
signing  his  name  to  his  bid.  What  influence  the  liquor  had  the 
records  do  not  show,  but  some  of  the  pews  sold  came  back  into  the 
hands  of  the  town.  The  committee  having  the  finishing  of  the 
meeting-house  in  charge  were  instructed  to  get  it  clapboarded  "next 
fall." 

May  4th.  The  third  article  in  the  warrant  for  this  meeting  was 
"To  determine  wdiat  to  do  respecting  the  offers  made  the  Town  by 
his  Excellency,  John  Hancock,  Esq." 

It  was  decided  to  send  James  Hosley  to  Boston  "  to  see  what  we 
can  obtain  toward  finishing  the  meeting-house  and  settling  a 
minister." 

Mr.  Hosley  was  instructed  to  apply  to  Governor  Hancock  for  one 
or  two  lots  of  land,  as  he  shall  think  best  for  the  town,  and  to  return 
their  united  thanks  for  all  favors.  David  Ames,  Jacob  Hadley,  and 
James  Davis  were  appointed  a  committee  to  provide  for  the  finish- 
ing of  the  meeting-house. 


ANNALS    OF   THE    TOWN.  Ill 

Those  who  had  bid  oif  pews  and  furnished  bondsmen  to  the  satis- 
faction of  the  committee,  were  to  receive  warrantee  deeds  for  the 
same ;  others  to  take  the  notes  of  tlie  town  for  security,  "  till  their 
])c'ws  are  paid  for." 

Aug.  'Iblh.  "  Voted,  To  hire  Mr.  Paige  to  preach  four  Sabbaths 
in  addition  to  what  he  is  now  hired  for." 

The  selectmen  were  instructed  to  call  a  town-meeting  to  extend  a 
call  to  Mr.  Paige  to  settle  in  the  gospel  ministry,  the  meeting  to  be 
in  the  first  week  in  November.  Jacob  Iladley,  James  Ilosley,  Jon- 
athan Sawyer,  Oliver  Lawrence,  Daniel  Kimball,  Samuel  Gates,  Seth 
Hadley,  James  Duncan,  Robert  Duncan,  and  Nathaniel  Davidson 
were  appointed  a  committee  to  form  articles  for  a  call,  and  report  at 
the  next  meeting. 

Oct.  5th.  A  call  was  extended  to  Mr.  Paige  at  this  meeting  to 
settle  in  town  as  a  gospel  minister.  The  vote  was  as  follows  :  yeas  55, 
nays  2,  14  not  voting.  The  call,  as  repoi'ted  by  the  committee  and 
accepted  by  the  town,  was  based  on  the  following  terms  :  "One  hun- 
dred and  twenty  pounds  settlement  to  be  ))aid  to  the  said  Mr.  Reed 
Paige  (provided  he  does  accept  of  our  call),  in  the  following  man- 
ner (viz)  one-third  in  six  months  after  his  ordination;  one-third  in 
eighteen  months,  and  the  other  third  in  two  years  and  six  months 
after  said  ordination  —  and  for  his  sallery  voted  sixty  pounds  at  first 
and  at  the  expiration  of  four  years  to  rise  to  sixty-five  ])Ounds,  and 
at  the  expiration  of  seven  years  from  said  Ordination  to  rise  to  sev- 
enty pounds,  and  so  continue  and  be  paid  yearly  so  long  as  he  shall 
continue  to  be  our  minister,  and  labors  for  us  in  that  ofiice."^ 

James  Hosley,  Eobert  Duncan,  Seth  Hadley,  Samuel  Gates,  and 
James  Duncan  were  appointed  a  committee  to  present  Mr.  Paige  the 
|)roceedings  of  the  town. 

Mr.  Paige's  reply,  dated  May  7,  1791,  we  give  in  this  place:  — 

"To  tlic  (,'luirch  of  Clirist  and  othc^r  inluibitants  in  tin;  Town  of  Hancock  State  of  New 
Hampshire  Greeting.— 
"  Men,  Brethren  and  Fathers:  It  having  pleased  the  Supreani  liuler  of  tlio  l^niversc 
who  exercises  a  governing  providence  over  tlie  works  of  his  liands,  &  who  is  ever 
mindful  of  his  intelligent  creatures  to  dispose  you  to  use  your  endeavours  to  obtain 
the  settlement  of  a  Gospel  minister  among  you ;  and  as  both  the  Church  &  Town  after 
having  heard  me  labour  in  word  and  doctrine,  have  severally  seen  cause  to  present 
me  with  an  invitation  to  settle  among  you  in  the  important  and  arduous  work  of  the 
Gospel  ministry—  I  have  therefore  endeavoured  to  make  this  a  most  serious  solemn 
&  prayerful  consideration.    To  negative  your  invitation  without  having  clear  and 

1  By  a  subsequent  vote  of  the  town  (April  10, 1701),  the  words  "and  labors  for  us  in 
that  oface  "  were  blotted  out. 


112  HISTORY   OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 


sufflcient  reasons  in  nay  own  mind,  or  to  answer  in  the  affirmative  without  being  con- 
vinced it  is  duty  to  tarry  would  eitlaer  of  tliem  appear  and  be  really  ineonsistant  with 
my  profession  as  a  follower  of  Christ  — I  have  therefore  endeavoured  impartially  to 
collect  and  examine  the  various  arguments  on  both  sides,  that  I  might  know  my 
duty —  at  times  the  arguments  on  the  one  side  would  preponderate,  at  times  the  other 
side,  and  sometimes  they  would  appear  equal.  These  have  held  my  mind  in  long 
suspence— But  considering  the  union  of  the  Church  and  Town  — considering  your 
apparent,  and  I  would  sincerely  ti-ust  real  attachment  to  me,  I  have  after  seeking  to 
God  for  direction,  finally  concluded  to  accept  and  hereby  do  accept  of  your  invitation 
to  settle  among  you  in  the  arduous  and  important  work  of  the  Gospel  Ministry,  upon 
the  conditions  as  they  now  stand  specified  in  the  call  which  you  have  presented  me 
with  tills  proviso,  that  I  be  allowed  four  Sabbaths  annually  to  visit  my  friends,  or  to 
be  devoted  to  chai-itable  purposes  and  as  I  have  in  some  measure  been  Indused  to 
give  my  answer  in  the  affirmative  from  this  consideration,  that  if  the  sallery  should 
upon  trial  prove  inadequate  to  an  honorable  support  I  trust  you  will  make  it  equal. 

"  And  now  Fathers  and  brethren  T  would  sincerelj'  ask  your  prayers  for  me  that  I 
maj'  be  owned  and  used  bj-  the  great  head  of  the  Church  — be  enabled  and  disposed 
faithfully  to  discharge  my  duty  towards  God  and  men  and  if  my  lot  should  by  God  be 
cast  among  you  we  may  live  together  in  peace  and  amity  &  be  blessings  to  each 
other— 

"  And  finally  may  heavens  blessings  descend  and  rest  upon  this  Church  and  Town, 
may  saints  be  sanctified  more  and  more  —  and  may  sinners  hasten  to  the  only  ark  of 
safety  which  are  one  great  design  of  the  Gospel  Ministry. 

"  With  sentiments  of  respect  and  esteem  I  subscribe  mj-self  your  sincere  friend  & 
well  wisher— 

"Hancock  May  7th  1791."  REED  PAIGE. 

Nov.  23d.  From  the  warrant  calling  this  meeting,  it  appears  that 
grain  and  cattle  were  taken  in  payment  of  taxes  and  for  pews.  After 
choosing  the  moderator,  the  meeting  immediately  adjourned  to 
the  house  of  David  Ames.  Probably  the  meeting-house  was  not  yet 
fit  for  use  in  cold  weather, 

"  Voted,  That  those  persons  who  have  not  given  security  for  the 
pews  they  bid  of  have  till  the  2  day  of  next  December  to  give  secur- 
ity in  and  pay  the  hard  money  thereon." 

Mr.  Foster  was  appointed  to  appraise  the  cattle  paid  in  for  pews 
and  deliver  them  to  David  Ames.  Thomas  Jones  and  Thomas  May 
were  appointed  to  dig  and  pile  stones  for  the  underpinning  of  the 
meeting-house. 

Dec.  2d.  Time  for  giving  security  for  pews  extended  to  the  sec- 
ond Wednesday  in  the  month.  Then  all  pews  not  settled  for  to  be 
sold  again. 

"  Voted,  To  finish  the  meeting-house,  with  the  exception  of  paint- 
ing, by  the  first  of  October,  1792." 

Mr.  Gates  agreed  to  board  Mr.  Paige  on  his  return,  for  seven 
shillings  and  two  pence  per  week. 

March  12,  1791.  £100  raised,  to  be  worked  out  on  the  roads. 
Men's  wages  to  be  three  shillings  per  day  until  the  middle  of  Octo- 


ANNALS^OF   THE   TOWN.  113 

ber;  after  that  time  two  shillings.  £80  raised  to  defray  town 
charges. 

There  was  some  question  about  the  line  between  this  town  and 
Feterboro',  and  the  selectmen  were  directed  to  go  to  Peterboro'  and 
get  a  copy  of  "their  Charter  and  take  advice  of  Judge  Dana 
thereon." 

March  29th.  "The  Towns  of  Deering,  Antrim  &  Hancock  met 
in  Town  meeting  at  the  House  of  Mr.  Ebenezer  Kimball  in  Antrim 
and  made  choice  of  John  Duncan  Esq,  to  Represent  the  several 
Towns  in  General  Court  the  present  year." 

Mr.  Cochrane  states  that  the  voters  of  the  above-mentioned  towns 
met  at  Mr.  Kimball's,  on  the  8th  of  August,  and  chose  Daniel 
Nichols  delegate  to  the  "Convention  of  1792."  In  regard  to  that 
convention,  our  records  simply  show  that  on  May  7,  1792,  "The 
Town  met  and  voted  on  the  amendments  of  the  Constitution." 
How  the  town  voted  we  are  not  informed. 

April  19,  1791.     "  Voted,  That  the  Town  buy  a  Burying  Cloth." 

"  Yoted,  To  have  Thomas  McMasters  lead  the  Congregation  in 
Singing." 

June  7th.  The  answer  that  had  been  received  from  Mr.  Paige 
to  the  invitation  that  had  been  given  him  to  settle  in  the  town  as  a 
gospel  minister,  was  accepted,  and  the  third  Wednesday  of  Septem- 
ber designated  as  the  time  for  his  ordination. 

James  Davis  was  engaged  to  provide  for  and  entertain  the  coun- 
cil for  £6,  the  money  to  be  paid  in  advance, 

Sept.  1st.  James  Davis  was  engaged  to  prepare  a  staging  to  use 
on  the  day  of  ordination,  and  make  good  the  damage  that  should  be 
done  to  the  windows  and  breast-work  for  twelve  shillings. 

The  several  surveyors  of  highways  were  directed  to  come  out 
with  the  men  in  their  districts,  the  next  Thursday,  and  clear  the 
common  round  the  meeting-house. 

Oct.  18th.  Rev.  Mr.  Paige,  James  Hosley,  and  Lieutenant  Davis 
were  instructed  to  send  a  letter  to  Governor  Hancock,  setting  forth 
the  circumstances  of  the  town,  and  |»raying  for  a  lot  of  land  for  Mr. 
Paige  to  settle  on. 

"  Voted,  That  James  Duncan  seed  the  land  that  is  cleared  on  the 
Lott  prepared  for  Mr.  Paige  to  settle  on." 

'•'•Voted,  To  paint  the  M.  H.  next  spring  —  and  that  Mr.  Foster 
and  Lieut  Davis  get  it  done." 

"  Voted,  To  raise  twenty  four  pounds  for  the  foregoing  jiurpose 


114  HISTORY   OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

and  that  the  people  have  liberty  to  pay  flax  seed  to  Lieut  Davis  at 
3/6''  per  Bushel  towards  the  same." 

The  selectmen  were  instructed  to  get  the  meeting-house  under- 
pinned. 

Jan.  "26,  1792.  The  demands  against  the  town  were  so  urgent 
that  the  money  raised  to  paint  the  meeting-house  was  used  to  satisfy 
those  demands. 

March  20th.  The  voters  of  the  towns  of  Antrim,  Deering,  and 
Hancock  met  at  the  house  of  Capt.  Seth  Hadley,  and  again  made 
choice  of  John  Duncan  for  representative. 

March  12th.  The  pew-holders  were  requested  to  wait  until  June, 
1793,  for  their  pews  to  be  built. 

March  29th.  "  Voted,  That  the  selectmen  pursue  the  best  method 
they  are  capable  of  to  obtain  the  Taxes  now  due  from  the  Town  from 
Constable  Hubbard."      (This  had  been  of  several  years'  standing.) 

*^  Voted,  to  give  the  Rev'd  Reed  paige  full  liberty  to  have  work 
done  on  the  ministerial  Lott  so  called  and  defend  him  against  all 
damages,  and  that  if  the  Town  do  not  obtain  said  lott  for  him  be- 
fore the  first  of  August  next,  then  the  Town  shall  give  hira  a  Bond 
for  a  deed  at  the  appraisal  of  a  Committee  of  disinterested  men, 
but  if  the  Town  shall  be  informed  from  the  Governor  by  the  middle 
of  May  next  that  they  can  not  have  said  lott  then  Mr.  Paige  gives 
up  the  note." 

Aug.  27th.  The  warrant  for  this  meeting  indicates  that  on  the 
20th  and  21st  of  June,  this  year,  special  acts  had  been  passed  in 
regard  to  the  choosing  of  members  of  congress  and  presidential 
electors.  They  were  to  meet  at  this  time  and  vote,  and  also  to 
meet  again  on  the  twelfth  day  of  November  "  to  fill  up  any  va- 
cancy that  may  happen  in  the  choice,  either  of  Electors  or  Repre- 
sentatives." The  number  of  representatives  had  been  increased 
to  four.  All  were  chosen  at  large,  as  had  been  the  case  in  the  pre- 
ceding elections.  There  was  no  division  on  the  subject  in  the 
town ;  all  voted  one  way.  The  highest  number  of  votes  cast  was 
twenty-nine,  the  lowest  number  twenty-five.  At  the  November 
meeting,  one  representative  and  six  electors  were  voted  for ;  only 
eleven  votes  cast  for  any  one  candidate,  three  candidates  receiving 
but  ten  each. 

At  this  August  meeting  the  town  again  voted  on  the  constitutional 
amendments;  seven  voted  for  them,  and  four  voted  against  them. 
Mr.  Paige  was  made  an  agent  for  the  town  to  settle  the  matter  in 


ANNALS    OF    THE   TOWN.  115 

regard  to  the  ministerial  lot.  Ho  was  directed  to  call  on  Esquire 
Fcssenden,  and  if  need  be,  Governor  Hancock  himself,  that  the 
whole  question  might  be  adjusted,  and  he  was  to  return  the  thanks 
of  the  town  for  all  favors. 

Oct.  loth.    Samuel  Hosley  licensed  as  a  tavern-keeper  for  one  year. 

Elijah  Washburn  was  also  licensed  as  a  tavern-keeper  for  one 
year,  from  the  12th  of  December. 

Daniel  Morse  was  approved  as  a  retailer  of  spirituous  liquors, 
and  licensed  for  the  same  for  eight  months  from  Oct.  1,  1792. 

Jan.  21,  1793.  Mr.  Paige  was  continued  as  agent  in  behalf  of 
the  town  in  the  matter  of  a  ministerial  lot. 

March  11th,  Aaron  Parker,  David  Barker,  and  Nicholas  Law- 
rence were  chosen  to  keep  dogs  out  of  the  meeting-house. 

After  recording  certain  votes  in  regard  to  the  schools,  the  town- 
clerk  makes  this  important  entry:  "Several  votes  then  passed 
respecting  school  districts  that  appear  not  to  amount  to  any  thing." 

"  Voted,  to  build  a  work  house  for  the  town's  poor  and  that 
Edraond  Davis  be  master  of  said  house." 

John  Clark  was  invited  to  lead  in  singing,  the  regulation  of  the 
singing  to  be  left  with  the  singers.  Thomas  Jones  was  engaged 
to  take  care  of  and  sweep  the  meeting-house  one  year  for  six  shil- 
lings six  pence. 

Samuel  Gordon  was  licensed  to  keep  a  tavern  for  one  year  from 
May  18,  1798.  Daniel  Morse  was  approved  as  a  tavern-keeper,  and 
licensed  to  sell  spirituous  liquors  in  any  quantity  whatever,  for  the 
term  of  six  months  from  May  18,  1798. 

COI'V  Ol'  TliK  J.VVKNTOKV   OK   17!);?. 

"  No.  of  Polls  from  eighteen  to  seventy  years  of  age 1.V2 

No.  of  acres  of  <  )rchurding 0 

No.  of  acres  of  arrable  or  Tillage  I.;ui<l 03 

No.  of  acres  of  Mowing  Land i" 

No.  of  acres  of  Pasture  Land G4(> 

No.  of  Horses  and  Mares 32 

No.  of  Oxen 96 

No.  of  Cows m.' 

No.  of  Horses  and  Cattle  three  years  old 114 

No.  of  Horses  and  Cattle  two  years  old 91 

No.  of  Horses  and  Cattle  one  year  old 121 

Yearlj^  Rent  of  Mills  repairs  being  deducted £."> 

Sum  total  of  the  Value  of  all  Buildings  and  Real  Kstate  owned  by 

the  Inhabitants l!t,")0 

Sum  total  of  the  value  of  all  Real  Kstate  not  f)wiie(l  by  the  Inhabi- 
tants  8<;.>— 10 

Sum  total  of  the  Value  of  stock  in  Trade 

Sum  total  of  money  on  hand  or  on  Interest " 


116  HISTOKT    OF   HAXCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

The  foregoing  inventory  is  returned  by  Samuel  Gates  and  Aaron 
Parker,  selectmen,  May  29,  1793,  as  taten  April  1,  1793,  and  at- 
tested by  James  Hosley,  town  clerk,  and  sworn  before  James  Hos- 
ley,  justice  of  the  j^eace. 

May  13th.  Four  new  pews  were  sold  in  the  meeting-house;  said 
pews  were  to  be  two  inches  narrower  then  the  pews  behind  them. 
The  four  peAvs  were  bid  off  by  Elijah  Washburn,  Lemuel  Lakin, 
Samuel  Cross,  and  Enos  Knight. 

Permission  was  given  to  those  who  owed  for  pews  to  pay  in  rye 
and  stock,  if  paid  before  June  1st,  otherwise  they  must  pay  cash. 

Capt.  John  Cumings  was  to  be  relieved  from  paying  the  minis- 
ter's tax  this  year. 

Voted,  To  receive  Mr.  Joseph  Putnam  of  Society  Land  as  an 
inhabitant  "provided  the  General  Court  shall  concur  therewith." 

Mr.  Putnam  petitioned  to  be  annexed  to  Hancock  in  the  follow- 
ing words,  viz. :  — 

"  to  the  Legeslature  of  the  State  of  Xew  hamp"  in  general  Court  Convened  at 
Concord  on  the  first  wensday  of  June  1793 

"  the  petition  of  Joseph  Putnam  of  the  Society  land  in  the  County  of  Hillsborough 
humhly  shews  that  your  petitionar  lives  Remote  from  any  neighbour  in  Said  Society 
and  a  great  part  of  his  land  lays  in  Hancock  and  he  attends  publick  worship  there 
and  owns  a  pue  in  the  Meeting  house  and  cannot  conveniently  be  foyned  to  any 
other  Society  and  now  pays  taxes  for  a  great  part  of  his  Interest  there—  Where- 
fore your  petitioner  prays  your  honners  that  he  with  the  whole  of  his  Interest  be 
disauexed  from  the  Said  Society  where  they  injoy  no  privileges  and  anexed  to  the 
town  of  Hancock  and  as  in  dutty  will  ever  pray  JOSEPH  PUTNAM  " 

"  Voted,  to  have  the  Deacons'  seat  made  five  inches  wider  pro- 
vided the  said  Deacons  will  be  at  the  cost  thereof." 

Voted,  To  give  Mr.  Paige  a  bond  for  a  deed  of  the  ministerial 
land  so  called,  at  the  appraisal  of  the  selectmen,  and  at  the  end  of 
one  year  from  the  next  September  he  was  to  receive  a  deed  of  the 
land. 

July  1st.  "  Voted,  that  the  meeting  house  com.  call  upon  John 
Kimball  to  finish  his  work  on  the  M.  H.  according  to  bargain,  or 
to  prosecute  him  for  neglect." 

Voted,  That  the  selectmen  be  continued  a  committee  to  complete 
the  underpinning  of  the  meeting-house. 

Andrew  Seaton  was  approbated  as  a  suitable  person  to  sell 
spirituous  liquors  for  one  year  from  July  13,  1793. 

Oct.  29th.  Voted,  To  paint  the  meeting-house  next  spring. 
The  ground  work  on  the  outside  to  be  white,  and  the  roof  to  be 
Spanish  brown.     William  Boutell  and  Samuel  Gordon,  committee. 


ANNALS    OF   THE   TOWN.  117 


Samuel  Hosley  licensed  as  a  tavern-keeper  for  six  months  from 

Dec.  17,  1703. 

"  State  of  ^ew  Hampshike 

••  In  the  year  of  Om-  J.ord  One  thousand  seven  hnndroil  and  Ninety  I'onr  — 
"  AX  ACT  to  set  of  Joseph  Putnam  from  the  Societj-  I^and  so  called  and  incoi-po- 
ratc  him  and  his  Estate  with  the  Town  of  Hancock  — 

"  Whereas  Joseph  Putnam  of  the  Society  Land  so  called  in  the  County  of  Hills- 
horough  hath  presented  a  petition  to  the  General  Court  setting  forth  that  he  labors 
under  many  inconveniencies  by  reason  of  his  Lands  lying  in  and  being  subject  to  bo 
Taxed  in  ditferent  places,  and  praying  that  ho  with  liis  Estates  may  be  set  of  and  In- 
corporated with  the  Town  of  Hancock  — and  no  Objection  being  made  and  the 
prayer  appearing  reasonable  —  Therefore ' 

"  Be  it  Enacted  by  the  senate  and  House  of  Kepresentativcs  in  General  Court 
Convened  that  the  said  Joseph  Putnam  together  with  his  Estate  which  is  bounded 
as  follows  to  wit.  Beginning  at  the  soutli  west  corner  of  said  Putnams  Land  on  the 
line  of  Hancock  and  running  East  twenty  five  rods  to  the  south  east  corner  of  said 
Putnams  Land  being  a  Tree  marked  thence  north  about  three  hundred  i-ods  to  llie 
Hiver  from  thence  by  the  line  of  said  Hancock  to  the  first  mentioned  bounds  be  and 
is  hereby  set  of  to  and  incorporated  with  the  said  Town  of  Hancock  and  that  in 
future  the  said  Putnam  sliall  be  considered  as  belonging  to  said  Hancock  any  Law 
usage  or  custom  to  the  contrary  notwitlistaudiug.= 

"  State  of  New  Hampshire 

"  In  the  House  of  Keprcsentativcs  Jan.  15, 1794 
"  The  foregoing  Bill  having  had  thi-ee  several  readings  passed  to  be  Enacted 
"  Sent  up  for  Concurrence  NATHl  PEABODY  speaker 

"  In  senate  the  same  day  this  Bill  having  been  read  a  third  time  Voted  that  the 
same  be  enacted  ABIEL  FOSTER  President  of  the  senate. 

"  Approved  16th  Jan'  1794       JOSIAH  BARTLETT. 
"  A  True  Coppy       Nathl  Parker  Dep^  secy 
"  Coppy  Attest         James  Hoslet  Town  Clerk  " 

March  10,  1794.  Stephen  Wood  and  John  Morrison  were  chosen 
"Dogreaves." 

The  town  voted  this  year  "to  choose  our  own  Representative." 
Previous  to  this  time  it  had  been  classed  with  Deering  and  Antrim, 
£100  were  raised  to  be  worked  out  on  the  roads  as  usual,  and  £60 
to  be  worked  out  on  the  county  and  other  extraordinary  roads. 
"The  selectmen,  Capt.  Cummings  and  Sani])son  Tuttle  were  ap- 
pointed a  special  com.  to  inspect  the  Coimty  and  other  extraor- 
dinary roads  and  to  call  upon  the  several  surveyors  in  the  town  to 
work  out  their  respective  jiroportions  at  the  time  and  places  that 
they  shall  think  proper." 

>  The  fact  that  Hancock  would  now  be  obliged  to  bear  all  the  expense  of  building 
and  keopiiig  in  repair  a  bridge  over  the  river  reconciled  Mr.  Putnam's  "Society 
Land  "  Irii-mN  Tn  tlii-  In--. 

-Miinc  iiiMii-c'^  ill  iKiiimiiiries  appear  to  have  been  soon  made,  by  consent  of  all 
partii  s  iiiicir~ii  (1.  ih.  dditctl  line  in  the  Bennington  corner  of  the  town  map  indi- 
cates the  bounds  of  this  addition,  appi-oximately,  when  the  town  map  of  1800  was 
executed.  This  map  was  drawn  by  a  distinguished  and  able  land  surveyor,  in  com- 
pliance with  an  order  from  the  state,  and  is  undoubtedly  accurate. 


118  HISTORY    OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

Each  man  was  to  be  allowed  four  pence  per  hour  for  his  work, 
and  three  miles'  travel  to  be  considered  one  hour's  work.  Nine 
hours  were  considered  a  day's  work,  and  only  "one  travel"  was 
allowed  for  one  day.  Ox  work  was  two  shillings  and  eight  pence 
per  day,  and  the  price  of  carts  and  plows  Avas  left  to  the  discretion 
of  the  committee. 

May  5th.  At  this  meeting  it  was  voted  to  build  a  pound,  which 
was  to  be  near  a  large  rock  on  the  north  side  of  the  road,  about 
fifteen  rods  from  the  house  of  Doctor  Kittridge  ;  said  pound  was  to 
be  of  stone,  ten  rods  square  on  the  outside,  the  walls  to  be  four  feet 
thick  at  the  bottom,  and  two  feet  thick  at  the  top,  and  six  feet  high, 
"  with  a  stick  of  timber  three  square,  fifteen  inches  wide  on  each 
square,"  with  a  good  gate,  lock  and  key.  The  building  of  the 
pound  was  bid  off  by  Jonathan  Bailey  for  $14  2s. 

It  was  also  voted  to  fence  the  grave-yard  wuth  posts  and  rails, 
five  rails  to  a  length,  to  contain  one  acre.  Tlie  fencing  of  the 
grave-yard  was  bid  off  by  Nicholas  Lawrence  for  |;6. 

The  sixth  article  of  the  warrant  was,  "  To  see  what  method  they 
will  take  to  provide  Guns  for  those  the  Town  must  provide  for." 

The  eighth  article  was,  "  To  see  if  they  will  give  a  Bounty  on 
Black  Birds  and  any  other  Creatures  that  destroy  our  grain." 
These  articles  were  passed  over. 

May  5,  1794.  Daniel  Morse  licensed  to  keep  a  tavern,  etc.,  for 
six  months. 

May  28th.  Samuel  Gordon  licensed  to  keep  a  tavern,  etc.,  for 
one  year. 

Mr.  Cummings'  Certificate. 

"  These  certify  that  the  Bearer  M'  John  Cumings  of  Hancock  formerly  when 
living  in  Hollis  used  to  attend  the  Baptist  meeting  and  put  himself  under  my  min- 
istry and  assisted  in  my  support,  and  altho.  he  has  removed  so  far  as  to  I'ender  it 
inconvenient  to  attend  yet  still  assists  towards  my  suppoit. 

"  ISAIAH  PARKER  Pastor  of  the  Baptist  Church 

"  AprU  9, 179-2.    Coppy  Attest       James  Hosley  Town  Clerk." 

Copy  of  a  Deed  op  a  Pew  in  the  Meeting-house. 

"  Know  all  men  by  these  presents  that  we  James  Hosley— James  Duncan  &  Seth 
Hadley  a  Committee  duly  appointed  by  the  Town  of  Hancock  in  the  County  of  Hills- 
borough and  state  of  New  Hampshire,  to  give  titles  to  pews  in  the  Meeting  house  For 
and  in  consideration  of  the  sum  of  seven  pounds  four  shillings  paid  to  said  Town  by 
Oliver  Lawi-ence  of  Hancock  aforesaid,  yeoman.  The  Receipt  whereof  we  in  our 
capacity  do  hereby  acknowledge,  and  do  by  these  presents  in  behalf  of  said  Town 
Assign  and  set  over  to  him  the  said  Oliver  that  pew  in  the  Meeting  house  in  said  Han- 
cock on  the  Lower  floor  that  was  bid  off  at  the  Vendue  for  selling  pews  by  David 
Ames  and  gave  up  to  the  said  Oliver— and  bears  No  27  on  the  Towns  Book  of  Records— 


"  To  have  ami  to  hold  the  said  pew  to  hiui  the  said  Oliver  Lawrence  his  heirs  and 
assigns  to  his  and  their  onlj'  use  Benefit  and  Behoof,  against  the  Lawful  claims  and 
demands  of  all  other  pei-sons  as  Long  as  the  said  House  shall  remain  —  In  witness 
whereof  we  have  hereunto  set  our  hands  and  seal  this  sixth  day  of  INlarch  A.  I).  1791 
"  Signed  sealed  &  delivered  in  presents  ot 

"Rekd  Paige  James  IIosley      % 

Moses  Maush  James  Duncax     |    Com""   [r.  s] 

Setii  Hadlev       ) 
"Coppy    Attest  — Jajies  IIosley  Town  Clerk  " 

Aug.  25,  1794.  Voted  for  four  members  of  congress.  Seven 
persons  received  votes.  John  Freeman,  of  Hanover,  received  29 
votes;  Jeremiah  Smith,  of  Peterboro',  33  votes;  Nicholas  irihiian, 
of  Exeter,  30  votes;  S.  Sherbourn,  of  Portsmouth,  2  votes;  Timothy 
Farrar,  of  New  Ipswich,  29  votes;  William  Gordon,  of  Amherst,  11 
votes,  and  John  Prentice,  of  Londonderry,  1  vote. 

"  Voted,  That  if  Oliver  Laughton  shall  move  into  this  Town  within 
three  months  he  shall  be  treated  as  a  Resident  in  his  present  Taxes 
—  but  if  not  he  shall  be  considered  as  a  nonresident." 

Oct.  13th.  Two  articles  in  the  warrant  related  to  Mr.  Paige's  lot 
of  land,  and  an  increase  of  his  salary  for  the  previous  year,  that  he 
might  be  able  to  finish  his  house. 

The  town  voted  to  lend  Mr.  Paige  £30  for  two  years,  without  in- 
terest; also,  to  give  him  £80  salary  for  the  future. 

Sept.  26th.  Elijah  Washburn  licensed  and  approved  to  keep  a 
tavern  for  one  year  from  date. 

Dec.  8th.  It  appears  that  at  the  August  election  one  member  of 
congress  failed  of  an  election,  and  the  voters  of  the  state  were  per- 
mitted to  choose  between  Abiel  Foster  and  Pain  Wingate  to  fill 
that  vacancy.  Mr.  Foster  received  in  Hancock  18  votes,  and  Mr. 
Wingate  8  votes. 

"  Voted,  That  the  selectmen  be  a  committee  to  Erect  and  superin- 
tend post  guides  at  their  discretion." 

Feb.  2,  1795.  Daniel  Morse  licensed  to  sell  spirituous  liquors  for 
one  year  from  date. 

Feb.  16th.  Andrew  Seaton  licensed  to  retail  spirituous  liquors 
and  keep  tavern  one  year  from  date. 

April  20,  1795.  "  Voted,  To  pay  those  who  shall  now  Inlist  into 
the  Continental  service  ten  Dollars  per  month  while  in  actual  ser- 
vice—  Including  what  shall  be  paid  by  the  United  States  Exclusive 
of  their  ration  money  — 

"  Voted,  To  pay  them  ten  Dollars  each  at  any  time  when  they 
shall  be  called  upon  to  march  — 


120  HISTORY    OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

"  Voted,  That  they  Inlist  for  two  years  and  no  more  and  hold 
themselves  in  constant  readiness  to  march." 

Feb.  19,  1796.  Andrew  Seaton  licensed  as  tavern  keeper  for  one 
year  from  date. 

March  14,  1796.  Andrew  Seaton  was  ap}Dointed  an  agent  for 
the  town  to  procure  of  the  heirs  of  Governor  Hancock  a  deed  of  the 
land  at  this  time  occupied  by  Rev.  Mr.  Paige,  or  to  get  information 
in  regard  to  what  terms  on  wliich  the  land  can  be  obtained,  with  full 
power  to  give  and  take  securities.  Mr.  Paige  and  the  selectmen 
were  apuointed  to  give  Mr,  Seaton  instructions  as  to  how  he  should 
proceed. 

"  Voted,  Not  to  pay  the  orders  given  by  the  selectmen  for  Liquor 
drank  at  the  time  when  we  raised  our  men."  At  a  subsequent  meet- 
ing this  vote  was  reconsidered,  and  it  was  decided  that  the  town 
would  pay  for  the  liquor. 

Mr.  Paige,  Mr.  Seaton,  Deacon  Duncan,  Edmond  Davis,  Samuel 
Gates,  Lieutenant  Clark,  and  Ninian  Clark  were  appointed  to  regu- 
late the  singing.  David  Stone  agreed  to  keep  the  key  of  the  meet- 
ing-house, open  and  shut  the  house  when  wanted,  and  sweep  the 
lower  floor  six  times  and  the  gallery  three  times,  for  thirteen  shil- 
lings. The  hogs  in  town  must  have  been  unusually  troublesome  at 
this  time,  or  there  was  a  desire  to  give  certain  persons  an 
office,  as  the  following  vote  will  show :  "  Voled,  To  Choose  more 
Hogreeves."  Amos  Baker,  Aaron  Parker,  Cyrus  Smith,  Deacon 
Duncan,  Esquire  Gordon,  and  Jonathan  Sawyer  were  chosen  to  fill 
that  office. 

June  20th.  "  Voted,  1  To  give  one  half  of  the  front  gallery  in  the 
center  to  be  appropriated  to  the  use  of  singers  as  long  as  they  will 
make  use  of  it  for  that  purpose.  2  to  alter  the  seates  in  the  center 
of  said  gallery  for  the  forementioned  use." 

The  work  was  entrusted  to  Seth  Hadley,  Oliver  Lawrence,  and 
Andrew  Seaton.  James  Hosley,  Jonathan  Sawyer,  and  Timothy 
Moors  were  appointed  to  get  the  burying-yard  cleared. 

A  number  of  tax-payers  had  sent  in  a  request  to  be  freed  from 
paying  towards  the  minister's  salary  ;  but  the  article  was  passed 
over,  as  was  also  an  article  that  looked  towards  raising  money  to  pro- 
cure for  the  minister  a  lot  of  land. 

Aug.  22d.  Voted  again  for  four  members  of  congress.  Jere- 
miah Smith,  William  Gordon,  and  Jonathan  Freeman  each  had  33 
votes :   Abiel  Foster  had  32  votes,  and  John  Bellows  had  1  vote. 


ANNALS    OF    THE   TOWN.  121 

Jonatlian  Freeman  was  not  elected,  and  at  the  election  on  the  7th 
of  November,  the  town  was  permitted  to  vote  for  Jonathan  Free- 
man or  Peleg  Sprague.  The  i-ecords  are  incomplete,  so  we  can  not 
give  the  result.  John  Taylor  Gilman,  Oliver  Peabody,  Robert 
Moors,  Timothy  Farrar,  Benjamin  Bellows,  and  John  Calf  were 
voted  for  as  ])residential  electors;   number  of  votes  not  given. 

Kev.  Mr.  Paige  was  chosen  to  go  to  the  heirs  of  Governor  Hancock, 
in  behalf  of  the  town,  in  the  room  of  Mr.  Seaton.  The  town  was 
to  pay  his  cash  expenses,  and  he  was  to  report  next  March  meeting. 

Nov.  21st.  Mr.  Williams  asks  for  help  of  the  town.  The  select- 
men were  instructed  to  go  to  his  house  and  inquire  into  his  circum- 
stances, and  do  what  they  might  think  right  till  the  next  March 
meeting. 

Lieut.  Joseph  Simonds  was  licensed  to  retail  "N.  E.  rum"  for 
one  year  from  Jan.  19,  1797,  and  as  tavern-keeper  for  one  year  from 
March  15,  1797. 

March  13,  1797.  Andrew  Seaton,  Jonathan  Sawyer,  Samuel 
Gates,  Stephen  Poor,  Oliver  Lawrence,  Captain  Brooks,  and  James 
Duncan  were  appointed  to  purchase  a  piece  of  common  land  for- 
merly owned  by  Phineas  Ames,  at  their  discretion,  for  the  town's  use. 

April  27th.  Lieutenant  Parker  was  directed  to  fence  the  burying- 
yard  as  he  had  agreed,  and  to  have  it  done  by  the  last  of  September 
next.  The  selectmen  were  directed  to  take  a  deed  for  the  town  of 
the  frame  and  land  owned  by  Mr.  Williams,  and  lease  it  to  him 
during  his  and  his  wife's  lifetime.  Salmon  Wood,  John  Foster, 
and  Lieutenant  Dodge  were  appointed  a  committee  to  cause  this 
frame  to  be  made  convenient  for  the  family  of  Mr.  Williams,  at  the 
cost  of  the  town. 

Mr.  Williams  was  at  this  time  about  seventy-four  years  old.  He 
was  one  of  the  early  settlers,  and  was  much  respected  ;  but  he  had 
brought  up  a  large  family.  Most  of  his  children  were  then  living 
at  their  old  home  in  Shirley,  Mass.  He  had  a  small  farm  and  a  house 
partly  finished.  He  simply  desired  the  town  to  take  what  he  had 
and  take  care  of  him.  The  whole  transaction  shows  a  good  spirit 
on  the  part  of  himself  and  the  town.  Other  men  had  been  relieved 
from  their  taxes,  from  time  to  time,  and  children  had  been  cared 
for  at  the  town's  expense,  so  Mr.  Williams  was  not  really  the  first 
man  who  had  been  helped. 

June  1,  1797.  Samuel  Gordon  licensed,  etc.,  for  one  year  from 
date. 


122  HISTORY    OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

But  few  newspapers  were  in  circulation  at  this  time.  The  Vil- 
lage Messenger^  published  in  Amherst,  had  a  limited  circulation  in 
town,  and  E.  D.  Boylston,  Esq.,  has  kindly  sent  us  "  items  "  of  news 
and  advertisements  that  appeared  from  time  to  time  in  that  paper 
and  its  successor,  the  Amherst  Cabinet.  Sept.  12,  1797-,  Samuel 
Gordon  and  Andrew  Seaton  had  the  following  advertisement  in 
that  paper:  "Stop  thief!  store  broken  open,"  with  a  description 
of  articles  taken,  and  "  printers  of  the  state  desired  to  insert  it  in 
their  useful  papers." 

April  24th,  Betty  Whitcomb  advertised  as  guardian  for  John, 
James,  and  Sai-ah  Whitcomb,  all  under  five  years  of  age,  children 
of  her  late  husband,  John  Whitcomb,  of  Hancock. 

Sept.  4th,  Eunice  Davis  advertised  as  executor  of  the  will  of  her 
late  husband,  James  Davis. 

It  appears  that  it  was  a  custom  that  obtained  at  that  time,  to  make 
record  of  advertisements  of  lost  or  found  property  in  the  town- 
book.  We  give  one  from  this  same  Mrs.  Davis,  not  only  as  a 
specimen  of  the  custom  of  the  time,  but  also  as  a  i-emarkable 
instance  of  the  intelligence  of  animals  and  their  love  for  their 
homes.     Holden  is  at  least  forty  miles  from  Hancock. 

"  Advertisemest 

"  Broke  in  to  the  Inclosure  of  the  subscriber  the  20  of  April  instant  a  midling  sized 
mare  bearing  upon  a  Chestnut  colour  with  a  blaze  in  her  face  her  two  near  feet  and 
legs  white  a  natural  pacer  said  mare  was  formerly  owned  by  Lieu'  James  Davis  of 
Hancock  Deceased,  and  was  put  from  him  to  Elnathan  Davis  of  Holden  any  person 
to  whome  said  mare  may  belong  may  have  her  by  proving  property  and  paying 
charges,—    Said  mare  is  now  on  my  farm 

"  Hancock  the  3*  of  May  1797  EU>JICE  DAVIS. 

"  Copy  attest       James  Hosley  Town  Clerk  " 

We  also  give  some  specimens  of  records  made  of  legal  marks  of 
cattle  and  sheep :  — 

"  Collins  Whittemore  marks  his  sheep  with  a  swallow's  tail  cut  out  of  the  off  Ear  " 
"  Aaron  Parkers  sheep  mark  is  a  half  penny  upon  the  upper  side  of  the  near  Ear  "— 
"  Richard  Heath  marks  his  Cattle  and  sheep  with  a  hal#  Crop  on  the  under  side  of 

the  off  P>ar  and  a  slit  on  the  end  of  the  near  Ear  "— 

"  David  Wood  marks  his  sheep  With  a  hole  Puncht  Through  Each  ear  and  his 

Cattle  a  hole  through  Their  off  ear  "— 

Jan.  25,  1798.  Andrew  Seaton  approved  as  a  tavern-keeper  for 
one  year  from  date. 

March  12,  1798.  James  Hosley,  Samuel  Gates,  Reed  Paige, 
Moses   Dennis,  Joseph    Baker,   James   Duncan,  Jonathan    Sawyer, 


ANNALS    OF   THE   TOWN.  123 

John  Clark,  Elijah  Washburn,  Lemuel  Lakin,  Andrew  Seaton,  Enos 
Knight,  Joseph  Symonds,  Oliver  Lawrence,  and  Josiah  Stone  were 
appointed  to  take  into  consideration  the  Stamp  Act,  so  called,  "and 
make  report  by  way  of  instructions  to  our  Representative." 
"  Voted,  To  have  Ninian  lead  our  singing  on  the  Sabbath." 
This  formidable  committee  to  instruct  our  representative  con- 
cerning the  Stamp  Act,  attended  to  their  duties,  and  made  the 
following  report,  which  was  accepted  ;  and  a  vote  was  passed,  that 
it  be  published  in  the   Village  Messenger :  — 

"  To  Capt  William  Brooks  Sir  As  you  are  chosen  to  represent  the  inhabitants 
of  tlie  Town  of  Hancock  at  the  General  Court  in  the  state  of  New  Hamshirci :  We, 
therefore  hereby  instruct  you  to  lay  before  that  honorable  Body  the  following  —  and 
that  you  as  opportunity  may  present  use  your  influence  with  said  Court  to  petition 
the  Congress  of  the  United  States  to  repeal  the  stamp  act  so  called. 

"  We  do  not  object  to  the  above  named  act,  because  we  are  unwilling  to  support 
Government,  for  we  hereby  declare  our  willingness :  but  we  wish  it  may  be  sup- 
ported in  such  a  way  that  the  people  may  pay  in  proportion  to  what  they  possess, 
nor  do  we  object  to  paying  a  duty  on  foreign  imported  articles  — especially  on  the 
luxuries  of  life 

"  But  we  feel  objections  to  the  stamp  act  for  the  following  reasons. 

"  1  Because  we  view  it  as  an  infringmont  upon  our  natural  and  civil  Rights  as 
there  will  be  many  articles  which  we  can  not  purchase  upon  ci-cdit  without  paying 
for  that  Right. 

"  2  Because  we  fear  it  will  have  an  unhapy  and  corrupting  influence  upon  the 
morals  of  the  people,  by  opening  a  door  for  and  ofl'ering  temptations  to  fraudlent 
conduct. 

"  3  We  feel  disagreable  at  the  sight  of  a  law  which  prohibits  a  man  who  is  called  a 
free  citizen  of  the  United  States  from  purchasing  a  horse  or  a  yoak  of  Oxen  upon  a 
years  credit  and  securing  the  pay  to  the  creditor,  without  his  having  a  duty  to  pay 
for  that  privilege  :  when  the  rich  who  uiore  generally  have  money  on  hand  can  pur- 
chase without  pajang  any  duty. 

"  4  Because  large  notes  with  which  the  rich  more  generally  transact  business  do 
not  pay  so  much  upon  the  dollar,  as  smaller  notes  in  which  the  poor  more  generally 
deal  —  a  note  of  twenty  dollars  will  pay  one  half  cent  on  the  dollar:  but  a  note  of 
one  thousand  dollars  will  not  pay  one  thirteenth  part  of  a  cent  on  the  dollar. — 

"  5  Because  the  rich  have  it  in  their  power  to  make  speedy  payment  and  can 
diminish  three  fifths  of  the  duty  so  far  as  it  concei-ns  them 

"  6  Because  if  we  understand  the  2  section  of  said  act,  stock  holdenof  the  several 
Banks  have  it  in  their  power,  by  paying  one  percentum  on  the  annual  dividend,  to 
avoid  paying  in  proportion  to  what  must  be  paid  on  other  notes. 

"  7  Because  many  of  the  country  people  in  order  to  obtain  stamped  paper,  will 
be  subject  to  a  considerable  loss  of  time,  even  if  a  stamp  master  be  appointed  in 
every  Town,  and  if  a  stampmaster  be  not  appointed  in  every  Town,  then  they  will 
probably  be  obliged  to  purchase  at  an  advanced  price  or  be  obliged  to  ride  or  seud 
many  miles  to  obtain  said  stamped  paper.  * 

"  8  In  addition  to  the  above  we  fear  it  will  strike  the  minds  of  the  people  so  dis- 
agreeably as  to  disaflfect  them  towards  the  Government. 

"  We  think  a  sufliciency  of  objections  have  been  ollered,  .iJthough  we  feel  there 
arc  others  of  some  importance. 

"  And  with  these  instructions  and  for  the  reasons  here  mentionetl  we  Join  our 
prayers  to  the  honorable  General  Court,  that  they  will  in  some  way,  as  their  wisdom 
shall  direct  make  use  of  their  power  to  obtain  a  repeal  of  said  act." 


124  HISTORY    OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

April  17,  1798.  From  the  first  there  had  been  manifested  on  the 
part  of  several  individuals  a  disinclination  to  assist  "in  the  support 
of  Rev.  Mr,  Paige.  This  uneasiness  increased,  rather  than  dimin- 
ished. At  the  town-meeting  called  at  this  date  the  second  article 
was  "  to  see  if  the  Town  will  refer  the  action  brought  against  them 
by  John  Brooks  to  such  men  as  may  be  mutually  agreed  to  on 
both  sides  —  or  settle  with  him  or  any  others  who  have  refused  to 
pay  Mr.  Paiges  sallery,  in  any  way  that  they  can  agree  on  —  that 
may  be  thought  best  when  met." 

At  the  meeting  of  the  town  a  committee  was  appointed  to  consult 
with  Mr.  Brooks  and  report  the  names  of  five  men  to  refer  the  law- 
suit to.  "  The  committee  reported,  not  agreed."  "  The  town  then 
voted  to  have  the  case  go  on." 

May  24th.  The  second  article  in  the  warrant  was,  "To  see  if  the 
Town  will  exempt  those  who  profess  to  belong  to  a  Baptist  society 
in  this  Town  from  paying  towards  Mr.  Paiges  sallery  this  present 
year  or  a  longer  term  if  they  shall  think  best." 

It  was  "  voted  to  Exempt  the  following  Gentlemen  from  paying 
a  Minister  Tax  for  the  present  year  (viz)  John  Foster — Amos  Tin- 
ney — John  Brooks  —  Solomon  Hobart  —  Nehemiah  Pierce  —  Daniel 
Tinney  — &  Capt.  John  Bradford." 

"  Voted,  Not  Exempt  Seth  Davis  and  Nathan  Brooks  from  paying 
the  Ministers  Tax  for  the  present  year." 

A  call  had  been  made  for  the  town  to  furnish  soldiers.  It  was 
^^Voted,  That  the  pay  of  each  soldier  who  Inlists  into  the  service  of 
the  U.  S.  be  made  up  twelve  Dollars  per  month  what  Congress 
offers  &  and  that  they  have  five  Dollars  advanced  in  case  they 
mai'ch." 

"  Voted,  To  give  each  soldier  who  Inlists  half  a  pint  of  Rum  or 
Brandy." 

"  Voted,  That  the  soldiers  hold  themselves  in  readiness  for  the 
term  of  one  year  and  no  longer,  to  march  at  a  moments  warning." 

"  Voted,  Not  to  make  any  addition  to  our  Common  at  present." 

Inventory  of  1798. 
_">o. 

159    Poles  from  eighteen  to  seventy  years  of  age 
141    Acres  of  Arable  or  Tillage  land 
391    Acres  of  Mowing  land 
980    Acres  of  Pasture  land 
2    Stallions  that  have  been  wintered  three  winters 
93    other  Horse  and  Mares  that  have  been  wintered  Ave  winters. 
21    Horses  and  Mares  that  have  been  wintered  four  winters. 
26    Horses  and  Mares  >viatered  three  winters 


ANNALS    OF   THE   TOWN.  125 


27    Horses  and  Jfurfs  wintt  rod  two  ■\vintors 
1;V2    Oxen  wintcrcil  ii\c  wiiilcis 
'2SG    Cows  wintered  live  wiiiicrs 
130    All  neat  stock  wintered  but  lour  winters 
159    All  neat  stock  wintered  but  three  winters 
'242    All  neat  stock  wintered  but  two  winters. 
"  Dollars 

72    Yearly  Rent  or  Income  of  Mills 
1708    Sum  total  of  the  Value  of  all  Buildings  owned  by  Resiilents  or  Nonresidents 
375    Sum  total  of  the  Value  of  all  stock  in  trade 
800    Sum  total  of  money  at  interest 
15173    Sum  total  of  the  value  of  all  unimproved  lands  owned  by  Residents  or  Non 
residents. 
"  The  above  Inventory  taken  the  first  of  April  1708 

"  by  us  SAJurEr.  G.\tes    ^  Selectmen 

John  Boweus     |         of 
Noah  Wheelkr  '  Hancock 
"  Sworn  to  before— James  Hoslet  Just  peace 
"  Copy  Attest  James  Hoslet  Town  Clerk  " 

Juue  26,  1798.  Samuel  Gordon  and  Andrew  Seaton  licensed  as 
tavern-keepers,  etc. 

March  12tb.  Joseph  Simonds  licensed  to  keep  tavern,  etc.,  for 
one  year. 

Aug.  11th.  Elijah  Washburn  licensed  to  keep  a  tavern  for  one 
yt'ai'. 

Aug.  27th.  Election  of  representatives  to  congress.  Abiel  Fos- 
ter received  37  votes;  Peleg  Sprague,  18 ;  William  Gordon,  21 ;  Jona- 
than Freeman,  32  ;  Jacob  Abbott,  30,  and  Benjamin  Bellows,  30. 

A  committee  was  appointed  "  to  apply  to  Mr.  Philips,  of  Green- 
field, for  to  draw  off  his  Pond  in  order  for  fraiming  and  raising  the 
County  Bridge." 

The  selectmen  were  instructed  to  settle  the  cost  of  the  lawsuit 
brought  against  the  town  by  John  Brooks  "  the  best  way  they 
can." 

"  Voted,  To  abate  what  John  Foster  is  behind  on  the  minister's 
Tax  in  Collector  Lakin's  lists." 

"  Voted,  To  clear  Nathan  Brooks  and  Setli  Davis  from  l)aying  a 
Tax  for  the  support  of  our  Minister  this  year." 

March  11, 1799.  "  Voted,  To  raise  four  hundred  Dollars  to  repair 
Highways  this  year." 

Three  shillings,  or  fifty  cents,  were  to  be  allowed  for  a  day's 
work  on  the  highways  till  the  last  of  September;  after  that  two 
shillings,  or  thirty-three  cents,  were  allowed. 

"  Voted,  To  raise  three  hundred  Dollars  including  what  is  laid  on 
by  the  State  for  the  su]>port  of  schooling  this  year." 


126  HISTORY    OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

June  8th.  Joseph  Syiuonds  licensed  as  a  tavern-keeper  for  one 
year. 

June  17th.  Samuel  Gordon  and  Andrew  Seaton  licensed  to  sell 
spirituous  liquors,  as  tavern-keepers,  for  one  year. 

June  17th.  "  Voted,  To  make  steps  to  the  meeting  house  doors 
the  four  porch  doors  to  be  done  with  plank  and  the  front  door  with 
stone." 

At  an  adjourned  meeting  the  selectmen  were  instructed  to  make 
the  steps  as  they  might  think  best. 

The  bridge  near  Joseph  Putnam's  was  to  be  rebuilt.  We  here 
give  an  account  of  the  way  it  was  done,  though  it  might  more 
appropriately  belong  to  another  chapter.  The  report  of  the  com- 
mittee to  whom  the  matter  had  been  entrusted  was  as  follows  :  — 

"  1='  Said  Bridge  is  to  be  built  witli  stone  Butmans  begining  at  the  east  side  of  the 
Kiver  and  at  the  edge  of  the  planking  and  running  forty  feet  into  the  water  width 
sixteen  feet,  lieight  ten  feet  at  tlie  further  extremity,  at  the  slioi-e  as  high  as  it  now 
is  — West  butman  running  from  tlie  shore  fortj^  five  feet  into  the  water  bredtli  and 
lieight  as  above  —said  stone  work  to  be  sufflciently  covered  with  gravel,— 

"  -2'^  tlie  sti'iug  pieces  are  to  be  sixteen  inches  diamiter  at  the  top  and  six  in  num- 
ber if  needed,  to  be  put  on  and  fitted  for  planking  — 

"  3*  Said  bridge  is  to  be  compleated  by  the  last  of  Sept.  next  to  be  done  with  dis- 
patch and  to  the  acceptance  of  the  Com">«. 

"4">    to  receive  pay  when  the  work  is  compleated  June  -2-4, 1799." 

Joseph  Putnam    agreed    to   build   the  "east  butman"  for  $48; 

John  Clark  agreed  to  build  the  "west  butman"  for  $52,  and  Abijah 

Hadley,  for  "procuring  and  putting  on  the  string  j^ieces,"  was  to 

receive  $15.50. 

"  Petitiox 

"  Wliereas  we  your  Petitioners  labour  under  great  disadvantage  respecting  school- 
ing, we  pray  the  Town  to  take  our  case  under  consideration,  and  do  Something  for 
us  that  we  may  have  our  children  schooled  to  as  much  advantage  as  other  Districts 
if  possible  — we  wish  and  humbly  intreat  the  Town  of  Hancock  that  they  would  set 
off  two  tear  of  lotts  of  land  on  the  north  side  of  the  East  District,  in  order  that  we 
the  subscribers  who  live  on  them  may  form  a  District,  and  lay  out  our  money  where 
we  may  have  the  advantage  of  it  — for  as  we  are  situated  at  the  present  we  loose  all 
the  money  we  pay  your  attention  to  these  few  lines  will  much  oblige  your  humble 
petitioners. 

"March  11,  1799.  — Signed,  Ebenezer  Knight— Enos  Kniglit  — Abijah  Hadley— 
Hezekiah  Ober- Aaron  Parker— Enos  Knight  Ju"- Moses  Gray  — Henry  Gray  — 
Nehemiah  Pierce  —Benjamin  Morse— Nehemiah  Pierce  Ju"— Daniel  Fullar.— " 

March,  1799.  The  town  voted  not  to  grant  the  prayer  of  this 
petition. 

Oct.  1,  1799.     The  town  voted  to  grant  the  prayer  of  this  petition. 

Nov.  18,  1799.  Peleg  Sprague  had  resigned  as  a  member  of 
congress,  and  at  a  meeting  held  at  this  date  to  choose  a  man  to  fill 


ANNALS    OF   THE   TOWN,  127 

his  place,  Robavt  Wallis  received  20  votes ;  Jacob  Abbott,  17  ;  Ben- 
jamin Pierce,  11;  and  James  Sheaf,  1, 

Nov.  18th.    Samuel  Hosley  licensed  as  a  tavern-keeper  for  one  year. 

March  10,  1800.  A  vote  was  taken  to  see  who  was  in  favor  of 
having  the  constitution  revised,  and  who  was  against  it.  There 
ajipeared  to  be  in  favor  of  it  thirty-four,  and  against  it  twenty-five. 

June  30th.  Esquire  Gordon  was  appointed  an  agent  to  obtain 
the  lot  belonging  to  the  heirs  of  Governor  Hancock,  then  in  pos- 
session of  Mr.  Paige,  and  make  a  report  to  the  town.  A  committee 
of  fifteen  was  chosen  "  to  meet  and  give  instructions  to  said  Agent." 

The  fourth  article  in  the  warrant  for  the  town-meeting  of  June 
14th  was,  "  To  see  if  the  town  will  take  any  measures  to  prevent 
the  peoples  making  an  unnecessary  noise  by  their  seats  in  the  meet- 
ing house  on  Sabbath  days." 

Aug.  25th. ^  Representatives  to  congress  voted  for.  To  fill  a 
vacancy  in  the  congress  that  would  close  March  4,  1800,  John  Orr 
had  20  votes;  John  Goddard,  10;  and  Samuel  Tinney,  1.  For  the 
full  term,  commencing  March  4,  1801,  John  Goddard  had  31  votes; 
Xahum  Parker,  28  ;  Joseph  Badger,  Jr.,  35  ;  Levi  Bartlett,  23  ;  John 
Orr,  9 ;  Michael  M.  Clary,  7 ;  Samuel  Tinney,  7 ;  Joseph  Pierce,  7 ; 
Abiel  Foster,  4;  Benjamin  Pierce,  2;  and  George  B.  Upham,  1. 
It  will  be  noticed  here  that  for  the  first  time  party  lines  begin  to 
make  an  appearance. 

Oct.  27th,  The  town  was  permitted  to  vote  for  Samuel  Tinney 
or  George  B.  TJphara,  to  fill  a  vacancy  in  congress,  Mr,  Tinney  re- 
ceived 29  votes,  and- Mr,  Upham  1. 


CHAPTER   VIII. 

ANNALS   OF   THE   TOWN  — Continued. 

The  following  three  items  I  find  in  the  Village  Messenger:  — 
Feb.  1,  1801.     Abijah  Hadley,  collector,  advertised  non-resident 

taxes. 

Feb,  26th,     Robert  Wilie  advertised  "Good  saw  and  Grist  mill 

—  40  acres  of  land  —  house -^  barn,  1^  mile  n,  meeting  House," 

>  1800  is  known  in  Hancock  as  "  dysentery  ycai-."  Between  July  10th  and  Sept. 
20th  it  was  epidemic.  Scores  were  sick  with  it,  and  the  percentage  of  fatal  cases, 
especially  among  children,  was  alarmingly  large.  The  mortality  this  year  was  by 
far  the  largest  in  the  annals  of  the  town. 


128  HISTORY    OF   HANCOCK,    NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 

April  25th.  Joseph  Putnam  advertised  "Mills  almost  new,  150 
acres  &c." 

March  9th,  "  Voted  that  Samuel  Gordon  Esq.  be  an  Agent 
with  power  to  give  security  in  behalf  of  the  Town  for  that  lott  of 
land  that  the  Rev.  Mr.  Paige  Occupies  which  belongs  to  the  heirs 
of  Gov.  Hancock  deceased  and  take  a  Deed  thereof  for  Mr.  Paige." 

"  Voted  that  the  select  men  give  an  order  to  Jesse  Barker  for  his 
school  tax  when  they  shall  be  convinced  that  he  has  schooled  the 
money  out  on  his  children  " 

"  Voted  That  instead  of  John  Emerson's  paying  his  taxes  to 
Abijah  Hadley  and  John  Clark  he  work  them  out  at  the  Road  lead- 
ing from  Noah  Wheelers  to  his  house  and  Asa  Whittemores  —  and 
that  Asa  Whittemore  see  that  the  work  is  done." 

"  Voted  To  abate  the  taxes  of  William  Bodwell  in  Hadleys  lists 
provided  he  can  never  have  an  opportunity  to  collect  them." 

"  Voted  to  raise  fifty  dollars  to  be  laid  out  in  the  four  quarters  of 
the  Town  to  teach  singing,  and  that  Andrew  Seaton  —  John  Clark 
— Joseph  Putnam  Jr.  —  and  Stephen  Poor  be  a  Committee  to  see 
the  money  laid  out  if  it  shall  appear  to  them  for  advantage  —  other 
wise  to  return  the  money  to  the  Town." 

"  Voted  to  pay  back  Joseph  Putnams  taxes  which  he  paid  for  his 
mills  in  the  year  1798." 

"  Voted  to  take  the  sixty  dollars  that  Joseph  Putnams  mills  was 
set  at  in  the  Invoice  of  1800  down  to  twenty  four  dollars  —  and  that 
his  taxes  be  abated  according  to  that  proportion." 

"  Voted  to  reconsider  the  vote  j^assed  for  raising  fifty  dollars  for 
to  support  singing  schools." 

March  22,  1802.  "  Voted  that  the  Baptists  pay  their  part  of  the 
two  hundred  dollars  which  is  assessed  for  to  pay  towards  that  lott 
of  land  the  town  bought  for  the  Rev.  Mr.  Paige — and  not  to  have 
them  taxed  towards  the  four  hundred  that  is  yet  to  be  assessed  " 

"  Voted  that  there  shall  be  paid  for  each  Crow  that  shall  be  killed 
in  this  Town,  this  year,  by  the  first  of  July,  one  shilling —  and  that 
three  blackbirds  be  considered  equal  to  one  Crow  " — 

Esquire  Gordon  was  appointed  "to  receive  the  Crows  and  black 
birds  and  pay  out  the  money  in  behalf  of  the  Town  " 

Oliver  Lawrence,  Esquire  Gordon,  Ninian  Clark,  Mr.  Paige,  and 
William  Boutell  were  appointed  a  committee  to  pick  out  a  new 
name  for  the  town.  It  was  decided  to  have  the  name  of  the  town 
changed  to  York,  if  it  could  be  done  without  cost. 


AKXALS    OF   TIIK   TOAVX.  129 

At  a  subsequent  meeting,  May  ITtli,  it  was  "  J'l^ted  tliat  the  name 
of  this  Town  continue  to  be  called  Hancock." 

This,  I  think,  closes  the  controversy  in  regard  to  obtaining  aid 
for  the  town  from  Governor  Hancock  and  his  heirs.^  It  is  fortunate, 
viewed  from  our  standpoint,  that  the  name  of  the  town  was  not 
changed.  As  has  been  intimated,  it  was  the  second  town  in  the 
Union  that  adopted  the  name;  now  there  are  at  least  ten;  some  of 
them  being  named  from  this  the  native  town  of  those  who  were 
early  settlers  of  the  town  of  their  adoption.  Of  the  latter  number 
we  would  mention  Hancock,  Delaware  county,  N.  Y.,  which  was 
named  by  Jonas  Lakin,  son  of  William  Lakin,  Sr. 

The  last  lot  of  land  owned  or  claimed  by  the  heirs  of  Governor 
Hancock  in  this  town  included  the  spot  where  the  town  picnics 
are  now  held.  It  was  relinquished  by  Governor  Hancock's  heirs 
less  than  sixty  years  ago.  We  would  also  add  in  this  connection 
that  the  last  claim  of  early  non-resident  proprietors  was  given  up 
only  about  twenty  years  ago  by  the  wife  of  General  Chamberlain, 
of  Maine  (the  general  who  received  General  Lee's  surrender  at 
Appomattox),  and  her  sister,  Mrs.  C.  B.  Lombard,  of  Washington, 
D.  C.  These  sisters  were  direct  descendants  of  Governor  Wyllys, 
of  Connecticut,  who  owned  the  estate  on  which  the  famous  Charter 
Oak  stood  ."^ 

July  1st.  ^'- Voted,  that  Samuel  Wliitcomb  be  appointed  to  repair 
the  fence  about  the  grave  yard." 

"  Voted,  that  there  shall  not  any  person  or  persons  tie  their  horses 
to  the  grave  yard  fence  at  any  time  (funeral  days  excepted)  without 
paying  damage."  Samuel  Whitcomb  was  directed  to  mow  the 
bushes  in  the  grave-yard  when  needed. 

Aug.  13th.  The  fifth  article  in  the  warrant  was,  "To  see  if  the 
Town  will  vote  for  some  man  who  they  would  wish  the  Governor 
and  Council  would  Commission  for  a  Justice  of  the  peace  for  the 
Town." 

Members  of  congress  were  voted  for  at  this  meeting.  New 
Hampshire  was  now  entitled  to  five  members.  There  was  a  vacancy 
in  the  current  congress,  occasioned  by  the  resignation  of  Joseph 
Pierce.     To   fill  that  vacancy  six  men  were  voted  for.     We   give 


1  It  is  the  tradition  amoii^  the  descendants  of  the  early  citizens  of  the  town  that 
Governor  Hancock  promised  to  give  a  farm  for  the  minister,  but  neglected,  and 
after  liis  death  liis  heirs  refused  to  give  a  deed  of  the  same  to  the  town. 

=  It  seems  singular  that  both  these  lots  were  at  or  near  the  center  of  the  town  and 
deeded  by  representatives  of  such  distinguished  persons. 


130  HISTORY   OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

tbeir  names,  with  the  number  of  votes  each  received:  Clement 
Storer,  2;  Nahum  Parker,  34;  Benjamin  Pierce,  18;  Jonathan  Smith, 
2;  Samuel  Tinney,  1;  and  John  Orr,  1.  To  fill  the  full  term: 
Clement  Storer,  33;  Samuel  Tinney,  6;  John  Goddard,  5;  Silas 
Bettan,  1 ;  Obed  Hall,  32;  Jonathan  Smith,  46;  John  Orr,  7;  Ben- 
jamin Pierce,  9;  Samuel  Smith,  1;  Nahum  Parker,  50;  Samuel 
Hunt,  22 ;  Moody  Bedel,  42 ;  and  David  Hugh,  5. 

"  The  town  then  shew  their  minds  with  respect  to  who  they  wish 
to  have  Commissioned  as  a  Justice  of  the  peace  &  Mr  Sampson 
Tuttle  was  chosen  by  a  great  majority  — 

"  They  then  made  choice  of  Samuel  Hosley  for  an  other  by  a  con- 
siderable m  aj  ority .' ' 

Oct,  4th.  "  The  Town  being  legally  notified  met  in  Town  meet- 
ing and  made  choice  of  Mr.  Samuel  Gates  as  a  grand  Juror  and 
appointed  Mr.  Moses  Dennis  as  Petit  Juror  to  serve  at  the  Superior 
Court  of  Judicature  to  be  holden  at  Amherst  in  the  County  of  Hills- 
borough on  the  first  Tuesday  of  October  Instant.  Attest  James 
Hosley  Town  Clerk" 

This  custom  of  choosing  jurors  in  open  town-meeting  had  obtained 
from  the  first.  Want  of  S2:)ace  alone  has  prevented  previous  men- 
tion of  the  fact. 

April  21,  1803.  8600  raised  for  roads  and  bridges,  men  to  have 
four  shillings  per  day,  and  oxen  three  shillings  per  day,  until  the  1st 
of  October;  after  that  time,  men  to  have  three  shillings  per  day, 
and  oxen  two  shillings  per  day.  $400  were  raised  for  schooling, 
and  $300  to  defray  town  charges,  "  and  pay  the  remainder  of  what 
the  Town  owes  Sally  Perkins." 

"  Voted  That  the  Selectmen  be  a  committee  at  the  expense  of  Mr. 
Sawyer,  to  assist  the  school  District  where  said  Sawyer  lives  and  the 
District  where  Josiah  Stone  lives  in  regulating  their  school  matters." 

"  Voted  that  Mr.  Boutell  Deacon  Duncan  and  Mr.  Tuttle  be  a 
Committee  to  assist  L'  John  Brooks  and  others  connected  with  him 
about  forming  some  plan  for  the  more  convenient  schooling  of  their 
children." 

"  Voted  that  the  selectmen  cause  steps  to  be  made  at  the  front 
door  of  the  meeting  house  and  mend  the  windows." 

Captain  Bradford,  John  Foster,  and  Moses  Dennis  were  ap- 
pointed to  meet  a  committee  from  Greenfield,  in  order  to  agree 
about  terms  about  building  a  bridge  over  the  river,  between  Mr. 
Dennis',  in  Hancock,  and  Mr.  Carlton's,  in  Greenfield. 


ANNALS    OF   THE   TOWN.  131 

Apj-11  lltli.  ^^  Voted  that  Capt  Lakin  be  dismissed  from  the 
school  district  whore  lie  now  belongs  provided  he  Shall  pay  to  said 
District  the  Sum  of  twelve  Dollars  towards  furnishing  their  School 
house." 

"  Voted  that  the  East  school  District  being  in  a  broken  posture 
shall  liave  liberty  for  one  year  to  pole  off  to  any  other  District  in 
the  Town  where  they  can  be  best  convened  by  giving  the  selectmen 
seasonable  notice  that  they  may  set  of  their  money  in  season  to  the 
Districts  they  shall  pole  to." 

§200  were  raised  to  work  out  on  the  county  road.  This  woi-k 
was  entrusted  to  a  special  committee,  and  tax-payers  allowed  to 
work  out  their  pi'oportion  of  the  money.  Men  living  at  a  distance 
were  to  be  allowed  for  the  time  spent  in  traveling, — as  much  as  the 
committee  might  think  just.     Eight  hours  constituted  a  day's  work. 

The  nearest  post-office  at  this  time  was  in  Amherst.  We  here 
give  a  few  items  from  the  Amherst  Cabmet,  the  successor  of  the 
Village  3Iessenger :  — 

Jan.  21,  1803.  Letter  remaining  in  Amherst  })Ost-office  for  Nehe- 
niiah  Pierce,  of  Hancock. 

March  31st.  Xehemiah  Pierce  advertised  farm  for  sale,  in  eastern 
part  of  Hancock,  of  one  hundred  and  twenty  acres;  kept  twenty 
head  of  cattle,  and  lived  on  premises. 

May  12th.  Dr.  Samuel  Sanford  advertised  to  attend  Saturdays 
at  the  house  of  Andrew  Seaton,  to  inoculate  for  kine  pox. 

July  12th.  Letters  in  Amherst  post-office  for  Samuel  Taggart, 
2d,  and  Lieut.  Joseph  Simonds,  of  Hancock. 

Aug.  11th.     Samuel  G.  Long  advertised  a  stray  colt. 

Oct.  8th.     Ninian  Clark  advertised  a  stray  colt. 

April  3,  1804.     Letter  in  Amherst  post-office  for  Joseph  Simonds. 

May  loth.  Oration  pronounced  at  Hancock  July  4,  1803,  by 
Rev.  Reed  Paige,  just  out,  and  for  sale  at  the  Cabinet  office. 

July.     Letter  in  Amherst  post-office  for  John  Brooks,  of  Hancock. 

Nov.  30th.  William  Brooks,  of  Hancock,  advertised  as  adminis- 
trator of  Capt.  William  Brooks,  of  Lyndeboro'. 

March  20,  1804.  The  taxes  of  several  men  were  abated,  and 
they  were  not  to  be  taxed  again  till  they  became  men  of  property. 

"  Voted  that  Capt  Lakin  —  Ninian  Clark  and  Joseph  Symonds  Jr. 
be  a  committee  to  bring  in  a  motion  upon  the  article  for  raising- 
money  to  support  a  singing  school." 

"  Voted  Xo  accept  the  re])ort  as  filed  —  with  having  two  afternoons 


132  HISTORY   OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

and  one  evening  near  the  Centre  of  the  Town  each  week.  50  dol- 
lars raised  for  the  above  pui-pose." 

Samuel  Gates,  Ninian  Clark,  Lieutenant  Simonds,  Ensign  Paige, 
and  Joseph  Symonds,  Jr.,  were  appointed  to  look  after  the  singing- 
school. 

The  selectmen  were  instructed  to  provide  for  Mary  Williams  as 
they  might  see  fit. 

"The  line  between  Peterborough  and  Hancock  perambulated  as 
on  file  by  Daniel  Searl  surveyor  Nov.  25,  1803." 

Aug.  27th.  Representatives  to  congress  voted  for :  Clement 
Storer,  Jedediah  K.  Smith,  and  Ezra  Bartlett  each  received  90  votes; 
Thomas  Cogswell  and  Nahum  Parker  each  received  89  votes; 
Thomas  W.  Thompson  and  Samuel  Tinney  each  received  15  votes; 
and  Caleb  Ellis,  Silas  Betton,  and  David  Hough  each  received  14  votes. 

Nov.  5th.  Seven  men  were  voted  for  as  presidential  electors.  Five 
men  each  received  81  votes ;  two  received,  each,  80  votes ;  and  the 
seven  who  were  in  the  minority  each  received  11  votes. 

March  12,  1805.  8400  were  raised  for  schools;  $50  for  a  singing- 
school.  Esquire  Clark,  Esquire  Gordon,  and  Captain  Lakin  were 
appointed  to  lay  out  the  money  raised  for  a  singing-school. 

The  selectmen  were  directed  to  provide  a  new  "Grave  Cloth." 

"The  weights  and  measures  belonging  to  the  Town  of  Hancock  aucl  committed 
to  sealer  ai-e  as  follows,  (viz)  one  half  bushel  one  peck  one  set  of  scale  beam 
stamped  with  the  letter  H.—  Copy  Attest  —  DAVID  WOOD  Town  Clerk  " 

"  Advertisement. 

"  Broke  into  the  inclosure  of  Andrew  Margery  the  Subscriber  on  the  IT""  day  of 
Kovember  instant  one  light  red  mare  with  a  dark  collerd  Main  and  tail  with  a  white 
spot  on  the  left  hind  foot,  and  a  Small  brown  Horse  — age  not  known  — whoever  will 
appear  and  claim  said  Horses  may  have  them  bj'  paying  the  cost  of  keeping  and 
proceeding  with  them  as  strays 

"  Hancock  Nov.  21,  1801.—  ANDREW  MARGERY 

"  Copy  attest    James  Hosley,  Town  Clerk  " 

March  12,  1806.  It  was  voted  to  enlarge  the  burying-ground  and 
fence  it  with  stone  wall.  An  article  in  the  warrant  was  "  To  see  if 
the  Town  will  procure  a  hearse."     Article  passed  over. 

Rev.  Eeed  Paige,  Deacon  Kimball,  and  John  Clark  were  chosen 
a  committee  to  look  after  the  schools.  The  selectmen  were  added 
to  that  committee.  This  committee  were  directed  to  visit  the 
schools  once  in  the  wintei-,  and  also  to  examine  the  masters. 

"  Voted  that  Mr.  David  Barker  and  Mr.  Ninian  Clark  oversee 
the  boys  iu  the  gallerys  " 


ANNALS   OF   THE   TOWN.  133 

Oct.  15,  1805.  An  advertisement  appeared  in  the  Amherst  Cabi- 
net^ calling  a  meeting  of  the  "  Proprietors  of  Hancock  Turnpike 
corporation"  at  the  dwelling-house  of  Noah  Wheeler,  in  Hancock, 
on  Thursday,  the  fourteenth  day  of  the  following  November,  to 
choose  such  officers  and  to  transact  such  business  as  might  l)e 
thought  necessary  by  said  proprietors  when  met.  This  meeting 
was  called  under  a  sjiecial  act  of  the  legislature,  by  Samuel  Gordon 
and  Gardner  Town. 

Oct.  30th.  Asahel  Cummings  advertised  as  executor  of  the  estate 
of  Capt.  John  Cummings. 

Nov.  14th.  A  notice  appeared  of  an  adjourned  meeting  of  the 
above-named  corporation  at  Whittemore's  hall,  in  Greenfield,  to  be 
held  on  the  30th  of  the  same  month. 

Dec.  17th.  Another  adjourned  meeting,  to  be  held  Jan.  16th  at 
the  house  of  James  Wallace,  Milford.  "  Every  person  uniting  to 
contribute  to  so  important  an  object  as  the  building  of  said  road 
invited." 

March,  1806.  Letters  in  Amherst  post-office  for  Josiah  Stone 
and  Hezekiah  Ober,  of  Hancock. 

May  'I'M.  Another  meeting  of  Hancock  Turnpike  corporation, 
at  the  house  of  Gardner  Town,  Stoddard,  adjourned  to  Mr.  Whitte- 
more's, of  Greenfield,  and  Oct.  3d,  to  the  house  of  Samuel  Fox, 
Hancock. 

July,  1806.  Letters  in  Amherst  post-office  for  Aaron  Parker  and 
Moses  S.  Boynton. 

Nov.,  1806.  Nathan  Cutter  and  John  Bradford,  Jr.,  advertised 
to  attend  at  Fox's,  in  Hancock,  to  buy  shipping  horses. 

A  meeting  was  called,  June  4,  1806,  "to  see  if  the  town  will 
make  a  pew  or  pews  in  the  front  gallery  for  the  benefit  of  the 
singers  on  the  Sabbath." 

"  Voted  a  Com""'  of  5  to  view  the  ground  and  draw  a  plan  and 
report  to  the  town  in  20  minutes."  Said  committee  reported  "to 
build  three  pews  in  the  front  gallery."  Joseph  Symonds,  Jr.,  Ninian 
Clark,  and  Henry  Prentice  were  appointed  to  take  the  matter  in 
charge. 

Aug.  20,  1806.  Five  persons  were  voted  for  as  representatives 
in  congress.  As  reported  there  was  no  division;  five  persons  each 
received  sixty-six  votes. 

"  Voted  to  alter  the  gallery  seats  into  pews,  from  the  alley  on  the 
east  side  to  the  alley  on  the  west  side  of  the  meeting  house." 


134  HISTORY    OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

Twenty  minutes  were  again  allowed  a  committee  to  make  plans 
therefor.  It  was  decided  to  build  four  pews  in  the  gallery,  and  also 
four  more  on  the  lower  floor.  A  committee  was  also  appointed  to 
view  the  ground  for  horse  stables,  and  to  report. 

An  attempt  was  made  at  this  meeting  to  raise  money  to  paint  the 
meeting-house  and  finish  the  underpinning;  but  nothing  was  ac- 
complished in  this  direction. 

Sept.  29th.  The  selectmen  issued  a  warrant,  I'equiring  Samuel 
Ward,  a  freeholder  and  inhabitant  of  the  north  school  district,  to 
warn  all  the  inhabitants  of  said  school  district  who  were  legal 
voters  (giving  them  personal  notice,  or  leaving  a  written  notice  at 
their  usual  places  of  abode,  at  least  ten  days  before  the  time  of 
meeting),  to  meet  to  organize  a  district  and  agree  on  a  center  on 
which  to  build  a  school-house ;  also,  to  build  a  school-house  and 
raise  money  therefor. 

Oct.  29th.  The  new  pews  were  sold  at  "  public  oction."  The 
purchasers  were  Henry  Cummings,  Josiah  Taylor,  Charles  P.  Hay- 
ward,  David  Nahor,  Thomas  Paige,  Robert  Mathews,  David  Barker, 
and  Asa  Whittemore. 

^^  Voted  to  finish  the  underpinning  of  the  meeting  house." 

"  Voted  that  the  underpinning  of  the  meeting  house  be  don  to 
Comport  with  the  rest  of  the  underpinning  of  said  meeting  house." 

This  work  was  let  out  to  the  lowest  bidder,  and  awarded  to  John 
Miller  for  $5.75.  It  was  also  decided  at  this  meeting  to  paint  the 
meeting-house  white  the  following  June. 

The  committee  that  had  been  appointed  to  designate  the  ground 
for  building  some  more  horse  stables,  reported  "  that  there  be  horse 
stables  built  on  the  east  end  of  the  buring  ground  and  on  the 
Southwest  pai't  of  the  Common." 

Nov.  12th.  The  committee  having  in  charge  the  enlargement  of 
the  burying-ground  and  the  building  of  a  stone  wall  around  the 
same,  reported.  In  the  records  we  find  a  certified  copy  of  the  plan 
of  the  enlarged  burying-ground  as  made  by  John  Clark,  on  the 
scale  of  ten  rods  to  an  inch.  Without  doubt  the  plan  has  remained 
unchanged  to  the  present  day,  and  the  wall  then  built  has  also 
remained.^     The  specifications  were,  that  the  wall  should  be  four 

1  Since  writing  the  above  I  have  discovered  that  some  chaniies  have  hecn  niaile. 
A  portion  of  the  stables  on  the  east  end  have  been  taken  down,  ami  a  wall  lniili  to 
fill  up  the  place  thus  left  without  any  fence.  That  portion  of  t Ik  wall  cxtcndinL;  irom 
the  stables  to  the  south-east  corner  has  been  rebuilt  with  what  is  callcnl  a  "bank 
Avail,"  and  the  line  slightly  changed.  After  the  new  sui-vcy  of  ISiT  it  was  assumed 
that  a  mistake  had  been  made  in  the  previous  survey,  and  the  wall  on  the  west  end 
was  moved  some  two  rods  to  the  west,  making  the  burying-ground  so  much  larger. 


ANNALS    OF   THE   TOWN.  135 

feet,  eight  inches  high,  and  "  to  be  faced  wall  on  the  north  Line." 
The  "wall  was  divided  into  six  sections,  the  east  end  not  having  any 
other  fence  than  the  stables  that  were  to  be  built  there.  The  por- 
tion of  the  wall  on  the  north  side,  west  of  the  main  entrance 
(twelve  rods  and  six  links),  was  struck  off  to  Jonathan  Sawyer  at 
$2.10  per  rod.  That  portion  on  the  same  side,  east  of  the  main 
entrance  (fourteen  rods),  was  struck  off  to  William  Boutell  at  the 
same  price.  The  third  section  (nine  and  one-half  rods),  from  the 
stable  ground  to  the  south-east  corner,  was  struck  off  to  David 
Barker  at  $1.80  per  rod.  The  fourth  section  (eleven  rods  of  tlie 
south  side)  was  struck  off  to  Stephen  Wood  at  $2.00  per  rod.  The 
fifth  section  (ten  rods  of  the  south  side)  was  struck  off  to  Henry 
Cummings  at  $2.20  per  rod.  The  sixth  section  (eleven  rods  and 
twelve  links  on  the  west  end)  was  struck  off  to  Asa  Davis  at  $2.10 
per  rod. 

March  10,  1807.  The  fifth  article  in  the  warrant  was  "to  take 
the  sense  of  the  qualified  voters  on  the  subject  of  a  revision  of  the 
Constitution."  The  town  voted  unanimously  that  there  was  no 
necessity  for  such  revision. 

May  26th.  "  Voted  the  painting  of  the  meeting  house  be  ad- 
journed to  another  year." 

Dec.  7th.  Some  progress  made  towards  the  painting  of  the 
meeting-house,  and  the  color  changed  from  white  to  a  straw  color. 

January,  1807.  From  the  Cabinet  we  learn  that  a  post-office  had 
been  established  at  F'rancestown.  Letters  for  Gordon  &  Seaton, 
James  Locke,  Nathaniel  Gates,  Benjamin  Goodenough,  Stephen 
Pierce,  and  Miss  Mary  Wasson,  all  of  Hancock,  were  remaining  in 
the  post-office  at  Francestown. 

Oct.  27th.  Samuel  Gordon  advertised  to  debtors,  "  Any  kind  of 
country  produce  taken  except  counterfeit  bills." 

July  4,  1808.  Oliver  Whitcomb  advertised  to  debtors,  if  not 
attended  to,  that  "  they  will  be  complimented  with  a  pill  from  the 
medicine  chest  of  the  knight  of  the  greenbag." 

"  Recoui)  or  THE  Inventory  returned  to  the  General  Court  A.  D.  1808. 

Inven-  Inveii- 
torv  of  tory  of 
1807  1808 

171  1C4    No  of  Polls  fi-om  18  to  70  years  of  ago  excepting  those  from  IS  to  21 

years  enrolled  in  the  militia,  Paupers,  Icliots  &'i. 
li'A         2G    Acres  of  Orchard  land 
158  158    Acres  of  Arable  land 

689  70-2    Acres  of  Mowing  land 


1191 

1224 

2 

1 

120 

130 

26 

36 

46 

25 

22 

22 

167 

160 

64 

64 

444 

430 

208 

163 

252 

209 

$60 

54 

3707 

4315 

350 

350 

IGOO 

1600 

■2655 

10219 

230 

275 

136  HISTORY   OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 


Acres  of  Pasture  land 
Stallions  wintered  three  Winters 

Other  Horses  and  Mares  that  have  been  wintered  5  Winters 
Other  Horses  and  Mares  wintered  four  Winters 
Other  Horses  and  Mares  wintered  three  Winters 
Other  Horses  and  Mares  wintered  two  Winters. 
Oxen  wintered  five  Winters 
Oxen  wintered  four  Winters 
Cows  wintered  four  Winters 
All  neat  Stock  wintered  three  Winters 
209    All  neat  Stock  wintered  two  Winters 

Year  rent  or  income  of  Mills  yearly  repairs  deducted 

Sum  Total  of  the  value  of  all  Buildings  and  real  Estate  not  included 

in  the  above 
Sum  Total  of  the  Yalue  of  all  Stock  in  trade 

Sum  Total  of  Money  at  Interest  &c  more  than  Interest  Is  paid  for. 
10219    Sum  Total  of  all  unimproved  lands  owned  by  Residents  or  Non-residents 
Sum  Total  of  the  value  of  all  Carriages  of  pleasure 

"  A  Single  Poll  paid  twenty  three  cents  in  the  last  State  Tax 

"  the  above  made  by  us  May  25ti>  1808  Jereh  Bacox        )  Selectmen  of 

Samuel  Gates       '     Hancock 

"  Copy  Attest    Samuel  Gates  Town  Clerk." 

March  8,  1808.  The  ])urehase  of  oil  to  paint  the  meetino-.house 
was  left  with  the  selectmen.  The  selectmen,  with  Jesse  John.son 
and  Jacob  Ames,  were  a))pointed  to  inspect  the  painting  of  the 
meeting-house. 

Rev.  Reed  Paige,  Dr.  Peter  Tattle,  and  John  Clark  were  ap- 
pointed a  committee  to  inspect  the  schools. 

From  the  report  of  a  special  committee  appointed  for  the  purpose 
it  api)ears  that  the  money  to  pay  for  building  the  new  pews  in  the 
meeting-house,  the  underpinning,  the  painting  of  the  meeting-house, 
and  the  wall  around  the  grave-yard  was  all  raised  from  the  sale  of 
the  new  pews.     The  amount,  including  interest,  was  $589.48, 

May  2,  1808.  The  fifth  article  in  the  warrant  was  "To  see  if  the 
Town  will  join  with  the  Cliurch  in  recommending  to  the  Inhabitants 
to  discontinue  the  practice  of  giving  spirituous  liquors  at  funerals." 

"  Vottd  To  dismiss  the  article  " 

Aug.  29th.  The  town  again  voted  for  representatives  to  congress. 
Clement  Storer,  Charles  Ciitts,  and  Daniel  McDurell  each  received 
88  votes;  P^rancis  Gardner,  87;  Jedediah  K.  Smith,  85;  Samuel 
Bell,  1 ;  James  Wilson  and  Nathaniel  A.  Haven,  each  18;  William 
Hale,  John  C.  Chamberlain,  and  Daniel  Blaisdell,  each  17. 

Nov.  4th.  Voted  for  presidential  electors.  Two  tickets  were  in 
the  field,  73  voting  on  one  side,  and  13  on  the  other. 


ANNALS    OF   THE    TOWN.  137 

March  14,  1809.  Rev.  Reed  Paige,  Dr.  Peter  Tiittle,  and  Samuel 
Ward  were  cliosen  a  committee  to  visit  the  schools. 

Oct.  4th.  Voted,  That  the  selectmen  procure  a  stock  of  powder 
and  balls. 

March  27,  1810.  '■'■Voted  Rev''  Reed  Paige  be  a  committee  to 
visit  the  several  School  districts  and  be  paid  for  this  service  and 
that  Mr.  John  Whitcomb  and  Samuel  Hosley  attend  in  the  district 
No.  1,  David  Nahor  and  Joseph  Hills  attend  in  district  No,  2,  and 
John  Clark  Esq.  and  Deacon  Boutell  attend  No.  3,  Andrew  Todd 
and  Sam'  Ward  attend  in  district  No.  4,  Salmon  Wood,  Benjamin 
Knight,  attend  in  district  No.  5,  Jer^  Bacon  and  Sam'  Gates  attend 
in  district  No.  6,  Deacon  Kimball  and  Moses  Dennis  to  attend  in 
district  No.  7,  free  of  cost  to  the  town." 

The  explanation  of  this  extraordinary  proceeding  may  perhaps  be 
found  in  the  fact  that  at  the  annual  meeting  Doctor  Tuttle  and 
Samuel  Ward  had  brought  in  a  bill  for  services  rendered  the  year 
before  for  visiting  schools.  Doctor  Tuttle's  bill  was  $8,  and  Mr. 
Ward's  bill  was  13.50. 

May  22d.  "Thatcher  Bradford  bid  of  the  boarding  of  Mr.  Gay 
at  fifty  five  cents  per  week.  Sai<l  Bradford  to  provide  suitable  diet 
washing  Lodging  and  tobacco  for  Said  Gay." 

Aug.  27th.  Members  of  congress  voted  for  :  Josiah  Bartlett  and 
John  A.  Harper  each  received  97  votes;  Obed  Hall,  96;  David  L. 
Morrill,  95;  Samuel  Dinsmore,  94;  Jedediah  R.  Smith,  1 ;  George 
Sullivan,  William  Wald,  Roger  Vose,  and  Daniel  Blaisdel,  12  each; 
James  Wilson,  11  ;  and  John  Taylor  Gilman,  1. 

March  12,  1811.  Three  members  of  congress  voted  for.  The 
party  in  the  majority  brought  their  vote  up  to  115,  and  the  minority 
party  brought  their  vote  up  to  15. 

"  Voted  Rev''  Reed  Paige  and  Mr.  John  Whitcomb  be  a  committee 
to  inspect  the  several  schools." 

March  10,  1812.  "  Voted  to  abate  Elisha  Kents  taxes  in  Collector 
Wason's  list.  1810,  which  is,  98  cents  also  Jacob  Hart  taxes  in  said 
list  which  is  .  .  .  §2:00  which  if  the  said  Wason  Can  ever  recover 
said  taxes  then  the  said  Wason  is  to  f)ay  the  same  to  the  selectmen 
of  this  town." 

Rev.  Reed  Paige,  Doctor  Tuttle,  John  Whitcomb,  Samuel  Ward, 
John  Clark,  Mr.  Bacon,  Salmon  Wood,  and  Thatcher  Bradford 
were  appointed  a  committee  to  insj)ect  the  schools. 

June  2d.     Noali  Wheeler  was  directed  to  pay  seventeen  cents  for 


138  HISTORY    OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HA5IPSHIRE. 

each  crow  that  was  killed  in  town  between  the  second  day  of  June 
and  the  first  day  of  July. 

June  25th.  It  was  voted  to  make  the  wages  of  all  soldiers  who 
might  be  called  into  service  up  to  812  per  month,  with  what  the 
government  should  allow.  All  soldiers  were  to  receive,  in  addition 
to  their  wages,  $5  as  a  bounty,  when  they  were  called  upon  to 
march. 

Sept.  14th.  This  meeting  was  called  in  behalf  of  the  soldiers, 
and  to  choose  five  delegates  to  a  convention  to  be  held  in  "ware." 
It  was  voted  to  provide  a  stock  of  powder,  balls,  and. flints  for  the 
use  of  the  town.     No  delegates  were  chosen  to  the  convention. 

Sometime  in  the  month  of  October  a  post-oflice  was  established 
in  Hancock,  and  John  Whitcomb  was  apj^ointed  postmaster. 

Nov.  2d.  New  Hampshire  was  now  entitled  to  six  representa- 
tives to  congress.  The  vote  was  much  larger  for  representatives  and 
electors  than  it  ever  had  been  before.  For  representatives  188  votes 
were  cast  on  the  one  side,  and  30  on  the  other,  Daniel  Webster 
was  a  candidate  on  the  Federalist  side.  The  vote  for  electors  was 
182  on  the  one  side,  and  30  on  the  other.  One  elector,  however, 
on  the  Republican  side,  received  181  votes. 

March  11,  1813  Rev.  Reed  Paige,  John  Clark,  and  Dr.  Peter 
Tuttle  were  chosen  a  committee  to  inspect  the  schools,  free  of 
expense. 

Timothy  Moors,  Jr.,  William  Keyes,  Samuel  Whiting,  John  Ram- 
say, James  Cavender,  Moody  Lakin,  Abner  Keyes,  Jr.,  Hosea  Ester- 
brooks,  and  Oliver  Lawrence  were  permitted  to  constitute  a  school 
district  by  themselves. 

Aug.  26th.  The  town's  stock  of  ammunition  was  to  be  put  in 
the  "  garret "  of  the  meeting-house ;  and  if  any  one  wished  to  have 
it  under  lock  and  key,  he  could  be  accommodated  by  providing  the 
same,  the  key  to  be  kept  in  the  hands  of  the  sexton. 

March  11,  1814.  "  Chose  Rev  Reed  Paige,  John  Whitcomb  and 
Stephen  P.  Steel  Esq.  a  committee  to  visit  the  schools" 

"  Voted  that  the  select  men  procure  a  notification  box." 

Aug.  29, 1814.  The  vote  for  members  of  congress  was  190  on  the 
one  side  and  26  on  the  other. 

March  14,  1815.  Rev.  Reed  Paige,  Henry  Whitcomb,  and  Oliver 
Lawrence  were  chosen  to  examine  schools. 

It  was  voted  to  abate  certain  taxes  in  so  far  that  the  collector 
was  not  obliged  to  pay  them  over  to  the  town  unless  he  could  col- 


ANNAI.S    OF    THE    TOWN.  139 

lect  tliem,  but  if  it  was  in  his  i)o\vcr  to  collect  them  he  was  to  j>ay 
them  over  to  the  town. 

March  21st.  "  Voted  to  make  up  to  the  Soldiers  that  went  to 
Portsmouth  from  this  town  fourteen  dollars  per  month  including 
the  sum  which  they  may  get  from  government." 

"  Voted  that  the  selectmen  pay  them  immediately." 

April  19th.     -^50  were  appropriated  to  support  a  singing-school. 

April  •24th.  Samuel  Ilosley  put  in  a  claim  on  land  back  of  the 
meeting-house. 

Voted,  To  give  him  $10  "if  he  will  give  a  Quit  claim  deed  to 
the  town  of  land  which  he  Says  he  had  a  right  to  the  improvement 
of  by  a  vote  of  the  town  in  the  year  1789."  Certain  votes  were 
passed  respecting  the  stables  on  the  common  at  this  time.  Those 
who  held  stables  were  to  remove  them  to  a  line  from  fifty  feet  back 
of  the  back  side  of  the  stable  on  Washburn's  line  to  the  front  of 
the  pound.  New  stables  were  to  be  built  near  the  east  line  of  the 
town's  land,  beginning  near  Washburn's  shop  and  running  northerly 
on  said  Washburn's  line. 

"  Keceived  of  the  town  of  Hancock  Ten  Dollars  in  full  of  claims  which  I  have  to 
the  improvement  of  land  which  was  exchanged  with  me  as  per  vote  iu  the  year  1789. 

"  SAMUEL  HOSLEY. 

"  The  above  Receipt  was  written  by  the  direction  of  David  Knight  and  Salmon 
Wood  selectmen." 

An  elaborate  plan  for  the  location  of  stables  on  the  common  was 
brought  in  by  a  special  committee  and  ado})ted. 

"As   I.VVENTORV   OF  THE  POLLS  AND  RATEABLE  ESTATES  IN  THE  TOWN   OF  IlAXCOCK 

FOR  THE  Years  1815  and  1816. 

Polls 

Acres  of  Orchard  Land 

Acres  of  Arable  Land 

Acres  of  Mowing  Land 

Acres  of  Pasture  Laud 

Stallion 

Horses  Wintered  five  Winters 

Horses  Wintered  four  Winters 

Horses  Wintered  three  Winters 

Horses  Wintered  two  Winters 

Oxen  Wintered  five  Winters 

Oxen  Wintered  four  Winters 

Cows  Wintered  four  Winters 

Neat  Stock  Wintered  three  Winters 

Keat  Stock  Wintered  two  Winters 

Yearly  income  of  Mills 

Value  of  Buildings 

Stock  in  Trade 


1815 

1816 

•213 

•211 

41 

433 

180 

177 

7(58 

772 

i:m 

1395 

1 

1 

160 

151 

1!) 

23 

■24 

21 

■25 

25 

2:54 

■235 

70 

66 

590 

616 

.)--, 

217 

31:5 

395 

$48 

48 

558^23 

5834 

$190 

660 

140  HISTORY    OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 


$3700       2063         Money  at  Interest 
9733       9524         Value  of  unimproved  land 
1044       1434         Carriages  of  Pleasure 

25CtS  State  Tax  on  a  Single  Poll 
65Cts    57Cts  State  Tax  for  a  Cotton  factoiy 

$36         Value  of  yearly  income  of  said  factory 
"  The  above  inventory  CopyJ  by  us  Thatcher  Bradford  ^  Selectmen 

"  November  16, 1816  Joseph  Symonds  jr      |  of 

Joseph  Hills  '  Hancock  " 

"  Copy  Attest       John  Whitcomb  Town  Clerk"  < 

March  12,  1810.  Chose  Eev.  Reed  Paige,  Henry  Whitcomb,  and 
Dr.  Peter  Tuttle  a  committee  to  visit  schools. 

"  Voted  to  set  off  Asa  Whittemore  and  Jacob  Emerson  to  be  a 
highway  district  by  themselves." 

Sept.  10th.     "  Voted  to  repair  the  steps  to  the  meeting  house  " 

Chose  Dea.  Daniel  Kimball,  Moses  Dennis,  and  Sampson  Tuttle 
a  committee  to  provide  preaching,  said  committee  to  provide  as 
many  days'  preaching  as  they  shall  see  fit  until  the  first  day  of 
the  next  April.^ 

Sept.  14tb.  "  Masonic.  Altemont  Lodge  will  be  consecrated  and  the  officers  in- 
stalled at  Dublin,  Wedy.  18  inst.    Masonic  brethren  invited 

"  Hancock  Sept.  10,  A.  L.  5816  PETER  TUTTLE   Sect  " 

—  Amherst  Cabinet. 

Nov.  4th.  Town  voted  for  members  of  congress  and  presidential 
electors.  The  state  was  entitled  to  six  members  of  congress.  The 
vote  for  congress  stood  171  to  16;  for  electors,  166  to  15.^ 

March  11,  1817.  Chose  Dr.  Peter  Tuttle,  Henry  Whitcomb,  and 
Dr.  Jonas  Hutchinson  a  committee  to  visit  schools. 

Chose  Dea.  William  Boutell,  Capt.  Joseph  Symonds,  and  Henry 
Whitcomb  a  committee  to  provide  preaching. 

The  custom  that  had  for  some  time  obtained  was  continued  of 
abating  taxes  conditionally,  that  is,  if  they  could  not  be  collected 
they  were  abated. 

"  Voted  to  pay  the  funeral  charges  of  the  Rev''  Reed  Paige  De- 
ceased" $485  were  raised  to  provide  for  preaching,  $500  raised  for 
schools,  1600  to  repair  roads  and  bridges,  and  $200  to  defray  town 
charges. 

Dec.  26th.  Voted,  Unanimously,  to  hire  Mr.  Joshua  Chandler  to 
preach  four  Sundays,  "agreeable  to  a  report  of  the  committee." 

1  Rev.  Mr.  Paige  died  in  July,  1816. 

2  1816  was  known  as  "cold-summer"  and  "poverty  year."  There  were  frosts  in 
every  summer  month,  and  a  large  percentage  of  the  corn  planted  failed  to  ripen. 


ANNALS   OF   THE   TOWN.  141 

Feb.  3, 1818.  "  Voted  to  give  Mr.  Joshua  Chandler  a  call  to  settle 
with  us  iu  the  ministry.  Ninety  six  in  favor  of  giving  him  a  call 
and  Twenty  six  against  it  "  By  a  subsequent  vote  Mr.  Chandler 
was  to  receive  a  salary  of  $500  if  he  accepted  the  call.  Oliver 
Lawrence,  Sampson  Tuttle,  and  Samuel  Gates  were  appointed  to 
confer  with  Mr.  Chandler  and  extend  to  him  the  invitation  of  the 
town. 

Feb.  "Jlth.  Mr.  Chandler  came  into  the  meeting  and  gave  his 
answer  to  the  invitation  that  had  been  extended  to  him  in  the  neg- 
ative. 

Mnrch  10,  1818.  Chose  Dr.  Peter  Tuttle,  Andrew  Wallace,  and 
Dr.  Jonas  Hutchinson  a  committee  to  visit  schools. 

July  28th.  The  object  of  this  meeting  was  "To  see  if  the  town 
will  give  an  invitation  to  the  Rev'*  Ebenezer  Brown  who  has  lately 
been  preaching  in  this  place  to  come  and  further  preach  as  a  can- 
didate for  settlement  in  the  Gospel  Ministry." 

Mr.  Brown  appears  not  to  have  made  a  very  favorable  impression 
on  the  town.  At  this  meeting,  after  choosing  a  moderator,  and  a 
considerable  discussion,  it  was  voted  to  pass  the  article,  and  the 
people  dispersed,  and  so  the  meeting  dissolved. 

Oct.  17th.  "  Voted  not  to  hire  Mr.  Marcy  to  supply  the  desk  in 
this  place," 

March  9,  1819.  Chose  Dr.  Peter  Tuttle,  Dr.  Jonas  Hutchinson, 
John  Clark,  John  Dennis,  and  Sampson  Tuttle  a  committee  to  visit 
schools. 

Voted  for  six  members  of  congress.  Clifton  Clagett  received 
147  votes ;  with  this  exception,  and  1  vote  cast  for  George  Long, 
the  vote  stood  153  to  4. 

March  12th.  850  raised  for  singing;  the  singing-school  to  be 
kept  in  the  center  of  the  town. 

$700  were  raised  to  repair  roads  and  bridges.  $1  per  day  for  a  man 
and  75  cents  per  day  for  a  yoke  of  oxen,  allowed  for  work  on  high- 
ways previous  to  Oct.  1st;  after  that  time,  75  cents  per  day  for  a 
man,  and  50  cents  per  day  for  a  yoke  of  oxen.  Ten  hours  to 
constitute  a  day's  work. 

Chose  Dea.  William  Boutell,  David  Nahor,  and  Salmon  Wood 
"  a  committee  to  lay  out  the  money  for  to  hire  preaching." 

May  24th,  "  Voted  to  give  Mr.  Joel  Raney  Arnold  a  call  to  settle 
with  us  in  the  Gospel  Ministry.  One  Hundred  and  Four  in  favor 
of  it  and  Twenty  Five  against  it." 


142  HISTORY    OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

"Chose  Oliver  Lawrence,  Samuel  Gates,  Thatcher  Bradford, 
David  Knight,  Ebenezer  Goodhue,  David  Nahor,  John  Clark,  Daniel 
Kimball  &  Ninian  Clark  a  committee  to  see  what  compensation 
they  will  give  him  yearly  for  his  service  as  a  minister  and  report 
in  half  an  hour." 

Said  committee  reported  that  Mr.  Arnold  receive  $500  per  year 
as  long  as  he  may  remain  the  minister  of  the  town  and  supply  the 
pulpit,  with  no  settlement.     The  report  was  accepted. 

Voted,  That  one-half  of  the  powder  in  the  possession  of  the  town 
be  appropriated  to  the  use  of  the  soldiers  on  muster  day,  and  the 
other  half  to  the  several  surveyors  of  the  highways. 

"Nov.  IS,  1819.  This  certifies  that  we  have  this  day  perambulated  the  line  be- 
tween tlic  towns  of  Hancock  and  Dublin  and  renewed  the  marks  and  bounds. 

"  Thadeus  Morse  i„  ,     ,  ^^^  ,_,. 

„  „  I  Selectmen  of  Dublin 

Richard  Strong  ' 

Jacob  G.  Lakin  For  the  Selectmen  of  Hancock 

"  Copy  Attest    John  Whitcomb  Town  Clerk  "  '■ 

There  is  no  record  of  the  reply  that  Mr.  Arnold  made  to  the  in- 
vitation extended  to  him.  It  will  be  remembered,  however,  that 
about  this  time,  by  an  act  of  the  legislature,  called  "The  Tolera- 
tion Act,"  the  town  felt  relieved  from  all  responsibility  in  church 
matters. 

In  the  Cabinet,  under  date  of  Saturday,  Oct.  30th,  we  find  the 
following  notice:  "We  learn,  verbally,  from  Hancock,  that  the 
meeting  house  in  that  place  was  burned  to  the  ground  on  Thursday 
last.  It  was  occasioned  through  the  carelessness  of  a  boy,  who 
was  carrying  a  coal  of  fire  from  a  blacksmith's  shop  to  the  school- 
house  near  by.  In  passing  close  to  the  meeting  house,  the  fire 
burning  his  hands,  he  laid  it  down,  and  a  spark  is  supposed  to  have 
communicated  to  the  shavings  under  the  house,  where  a  large 
quantity  was  deposited  (probably)  when  built.  The  fire  had  com- 
municated so  generally  before  discovered,  as  to  bafile  all  attempts  to 
check  its  progress.  ...  A  large  and  handsome  range  of  sheds 
contiguous  to  the  meeting  house,  we  learn,  were  also  principally 
burned." 

This  was  a  hard  blow  to  the  town ;  but  from  the  records  we  learn 
that  immediate  measures  were  taken  to  replace  the  lost  meeting- 
house with  a  better  one. 

'  "  Perambulating  "  the  lines  between  towns  is  required  by  state  law  once  in  .sej'cn 
years.  As  between  Greenfield  and  Hancock,  this  is  iinnecessary  and  impracticable,  as 
the  center  of  the  river  is  the  boundary. 


ANXALS    OF   THE    TOWN.  143 

Nov.  15th.  This  meeting  was  called  to  meet  at  Jedediah  Fox's 
hall,  but  when  met,  it  was  adjourned  to  the  Center  school-liouse. 
It  was  "  Voted  to  dispose  of  the  remains  of  the  old  meeting  house 
by  vendue,  except  the  stone,  which  the  committee  will  dispose  of  as 
they  shall  think  most  prudent." 

John  Whitcomb,  Ninian  Clark,  David  Nahor,  Peter  Tattle,  Elijah 
Washburn,  Moses  Dennis,  Cristy  Duncan,  Josiah  Stone,  and  Salmon 
Wood  were  chosen  a  committee  to  confer  with  a  committee  that 
might  be  chosen  by  the  First  Congregational  society  relative  to  the 
building  of  a  meeting-house  and  town-house.  This  committee  was 
to  make  a  report  at  the  next  meeting,  Nov.  19th. 

The  committee  chosen  to  confer  with  a  committee  from  the  Con- 
gregational society  reported  substantially  as  follows  :  That  it  would 
be  for  the  interest  of  the  town  to  give  said  society  81000,  and  fur- 
nish a  spot  to  set  the  house  upon,  provided  the  society  would  build 
a  house  nearly  of  the  size,  construction,  and  form  of  tlie  Congrega- 
tional meeting-house  in  Dublin;  the  house  to  be  built  of  wood,  and 
underpinned  with  hewed  or  hammered  stone. 

The  society  was  to  accede  to  the  following  proposals:  — 

"  1''  The  town  shall  have  a  right  so  long  as  said  house  shall  remain 
in  existence,  to  make  use  of  it  as  a  town  house  for  town  purposes. 

c<2"'^  The  pews  shall  be  sold  at  public  auction  to  the  highest 
bidder  (previous  notice  having  been  given  of  said  auction)  giving 
every  Person  an  equal  and  fair  chance  to  purchase  if  he  choose." 
Every  person  so  purchasing  was  to  have  a  right  to  transfer  his  right 
to  others. 

"S*^  All  denominations  of  Christians  who  may  own  an  interest 
in  said  house  shall  have  their  rights  equally  respected  according  to 
what  they  may  have  paid." 

The  society  was  to  reserve  four  pews  in  the  lower  part  of  the 
house  for  the  use  of  elderly  persons  who  might  not  be  able  or  in- 
clined to  purchase  pews.  The  seats  in  the  gallery  were  also  to  be 
reserved  for  the  use  of  those  who  might  see  fit  to  occupy  them, 
with  the  exception  of  those  occupied  by  the  singers.  It  was  also 
recommended  "  that  the  house  be  set  directly  back  of  where  the 
old  one  stood,  the  north  end  to  stand  six  feet  south  of  the  wall  where 
the  stables  stood  that  were  burned." 

The  above  report  was  accepted  with  the  exception  of  the  location. 
After  several  votes  for  and  against  the  location  reconmiended,  it 
was  finally  decided  to  so  place  the  house  "That  the  south  sill  of  the 


144  HISTORY   OF   HANCOCK,   NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

projection  to  the  meeting  liouse  be  placed  so  far  south  as  the  south 
sill  of  the  old  meeting  house." 

March  14,  1820.  The  sense  of  the  legal  voters  being  taken  re- 
specting a  division  of  the  county,  5  were  in  favor  of  a  division,  and 
213  against  it. 

Voted,  To  raise  $500  for  schools.  Chose  David  Boutell,  John 
Dennis,  and  Sampson  Tuttle,  Jr.,  a  committee  to  visit  schools. 

Sept.  29th.  A  committee  on  the  part  of  the  town  was  chosen  to 
confer  with  a  committee  on  the  part  of  the  Congregational  society, 
in  regard  to  the  public  pews.  Their  report,  which  was  adopted, 
was  "to  reserve  the  two  pews  on  the  wall  nearest  to  or  adjoining 
the  Pulpit,  and  the  two  pews  on  the  right  and  left  of  the  center 
aisle  nearest  to  the  front  door." 

Ninian  Clark,  Thatcher  Bradford,  Sampson  Tuttle,  Samuel  Good- 
hue, Capt.  Aaron  Knight,  and  Jacob  G.  Lakin  were  chosen  to  super- 
intend the  leveling  of  the  common,  to  serve  free  of  expense. 

Oct.  21st.  It  appears  that  the  town  took  a  part  in  the  dedica- 
tion of  the  new  meeting-house.  John  Clark,  Dr.  Peter  Tuttle,  David 
Nahor,  Dr.  Jonas  Hutchinson,  and  Henry  Prentice  were  appointed 
to  represent  the  town  in  the  dedication.  It  was  voted  to  invite  the 
following  clergymen :  Revs.  Putnam  Bradford,  Moses  Bradford, 
Elijah  Dunbar,  John  M.  Whiton,  John  Walker,  Levi  W.  Leonard, 
Gad  Newell,  Mr.  Robinson,  Mr.  Merrill,  and  Mr.  Ainsworth. 

"  Voted  to  have  the  house  dedicated  Oct.  25,  1820."  This  was  one 
year,  lacking  three  days,  from  the  time  the  first  house  was  burned. 

"  An  Inventorv  of  the  Polls  xsd  Kateable  Estates  in  the  Town  of  Hancock 
roil  THE  Years  1S19  asd  1820. 

Polls 

Acres  of  orcharfl  laud 

Acres  of  Arable  land 

Acres  of  Mowing  land 

Acres  of  Pasture  laud 

Horses  wintered  live  winters 

Horses  wintered  four  winters 

Horses  wintered  three  winters 

Horses  wintered  two  winters 

Oxen  wintered  five  winters 

Oxen  wintered  four  winters 

Cows  wintered  four  winters 

All  neat  stock  wintered  three  winters 

All  neat  stock  wintered  two  winters 

Yearly  income  of  JUills 

Value  of  unimproved  land  and  Buildings 

Stock  in  trade 

Money  at  Interest 


1819 

1820 

208 

201 

42 

4194 

168 

162?4 

lloH 

777> 

1444 

1410 

132 

138 

33 

29 

30 

12 

15 

32 

189 

197 

70 

59 

327 

513 

203 

102 

247 

307 

$48 

42 

15951 

150G5 

$825 

930 

$2108 

1630 

ANNALS    or    THE   TOWN.  145 


Sl-210         931         Carriages  of  Pleasure 

30  cts  State  Tax  ou  a  single  Poll 
2-2  cts    '23  cts  State  Tax  for  a  cotton  Factory  Taxed  as  INIills 
$1-2         Yearly  income  of  said  factory 

"  The  above  imentoi-y  copied  by  us  .Iacou  C<.  Lakin  \  Selectmen 

"Oct -23,  1820  liKNMAMIN    WlUTTi:Mt>UK    |  Of 

Natiil.    Dow  '    Hancock 

"  Copy  Attest    John  Wiutcomh  Town  Clerk  " 

Nov.  6th.  The  state  continued  to  be  entitled  to  six  members  of 
congress.  At  this  election,  according  to  the  report,  there  was  a 
very  light  vote.  Three  men  received  117  votes  each,  two  received 
89  votes  each,  one  received  29  votes,  and  one  28  votes.  For  electors 
there  seems  to  have  been  no  division,  as  eight  men  received  100 
votes  each. 

March  13,  1821.  Chose  David  Boutell,  Simon  Ingersoll  Baird, 
and  John  Dennis  a  committee  to  visit  schools. 

"  Voted  that  the  bell  may  be  rung  at  sunrise  if  it  can  be  done  free 
of  expense  to  the  town." 

Voted  in  regard  to  a  revision  of  the  constitution  of  the  state.  In 
favor  of  a  revision,  20;  against  a  revision,  119. 

"  Voted  to  approbate  the  selectmen  in  jiutting  such  persons  on 
oath  as  they  suspect  do  not  give  a  true  invoice  " 

March  12,  1822.  Chose  David  Boutell,  Andrew  Wallace,  and 
Jacob  G.  Lakin  a  committee  to  examine  the  schools. 

The  care  of  the  meeting-house  for  the  year  ensuing,  "  including 
the  ringing  of  the  bell  at  noon  and  nine  o'clock  at  night,  sweeping 
the  house  four  times,  tolling  of  the  bell  at  funerals,  and  ringing  it 
at  all  public  times,"  as  had  been  done  in  previous  years,  was  let  out 
to  the  lowest  bidder,  and  awarded  to  Cristy  Duncan  at  $11.75. 

For  the  division  of  the  county  for  registering  deeds  there  were 
96  yeas  and  9  nays. 

Benjamin  Whittemore,  Thomas  Manning,  Jephthah  Wright,  Eb- 
enezer  Burt,  Jr.,  Chapin  Kidder,  Benjamin  Burt,  Jesse  Woods, 
Ebenezer  Burt,  Sullivan  Burt,  and  Benjamin  Whittemore  &  Co. 
presented  a  petition  to  the  town,  wishing  to  be  taken  from  District 
No.  2  and  formed  into  a  district  by  themselves,  stating  that  by  the 
petition  they  meant  to  include  all  the  families  and  rateable  property 
lying  on  the  east  side  of  the  river  in  Hancock.  The  petition  was 
granted. 

Sept.  16th.  The  vote  for  representatives  to  congress  was  some- 
what broken.  We  give  the  names  of  those  voted  for,  with  the 
10 


146  ■  HISTORY    OF   HANCOCK,    NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 

number  of  votes  received  by  each :  Ichabod  Bartlett,  83 ;  William 
Plumraer,  Jr.,  84;  Charles  Woodman,  11;  Matthew  Harvey,  84; 
Aaron  Matson,  78;  Thomas  Whipple,  Jr.,  77;  Nehemiah  Eastman, 
54;  Edmund  Parker,  18;  Richard  Odell,  1 ;  David  L.  Morrill,  6; 
William  Pickering,  4. 

"  Voted  that  the  selectmen  procure  guide  boards  and  cause  them 
to  be  erected  in  such  places  as  they  may  see  fit." 

March  11,  1823.  For  the  first  time  we  find  it  recorded  that  the 
school  committee  made  a  report  to  the  town  ;  said  report  was  ac- 
cepted and  placed  on  file.  Rev.  Mr.  Burgess,  Charles  Boutell,  and 
David  Nahor  were  chosen  to  visit  the  schools. 

"  Voted  to  prohibit  neat  cattle  from  going  at  large  on  the  high- 
way from  the  first  day  of  April  to  the  last  day  of  October  agree- 
able to  a  law  of  this  state  fx-amed  June  17,  1811." 

Voted^  That  the  selectmen  deliver  each  soldier  one-fourth  pound 
of  powder,  "to  be  expended  on  muster  day." 

Sept.  16th.  ^^  Voted  to  lay  out  sixty  dollars  on  the  road  from 
David  Davises  to  Nelson  line."  This  road,  in  the  warrant,  was 
designated  as  a  post  road  to  Nelson. 

March  9,  1824.  The  sense  of  the  qualified  voters  Avas  taken  in 
regard  to  the  shire  town.  The  question  was  between  Amherst  and 
Mount  Vernon.  Those  in  favor  of  Amherst  were  100;  those  in 
favor  of  Mount  Vernon  were  48. 

8450  were  raised  to  defray  town  charges;  $500  for  schools,  and 
$50  for  a  singing-school. 

Dr.  Peter  Tuttle,  Charles  Boutell,  and  John  Clark  were  chosen 
to  visit  the  schools. 

The  care  of  the  meeting-house,  etc.,  this  year  was  to  include,  in 
addition  to  what  had  been  done  previously,  "  the  dusting  of  the 
seats."     Joshua  Davis  agreed  to  do  the  work  for  $23. 

Nov.  1st.  But  little  interest  was  manifested  in  the  election  of 
representatives  to  congress  and  presidential  electors. 

For  electors  only  one  ticket  was  in  the  field.  The  vote  was  from 
ninety-three  to  ninety-five.  For  representatives,  not  much  more 
interest  was  manifested,  as  only  ten  persons  were  voted  for.  We 
give  their  names,  with  number  of  votes  received:  Ichabod  Bart- 
lett, 106;  Nehemiah  Eastman,  96;  Jonathan  Harvey,  97;  Titus 
Brown,  87;  Joseph  Healy,  75;  Thomas  Whipple,  Jr.,  105;  Daniel 
C.  Atkinson,  11;  Ezekiel  Webster,  9;  James  Miller,  37;  Phinehas 
Henderson,  11. 


ANNALS    OF   THE   TOWN.  147 

March  8,  1825.  "Chose  Doct.  Tuttle,  Luke  Woodbury  and 
Reuben  Hills  a  committee  to  visit  schools. 

"  Voted  that  one  of  the  aforesaid  committee  visit  at  the  commence- 
ment of  the  school,  and  two  of  them  at  the  close  of  the  schools. — 

"  Voted  that  the  committee  examine  the  teachers  at  the  commence- 
ment of  the  school  and  if  found  disqalified  to  re])ort  the  same  to 
the  agent." 

March  14,  1826.  Capt.  Joseph  Symonds,  Thatcher  Bradford, 
Henry  Whitcomb,  David  Nahor,  Dr.  Peter  Tuttle,  Jacob-  G.  Lakin, 
and  Samuel  Gates  were  chosen  to  take  into  consideration  the  con- 
dition of  the  poor,  and  report  at  adjournment. 

March  17th.  The  above  committee  made  a  report  at  this  meeting, 
which  was  adopted.  We  give  the  report  in  part.  The  committee 
stated  that  in  considering  this  subject  they  had  the  folloAving  ob- 
jects in  view  :  First,  to  see  that  the  poor  were  properly  provided 
for;  second,  economy;  third,  to  support  them  in  a  manner  that 
would  be  calculated  to  discourage  indolence  and  intemperance, — 
two  fruitful  sources  of  pauperism ;  fourth,  that  the  children  of 
paupers  be  suitably  provi<jed  for,  and  instructed  in  some  useful  call- 
ing that  would  render  them  useful  to  themselves  and  the  community. 

The  recommendations  were  somewhat  specific  in  their  character. 
It  was  recommended  that  all  children  supported  by  the  town,  seven 
years  old  and  upwards,  be  bound  out,  as  far  as  practicable.  Cer- 
tain families  were  to  be  provided  for.  As  a  general  principle,  the 
])aupers  were  to  be  cared  for  by  those  who  would  engage  to  do  it 
at  the  lowest  rate.  It  was  also  recommended  that  the  town  pro- 
vide a  house  of  correction  for  the  keeping,  correcting,  and  setting 
to  work  of  rogues,  vagabonds,  common  beggars,  lewd,  idle,  and  dis- 
orderly persons.  The  recommendations  in  regard  to  the  manage- 
ment of  the  house  of  correction  were  somewhat  severe  —  more  so 
than  would  be  accepted  at  the  present  day ;  but  no  paupers  were  to 
be  sent  there — only  those  that  refused  to  submit  to  good  and  whole- 
some rules  and  regulations. 

By  his  consent  the  house  of  Thatcher  Bradford  was  appointed  as 
a  house  of  correction  for  one  year,  and  Mr.  Bradford  was  appointed 
as  overseer. 

This  year  is  memorable  as  having  been  the  "grasshopper  year." 
There  was  a  severe  drouth  in  the  summer.  The  grasshoppers  came 
in  such  numbers  that  they  almost  destroyed  every  green  thing. 
The  hay  crop  was  almost  cut  off,  and  the  pastures  were  bare  of 


148  HISTORY   OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIKE. 

verdure.  The  drouth  was  broken  Aug.  28tli  by  a  heavy  rain  that 
caused  a  freshet  that  did  much  damage  to  roads  and  bridges,  and 
swept  away  several  mills.  A  special  town-meeting  was  called  Sept. 
12th  to  devise  means  to  repair  the  damage  done.  At  the  meeting  a 
special  highway  tax  was  laid,  equal  to  the  one  of  the  previous  spring. 
The  loss  to  the  town  must  have  been  great. 

March  13,  1827.  Vote  for  representatives  to  congress:  Ichabod 
Bartlett,  110;  David  Barker,  Jr.,  98;  Titus  Brown,  111;  Jonathan 
Harvey,  111;  Joseph  Healy,  101  ;  Thomas  Whipple,  Jr.,  91 ;  Nehe- 
miah  Eastman,  10;  Abner  Greenleaf,  2 ;  Edmund  Parker,  4;  Samuel 
Cantland,  9 ;  Frederick  Farley,  1 ;  George  Farley,  1 ;  Samuel  C. 
Webster,  2. 

Capt.  Timothy  Moors'  house  was  appointed  for  a  house  of  cor- 
rection for  one  year ;  Mr.  Moors  to  have  the  charge  of  it. 

Voted,  To  choose  a  committee  to  purchase  a  farm  for  the  use  of 
the  paupers,  and  to  have  it  in  readiness  for  use  by  the  1st  of  April, 
1828.  Thatcher  Bradford,  Jacob  G.  Lakin,  and  Timothy  Moors 
were  chosen  said  committee. 

The  above  committee  were  instructed  tp  dispose  of  all  the  land 
belonging  to  the  town  that  could  consistently  be  sold,  and  Thatcher 
Bradford  was  to  be  the  agent  of  the  town  to  deed  said  land  away. 

Jacob  Flint  was  chosen  an  agent  to  oppose  the  laying  out  of  two 
roads,  one  through  the  land  of  John  Sprague  and  one  through  the 
land  of  Moses  Dennis,  to  Peterboro'  line,  by  the  court's  committee. 
If  said  committee  laid  out  either  of  these  contemplated  roads,  then 
said  Flint  was  to  oppose  the  acceptance  of  their  report  at  the  Court 
of  Common  Pleas. 

Sept.  18th.  "  Heard  the  report  of  the  committee  chosen  to  pur- 
chase a  farm." 

"  Voted  to  delay  purchasing  a  farm  for  the  present,"  and  the  com- 
mittee was  discharged. 

March  11,  1828.  The  selectmen  were  directed  to  provide  a  house 
for  the  use  of  one  family  for  the  ensuing  year,  and  two  other  families 
were  each  given  the  use  of  a  cow  belonging  to  the  town. 

The  support  of  two  persons  was  sold  at  auction. 

Nov.  3d.  Voted  for  presidential  electors.  Seven  persons  received 
167  votes  each,  one  person  received  166  votes,  and  eight  persons  61 
votes  each. 

Dec.  29th.  "  Voted  that  the  town  agrees  to  allow  a  stove  or  stoves 
to  be  put  into  the  meeting  house." 


ANNALS   OF   THE   TOWN.  149 

Marcli  10,  1829.  Vote  for  members  of  congress :  John  Broad- 
liead,  152;  Joseph  Harmon,  152;  Jonatlian  Harvey,  152;  Tliomas 
Chandler,  152  ;  Henry  Hubbard,  152  ;  John  W.  Weeks,  152  ;  Langley 
Eoardman,  41 ;  David  Barker,  Jr.,  41 ;  Ezekiel  Webster,  33 ;  John 
Wallace,  Jr.,  41 ;  Jotham  Lord,  41 ;  Joseph  Bell,  37. 

"  Voted  that  our  proportion  of  the  Literary  fund  be  ])ut  at  interest 
the  present  year." 

8500  were  raised  for  schools,  and  SI 500  to  defray  town 
charges. 

March  9,  1830.  §1500  were  raised  to  defray  town  charges,  |!500 
for  schools,  and  830  for  singing.  Chai-les  Symonds  was  chosen  to 
lay  out  the  money  raised  for  singing,  and  also  as  instructor  of  the 
singing-school. 

"  Voted  that  the  Town  pay  the  remainder  due  for  the  stove  in 
the  meeting  house  not  exceeding  830,  and  the  remainder  of  the 
funnels  be  the  property  of  the  Town." 

March  8,  1831.  "Voted  that  the  ringing  of  the  Bell  finding 
wood  and  tending  the  fire  as  usual  —  the  meeting  hoiise  swept 
eight  times  in  the  year,  and  the  aisles  and  desk  washed  in  the 
month  of  May,  be  let  out  at  auction  to  the  lowest  bidder."  It  was 
struck  off  to  Joshua  Davis  at  830. 

The  vote  for  representatives  to  congress  was  taken.  Six  persons 
received  157  votes  each,  three  persons  received  40  votes  each,  and 
three  persons  received  39  votes  each. 

The  entire  support  of  the  poor  in  the  town  for  the  ensuing  year 
"  To  be  supported  in  sickness  and  in  health,  doctoring  clothing  &c 
included,"  was  let  out  to  the  lowest  bidder,  and  awarded  to  John 
Gray,  for  $312.20. 

830  were  raised  for  singing.  The  agent  to  lay  out  this  money, 
was  instructed  not  to  lay  out  any  of  it  on  Sunday. 

"  Voted  that  the  first  Congregational  society  in  Hancock  may 
have  the  funnel  that  was  left  of  the  stoves  in  the  meeting  house  to 
convert  to  their  own  use." 

March  13,  1832.  "Voted  to  sell  the  great  pine  tree  near  the 
grave  yard  at  auction  struck  off  the  aforesaid  tree  to  Joshua  Davis, 
at  81.15  — " 

Nov.  5,  1832.  Voted  for  presidential  electors.  The  vote  stood 
197  to  38. 

March  12,  1833,  The  vote  for  representatives  to  congress  was, 
148  to  14.     The  state  was  now  entitled  to  five  members. 


150  HISTORY    OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

Charles  Symonds  was  chosen  to  lay  out  the  830  appropriated  for 
singing. 

"  Voted  that  the  selectmen  provide  at  the  expense  of  the  town 
moor  cloth  (so  called)  to  be  used  at  burials  and  also  to  provide 
suitable  posts  and  hooks,  or  hooks,  to  tye  horses  near  the  grave 
yard." 

A  by-law  was  made  at  this  meeting  by  the  town  to  prevent,  in  the 
exact  language  of  the  law,  "  horses  Jacks  mules  neat  stock  sheep 
and  swine  from  going  at  large."  The  penalty  for  permitting  any 
thing  of  this  kind  was  a  fine  not  exceeding  $4  and  costs  of  suit. 

There  were  in  favor  of  the  revision  of  the  constitution,  59  votes, 
and  60  votes  against  such  revision. 

March  11,  1834.  "The  sense  of  the  qualified  voters  being 
taken  on  the  subject  of  a  convention  for  the  revision  of  the  Con- 
stitution, the  yeas  were  112,  the  nays  were  44." 

March  12th.  A  committee  that  had  been  appointed  to  look  into 
the  situation  of  the  real  estate  belonging  to  the  town,  and  also  the 
situation  of  the  poor,  reported  that  they  would  recommend  the 
town  to  retain  the  Nahor  farm  and  support  the  paupers  on  the 
same,  and  employ  a  man  and  a  woman  to  take  care  of  said  farm  and 
paupers.  Jacob  G.  Lakin  was  chosen  overseer  of  the  poor,  and 
agent  to  make  purchases  to  stock  the  farm  and  provide  help  to 
carry  it  on. 

Voted,  That  the  selectmen  be  instructed  to  sell  the  Abraham 
Davis  house,  so  called, 

"  Voted  that  the  house  on  the  town  farm  be  the  house  of  correc- 
tion." 

"  Voted  that  the  select  men  proceed  agreeable  to  the  statue  of 
the  state  respecting  idlers  and  tiplers  immediately." 

"  Voted  to  paint  the  outside  of  the  meeting  house  except  the 
shingles  on  the  roof." 

"  Voted  that  the  superintending  school  committee  dispense  with 
visiting  the  schools," 

March  10,  1835.  Five  members  of  congress  were  voted  for  at 
this  meeting.  We  give  the  number  ,of  votes  received  by  each 
person:  Samuel  Cushman,  185;  Benning  M.  Bean,  185;  Frank- 
lin Pierce,  185;  Joseph  Weeks,  185;  Robert  Burns,  184;  Samuel 
Hale,  29 ;  Anthony  Colby,  29 ;  James  Wilson,  Jr.,  29 ;  Jose})li 
Bell,  28. 

March  11th.      82000  were  raised  to  defray  town    charges,  8500 


ANNALS    OF   THE   TOWN.  151 

for  schools,  in  addition  to  which  §100  were  appropriated  for  schools 
from  the  literary  fund ;  this  had  been  the  custom  for  several  years. 

"  Voted  that  the  paupers  in  town  may  have  their  choice  of  Phy- 
sicians in  town  and  in  any  extraordinary  case  may  have  advice 
from  a  physician  out  of  town." 

The  office  of  pound-keeper  must  have  retained,  at  this  time, 
something  of  its  original  significance,  as  the  following  will  show:  — 

"  March  -20,  1^5.  Col.  David  Low  having  refusotl  to  take  the  oath  of  Pound 
keeper  Capt.  John  Washburn  was  appointed  pound  keeper  by  the  selectmen  and 
took  the  oath  of  office  before  T.  BUADFOiy)  Justice  peace 

"  Copy  Attest  J.  WiUTcoMB  Town  Clerk  " 

Sept.  3d.  At  a  special  town-meeting  Andrew  C.  Cochran  was 
elected  to  act  as  agent  of  the  town  in  opposing  the  laying  out  of  a 
I'oad  on  the  petition  of  Samuel  Miller  and  others,  "  now  pending  in 
the  court  of  Common  pleas." 

"  Voted  to  choose  an  agent  to  convey  the  Lee  farm  to  David 
Mathews  on  the  conditions  which  may  be  agreed  on  by  the  select- 
men." 

Abijah  Hadley,  Jr.,  Jacob  G.  Lakin,  and  Moses  M.  Lakin  were 
chosen  a  committee  to  view  the  town-farm  buildings,  and  report 
their  condition  to  the  town. 

John  Whitcomb  was  appointed  to  get  the  town-farm  buildings 
insured. 

Dec.  25, 1835,  The  following  paper  was  presented  to  the  town 
clerk,  with  the  request  that  it  might  be  recorded  on  the  town 
book :  — 

"  Hancock  October  27, 1835  We  the  undersigned  met  and  have  laid  or  staked  the 
ground  to  locate  an  academy  "where  the  liberty  pole  stands  on  the  south  side  of  the 
Common,  said  academy  to  be  40  by  45  or  50  feet,  in  order  to  present  our  doings  to  the 
town  for  permission.  Jonas  IIitciiixson 

David  Patten 


Committee 
A  ti-ue  copy  attest,  John  Wuitcomb,  Town  Clerk." 


March  8,  1836.  Leave  was  granted  by  a  vote  of  the  town  to 
allow  "  Jonas  Hutchinson,  David  Patten  and  others  to  build  a 
house  40  by  50  feet,  two  stories  high  for  an  academical  institution 
in  front  of  the  meeting  house  a  little  to  the  east  of  the  center  dis- 
trict school  house  on  the  south  line  of  the  common,  so  long  as  it 
remains  a  public  building  for  an  academy  or  meeting  house  " 

"  Voted  that  the  select  men  shall  designate  or  stake  out  the 
ground  on  which  the  above  named  building  shall  stand." 


152  HISTORY    OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

Nov.  7th.  Voted  for  presidential  electors  ;  167  votes  were  cast 
on  the  one  side,  and  on  the  minority  side,  five  persons  received  3 
votes  each,  and  two  persons  received  2  votes  each. 

The  question,  "  Is  it  expedient  for  the  state  to  grant  an  appropria- 
tion to  build  an  insane  hospital?"  was  presented  to  the  people.  87 
votes  were  in  favor  of  the  appropriation,  and  35  votes  were 
against  it. 

Feb.  14,  1837.  It  appears  that,  by  an  act  approved  Jan.  13,  1837, 
providing  for  the  distribution  of  the  public  money  of  the  United 
States,  a  certain  jjortion  was  to  come  to  Hancock.  A  special 
meeting  was  called  to  accept  it.  It  was  voted  to  accept  it,  and  the 
faith  of  the  town  was  pledged  for  the  safe  keeping  and  return  of 
the  same  if  called  for. 

John  Whitcomb  was  chosen  as  agent  to  receive  said  public 
money,  and  lend  it  to  people  in  town  on  such  security  as  the  select- 
men and  agent  might  approve. 

March  14,  1837.  Samuel  Cushman,  James  Farrington,  Charles  G. 
Atherton,  Joseph  Weeks,  and  Jared  Williams  each  received  168 
votes  for  members  of  congress.  There  appear  to  have  been  no 
votes  on  the  other  side.  If  the  records  can  be  trusted,  or  if  they 
are  understood,  beginning  with  the  year  1834,  a  check  list  was.  used 
in  voting  for  the  representative  to  the  legislature  and  at  no  other 
time  ;^  a  special  record  of  the  fact  being  made  each  year. 

$600  in  addition  to  $100  from  the  literary  fund  were  raised  for 
schools.  This  was  $100  more  than  had  been  raised  at  any  pre- 
vious year. 

The  twelfth  article  in  the  warrant  was,  "To  see  if  the  town  will 
prohibit  the  selectmen  from  licensing  tavern  keepers  to  sell  ardent 
spirits."  It  was  voted  to  dismiss  the  article;  but  the  following 
vote  was  "  that  the  selectmen  look  into  and  see  to  the  management 
of  the  public  houses  from  time  to  time  and  if  the  keepers  of  said 
houses  do  not  conform  to  the  laws  respecting  licensed  houses  that 
the  selectmen  be  requested  to  take  their  license  from  them." 

March  13,  1838.  14  votes  were  cast  in  favor  of  a  revision  of  the 
constitution,  and  158  votes  were  cast  against  a  revision.  112  votes 
were  cast  in  favor  of  the  legislature's  enacting  a  law  authorizing  town 
clerks  to  record  deeds,  and  90  votes  against  such  a  law. 

March  12,  1839.     Three  tickets  appear  to  have  been  in  the  field, 

1  It  is  now  used  for  nearly  aU  ballots. 


ANNALS   OK   THE    TOWN.  153 

in  the  election  of  members  of  congress  this  year.  On  tlie  first 
ticket  the  vote  was  from  205  to  208 ;  on  the  second  ticket  it  was 
from  56  to  73,  and  on  the  third  ticket,  from  16  to  17. 

March  l8th.  "  Voted  that  the  selectmen  immediately  post  n]) 
all  idlers  and  tipplers." 

"  Fb^ec?  that  John  Whitcomb  be  discharged  from  any  further  re- 
sponsibility respecting  the  surplus  revenue  he  having  paid  the  same 
to  the  town  treasurer." 

March  10,  1840.  Three  hundred  and  twenty-five  voters'  names 
on  the  check-list. 

"  Voted  that  the  town  do  not  allow  of  any  more  exhibitions  in 
this  house." 

Nov.  2,  1840.  Town  voted  for  presidential  electors.  The  vote 
was  211  to  83. 

jNIarch  9,  1841.  In  the  vote  for  members  of  congress,  on  the  one 
side  the  vote  was  from  187  to  191;  on  the  other  side  the  vote  was 
64.     Six  persons  were  honored  by  receiving  1  vote  each. 

"  Voted  that  the  com.  to  examine  schools  be  instructed  to  visit  the 
schools  at  the  expense  of  the  town." 

"  Voted  that  the  selectmen  procure  blanks  and  cause  every  man 
in  town  to  certify  on  the  same  to  the  correctness  of  their  invoice, 
or  take  his  oath  as  said  selectmen  shall  see  fit." 

March  8,  1842.  Voted  again  on  the  revision  of  the  constitution  : 
yeas,  8 ;  nays,  79.  The  report  of  the  superintending  school  com- 
mittee was  heard  and  accepted. 

"  Voted  to  have  the  real  estate  appraised  anew." 

"  Voted  that  the  sexton  mow  the  burying  ground  and  clear  the 
rubbish  from  the  ground." 

It  was  voted  to  sell  the  town  farm  and  purchase  a  new  one. 

Sept.  21,  1842.  This  meeting  was  called  to  take  into  considera- 
tion the  subject  of  forming  a  new  town  at  "Hancock  Factory 
Village."  Kendall  Gray  was  chosen  an  agent  to  procure  counsel 
and  oi)pose  the  formation  of  the  new  town.  There  were  present  2 
voters  who  favored  the  formation  of  the  new  town,  and  122  voters 
who  were  opposed  to  it.  It  was  also  voted  to  instruct  our  repre- 
sentative to  exert  his  influence  in  the  legislature  to  oppose  said 
division. 

This  is  all  the  opposition  that  the  records  show  was  made  to  the 
formation  of  the  new  town.  When  it  is  remembered  that  the  num- 
ber of  legal  voters  in  the  town  at  the  time  was  three  hundred  and 


154 


HISTORY   OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 


twenty-five,  and  only  one  hundred  and  twenty-two  took  interest 
enough  in  the  matter  to  go  to  the  town-meeting  to  enter  their  pro- 
test, it  will  be  seen  that  the  opposition  was  not  very  strong. 

We  give  in  this  place  a  copy  of  the  last  official  act  that  is  found 
in  our  Records  of  the  parent  town  in  the  interest  of  "  Hancock 
Factory  Village,"  with  the  autographs  of  the  board  of  selectmen 
of  Hancock  at  that  time : — 

"  This  certifies  that  the  following  persons  are  duly  constituted  members  of  the 
Hancock  Factory  Engine  Company  No.  1,  and  are  Bound  to  perform  the  duty  of 
engine  men  in  said  company  viz. 
"  Gideon  D.  Paige       Lewis  A.  Fletcher       Benjamin  Burt  Jr. 

Warren  W.  Brooks  James  S.  Burt,  Jr. 

W".  D.  Butler  John  W.  Flagg 

Archibald  Winn 

Samuel  Baldwin 


Abraham  Burt 
W™  C.  Cross 
John  J.  Whittemore  Jonathan  F.  Keyes 
Samuel  G.  Dodge        Willard  Stephens 


Timothy  C. 

Whittemore 
Amos  Whittemore 
Arnold  Burt 
John  B.  Barker 


'  April  8, 1843 


GIDEON  D.  PAIGE  Clerk' 


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'C^^^-^>r^^CC>Cl^ 


CHAPTER   IX. 

ANNALS   OF   THE   TOWN.  — Concluded, 

March  14,  1843.  The  state  was  now  entitled  to  only  four  mem- 
bers of  congress.  Four  parties  were  in  the  field.  We  give  the 
names  of  persons  voted  for,  with  the  number  of  votes  each  received  • 
John  r!  Reding,  146;  Edmund  Burk,  145;  Moses  Norris,  Jr.,  146 
John  P.  Hale,  143 ;  Ichabod  Goodwin,  48 ;  George  W.  Nesmith,  48 
Enos  Stevens,  48;  Joseph  Sawyer,  48;  Joseph  Cilley,  10  ;  Daniel 
Adams,  10  ;  Jared  Perkins,  10;  Nathaniel  S.  Berry,  10  ;  John  Page, 
6;  James  Clark,  6;  Israel  Hunt,  Jr.,  4;  Abner  Greenleaf,  6;  John 

H.  Steel,  1. 

For  sixty-two  years  the  town  had  annually  chosen  tithing-men. 
This -office  had  been  filled  by  some  of  the  leading  men  of  the  town. 


ANNALS    OF    THE    TOWN.  155 

The  last  incumbents,  cbosen  in  1842,  were  Thatcher  Bradford  and 
Amos  Whittemore.  According  to  Webster,  a  titbing-man  is  a  parish 
officer  chosen  annually  in  New  England  to  preserve  good  order  in 
church  during  divine  service,  and  to  make  com{)laint  of  any  dis- 
orderly conduct.  The  need  of  such  an  officer  having  passed  away, 
it  was  voted  at  this  meeting  to  dispense  with  the  office. 

A  plan  bad  been  proposed  to  sell  the  town  farm  to  some  person 
who  might  be  willing  to  support  the  paupers  of  the  town  for  a 
certain  number  of  years,  and  receive  the  farm  and  personal  property 
for  so  doing.  This  plan  was  not  acceptable  to  the  town,  and  it  was 
voted  not  to  sell  the  farm.  $10  from  the  literary  fund  were  appro- 
priated to  each  school  district  in  town,  and  $525  raised  for  schools. 

Number  of  legal  voters  in  town,  two  hundred  and  eighty-five. 

March  18,  1843.  Notice  was  given  that  the  town  clerk,  in  the 
])resence  of  the  selectmen,  would  attend  to  the  drawing  of  grand 
and  petit  jurors  at  the  store  of  Joseph  Davis,  on  Saturday,  the 
twenty-fifth  day  of  April,  said  jurors  to  serve  at  the  Court  of  Common 
Pleas,  to  be  holden  at  Amherst  on  the  second  Tuesday  of  April,  1843. 

These  jurors  were  duly  drawn.  This  was  also  a  new  departure. 
At  the  first  it  seems  that  jurors  were  chosen  by  the  town,  as  other 
officers  were;  then  the  town  was  invited  to  witness  the  drawing  of 
their  names  from  a  box,  and  now  the  selectmen  and  town  clerk  were 
allowed  to  draw  them.^ 

March  12,  1844.  "  Fbieo?  instructing  the  selectmen  not  to  license 
any  person  in  town  to  sell  spirituous  liquors,  or  wine  in  the  same." 

"  Voted  instructing  the  selectmen  not  to  license  any  person  or 
persons  to  sell  spirituous  liquors  in  town  in  any  case  whatever." 

The  article  in  the  warrant  that  called  out  these  votes  was  to  in- 
struct the  selectmen  not  to  license  the  sale  of  spirituous  liquors, 
save  for  medicinal  purposes. 

Nov.  4,  1844.  Presidential  electors  were  voted  for.  Three 
tickets  were  in  the  field.  The  vote  stood  154,  57,  and  4,  with  the 
exception  that  John  McNeil  received  153  votes,  —  one  less  than  his 
ticket,  —  and  Isaac  Hill  received  1  vote.  Without  doubt  Mr, 
McNeil's  name  was  "scratched,"  and  Mr.  Hill's  put  in  its  place. 

In  favor  of  the  abolition  of  capital  punishment,  59;  against  the 
abolition  of  capital  punishment,  60,  In  favor  of  a  revision  of  the 
constitution,  96  ;  against  such  revision,  74, 


All  citizens  who  choose  to  be  present  are  still  invited  to  witness  the  drawing. 


156  HISTORY    OF   HANCOCK,    NEW  HAMPSHIRE. 

Marcli  11,  1845.  Vote  for  members  of  congress:  John  Wood- 
bury, 136 ;  Moses  Norris,  Jr.,  142  ;  Mace  Moulton,  143  ;  James  H. 
Johnson,  143;  Ichabod  Goodwin,  45;  G.  W.  Nesmith,  45;  Thomas 
M.  Edwards,  45 ;  Joseph  Sawyer,  45 ;  John  P.  Hale,  23 ;  Joseph 
Cilley,  11;  Reuben  Porter,  20;  Humphrey  Moore,  18;  Jared  Perkins, 
20  ;  Moses  Norris,  1. 

The  treasurer  was  instructed  not  to  pay  any  money  to  the  pruden- 
tial committees  for  the  payment  of  the  teachers  in  the  various 
schools,  till  said  prudential  committees  shall  have  presented  him  a 
certificate  from  the  superintending  committee  that  said  prudential 
committees  have  furnished  them  all  information  in  regard  to  the 
schools  that  the  law  requires. 

Sept.  23,  1845.  Voted  for  one  member  of  congress  :  John  Wood- 
bury had  130  votes,  Ichabod  Goodwin  had  44  votes,  John  P.  Hale 
had  1  vote ;  for  John  P.  Hale  9  votes  not  designating  to  what 
office  he  was  to  be  elected. 

Nov.  29th.  Voted  for  member  of  congress  again.  The  same 
candidates  were  voted  for,  with  but  little  change.  Mr.  Woodbury 
had  the  same  number,  Mr.  Goodwin  had  47  votes,  and  Mr.  Hale  had 
25  votes. 

March  10,  1846.  The  same  persons  were  again  voted  for'  for 
member  of  congress.  Mr.  Woodbury  had  127  votes,  Mr.  Good- 
win had  49  votes,  and  Mr.  Hale  had  44  votes. 

looted,  To  instruct  our  representative  to  vote  to  receive  the  money 
now  in  the  treasury  of  the  United  States,  belonging  to  this  state, 
received  from  the  proceeds  of  the  sale  of  public  lands;  83  votes  in 
the  affirmative,  and  76  votes  in  the  negative. 

Voted,  To  instruct  our  representative  to  vote  in  the  legislature 
for  districting  this  state  for  representatives  to  congress ;  70  votes  in 
the  affirmative,  and  65  votes  in  the  negative. 

Voted,  To  instruct  the  selectmen  not  to  license  any  person  to 
retail  spirituous  liquors. 

Voted,  That  the  selectmen  repair  the  windows  in  the  meeting- 
house;  the  repairing  of  the  windows  in  the  north  gable  end  to  be 
left  to  their  discretion. 

March  9,  1847.  Vote  for  representative  to  congress:  Mace 
Moulton,  145;  James  Wilson,  60;  John  Preston,  31. 

The  subject  of  repairing  the  meeting-house  had  been  agitated  for 
several  years.  At  this  meeting  a  committee  was  apj^ointed  to  take 
the  matter  into  consideration.     Marcus  A.  Anthony,  Gardner  Nay, 


ANNALS    OF   THE   TOWN.  167 

Eli  M.  Baldwin,  Jacob  G.  Lakiii,  and  David  Low  wore  appointed 
said  connnittee. 

The  subject  of  the  revision  of  the  constitution  again  came  before 
the  town.     The  vote  was  23  yeas  to  73  nays. 

The  school  committee,  as  had  been  the  case  for  a  few  years,  was 
treated  with  due  consideration.  Their  report  was  heard,  accepted, 
and  placed  on  file.  That  those  most  interested  desired  to  see  the 
report,  had  not  yet  dawned  upon  the  minds  of  the  intelligent  (?) 
voters. 

'^'■Vbted  to  raise  the  five  per  cent  which  the  law  allows  to  be  raised 
for  a  teacher's  institute  in  this  county  and  paid  over  as  by  law 
directed." 

July  Sth.  Voted  again  for  member  of  congress.  Mace  Moulton 
had  135  votes,  James  Wilson  had  61  votes,  John  Preston  had  18  votes. 

Tiie  selectmen  having  been  directed  to  survey  the  land  given  to 
the  town  by  James  Hosley,  reported  that  they  had  attended  to  the 
duty  assigned  them  and  had  placed  an  upright  stone  post,  with  a 
liole  drilled  in  the  top  of  the  same,  at  the  north-east  corner  of  said 
land,  on  the  line  of  the  second  and  third  range  of  lots;  thence 
west  fifty-three  rods  and  five  links  to  a  stone  post  placed  upright  at 
the 'north-west  corner  of  said  land;  thence  south,  fourteen  degrees 
west,  ten  rods  and  twenty-two  links,  to  a  stone  post  placed  as  afore- 
said at  the  south-west  corner  of  said  land  (it  being  the  south-west 
corner  of  the  burying-ground)  ;  thence  south  sixty-five  degrees,  forty- 
five  minutes  east,  sixty- one  rods  eleven  links,  to  a  stone  post  placed 
upright  in  the  ground  as  aforesaid;  thence  north  thirty-five  rods 
twenty-two  links  to  the  bounds  first  mentioned. 

March  15,  1848.  Gardner  Nay  was  chosen  as  an  agent  authorized 
to  sell  the  pauper  farm. 

Voted,  To  raise  |60(l  in  support  of  schools,  and  to  divide  the 
literary  fund  equally  among  the  districts. 

Nov.  7,  1848.  The  town  voted  for  presidential  electors.  There 
were  five  parties  in  the  field.  The  first  set  of  candidates  received 
142  votes;  the  second,  43;  the  third,  25;  the  fourth,  13,  with  the 
exception  of  two  candidates,  who  received  but  12;  the  fifth,  3; 
in  addition  there  was  scattering  1  vote. 

"  In  the  year  184S  that  part  of  the  fami  of  John  Flint  lying  in  the  town  of  Antrim 
being  about  one-third  of  the  same,  with  the  inhabitants  thereon  li.'ing  was  set  off  to 
Hancock  with  all  the  privileges  as  though  they  had  been  a  part  of  the  town  from 
the  beginning.  JARED  WILLLVMS  Gov. 

"  Jan.  1, 1849." 


168  HISTORY   OF   HAXCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

March  13,  1849.  Voted,  To  instruct  the  selectmen  to  repair  the 
gates  of  the  grave-yard,  and  to  straighten  the  wall ;  also  to  repair 
the  gate  of  the  pound. 

March  12,  1850.  Voted,  To  raise  $600  to  defray  town  charges, 
and  8600  for  schools. 

"Is  it  expedient  to  alter  the  constitution?"     Yeas,  156;  nays,  38. 

Dec.  17,  1850.  The  second  article  in  the  warrant  was  to  see  if  the 
town,  in  connection  with  pew-holders,  will  agree  to  move  and  repair 
the  meeting-house,  and  adopt  such  measures  as  may  be  necessary 
for  the  purpose.  Voted  in  favor  of  moving  the  meeting-house  : 
Yeas,  46;  nays,  24. 

David  Low,  Richard  Emerson,  Z.  W.  Brooks,  Ebenezer  Ware,  Jr., 
and  Eli  M.  Baldwin  were  chosen  a  committee  to  examine  the 
meeting-house  and  report  at  the  adjourned  meeting.  Marcus  A. 
Anthony,  John  Brooks,  and  Joseph  Kimball  were  chosen  a  com- 
mittee to  consult  the  pew-holders  and  report. 

Jan.  15,  1851.  Met  according  to  adjournment.  Above  com- 
mittees reported.  Both  reports  were  laid  on  the  table,  and  after 
some  discussion,  meeting  adjourned  to  Feb.  13th,  when  the  report 
as  amended  was  adopted,  which  was  as  follows:  "The  committee 
appointed  by  the  town  of  Hancock  at  a  meeting  held  the  2nd  inst 
to  examine  and  report  at  an  adjourned  meeting  as  to  the  propriety 
of  moving  and  altering  the  meeting-house  in  said  Hancock,  so  that 
the  town  and  pew-holders  may  be  better  accommodated,  have  at- 
tended to  the  duty  assigned  them  and  report  as  follows:  Your  com- 
mittee are  of  opinion  that  it  would  better  to  alter  and  repair  the 
meeting  house  where  it  now  stands. 

"But  if  John  Brooks  2nd  and  others  wish  to  move  the  meeting 
house  to  the  north  so  that  the  front  of  the  meeting  house  will  range 
with  the  front  of  the  vestry  and  put  the  meeting  house  upon  a 
permanent  stone  foundation  and  leave  the  meeting  house  in  as  good 
repair  as  it  now  is,  we  recommend  that  they  have  leave  to  do  so, 
if  they  Avill  do  it  without  expense  to  the  town.  Also  that  the 
meeting  house  may  be  so  altered  or  divided  as  to  give  the  town  and 
pew  holders  separate  parts,  by  carrying  the  south  partition  to  the 
north  side  of  the  second  window  casings  on  the  sides  of  the  meeting 
house,  the  space  to  be  occupied  by  the  town  to  be  from  said  parti- 
tion when  moved  as  aforesaid,  northward  to  the  north  end  of  the 
meeting  house  and  upwards  to  the  plastering  under  the  galleries,  and 
also  the  town  to  occupy  and  use  the  porch  and  entry  and  the  bell 


ill 
fff'  In  iiiwiii' 


PRESENT  CHURCH  AND  TOWN   HALL. 


/';^^ 


ANNALS    OF    THE   TOWN.  159 

for  all  purposes  for  which  the  town  mny  wish  to  use  the  same  in 
common  with  the  pew  holders.  Also  (the  town)  reserving  for  a 
wood  room  the  space  under  the  stairs,  running  eastward  and  up- 
ward on  the  east  side  of  the  house.  The  pew  holders  having  the 
right  to  remove  the  pews  seats  and  })ulpit  and  to  erect  all  necessary 
supports  for  the  floor  above.  And  also  to  erect  chimneys  from  the 
foundation  for  the  purpose  of  conducting  the  smoke  from  the  town 
hall  and  the  meeting  house.  The  town  reserving  the  right  to  insert 
their  funnel  in  the  said  chimneys,  in  the  town  hall  for  the  above 
named  purpose,  and  your  committee  would  further  recommend  that 
if  division  or  alteration  be  made  in  the  meeting  house  that  the 
town  pay  one  third  of  all  necessary  repairs  on  the  outside  of  the 
same  while  it  is  occupied  for  a  town  house  (except  the  windows). 
The  town  to  repair  the  windows  in  the  lower  part  of  the  house  and 
no  others.  Also  that  when  the  pews  shall  be  offered  for  sale  that 
it  be  on  the  same  conditions  as  were  the  original  pews  in  this  house. 
All  of  which  is  respectfully  submitted." 

Joel  Gates,  Lemuel  Eaton,  and  Cristy  Duncan  were  chosen  a 
committee  to  consult  with  other  committees  in  relation  to  appoint- 
ing a  committee  to  appraise  the  pews. 

March  11,  1851.  Vote  for  representative  to  congress:  George 
W.  Morrison,  128 ;  Jared  Perkins,  90. 

For  the  first  time  in  the  history  of  the  town,  the  report  of  the 
school  committee  was  not  only  read  and  accepted,  but  also  printed, 
and  one  copy  was  sent  to  each  family  in  town. 

The  fourteenth  article  of  the  warrant  was,  "Is  it  expedient  for  the 
legislature  to  enact  a  law  to  exempt  the  homestead  of  families  from 
attachment,  and  levy  or  sale  on  execution  to  the  amount  of  $500?  " 

The  vote  of  town  on  this  question  was,  yeas,  33;  nays,  33. 

Fifteen  changes  in  the  constitution  were  submitted  to  the  town, 
but  only  three  received  the  assent  of  a  majority  of  the  voters 
present. 

April  26th.  Voted,  To  lower  the  floor  agreeable  to  the  2)lan 
presented  by  the  committee  of  the  Congregational  society  of 
Hancock. 

Voted,  To  repair  the  town-house. 

Voted,  That  if  the  house  is  not  moved,  the  town  pay  one-third 
the  expense  of  repairing  and  ])ainting  the  house  where  it  now  stands. 

Oct.  18th.  Voted,  To  finish  the  room  under  meeting-house  for  a 
town-house,  provided  the  town  can  have  a  good  .title  of  the  same. 


160  HISTORY   OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

The  selectmen  were  appointed  a  committee  to  take  this  matter  in 
charge.  They  were  directed  to  provide  blinds  for  the  windows, 
also  seats  for  the  town-hall,  and  to  lower  the  floor. 

March  9,  1852.  Abijah  Hadley,  Kendall  Gray,  and  Josiah  Stone 
were  chosen  a  committee  to  sell  the  town-farm,  and  to  purchase 
another,  within  one  year  from  the  first  of  the  next  April.  The 
report  of  the  school  committee  was  ordered  to  be  printed,  and 
copies  distributed,  —  one  to  each  family. 

"  Voted,  That  the  town  has  leave  to  set  shade-trees  on  the  com- 
mon," David  Patten,  Irani  Wood,  and  John  Brooks  were  chosen  a 
committee  "to  see  to  arranging  the  shade-trees  on  the  common." 

Articles  of  agreement  between  the  town  and  the  First  Congrega- 
tional society,  concerning  respective  rights  of  said  town  and  society 
in  the  meeting-house,  were  adopted.  These  articles  substantially 
embodied  the  suggestions  in  the  report  of  the  committee  appointed 
for  that  purpose  and  submitted  Jan.  15,  1851.  They  Avere  signed 
by  William  Gray,  Z.  W.  Brooks,  and  Joel  Gates,  selectmen,  on  the 
part  of  the  town,  and  Cristy  Duncan,  agent  of  the  First  Congre- 
gational society. 

Nov.  2d.  The  town  was  permitted  to  vote  on  the  following 
question:  "Is  it  expedient  that  the  bill  entitled  'an  act  for  the 
suppression  of  drinking  houses  and  tippling  shops '  be  enacted  into 
a  law?"     7  voted  in  favor,  and  85  against,  this  bill. 

The  town  voted  for  presidential  electors.  There  were  tliree 
parties.  The  first  set  of  candidates  received  134  votes;  the  second, 
37;  the  third,  23.  These  parties  were  the  Democratic,  Whig,  and 
Free  Soil,  respectively. 

March  8,  1853.     "  Voted  to  have  prayer  by  Eev.  A.  Bigelow." 

This  is  the  first  record  I  have  found  that  one  of  these  meetings 
was  opened  by  prayer. 

The  following  is  the  vote  for  representative  to  congress:  George 
W.  Morrison,  128;   Aaron  P.  Hughes,  37;  John  Preston,  29. 

Voted,  To  sell  the  property  on  the  town  farm  at  auction  on 
March  21st. 

March  14,  1854.  Voted,  To  have  the  selectmen  purchase  a  copy 
of  "Colton's  Map  of  the  United  States"  for  each  school  district  in 
town. 

March  13,  1855.  Vote  for  representative  to  congress:  George 
W.  Morrison,  115;  Mason  W.  Tappan,  94. 

The  town  balloted  six  times  for  a  representative  to  the  state  leg- 


ANNALS    OF    THE   TOWN.  161 

islature,  but  as  no  one  person  received  a  majority  of  the  votes  cast, 
there  was  no  election. 

The  whole  amount  of  money  expended  the  current  year  for  the 
support  of  the  poor  was  $70.38. 

March  11, 1856.  "  Voted  that  the  Committee  of  the  Town  Hall  shall 
not  oj)en  it  on  Sundays  when  there  is  a  meeting  in  the  upper  room." 

Nov.  4th.  Presidential  electors  were  voted  for.  There  were 
two  tickets  in  the  field.  On  the  one  side  115  votes  were  cast,  and 
on  the  other  side  103  votes  were  cast. 

March  10,  1857.  Vote  for  representative  to  congress  :  George 
W.  Morrison,  111;  Mason  W.  Tappan,  90. 

"The  number  of  votes  in  favor  of  the  revision  of  the  constitution 
were  5,  and  81  against  it." 

Dec.  '21st.  A  petition  was  presented  to  the  selectmen  by  Joshua 
S.  Lakin  and  Moses  Lakin,  members  of  school  district  No.  6  in  Han- 
cock, praying  that  they  and  their  taxable  property  might  be  dis- 
annexed  from  said  school  district  No.  6  in  Hancock,  and  annexed  to 
district  No.  10  in  Dublin.  Probably  a  petition  of  a  similar  nature 
was  presented  to  the  selectmen  of  Dublin,  as  the  selectmen  of  the 
two  towns  ordered  that  a  hearing  be  held  at  the  dwelling  house  of 
Joshua  S.  Lakin  on  Friday,  the  fifth  day  of  the  following  March, 
and  that  suitable  and  legal  notice  be  given  to  all  parties  concerned. 

When  the  time  arrived,  Moses  Lakin  was  not  living,  but  the 
l)rayer  of  the  petition  was  granted,  and  the  two  estates  were  an- 
nexed to  district  No.  10  in  Dublin,  for  school  purposes. 

March  9,  1858.  It  was  voted  to  recommit  the  report  of  the  super, 
intending  school  corainittee  and  have  further  report  on  district  No.  8. 

For  a  series  of  years  the  vote  had  been  "  to  raise  one  lialf  the 
valuation  for  a  highway  tax."^ 

It  was  voted  "  to  have  the  report  of  the  committee  to  settle  with 
the  selectmen  printed  in  detail,  one  copy  for  each  voter." 

The  subject  of  revising  the  constitution  again  came  up ;  3  voted 
in  favor,  and  66  against. 

Jan.  29,  1859.  At  this  date  is  recorded  by  the  selectmen  a  cer- 
tificate that  had  been  given  to  James  Cudihee  May  8,  1858,  certify- 
ing that  he  had  been  duly  admitted  a  citizen  of  the  United  States. 
Said  certificate  was  signed  by  Edward  S.  Cutter,  clerk  of  the  Court 
of   Common   Pleas  for  Hillsboro'   county.     This,  as  far  as  I  have 

1  The  "  reduced  valuation,"  $50  ou  $100. 


162  HISTORY    OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

been  able  to  discover,  is  the  first  instance  of  the  naturalization  of 
an  alien  in  this  town,  or  at  least  that  a  record  was  made  of  such 
naturalization. 

March  8th.  Vote  for  representative  to  congress:  Mason  W. 
Tappan  had  ir2  votes,  John  H.  George  had  124  votes.  226  votes 
were  cast  at  this  election,  and  party  lines  were  sharply  drawn.  The 
vote  for  state  and  county  officers  was  111  to  124,  with  no  "scratch- 
ing." For  moderator,  Kendall  Gray  received  113  votes,  and  Joseph 
Davis  123  votes.  For  representative  to  the  legislature,  Joel  Gates 
received  1  vote,  John  Collins  112,  and  Joseph  Knight  121. 

March  9th.  "  Voted  to  have  the  report  of  the  Committee  that 
settle  with  the  selectmen  and  Town  Treasurer,  and  the  report  of 
the  Superintending  School  Committee  both  printed." 

"  Voted  that  the  Town  Clerk  get  them  printed,  one  for  each  voter 
in  town,  one  week  before  Town  meeting,  1860." 

"  The  homestead  farms  of  George  Cragin,  Kelson  Washburn,  Benjamin  Clement 
and  .Jackson  Clement  of  Peterboro'  were  disanuexed  from  Dls.  No.  7,  in  Peterboro', 
and  annexed  to  Dis.  No.  7,  in  Hancock,  for  school  purposes. 

".June -28, 1859.  ICHABOD  GOODWIN,  Gov." 

March  13,  1860.  A  proposition  had  been  made  to  form  a  new 
county,  to  consist  of  the  city  of  Manchester  and  the  towns  of  Bed- 
ford, Goffstown,  Weare,  New  Boston,  Auburn,  Candia,  Chester, 
Londonderry,  Derry,  Salem,  and  Windham.  The  question,  "  Is  it 
expedient  to  form  said  county?"  was  presented  to  the  town;  24 
voted  in  favor,  and  168  against,  the  proposition. 

Presidential  electors  were  voted  for.  There  were  two  tickets  in 
the  field.  On  the  one  side  122  votes  were  cast,  on  the  other  side 
112  votes  were  cast. 

March  12,  1861.  On  the  question,  "  Is  it  expedient  that  a  conven- 
tion be  called  to  revise  the  constitution?"  8  voted  in  favor,  and  64 
against. 

Vote  for  representative  to  congress :  Samuel  D.  Bell,  129 ;  Ed- 
ward H.  Rollins,  99;  David  Cross,  1. 

"Fbiec?  that  all  monies,  Books,  Charts,  Periodicals  made  as  dona- 
tions to  the  Town  Library  be  accepted  by  the  Town  and  be  applied 
by  the  Library  Committee  for  the  benefit  of  the  Library." 

The  report  of  the  librarian  was  read  and  accepted. 

March  13,  1862.  A  petition  having  been  presented  to  the  select- 
men of  Antrim  and  the  selectmen  of  Hancock,  by  Robert  Rice, 
James  D.  Matthews,  Sherburn  Barker,  John  Flint,  Christopher  P. 


ANNALS    OF    THK   TOWN.  163 

Parklievst,  Charles  M.  Flint,  Isaac  F.  Walker,  Nathaniel  II.  Tvn-el, 
Warren  D.  Hatch,  and  Ezra  Tyrrel,  members  of  school  districts  No. 
4  in  Hancock,  and  No.  8  in  Antrim,  that  said  petitioners  be  allowed 
to  form  a  new  school  district,  situated  partly  in  Hancock  and  partly 
in  Antrim,  —  said  petition  being  duly  heard,  and  due  notice  being 
given  to  parties  concerned,  —  it  was  decided  to  grant  the  petition, 
and  a  new  district  was  formed  that  was  called  No.  9  in  Hancock, 
and  No.  15  in  Antrim  ;  the  bounds  whereof  were  set. 

Aug.  r2th.  An  act  had  been  passed  by  the  legislature  "re- 
s])ecting  the  Trial  I'erms  and  the  County  Oltices  of  Hillsboro' 
county,  provided  for  the  division  of  the  County  Offices  and  records 
and  their  removal  to  Manchester  and  Nashua  &c."  This  act  was 
presented  to  the  town  for  approval.  The  vote  was  unanimous  in 
the  negative,  139  voting. 

^^  Voted  that  the  town  pay  those  who  volunteer  to  fill  u])  the  first 
Quota  for  the  war  one  hundred  dollars  each  when  mustered  into  the 
U.  S.  Service." 

Aug.  28th.  "  Voted  to  pay  a  bounty  of  one  hundred  dollars 
to  each  of  the  volunteers  necessary  to  make  out  our  quota  of  three 
hundred  thousand  men  for  three  years,  or  during  tlie  war,  when 
mustered  into  the  U.  S.  service." 

A  bounty  of  $100  was  also  voted  to  those  who  might  be  disposed 
to  Aolunteer  for  nine  months,  when  mustered  into  the  United  States 
service. 

The  selectmen  were  authorized  to  pay  the  families  of  volunteers 
the  amount  of  money  appropriated  bylaw. 

Sept.  13th.  The  selectmen  were  directed  to  borrow  money  on 
the  credit  of  the  town  to  pay  the  families  of  volunteers,  if  it  could  be 
done  lawfully;  if  not,  they  were  to  call  another  meeting. 

March  10,  1863.  We  copy  the  following  votes:  "Is  it  expedient 
to  alter  the  Constitution?  Nays,  137  ;  yeas,  2."  "  Is  it  expedient 
to  build  a  New  Jail  in  the  County  of  Hillsboro'?  Nays,  155;  yeas, 
1."  "  Voted  to  have  the  selectmen  meet  with  the  Committee  of  the 
Congregational  society  and  make  all  necessary  repairs  on  the  belfry 
of  the  town  House." 

From  the  report  of  the  library  committee  we  take  the  following: 
"  Whole  number  of  books  in  the  library  530.  The  library  has  been 
o])en  for  the  delivery  of  books  104  times.  Whole  number  taken 
out,  2896.  Average  number  per  day  27^-.  Number  of  different 
individuals  taking;-  out  books  303." 


164  HISTORY    OF   HANCOCK,    NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 

Dec.  31,  1863.  This  meeting  was  called  "  to  see  if  the  town  will 
vote  to  adopt  any  measures  to  procure  substitutes  for  the  ten  volun- 
teers called  for  as  the  quota  of  this  town  under  the  late  call  of  the 
President  of  the  United  States  for  300,000  men,  and  make  an  appro- 
priation of  money  for  the  same."  The  selectmen  were  authorized 
to  hire  the  said  substitutes,  and  also  to  borrow  a  sum  of  money  not 
exceeding  87000  for  the  above  purpose. 

March  8,  1864.  "  Voted  to  accept  of  the  avails  of  the  Levee 
amounting  to  697.85,  in  the  hands  of  the  Librarian  "for  enlarging  the 
Library." 

July  4th.  "  Voted  the  selectmen  be  authorized  to  pay  Dear- 
V)orn  Moody  three  hundred  dollars  bounty  money." 

Aug.  11th.  The  selectmen  were  authorized  to  hire  substitutes  to 
fill  the  quota  of  the  town  for  the  recent  call  for  500,000  volunteers ; 
also  to  pay  $100  to  each  volunteer  who  had  not  received  any  bounty 
from  the  town. 

Aug.  27th.  "  Voted  to  adopt  the  provisions  of  an  act  approved 
Aug.  19,  1864,  for  the  purpose  of  procuring  men  to  fill  the  quota 
of  the  town  under  the  calling  of  the  President  for  500,000  men." 

The  selectmen  were  authorized  to  pay  each  citizen  of  the  town, 
who  would  A'olunteer  to  fill  the  quota  for  the  above  call,  8500,  if 
they  would  enlist  for  three  years,  and  a  proportional  sum  for  a  less 
time.  Any  enrolled  man  who  would  procure  a  substitute  was  to 
receive  8300  for  a  term  of  three  years  ;  and  each  man  who  might  be* 
drafted  was  to  receive  the  sum  of  8-00,  for  himself  or  for  a  substi- 
tute. By  a  subsequent  vot6,  any  citizen  who  would  volunteer  for 
one  year  was  to  receive  $500. 

Nov.  8th.  Voted  for  presidential  electors.  The  vote  stood  116 
to  103. 

"  Voted  the  records  be  moved  from  Amherst  to  Xashua ;  yeas,  70 ; 
nays,  6. 

Voted  on  the  revision  of  the  constitution  ;  yeas,  59 ;  nays,  54, 

"  Voted  that  the  selectmen  pay  Dearborn  Moody  the  highest 
bounty  that  could  be  paid  at  the  time  he  re-enlisted,  not  exceeding 
three  hundred  dollars." 

Dec.  6th.  A  meeting  of  the  town  was  called  to  see  if  the  sum 
of  8300  each  should  be  paid  to  citizens  of  the  town  who  would  vol- 
unteer to  fill  the  quota  of  Hancock  under  the  call  of  Dec.  19th  for 
300,000  men.  The  meeting  adjourned,  when  met,  for  ten  days,  and 
the  adjourned  meeting  adjourned  without  date. 


ANNALS   or   THE   TOWN.  165 

Another  meeting  was  called  for  the  same  purpose  Feb.  14,  1865, 
wlien  the  selectmen  were  authorized  to  fill  the  quota  of  the  town. 
They  were  authorized  to  borrow  not  exceeding  $3000  for  the  pur- 
pose, and  those  who  might  be  drafted  were  to  receive  the  higliest 
bounty  the  law  would  allow,  when  they  were  mustered  into  the 
United  States  service. 

March  14,  1865.  Vote  for  menibev  of  congress:  Lewis  W.  Clark, 
112;  Edward  H.  Rollins,  89. 

March  31st.  Voted,  To  have  the  selectmen  pay  all  the  money  the 
law  will  allow  to  those  who  have  volunteered,  or  paid  commutation 
money,  or  put  in  substitutes. 

Voted,  To  raise  $6000  to  pay  the  debts  and  defray  town  charges. 

There  was  an  article  in  the  warrant  relative  to  the  celebration  of 
the  one  hundredth  anniversary  of  the  settlement  of  the  town.  Said 
article  was  passed  over. 

"  Voted  to  reconsider  the  vote  relative  to  paying  money  to  those 
who  had  volunteered,  etc. 

"  Voted  to  pay  one  hundred  dollars  to  the  first  volunteers  who 
have  not  received  any  bounty,  and  have  been  honorably  discharged, 
and  refund  the  money  paid  by  all  those  that  have  been  drafted  and 
])aid  commutation  money,  or  put  in  substitutes  since  the  war  com- 
menced." 

May  2Qth.  It  appears  that  there  was  some  doubt  in  regard  to 
the  legality  of  the  vote  passed  March  31st  in  regard  to  bounties, 
etc.,  and  the  same  subject  was  to  come  up  before  this  meeting.  A 
letter  from  Judge  G.  Y.  Sawyer  was  read  on  the  legality  of  raising 
money  to  pay  soldiers,  after  which  the  meeting  adjourned. 

Nov.  28th.  The  selectmen  were  directed  to  pay  the  proportional 
part  for  the  town  of  the  repairs  on  the  meeting-house. 

"  Voted  to  pass  the  fifth  article."  This  article  was  as  follows :  "  To 
see  what  action  the  town  will  take  in  relation  to  allowing  the  Sem- 
inary to  remain  where  it  now  stands." 

Sept.  15,  1866.  Voted,  To  give  the  Congregational  society  the 
privilege  of  extending  the  hot-air  pipes  from  the  furnace-room 
through  the  partitions  into  the  town-hall,  and  thence  into  the 
churcli. 

Voted,  That  the  town  be  at  the  expense  of  cutting  one  door  from 
each  of  the  furnace-rooms  into  the  town-hall. 

March  12,  1867.  For  representative  to  congress  Aaron  F.  Stevens 
had  129  votes,  and  Edward  W.  Harrington  had  122  votes. 


166  HISTORY    OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

March  13th.  On  the  question,  "Is  it  expedient  to  abolish  pauper 
settlements  in  towns,  and  throw  the  entire  support  of  paupers  upon 
counties?"  there  were  21  votes  in  the  affirmative,  and  118  votes  in 
the  negative. 

Appropriations  for  1867:  For  schools,  1800;  for  the  expenditures 
of  the  current  year,  besides  the  amount  raised  for  schools  and  for 
highways  and  bridges,  $1000 ;  for  highways  and  bridges,  one-half  of 
one  per  cent  of  the  real  valuation. 

It  was  voted  that  the  report  of  the  superintending  school  com- 
mittee be  printed  and  circulated,  and  also  the  report  of  the  treas- 
urer, overseers,  and  selectmen. 

It  was  also  voted  that  the  report  of  the  treasurer,  overseers,  and 
selectmen  for  the  year  closing  March  10,  1868,  be  printed  and  circu- 
lated as  soon  as  may  be  in  March,  1868. 

March  10,  1868.  Voted  on  the  question,  "To  see  if  the  town  will 
petition  congress  to  lay  a  tax  on  all  the  bonds  of  the  United  States 
not  exceeding  one  per  cent  semi-annually,  and  make  the  same  a  lien 
on  the  coupons  and  interest  of  said  bonds,  and  set  the  same  apart  as  a 
'sinking  fund'  to  be  applied  in  the  purchase  of  the  debts  of  the 
United  States,  in  such  manner  as  Congress  may  direct";  yeas,  55; 
nays,  2. 

Nov.  3d.  In  the  vote  for  presidential  electors  for  the  first  time 
the  Democratic  candidates  were  in  the  minority.  The  vote  was 
113  on  the  one  side  and  102  on  the  other. 

On  the  question,  "Is  it  expedient  that  a  convention  be  called  to 
revise  the  Constitution?"  the  vote  was,  yeas,  32;  nays,  84. 

^'' Voted  that  the  Selectmen  cause  the  school  and  financial  reports 
of  the  town  for  the  current  year  to  be  printed," 

March  9,  1869.  Vote  for  representative  to  congress:  Aaron  F, 
Stevens  had  118  votes,  Edward  W.  Harrington  had  111  votes. 

Voted  in  the  affirmative  on  the  following  resolution:  '■'■  Resolved^ 
That  it  is  the  sense  of  this  meeting  that  the  Legislature  be  requested 
to  form  the  County  of  Monadnock,  and  that  the  town  of  Hancock 
be  included  therein,  provided  the  town  of  Peterboro'  will  furnish 
accommodations  for  the  courts  of  said  county  free  of  cost  to  said 
county," 

Voted,  That  the  town  appropriate  the  stipulated  proportion  of 
money  to  pay  for  the  shingling  or  new  covering  and  painting  of  the 
outside  of  the  meeting-house  and  town-hall. 

Nov.  9,  1869.     On  the  question,  "Ai'e  you  in  favor  of  the  act  en- 


ANNALS   0f*^^H«=^¥€«fC  167 

titled  'An  act  to  establisli  a  State  police  in  certain  cases' '?"  the  vote 
was,  yeas,  18;  nays,  92. 

On  the  resolution  "  To  give  three  per  cent  o-f  the  valuation  of  the 
town  to  that  railroad  company  which  shall  build  a  railroad  within 
one-half  mile  of  Plancock  meeting-house,  with  suitable  depots,"  the 
vote  was,  in  favor,  59 ;  against,  44. 

March  8,  1S70.  1900  were  raised  for  schools,  one-half  of  the 
reduced  valuation  was  raised  for  the  repairs  of  highways  and 
bridges,  and  $300  in  addition  to  what  might  be  received  from 
other  sources  were  raised  to  defray  town  charges. 

On  several  questions  that  came  up  the  votes  were  as  follows:  "Is 
it  expedient  that  a  convention  be  called  to  revise  the  constitution?" 
yeas,  9;  nays,  79.  "Is  it  expedient  to  establish  the  county  of  Ara- 
oskeag?"  yeas,  2;  nays,  96.  "Is  it  expedient  to  establish  the 
county  of  Monadnock?"  yeas,  24;  nays,  67. 

The  money  that  was  raised  by  a  levee  to  enlai-ge  the  town  library 
was  accepted,  but  the  report  of  the  school  committee  was  simply 
"put  on  file,"  after  being  accepted  and  adopted. 

March  14,  1871.  Vote  for  representative  to  congress:  Samuel  N. 
Bell  had  111  votes,  Aaron  F.  Stevens  had  111  votes. 

81  was  raised  for  the  support  of  paupers  and  other  necessary  town 
charges,  in  addition  to  Avhat  might  be  received  from  other  sources 
and  what  might  be  on  hand. 

It  was  voted  to  print  the  school  report  this  year.  $1050  were 
raised  for  the  support  of  schools. 

The  customary  one-half  of  the  reduced  valuation  was  raised  for 
highways  and  bridges,  and  fifteen  cents  per  hour  allowed  for  the 
labor  of  a  man  or  a  yoke  of  oxeh. 

^^  Voted,  To  instruct  the  selectmen  to  run  the  line  of  the  town 
common  according  to  the  original  plan." 

March  13,  1872.  No  money  was  raised  this  year  for  town 
charges,   etc. 

Voted,  To  accept  of  a  town  clock,  and  allow  the  committee  to 
place  the  same  in  the  tower  of  the  church  ;  the  town  pledging  itself 
to  keep  the  same  in  running  order. ^ 

'  This  was  made  by  the  firm  of  E.  Howard  &  Co.,  Boston.  The  price  of  the  clock 
was  $475,  and  tiie  expense  of  preparinp:  the  beU'ry  and  making  dials,  etc.,  was  enough 
in  addition  to  liriiiir  the  total  expense  of  tlie  cloc-k,  when  in  i-n-minir  ni-di-r,  up  to 
about  .^CiO.      The   luniis  nccesMi  i-\-   tor  prncm-in-  it    were   raisiMl   liy   le\'er^  iin.l   >iil)- 

town:  H.  S.  i.akm.^Darwin  I'o.m;-  :iii(|  (  .  i;.  i  .a>seir.  i.t  l;(>.-.t()n:  lion"  A.  N.  (  laik.of 
Beverly,  Mass.,  and  Dr.  .laeob  A.  Wootl,  of  .New  Vi)ik  city.  It  has  proved  an  ex- 
cellent lime-keeper,  and  is  a  desirable  acquisition  for  the  town. 


168  HISTORY    OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

Voted,  "  To  accept  and  adopt  the  several  reports  as  printed 
without  reading." 

Voted,  "  That  the  selectmen  cause  the  several  reports  to  be 
printed  for  the  current  year,  and  distributed  before  the  next  an- 
nual meeting." 

At  this  date  the  assets  of  the  town,  over  and  above  debts, 
amounted  to  $1003.99. 

July  3,  1872.  This  meeting  was  called,  that  the  town  might  have 
the  privilege  of  accepting  a  legacy  left  to  it  by  Ebenezer  Hubbard, 
of  Concord,  Mass.  Mr,  Hubbard  was  born  in  Hancock,  and  in  his 
M'ill  he  bequeathed  to  the  town  81000  to  be  held  in  trust,  the  interest 
thereof  to  be  used  annually  for  the  benefit  of  the  poor  of  said  town, 
in  such  sums  and  for  such  persons  as  the  selectmen,  overseers  of 
the  poor,  and  other  officers  having  the  matter  in  charge  might  deem 
best  He  also  bequeathed  81000  to  the  town  to  be  held  in  trust,  the 
interest  thereof  to  be  used  annually  for  the  support  and  benefit  of  a 
public  library  for  the  general  use  of  the  inhabitants  of  said  town. 
In  addition  to  these  bequests  there  was  another  bequest  made  con- 
ditionally. If  not  accepted  on  certain  conditions  by^the  town  of 
Concord,  Mass.,  then  $1000  was  to  be  given  to  the  town  of  Hancock, 
to  be  divided  equally  between  the  above  objects  and  subject  to  the 
same  conditions.  It  was  voted  to  accept  the  above  legacy  accord- 
ing to  the  terms  of  Mr.  Hubbard's  will.  As  the  third  thousand 
dollars  was  never  received,  it  is  probable  that  the  town  of  Concord 
complied  with  the  conditions  and  received  the  money. ^ 

Nov.  5th.  In  the  vote  for  presidential  electors  there  were  102 
votes  cast  for  electors  that  supported  Horace  Greeley,  99  votes  for 
electors  who  supported  General  Grant,  and  2  votes  for  electors  who 
supported  Charles  O'Conor. 

March  12,  1873.  For  member  of  congress :  J.  M.  Fletcher  had 
6  votes,  Austin  F.  Pike  had  97  votes,  and  Samuel  N.  Bell  had  114 
votes.     $1200  were  raised  for  the  support  of  schools. 

The  committee  chosen  to  consider  the  matter  of  enlarging  the 
cemetery,  or  purchasing  land  for  a  new  one,  reported  in  favor  of 
pui'chasing  land  on  the  west  side  of  the  cemetery  for  the  purpose 
of  enlarging  it.  Said  committee  also  recommended  that  a  sum  not 
exceeding  8400  be  appropriated  for  that  purpose.  The  rejjort  of 
the  committee  was  accepted  and  adopted. 

1  They  did  so. 


EBENEZER  HUBBARD. 


I 


ANNALS    OF    THE    TOWN,  169 

It  was  also  voted  that  the  selectmen  build  a  receiving  tomb  foi» 
the  use  of  the  town. 

Assets  of  the  town,  over  and  above  debts,  $4793.37. 

C.  A.  Whittaker  and  twenty-two  other  legal  voters  presented  a 
request  to  the  selectmen  to  call  a  meeting  of  the  inhabitants  of  the 
town  for  the  purpose  of  establishing  a  high-school  district. 

This  meeting  was  called  March  20th,  at  which  time  the  town 
voted  to  organize  a  high-school  district  in  the  town,  for  the  purj)ose 
of  supporting  a  high  school,  to  be  under  the  direction  of  a  special 
committee,  consisting  of  one  person  chosen  from  each  school  district 
in  the  town ;  said  school  to  be  free  to  all  actual  residents  of  the  town 
who  might  comply  with  the  requirements  in  regard  to  qualitications, 
—  all  other  persons  to  pay  the  customary  tuition. 

April  15th.  At  a  meeting  called  at  this  date  for  the  purpose,  the 
vote  passed  at  the  annual  meeting,  in  so  far  as  it  related  to  raising 
more  money  than  is  required  by  law  to  be  raised  for  common 
schools,  was  rescinded,  and  $400  were  raised  to  be  appropriated  for 
the  support  of  the  high  school. 

May  20th.  A  request  was  made  at  this  date  by  Mark  N.  Spald- 
ing and  twelve  others,  that  the  selectmen  call  a  town-meeting,  to 
see  if  the  town  would  vote  a  gratuity  of  not  exceeding  live  per 
cent  of  the  valuation  of  the  town  to  the  Winsor  &  Forest  Line 
railroad  corporation,  provided  said  corporation  should  build  a  rail- 
road through  or  near  the  village.     This  request  was  not  granted.^ 

Nov.  11th.  It  was  voted  to  invest  the  Hubbard  legacy  in  New 
Hampshire  state  and  town  bonds. 

March  11,  1874.  Assets  of  the  town  over  and  above  debts, 
$7049.47.  The  selectmen  were  instructed  to  try  and  purchase  a  piece 
of  land  suitable,  in  their  opinion,  for  a  public  cemetery.  They  were 
also  instructed  to  take  counsel  and  investigate  the  right  of  title  in 
regard  to  the  common,  and  take  action  thereon. 

March  18th.  A  petition,  signed  by  Lewis  W.  Alcock  and  sixty- 
three  others,  was  presented  to  the  selectmen,  representing  that  there 
was  a  necessity  for  the  establishing  of  a  new  public  cemetery  in 
town,  and  recommending  a  lot  of  land,  owned  by  David  Hills,  for 
that  purpose ;  said  lot  being  the  land  subsequently  appropriated  for 
the  i)urpose  designated. 

The  26th  of  May  was  appointed  as  the  time  for  a  hearing  from 

1  A  meeting  was  called,  but  less  than  two-thirds  of  those  voting  were  in  favor  of 
a  gi-atuity. 


170  HISTORY    OF   HANCOCK,    NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 

all  the  parties  concerned  on  the  subject.  After  due  deliberation 
of  the  evidence  offered  on  the  part  of  those  interested,  and  a  per- 
sonal examination  of  the  spot  proposed,  the  selectmen  were  con- 
vinced that  the  prayer  of  the  petitioners  should  be  granted,  and 
proceeded  to  lay  out  the  new  cemetery,  Avhich,  by  a  vote  of  the 
town,  received  the  name  of  "Norway  Plain  cemetery." 

The  following  is  a  description  of  the  boundaries  of  the  cemetery 
as  found  in  the  records:  "Beginning  at  a  stake  and  stones  on  the 
shore  of  the  pond  at  low-water  mark,  at  the  north-west  corner  of 
David  Patten's  land ;  thence  south  three  and  one-half  degrees, 
west  by  said  Patten's  land  thirty-nine  rods  and  seventeen  links,  to 
a  stake  and  stones  near  a  large  stone  in  the  wall  marked  with  the 
letter  H;  thence  north  eighty -six  and  one-half  degrees,  west  thirty- 
three  rods  and  six  links,  by  land  of  Joseph  Davis  and  David  Hills, 
to  a  stake  and  stones  on  the  shore  of  the  pond  at  low-water  mark; 
thence  by  the  shore  of  the  pond  at  low-water  mark  to  the  bound 
first  mentioned;  containing  four  acres  and  eighty-four  rods;  four 
acres  and  forty-four  and  seven-tenths  rods  being  land  owned  by  David 
Hills;  the  remainder  being  land  owned  by  Joseph  Davis." 

The  damages  awarded  were,  to  David  Hills,  $350 ;  to  Joseph 
Davis,  $20. 

Dec.  28th.  At  a  legal  meeting  held  at  this  date,  called  at  the 
request  of  Joseph  Davis  and  ten  others,  T.  H.  Wood  made  an 
address  concerning  the  benefit  of  a  railroad  to  the  town,  and  gave 
some  reasons  why  a  gratuity  should  be  given  to  aid  in  the  con- 
struction of  the  same;  but  for  want  of  a  two-thirds  vote,  as  pro- 
vided by  law,  the  proposed  aid  was  not  granted. 

Jan.  25,  1875.  At  a  legal  meeting  held  at  this  date,  called  at  the 
request  of  Orland  Eaton  and  twelve  others,  for  the  purpose  of 
considering  the  subject  of  a  gratuity  for  the  Manchester  &  Keene 
railroad  company,  by  a  vote  of  59  to  11  a  gratuity  of  five  per  cent 
of  the  valuation  of  the  town  at  that  time  was  granted  to  said  railroad 
company,  provided  the  company  would  build  and  complete  a  rail- 
road into  the  village,  or  within  one-half  mile  of  the  town-hall  in 
Hancock,  with  suitable  depots  for  the  convenience  of  its  inhabitants 
and  the  public.  A  statement  is  made  in  the  margin,  attested  by 
Joseph  Davis,  town  clerk,  that  by  the  order  of  the  Supreme  Court, 
held  at  Nashua  on  the  first  Tuesday  of  September,  1878,  the  record 
on  this  page  was  amended  as  follows:  "Insert  after  the  words, 
'and  the  public,'  the  words,  'and  complete  the  road  on  or  before  the 


ANNALS    OF    THE    TOWN.  171 

1st  day  of  January,  a.  d.,  1878.'"  On  a  lower  lino  in  the  margin, 
after  a  word  a  little  indistinct,  but  which  may  be  "Mem.,"  are  the 
words,  "Amendment  made  Feb.  17,  1879." 

I  have  passed  over  many  items  of  interest  in  these  "Annals,"  and 
had  this  page  been  examined  previously  to  taking  u\)  the  subject 
matter  of  it,  I  should  have  been  tempted  to  pass  this  over  also;  but 
as  it  is  an  important  item  in  the  history  of  the  town,  I  do  not  feel 
at  liberty  to  do  so.  But  how  a  Supreme  Court  can  amend  a  record 
in  a  town-meeting,  is  beyond  my  comprehension. 

March  9,  1875.  Vote  for  member  of  congress:  Austin  F.  Pike 
had  96  votes,  Samuel  N.  Bell  had  115  votes. 

The  subject  of  repaying  the  money  that  had  been  j)aid  out  by 
persons  as  commutation,  or  for  substitutes  furnished  to  fill  the  quota 
of  the  town  during  the  late  Civil  war,  came  up.  David  E.  Patten 
presented  a  resolution  that  such  money  should  be  refunded.  The 
resolution  was  lost  by  a  vote  of  72  in  the  affirmative,  and  76  in  the 
negative. 

March  lUth.  '■'■Voted,  That  the  selectmen  give  six  months'  notice 
to  all  the  owners  of  the  horse-sheds  which  need  repairing,  and  if 
not  repaired  in  that  time,  they  remove  the  same  out  of  the  way." 

At  the  request  of  Abijah  Hadley  and  twelve  others,  there  was  an 
article  in  the  warrant  to  have  the  vote  in  regard  to  a  gratuity  for 
the  Manchester  &  Keene  railroad  company  reconsidered.  The 
article  was  dismissed. 

It  was  voted  to  reconsider  the  vote  by  which  the  article  that  had 
reference  to  refunding  money,  etc.,  had  been  indefinitely  postponed, 
and  a  resolution,  presented  by  James  D.  Matthews,  was  adopted. 

Said  resolution  was,  substantially,  that  moneys  paid  out  by 
persons  for  commutation  and  for  substitutes,  should  be  refunded; 
it  being  based  on  an  act  of  the  legislature,  passed  at  the  June  session 
of  1874. 

At  a  subsequent  meeting,  called  at  the  request  of  John  Duncan 
and  sixteen  others,  April  24th,  the  above  vote,  after  the  reading  of 
a  letter  from  Plon.  Samuel  X.  Bell  relating  to  the  subject,  was  re- 
considered and  rescinded. 

Nov.  8th.  At  a  legal  meeting  held  at  this  date,  called  at  the 
request  of  Albert  Jaquith  and  ten  others,  the  selectmen  were  in- 
structed to  select  and  stake  out  a  suitable  piece  of  land  belonging 
to  the  town,  on  which  to  build  an  armory  and  public  hall,  at  their 
earliest  convenience,  the  town  reserving  tlie  right  to  remove  said 


172  HISTORY    OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

building  at  any  time  when  it  might  cease  to  be  used  for  public 
piarposes.  This  was  done  at  the  request  of  Albert  Jaquith,  Frank 
Barney,  and  eight  associates,  who  desired  that  the  armoi*y  might  be 
used  by  Section  B  of  the  New  Hampshire  Battery  of  volunteer 
militia. 

March  14,  1876.  On  the  question,  "Is  it  expedient  that  a  con- 
vention be  called  to  revise  the  constitution?"  Ill  voted  in  the 
affirmative,  and  18  voted  in  the  negative. 

Voted,  To  appropriate  a  sum  not  exceeding  8100  "for  centennial 
celebration  on  the  Fourth  of  July  next;  it  being  for  powder  and 
decorating  the  graves  of  Revolutionary  soldiers  and  others."  It 
was  not  deemed  necessary  to  raise  any  money  to  defray  town 
charges  this  year. 

Sept.  16th.  At  a  legal  meeting  called  at  this  date  at  the 
request  of  Joseph  Davis  and  ten  others,  "To  see  what  method  the 
town  will  adopt  to  raise  the  money  voted  as  a  gift  to  the  Manches- 
ter &  Keene  railroad  company,  and  see  if  the  said  gratuity,  or  any 
part  thereof,  shall  be  paid  to  said  railroad  company  before  the  com- 
pletion of  their  road  as  specified  in  a  former  vote  of  the  town,"  it 
was  voted  to  dismiss  the  article. 

It  was  voted  to  instruct  the  selectmen  to  enforce  the  liquor  law 
in  town. 

It  was  also  voted  that  the  Manchester  &  Keene  railroad  company 
have  the  privilege  of  filling  up  the  road  near  E.  M.  Baldwin's,  pro- 
vided they  will  make  it  at  grade,  from  one  hill  to  the  other,  with 
the  railroad. 

Nov.  7th.  The  town  voted  for  presidential  electors.  The 
vote  was  102  to  81.  John  H.  Felch  was  elected  as  delegate  to  the 
constitutional  convention. 

March  13,  1877.  There  were  thirteen  amendments  to  the  con- 
stitution upon  which  the  town  was  permitted  to  vote.  The  vote  of 
the  town  was  in  the  main  favorable  to  these  amendments.  For 
eleven  there  was  a  majority  in  favor;  for  one  there  was  a  tie,  and 
for  one  a  slight  majority  against. 

For  member  of  congress  James  F.  Briggs  had  83  votes,  Alvah 
W.  Sulloway  had  113  votes. 

Jan.  2,  1878.  At  a  legal  meeting  called  at  this  date  at  the  re- 
quest of  John  Duncan  and  ten  others,  the  selectmen  were  instructed 
to  contest  the  liability  of  the  town  to  pay  the  demands  for  Avhich 
the  town  had  been  trusteed  by  John  H.  Dorr  and  others.     The  sense 


I 


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ABIJAH  HADLEY. 


ANNALS    OF   THE   TOWN.  173 

of  tlie  voters  present  at  tliis  meeting,  wlio  Avere  also  present  at  the 
meetincr  of  Jan.  25,  1875,  was  taken  upon  the  question  whether 
or  not  there  was  a  limitation  of  time  in  the  motion  passed  at  that 
meeting.     This  vote  was  declared  in  the  affirmative. 

April  8th.  At  a  legal  meeting  called  at  this  date  at  the  request 
of  J.  F.  Eaton  and  nine  others,  it  was  resolved  that  the  correction 
of  the  records  be  submitted,  upon  an  agreed  statement  of  facts,  to 
the  Suj)reme  Court  for  their  decision. 

Nov.  5th.  The  Congregational  society  was  allowed  to  build 
chimneys  in  the  town-house,  for  the  joint  use  of  the  society  and  the 
town,  the  latter  to  bear  one-third  of  the  expense. 

The  selectmen  were  instructed  to  appoint  a  committee  of  one 
from  each  school  district,  to  report  at  the  next  regular  March  meet- 
ing on  the  advisability  of  adopting  a  new  school  system. 

Jan.  6,  1879.  At  a  legal  meeting  held  at  this  date,  at  the  request 
of  David  Hunt  and  thirty-three  others,  the  selectmen  were  instructed 
to  contest  the  suit  brought  against  the  town  by  the  Manchester  & 
Keene  railroad  company.  They  were  also  instructed  to  notify  said 
comjiany  to  jnit  in  order  the  crossing  at  Coolidge  mills  within  one 
month. 

Nov.  '2'ld.  It  was  voted  to  accept  a  legacy  of  $1000  left  to  the 
town  by  Abijah  Hadley.  Said  legacy,  according  to  the  terms  of 
Mr.  Hadley's  will,  was  left  to  the  town  on  the  conditions  that  the 
town  should  take  and  forever  hold  the  same  in  trust,  and  annually 
pay  the  interest  thereof  to  such  persons  as  might  annually  be  ap- 
pointed for  the  purpose,  for  the  purchase  of  new  books  for  the  town 
library. 

Adolphus  D.  Tuttle  was  chosen  an  agent  to  take  charge  of  said 
legacy,  and  invest  the  funds  in  such  securities  as  he  might  deem 
best.  He  was  also  authorized  to  draw  from  the  treasury  a  sum  of 
money  not  exceeding  $30,  to  pay  any  premium  that  might  be  nec- 
essary to  pay  for  said  securities. 

A  resolution  was  passed,  based  on  the  j)reamble  that  it  was  "the 
sense  of  the  meeting  that  the  interest  and  the  honor  of  the  town 
alike  demanded  the  speedy  publication  of  a  town  history";  request- 
ing the  selectmen  to  insert  an  article  in  the  warrant  for  the  next 
annual  town-meeting,  to  take  all  necessary  action  in  that  direction, 
including  an  appropriation  of  money  for  said  object. 

March  13,  1880.  A  resolution  was  introduced  by  John  H.  Felch, 
and  passed,  in  favor  of  an  early  publication  of  a  town  history;  and 


174  HISTORY   OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

the  selectmen  were  authorized  to  make  arrangements  with  some 
suitable  person  to  write  said  history.  They  were  also  authorized  to 
subscribe  for  one  hundred  copies  of  the  work,  and  a  sum  not  ex- 
ceeding $300  was  appropriated  for  the  payment  for  the  same, — 
the  work  to  be  completed  in  three  years.^  It  was  voted  that  all 
aid,  pecuniary  or  otherwise,  whether  coming  through  the  centennial 
committee  or  through  other  channels,  would  be  thankfully  received. 

The  following  resolution,  presented  by  Albert  Jaquith,  was 
adopted:  '•'■  Resolved,  That  the  town  accept  the  flag  presented  to 
the  town  by  the  absent  sons  and  citizens  of  Hancock,  the  same  to 
be  used  on  all  public  days  and  occasions,  and  forever  kept  by  the 
officers  of  the  town  as  a  token  of  high  respect  for  their  native 
town,  and  as  a  memento  to  the  names  of  the  donors." 

April  6,  1880.  Adolphus  D.  Tuttle  made  the  following  state- 
ment to  the  meeting:  "Adolphus  C.  Whitcomb  offers  the  town  of 
Hancock  12000  in  cash,  on  the  following  conditions :  That  the  town 
procure  or  purchase  a  piece  of  land  as  near  the  centre  of  the  village 
as  it  can  be  obtained,  and  on  said  land  erect,  or  cause  to  be  erected, 
a  brick  building  one  story  in  height,  with  a  tin  or  slate  roof,  to  be 
called  the  '  Hancock  Town  Library  Building,'  to  be  kept  in  repair 
by  the  town,  and  used  forever  for  the  purposes  of  said  town  library, 
and  for  no  other  purpose  whatever,  excepting  this :  provided  the 
town  at  some  future  time  purchase  a  fire-proof  safe  for  keeping  the 
old  records  and  papers  belonging  to  the  town,  or  provided  the  town 
desii'e  to  build  a  brick  vault  when  said  library  building  shall  be 
erected,  for  the  safe  keeping  of  said  old  records,  then  the  town  may 
have  the  privilege  of  keeping  said  safe  or  building  said  vault  in  said 
town  library  building;  but  said  building  shall  not  be  used  as  a  town 
clerk's  office.  The  town  may  choose  a  committee  of  three  or  more 
persons,  or  instruct  the  selectmen  to  aj^point  said  committee  to 
erect  said  building." 

In  reply  to  this  statement  the  town  passed  the  following  resolu- 
tion :  "  Resolved,  That  the  town  will  accept,  with  the  conditions 
specified,  of  the  very  handsome  gift  of  12000  offered  by  Adolphus 
C.  Whitcomb,  Esq.,  and  do  hereby  cordially  tender  sincere  thanks 
therefor,  promising  to  use  the  same  for  the  purposes  designated." 

In  recognition  of  Mr.  Tuttle' s  services  in  securing  this  donation, 
he  and  the  selectmen  were  appointed  a  committee  to  procure  a  suit- 

1  The  limit  of  tluie  was  afterwards  extended  by  vote  of  the  town. 


ADOLPHUS  C,  WHITCOMB, 


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ANNALS    OF   THE   TOWN.  175 

able  lot  and  erect  the  building,  and  a  sum  not  exceeding  S500 
was  appropriated  for  the  purchase  of  the  lot.  Mr.  Tuttle  was 
also  appointed  agent  of  tlie  town  to  accept  the  building  when 
completed. 

Orland  Eaton,  Joshua  S.  Lakin,  and  John  P.  Hills  were  appointed 
a  committee  to  assist  the  selectmen  in  soliciting  fncts  and  other  aid 
toward  the  publication  of  the  town  history. 

On  June  10th  the  present  library  lot  was  deeded  to  the  town  by 
John  F.  Eaton,  in  consideration  of  83'25.  It  is  about  fifty-seven 
feet  front  by  eighty  feet  deep, 

Nov.  2,  1880.  The  vote  for  presidential  electors  resulted  as  fol- 
lows :  The  electors  in  favor  of  James  A.  Garfield  received  97  votes, 
and  those  in  favor  of  Gen.  W.  S.  Hancock  111  votes.  Vote  for  mem- 
ber of  congress:  James  F.  Briggs  received  96,  and  Alvah  W.  Sul- 
loway  111  votes.  At  this  election  the  only  break  in  the  Democratic 
voters  from  the  state  and  county  party  ticket  was  in  the  vote  for 
sheriff,  when  seven  Democrats  voted  for  Charles  Scott,  the  Rejiub- 
lican  candidate.  The  Republicans  were  nearly  as  united  as  their 
opponents. 

March  8,  1881.  A  resolution  was  introduced  by  John  H.  Felcli, 
that  it  is  expedient  to  consolidate  the  school  districts  of  the  town 
into  one  district.  This  resolution  was  not  adopted.  Vote:  affirm- 
ative, 17 ;  negative,  95. 

Voted,  To  raise  11000  for  school  purposes,  — 1200  for  one  term 
of  high  school,  and  S800  for  common  schools. 

Voted,  To  raise  one-fourth  of  one  per  cent  of  the  town  valuation 
as  a  summer  tax  for  the  repair  of  highways,  and  that  the  selectmen 
appoint  suitable  agents  to  "see  the  money  worked  out."  This 
method  of  repairing  the  highways  appears  to  be  a  departure  from 
that  employed  hitherto,  which  was  by  the  aid  of  highway  surveyors 
and  the  individual  working  out  of  taxes.  The  selectmen  were  also 
directed  to  appoint  agents  to  see  that  the  roads  were  In-oken  out  in 
winter. 

$400,  in  addition  to  what  the  town  might  receive  from  other 
sources,  were  raised  to  defray  town  charges. 

Voted,  To  instruct  the  selectmen  to  i)ay  the  town's  propoilion 
for  ])ainting  the  meeting-house ;  also. 

Voted,  To  paint  the  dials  of  the  town  clock. 

The  following  is  the  report  of  the  selectmen,  dated  March  1, 
1882:  — 


176  HISTORY   OF   HANCOCK,    NEW    HAMPSHIRE, 


Valuatiox  of  the  Town  by  Ixvoice  taken  April  1,  1S81. 

190  polls,  $100  each $19,000  00 

Real  estate 233,3*5  00 

1S3  horses 11 ,215  00 

1071  cattle 24,983  00 

570  sheep 1,605  00 

11  hogs 90  00 

15  carriages 835  00 

Stock  in  public  funds 700  OO 

Bank  stocks 15,700  00 

Money  on  hand  or  at  interest 22,250  00 

Stock  in  trade 3,870  00 

Mills 2,200  00 

Total  valuation! $335,833  00 

Rate  per  cent  on  $100,  $1 .16. 

Amount  of  Money  raised  ky  Tax. 

State  tax $   860  00 

County  tax  6,56  07 

Schools 1 ,000  00 

Town  charges 400  00 

Highway  tax 839  58 

Sui-plusage  on  above 138  95 

Tax  on  dogs 61  00 

Committed  to  Enoch  X.  Bakl\\'ln  for  coUection $3,955  60 

Assets  of  the  Town. 

State  bonds $2,700  00 

Cash  on  hand 743  00 

In  Collector  P.  Barney's  hands,  for  the  years  1875,  '76,  '77 60  11 

In  Collector  D.  Wilde's  hands,  for  the  year  1878 1  32 

In  Collector  E.  N.  Baldwin's  hands,  for  the  year  1881 26  50 

Funds  Held  in  Tkust. 

Hubbard  legacy  for  town  library $1,000  00 

Hadley  legacy  for  town  library 1,000  00 

Hubbard  legacy  for  town  poor 1 ,000  00 

Nov.  7,  1882.  Vote  for  representative  to  congress :  Ossian  Ray- 
had  86  votes,  J.  D.  Hosley  had  114  votes. 

1  It  is  probably  fair  to  assume  that  the  property  included  in  this  (as  in  previous 
invoices)  would  sell  for  a  larger  sum.  This  may  be  a  proper  place  to  state  that 
the  citizens  of  Hancock  have  over  one  hundred  thousand  dollai-s  df  posited  in  savings 
banks  in  this  state,  and  thousands  invested  in  railroad  st()(l<-.  wliicli  iire  taxed  by 
the  state,  and  that  Hancock  derives  an  income  of  over  one  them -and  dnihus  aycar  as 
its  proportion  of  these  taxes.  Its  citizens  also  hold  real  estate  nut  oi  the  town  and 
deposits  in  savings  banks  out  of  this  state,  and  hold  untaxed  liiilL-d  .States  bonds  to 
some  extent.  It  will  be  seen  by  this  note  that  tlic  real  value  of  the  town  is  much  in 
excess  (possibly  twice  as  large)  of  the  invoice  fiiven  ul)ov(',  and  much  in  excess  of 
its  wealth  at  an  earlier  day,  when  savings  bank  tieposits  were  included  in  the 
money-at-interest  column,  and  taxed  by  the  towns.  The  town  is  undoubtedly  gain- 
ing in  wealth  from  year  to  year. 


xVNNALS   OF  THE   T(nvx.  177 

The  following  resolutions,  presented  by  Orland  Eaton,  were  unani- 
mously ]>assed:  '■'■Resolved.,  That  we  take  the  first  opportunity,  after 
our  Town  Library  Building  is  opened  for  use,  to  express  in  our 
corporate  capacity  our  hearty  thanks  to  the  donor,  Adolphus  C.  Whit- 
comb,  Esq.,  for  his  very  valuable  and  acceptable  gift  to  his  native 
town,  and  to  express  to  Messrs.  Jaquith  and  Copeland  our  apprecia- 
tion of  the  very  thorough  manner  in  wliich  the  work  has  been 
performed. 

^'■Hesolved,  That  in  gratitude  to  the  donor,  and  in  appreciation  of 
his  respected  father,  John  Whitcomb,  Esq.,  the  building  be  hereafter 
known  as  '  The  Whitcomb  Library  Building.'  " 

Feb.  5,  1883.  Several  meetings  had  been  held,  in  which  the  sub- 
ject of  paying  the  gratuity  that  had  been  voted  to  the  Manchester 
&  Keene  railroad  had  come  up,  but  nothing  definite  had  been  done. 
At  this  meeting  it  was  voted  to  instruct  the  selectmen  that  when 
they  should  ascertain  that  final  judgment  had  been  rendered  in  all 
suits  pending  against  the  town,  or  in  which  the  town  have  any 
interest,  they  were  to  settle  all  judgments,  costs,  and  expenses  there- 
with connected.  To  do  this,  they  were  to  borrow,  on  the  credit 
of  the  town,  810,000,  and  also  to  sell  the  state  bonds  in  the  pos- 
session of  the  town,  pledging  the  town's  credit  for  the  $3000  worth 
of  bonds  that  I'epresented  the  Hubbard  and  Hadley  legacies. 

March  13th.  John  T.  Hills  read  from  the  Avill  of  Miss  Salina 
Hills  a  clause  giving  S200  to  the  town  of  Hancock  in  trust.  The 
conditions  of  the  gift  were,  that  it  should  be  received  by  the 
town  in  trust,  the  interest  thereof  to  be  paid  annually  to  the 
treasurer  of  the  Hancock  Sabbath-school  Association  of  the  First 
Congregational  church  in  said  Hancock,  to  be  used  as  the  members 
of  said  association  may  vote;  but  in  case  said  association  should 
at  any  time  fail  to  hold  a  session  for  five  consecutive  Sabbaths, 
then  the  gift  should  be  transferred  to  the  benefit  of  the  town 
library,  and  the  interest  thereof  be  used  annually  for  the  benefit 
and  support  of  said  library;  said  fund  to  be  called  the  "Salina 
Hills  Memorial." 

It  was  voted  to  accept  the  above  legacy  according  to  the  terms  of 
said  will. 

It  was  voted  to  appropriate  $100  to  purchase  a  fire-proof  safe,  or 
to  build  a  brick  vault  in  the  town  library  building,  as  the  selectmen 
and  town  clerk  may  elect,  to  be  used  for  the  storing  of  the  records 
of  the  town. 

12 


178  HISTORY    OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

"  Voted,  To  raise  and  appropriate  the  sum  of  1100  in  aid  of  tlie 
Town  History." 

"  Voted,  Resolved  that  we,  as  a  town,  will,  by  our  moral  influence, 
sustain  the  selectmen  in  the  enforcement  of  the  Prohibitory  Liquor 
Law." 

From  the  selectmen's  report  of  the  year  closing  March  1,  1883, 
we  gather  the  following  facts :  Total  valuation  of  the  town,  as  per 
invoice  taken  April  1,  1882,  $337,188.00;  rate  per  cent  tax  on 
1100,  $1.09;  amount  of  money  raised,  $3742.81 ;  assets  of  the  town, 
$570.02;  liabilities  of  the  town,  $13,118.78;  debt  of  the  town  less 
assets,  $12,548.76. 

From  the  report  of  the  agents  chosen  to  purchase  the  land  on 
which  to  build  the  library  building  and  to  erect  the  same,  we  learn 
that  the  cost  of  the  land  was  $325.00 ;  the  cost  of  curbing-stone, 
brick  for  walk,  grading  the  lot,  setting  the  curbing-stone,  etc.,  Avas 
$281.35;  the  cost  of  erecting  the  building  was  $3416.92;  the  cost 
of  the  plan  was  $72.00;  the  furnishing  of  the  building  cost  $211.08; 
making  the  entire  cost  of  land,  grading  and  curbing,  library  build- 
ing and  furniture,  $4306.35,  of  which  sum  Adolphus  C.  Whitcorab 
gave  $3700.00. 

March  11,  1884.  Town-history  agent  reported  progress,  and 
asked  for  a  moderate  extension  of  the  time  for  the  completion  of 
the  same. 

Voted,  To  accept  the  report  and  to  extend  the  time  for  publica- 
tion to  Jan.  1,  1886. 

Nov.  4th.  Voted  for  presidential  electors.  The  candidates  for 
electors  who  supported  Grover  Cleveland  received  97  votes;  those 
who  supported  James  G.  Blaine  received  90  votes,  and  those  who 
supported  John  P.  St.  John  received  4  votes.  For  representative 
to  congress,  John  H.  George  received  97  votes,  Jacob  H.  Gallinger 
received  90  votes,  and  Josiah  M.  Fletcher  received  3  votes. 

On  the  question,  "Is  it  expedient  that  a  convention  be  called  to 
revise  the  constitution?"  there  were  12  yeas  and  118  nays. 

"  Voted,  To  instruct  the  selectmen  to  purchase  one  Champion 
Eoad  Machine  on  terms  proposed  by  Mr.  Hadlock." 

"  Voted,  To  instruct  the  selectmen  to  purchase  one  Thatcher 
Road  Machine." 

March  10,  1885.  The  selectmen  were  instructed  to  enforce  the 
liquor  laws,  including  the  sale  of  cider  and  lager  beer,  by  a  vote  of 
52  in  the  affirmative  and  1  in  the  negative. 


ANNALS    OF   THE   TOWN.  179  ' 

March  9,1886.  ''Voted,  To  raise  and  a].]n-()i>riate  $100  for  the 
repair  of  tlie  town-hall." 

The  time  for  completion  of  the  town  history  was  extended  to 
January,  1887. 

The  selectmen  were  instructed  to  establish  the  bounds  of  the 
common,  stop  all  further  encroachments  on  the  same,  consider  the 
practicability  of  fencing  a  part  of  it,  and  act  in  conjunction  with  any 
society  that  may  be  willing  to  aid  in  improving  it. 

$25  were  raised  to  support  street  lamps. 

The  question  of  revising  the  constitution  came  ui>  again  — 18 
voted  in  the  affirmative,  and  54  in  the  negative. 

"  Voted,  To  dispense  with  a  liquor  agent." 

To  Ephraim  Weston  Post,  No.  87,  G.  A.  R.,  was  granted  the  free 
use  of  the  town-hall  not  more  than  twice  in  any  one  year,  and  skat- 
ing rinks  were  excluded  from  the  same.^ 

SELECTMEN'S   KEPUIIT. 

Vau-atiox  of  the  Town  bv  Invoice  taken  Ariur,  1,  ISS."). 

Koiil  cstuto i?-2:!7.38:i  00 

I'.ti  polls ni.ioo  00 

IS?  liorses 11  .s-J.')  00 

8S  oxoii r),.i(io  00 

4-2-2  cows l-.',804  00 

'278  iioiit  stock r).2;jr)  oo 

30G  sheep 907  00 

4S  hogs 4-2;")  00 

.T  carriages -21)0  00 

Public  funds '200  00 

Hank  stocks V2,ooo  00 

JMoncy  at  interest 20, 19t  00 

Stock  in  trade 4,.!.".0  00 

Mills '2,100  00 

Total  valuation $33'2,r)75  00 

MoNEV  liAisEi)  i!V  Tax. 

Stale  tax $   7!>2  00 

County  tax 570  oS 

For  schools i)'25  00 

For  town  debt  and  interest 1,000  00 

For  road  machines 300  00 

Town  charges 200  00 

'An  oxcelloiit  town  fair  wn^  hf-M  in  September.  H^C  nnd  ;i  scoond  was  held  in 
ia'<7,  which  proM-cl  a  i-cimpli'ir  sui-cr--.  'I'lic  imiI  liii^ia -in  <>f  Uir  <  Mizdis  in  cli'aring 
away  uscl.--~  inl.hi-h  and  1  riiiiiniiiu  I  la-  t  n',>  l  hat  icniaiiH',!  in  tlic  icai-  ol  t  lie  el  lurch 
and  Granfic  hall,  prnvcii  a  /irniidii,  iil  iii,/in>rr,i,,  i,/  tu  ilic  -'lli^h'y  (;iri,"  which  has 
been  still  further  inijjrovcd  by  work  on  Arbor  Day,  IssT,  and  hitci'.  It  is  probable 
some  changes  will  soon  be  niade  in  the  highway  "in  front  of  Grange  hall,  and  the 
good  work  of  improving  this  property  will  be  continued. 


-    180  HISTORY   OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 


School-house  Ko.  3  tax $  M  00 

Surplusage 195  95 

Highway  tax 831  44 

Dog  tax 71  00 

Rate  per  cent,  including  highway,  $1.63. 

Liabilities  of  the  Town. 

Notes  held  by  John  D.  Butler $7,000  00 

For  Hubbard  legacy  for  library 1,000  00 

For  Hadley  legacy  for  library 1,000  00 

For  Hubbard  legacy  for  town  poor 1,000  00 

Due  the  several  school  districts  — literary  fund 71  98 

Due  March  1st,  damage  to  sheep  by  dogs 71  00 

$10,042  98 

Assets  of  the  Town. 

Cash'on  hand $492  18 

Due  from  the  county 332  71 

Amount  in  town  liquor  agent's  hands 57  21 

S82  10 

Debt  of  the  town  less  assets $9,100  88 

Held  in  trust  by  the  town  the  Saliua  Hills  Memorial  fund,  $200.00. 

Adolphus  G.  Foster,  %  Selectmen 
AjfDKEW  B.  Stone,        |         of 
Geoege  W.  Goodhue,  3  Hancock. 
A  true  record.    Attest: 


"^^^^Z^^^^^z^c^-p-z^c^ 


This,  with  the  exception  of  the  subjoined  tables  of  town  officers, 
etc.,  completes  this  part  of  our  work.  It  is  by  no  means  perfect  ; 
many  items  of  interest  have  been  left  out  for  want  of  space,  and 
it  is  possible  that  some  items  have  been  inserted  that  are  not  of  in- 
terest to  the  reader.  With  a  few  exceptions,  the  items  have  been 
gleaned  from  the  town  records.  It  will  not  be  safe  to  infer  that 
everything  that  the  town  voted  to  do  was  accomplished,  but  as  a 
rule  this  was  the  fact.  Certain  records  concerning  the  amount  of 
money  raised  for  different  purposes  are  given,  but  without  any 
fixed  system.  They  are  given  from  time  to  time,  that  we  may  be 
able  to  have  some  idea  of  the  progress  of  the  town.  Could  the 
amount  of  money  raised  for  all  purposes  have  been  given,  it  would 
have  been  an  improvement,  but  space  would  not  permit. 


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ANNALS    OF   THE   TOWN.  181 

In  the  tables  below  we  give  the  names  of  the  moderators  of  tlie 
annual  town-meetings,  of  the  constables  of  the  town  for  fifty  years, 
of  the  town  clerks  and  selectmen,  representatives  to  the  General 
Court,  and  of  the  supervisors  since  that  office  was  created.  We 
also  give  the  votes  for  the  president  of  the  state  under  the  old  con- 
stitution, and  for  governor  beginning  with  the  year  1793.  In  any 
instance  where  there  is  an  omission,  it  is  from  the  fact  that  no 
record  has  been  preserved.  It  will  be  noticed  that  no  representa- 
tive to  the  General  Court  was  chosen  from  the  town  until  1795. 
Previous  to  that  time,  in  the  years  1789  and  1791,  Hon.  John  Dun- 
can, of  Antrim,  was  chosen  to  represent  Deering,  Antrim,  and 
Hancock,  Mr.  Cochrane,  in  the  "History  of  Antrim,"  states  that 
the  district  composed  of  Henniker,  Hillsboro',  Deering,  Antrim, 
and  Society  Laud  was  represented  by  Capt,  Joseph  Symonds,  at 
Exeter,  in  1776  and  1777 ;  also,  that  the  same  district  was  repre- 
sented by  Isaac  Andrews  in  1778,  by  Capt.  James  McCalley  in  1779 
and  1780,  by  Capt.  Robert  Alcock  in  1781,  and  again  by  Capt. 
Joseph  Symonds  in  1782.  Mr.  Cochrane  also  states  that  Mr.  Dun- 
can represented  the  towns  of  Antrim,  Deering,  Hancock,  and 
Society  Land  from  1783  to  1796  inclusive.  Although  concerning 
the  years  1785,  1786,  1788,  1790,  and  1794,  he  is  somewhat  doubt- 
ful, and  respecting  the  years  1795  and  1796,  he  is  certainly  in  error, 
yet  we  are  under  great  obligations  to  him  for  the  light  he  has 
thrown  upon  this  early  history  of  the  town. 

Officers  of  the  Town,  etc.,  fkoji  1779  to  1kS6,  Incllsivk. 

17~9.-Town  clerk,  Jonathan  Bennett;  constable,  John  Moor;  selectmen,  Jonathan 
Bennett,  Asa  Adams. 

1780.. Moderator,  Moses  Morrison;  town  clerk,  Robert  Duncan;  constable,  William 
Lakin;  selectmen,  Robert  Duncan,  David  Ames,  Joseph  Symonds. 

1781.. Moderator,  James  Duncan;  town  clerk,  Robert  Duncan;  constable,  Asa 
Adams;  selectmen,  Jonathan  Bennett,  Joseph  Symonds,  Phinehas  Ames. 

1782.. Moderator,  James  Duncan;  town  clerk,  Joseph  Symonds;  constable,  Edmond 
Ames;  selectmen,  Joseph  Symonds,  Phinehas  Ames,  Edmond  Davis. 

1783. .Moderator,  James  Duncan;  town  clerk,  Robert  Duncan;  constable,  James 
Davis;  selectmen,  John  Foster,  David  Hubbard,  Edmond  Davis. 

1784.. Moderator,  James  Duncan;  town  clerk,  James  Duncan;  constable,  Joseph 
Symonds;  selectmen,  David  Hubbard,  Edmond  Davis,  Moses  Dennis.  Vote 
for  president  of  state:  Livermore,  1;  Josiah  Bartlett,  21;  John  Sulli- 
van, l."?. 

1 78.5.. Moderator,  James  Duncan;  town  clerk,  Joseph  Dodge;  constable,  James  Dun- 
can; selectmen,  Joseph  Dodge,  Eneas  Knight,  Samuel  Gates.  Vote  for 
president:  John  Langdon,  40. 

1786.. Moderator,  Peter  Warren;  town  clerk,  .Joseph  Dodge;  constable,  David  Hub- 
bard; selectmen,  Joseph  Dodge,  Seth  Hadley,  Edmond  Davis.  Vote  for 
president :  John  Langdon,  42. 


182  HISTORY    OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 


1787-.Mocleratoi-, ;  town  clerk,  James  Hosley;  constable,  Timothy  Moors; 

selectmen,  Edmoncl  Davis,  Samuel  Gates,  Oliver  La\vrence.  Vote  for  pres- 
ident: John  Laugdon,  41. 

1788. .Moderator,  James  Duncan;  town  clerk,  Joseph  Symonds;  constable,  Oliver 
Lawrence;  selectmen,  Joseph  Symonds,  Nathaniel  Davidson,  John  Foster. 
Vote  for  president :  John  Langdon,  61 ;  .John  Sullivan,  1. 

1789.. Moderator,  .James  Duncan;  town  clerk,  James  Duncan;  constable,  Edmond 
Davis ;  selectmen,  Samuel  Gates,  Hugh  Orr,  Robert  Duncan.  Assemblyman, 
or  state  representative,  for  Antrim,  Deering,  and  Hancock :  John  Duncan, 
of  Antrim. 

1790.. Moderator,  James  Duncan;  town  clerk,  James  Hosley;  constable,  Moses  Den- 
nis; selectmen,  Samuel  Gates,  Robert  Duncan,  William  Boutell.  Vote  for 
president:  John  Pickering,  25 ;  Josiah  Bartlett,  o;  John  Wentworth,  4. 

1791. -Moderator,  James  Duncan;  town  clerk,  James  Hosley;  constables,  Salmon 
Wood,  Nathaniel  Davidson;  selectmen,  Samuel  Gates,  Robert  Duncan, 
William  Boutell.  Vote  for  president :  Josiah  Bartlett,  3S.  Representative 
for  Deering,  Anti-im,  and  Hancock,  John  Duncan,  of  Antrim. 

1793. -Moderator,  James  Davis;  town  clerk,  James  Hosley;  constables,  Seth  Hadley, 
William  Brooks ;  selectmen,  Samuel  Gates,  Edmond  Davis,  Aaron  Parker. 
Vote  for  president :  Josiah  Bartlett,  34. 

1793  .Moderator,  James  Duncan;  town  clerk,  James  Hosley;  constables,  Samuel 
Gordon,  Seth  Hadley;  selectmen,  Samuel  Gates,  Aaron  Parker,  Daniel  Kim- 
ball.   Vote  for  governor :  Josiah  Bartlett,  60. 

1794.. Moderator,  Samuel  Gates;  town  clerk,  James  Hosley;  constable,  Doctor  Kit- 
tredge ;  selectmen,  Samuel  Gates,  Samuel  Gordon,  Aaron  Parker.  Vote  for 
governor :  John  Taylor  Gilman,  40. 

1795.. Moderator,  Henry  Prentice;  town  clerk,  James  Hosley;  constable,  James 
Da^^s;  selectmen,  Samuel  Gordon,  Sampson  Tuttle,  John  Clark.  Vote  for 
governor:  John  Taylor  Gilman,  36.    Representative,  Samuel  Gordon. 

1796.. Moderator,  Heni-y  Pi-entice;  town  clerk,  James  Hosley;  constable.  Ensign 
Lemuel  Lakin;  selectmen,  Samuel  Gates,  John  Bowers,  Noah  Wheeler. 
Vote  for  governor:  John  Taylor  Gilman,  34.  Representative,  Samuel 
Gordon. 

1797..  Moderator,  Samuel  Gordon;  town  clerk,  James  Hosley;  constable,  Lieut.  J^em- 
uel  Lakin ;  selectmen,  Samuel  Gates,  John  Bowers,  Noah  Wheeler.  Vote  for 
governor :  .John  Taylor  Gilman,  45.    Representative,  Samuel  Gordon. 

1798.. Moderator,  Henry  Prentice;  town  clerk,  James  Hosley;  constable,  John 
Brooks;  selectmen,  Samuel  Gates,  John  Bowers,  Noah  Wheeler.  Vote  for 
governor:  John  Taylor  Gilman,  54.    Representative,  Capt.  William  Brooks. 

1799.. Moderator,  Heni-y  Prentice;  town  clerk,  James  Hosley;  constable,  Abijah 
Hadley;  selectmen,  Samuel  Gates,  William  Boutell,  Sampson  Tuttle.  Vote 
for  governor:  John  Taylor  Gilman,  68.  Representative,  Capt.  WilUam 
Brooks. 

1800.  .Moderator,  Samuel  Gordon ;  town  clerk,  James  Hosley ;  constable,  John  Clark ; 
selectmen,  Sampson  Tuttle,  Ninian  Clark,  James  Duncan.  Vote  for  gover- 
nor: Timothy  Walker,  79;  John  Taylor  Gilman,  17.  Representative,  Capt. 
William  Brooks. 

1801.. Moderator,  Samuel  Gordon;  town  clerk,  James  Hosley;  constable,  Ezckiel 
Paige;  selectmen,  Sampson  Tuttle,  Ebenezer  Knight,  Samuel  Gates.  Vote 
for  governor:  Timothy  Walker,  64;  John  Taylor  Gilman,  '28;  John  Langdon, 
2.    Representative,  Capt.  William  Brooks. 

1803.. Moderator,  Thomas  Paige;  town  clerk,  James  Hosley;  constable,  Nehemiah 
Wheeler;  selectmen,  Sampson  Tuttle,  Ebenezer  Knight,  Andrew  Seaton. 
Vote  for  govei-nor :  John  Langdon,  92;  John  Taylor  Gilman,  11. 

1803. .Moderator,  James  Duncan;  town  clerk,  James  Hosley;  constable,  Samuel  Fox; 
selectmen,  Samuel  Gates,  Ebenezer  Knight,  David  Wood.  Vote  for  gover- 
nor:  John  Langdon,  91;  John  Taylor  Gilman,  9.  Representative,  Capt.  Wil- 
liam Brooks. 


ANNALS   OF   THE   TOWN.  183 


18»4..M:oclciator,  Henry  Prentice;  town  clerk,  James  Hosley;  constable,  Samuel 
Fox;  selectmen,  Samuel  Gates,  David  Wood,  David  Knight.  Vote  for  gov- 
ernor: John  Langdon,  12-2;  John  Taylor  Oilman,  12.  Kepresentative,  Capt. 
William  Brooks. 

1805.. Moderator,  Henry  Prentice;  town  clerk,  David  Wood;  constable,  Abijah  Had- 
ley ;  selectmen,  David  Wood,  David  Knight,  David  Xahor.  Vote  for  gover- 
nor: John  Langdon,  142;  John  Taylor  Gilman,  14.  Representative,  Capt. 
William  Brooks. 

180G.. Moderator,  Samuel  Gordon;  town  clerk,  Joseph  Symonds:  constable,  Samuel 
Ward;  selectmen,  Joseph  Symonds,  David  Knight,  Salmon  AVood.  Vote  for 
governor:  John  Langdon,  i:J8.    Representative,  Capt.  William  Brooks. 

1807.. Moderator,  Samuel  Gordon;  town  clerk,  Joseph  Symonds;  constable,  Samuel 
Ward;  selectmen,  David  Knight,  Jei-emiah  Bacon,  Samuel  Ward.  Vote  for 
governor:  John  Langdon,  91.    Representative,  Capt.  William  Brooks. 

1808..  Moderator,  Samuel  Gordon;  town  clerk,  .Samuel  Gates;  constable,  Jacob 
Ames;  selectmen,  David  Knight,  Jeremiah  Bacon,  Samuel  Gates.  Vote  for 
governor:  John  Langdon,  71.    Representative,  Capt.  William  Brooks. 

1809. .  Jloderator,  Samuel  Gordon ;  town  clerk,  Samuel  Gates ;  constable,  Samuel  Fox ; 
selectmen,  Samuel  Gates,  Da^-id  Wood,  Ebeuezer  Knight.  Vote  for  gover- 
nor, John  Langdon,  112;  Jeremiah  Smith,  24.    Representative,  Reed  Paige. 

1810.. Moderator,  Henry  Prentice;  town  clerk,  Joseph  Symonds;  constable,  Samuel 
Fox;  selectmen,  David  Knight,  David  Wood,  Thatcher  Bradford.  Vote  for 
governor:  John  Langdon,  150;  Jeremiah  Smith,  21.  Representative,  Reed 
Paige. 

1811.. Moderator,  Henry  Prentice;  town  clerk,  Joseph  Symonds;  constable,  Samuel 
Ward;  selectmen,  David  Knight,  David  Wood,  Thatcher  Bradford.  Vote 
for  governor:  John  Langdon,  63;  Jeremiah  Smith,  19.  Representative, 
Reed  Paige. 

1813.. Moderator,  Henry  Prentice;  town  clerk,  Joseph  Symonds;  constable,  Cristy 
Duncan;  selectmen,  Thatcher  Bradford,  David  Wood,  Salmon  Wood.  Vote 
for  governor:  William  Plummer,  166;  John  T.  Gilman,  17.  Repi-esentative, 
Reed  Paige. 

1813.. Moderator,  Henry  Prentice;  town  clerk,  John  'Wliitcomb;  constable,  Jacob 
Ames;  selectmen,  Reuben  Wasson,  Cristy  Duncan,  Samuel  Ward.  Vote  for 
governor:  William  Plummer,  186;  John  T.  Gilman,  28.  Representative, 
Reed  Paige. 

1814.  .Moderator,  Henry  Prentice ;  town  clerk,  John  Wliitcomb ;  constable,  Maj.  John 
Brooks ;  selectmen,  David  Knight,  Thatcher  Bradford,  Salmon  Wood.  Vote 
for  governor:  William  Plummer,  210;  John  T.  Gilman,  27.  Representative, 
Reed  Paige. 

1815.. Moderator,  Henry  Prentice;  town  clerk,  John  Whitcomb;  constable,  David 
Ames,  Jr. ;  selectmen,  David  Knight,  Thatcher  Bradford,  Salmon  Wood. 
Vote  for  governor :  William  Phimmer,  194;  John  T.  Gilman,  29.  Representa- 
tive, David  Nahor. 

181G.. Moderator,  David  Xahor  ;  town  clerk,  John  Whitcomb;  constable,  David 
Ames,  Jr.;  selectmen,  Thatcher  Bradford,  Joseph  Symonds,  Joseph  Hills. 
Vote  for  governor:  William  Plummer,  208;  James  Sheafe,  27.  Representa- 
tive, Reed  Paige,i  David  Xahor. 

181 7.. Moderator,  David  Nahor;  town  clerk,  John  Whitcomb;  constable,  Hezekiah 
Ober;  selectmen,  Thatcher  Bradford,  Joseph  Symonds,  Jr.,  Joseph  Hills. 
Vote  for  governor:  William  Plummer,  193;  James  Sheafe,  7;  Josiah  Bart- 
lett,  1.    Representative,  David  Xahor. 

1818.. Moderator,  John  Brooks;  town  clerk,  John  Whitcomb;  constable,  Hezekiah 
Ober;  selectmen,  Thatcher  Bradford,  Joseph  Symonds,  Reuben  Wasson. 
Vote  for  governor:  William  Plummer,  188;  Jeremiah  Masou,  6.  Represen- 
tative, Thatcher  Bradford. 

>  Mr.  Paige  died  in  July  of  this  year,  and  Mr.  Nahor  was  elected  to  fill  the  vacancy. 


184  HISTORY    OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 


1819..Moi1erator,  John  Brooks;  town  clerk,  John  Whitcomb;  constable,  Cristy  Dun- 
can; selectmen,  Capt.  Joseph  Symonds,  Reuben  Wasson,  Jacob  G.  Lakin. 
Vote  for  governor:  Samuel  Bell,  108;  William  M.  Richardson,  13;  David  L. 
Morrill,  37 ;  William  Hale,  6.    Representative,  Thatcher  Bradford. 

1830.. Moderator,  Jacob  Flint;  town  clerk,  John  Whitcomb;  constable,  David  Ames, 
Jr.;  selectmen,  Jacob  G.  Lakin,  Benjamin  Whittemore,  Nathaniel  Dow. 
Vote  for  governor:  Samuel  Bell,  103;  David  L.  Morrill,  39;  J.  Brooks,  1. 
Representative,  Thatcher  Bradford. 

1821.. Moderator,  Dr.  .Jonas  Hutchinson;  town  clerk,  John  Whitcomb;  constable, 
Capt.  Jacob  Ames;  selectmen,  Jacob  G.  Lakin,  Benjamin  Whittemore,  Na- 
thaniel Dow.  Vote  for  governor:  Samuel  Bell,  115;  Da\-id  L.  Morrill,  42; 
Edward  Tailor,  1 ;  Levi  Jackson,  1.    Representative,  Thatcher  Bradford. 

1833.. Moderator,  Dr.  .Jonas  Hutchinson;  town  clerk,  John  Whitcomb;  constable, 
Henry  Cummings;  selectmen,  Jacob  G.  Lakin,  Asa  Symonds,  Jacob  Flint. 
Vote  for  governor:  Samuel  Bell,  118;  David  L.  Morrill,  23.  Representative, 
Andrew  Wallace. 

1833.  .Moderator,  Thatcher  Bradford;  town  clerk,  John  Whitcomb ;  constable,  Henry 
Cummings;  selectmen,  Jacob  G.  Lakin,  Asa  Symonds,  Joseph  Symonds. 
Vote  for  governor :  Samuel  Dinsmore*  149;  Levi  Woodbury,  26;  D.  J...  Morrill, 
2.    Representative,  Andrew  Wallace. 

1834.. Mode  rat  or,  Dr.  Jonas  Hutchinson;  town  clerk,  John  Whitcomb;  constable, 
Jacob  Flint;  selectmen,  Jacob  G.  Lakin,  .Jacob  Flint,  Henry  Whitcomb. 
Vote  for  governor :  David  L.  Morrill,  173 ;  Levi  Woodbury,  8 ;  William  Plum- 
mer,  Jr.,  1.    Representative,  Andrew  Wallace.' 

1835.. Moderator,  Dr.  Jonas  Hutchinson;  town  clerk,  John  ^^^litcomb;  constable, 
Jacob  Flint;  selectmen,  Thatcher  Bradford,  Capt.  Cristy  Duncan,  Abijah 
Hadley.  Vote  for  governor :  David  L.  Morrill,  170.  Representative,  Capt. 
Joseph  Symonds. 

1836 .  .Moderator,  Capt.  John  Brooks ;  town  clerk,  John  Whitcomb ;  constable,  Stephen 
Wood ;  selectmen,  Thatcher  Bradford,  Cristy  Duncan,  Sampson  Tuttle.  Vote 
for  governor:  Da^-id  L.  Morrill,  141;  Benjamin  Pierce,  37;  John  Sprague,  1. 
Representative,  Capt.  Joseph  Symonds. 

1837.. Moderator,  Dr.  Jonas  Hutchinson;  town  clerk,  John  Whitcomb;  constable, 
Adjt.  John  Brooks;  selectmen,  Thatcher  Bradford,  Sampson  Tuttle,  Abijah 
Hadley.  Vote  for  governor:  Benjamin  Pierce,  86;  David  I^.  Morrill,  85; 
Matthew  Harvej',  1 ;  Jonathan  Harvey,  1.    Representative,  Henry  Whitcomb. 

1828.. Moderator,  Jacob  Flint;  town  clerk.  Dr.  Jonas  Hutchinson;  constable,  John 
Sprague ;  selectmen,  Thatcher  Bradford,  Jacob  G.  Lakin,  John  Gilson.  Vote 
for  governor:  Benjamin  Pierce,  168;  John  Bell,  51.  Representative,  Joseph 
Symonds. 

1839.. Moderator,  Jacob  Flint;  town  clerk.  Dr.  Jonas  Hutchinson;  constable,  Asa 
Washburn;  selectmen,  Jacob  G.  Lakin,  John  Gilson,  Charles  Symonds. 
Vote  for  governor:  Benjamin  Pierce,  173;  John  Bell,  49.  Repi-esentative, 
Thatcher  Bradford. 

1830.. Moderator,  Jacob  Flint;  town  clerk.  Dr.  Jonas  Hutchinson ;  selectmen,  Jacob 
G.  Lakin,  Charles  Symonds,  Amos  Whittemore.  Vote  for  governor :  Matthew 
Harvey,  187;  Timothy  Upham,  44.    Representative,  Joseph  Symonds. 

1831.. Moderator,  Jacob  Flint;  town  clerk,  Henry  Whitcomb;  selectmen,  Amos 
Whittemore,  David  Patten,  Timothy  Moors,  Jr.  Vote  for  governor:  Samuel 
Dinsmore,  181;  Ichabod  Bartlett,  49.    Representative,  Amos  Whittemore. 

1833.. Moderator,  Dr.  Jonas  Hutchinson;  town  clerk,  John  Whitcomb;  selectmen, 
Amos  Whittemore,  Ebenezer  Ware,  Simeon  Lakin.  Vote  for  governor: 
Samuel  Dinsmore,  192;  Ichabod  Bartlett,  20.  Representative,  Amos  Whitte- 
more. 

1  Mr.  Wallace  having  received  the  appointment  of  clerk  of  the  Superior  Court  of 
the  county,  which  office  required  him  to  remove  to  Amherst,  resigned  his  position 
as  representative,  and  Capt.  Joseph  Symonds  was  chosen  in  his  stead. 


ANNALS    OF    TUH    TOWN.  185 


1833..Mo<lo:;itor,  Thatcher  ni-:uU"oril;  town  clork,  John  M'hitcomb;  selectmen, 
Thatcher  IJradforil,  Charles  Sj-monds,  Ebcnezer  Ware.  Vote  lor  governor  : 
Samuel  Dinsmore,  19(i;  Arthur  Livermorc,  IG.  Representative,  Dr.  Jonas 
Hutchinson. 

1834.. Moderator,  Dr.  Jonas  Hutchinson;  town  clerk,  Jolm  Whitcomb;  selectmen, 
Kbenezer  Ware,  Simeon  Lakin,  Jr.,  Kendall  Gray.  Vote  for  governor; 
William  Badger,  202;  David  L.  Morrill,  1.  Keprescntativc,  Dr.  Jonas  Hutch- 
inson. 

1835.. Moderator,  Dr.  Jonas  Hutchinson;  town  clerk,  John  Whitcomb;  selectmen, 
Thatcher  Bradford,  Kendall  Gray,  Abijah  Hadley.  Vote  for  governor: 
William  Badger,  208;  Joseph  Healey,  i;i.  Representative,  Dr.  Jonas  Hutch- 
inson. 

183G.. Moderator,  Thatcher  Bradford;  town  clerk;  John  Whitcomb;  selectmen, 
Thatcher  Bradford,  Kendall  Gray,  John  Gilson.  Vote  for  governor:  Isaac 
Hill,  200;  William  Badger,  1;  George  Sullivan,  1.  Representative,  Thatcher 
Bradford. 

1837.. Moderator,  John  W.  Flagg;  town  clerk,  John  Whitcomb;  selectmen,  Kendall 
(iray,  John  Gilson,  Joel  Gates.  Vote  for  governor:  Isaac  Hill,  149;  David 
Wood,  2d,  2.    Representative,  Kendall  Gray. 

1838.. Moderator,  John  W.  Flagg;  town  clerk,  John  Whitcomb;  selectmen,  Kendall 
Grajs  John  W.  Flagg,  Reed  Cummings.  Vote  for  governor:  Isaac  Hill,  216; 
James  Wilson,  Jr.,  72;  Edmond  Parker,  1;  William  Badger,  1.  Representa- 
tive, Kendall  Gray. 

1839.. Moderator,  John  AV.  Flagg;  town  clerk,  John  Whitcomb;  selectmen,  Jolm  W. 
Flagg,  Reed  Cummings,  John  J.  Whittemore.  Vote  for  governor:  Jolm 
I'age,  210;  James  Wilson,  70;  George  Kent,  1.  Representative,  Kendall 
Gray. 

1840.  .Moderator,  Kendall  (iray;  town  clerk,  John  M'hitcomb;  selectmen,  Jacob  G. 

Lakin,  John  J.  Whittemore,  Lemuel  Eaton,  Jr.  Vote  for  governor:  Jolm 
I'age,  203;  Enos  Stevens,  76;  George  Kent,  2.    Representative,  David  Patten. 

1841.  .Moderator,  John  W.  Flagg;  town  clerk,  Goodyear  Bassett;  selectmen,  John  J. 

Whittemore,  Lemuel  Eaton,  Jr.,  Samuel  Knight.  Vote  for  governor:  John 
Page,  191 ;  Enos  Stevens,  64;  Daniel  Hoit,  1.    Representative,  David  Patten. 

1842.. Moderator,  Kendall  Gray;  town  clerk,  Goodyear  Bassett;  selectmen,  Lemuel 
Eaton,  Jr.,  Samuel  Knight,  Nathaniel  Dow.  Vote  for  governor:  Henry  Hub- 
bard, 183;  Enos  Stevens,  61;  Daniel  Hoit,  9;  Jolm  H.  White,  4;  Edmund 
Pai-ker,  1.    Representative,  Goodyear  Bassett. 

1843..T\loderator,  Kendall  Ciray;  town  clerk,  Joseph  Davis;  selectmen,  Samuel 
Knight,  Nathaniel  Dow,  Alonzo  Hall.  Vote  for  governor:  Henry  Hubbard, 
146;  Anthony  Colby,  48;  John  H.  White,  6;  Daniel  Hoit,  10.  Representative, 
Kbenezer  Ware,  Jr. 

1844.. Moderator,  Joel  Gates;  town  clerk,  Joseph  Davis;  selectmen,  Kendall  (iray, 
Alonzo  Hall,  Abijah  Hadley.  Vote  for  governor:  Jolm  II.  Steel,  150;  An- 
thony Colby,  60;  Daniel  Hoit,  11;  Jolm  H.  M'hite,  1;  John  C.  Repeal,i  4. 
Representative,  Ebenezer  Ware,  Jr. 

184.5.. Moderator,  David  Patten;  town  clerk,  Joseph  Davis;  selectmen,  Abijah  Had- 
ley, Ebenezer  Ware,  Jr.,  Gardner  Nay.  Vote  for  governor :  Jolm  H.  Steel,  i;i3 
Anthony  Colby,  45;  Franklin  Pierce,  8;  Daniel  Hoit,  19.  Representative, 
Abijah  Hadley. 

184().. Moderator,  Jas.  M.  Bradford ;  town  clerk,  Joseph  Davis ;=  selectmen,  Ebenezer 
Ware,  Jr.,  Gardner  Nay,  Nathaniel  Dow.  Vote  for  governor:  Jared  W.  Wil- 
liams, 127;  Anthony  Colby, 50;  Nathaniel  S.  Berry,  43.  Representative,  Abijah 
Hadley. 

'  John  C.  Repeal  was  without  doubt  a  lictitious  character,  as  there  were  votes  cast 
for  other  members  of  the  name  family  at  this  election.  Henry,  Martin  Van,  Lewis, 
Daniel,  and  James  K.  received  four  votes  each  for  councillor,  senator,  registrar  of 
deeds,  treasurer,  and  road  commissioner,  respectively. 

-Joseph  Davis  resigned,  and  Rodney  S.  Lakin  was  appointed  in  his  place. 


186  HISTORY    OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 


18-47.. Moderator,  David  Patten;  town  clerk,  Rodney  S.  Lakiu;  selectmen,  Kbenezer 
AVare,  Jr.,  Gardner  Nay,  Nathaniel  Dow.  Vote  for  governor :  Anthony  Colby, 
61;  Nathaniel  S.  Berry,  20;  Jared  W.  Williams,  lU.  Representative,  Abijah 
Hadlcy. 

1848.  .Moderator,  David  Patten;  town  clerk,  Joseph  Davis;  selectmen,  Gardner  Nay, 
Iliram  Whlttemore,  William  Gray.  Vote  for  governor:  Jared  W.  Williams, 
142;  Nathaniel  S.  Berry,  99.    Representative,  Clark  C.  Boutwell. 

1849.. Moderator,  David  Patten;  town  clerk,  Joseph  Davis;  selectmen,  Hiram  Whlt- 
temore, William  Gray,  Josiah  Stone.  Vote  for  governor :  Samuel  Dinsmore, 
144;  Levi  Chamberlain,  68;  Nathaniel  S.  Ben*y,  24.  Representative,  Clark 
C.  Boutwell. 

1850.. Moderator,  David  Patten;  town  clerk,  Ambrose  C.  Blood;  selectmen,  William 
Gray,  Josiah  Stone,  Z.  W.  Brooks.  Vote  for  governor:  Samuel  Dinsmore, 
134;  Levi  Chamberlain,  52;  Nathaniel  S.  Berry,  27.  Representative,  Joseph 
Davis. 

1851.. Moderator,  David  Patten;  town  clerk,  A.  C.  Blood;  selectmen,  William  Gray, 
Z.  W.  Brooks,  Joel  Gates.  Vote  for  governor:  Thomas  C.  Sawyer,  52;  John 
Atwood,  42;  Samuel  Dinsmore,  121.    Representative,  Joseph  Davis. 

1833.. Moderator,  David  Patten;  town  clei-k,  A.  C.  Blood;  selectmen,  William  Gray, 
Z.  W.  Brooks,  Joel  Gates.  Vote  for  governor:  Noah  Martin,  125;  Thomas  C. 
Saw^-er,  43;  John  Atwood,  30.    Representative,  AVilliam  Gray. 

1853.. Moderator,  David  Patten;  town  clerk,  A.  C.  Blood;  selectmen,  .Joel  Gates, 
Z.  W.  Brooks,  Joseph  Davis.  Vote  for  governor:  James  Bell,  37;  John  H. 
White,  29;  Noah  Martin,  12S.    Representative,  AVilliam  Gray. 

1854.. Moderator,  David  Patten;  town  clerk,  A.  C.  Blood;  selectmen,  Joseph  Davis, 
Joshua  S.  Lakin,  David  Hunt.  Vote  for  governor,  Nathaniel  B.  Baker,  122; 
.James  Bell,  .32 ;  Jared  Perkins,  32.    Representative,  David  Patten. 

1855.. Moderator,  Kendall  Graj^;  town  clerk,  A.  C.  Blood;  selectmen,  Joseph  Davis, 
Joshua  S.  Lakin,  Benjamin  Goodhue.  Vote  for  governor:  Nathaniel  B. 
Baker,  114;  Ralph  Metcalf,  79;  Asa  Fowler,  12;  James  Bell,  4. 

1856.. Moderator,  William  Gray;  town  clerk,  A.  C.  Blood;  selectmen,  Joseph  Davis, 
Joshua  S.  Lakin,  Benjamin  Goodhue.  Vote  for  governor:  George  W.  Kit- 
ti-edge,  1;  Asa  Fowler,  S;  Ralph  Metcalf,  84;  John  S.  Wells,  119;  Ichabod 
Goodwin,  4.    Representative,  Benjamin  Goodhue. 

1857.. Moderator,  David  Patten;  town  clerk,  A.  C.  Blood;  selectmen,  David  Patten, 
Asa  SjTuouds,  Joseph  Knight.  Vote  for  governor:  William  Haile,  90;  John 
S.  Wells,  111.    Representative,  Benjamin  Goodhue. 

1858.. Moderator,  David  Patten;  town  clerk,  A.  C.  Blood;  selectmen,  David  Patten, 
Asa  Symonds,  Marcus  A.  Anthony.  Vote  for  governor:  Asa  P.  Cate,  110; 
William  Haile,  100;  Andrew  T.  Foss,  1.    Representative,  Joseph  Knight. 

1859. .Moderator,  Joseph  Davis;  town  clerk,  A.  C.  Blood;  selectmen,  Asa  Symonds, 
Marcus  A.Anthony,  Henry  Tuttle.  Vote  for  governor:  Ichabod  Goodwin, 
111 ;  Asa  P.  Cate,  124.    Representative,  Joseph  Knight. 

I860.. Moderator,  Joseph  Davis;  town  clerk,  A.  C.  Blood;  selectmen,  Asa  Symonds, 
Marcus  A.  Anthony,  Henry  Tuttle.  Vote  for  gov'ernor:  Asa  P.  Cate,  125; 
Ichabod  Goodwin,  107.    Representative,  Asa  Symonds. 

1861.. Moderator,  Joseph  Davis;  town  clerk,  A.  C.  Blood;  selectmen,  Mark  N. 
Spalding,  Hiram  Fuller,  Francis  M.  Hills.  Vote  for  governor:  George 
Stark,  129;  Nathaniel  S.  Berry,  107;  Alanson  Wilkins,  1.  Representative, 
Asa  Symonds. 

18G3.. Moderator,  William  Gray;  town  clerk,  A.  C.  Blood;  selectmen,  Mark  N.  Spald- 
ing, Hiram  Fuller,  Francis  M.  Hills.    Representative,  Hiram  Fuller. 

1863.. Moderator,  William  Gray;  town  clerk,  A.  C. Blood;  selectmen,  Mark  N.  Spald- 
ing, Iliram  Fuller,  Francis  M.  Hills.  Vote  for  governor :  Ira  A.  Eastman,  119; 
Joseph  A.  Gilmore,  94;  Walter  Harriman,  7.    Representative,  Iliram  Fuller. 

1864.  .Moderator, William  Gray;  town  clerk,  A.  C.  Blood;  selectmen,  M.  N.  Spalding, 
Hiram  Fuller,  Francis  M.  Hills.  Vote  for  governor :  Joseph  A.  Gilmore,  109; 
Edward  W.  Harrington,  123.    Representative,  Mark  N.  Spalding. 


ANNALS   OF   THE   TOWN.  187 


1865..>Iodcrator,  Joseph  Davis;  town  clerk,  A.  C.  Blood;  selectmen,  Jf.  X.  Spald- 
ing, Hiram  Fuller,  Henry  Tuttle.  Vote  for  governor:  Edward  \V.  Harring- 
ton, IIJ;  Frederick  Smyth,  Si).    Representative,  Mark  N.  Spalding. 

1S(>(>.. Moderator,  Joel  Gates;  town  clerk,  Adolphus  D.  Tuttle;  selectmen,  Henry 
Knight,  Avery  M.  Clark,  Orland  Eaton.  Vote  for  governor:  John  Ci.  Sin- 
clair, 11-2;  Frederick  Smyth,  10.S.    Representative,  Lewis  Symonds. 

1807..^Ioderator,  Joel  Gates;  town  clerk,  A.  I).  Tuttle;  selectmen,  Henry  Knight, 
A.  M.  Clark,  Orland  Eaton.  Vote  for  governor:  Walter  Harriman,  lii);  John 
G.  Sinclair,  l-2'2.    Representative,  Henry  Knight. 

18G8.. Moderator,  Joel  Ciates;  town  clerk,  A.  D.  Tuttle;  selectmen,  A.  M.  Clark, 
Orland  Eaton,  William  F.  Symonds.  Vote  for  governor:  Walter  Harriman, 
110;  John  G.  Sinclair,  112.    Kepresentativc,  Averj^  M.  Clai-k. 

1S(>'.).. Moderator,  Joel  Gates;  town  clerk,  A.  D.  Tuttle;  selectmen,  Orland  Eaton, 
William  F.  Symonds,  Andi-ew  B.  Stone.  Vote  for  governor :  Onslow  Stearns, 
US;  John  Bedell,  111.    Representative,  Avery  M.  Clark. 

1870.. Moderator,  Joel  Gates;  town  clerk,  A.  D.  Tuttle;  selectmen,  W.  F.  Symonds, 
Andrew  B.  Stone,  John  P.  Hills.  Vote  for  governor:  John  Itedell,  lOU; 
Onslow  Stearns,  109.    Representative,  Orland  Eaton. 

1S71 .  .Moderator,  Joel  Gates;  town  clerk,  A.  D.  Tuttle;  selectmen,  A.  H.  stone,  J.  P. 
Hills,  William  Weston.  Vote  for  governor:  James  A.  Weston,  111;  -Tames 
Pike,  114.    Representative,  Joel  Gates. 

187'3.. Moderator,  Joel  Gates;  town  clerk,  A.  I).  Tuttle;  selectmen,  John  P.  Hills, 
William  Weston,  Avery  M.  Clark.  Vote  for  governor:  James  A.  Weston, 
117;  Ezekiel  A.  Straw,  115;  John  Blackmer,  5.    Representative,  Joel  Gates. 

1873.. Moderator,  John  H.  Felch;  town  clerk,  Joseph  Davis;  .selectmen,  Asa  Simonds, 
Joshua  8.  Lakin,  John  11.  Felch.  Vote  for  governor:  Samuel  K.  Mason,  1; 
John  Blackmer,  5;  Ezekiel  Straw,  flS;  James  A.  Weston,  112.  Representative, 
Lewis  Symonds. 

1874.  .Moderator,  John  H.  Felch;  town  clerk,  Joseph  Davis;  selectmen,  Asa  Simonds, 

Joshua  S.  Lakin,  John  H.  Felch.  Vote  for  governor:  John  Blackmer,  5; 
Luther  McCutchins,  93;  James  A.  Weston,  lli5.  Representative,  Andrew  B. 
Stone. 

1875.  .Moderator,  John  H.  Felch ;  town  clerk,  Joseph  Davis ;  selectmen,  Asa  Simonds, 

Joshua  S.  Lakin,  John  H.  Felch.  Vote  for  governor:  Person  C.  Chenej',  96; 
Hiram  R.  Roberts,  115.    Representative,  Andrew  B.  Stone. 

1876.. Moderator,  John  H.  Felch;  town  clerk,  Joseph  Davis;  selectmen,  John  H. 
Felch,  Edward  R.  Danforth,  Alvah  Copeland.  Vote  for  governor :  P.  C. 
Cheney,  88;  Daniel  Marcy,  112.  Representative,  Joshua  S.  Lakin. 

1877- -Moderator,  John  H.  Felch;  town  clerk,  Joseph  Davis;  selectmen,  John  H. 
Felch,  E.  R.  Danforth,  Alvah  Copeland.  Vote  for  governor:  Benjamin  Pres- 
cott,  8.'J;  Daniel  Marcy,  113.    Representative,  Joshua  S.  Lakin. 

1878.. Moderator,  John  H.  Felch;  town  clerk,  Adolphus  D.  Tuttle;  selectmen,  John 
II.  Felch,  E.  R.  Danforth,  Alvah  Copeland;  supervisors,  Jo.shua  S.  Lakin, 
Zophcr  W.  Brooks,  Charles  G.  Matthews.  Vote  for  governor :  Benjamin  F. 
Prescott,  82;  Frank  A.  McKean,  108.    Representative,  John  II.  Felch. 

1879.. Moderator,  John  P.  Hills;  town  clerk,  A.  1).  Tuttle;  selectmen,  John  II.  Felch, 
E.  R.  Danforth,  Alvah  Copeland. 

1880.. Moderator,  Andrew  B.  Stone;  town  clerk,  A.  D.  Tuttle;  selectmen,  John  P. 
Hills,  William  F.  Symonds,  Cliarles  M.  Sheldon;  supervisors,  Joshua  S. 
Lakin,  Zophcr  W.  Brooks,  Charles  G.  Matthews.  Vote  for  governor :  Charles 
II.  Bell,  97;  Frank  Jones,  111.    Representative,  Zophcr  W.  Brooks. 

1881.. Moderator,  Andrew  B.  Stone;  town  clerk,  A.  I).  Tuttle;  selectmen,  Jolin  I\ 
Hills,  W.  F.  Symonds,  Charles  M.  Sheldon. 

188'i.. Moderator,  A.  B.  Stone;  town  clerk,  A.  D.  Tuttle;  selectmen,  John  P.  Hills, 
W.  F.  Symonds,  Adolplms  G.  Foster;  supervisors,  Benjamin  Goodhue, 
ICdward  R.  Danforth,  Henrj'  W.  Ware.  Vote  for  governor:  Charles  II.  Bell, 
1;  Levi  W.  Barton,  1;  Samuel  W.  Hale,  19;  ^Martin  V.  B.  Edgerley,  131.  Rep- 
resentative, Charles  G.  Matthews. 


188  HISTORY    OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 


1883.. Moderator,  A.  B.  Stone;  town  clerk,  A.  D.  Tuttle;  selectmen,  W.  F.  Symonds, 
Adolphus  G.  Foster,  Joseph  A.  Tarbell. 

1884.. Moderator,  A.  B.  Stone;  town  clerk,  A.  D.  Tuttle;  selectmen,  WUliam  F. 
Symonds,  A.  G.  Foster,  A.  B.  Stone;  supervisors,  Edward  R.  Danforth, 
Henry  W.  Ware,  James  S.  Hay  ward.  Vote  for  governor :  Larkin  D.  Mason,  3 ; 
Moody  Currier,  91 ;  John  C.  Hill,  97.    Representative,  William  F.  Symonds. 

1885.. Moderator,  A.  B.  Stone;  town  clerk,  A.  D.  Tuttle;  selectmen,  A.  G.  Foster,  A. 
B.  Stone,  George  W.  Goodhue. 

1886.. Moderator,  Andrew  B.  Stone;  town  clei'k,  William  F.  Symonds;  selectmen, 
Adolphus  G.  Foster,  Andrew  B.  .Stone,  George  W.  Goodhue;  supervisors, 
Henry  W.  Ware,  James  S.  Hayward,  Joseph  A.  Tarbell.  Vote  for  gover- 
nor: Joseph  Wentworth,  3;  C.  H.  Sawyer,  79;  Thomas  Cogswell,  95.  Repre- 
sentative, Edward  R.  Danforth. 


CHAPTER    X. 
CHURCH   HISTORY. 

In  the  preceding  chapter  much  of  what  might  with  equal  pro- 
priety come  under  this  head  has  been  told.  As  the  towns  of  New 
England  were  originally  organized,  the  church  and  the  town  were 
almost  one.  As  we  are  indebted  to  Peter  Warren  for  the  preserva- 
tion of  the  early  records  of  the  town,  so  also  are  we  indebted  to 
Rev.  Reed  Paige  for  the  preservation  of  the  early  recoi'ds  of  the 
Congregational  church,  which  for  a  large  part  of  the  time  since  the 
town  was  organized  has  been  the  only  church  within  its  borders. 

On  the  19th  of  June,  1788,  a  few  persons,  members  of  churches  in 
the  towns  from  whence  they  had  come,  met  at  the  house  of  John 
Cumings,  and  took  the  initial  step  towards  embodying  themselyes 
into  a  church. 

The  last  Thursday  in  August  was  set  apart  for  a  day  of  fasting, 
and  the  organizing  of  a  Christian  church.  It  was  decided  to  call  in 
the  assistance  of  Rev.  Mr.  Farrar,  of  New  Ipswich,  Rev.  Mr.  Good- 
ridge,  of  Lyndeboro',  and  Rev.  Mr.  Miles,  of  Temple,  with  dele- 
gates, for  the  above  purpose. 

Another  meeting  was  held  Aug.  20th,  when  the  preliminaries 
were  more  fully  arranged.  Mr.  Symonds  was  appointed  collector 
and  treasurer,  and  it  was  decided  that  the  council  should  meet  at 
the  house  of  John  Cumings  at  eight  o'clock  in  the  morning. 

At  the  time  and  place  appointed,  Aug.  28,  1788,  the  council,  con- 
sisting of  the  clergymen  mentioned  above  and  Timothy  Farrar,  Esq., 
of  New  Ipswich,  Esquire   Spaulding,  of   Lyndeboro',   and  Deacon 


CHURCH    HISTORY.  189 

Cragin,  of  Tein[)lo,  met  and  formed  a  clmrcli,  consisting  of  the  fol- 
lowing members,  viz. :  — 

John  Cumings,  James  Hoslcy,  Joseph  Dodge,  James  Duncan, 

Sarah  Cumings,  Molly  Dodge,  Salmon  Wood,  John  IJowers, 

William  Williams,       Joseph  Symonds,        Sybel  Wood,  Klizabeth  Kowers, 

:Mary  ^VilhlUls,  Mittie  SjTuonds,  Samuel  Tyrrell,  Susannah  Gates, 

Abner  Whitcomb. 

Like  most  of  tlie  Congregational  churches  of  New  England  at  that 
time,  the  basis  on  wliich  this  church  was  organized  was  a  churdi 
covenant,  which  the  members  signed  after  it  had  been  approved  by 
the  Kevs.  Messrs.  Farrar,  Goodridge,  and  Miles :  — 

"  We  whose  names  ai'e  hereunto  subscribed,  members  of  various  churches,  resid- 
ing in  the  town  of  Hancock,  having  it  in  our  minds  to  embody  into  a  cluirch  by 
ourselves,  and  apprehending  we  are  called  of  God  thereunto, 

"  Do  in  a  most  solemn  manner  renew  our  covenant  with  him  and  enter  into  cov- 
enant with  one  another  in  the  following  form,  viz. : 

"  We  do  in  the  first  place  with  deep  humility  of  soul,  desire  to  acknowledge  our 
utter  un worthiness  of  the  least  of  all  God's  mercies  unto  us  — at  the  same  time  ad- 
mire and  adore  the  rich,  free  grace  of  God  through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  who  tri- 
umphs over  so  great  unworthiness  —  who  sets  before  us  and  otTers  to  us  the  greatest 
blessings  through  him.  With  an  humble  dependence  on  the  grace  of  God  we  would 
now  thankfully  lay  hold  of  his  covenant  and  choose  the  things  that  please  him,  and 
by  the  grace  of  God  assisting  us,  — 

"  We  avouch  the  Lord  Jehovah,  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost,  to  be  our  (^.od,  por- 
tion, and  chief  good. 

"  We  give  up  ourselves  to  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  the  mediator  of  the  new  cove- 
nant and  great  head  of  the  church,  acknowledging  him  as  the  Prophet,  Priest,  and 
King  of  our  salvation,  relying  upon  him  alone  for  our  acceptance  with  God. 

"  We  also  give  up  ourselves  to  God  the  Holy  Ghost  as  our  guide,  sanctifier,  and 
comforter,  trusting  to  him  to  lead  us  in  the  way  of  truth  and  holiness— And  with  our- 
selves we  desire  to  give  up  our  seed  after  us  in  an  everlasting  covenant,  never  to  be 
forgotten. 

"In  a  firm  belief  of  the  great  doctrines  of  our  holy  religion,  contained  in  the 
sacred  Scriptures,  we  heartily  embrace  them  as  the  only  i-ule  of  our  faith  and  prac- 
tice; and  it  is  our  sincere  purpose  and  resolution,  by  divine  assistance,  to  discharge 
the  duties  of  Christian  love  and  brotherly  watchfulness  towards  each  other;  to  train 
up  our  children  in  the  nurture  and  admonition  of  the  Lord,  commanding  them  and 
our  household,  that  they  may  keep  the  way  of  the  Lord. 

"To  abstain  from  excessive  drinking  and  from  vain  and  unprofitable  language, 
and  from  all  other  immoral  conduct,  as  far  as  in  our  power,  and  to  endeavor  that  our 
whole  conduct  and  conversation  may  be  worthy  of  imitation;  To  pray  with  our 
families  and  with  one  another  at  suitable  times ;  To  unite  in  maintaining  the  public 
worship  of  God  among  us,  and  diligently  attend  upon  the  institutions  and  ordinances 
of  the  gospel;  To  submit  to  all  regular  and  Scriptural  discipline  in  the  church,  ac- 
cording to  the  practice  of  Congregational  churches,  and  to  contribute  all  in  our 
power  to  the  good  order  and  peaceableness  of  those  administrations.  We  promise  to 
endeavor  to  walk  in  wisdom  towards  them  that  are  without,  for  the  purpose  of  ad- 
vancing the  kingdom  of  Christ;  To  seek  the  peace  and  prosperity  of  Zion,  and 
endeavor  as  much  as  in  us  lies  to  live  peaceably  with  all  men.  In  a  word,  we  resolve, 
in  the  strength  of  God,  to  go  on  and  persevere  in  the  ways  of  well-doing,  praying 
that  we  may  be  steadfast  in  his  covenant,  and  adorn  his  religion  in  all  things. 
Amen." 


190  HISTORY   OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

Two  days  after  the  above  covenant  was  accepted,  Josiah  Blodgett, 
Jane  Blodgett,  Enos  Knight,  and  Levi  Priest  were  received  into 
the  communion  of  the  church. 

May  15,  1789.  William  Boutell,  Rachel  Boutell,  Seth  Hadley, 
Samuel  Ryan,  Sarah  Jones,  Tabitha  Hadley,  Eunice  Ryan,  Lydia 
Pratt,  Jane  Duncan,  and  Mary  Tyrrell,  and  about  a  year  later 
(May  31,  1790),  Daniel  Kimball  and  Sarah  Dennis,  were  also  re- 
ceived into  the  communion  of  the  church ;  making  in  all  thirty- 
three  persons  who  had  become  members  when  a  call  was  extended 
to  their  first  pastor.  Rev.  Reed  Paige,  Oct.  5,  1790. 
"  It  is  not  to  be  presumed  that,  during  the  three  years  that  elapsed 
after  the  organization  of  the  church  before  the  settlement  of  Mr. 
Paige,  its  members  enjoyed  to  any  great  extent  the  privileges 
they  were  so  anxious  to  secure  for  themselves  and  their  families. 
The  organization  was  a  provisional  one.  No  deacons  were  chosen 
until  Oct.  20,  1791. 

It  has  already  been  stated  that  Joseph  Symonds  was  chosen 
collector  and  treasurer  at  the  second  meeting.  At  the  third 
meeting,  when  the  church  was  organized,  James  Hosley  was  chosen 
moderator  and  clerk,  pro  tempore;  James  Hosley,  James  Dun- 
can, and  Joseph  Symonds  "A  committee  to  provide  the  elements 
for  the  Lord's  Supper,  and  to  wait  upon  the  Table — and  to 
prepare  matters  on  occasion  to  lay  before  the  chh,  till  further 
orders."  It  is  probable  that  there  were  other  persons  in  town 
that  were  members  of  churches  in  towns  from  whence  they 
came  at  this  time.  Robert  Duncan,  who  was  the  first  deacon, 
remained  a  member  of  a  church  in  Londonderry  until  after  he 
was  chosen  to  that  ofiice  here ;  and,  were  there  space,  we  might 
adduce  others. 

At  the  church  meeting  Oct.  5, 1790,  when  the  call  was  extended  to 
Mr.  Paige  "  to  settle  with  us  as  our  Pastor  and  teachei-,"  there  were 
sixteen  members  present,  and  all  voted  in  the  afiirmative.  It  will 
be  remembered  that  the  town-meeting  at  Avhich  the  vote  was  taken 
in  regard  to  the  call  was  on  the  same  day  (see  page  111);  and  of 
the  committee  then  appointed  by  the  town  to  present  to  Mr.  Paige 
its  proceedings,  three  were  at  that  time  members  of  the  church,  and 
two  were  not. 

Mr.  Paige's  acceptance  of  the  invitation  extended  to  him  we 
have  already  given  on  page  111.  The  same  letter  was  sent  to  the 
church,  and  is  i)reserved  on  its  records.     In  justice  to  Mr.  Paige, 


CHURCH    HISTORY.  191 

1  wish  here  to  state  that  the  word  "Supreme,"  as  we  find  it  in  his 
own  handwriting,  is  spelled  correctly. 

Mr.   Paige's   letter   of   acceptance  was    dated    May  7,  1791.     A 
meeting  of  the  church  was  called  May  23d ;  sixteen  members  were  ' 
])resciil.     It  was  voted  unanimously  to  accept  Mr.  Paige's  answer. 

By  a  mutual  understanding  between  the  church  and  Mr.  Paige, 
the  following  churches,  each  represented  by  ])astor  and  delegate, 
were  invited  to  assist  in  the  ordination  of  Mr.  Paige.  The  church 
made  choice  of  the  following:  Rev.  Stephen  Farrar,  New  Ipswich; 
Rev.  Sewal  Goodridge,  Lyndeboro';  Rev.  Noah  Miles,  Temple;  Rev. 
David  Annan,  Peterboro' ;  Rev,  Seth  Payson,  Rindge;  Rev.  Moses 
Bradford,  Francestown;  Rev.  Edward  Sprague,  Dublin ;  Rev.  Mr. 
P^'oster,  Packersfield.  Mr.  Paige  made  choice  of  the  following: 
]\ev.  Nathaniel  Emmons,  Franklin;  Rev.  Laban  Ainswoi'th,  Jaffrey; 
Rev.  Christopher  Paige,  Pittsfield  ;  Rev.  Thomas  Holt,  Hardwick. 

The  council  convened  pursuant  to  letters  missive  from  the  Church 
of  Christ  in  Hancock,  Sept.  20,^  1791.  The  churches  of  Lyndeboro', 
Dublin,  Temple,  Rindge,  Jaffrey,  Pittsfield,  Francestown,  Hardwick, 
and  Peterboro'  were  represented  by  pastors  and  delegates.  Rev. 
Sewal  Goodridge  was  chosen  moderator,  and  Rev.  Laban  Ains- 
worth  scribe.  The  council  was  opened  by  prayer  by  the  moderator, 
after  which  it  was  voted  to  proceed  to  ordination.  The  services 
were  as  follows: — 

Inti'oductory  prayer Mr.  Holt. 

Sermon Mr.  Holt. 

Ordaining  prayer  and  charge Mr.  Ainsworth. 

Kight-hand  of  fellowship Mr.  Bradford. 

Concluding  prayer Mr.  Paige. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  church,  held  Oct.  20,  1791,  James  Hosley 
was  chosen  first  deacon,  but  as  he  declined  accepting,  Robert  Dun- 
can was  chosen  first  deacon,  and  Daniel  Kimball  second  deacon. 
The  meeting  adjourned,  to  meet  at  the  house  of  James  Hosley  the 
next  Thursday,  "by  the  setting  of  the  sun." 

At  this  adjourned  meeting  James  Duncan  was  chosen  the  third 
deacon.  It  was  voted  to  purchase  a  book  in  which  to  keep  the 
records,  and  each  male  member  was  to  pay  nine  pence  to  purchase 
said  book,  the  overplus  to  remain  in  the  hands  of  the  treasurer  till 
needed. 

1  We  have  the  authority  of  i\rr.  Paige  for  this  date.  It  has,  however,  heen  supposed 
that  his  ordination  took  place  one  (hiy  later  (Sept.  21),  and  the  town  records  are 
authority  lor  this  latter  date. 


192  HISTORY    OF    HANCOCK,    NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 

Mr.  Symonds  was  requested  "to  continue  as  church  treasurer  till 
there  be  deacons  or  a  deacon  of  the  church." 

"Rev.  Mr.  Paige,  Deacon  Hosley,^  and  Mr.  Robert  Duncan  were 
chosen  a  committee  to  draught  a  confession  of  faith,  to  be  laid  before 
the  church  for  their  examination  and  acceptance." 

At  a  church  meeting  held  at  the  house  of  Joseph  Symonds,  Dec. 
13,  1791,  the  report  of  the  committee  on  the  confession  of  faith 
was  accepted  and  adopted.  On  page  22,  of  the  records,  may  be 
found  another  copy  of  the  original  church  covenant  slightly 
changed  in  the  preamble,  but  no  names  are  signed  to  it,  although 
there  are  blank  spaces  left  for  signatures;  this  has  no  date.  On 
page  24  we  find  what  may  perhaps  be  termed  a  renewed  covenant, 
substantially  like  the  first  two,  but  evidently  entei'ed  into  from 
a  feeling  that  there  was  need  of  more  interest  in  religious  matters. 
It  begins  as  follows  :  — 

"  Whereas  we  have  reason  to  believe  that  religion  is  in  a  low  and  declining  state 
among  us,  we  the  subscribers  constituting  the  church  of  Christ  in  Hancock,  feel  it  to 
be  our  duty  as  professors  of  Christianity,  most  seriously  and  solemnly  to  enquire 
into  the  state  of  ourselves,  humbly  to  confess  our  uuworthiness  of  any  of  God's 
mercies,  devoutly  to  implore  the  sanctifying  influences  of  his  holy  spirit  upon  our 
hearts,  and  the  renewing  and  sanctifying  influences  of  the  same  Spirit  upon  those 
who  are  without,  that  true  religion  may  revive  and  flourish  among  us,  and  consider- 
ing our  present  backslidings  we  feel  it  to  be  our  duty  most  seriously  and  solemnly, 
with  fasting  and  prayer,  to  renew  covenant  with  God,  and  with  one  another." 

At  a  church  meeting  dated  Sept.  8,  1805,  the  subject  matter  of 
this  preamble  was  discussed  ;  the  Thursday  preceding  the  first  Sab- 
bath in  the  next  November  was  set  apart  as  a  day  of  fasting, 
humiliation,  and  prayei",  with  the  express  purpose  of  renewing  the 
covenant  on  said  day  and  a  committee,  composed  of  the  pastor, 
Deacons  Kimball,  Boutell,  and  Kittredge,  Esquire  Hosley,  and 
Brother  Prentice,  appointed  to  examine  the  confession  of  faith  and 
church  covenant,  and  report  at  the  next  church  meeting. 

Oct.  31,  1805,  "  was  observed  as  a  day  of  fasting  and  prayer  by 
the  church,  and  they  did  then  publicly  and  solemnly  renew  cove- 
nant." Without  doubt  this  was  the  covenant  recorded  on  page  24, 
although  this  record  is  found  on  page  89. 

1  Mr.  Hosley  from  the  first  was  known  as  Deacon  Hosley  in  town,  having  served  in 
that  capacity  previous  to  his  coming  here.  Although  he  was  on  the  committee  to 
(Iral't  the  conr.-ssion  of  faitli  that  w;i's  adoiitcd  Ijy  tlie  church,  and  all  of  his  subse- 
(|tirnl  lilc  ;iii  :icli\  (■  iiicinlicr  in  lull  (■onuiuinioii,  he  was  not  cnlirclv  ill  svinjiathy  with 
that  iM.iili^siiiii  (ii  niith,  and  must,  liiivc  acc'cptcd  it  with  nicntar  reservation.  It  is 
alsopniljabli!  ilial  Mr.  Dniicau  was  waiting  for  this  coiilossioii  of  faith  to  be  made 
before  he  was  willing  to  connect  himself  with  the  cliurch. 


CHURCH    HISTORY.  193 

The  meetings  of  the  church  do  not  appear  to  have  been  regu- 
lar, but  when  there  was  business  of  special  importance  to  be 
transacted  they  were  called.  Feb.  28,  1799,  was  a  special  occa- 
nion.  Three  votes  were  passed  in  relation  to  church  attendance, 
that  ought  not  to  be  passed  over  in  silence,  for  they  show  the 
earnestness  of  the  active  members,  and  their  desire  that  all  things 
should  be  done  decently  and  in  order,  and  for  the  spiritual  ad- 
vancement of  the  town.  The  first  vote  was  in  regard  to  sacra- 
mental lectures.  It  was  declared  that  they  were  helpful  to  all, 
and  that  they  considered  it  deplorable  that  any,  whether  pro- 
fessors or  not,  should  not  be  present ;  therefore  they  pledged 
themselves  to  attend,  and  cause  as  many  of  their  families  to  at- 
tend as  could  conveniently,  and  each  and  every  member  should 
be  accountable  for  his  neglects  The  other  two  votes  were  of  a 
little  different  chaiacter,  but  really  with  a  tendency  in  the  same 
direction. 

It  appears  that  many  of  the  attendants  on  public  worship  were  in 
the  habit  of  standing  round  the  meeting-house,  or  perhaps  remain- 
ing in  other  houses,  after  public  worship  had  commenced.  This 
conduct  was  calculated  to  interrupt  the  solemnity  of  worship,  and 
was  offensive  to  God,  as  it  displayed  inattention  to  the  duties  of 
his  house ;  therefore,  it  was  voted  "  that  we  will  be  cai-eful  to  take 
our  seats  before,  or  as  soon  as,  the  teacher  shall  have  entered  the 
desk,  cause  our  families  to  do  the  same,  and  use  our  influence  that 
others  do  it  likewise." 

For  fear  that  lengthy  intermissions  between  the  public  ser- 
vices on  the  Lord's  day  might  have  a  tendency  to  encourage 
unprofitable  conversation  upon  subjects  inconsistent  with  the  due 
observance  of  holy  time,  and  calculated  to  drive  serious  impres- 
sions from  the  mind,  it  was  therefore  voted  that  said  intermis- 
sions be  not  more  than  three-fourths  of  an  hour  at  any  season  of 
the  year.^ 

The  last  meeting  of  the  church  recorded  by  Mr.  Paige,  was  held 
Sept.  1,  1808.  Nov.  2,  1816,  a  meeting  was  called,  at  which  time 
Rev.  Stej)hen  Chajjin  was  chosen  moderator,  to  preside  at  said 
meeting,  William  Boutell  was  chosen  permanent  moderator,  and 
David  Nahor  permanent  clerk.  As  Mr.  Nahor  held  the  impor- 
tant office  of  clerk  during  the  interval  between  the  death  of  Mr. 

1  This  rule  was  rescinded  by  vote  of  the  church  Sept.  11, 18-2S. 
13 


194  HISTORY    OF    HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

Paige  and  the  settlement  of  Mr.  Burgess,  his  autograph  is  inserted 
here  :  — 


^  c^cC  ^yra>L(n- 


No  meetings  were  held  for  over  a  year.  The  winter  of  1817-18 
was  a  critical  time  for  the  church.  Joshua  Chandler  was  in- 
vited by  the  town,  by  a  vote  of  96  to  26,  to  settle  as  the  minister  of 
the  town  (see  page  141).  The  church  did  not  concur  in  the  invita- 
tion, as  Mr.  Chandler  was  not  in  sympathy  with  its  confession  of 
faith.  Mr.  Chandler  had  proposed  that  a  council  be  called  to  settle 
the  difference  between  them.  To  this  the  church  by  vote  consented, 
and  designated  Rev.  Mr.  Bradford,  of  Francestown,  and  Rev.  Mr. 
Whiton,  of  Antrim,  to  be  council  oji  the  part  of  the  church.  John 
Clark  and  David  Nahor  were  appointed  to  confer  with  Mr.  Chan- 
dler, and  David  Nahor  was  appointed  agent  for  the  church  to  give 
the  town  any  necessary  information  of  the  proceedings  of  the 
meeting.-* 

As  all  the  further  information  we  have  is  simply  that  on  Feb. 
24th  Mr.  Chandler  gave  his  answer  to  the  town  in  the  negative,  it 
is  to  be  presumed  that  no  council  was  called.  Mr.  Chandler  con- 
nected himself  with  the  Unitarians,  and  had  several  settlements  in 
different  towns  in  Massachusetts.  He  was  an  able  man,  but  some- 
what eccentric. 

In  June,  1820,  it  was  voted  "to  purchase  one  flagon,  four  cups, 
and  a  bason  for  the  use  of  the  church."  April  7,  1821,  it  was 
voted  "  that  the  church  provide  a  table  for  the  meeting-house,  to 
be  made  of  cherry-tree  wood."  N"o  objection  was  to  be  made  if 
for  the  same  cost  to  the  church  a  mahogany  table  was  procured. 

A  decent  chair  was  also  to  be  provided,  and  what  was  also  com- 
mendable, it  was  resolved  to  meet  at  the  meeting-house  for  worship 
on  Sabbath  days,  provided  there  should  be  no  preacher;  also,  to 
attend  the  monthly  concert  of  prayer. 

A  call  was  extended  by  the  church  to  Archibald  Burgess  to  settle 
with  them  in  the  gospel  ministry,  Nov.  4,  1822,  and  David  Nahor, 
Asa  Symonds,  and  Ninian  Clark  were  authorized  to  extend  to  Mr. 
Burgess  said  call  in  behalf  of  the  church. 

The  Congregational  society  of  Hancock  having  united  with  the 

'  This  meeting  was  held  Feb.  2, 1818,  the  day  previous  to  tlie  town  meeting  that 
extended  to  Mr.  Chandler  the  invitation  as  stated  above. 


ARCHIBALD  BURGESS. 


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CHURCH    HISTORY.  195 

churcli  in    extending  to    Mr.    Burgess  a  call,  the   following  is  the 
answer  of  Mr.  Burgess  to  the  church  and  society  :  — 

"  Hancock,  Nov.  1G,  ls-22. 
"  To  the  Congregational  Church  and  Society  in  Hancock. 

"  Dear  Bi-ethren  and  friends  your  communication  of  the  4"'  and  5'''  instant  inviting 
me  to  settle  over  you  in  the  Gospel  IninistrJ^  and  for  reasons  not  necessary  to  men- 
tion I  hasten  thus  early  to  communicate  a  rei^ly.  By  tlie  direction  of  an  overruling 
Providence  I  was  brought  to  this  place  to  speak  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus  to 
my  dying  fellow  mortals,  to  preach  the  glad  tidings  of  salvation  to  a  people  who  for 
years  since  the  death  of  their  beloved  pastor  have  been  anxiously  desirous  of  a  re- 
settlement of  the  ministry  among  them,  but  hitherto  frustrated  When  I  consider 
the  alHictions  of  this  people  how  often  you  have  been  disappointed,  and  that  the 
hearts  of  many  have  been  ready  to  faint  and  give  up  in  dispair  my  feelings  would 
incline  me  not  to  add  to  5-our  disappointments.  But  there  ar(>  things  which  have 
a  discouraging  tendency.  Altho'  there  is  a  good  degree  of  harmony  and  union  at 
present.  When  I  bring  to  mind  the  nature  of  man,  his  mutabilitj^,  the  very  slender 
bands  which  hold  societies  together,  —  and  that  the  pi-esent  union  may  be  dissolved, 
and  this  people  rent  by  intestine  divisions,  and  that  my  self  may  be  the  cause  — the 
way  looks  dark.  —  Could  I  w-ith  certainty  foresee  such  events,  no  considerations 
would  prevail  with  me  to  tarry—  It  would  be  like  casting  one's  self  upon  the  tunml- 
tuous  billows  of  the  ocean  to  be  dashed  in  pieces  by  the  conflictiug  elements  — 
but  we  believe  better  things  concerning  you.  — 

"  When  one  has  labored  any  length  of  time  without  seeing  any  fruit  produced 
it  tends  to  discourage  the  heart —  By  your  call  I  have  been  led  to  review  the  re- 
quirements of  a  gospel  minister,  the  weight  of  obligation  and  the  very  great  respon- 
sibility resting  upon  him  — and  when  I  consider  how  inadequate  of  myself,  I  am  to 
the  great  work  — ^Tien  I  look  forward  to  that  day  when  minister  and  people  must 
stand  before  the  '  Judge  of  the  quick  and  the  dead '  and  conceive  of  the  account 
whicli  must  then  be  given—  When  I  conceive  of  the  immense  responsibility  rest- 
ing upon  the  head  of  him  who  takes  the  charge  of  immortal  souls  — that  he  nuist  be 
either  a  'savour  of  death  unto  death  or  of  life  unto  life,'  I  feel  to  exclaim  with  the 
apostle  — '  Who  is  sufficient  for  these  things  '  And  had  we  no  assurance  of  divine 
assistance,  we  should  at  once  give  up  the  work  in  despair—  But  believing  in  the 
overruling  Providence  of  God,  that  he  governs  all  things  according  to  the  counsel 
of  his  own  will  — according  to  infinite  wisdom  believing  that  God  has  established 
his  church  on  a  sure  foundation  that  cannot  be  moved— that  the  arm  of  Omnipo- 
tence is  engaged  for  its  support,  even  the  arm  of  him  who  created  all  things  for  his 
own  glory,  and  who  is  the  Alpha  and  Omega,  the  first  and  the  last  —  and  that  he  is 
pleased  to  make  use  of  means  weak  in  themselves  to  accomplish  his  vast  designs,— 
and  that  he  hath  '  put  this  treasui'e '  (of  the  gospel)  '  in  earthen  vessels  that  the  ex- 
cellency of  the  power  may  be  of  God  and  not  of  us '  and  '  hath  chosen  the  weak 
things  of  the  world  to  confound  the  things  that  are  mighty,'  and  knowing  that  "our 
sufficiency  is  of  God  '  and  that  altho'  weak  thro'  Christ  strengthing  us  we  can  do  all 
things  — I  say  when  I  view  the  subject  in  this  light  I  feel  encouraged  to  go  forward, 
yet  with  fear  and  trembling.  And  now  after  having  somght  counsel,  light  and  direc- 
tion from  him  who  is  the  source  of  all  wisdom,  light  and  grace,  with  the  advice  of 
my  friends,  and  in  accordance  with  my  own  feelings,  conceiving  that  the  path  of 
duty  is  made  plain  — 1  do  hereby  signify  my  acceptance  of  your  invitation  to  the 
work  of  the  gospel  mini.stry  in  this  place  — trusting  that  j-ou  will  ever  be  found 
ready  to  support  encourage  and  assist  me  in  the  work  of  the  ministry—  We  look  to 
the  Lord  for  strength  grace  and  mercj',  and  henceforth  '  thy  people  shall  be  my  peo- 
ple, and  thy  God  my  God.' 

"  With  sincere  affection  and  esteem  I  subscribe  myself  your  Pastor  elect 

"ARCHIBALD  BURGESS." 

The  pastor  elect    and    churcli    committee  in   union    with  a  com- 


196  HISTORY    OF    HANCOCK,    NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 

mittee  of  the  society  invited  the  following  churches,  each  to  send 
pastor  and  delegate,  or  delegates,  to  unite  in  council  for  the  purpose 
of  ordaining  Mr.  Burgess,  if  thought  proper  when  met.  viz:  the 
churches  in  Nelson,  Francestown,  Stoddard,  New  Boston,  Hills- 
boro',  Antrim,  Lyndeboro',  Keene,  Dublin,  Canterbury  (Conn).,  and 
Peterboro'. 

All  the  above  churches,  with  the  exception  of  Peterboro',  were 
represented  in  the  council,  viz. :  The  church  in  Francestown,  by 
Rev.  Moses  Bradford,  pastor,  and  Dea.  Buckman  Fairbanks,  dele- 
gate; the  church  in  Nelson,  by  Rev.  Gad  Newell,  pastor,  and  Dea. 
Josiah  Robbins  and  Dea.  Noah  Hardy,  delegates ;  the  church  in 
Stoddard,  by  Rev.  Isaac  Robinson,  pastor,  and  Dea.  Nathaniel 
Joslyn  and  Bro.  Nathaniel  Evans,  delegates;  the  church  in  New 
Boston,  by  Rev.  Ephraim  P.  Bradford,  pastor,  and  Dea.  Thomas 
Cochran,  delegate ;  the  church  in  Hillsboro',  by  Rev.  John  Law- 
ton,  pastor,  and  Rev.  Joel  How,  delegate ;  the  church  in  Antrim,  by 
Rev.  John  M.  Whiton,  pastor,  and  Dea.  Josiah  Duncan  and  Dea. 
Tristram  Sawyer,  delegates;  the  church  in  Lyndeboro',  by  Rev. 
Nathaniel  Merrill,  pastor,  and  Dea.  Benjamin  Goodridge,  delegate  ; 
the  church  in  Keene,  by  Rev.  Zedekiah  S.  Barstow,  pastor,  and  Bro. 
Abel  Blake,  delegate  ;  the  church  in  Canterbury,  Conn.,  by  Dea. 
John  Barstow  and  Bro.  Amon  Burgess,  delegates ;  the  church  in 
Dublin,  by  Rev.  Levi  W.  Leonard,  pastor,  and  Dea.  Francis  Apple- 
ton  and  Bro.  Andrew  Allison,  delegates. 

The  council  was  organized  by  choosing  Rev.  Moses  Bradford 
moderator,  Rev.  Levi  W.  Leonard  scribe,  and  Rev.  John  M. 
Whiton,  assistant  scribe. 

Prayer  was  offered  by  the  moderator,  after  w^hich  satisfactory  in- 
formation having  been  given  in  regard  to  the  invitation  of  the 
church  and  society,  the  degree  of  unanimity  in  the  call  and  the 
answer  of  the  candidate,  it  was  voted  to  proceed  to  an  examination 
of  the  candidate.  The  examination  being  satisfactory  in  all  re- 
spects, and  no  one  dissenting,  it  was  decided  to  proceed  to  ordina- 
tion;  the  public  exercises  to  be  at  11  o'clock,  a.  m.,  Dec.  25,  1822. 
The  order  of  the  service  was  as  follows  :  — 

Introductoiy  prayer Rev.  Mr.  Merrill. 

Sermon Rev.  Mr.  Barstow. 

Consecrating  prayer Rev.  Moses  Bradford. 

Charge Rev.  Mr.  Newell. 

Eight-hand  of  fellowship I?ev.  Mr.  W^hiton. 

Charge  to  the  church  and  people Rev.  Mr.  Robinson. 

Concluding  prayer Rev.  Mr.  Lawton. 


CHURCH    HISTOKY.  197 

At  a  church  meeting  dated  May  17, 1810, —  wliich  date  is  evidently 
an  error,  as  the  record  is  made  by  David  Nahor,  clerk,  and  follows 
the  record  of  a  meeting  dated  Feb.  2,  1818,  —  Dea.  Daniel  Kimball, 
Dea.  William  Boutell,  David  Nahor,  Joseph  Hills,  and  John  Clark 
were  chosen  a  committee  to  take  into  consideration  the  confession 
of  faith  and  covenant  of  the  church,  and  report  thereon  any  altera- 
tions or  amendments  that  they  might  think  necessary.  This  com- 
mittee did  not  report  until  after  the  ordination  of  Mr.  Burgess  ; 
the  date  is  not  given,  but  it  was  probably  sometime  in  the  summer 
of  1823.  Said  report  was  accepted  by  the  church.  Again  we 
realize  our  incompetency  to  give  a  satisfactory  history  within  the 
limited  space  allotted  for  it.  We  can  only  say  that  the  changes 
that  were  made  were  not  marked  :  no  greater  changes  than  might 
have  been  expected  in  the  space  of  thirty-two  years.  It  Avas  more 
a  re-statement  and  elaboration  of  the  original  covenant  and  con- 
fession, than  a  change,  although  an  attempt  was  made  to  modify  the 
extreme  Calvinism  that  had  been  so  objectionable  to  Deacon  IIos- 
ley,  and  perhaps  others. 

Dec.  18,  1849,  a  council  met  at  the  vestry  of  the  church,  at  the 
request  of  the  church  and  society  and  their  pastor,  Rev.  Mr.  Bur- 
gess, to  act  upon  the  resignation  that  Mr.  Burgess,  in  consequence 
of  physical  inability  to  discharge  his  ministerial  duties,  had  sent  to 
the  church  and  society. 

The  following  churches  were  represented  :  The  Presbyterian 
church  in  Antrim,  by  Rev.  J.  M.  Whiton,  d.  d.,  pastor,  and  Dea. 
Imla  Wright,  delegate;  the  church  in  Bennington,  by  Rev.  A. 
Manson,  pastor,  and  Dea.  Francis  Burnham,  delegate  ;  the  Evan- 
gelical church  in  Greenfield,  by  Rev.  D.  P.  Smith,  pastor,  and  Dea. 
Peter  Peavey,  delegate;  the  Presbyterian  church  in  Peterboro',  by 
Rev.  H,  J.  Lamb,  pastor,  and  Dea.  Timothy  Hunt,  delegate.  Rev. 
J.  M.  Whiton,  d.  d.,  was  chosen  moderator,  and  Rev.  H.  J.  Lamb, 
scribe. 

The  council  had  a  i)rivate  session,  after  which  they  reported  that 
on  a  careful  consideration  of  all  the  circumstances  connected  with 
the  case  they  had  voted  unanimously  that  the  pastoral  and  minis- 
terial relation  existing  between  Rev.  A.  Burgess  and  the  church  of 
Christ  in  Hancock  be  dissolved  ;  "the  dissolution  to  take  effect  on 
the  25th  of  December  present,  being  the  anniversary  of  his  ordina- 
tion." The  council  extended  their  sympathies  to  Mr.  Burgess,  in 
view  of  the  physical  inability  that  had  so  long  interfered  with  his 


198  HISTORY    OF    HANCOCK,    NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 

work  and  had  compelled  hiin  to  offer  his  resignation.  They  also 
indicated  that  the  restoration  of  his  health  and  strength  would 
cause  them  to  rejoice,  and  if  such  an  event  were  to  transpire,  it 
would  afford  them  great  happiness  to  commend  him  to  the  churches 
"  as  an  able,  faithful  and  well  approved  minister  of  the  gospel 
whose  praise  has  been  in  the  churches." 

Mr.  Burgess  had  made  no  stipulations  for  any  pecuniary  con- 
sideration in  his  favor,  but  the  council  were  pleased  to  have  learned 
that  many  individuals  had  signified  a  readiness  to  minister  to  bis 
necessities  in  the  future,  which  in  the  estimation  of  the  council  was 
no  more  than  his  twenty-seven  years  of  faithful  pastoral  labor  en- 
titled him  to  expect  from  their  hands.  The  repoi't  of  the  council 
closed  with  words  of  sympathy  and  encouragement  for  the  church 
and  society,  mingled  with  good  advice  in  regard  to  the  work  that 
was  before  them. 

On  the  19th  of  March.  1850,  an  invitation  was  extended  to  Rev. 

Asahel  Bigelow,  of  Walpole,  Mass.,  to  settle  with  the  church  and 

society  as  ]iastor  and  minister.     Dea.  Asa  Symonds  was  chosen  to 

communicate  the  doings  of  the  church  relative  to  the  giving  of  the 

invitation  to  Mr.  Bigelow  to  the  First  Congregational  society,  and 

Joel  Gates  and  Dea.  Aaron  Knight  were  appointed  to  act  conjointly 

with  a  committee  chosen  by  said  society,  to  extend  the  invitation 

to  Mr.  Bigelow.     Mr.  Bigelow's  answer  to  the  invitation  extended 

to  him  was  as  follows :  — 

"  Walpole,  April  10, 1850. 
"  To  the  Congregational  church  and  society  in  Hancock  : 

"  Brethren  —You  have  seen  fit  to  invite  me  to  remain  with  you  in  the  gospel  minis- 
try. This  invitation  I  have  considered  with  much  solicitude,  and  I  trust  with  sincere 
desire  to  ascertain  what  is  duty.  It  is  mj'  wish  to  be  where  the  great  Head  of  the 
church  would  have  me  be.  To  this  end  I  have  sought  His  direction,  and  endeavored 
to  understand  the  i  -.dications  of  Providence.  And  now  in  \-iew  of  all  the  circum- 
stances relating  to  this  subject,  specially  considering  the  unanimity  of  your  call,  I 
can  not  but  regard  myself  as  being  directed  to  j-ou  as  the  scene  of  future  labor;  I 
therefore  relinquish  the  plans  which  I  had  pi-eviously  formed  and  cheerfully  accept 
your  invitation,  praying  that  the  conne.xion  which  shall  exist  between  us  may  be 
for  the  divine  glory,  for  the  advancement  of  the  Redeemer's  kingdom,  and  for  our 
mutual  happiness  both  temporal  and  eternal.    Yours  in  the  bonds  of  the  gospel, 

"  ASAHEL  BIGELOW." 

Mr.  Bigelow  was  installed  pastor  of  the  church  May  15,  1850. 
The  following  churches  were  represented  in  the  council :  The 
Presbyterian  church  in  Antrim,  by  Rev.  J.  M.  Whiton,  d.  d.,  pastor, 
and  Dea.  Amos  Parmenter,  delegate;  Presbyterian  church  in  Peter- 
boro',  by  Rev.  H.  J.  Lamb,  pastor,  and  Dea.  John  Vose,  delegate ; 
Congregational  church  in  Greenfield,  by  Rev.  J.  LeBosquet,  acting 


ASAHEL   BIGELOVv, 


CHUKCH    HISTORY.  199 

pastor,  and  Bro,  John  Fletcher,  delegate;  Congregational  church  in 
Bennington,  by  Rev.  A.  Manson,  pastor,  and  Dea.  F.  Burnhain, 
delegate;  Congregational  church  in  Francestown,  by  Rev.  J.  Mc- 
Gee,  pastor;  Congregational  church  in  West  Needham,  Mass.,  by 
Rev.  Andrew  Bigelow,  pastor ;  Evangelical  church  in  Greenfield, 
by  Rev.  D.  P.  Smith,  pastor,  and  Bro.  A.  Jaquith,  delegate  ;  Con- 
gregational church  in  Fitzwilliam,  by  Rov.  A.  Jenkins,  pastor,  and 
Bro.  Charles  Bigelow,  delegate. 

The  council  was  organized  by  the  choice  of  Rev.  J.  McGee, 
moderator,  and  Rev.  D.  P.  Smith,  scribe,  and  opened  with  prayer  by 
the  moderator.  After  a  satisfactory  examination  of  the  doings  of 
the  church  and  society  in  presenting  the  call,  the  reply  of  Mr.  Bige- 
low to  the  same,  the  qualifications  of  the  candidate  for  the  useful 
discharge  of  the  duties  of  the  sacred  office,  and  his  standing  in  the 
ministry,  the  council  proceeded  to  assign  the  parts  for  the  public 
services  of  the  installation,  which  were  as  follows  :  — 

Invoking  the  blessing  and  i-eading  of  the  Scriptures Rev.  J.  LeBosquet. 

Introductory  pi-ayer Rev.  A.  Jenkins. 

Sermon Rev.  A .  Bigelow. i 

Installing  prayer Rev.  D.  P.  Smith,  D.  D. 

Charge  to  the  pastor Rev.  J.  M.  Whiton,  d.  d. 

Right-hand  of  fellowship Kev.  J.  McGee. 

Address  to  the  people Rev.  H.J.  Lamb. 

Concluding  prayer Rev.  A.  Manson. 

After  a  successful  ministry  of  twenty-five  years,  Mr.  Bigelow,  in 
view  of  increasing  infirmities  and  years,  tendered  his  resignation  as 
])astor,  said  resignation  to  take  effect  March  19,  1875.  This  resig- 
nation was  accepted,  but  Mr.  Bigelow  continued  to  reside  in  town, 
and  remained  as  the  wise  counselor  and  friend  of  the  church  and 
people  until  his  death,  which  occurred  Aug.  16,  1877.  After  the 
resignation  of  Mr.  Bigelow,  Rev.  Theodore  C.  Pratt  was  acting 
pastor  for  about  two  years,  during,  and  immediately  succeeding, 
whose  labors  there  was  unusual  religious  interest.  After  the  close 
of  Mr.  Pratt's  service  there  was  a  pleasant  and  profitable  engage- 
ment of  several  months  with  Rev.  John  W.  Coolidge  of  the  Metho- 
dist church,  and  the  pulpit  was  supplied  by  others  until  the  sum- 
mer of  1879,  when  Hervey  Gulick  became  acting  pastor. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  church  held  Oct.  0,  1879,  there  being  a  large 
number    present,   it    was    voted    unanimously    that   Mr.   Gulick  be 

1  The  record  is  simply  "Rev.  A.  Bigelow."  It  is  probable,  however,  that  the 
preacher  was  Rev.  Andrew  Bigelow. 


200  HISTORY    OF   HANCOCK,    NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 

invited  to  become  permanent  pastor  of  the  church.     Mr.  Gulick's 
reply  to  the  invitation  extended  to  him  was  as  follows :  — 

"Messrs.  Asa  Simonds,  Orland  Eaton,  David  Hunt,  committee  of  churcli,  and  Irving 
A.  Knight,  John  R.  Hill,  Jonas  W.  Goodhue,  committee  of  society: 

"  Dear  Bretliren,  —  I  have  received  and  considered  j^our  communication  from  the 
Hancock  Congregational  church  and  society,  desiring  me  to  become  its  settled  pas- 
tor. From  the  first  I  have  earnestly  sought  to  leave  the  issue  with  the  great  Head  of 
the  church,  and  have  prayerfully  sought  His  direction.  The  Divine  guidance  I  have 
come  to  feel  points  to  my  remaining  by  as  clear  marks  as  it  can  reasonably  be  ex- 
pected to  manifest  itself,  and, personally  I  am  very  happy  in  this  feeling.  I  there- 
fore heartily  accept  the  call,  and  earnestly  join  my  prayers  with  j'ours  that  our  new- 
relations  -while  they  shall  last  may  by  the  Divine  blessing  bring  a  rich  reward  of 
spiritual  good  to  us  all.    Yours  in  Chi-istian  love  and  fellowship, 

"  Oct.  10,  1879.  HERVEY  GULICK." 

The  council  called  to  ordain  Mr.  Gulick,  met  on  the  day  that 
marked  the  one  hundredth  anniversary  of  the  incorporation  of  the 
town.     We  give  the  proceedings  as  found  in  the  church  records  :  — 

"  Hancock,  N.  H.,  Nov.  5,  1879. 
"  The  council  called  to  examine  the  proceedings  of  the  Congregational  church 
and  society  of  Hancock,  in  regard  to  the  call  of  Mr.  Hervey  Gulick  as  pastor  of  said 
church  and  society,  reported  as  follows,  after  the  letter  missive  had  been  read  by 
Rev.  S.  H.  Partridge,  viz.  :  — 

"Churches.  Ministers.  Delegates. 

"  Antrim Rev.  R.  W.  Cochrane Mr.  C.  D.  Sawyer. 

Bennington Rev.  James  Holmes Mr.  Samuel  Baldwin. 

Greenfield Rev.  S.  H.  Partridge Mr.  A.  N.  Hardy. 

\  Asa  Simonds. 
Hancock j  _.       .    „  , 

<  Lewis  bymonds. 
Harrisville Rev.  G.  A .  Beckwith 


Hillsboro'  Bridge Rev .  Harry  Brickett 

Nelson Rev.  T.  W.  Darling Mr.  J.  H.  Osgood. 

Peterboro' Rev.  George  Dustin Dea.  Avery  M.  Clark. 

Stoddard Rev.  H.  H.  Colburn 

Also,  Rev.  J.  W.  Coolidge  and  Rev.  Morris  Holman.i 
"  On  motion.  Rev.  George  Dustin  was  chosen  moderator,  and  Rev.  Harry  Brickett, 
scribe.    Certificate  of  church  membership  of  the  pastor-elect  was  read  and  approved 
by  vote  of  council. 

"  The  minutes  of  the  church  and  society  in  relation  to  the  call  and  pi-omise  of 
support  of  the  pastor-elect,  and  of  his  acceptance  of  call  and  conditions,  were  read 
and  pronounced  in  due  form. 

"  On  motion,  a  committee  consisting  of  Bros.  Cochrane,  Holmes,  and  Gulick, 
was  appointed  by  the  moderator  to  prepare  an  oi-der  of  exercises  for  the  ordination 
service,  if  the  examination  should  be  deemed  satisfactory. 

"  Voted,  To  proceed  to  the  examination  of  the  candidate.  Conducted  by  the  mod- 
erator. He  was  fuUj'  examined  in  regard  to  church  polity,  the  doctrines,  and  his 
personal  experience. 

"  The  council  bj'  a  full  vote  pronounced  the  examination  satisfactory,  and  that 
the  ordination  proceed. 

"  rated,  To  be  adjourned  at  the  end  of  the  afternoon  service. 

'•  Attest:  HARRY  BRICKETT,  Scribe  of  councU. 

GEORGE  DUSTIN,  Moderatori 

»  Rev.  Mr.  Coolidge,  Methodist,  of  Hancock,  and  Rev.  Mr.  Holman,  Congregation- 
alist,  of  Antrim,  were  pastors  without  charge. 


HERVEY  GULICK. 


CHURCH    HISTORY.  201 


"  Order  of  Kxercisks. 

"  1.  Voluntary, '  How  beautiful  upon  the  mountains.' 

2.  I'reliniinary  statement  bj'  moderator Rev.  George  Dustin. 

3.  Heading  of  result  by  scribe Uev.  Harry  Brickett. 

4.  Invocation ; Hev.  II.  H.  Colburn. 

5.  Reading  Scriptuies Rev.  James  Holmes. 

0.  Voluntary,  '  The  Lord  is  mindful  of  His  own,'  etc. 

7.  Sermon Rev.  Dr.  Duryea,  of  Boston. 

S.  Hymn  100!) Rev.  Morris  Holman. 

9.  Ordination  service  of  prayer Rev.  George  Dustin. 

10.  Right-hand  of  fellowship Rev.  S.  H.  Partridge. 

11.  Chai-ge  to  pastor Rev.  Harry  Brickett. 

1-2.  Charge  to  people Rev.  R.  W.  Cochrane. 

13.  Hymn  10-"J Rev.  T.  W.  Darling. 

14.  Conclnding  prayer Rev.  J.  W.  Coolidge. 

15.  Benediction  by  the  pastor. 

"Attest:  JONAS   W.   GOODHUE,  clerk. 


On  the  SLst  of  August,  1877,  a  committee  of  three,  consisting  of 
Orland  Eaton,  Eli  M.  Baldwin,  and  Lewis  Symonds,  were  appointed 
to  confer  together  in  regard  to  i-evising  the  articles  of  faith,  for  tlie 
purpose  of  simplifying  or  making  them  shorter,  or  introducing  such 
changes  as  they  might  deem  proper. 

Two  months  later,  this  committee  having  reported  Oct.  21st,  the 
result  of  their  work,  after  some  slight  modification,  was  accepted 
and  adopted. 

Jan.  3,  1878,  the  same  committee  reported  certain  rules  for  the 
government  of  the  church,  which  were  accepted  and  adopted. 

I  have  given  but  a  brief  outline  of  the  doings  of  tliis  church,  for 
a  period  extending  over  almost  a  hundred  years.  It  was  founded 
by  noble  men  and  women.  It  has  been  fortunate  in  the  choice  of 
its  pastors;  no  settled  pastor  has  ever  been  sent  away,  whicli  fact 
is  alike  creditable  to  both  i)astor  and  people.  Of  the  four  men  who 
have  filled  that  office,  it  may  be  said  with  truth,  that  there  is  not  a 
suggestion  of  a  .shadow  on  the  fair  fame  of  any  one  of  them. 

Mist.ikes  may  have  been  made  in  the  administration  of  affairs; 
this  must  be  expected  in  all  organizations.  The  trouble  that  grew 
out  of  the  anti-slavery  movement,  when  fifteen  persons  became 
what  was  then  known  as  "  Comeouters,"  caused  some  friction,  but 
it  did  not  destroy  the  church.  All  members  vote  in  the  business 
meetings,  and  take  part  in  the  social  meetings,  of  this  church.  It 
has  recently  voted  unanimously  to  appropriately  observe  the  centen- 
nial of  its  organization,  Aug.  28,  1888. 

The  whole  number  of  persons  who  have  united  with  the  church 


202  HISTORY    OF    HANCOCK,    NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 

at  this  date  (Jan.  2,  1887),  is  seven  hundred  and  seventy-six  ;  pres- 
ent number  about  one  hundred  and  thirty-five.-^ 

There  were  two  great  revivals  during  the  ministry  of  Rev.  Mr. 
Burgess:  one  in  1831-32,  when  over  one  hundred  persons  Avere  re- 
ceived into  the  church,  and  the  other  in  1838,  when  there  were 
forty-six  additions.  There  was  a  revival  of  interest  in  1854,  when 
there  were  twenty-five  additions;  also  in  1857,  when  about  twenty 
united  with  the  church,  and  still  later,  in  1885,  twenty-one  were  re- 
ceived into  its  communion.  Like  the  life  of  the  town,  which  may 
be  characterized  as  continuous,  the  best  work  of  the  church  has 
not  been  in  spasmodic  growth,  but  in  a  steady  progress  from  the 
beginning  to  the  present  hour.-  N"o  part  of  the  history  of  the 
town  gives  me  more  real  pleasure  in  helping  to  preserve  than  this, 
and  one  hundred  years  from  now  what  I  say  in  this  connection  will 
be  understood  better  than  it  will  be  now. 

It  has  been  active  in  its  charities  for  a  long  time.  The 
ladies'  sewing  circle  has  been  accustomed  to  meet  once  a  month, 
and  has  rendered  efficient  aid  in  the  home-missionary  work,  and  in 
assisting  the  poor  and  suffering  at  the  South  and  elsewhere,  besides 
doing  something  for  orphan  asylums,  etc.  A  ladies'  weekly  prayer 
meeting  meets  on  Tuesday  afternoon  and  is  well  sustained. 

During  the  war  the  Christian  and  Sanitary  Commissions,  and  the 
New  Hampshire  Soldiers'  Aid  Society,  received  aid  from  the  town, 
but  as  some  of  this  aid  came  from  outside  of  the  church,  it  will 
be  noted  in  another  place. 

From  the  monthly  concerts  there  has  been  collected,  between 
Oct.  7,  1823,  and  Feb.  6,  1887,  mainly  for  foreign  missions,  83795. 
This  is  only  a  part  of  what  has  been  done.  In  this  connection  we 
give  the  names  of  the  deacons  who  have  served  the  church,  with 
the  date  of  their  election :  — 

Robert  Duncan Oct.  20, 1791  i    Luke  Bowei-s Nov.  28,  1832 

Daniel  Kimball i    Joseph  Kimball April  6, 1835 

James  Duncan Oct.  27,  1791        Avery  M.  Clark Oct.  .SO,  1850 

William  Boutell May  30,  1805       Henry  Knight May  16,  1860 

Stephen  Kittredge May  30,  1805  \    Edward  Hayward Dec.  1,  1864 

Asa  Simonds May  18,1826  j    Orland  Eaton Oct.  29, 1874 

Stephen  Wood May  18, 1826  j    Eli  M.  Baldwin June  28,  1877 

Aaron  Knight Nov.  28,  1832  i    Asa  D.  AVood Sept.  5,1885 

'  The  pastor  being  absent  on  his  vacation  at  this  writing,  we  can  not  be  exact. 

=  A  weekly  Wednesdaj'  evening  prayer  meeting  has  been  sustained  for  about  a 
quarter  of  a  century.  About  twenty  brothers  alternate  in  taking  the  lead  of  these 
meetings  at  the  present  time.  A  young  peoijle's  society  of  Christian  endeavor  has 
also  recently  been  organized,  and  Is  quite  active  and  efficient.  While  both  the  last- 
named  organizations  would  be  regarded  as  "  evangelical,"  neither  is  strictly  rfenom- 
inational. 


CHURCH    HISTORY.  203 

About  the  time  of  the  election  of  Mr.  Eaton,  a  rule  was  adoj)ted 
by  this  church  to  choose  its  deacons  for  a  term  of  five  years,  they 
having  previously  been  chosen  for  life.  At  the  close  of  his  first 
term  Mr.  Eaton  was  re-elected  for  a  second,  and  for  a  third,  by  a 
unanimous  vote  at  the  close  of  the  second.  Deacon  Baldwin  has 
also  been  twice  re-elected.  The  present  board  consists  of  the  three 
last-named  gentlemen. 

For  further  particulars  in  regard  to  term  of  oftice,  etc.,  see  gene- 
alogical record. 

It  may  not  be  out  of  place  to  say  in  this  connection  that  the 
mortal  remains  of  all  the  pastors  and  deacons  of  this  church  who 
have  passed  on  to  the  higher  life  repose  in  Pine  Ridge  and  Norway 
Plain  cemeteries.  "They  rest  from  their  labors,  and  their  works  do 
follow  them." 

Henry  Knight,  who  now  resides  in  Peterboro',  is  the  only  sur- 
vivor of  the  deacons  of  this  church,  with  the  excej)tion  of  the  pres- 
ent incumbents. 

Robert  Dnncan,  Daniel  Kimball,  and  James  Duncan  were  set 
apart  for  their  office,  by  prayer,  Jan.  17,  1792. 

Aaron  Knight  and  Luke  Bowers  were  set  apart  for  their  office, 
by  prayer  and  the  imposition  of  hands.  May  2,  1833,  Rev.  P.  Holt 
and  Rev.  J.  M.  Whiton  assisting  the  pastor  in  the  service. 

Joseph  Kimball  was  ordained  July  2,  1835,  Rev.  E.  Jones,  of 
Greenfield,  assisting  the  pastor  in  the  service. 

Each  of  the  succeeding  deacons  has  been  set  apart  to  his  office 
by  prayer  on  signifying  his  acceptance  of  the  position. 

To  the  present  generation  it  may  apjjear  almost  as  a  matter  of 
course  that  the  Sunday  school  has  been  from  the  beginning.  When 
the  church  was  organized  there  were  few  if  any  Sunday  schools  in 
the  world,  carried  on  on  the  plan  of  the  modern  Sunday  school. 
In  1781,  only  seven  years  previous  to  the  organization  of  this 
church,  Robert  Raikes  established  the  first  Sunday  school  in  the 
world  in  Gloucester,  Eng.,  on  a  somewhat  secular  basis,  for  the  edu- 
cation of  certain  children  in  the  suburbs  of  that  town,  who  were 
growing  up  in  ignorance  and  poverty.  It  was  some  time  before 
these  schools  were  connected  with  any  church,  and  for  that  and 
other  reasons  they  were  looked  upon  with  a  certain  degree  of  dis- 
favor in  many  quarters.  Mrs.  Sally  (Ober)  Boyles,  of  Marshfield, 
Vt.,  under  date  of  Feb.  17,  1883,  writes  that  Sylvest3r  Cochran  and 
Dexter  Baldwin,  of  Antrim,  opened  a  Sunday  school  in  Hancock  at 


204  HISTORY    OF    HANCOCK,    XEW    HAMPSHIRE. 

the  time  tliey  were  students  at  the  academy  here.  She  states  that 
they  were  both  preparing  for  the  ministry  ;  if  so,  one  of  them 
changed  his  course.  Mr.  Baldwin  graduated  from  the  Dartmouth 
medical  school  in  1823,  and  became  a  successful  practitioner  of 
medicine  ;  of  Mr.  Cochran  we  shall  learn  more  by  and  by,  as  he 
found  a  wife  in  Hancock.  Their  names,  however,  in  this  con- 
nection should  not  be  forgotten,  as  they  were  the  pioneers  in  a  good 
work.  They  had  but  three  scholars,  Lucinda  Hills,  Mary  Wason, 
and  Sally  Ober.  Mrs.  Boyles  says:  "It  was  a  new  thing,  and 
the  children  seemed  afraid  of  it."  The  date  of  this  school  could 
not  have  been  far  from  1820. 

Mrs.  Boyles  was  married  and  left  town  in  1825;  she  writes  that 
no  other  Sunday  school  was  established  in  Hancock  while  she  re- 
sided there.  It  must  not,  however,  be  inferred  that  the  religious 
training  of  the  children  was  neglected.  Perhaps  as  much  pains 
was  taken  in  that  direction  as  has  been  in  later  years.^  (See  Doctor 
Clark's  address.)  About  seven  hundred  children  have  been  bap- 
tized by  the  different  pastors  of  the  church  since  its  organization. 

BAPTIST    CHURCH. 

Dec.  17,  1805,  a  council  representing  the  Baptist  churches  in 
Mason,  Dublin,  and  New  Boston,  met  at  the  house  of  Joseph  Eaton 
in  Greenfield,  and  organized  a  church,  which  was  known  by  the 
name  of  the  Baptist  church  in  Peterboro'  and  Society  Land,  until 
Aug.  19,  1824,  when  it  was  voted  to  call  it  "  Society  Land  Baptist 
Church." 

May  24,  1835,  it  was  voted  that  it  be  called  in  the  future  the 
Baptist  Church  of  Christ  of  Hancock  and  Society  Land.- 

A  meeting-house  was  built  in  Greenfield  some  time  previous  to 
1812,  and  as  early  as  1826,  a  meeting-house  was  built  in  Society 
Land  (now  Bennit4gton).  John  Colby,  Dea.  Eli  Maynard,  Dea.  Asa 
Knight  and  some  of  his  family,  Samuel  Goodhue  and  John  Brooks, 
with  members  of   their    families,  with    perhaps    other   residents  of 


1  It  is  said  that  during  the  latter  part  of  Rev.  Mr.  Paige's  ministry,  and  later,  a 
good  sister,  Mrs.  Patience  (Ward)  Ware,  w;is  in  the  habit  of  inviting  the  children 
over  to  the  school-house  in  the  vill.i-c  (luriiifi'  the  noon  iuterniissions,  and  telling 
them  Bible  stories,  and  also  askiiitr  Ihrm  questions.  'Vhv  first  organized  Sunday 
schools  in  connection  with  the  eluireli  work  were  eoinnicii(;ed  fluring  Kev.  Mr. 
Burgess'  niiiiistr.\-,  and  have  been  actively  continued  since  that  time.  A  temper- 
ance organization  is  connected  with  this  bunday  school,  and  has  been  for  yeai's. 

2  When  Uiumington  was  incorporated  in  184-2,  the  name  of  the  clnirch  was  again 
changed  to  lienniugton  Baptist  church.  In  1852  it  was  voted  to  hold  the  meetings 
at  South  Antrim,  and  at  the  present  time  it  is  known  as  the  South  Antrim  Baptist 
church. 


CHURCH    HISTORY.  205 

Hancock,  were  active  members  of  this  church  at  an  early  period  of 
its  liistory.  Eli  Maynard  was  chosen  deacon  Nov.  4,  1827 ;  Asa 
Knight  was  chosen  to  the  same  office  April  IG,  1829.  Rev.  Stephen 
G.  Abbott  united  with  this  church  in  1838  at  Plancock,  where  at 
that  time  there  was  a  branch.  Rev.  Jaraes  A.  Boswell  was  pastor 
in  1835;  Rev.  Frederick  Page,  in  1836;  Rev.  John  Woodbury  in 
the  early  part  of  1837.  Sept.  4,  1837,  a  call  was  gi\  en  to  Zebulon 
Jones  to  become  pastor,  and  he  was  ordained  to  that  office. 

On  the  22d  of  April,  1840,  the  church  voted  unanimously  that  it 
was  expedient  to  form  a  new  church  at  Hancock  Center.  This 
meeting  was  held  at  the  "  Lit.  &  Sci.  Institution,"  where  it  is  proba- 
ble religious  services  had  been  held  since  its  establishment  in  183G. 
It  was  voted  that  the  church  be  organized  the  6th  of  May  follow- 
ing, and  that  Rev.  Mark  Carpenter,  of  Keene,  and  Rev.  David 
P.  French,  of  Sullivan,  and  their  delegates,  be  invited  to  attend  on 
the  occasion.  These  brethren  were  present  at  the  time  appointed, 
as  were  also  Levi  Willard,  of  Keene,  as  a  delegate  ;  Rev.  Orrin  O. 
Stearns,  Rev.  S.  Abbott,  and  W.  C.  Richards,  who  was  at  that 
time  principal  of  the  "Lit.  &  Sci.  Institution." 

It  was  decided  to  comply  with  the  request  of  those  who  called 
the  council.  It  was  voted  that  a  letter  from  the  Hancock  and 
Society  Land  Baptist  church,  in  the  possession  of  those  wishing  to 
form  the  new  church,  would  be  received  as  satisfactory  evidence  of 
the  good  standing  of  the  persons  whose  names  were  in  that  letter. 
The  following  are  the  names  of  those  whose  names  were  in  this 
letter  of  dismission  and  recommendation;  said  letter  being  signed 
by  L.  A.  Fletcher,  church  clerk,  and  dated  April  28,  1840  :  — 

John  Brooks.  Abram  Davi-s.  Hai-ry  Knight.  Samuel  Hartshorn. 

Emma  Brooks.  Mary  Davis.  Betsey  Weston.  Lucinda  Hartshorn. 

Joseph  Symonds.  Jonas  Hutchinson.  David  W'oods.  Almira  Bartlett. 

Esther  Symonds.  Xancy  Hutcliinson.  Mary  Woods.  Adeline  S.  Brooks. 

Samuel  Goodhue.  Mark  True.  Ebenezer  W.  Drake.  Francis  N.  Ball. 

Sally  Goodhue.  Washington  Brooks.  .Sylvia  T.  Fisher.  William  W.  H.  Ball. 

Almira  Goodliue.  Lucretia  Brooks.  Elizabeth  Sawyer.  Susan  S.  Ball. 

Asenath  (Joodhue.  Ephraim  Knight. 


The  exercises  at  the  recognition  of  the  church  were  as  follow 


1.  Reading  of  Scriptures  and  introductory  prayer  by W.  C.  Richards. 

2.  Sermon  by Rev.  M.  Caa-penter. 

3.  Consecrating  prayer  by Rev.  S.  Abbott. 

4.  Right-hand  of  fellowship  by Rev.  D.  P.  French. 

5.  Address  to  the  church  by Rev.  Orrin  O.  Stearns. 

6.  Concluding  prayer  by Rev.  M.  Carpenter. 

7.  Benediction  by Rev.  S.  Abbott. 


206  HISTORY    OF    HANCOCK,    XE^Y    HAMPSHIRE. 

At  the  close  of  this  service  Dr.  Jonas  Hutchinson  was  chosen 
church  clerk,  and  continued  its  clerk  until  his  removal  from  town. 
We  insert  his  autograph  here: — 


0-n^  ff^U^:cAU^y>3o^ 


The  whole  number  of  persons  who  became  members  of  this 
church  was  sixty-one.  Services  were  continued  until  1852,  when  a 
majority  of  the  members  having  either  died  or  moved  away,  the 
church  was  virtually  given  up.  As  far  as  I  have  been  able  to 
learn,  the  pastors  that  served  the  church  after  its  organization  at 
Hancock  Center,  were  Rev.  Orrin  O.  Stearns,  who  was  dismissed 
from  the  church  Nov.  6,  1841 ;  Rev.  Sem  Pierce,  who  was  pastor  in  the 
years  1842-44;  Rev.  Henry  Archibald,  who  was  pastor  in  1846-47; 
Rev.  Lorenzo  Tandy,  who  was  ordained  pastor  of  the  church 
Feb.  16,  1848,  and  dismissed  at  his  own  request.  May  2,  1849,  and 
Rev.  William  M.  Guilford,  who  was  pastor  in  1851.  The  confession 
of  faith  of  this  church  was  decidedly  evangelical  and  thoroughly 
Baptist. 

The  following  is  the  order  of  exercises  at  the  ordination  of  Rev. 
Mr.  Tandy :  — 

1.  Reading  of  Scriptures  by Rev.  S.  Dearborn,  of  Marlboro'. 

2.  Introductory  prayer  by ". Rev.  S.  L.  Elliot,  of  Claremont. 

3.  Sermon  by Rev.  G.  Robbins,  of  Keene. 

4.  Ordaining  prayer  hy Rev.  Henry  Tomkins,  of  Wilton. 

5.  Charge  bj' Rev.  E.  K.  Bailej-,  of  Jaffrey. 

6.  Riglit-hand  of  fellowship  by Rev.  D.  F.  Richardson,  of  Mason. 

7.  Address  to  the  church  by Rev.  O.  O.  Stearns,  of  Milford. 

8.  Concluding  prayer  by Rev.  D.  G.  Mason,  of  .Swanzey. 

9.  Benediction  bj- Rev.  Lorenzo  Tandy. 

David  Woods  and  Samuel  Hartshorn  were  chosen  deacons  June 
6,  1840.  Stephen  Buxton  was  chosen  to  the  same  office  June 
6, 1846;  Stej)hen  Buxton  was  also  chosen  church  clerk  Nov.  6,  1841. 

Circumstances  did  not  favor  the  growth  or  the  perpetuity  of  this 
church,  but  this  was  not  on  account  of  any  fault  on  the  part  of  the 
members;  they  were  good  and  true  men  and  women,  and  in  other 
fields  of  usefulness  to  which  many  of  them  removed,  they  have  been 
able  to  accomplish  more  than  it  was  possible  for  them  to  do  within 
the  limits  that  circumscribed  them  here. 

In  1822  Rev.  Lemuel  Willis,  then  a  young  man,  was  instrumental 
in  forming  a  Universalist  society,  which  though  never  thoroughly 


MARKIAGES.  207 

organized  sustained  preaching  at  intervals  for  nearly  forty  years. 
About  the  same  date  Rev.  Zenas  Adams,  from  Marlow,  organized 
a  Methodist  church,  which  has  ceased  to  exist. 

Several  Catholics,  natives  of  the  Emerald  isle  and  their  descend- 
ants, are  now  residents  of  the  town,  and  a  few  persons  are  Spirit- 
ualists. ^ 

Mention  has  already  been  made  of  the  fact  that  Mr.  Chandler, 
who  sup])lied  the  jiulpit  of  the  Congregational  church  for  a  time^ 
was  a  Unitarian ;  several  other  Unitarian  clergymen  also  occupied 
the  pulpit  at  intervals  during  the  time  between  the  pastorates  of 
Mr.  Paige  and  Mr.  Burgess. 

The  Miller  excitement,  in  1843,  had  its  share  of  attention,  and  an 
n]K)stle  of  what  was  known  as  the  "Latter-Day  Saints"  visited  the 
town,  and  once  at  least  occupied  the  meeting-house,  but  it  is  not  re- 
corded that  he  made  any  converts. 

MEETING-HOUSES. 

We  have  already  given  a  detailed  account  of  the  building  of  the 
first  and  second  meeting-houses.^  In  addition  we  can  only  say  that 
there  is  a  tradition  .that  a  small  Methodist  meeting-house  was  built  in 
the  western  part  of  the  town,  some  years  ago,  but  not  a  vestige  of 
it  remains. 

In  1836  the  Congregational  church  erected  a  two-story  brick 
building,  the  lower  story  of  which  has  from  that  time  to  the  present 
been  used  for  various  religious  purposes;  before  the  meeting-house 
was  repaired  in  1851,  this  vestry  (as  it  has  always  been  called)  was 
used  mainly  for  public  services  in  the  winter.  In  1879  the  "slips" 
were  removed,  the  room  modernized,  and  at  the  present  time  it  pre- 
sents quite  an  attractive  appearance.  The  Baptist  society  used  for 
its  religious  services  the  lower  story  of  the  "Lit.  &  Sci.  Institution." 


CHAPTER   XL 

MARRIAGES. 

The  following  list  of  marriages  has  been  prepared  by  Mrs.  E.  E. 
Hayward ;  some  assistance  has  been  rendered  by  others,  but  with 


1  Xew  furnaces  for  heating  the  meeting-house  are  now  being  placed  in  position, 
preparatory  to  extensive  improvements  which  are  contemplated  in  the  early  sum- 
mer of  1888. 


208  HISTORY    OF    HANCOCK,    NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 

one  or  two  exceptions  the  names  here  given  she  has  taken  from  the 
original  records.  Four  vohimes  of  town  and  one  of  church  records 
have  been  diligently  searched,  and  we  here  give  the  result. 

No  attempt  has  been  made  to  go  behind  the  records,  or  to  make 
any  alterations,  not  even  in  spelling  the  names,  unless  there  has 
been  found  to  be  good  reason  for  so  do^ng.  No  additions  have  been 
made,  but  as  great  care  has  been  exercised,  it  is  to  be  hoped  that  no 
mistakes  will  be  found. 

The  arrangement  may  not  be  all  that  could  be  desired,  but  as  the 
records  were  kept  it  could  not  well  be  otherwise.  Previous  to  1860, 
no  definite  plan  .was  followed,  but  each  person  that  solemnized 
mari'iages  made  his  return  sometimes  several  years  afterwards,  and 
the  record   was  made  where  most  convenient. 

Although  in  one  sense  marriage  may  be  deemed  a  civil  contract, 
and  a  few  of  the  persons  whose  names  appear  below  were  united  in 
marriage  by  justices  of  the  peace,  yet  as  the  great  majority  have 
recognized  the  fact  that  it  is  a  divine  ordinance,  we  have  placed  this 
record  in  close  connection  with  the  preceding  chapter  as  a  portion 
of  the  same  general  subject. 

By  James  Hoslet,  Justice  of  the  Peace. 

1788,  Sept.  nth.    Eleazer  Ames  and  Polly  Russell,  both  of  Hancock. 
Sept.  14th.    Abraham  Davis  and  Rebecca  Williams,  both  of  Hancock. 
Dec.  2d.    Robei-t  Case  and  Elizabeth  Robinson,  both  of  Society  Land. 

1789,  April  16th.    David  Hosley,  of  Hancock,  and  Elizabeth  Chase,  of  Peterboro'. 
Nov.  12th.    Salmon  Blodgett  and  Sarah  Williams,  both  of  Hancock. 

1790,  Aug.  30th.    John  Whitcorab  and  Betty  Hosley,  both  of  Hancock. 

Sept.  10th.    Robert  Miller,  of  Hancock,  and  Betty  Clary,  of  New  Ipswich. 

1791,  March  24th.  Daniel  Morse  and  Jane  Grimes,  both  of  Dublin. 
May  2d.  Samuel  Gordon  and  Lydia  Ames,  both  of  Hancock. 
Aug.  23d.    Samuel  Hosley  and  Polly  Dodge,  both  of  Hancock. 

By  Rev.  Reed  Paige. 
Dec.  14th.    David  Davis  and  Hannah  Davis,  both  of  Hancock. 
Dec.  2(jth.    Reuben  Taylor,  of  Hancock,  and  Nabby  Breed,  of  Packerslield. 
Dec.  30th.    Lieut.  James  Smith,  of  Cavendish,  and  Sally  Ames,  of  Hancock. 

1792,  Sept.  nth.  Billy  Bayley  and  Jenney  Huey,  both  of  Greenfield. 
Oct.  7th.  Seth  Davis  and  Rebecca  Cummings,  both  of  Hancock. 
Oct.  23d.  James  Grimes  and  Sally  Whitcomb,  both  of  Hancock. 
Nov.  3d.    Samuel  AUds  and  Patty  Swan,  both  of  Peterboro'. 

Dec.  27th.    Gowen  Armor,  of  Society,  and  Betsy  Mitchell,  of  Francestown. 
Dec.  .30th.    Daniel  Merril,  of  Shelburn,  and  Ruth  Amos,  of  Hancock. 

1793,  Feb.  14th.    John  Blaizdel,  of  Greenfield,  and  Lucy  Blanchard,  of  Peterboro'. 
June  4th.    John  Harper  and  Betty  Lakin,  both  of  Hancock. 

Oct.  6th.    Benjamin  Abbot,  of  Billerica,  and  Betsy  Nooning,  of  Hancock. 
Nov.  20th.    Sanniel  Pattin,  of  Deering,  and  Elizabeth  Cochrin,  of  Antrim. 
Dec.  5th.    Jacob  Chubuck  and  Susannah  Millar,  both  of  Peterboro'. 
Dec.  15th.    Samuel  Ames,  of  Hancock,  and  Lusaney  Henry,  of  Amherst. 
Dec.  22d.    Benjamin  Raker,  of  Packersfleld,  and  Salley  Baker,  of  Hancock. 
Dec.  31st.    Elijah  Wellman,  of  New  Ipswich,  and  Jane  Turner,  of  Petei'boro'. 


I 


MARRIAGES.  209 


I>V   JAJII.S    IlOSLKY,  JUSTK  K  OF  THE   TKACE. 

17!>.'$.  April  Oth.    .hinios  Due  and  Hannah  Davis,  both  ot  Hancock. 
By  Kev.  Reed  Paige. 

1794,  Jan. !).    Joseph  Synionds,  Jr.,  and  Hannah  Dodge,  both  of  Hancock. 
Feb.  Gth.    Tiuiothj'  Hunt,  of  Peterboro',  and  Nancy  Wade,  of  GreenncUI. 
June  r2th.    Ebenezer  Cuaiing  and  l.,ettie  Andrews,  both  of  Hancock. 
Aug.  6th.    John  Foster,  of  Hancock,  and  Lydia  Foster,  of  Temple. 

.>^ept.  Ibth.    Timothy  Worthlcy,  of  Gotfstown,  and  Lydia  Daviilson,  of  Hancock. 
Dec.  18th.    Oliver  \Vhiteomb,  of  ^■e^s•  Ipswicli,  and  Hannah  Hosley,  of  Hancock. 

1795,  Jan.  25th.    Henry  Proctor  and  Betsy  Ames,  both  of  Cavendisli. 
July  Dth.    William  Davidson  and  Nabby  Hunt,  both  of  Petiirboro'. 
Aug.  -i'th.    Jesse  Kogers,  of  Hancock,  and  Salley  Wyley,  of  Antrim. 
Sept.  3d.    Elijah  Carley  and  Agness  Grimes,  both  of  Hancock. 
.Sept.  Sth.    Abner  Whitcomb  and  Susannah  Meed,  both  of  Hancock. 
Oct.  Gth.    Robart  Smith  and  Hannah  Moor,  botli  of  Antrim. 

Nov.  I'ith.    Xathaniel  Pollard  and  Joan  Rogers,  both  of  Greentiekl. 

Bv  James  Hosley,  Justice  of  the  Peace. 
Feb.  .")th.    Ebenezer  Russell  and  Anna  Keyes,  both  of  Hancock. 

1796,  April  14th.    Jonas  Davis  and  Zuba  Blodgett,  both  of  Hancock. 

By  Rev.  Reed  Paige. 
•Jan.  17th.    Eli  Maynard,  of  Leominster,  and  Esther  Keyes,  of  Hancock. 
Feb.  14th.    Ezekiel  Morison  and  Hannah  Ames,  both  of  Peterboro'. 
March  flth.    William  Lakin,  of  Hancock,  and  Margaret  Percy,  of  Peterboro'. 
March  -24111.    Benjamin  Hadley  and  Sarah  Hosley,  lioth  of  Hancock. 
June  ifith.    .John  Colby  and  Uuice  Dane,  both  of  Society, 
.luly  I'ith.    Benjamin  Hillyards  and  Xancy  Hopkins,  botli  of  Antrim. 
Sept.  Tth.     David  Steel,  Jr.,  and  Sally  Gragg,  both  of  Peterboro'. 
\ov.  17th.    Josiah  Duncan  and  Polly  Gragg,  both  of  Antrim. 
Dec.  Gth.    Daniel  Barnard,  of  Weare,  and  Eleanor  Paige,  of  Antrim. 

1797,  Feb.  28.    Robart  McClelleu,  of  Colerain,  and  Sally  Duncan,  of  Peterboro'. 
March  2oth.    Zacheous  Dustin  and  Polly  Gibson,  both  of  Society. 

April  6th.    Jonathan  Jenkins  and  Isabel  Grimes,  both  of  Hancock. 
May  2.')th.    Peter  Fox,  of  Peterboro',  and  Mittee  Symonds,  of  Hancock. 
July  13th.    John  Gilbert,  of  Hancock,  and  Sukee  Pollard,  of  Greenfield. 
July  20th.    Sebree  Gustin,  of  Mai'low,  and  Polly  Grimes,  of  Hancock. 
Aug.  8th.    Rev.  Hugh  Wallis,  of  Bath,  and  Polly  Duncan,  of  Peterboro'. 
Aug.  17th.    Joel  Fish  and  Lucinda  Knowlton,  both  of  Hancock. 
Sept.  21st.     Hobait  Wiley,  of  Antrim,  and  Mary  Faeson,  of  Goffstown. 
Oct.  22(1.    .leremiali  Foster,  of  Goll'stown,  and  Salley  Killani,  of  Hancock. 
Oct.  26th.    Samuel  AVilson,  of  New  Boston,  and  Sally  Reed,  of  Antrim. 
Nov.  16th.    William  Boyes,  of  Londonderry,  and  Betsy  Miller,  of  Hancock. 
Nov.  30th.    William  Stuart  and  Kachel  Cram,  both  of  Peterboro'. 
Dec.  17th.    Daniel  -Jewett  and  Polly  Brooks,  both  of  Hancock. 

1798,  Feb.  23th.    Asahel  Gowing,  of  Hillsboro',  and  Sally  Stuart,  of  Peterboro'. 
March  Dth.    George  Duncan,  Jr.,  and  Jennj'  Ferguson,  both  of  Peterboro'. 
May  10th.    David  Gibson  and  Jean  McAllister,  both  of  Francestown. 
May  22d.    John  Turrell  and  Anna  Shattuck,  both  of  Hancock. 

May  30th.    Andrew  Miller,  of  Peterboro',  and  Jean  Ames,  of  Hancock. 

Sept.  — .    Joseph  Favour,  of  New  Chester,  and  Martha  Aiken,  of  Antrim. 

Sept.  20th.    Jacob  Emerson  and  Dorcas  Knight,  both  Hancock. 

Nov.  22d.    Joel  Butterfleld  and  Patty  Turrell,  both  of  Hancock. 

Nov.  27th.    John  Jewett  and  Peggj-  Moor,  both  of  Peterboro'. 

Nov.  27th.    Samuel  Barker  and  Nabby  Pettengal,  both  of  Peterboro'. 

1799,  Feb.  2Sth.    John  Spaulding  and  Sarah  Putnam,  both  of  Hancock. 
March  7th.    Jacob  Ames  and  Melia  Symonds,  both  of  Hancock. 

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210  HISTORY    OF    HANCOCK,    NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


1799,  March  17th.    Moses  Dodge  .and  Peggy  Knight,  both  of  Hancock. 
June  13th.    Obadiah  Hall  and  Betsy  Davis,  both  of  Hancock. 
June  11th.    Hezekiah  Bennet  and  Sarah  Moor,  both  of  Hancock. 
July  8th.    .Samuel  Eaton  and  Lucy  Jewel,  both  of  Hancock. 
Oct.  17th.    Levi  3Iorse,  of  Dublin,  and  Sally  Grimes,  of  Hancock. 
Dec.  26th.    William  Millar  and  Ruth  Ames,  both  of  Peterboro'. 

1800,  March  18th.    Jonathan  Sawyer,  Jr.,  and  Abigail  Cummings,  both  of  Hancock. 
March  2.5th.    Samuel  Fox  and  Sally  Duncan,  both  of  Hancock. 

April  10th.    Daniel  Sawyer  and  Jane  Miller,  both  of  Hancock. 

Oct.  9th.    Benjamin  Barnard  and  Anna  Davis,  both  of  Hancock. 

Dec.  11th.    Jeremiah  Bacon,  of  Washington,  and  Eunice  Davis,  of  Hancock. 

1801,  March  3d.    Asahel  Cumings  and  Polly  Ames,  both  of  Hancock. 
March  5th.    Elisah  Goodale  and  Sally  Foster,  both  of  Hancock. 
April  •23d.    Henry  Spaulding  and  Sybil  Dodge,  both  of  Hancock. 
April  SOtli.    William  Boynton  and  EUenor  Margerrj',  both  of  Hancock. 
June  — .    John  Brooks  and  Eunice  Cumings,  both  of  Hancock. 

Aug.  11th.    Frederick  Poor,  of  Andover,  and  Mary  Barber,  of  Peterboro'. 

Oct.  8th.    Thomas  Taylor  and  Sally  Jones,  both  of  Hancock. 

Oct.  — .    Hon.  John  Duncan,  of  Antrim,  and  Anna  Seaton,  of  Hancock. 

Oct.  20th.    Jesse  Pratt,  of  Dublin,  and  Lydia  Moors,  of  Hancock. 

Xov.  — .    Richard  Gould,  Jr.,  and  Sally  Russel,  both  of  Greenfield. 

Nov.  — .    Jonathan    Burnham,    of    Greenfield,   and    Hannah    Chamberlain,    of 

Hancock. 
Dec.  22d.    Samuel  Abbot,  of  Xew  Ipswich,  and  Anna  Wallace,  of  Society  T-and. 
ISOa,  Feb.  28th.    Warren  Woods  and  Deborah  Brooks,  both  of  Hancock. 
March  4th.    John  Stewart,  of  Antrim,  and  Mary  Torrell,  of  Hancock. 
March  4th.    Samuel  Morrison  and  Betty  Whitcomb,  both  of  Hancock, 
March  11th.    Joshua  Filbrook,  of  Sutton,  and  Hepsebah  Russell,  of  Hancock. 
March  11th.    Nathan  Keyes  and  Sally  Duncan,  both  of  Hancock. 
June  8th.    Abraham  Davis  and  Susanna  Williams,  both  of  Hancock. 
Aug.  24th.    John  Cross  and  Rachel  Parker,  both  of  Hancock. 
Oct.  — .    James  Miller,  Esq.,  and  Polly'  Ferguson,  both  of  Peterboro'. 

By  Rev.  Reed  M.  Newel. 
Oct.  10th.    Greenough  Marde,  of  New  Boston,  and  Sibyl  Hadley,  of  Hancock. 
By  Rev.  Reed  Paige. 

1803,  Feb.  22d.    William  Keyes  and  Betsy  Russel,  both  of  Hancock. 
March  4th.    Henry  Cummings  and  Nabby  Carley,  both  of  Hancock. 
March  4th.    Benjamin  Hadley  and  Esther  Laughton,  both  of  Hancock.    • 

1804,  March  11th.    Benjamin  Estabrooks  and  Sibyl  Wood,  both  of  Hancock. 
April  26th.    Jeremiah  Bacon,  Jr.,  and  Bets  Davis,  both  of  Hancock. 
May  1st.    Joseph  Tirrell,  of  Hancock,  and  Sally  Cram,  of  Antrim. 
June  3d.    William  Jones,  of  Hillsboro',  and  Jane  Parker,  of  Hancock. 
June  30th.    Nehemiah  Chandler  and  Abigail  Dustin,  both  of  Hancock. 
Nov.  21st.    Oliver  Davis  and  Relief  Heath,  both  of  Hancock. 

Nov.  27th.    Gilbert  McCoy  and  Huldah  Cram,  both  of  Belfast. 
Dec.  25th.    John  Miller  and  Jenny  Mathews,  both  of  Hancock. 
1S05,  Jan.  31st.    Amos  Tenney  and  Olive  Gilbert,  both  of  Hancock. 
June  14th.    Ebenezer  Ware  and  Alice  Eaton,  both  of  Hancock. 
June  19th.    Samuel  Barker,  of  Antrim,  and  Polly  Barker,  of  Hancock. 
Aug.  19th.    Benjamin  Severance,  of  Sharon,  and  Betsey  Dodge,  of  Hancock. 
Sept.  27th.    David  Hosley  and  Hannah  Gates,  both  of  Hancock. 
Oct.  31st.    Henry  Prentice  and  Hannah  Johnson,  both  of  Hancock. 
Nov.  4th.    John  Brooks,  Jr.,  and  Susanna  Duncan,  both  of  Hancock. 
Nov.  17th.    James  Hills  and  Thankful  Colburn,  both  of  Hancock. 


In  Ooctor  Snuth's  history  of  Peterboro',  this  name  is  Martha,  instead  of  Polly. 


MARRIAGES.  211 


180<i,  .Ian.  2ii\.    Amlrew  Alaigoiy,  of  Hancock,  and  Susanna  Giittin,  of  (iiconliclil. 
Feb.  ilst.    Abner  Whitcomb  and  Abigail  ISoynton,  both  of  Hancock, 
^larcli  Gth.    Timotliy  Moors,  Jr.,  and  Polly  floors,  both  of  Hancock, 
^larch  Gth.    Thatcher  Bradford  and  Mercj-  Foster,  both  of  Hancock. 
March  ISth.    .Jonathan  liarnard,  of  Hancock,  and  Polly  Cram,  of  .\ntriiii. 
May  iid.    Robert  Duncan  and  Nancy  Newton,  both  of  Antrim. 
Maj'  27th.    John  Washbui-n,  of  Lcmpster,  and  Millicent  stone,  of  Hancock. 
June  5th.    Stephen  Knight  and  Polly  Pierce,  both  of  Hancock. 
Oct.  iSd.    Benaiah  Cumiugs  and  Susanna  Bailey,  both  of  Hancock. 
Oct.  iod.    Nahum  Ward  and  Sally  .Stone,  both  of  Hancock. 
Nov.  2.5th.    Daniel  Tenney,  Jr.,  and  Charlotte  Wrand,  both  of  Hancock. 
Nov.  27th.    Abner  Keyes,  Jr.,  and  Susanna  Barton,  both  of  Hancock. 

1807,  Jan.  22d.    David  Knight,  Jr.,  and  Kunice  May,  both  of  Hancock. 
March  3d.    Martin  Fuller,  of  Hardwick,  and  Letitia  Duncan,  of  Hancock. 
April  9th.    Jonathan  Lee  and  Sibj-1  Buttei-ficld,  both  of  Hancock. 

May  5th.    Samuel  Goodhue  and  Sally  Knight,  both  of  Hancock. 
June  2.5th.    John  Dunlap  and  Jane  Nesmith,  both  of  Antrim. 
Sept.  Sth.    Asa  Wood,  of  Washington,  and  Polly  Wai-e,  of  Hancock. 
Nov.  17th.    Klias  Whitcomb,  of  Ashby,  and  Sarah  Bonner,  of  Hancock. 

1808,  Jan.  2(ith.    Abraham  Moors,  Jr.,  of  Peterboro',  and  Betsy  Moors,  of  Hancock. 
Jan.  2(>th.    James  Ramsey,  ot  Grceniield,  and  Nancy  Tenney,  of  Hancock. 
.Ian.  28th.    Gideon  Hardy,  of  Groton,  and  Nabby  Bnrnliam,  of  Greenfield. 
Feb.  11th.    William  McAdams,  of  Tunbridge,  and  Deborah  Andrews,  of  Antrim. 
March  22d.    Joshua  Davis  and  Sally  T.cc,  both  of  Hancock. 

Sept.  29th.    Peter  Tuttle,  M.  u.,  and  Gratia  Kittredge,  both  of  Hancock. 
Nov.  l.")th.    Abel  Sawyer  and  Betsy  Goodhue,  both  of  Hancock. 
Nov.  22d.    Richard  Razey  and  Betsy  Due,  both  of  Hancock. 
Dec.  25th.    Jacob  Whittemore,  of  Greenfield,  and  Rebecca  Bra<lford,  of  lf:in 
cock. 

1809,  Feb.  14th.    James  Brown,  Jr.,  of  Temple,  and  Nancy  Barker,  of  Hancock. 
March  9th. .  Oliver  Farmer,  of  Greenfield,  and  Lucy  Moors,  of  Hancock. 
March  30th.    John  Bowers  and  Ursula  Brooks,  both  of  Hancock. 

July  3d.    Jonathan  Spaulding,  of  Temple,  and  Sibyl  Spaulding,  of  Hancock. 
Oct.  26th.      Zepheniah   Kittredge,   of  Mount  Vernon,  and   Mary  \\'Tieeler,  of 

Hancock. 
Nov.  23d.    .John  Barber,  of  Peterboro',  and  Betsy  Washburn,  of  Hancock. 
Dec.  26th.    Joshua  Stanley,  Jr.,  of  Dublin,  and  Peggy  Lakin,  of  Hancock. 
Dec.  26th.    Nathaniel  D.  Carley  and  Marv  Cummings,  both  of  Hancock. 
Dec.  26th.    Charles  .Symonds  and  Sally  Dennis,  both  of  Hancock. 
Dec.  28th.    Capt.  Josiah  Duncan,  of  Antrim,  and  Sally  Morrison,  of  Hancock. 
Dec.  28th.    John  Morrison  and  Judith  Hirtchinson,  both  of  Hancock. 

1810,  Jan.  23d.    Benjamin  Dundee  and  Bets5'  Barker,  both  of  Hancock. 
•Tan.  30th.    Moses  Dennis,  Jr.,  and  Lois  Eaton,  both  of  Hancock. 
Feb.  6th.    .John  Baker,  M.  n.,  and  Martha  Dennis,  both  of  Hancock. 
Feb.  8th.    Thomas  Boutell  and  Abigail  Knight,  botli  of  Hancock. 
March  22d.    Hosea  Kstabrooks  and  Polly  Moors,  both  of  Hancock. 
May  29th.    Samuel  Tyrrell,  of  Hancock,  and  Anna  Cram,  of  Antrim. 
Sept.  13th.     Benjamin  Farrar,  of  Plainfield,  and  Mai-y  Ball,  of  Hancock. 

I         Sept.  20th.    Daniel  Gould  and  Sarah  Robinson,  both  of  Greenfield. 

Oct.  14th.    Douglas  Robinson,  of  Greenfield,  and  Hannah  Butler,  of  Lyndeboro'. 

Oct.  28th.    .Jonathan  Davis  and  Eunice  Davis,  both  of  Hancock. 

Nov.  22d.    Ebenezer  Preston,  of  Hillsboro',  and  Dorcas  Burt,  of  Hancock. 

Dec.  12th.    John  Boutell,  of  Monmouth,  and  Lucy  Priest,  of  Hancock. 

Dec.  27th.    Jedediah  Fox  and  Sallj'  Wheeler,  both  of  Hancock. 

Dec.  30th.    Henry  Cumings  and  Pede  Carley,  both  of  Hancock. 

Bv  Joseph  Symoxds,  Jcstice  ok  the  Peace. 

Aug.  16th.    Ira  Long  and  Betsy  Smith,  both  of  Hancock. 


212  HISTORY    OF    HANCOCK,    NEW    HAMPSHIKE. 


By  Rev.  Reed  Paige. 
1811,  July  16th.    Moses  Hunt  and  Lucy  Stone,  both  of  Hancock. 

Sept.  2(1.    Henry  Farwell,  Jr.,  and  Polly  M.  Whitcomh,  both  of  Hancock. 

Sept.  17th.    Daniel  Bickford,  of  Sedgwick,  Me.,  and  Mehitable  Kittridge  of  Han- 
cock. 

Dec.  3d.    Jonas  Barber,  of  Peterboro',  and  Hannah  Gates,  of  Hancock. 

Dec.  oth.    Ira  Knight  and  Abigail  Pratt,  both  of  Hancock. 

Dec.  26th.    Joel  Foster  and  Agnes  Nancy  Tyrrell,  both  of  Hancock. 
1813,  Feb.  14th.    John  Wood  and  Hannah  Hills,  both  of  Hancock. 

March  30th.    Reuben  Scripture,  of  Packersfleld,  and  Polly  Austin,  of  Hancock. 

April  23d.    Abner  Rogers,  of  Greenfield,  and  Betsy  Maynard,  of  Hancock. 

April  28th.    Amos  Knight  and  Hannah  Davis,  both  of  Hancock. 

April  28th.    Joshua  Cudworth,  of  Peterboro',  and  Sally  Wliitcomb,  of  Hancock. 

June  23d.    Luther  C.  Parker  and  Relief  Bowers,  both  of  Hancock. 

Nov.  16th.    John  Sargent,  of  Lyndeboro',  and  Mary  McMaster,  of  Hancock. 

Dec.  22d.    Shadraeh  Tenney  and  Susannah  Margery,  both  of  Hancock. 

Dec.  22d.    Joel  Estabrooks  and  Sally  Tailor,  both  of  Hancock. 

Dec.  22d.    Silas  Pearson,  of  Westminster,  Mass.,  and  Susan  Gates,  of  Hancock. 

Dec.  24th.    Joseph  Moors  and  Mercia  Richmond,  both  of  Hancock. 

1813,  March  30th.    Samuel  Robb,  Jr.,  and  Sarah  Bird,  both  of  Stoddard^ 
May  20th.    Levi  Hosmer  and  Polly  Evens,  both  of  Hancock. 

Oct.  22d.    Luther  Phelps  and  Betsy  Brooks,  both  of  Hollis. 

1814,  Jan.  27th.    Thomas  Lawrence,  of  Leominster,  Mass.,  and  Doratha  Wood,  of 

Hancock. 
Aug.  23d.    Silas  R.  Farwell  and  Hannah  Whitcomb,  both  of  Hancock. 
Oct.  13th.    William  Ames,  Esq.,  of  Hollis,  and  Sarah  L.  Brooks,  of  Hancock. 
Oct.  20th.    Ralph  H.  Chandler,  ofAndover,  Mass.,  and  Phebe  Kimball,  of  Hancock. 
Dec.  29th.    John  Brooks,  3d,  and  Diedamia  Broiiks,  both  of  Hancock. 

1815,  Jan.  31st.    William  Carr,  of  Antrim,  and  Polly  Hosley,  of  Hancock. 

Feb.  14th.    Jeremiah  Baldwin,  of  Greenfield,  and  Esther  Maynard,  of  Hancock. 

Feb.  16th.    William  B.  Flint  and  Jane  M.  Whitcomb,  both  of  Hancock. 

March  16th.    Gideon  Dodge,  Jr.,  of  Society  Land,  and  Mary  Bowers,  of  Hancock. 

May  23d.    Jonathan  Paige,  of  Antrim,  and  Mehitable  Dodge,  of  Society  Land. 

June  20th.    Enos  Knight,'  of  Hancock,  and  Betsy  Holt,  of  Deering. 

Sept.  17th.    Joel  Russel  and  Lucy  Burdick,  both  of  Hancock. 

Nov.  14th.    Jacob  Flint  and  Abigail  Paige,  both  of  Hancock. 

Nov.  2Sth.    James  Boutell  and  Betsy  Wood,  both  of  Hancock. 

Nov.  30th.    Asa  Fairbanks,  of  Peterboro',  and  Pollj'  M.  Farwell,  of  Hancock. 

Dec.  14th.    Simeon  Lakin,  Jr.,  and  Betsy  Dennis,  both  of  Hancock. 

Dec.  26th.    Joel  Gates  and  Eliza  Whitcomb,  both  of  Hancock. 

1816,  Jan.  23d.    William  Gray  and  Bhoda  Barker,  both  of  Hancock. 
Feb.  6th.    James  Bowers  and  Nancy  Symonds,  both  of  Hancock. 

Feb.  20th.    Alfred  Killum,  of  Hillsboro',  and  Cynthia  Davis,  of  Hancock. 
By  Rev.  Johx  M.  Whitox,  of  Antrim. 
1811),  Jan.  17tli.    John  Peak  and  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Blauchard,  both  of  Hancock. 
By  Andrew  W.\llace,  Justice  of  the  Peace. 
Feb.  2oth.    Samuel  Hills,  Jr.,  of  New  Haven,  Vt.,  and  Hannah   Washburn,  of 
Hancock. 

By  Rev.  Zexas  Adam.s. 

1830,  June  27th.    Charles  Whittemore,  of  Marlow,  and  Elen  Tenney,  of  Hancock. 

By  Thatcher  Bradford,  Justice  of  the  Peace. 

1831,  Feb.  20th.    Jonathan  Brown  and  Sally  Ware,  both  of  Marlow. 

By  Rev.  Archibald  Burgess. 

1832,  Dec.  26th.    Ira  Allen  and  Abigail  Hills,  both  of  Hancock. 

1833,  Feb.  20th.    Reuben  Wason,  of  Hancock,  and  Mary  Emery,  of  I'eterboro'. 
Feb.  25th.    Elijah  Wyraan  and  Mary  BuUard,  both  of  Hancock. 


MARRIAGES. 


1823,  April  -IM.    ArclielaiisCragiu.of  Andovor,  Mass.,  and  Martby  Hosloy,  of  Hancock. 
♦   May  8th.    Reed  Washburn  and  Polly  Davis,  both  of  Hancock. 
June  26th.    Joseph  Hills  and  Lucy  Brown,  both  of  Hancock. 
Sept.  ISth.    James  M.  Flanders,  of  Hopkinton,  and  Mary  Ann  Brooks,  of  Han- 
cock. 
Sept.  25th.    Gardner  Nay  and  Amelia  .Symonds,  both  of  Hancock. 
Oct.  22d.    Ira  Cummings  and  Betsj'  Bailey,  both  of  Hancock. 
Dec.  25th.    Josiah  Taylor  and  Sally  Lakln,  both  of  Hancock. 

By  Th.\tcher  Br.\dford,  Justice  of  thk  Peace. 

Feb.  20th.    Joseph  Hodge,  of  Jaffrey,  and  Eunice  Hutchinson,  of  Hancock. 
By  Rev.  Archibald  Burgess. 
18a4,  March  11th.    Samuel  Fisher,  of  Dublin,  and  Caroline  Cragin,  of  Hancock. 

March  11th.    John  H.  Clark  and  Eunice  Dane,  both  of  Hancock. 

March  23d.    Oliver  Whitcorab  and  Nancy  Clark,  both  of  Hancock. 

April  13th.    Elijah  Washburn  and  Mary  Hills,  both  of  Hancock. 

May  11th.    John  M.  Whitcomb  and  Lois  Taylor,  both  of  Hancock. 

July  6th.    Benjamin  A.  Billings,  of  Dublin,  and  Sallj'  Tenney,  of  Hancock. 

Dec.  Sth.    Sylvester  Cochran,  of  Antrim,  and  Hannah  Symonds,  of  Hancock. 

Dec.  2Stli.    Alexander  Boyles,  Jr.,  of  Marshfleld,  Vt.,  and  Sally  Ober,  of  Hancock. 
By  Rev.  Zexas  Adams. 

Dec.  1.5th.    Ira  M.  Whitcomb,  of  Greenfield,  and  Relief  Brooks,  of  Hancock. 
By  Rev.  Archibald  Burgess. 
1835,  Feb.  l.st.     David  Low  and  Lydia  Gates,  both  Hancock. 

Feb.  15th.    David  Hills  and  Achsah  Wood,  both  of  Hancock. 

Feb.  17th.    Simon  Fogg  and  Eliza  Knowlton,  both  of  Hancock. 

Feb.  21st.    Alvan  Greenwood,  of  Dunstable,  and  Sophia  Wood,  of  Hancock. 

Feb.  22d.    Samuel  Whitcomb  and  Hannah  Ware,  both  of  Hancock. 

March  22d.    Joshua  Foster,  of  Hancock,  and  Mary  Ann  Fletcher,  of  Peterboro'. 

April  19th.    Elisha  Gustin  and  Rebecca  Wai-e,  both  Marlow. 

.June  7th.    .Joshua  Wood  and  Betsy  Davis,  both  of  Hancock. 

.June  14th.    Nathaniel  Downs,  of  West  Cambi-idge,  Mass.,  and  Betsy  Todd,   of 
Hancock. 

Oct.  4th.    Newell  Brown,  of  Marlow,  and  Mary  Hall,  of  Hancock. 

Oct.  6th.    Gilman  Ames,  of  New  Ipswich,  and  Ann  Bacon,  of  Hancock. 

Oct.  18th.    William  Prescott,  of  Henniker,  and  Ascenath  Knight,  of  Hancock. 
By  Rev.  Samuel  Kelly. 

Aug.  Kith.    Marcus  A.  Anthony,  of  Dunstable,  and  Cynthia  Cumings,  of  Hancock. 
By-  Rev.  Archibald  Burgess. 
182(>,  Feb.  Sth.    Jonas  Wilson,  State  of  New  York,  and   Mehitable   Whitteniore,  of 
Hancock. 

Feb.  21st.    .John  Allison  and  Abagail  Perry,  both  of  Peterboro'. 

April  6th.    John  Hayward  and  Melinda  Washburn,  both  of  Hancock. 

July  13th.    Samuel  Holt,  Jr.,  and  Phebe  Thomson,  both  of  Nelson. 

Aug.  1.5th.    George  Robinson,  of  Holden,  Mass.,  and  Sarah  Barker,  of  Hancock. 

Sept.  3d.    Seth  Holton  and  Sally  Emery,  both  of  Sharon,  N.  H. 

Sept.  10th.    Royal  Wilkins,  of  Peterboro',  and  Vashti  Gasset,  of  Hancock. 

Oct.  24th.    David  Bonner  and  Abigail  Hadley,  both  of  Hancock. 

Nov.  16th.    Wardley  Noyes,  of  Andover,  Mass.,  and  Phebe  Ballard,  of  I'eterboro'. 

Dec.  14th.    James  D.avis  and  Rebecca  Symonds,  both  of  Hancock. 
1837,  Jan.  30th.    Joel  Foster,  2d,  and  Rhoda  Russel,  both  of  Hancock. 

:March  27th.    Capt.  Norton  Hunt,  of  Peterboi'o',  and  Mary  Cumings,  of  Hancock. 

April  17th.    P.phi'aim  jMason  and  I'rudence  Hills,  both  of  Putney,  Vt. 
1828,  Jan.  31st.    John  Cumings,  of  Dunstable,  and  Maria  Bradford,  of  Hancock. 

Feb.  ntli.     Edward  Taylor  and  Hannah  Whitcomb,  both  of  Hancock. 


214  HISTORY    OF   HAXCOCK,    NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


1828,  March  16th.    Franklin  Saunders,  of  Hoosick,  N.  Y.,  and  Sarah  Gassett,  of  Han- 
cock. • 

March  19th.    Sauford  Adams,  of  Westboro',  Mass.,  and  Sarah  Nahor,  of  Hancock. 

April  15th.    JepthaLaughton,  of  Shirley,  Mass.,  and  Lucinda  Wood,  of  Hancock. 

April  l.'jth.    William  Clyde,  of  Gilsum,  and  Susannah  Whittemore,  of  Hancock. 

April  ^gth.    John  Gray  and  Hersina  Knight,  both  of  Hancock. 

June  inth.    Robert  MeCluer  and  Esther  Weston,  both  of  Antrim. 

Sept.  11th.    Robert  Todd  and  Sarah  Taylor,  both  of  Hancock. 

Oct.  1st.    Joel  Q.  Gilson,  of  Dunstable,  and  Emily  George,  of  Hancock. 

Xov.  13th.    Joseph  Tyrrel,  Jr.,  and  Pamelia  Hart,  both  of  Hancock. 

Dec.  18th.    Asa  Hart  and  Mary  Sawyer,  both  of  Hancock. 

Dec.  -iSth.    Joseph  Mathews  and  Betsy  Hall,  both  of  HancocV 
By  Peter  Tuttle,  Justice  of  the  Peace. 

Jan.  31st.    Major  William  Brooks  and  Hepsibah  Draper,  both  of  Hancock. 

July  -iOth.    James  Walker  and  Lucinda  Boen,  both  of  Antrim. 
Bt  Thatcher  Bradford,  Justice  of  the  Peace. 

April  ICth.    Levi  Sawin,  of  Lexington,  Mass.,  and  Kezama  Hosley,  of  Hancock. 
By  Rev.  Archibald  Burgess. 
1839,  Jan.  1st.    Stephen  W.  Thayer,  of  Lunenburg,  Mass.,  and  Mary  B.  Gassett,  of 
Hancock. 

Feb.  25th.    Goodyear  Bassett,  of  Bradford,  and  Betsy  C'umings,  of  Hancock. 

March  31st.    James  Collins,  of  Goffstown,  and  Lucy  Knight,  of  Hancock. 

April  16th.    Jeremiah  Smith  and  Betsey  Spear,  both  of  Xew  Ipswich. 

April  30th.    George  Dodge,  of  Xelson,  and  Sally  Wilson,  of  Hancock. 

April  30th.    Remington  Tuttle  and  Lucinda  Hartwell,  both  of  Hancock. 

May  7th.    Amos  E.  Heald,  of  Chester,  Vt.,  and  Mary  W.  Stone,  of  Hancock. 

June  2d.    Ebenezer  Goodhue,  Jr.,  and  Betsey  Knight,  both  of  Hancock. 

June  4th.    Ira  Dodge,  of  Greenfield,  and  Hannah  Hunt,  of  Hancock. 

June  2J?th.    John  T.  Davis,  of  Union,  X.  Y,,  and  Mary  Pollard,  of  Hancock. 

July  2d.    Ebe'  P.  Edwards  and  Lucinda  Spear,  both  of  New  Ipswich. 

July  9th.    William  Low  and  Emeliue  Tuttle,  both  of  Hancock. 

Sept.  16th.    Leonard  Winch  and  Betsey  Bryant,  both  of  Hancock. 

Oct.  20th.    Calvin  Gray  and  Louisa  Pollard,  both  of  Hancock. 

Oct.  22d.    Asaph  Wilson,  of  New  Ipswich,  and  Rebecca  Taylor,  of  Hancock. 

Oct.  29th.    Benjamin  Kimball  and  Sally  Mathews,  both  of  Hancock. 

Nov.  26th.    Benjamin  E.  Atwood,  of  Hooksett,  and  Emma  Brooks,  of  Hancock. 

Dec.  3d.    AVarner  Clark  and  Sally  Goodhue,  both  of  Hancock. 

1830,  Jan.  19th.    Timothy  Blodgett  and  Rebecca  R.  Cumings,  both  of  Hancock. 
Jan.  26th.    Thomas  Taylor,  2d,  and  Sylvia  Barker,  both  of  Hancock. 
March  23d.    Levi  Fei'son  and  Prudence  F.  Colby,  both  of  Societj-  Land. 
Nov.  2d.    George  Forbush,  of  Peterboi-o',  and  Almina  Dane,  of  Hancock. 
Xov.  30th.    Stephen  Buxton  and  Eliza  Johnson,  both  of  Hancock. 

By  Rev.  Peter  Holt,  of  Peterboro.' 
May  25th.    Samuel  Barber  and  Lydia  L.  Davis,  both  of  Hancock. 

By  Rev.  Nath.  Ladd. 

Sept.  9th.    William  Smith,  of  Charlestown,  and  Polly  Teuney,  of  Hancock. 

By  Rev.  Archibald  Burgess. 

1831,  March  13th.    Darius  Smith  and  Lydia  W.  Bemis,  both  of  Hancock. 
March  31st.    Jesse  Mathews  and  Louisa  Stone,  both  of  Hancock. 

April  26th.    John  Colby,  of  Society  Land,  and  Mary  H.  Holt,  of  Lyndeboro'. 

>Iay  10th.    Josiah  Stone,  Jr.,  and  Sarah  Bradford,  both  of  Hancock. 

Sept.  29th.    Capt.  John  Cross,  of  Wilmot,  and  Caroline  Whittemore,  of  Hancock. 

Oct.  18th.    Aaron  Wheeler  and  Hannah  Dane,  both  of  Fitchburg. 

Xov.  24th.    Moses  Wood  and  Ar villa  Washburn,  both  of  Hancock. 


MARRIAGES.  215 


1831,  Dec.  Ttli.    Heiij.  Burt,  Jr.,  iind  Lucy  Wilson,  both  of  Hancock. 

Dec.  1.5th.    Asa  Davis,  Jr.,  and  Porinela  Washburn,  both  of  Hancock. 

1832,  3Iarch  8th.    James  Boyd,  Jr.,  of  Antrim,  and  Eveline  P.  Hall,  of  Hancock. 
March  8th.    Josiah  Cram  and  Elizabeth  Miller,  both  of  Hancock. 

March  8th.    John  Miller,  Jr.,  and  Harriet  \Vliitcomb,  both  of  Hancock. 
March  19th.    Capt.  Joseph  Symonds,  Jr.,  and  Annis  Cavinder,  both  of  Hancock. 
June  14th.    Erasmus  D.  Tuttle  and  Charlotte  L.  Whitcomb,  both  of  Hancock. 
Sept.  ^Otli.    Xathan  Holt,  of  Greenfield,  and  Charlotte  Brooks,  of  Hancock. 
Oct.  11th.    David  Ramsay  and  iNfary  A.  Ramsay,  both  of  Hancock. 
Xov.  iOth.    Lawrence  Brooks  and  Lucy  Gilson,  both  of  Hancock. 

By  Rev.  Peter  Holt,  of  Peterboro'. 
May  ^4111.    Francis  Patten,  of  Candia,  and  Rebecca  Knight,  of  Hancock. 
By  Rev.  Archibald  Burgess. 
18;53,  April  9tli.    David  Whitcomb,  of  Templeton,  Mass.,  and  Margaret  Cummings,  of 
Hancock. 
May  9th.    Alva  C.  Chase,  of  Lowell,  Mass.,  and  Servina  Warren,  of  Hancock. 
July  7th.    David  Cumings  and  Eunice  M.  Priest,  botli  of  Hancock. 
Sept.  '24th.    David  Hunt  and  Lucinda  Mathews,  both  of  Hancock. 
Oct.  ■28th.    John  Cumings  and  Mary  Wait,  both  of  Hancock. 
Nov.  7th.    John  Woodman,  of  Plaistow,  and  Eda  Ordway,  of  Greenfield. 
Dec.  .ith.    John  J.  Whittemore  and  Sally  Bullard,  both  of  Hancock. 

By  Rev.  Peter  Holt,  of  Peterboro'. 
Nov.  14th.    Charles  Hayward  and  Ann  Lakin,  both  of  Hancock. 

By  Jon'as  Hutchinson,  Justice  of  the  Peace. 
Marcli  14th.    Thomas  Bartlett,  of  Hancock,  and  Mary  Bailey,  of  Xelson. 
July  14th.    Lotan  Gassett,  Jr.,  and  Sybel  Augusta  Davis,  both  of  Hancock. 

1834,  Feb.  6th.    Joseph  Morrison  and  Mary  Burns,  both  of  Dublin. 

April  22d.    William  P.  Hall  and  Cynthia  F.  Russell,  both  of  Hancock. 

By  Charles  Cumings,  of  Lyndeboro'. 
May  i;ith.    Samuel  Mathews  and  Lucy  Sawyer,  both  of  Hancock. 

By  Rev.  Archibald  Burgess. 
Marcli  27tli.    James  Robb,  of  Stoddard,  and  F^sther  Nahor,  of  Hancock. 
April  7th.    John  Goodhue  and  Betsey  Mathews,  both  of  Hancock. 
May  Sth.    Joseph  Wilder  and  Melinda  Dane,  both  of  Peterboro'. 
June  5th.    Lewis  Symonds  and  Persis  Robinson,  both  of  Hancock. 
June  18th.    Hiram  Frary  and  Almina  Martin,  both  of  Hancock. 
June  26th.    Hermon  Abbot  and  Hannali  Hardy,  both  of  Greenfield. 
Dec.  18th.    Ebenezer  Ware,  Jr.,  and  Martha  Lakin,  both  of  Hancock. 

1835,  Feb.  12th.    Nathan  Cram  and  Elvira  Whittemore,  botli  of  Hancock. 
March  26th.    David  Cummings  and  Hannah  Dodge,  both  of  Hancock. 

IMarch   29th.     John    Robbins,  of  Lexington,  Mass.,  and    Melinda    Knight,  of 

Hancock. 
April  7th.    Jesse  Wilson,  of  Stoddard,  and  Melinda  Cross,  of  Hancock. 
April  14th.    Curtis  Johnson  and  Jane  Mathews,  both  of  Hancock. 
June  4th.    Henry  H.  I'lint,  of  Nelson,  and  Sarah  Bartlett,  of  Hancock. 
Oct.  6th.    Jason  Robinson  and  Relief  Moors,  both  of  Hancock. 
Nov.  19th.    Avery  M.  Clark  and  Mehitable  Goodhue,  both  of  Hancock. 
Nov.  23d.    Charles  B.  Alcock  and  Sylvia  Hall,  both  of  Hancock. 
Nov.  24th.    Leonard  Sawyer  and  Sarah  Davis,  both  of  Hancock, 

By  Rev.  Ezra  Jones. 
June  ISth.    Oliver  Brooks,  of  Lowell,  and  Eliza  C.  Farrar,  of  Hancock. 

By  Rev.  Frederick  Page. 
Dec.  22d.    Lutlicr  Pierce,  of  Dublin,  and  Harriet  O.  Clyde,  of  flancock. 


216  •     HISTORY    OF   HANCOCK,    XEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


By  Rev.  Archibald  BltjCxEss. 

1836,  Jan.  •26th.    John  W.  Barber,  of  Peterboro',  and  Dorcas  E.  Davis,  of  Hancock. 
Jan.  26th.    Elbridge  Burtt  and  Eliza  Bullard,  both  of  Hancock. 
April  .ith.    George  Hayward,  of  Hancock,  and  Elizabeth  Barber,  of  Peterboro'. 
June  7th.    Benj.  Caldwell,  of  Nashua  (then  Dunstable),  and  Pamelia  Symonds, 

of  Hancock. 
Oct.  11th.    .John  Dinsmore,  of  JalTrey,  and  Maiy  R.  Johnson,  of  Hancock. 
Oct.  20th.    Ralph  H.  Chandler,  of  Andover,  Mass.,  and  Mary  Kimball,  of  Hancock. 
Dec.  29th.    Nathan  C.  Abbott,  of  Andover,  Mass.,  and  Hannah  B.  Grant,  of 
Hancock. 

Bt  Joxas  Hutchixson,  Justice  of  the  Peace. 
Dec.  1st.    Francis  Thompson  and  Abigail  S.  Cram,  both  of  Hancock. 
Dec.  22d.    George  R.  Wilson,  of  Stoddard,  and  Mehitable  Upton,  of  Dublin. 

By  Rev.  Archibald  Bikgess. 
IS.S*,  Jan.  12th.    Asa  Simonds,  Jr.,  and  Priscilla  Goodhue,  both  of  Hancock. 

April  2d.    Josiah  K.  Green,  of  Lowell,  Mass.,  and  Elizabeth  J.  A.  Marshall,  of 

Hancock. 
Api-il  6th.    Leonard  Nahor,  of  Peterboro',  and  Morinda  Tenney,  of  Hancock. 
April  11th.    Christopher  P.  Parkhurst  and  Rebecca  Knight,  both  of  Hancock. 
May  ISth.    William  Prichard,  of  Antrim,  and  Mary  Dane,  of  Hancock. 
June  29th.    Jonas  Ball  and  Polly  Xickols,  both  of  Hancock. 
Sept.  5th.    Ezra  Harthan,  of  Somersworth,  and  Margaret  Low,  of  Hancock. 
Nov.  2Sth.    Capt.  Joseph  Symonds  and  Mrs.  Esther  Baldwin,  both  of  Hancock. 

By"  Rev.  Frederick  Page. 
March  l(;th.    Cornelius  Town,  Jr.,  of  Dublin,  and  Hannah  Farnum,  of  Hancock. 

By  Charles  Cumotngs,  of  Sullivax. 
Aug.  31st.    Lewis  W.  Alcock  and  Abigail  Mathews,  both  of  Hancock. 

By  Rev.  Zebdlox  Jones. 
Oct.  3d.    Eli  W.  Reynolds,  of  West  Cambridge,  Mass.,  and  Louisa  Hart,  of 

Hancock. 
Nov.  7th.    William  C.  Nichols,  of  Sutton,  and  Maria  R.  Baldwin,  of  Hancock. 

1838,  Feb.  loth.    Lawrence  Brooks  and  Elizabeth  Winship,  both  of  Hancock. 
March  Sth.    Daniel  Adams,  2d,  of  JalTrey,  and  Susan  Durant,  of  Hancock. 

By  Rev.  Archibald  Burgess. 
Feb.  1st.    George  Sheldon  and  Emily  Hayward,  both  of  Hancock. 
Feb.  1st.    William  Rice,  of  Boston,  Mass.,  and  Lydia  Wilson,  of  Hancock. 
April  17th.    Hiram  Roby,  of  Nashua,  and  Rebecca  J.  Cummings,  of  Hancock. 
April  24th.    Samuel  Todd  and  Hannah  Whittemore,  both  of  Hancock. 
Sept.  6th.    Thomas  Reed,  of  Nelson,  and  Mrs.  Esther  Bui-tt,  of  Hancock. 
Sept.  20th.    Charles  Gray,  of  Hancock,  and  Olive  Stiles,  of  Society  Land. 
Oct.  4th.    William  Robinson,  of  Hancock,  and  Hannah  Newton,  of  Lyndeboro'. 
Oct.  16th.    Philip  Averill,  of  Peterboro',  and  Mrs.  Hannah  Barber,  of  Hancock. 
Oct.  25th.    Nathan  Gould,  of  Peterboro',  and  Lucy  Spaulding,  of  Hancock. 
Nov.  29th.    Willard  Styles  and  Elizabeth  Gould,  both  of  Greenfield. 
Dec.  13th.    Mirrick  Ross,  of  Ashburnham,  Mass.,  and  Sarah  Tyrrell,  of  Hancock. 

1839,  March  14th.    Rodney  Goodhue  and  Susan  G.  Davis,  both  of  Hancock. 

May  23d.    Richard  Taft,  of  Tyngsboro',  Mass.,  and  Lucinda  Knight,  of  Hancock. 
June  6th.    Winthrop  Burnham,  Jr.,  of  Essex,  Mass.,   and  Ann  Robinson,  of 

Greenfield. 
Dec.  26th.    Col.  Hiram  Munroe,  of  Hillsboro',  and  Ruth  Keyes,  of  Hancock. 
Dec.  31st.    Samuel  S.  Taylor,  of  Dunstable,  Mass.,  and  Rachel  Hills,  of  Hancock. 

1840,  March  19th.    Samuel  Goodhue,  Jr.,  and  Hannah  Moors,  both  of  Hancock. 
March  26th.    John  Adams,  of  Nashua,  and  Mai-y  Moors,  of  Hancock. 


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1840,  April  6th.  Asa  P.  Sherman,  of  Westboro',  Mass.,  and  Emily  BoutcU,  of  Hancock. 
May  8th.    David  Manahan,  of  Francestown,  and  Sarah  Holt,  ot  Lowell,  Mass. 
May  14th.     David  K.   Boutell,  of  Newport,  R.   1.,  and  Elizabeth  Bancroft,  of 

Hancock. 
May  iSth.     Clark  C.   BoutweU,  of  Pcterboro',   and    Asenath   H.   Bradford,  of 

Hancock. 
July  30th.    Abram  Burt,  of  Hancock,  and  Almina  M.  Barrett,  of  Stoddard. 
Sept.  '24th.    Asa  Simonds,  Jr.,  and  Emily  Knight,  both  of  Hancock. 

1841,  June  14th.  Paine  Badger,  of  Pcterboro',  and  Mrs.  Mary  W.  Hills. 
Xov.  — .  Ebenezer  Mathews  and  Irena  Tenney,  both  of  Hancock. 
Dec.  — .    Laton  Gassett  and  Elizabeth  Derborn,  both  of  Hancock. 

By  Rev.  O.  O.  Stearns. 
May  5th.    Mark  Lund,  of  Worcester,  Mass.,  and  Eveline  Bancroft,  of  Hancock. 
May  31st.    Oliver  M.  Lovell,  of  Vermont,  and  Syrene  Patten,  of  Hancock. 
Sept.  14th.    Joseph  Cobb,  of  Nelson,  and  Mrs.  Nancy  Bullard,  of  Hancock. 

By  David  Patten,  Justice  of  the  Peace. 

1842,  .Ian.  30th.    William  Gassett  and  Mary  E.  May,  both  of  Hancock. 

By  Rev.  Sem  Pierce. 
Nov.  16th.    Oscar  F.  Bennet,  of  Somerville,  Mass.,  and  Lydia  Pierce,  of  Hancock. 

By  Rev.  Archibald  Burgess. 
Dec.  "21st.    Gilman  Wheeler,  of  Amherst,  and  Gratia  Tuttle,  of  Hancock. 

1843,  Aug.  -Id.    Ebenezer  A.  Knight  and  Mary  Wheeler,  both  of  Hancock. 

Aug.  14th.    Corban  Curtice,  of  Sanbornton,  and  Esther  Knight,  of  Hancock. 
Aug.  31st.    Rev.  Daniel  Rice,  of  Troy,  O.,  and  Sai-ah  Jane  Duncan,  of  Hancock. 
Nov.  30th.    Charles  F.  Holman,  of  New  York  citj',  and  Susan  G.  Pearson,  of 
Hancock. 

By  Rev.  Sem  Pierce. 
April  4th.    David  A.  Wood  and  Sarah  E.  Stanley,  both  of  Hancock. 
.June  1st.    Israel  N.  Mansfield,  of  Orono,  Me.,  and  Hannah  Smith,  of  Hancock. 
June  29th.    Mathews  Miller  and  Charlott  S.  Lakin,  both  of  Hancock. 

By  Rev.  Jas.  Adams. 

1844,  Feb.  20th.    John  Knight,  of  Woburn,  Mass.,  and  Ruth  Knight,  of  Hancock. 

By  Rev.  Sem  Pierce. 
May  9th.    Joseph  Symonds,  of  Hancock,  and  Susan  Wright,  of  Hillsboro'. 
.June  l.ith.    James  W.  Due  and  Roxana  Metcalf,  both  of  Hancock. 

By  Rev.  Archibald  Burgess. 
Oct.  3d.    John  H.  Wood,  of  Hancock,  and  Elizabeth  A.  Flint,  of  Antrim. 
Oct.  ITtli.    Benjamin  L.  Winn,  of  Boston,  Mass.,  and  Nancy  Dennis,  of  Hancock. 

By  Rev.  D.  Gage. 

1845,  Sept.  29th.    A.  B.  Goodhue,  of  New  Boston,  and  Elvira  T.  Patten,  of  Hancock. 

By  Rev.  Archibald  Burgess. 
April  1st.    David  Wilds  and  Elizabeth  G.  Mathews,  both  of  Hancock. 
April  15th.    Heman  Mellen,  of  Washington,  and  Irene  Whittemore,  of  Hancock. 
Nov.  13th.    Tarbell  Eliott,  of  Pepperell,  Mass.,  and  Harriet  Moore,  of  Hancock. 
Nov.  2.5th.    Pre-ston  R.  Davis  and  Lydia  Ann  Tenney,  both  of  Hancock. 
Dec.  3d.    Stearns  Foster,  of  Stoddard,  and  Mary  Fuller,  of  Hancock. 

1846,  Jan.  28th.    Amzi  Childs,  of  Peterboro',  and  Sarah  D.  Mannahan,  of  Hancock. 
Nov.  2d.    Samuel  N.  Thompson,  of  Boston,  Mass.,  and  Mary  Ann  Washburn,  ot 

Hancock. 
Nov.  5th.    Prentice  K.  Tuttle,  of  Wilton,  and  Mariah  L.  Dennis,  of  Hancock. 
Dec.  29th.    David  T.  Ware  and  Hannah  Maria  Russell,  both  of  Hancock. 
15 


218  HISTORY    OF    HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 


1847,  Feb.  4th.    Wiilhicc  Sawyer  and  Maiy  Jaue  Clyde,  both  of  Hancock. 
March  16th.    Rohuid  Goodhue  and  Emeline  Sawyer,  both  of  Hancock. 
April  13th.    Franklin  J.  Ware,  of  Dublin,  and  Mary  Ann  Lakin,  of  Hancock. 
July  29th.    Rev.  Levi  H.  Stone,  of  Glover,  Vt.,  and  Lydia  A.  Duncan,  of  Hancock. 
Oct.  28th.    Lewis  G.  Nay,  of  Lawrence,  Mass.,  and  Sarah  Foster,  of  Hancock. 
Nov.  25th.    John  J.  Barker,  of  JalTrey,  and  Sarah  Mariah  Osmer,  of  Hancock. 
Dec.  1st.    Charles  Wells,  m.  d.,  of  Manchester,  and  Mary  M.  Smith,  of  Hancock. 

By  Rev.  L.  Tandy. 

1848,  May  18th.    George  Wilcox,  of  Dublin,  and  Mary  Ann  Morrison,  of  Hancock. 
June  7th.    James  M.  Parker  and  Lucinda  Gould,  both  of  Pcterboro'. 

Nov.  9th.    Ephraim  Weston  and  Elvina  H.  Gates,  both  of  Hancock. 

Dec.  19th.    John  R.  Abbott,  of  Antrim,  and  Hannah  O.  True,  of  Francestown. 

Dec.  26th.    S.  M.  P.  Hall  and  Eliza  A.  Tyi-rell,  both  of  Hancock. 

By  Jacob  G.  Lakin,  Jlstice  of  the  Peace. 

1849,  March  l.")th.    Horace  W.  Clyde  and  Sarah  G.  Bagley,  both  of  Hancock. 

By  Rev.  Asahel  Bigelow. 

1850,  Sept.  4th.    Jacob  T.  Steel,  of  Boston,  and  Susan  M.  Low,  of  Hancock. 

Sept.  .5th.    Hosea  W.  Jewett,  of  Bradford,  and  Adeline  L.  Sleeper,  of  Frances- 
town. 
Sept.  24th.    Samuel  Mathews  and  Lydia  Estabrooks,  both  of  Hancock. 

1851,  April  15th.    George  I.  Hayward  and  Harriet  L.  Hills,  both  of  Hancock. 

May  22d.    George  G.  Wadsworth,  of  Henniker,  and  Martha  E.  Hosley,  of  Han 

cock. 
Oct.  16th.    Joshua  Foster,  of  Hancock,  and  Mrs.  Dorothy  Little,  of  Peterboro'. 
Hec.  11th.    David  L.  Wood  and  Rebecca  A.  Priest,  both  of  Hancock. 

1852,  Jan.  20th.    P.  B.  Richards,  M.  D.,  of  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y.,  and  Helen  P.  Patten, 

of  Hancock. 
Jan.  — .    Nathaniel  Warren,    of   Weathersfleld,  Yt.,  and    Melinda    Knight,    of 

Hancock. 
March  7th.    S.  F.  Drue,  of  Pembroke,  and  Lucinda  Hall,  of  Hancock. 
May  15th.    Harvey  J.  Ware  and  Elvira  A.  Osgood,  both  of  Hancock. 
July  5th.    Edward  A.  Macomber,  of  Plainfleld,  Conn.,  and  Elizabeth  C.  Robbe, 

of  Hancock. 
Sept.  29th.    Joel  H.  Hills,  of  Boston,  and  Edwina  Francesca  Bugbee,  of  Hancock. 
Dec.  9th.    Samuel  G.  Knight  and  Lydia  E.  Barber,  both  of  Hancock. 
Dec.  29th.    Harvey  Washburn  and  Maria  E.  Wilder,  both  of  Hancock. 

1853,  Feb.  24th.    David  R.  Patten  and  Hellen  E.  Davis,  both  of  Hancock. 
March  10th.    Caleb  Wood  and  Mrs.  Lois  Due,  both  of  Hancock. 
March  10th.    William  Lakin  and  Lydia  Bartlett,  both  of  Hancock. 

May  17th.    Philip  S.  H.  Gile,  of  Sutton,  and  Mary  B.  Dodge,  of  Bennington. 

By  Rev.  Gile.s  Lvman,  of  Marlboko'. 
May  26th.    James  M.  Johnson,  of  Hancock,  and  Mary  A.  Sawyer,  of  Marlboro'. 
Sept.  15th.    Albert  A.  Anthony,  of  Hancock,  and  Sarah  Ann  Townsend,  of  Marl- 
boro'. 

By  Rev.  Asahel  Bigelow. 

1854,  May  4th.    Lemuel  Eaton  and  Bet.sey  Buxton,  both  of  Hancock. 

Sept.  9th.    Dr.  J.  F.  Dyer,  of  Gloucester,  Mass.,  and  Maria  Davis,  of  Hancock. 
Sept.  19th.    Asahel  Cummings  and  Dolly  F.  Ware,  both  of  Hancock. 
Nov.  nth.    Charles  W.  Barker  and  Caroline  E.  Eaton,  both  of  Hillsboro'. 
Dec.  6th.     Cornelius  A.  Washburn,  of  Boston,  Mass.,  and  Mary  F.  Wilkins,  of 
Hancock. 

1855,  Feb.  10th.    Newton  J.  Whitney,  of  Walpole,  and  Mary  Redding,  of  Alstead. 
Feb.  15th.    Heman  J.  Fogg  and  Nancy  Knight,  both  of  Hancock. 

April  12th.    Samuel  Bird,  of  Stoneham,  Mass.,  and  Abbie  C.  Alcutt,  of  Hancock. 
May  24th.    Albert  B.  Mellenday,  of  Wilton,  and  Roena  J.  Buxton,  of  Hancock. 


MAKKIAGKS.  210 


18.">.".,  June  .jtb.   J.  Ellei-y  riper,  ofBoston,  INIass.,  and  Saiiih  M.  JIaj-\viiiil,  ol'  Hancock 

.June  19tli.    Warren  Woods,  of  Hancock,  and  Mrs.  Lncy  Winship,  of  Boston,  Mass. 

Aug.  4th.  Francis  H.  Knight,  of  Lexington,  INIass.,  and  Loenza  L.  Hills,  of 
Hancock. 

Sept.  iOth.    Sylvester  Tenney,  of  Fitchburg,  Mass.,  and  Maria  K.  llayward,  of 
Hancock. 
1850.  .Ian.  1st.    Lucian  A.  Alexander  and  Bethiah  A.  Greenfield,  both  of  Peterboro*. 

April  id.    Mark  Andrews,  of  Claremont,  and  Maria  F.  Due,  of  Hancock. 

April  Sth.    Albert  Jaquith  and  Emily  Wilder,  bot*i  of  Hancock. 

May  1st.    Oliver  Messer,  of  Concord,  and  Harriett  H.  Weston,  of  Hancock. 

June  17th.    Uueben  M.  Sawyer,  of  Nashua,  and  Alniira  Bowers,  of  Hancock. 

June  17th.    Adams  A.  Roberts,  of  Londonderry,  and  Carrie  Bowers,  of  Hancock. 

Oct.  -iSd.    John  F.  Bruce,  of  Fitchburg,  Mass.,  and  Sarah  M.  Bruce,  of  Peterboro'. 

Nov.  11th.    Hon.  Chandler  E.  Potter,  of  Manchester,  and  Frances  M.  McNeil,  of 
Hillsboro'. 
IS.IT,  Feb.  10th.    W.  E.  Andrews,  of  New  Boston,  and  Lydia  A.  Knight,  of  Hancock. 

l"eb.  -iOth.    Henry  H.  Nay,  of  Sharon,  and  Mary  J.  Shedd,  of  Peterboro'. 

Jul  J'  id.  Stephen  Proctor,  of  Stoddard,  and  Juliette  C.  A.  Worcester,  of  New 
Ipswich. 

Oct.  l.ith.    L.  T.  Minor,  of  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  and  Lizzie  T.  Cochran,  of  Hancock. 

Nov.  ■2.">th.    J.  H.  Felch,  of  Weare,  and  .\bigail  Tuttle,  of  Han<-ock. 

Bv  Rkv.  N.  R.  WKKiHT. 
Sept.  14.    (Jeorge  W.  Weston  and  Emelia  J.  Marshall,  both  of  Hancock. 
Bv  Rev.  Asahel  Bigelow. 

1.S.58.  Jan.  Cth.    Oilman  P.  Fletcher,  of  Greenfield,  and  Abbie  H.  Dow,  of  Hancock. 

Jan.  14th.    Henry  Tuttle  and  Sarah  C.  Kimball,  both  of  Hancock. 

Jan.  14th.    Adolphus  D.  Tuttle  and  Lucy  M.  Bigelow,  both  of  Hancock. 

Feb.  M.    James  G.  Fish  and  Louisa  Osborne,  both  of  Peterboro'. 

June  7th.    William  O.  Gordon,  of  Danbury,  and  Abby  E.  Knight,  of  Hancock. 

July  •24th.  Elisha  A.  Kingsbury,  of  Fitchbiirg,  and  Harriet  E.  Stevens,  of 
Jafl'rey. 

Oct.  Sth.  Fiederick  L.  H.  Willis,  of  Cambridge,  Mass.,  and  Love  Maria  Whit- 
comb,  of  Hancock. 

Oct.  -.'^h.    Adolphus  G.  Foster  and  f:nen  H.  Lakin,  both  of  Hancock. 

By  Rev.  Harry  Brickett,  of  Hillsboro'  Bridge. 

April  -.'id.  George  W.  Mathews,  of  Hancock,  and  Joanna  Emerson,  of  Peter- 
boro". 

By  Rev.  Asahel  Bigeloav. 

1859,   Oct.  ."ith.    Richard   H.  Kent,  of  Lawrence,  Mass.,  and  Sarah   A.  Pearsons,  ol 
Hancock. 
Nov.-2-2d.    Thomas  May  and  Jane  Wilson,  both  of  Greenfield. 

By  Rev.  D.  McClknning. 

June  Jlst.    Asa  D.  Wood  and  Cynthia  M.  Bowers,  both  of  Hancock. 

By  Rev.  Asahel  Bigelow. 

1800,  Feb.  8th.  George  T.  Ball  and  Adaline  Cram,  both  of  Washington. 
Oct.  7th.  Isaic  Paris  and  Adeline  Boax,  both  of  St.  Peters,  Canada. 
Oct.  i.ith.    George  A.  Hamilton,  of  Templeton,  Mass.,  and  Franc  L.  Emerson,  ot 

Hancock. 
Oct.  iSth.    Leonard  Washburn,  of  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  ai.d  Sarah  A.  Wood,  of 

Hancock. 
Nov.  8th.    Myron  W.  Wood  and  Joanna  Davis,  both  of  Hancock. 
Nov.  29th.    Isaac  Craigue,  m.  d.,  and  Lucella  S.  Stone,  both  of  Hancock. 


220  HISTORY    OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 


1861,  Jan.  17th.    Giles  C.  Lakin  and  Lizzie  Bohonan,  both  of  Hancock. 

Jan.  22d.    David  M.  Cumings  and  Adaline  L.  Pollard,  both  of  Greenfield. 

Jan.  29th.     Clark  Roach,  of  Boston,  Mass.,   and   Josephine  E.  Appleton,  of 

Peering. 
Feb.  5th.    Alnonzo    Shedd,  of  Wincliendon,  Mass.,  and  J.  Abbie    Dennis,  of 

Hancock. 

Br  David  Patten,  Justice  of  the  Peace. 
March  6th.    John  Scott  and  Lizzie  H.  Webber,  both  of  Stoddard. 
Aug.  26th.    Henry  H.  Stevens  and  Helen  M.  Thurston,  both  of  Hancock. 

In  East  Jaffrey,  by  Rev.  E.  K.  Bailey. 

Nov.  21.    Orland  Eaton  and  Almeda  E.  Barker,  both  of  Hancock. 

By  Rev.  Asahel  Bigelow. 
Aug.  8th.    Warren  Woods,  of  Hancock,  and  Lorinda  Emerson,  of  Peterboro'. 
Aug.  15th.    William  Bateman,  Jr.,  of  Jaffrey,  and  Lucinda  R.  Shedd,  of  Sharon. 

1862,  March  27th.    Squires  C.  Chase  and  Caroline  L.  Hunt,  both  of  Hancock. 
June  11th.    Albert  Hutchinson  and  Mary  B.  Davis,  both  of  Nelson. 
Aug.  31st.     Wm.  H.  H.  Wilder  and  Frances  A.  Miller,  both  of  Peterboro'. 

1863,  March  14th.    Salmon  G.  Metcaff,  of  Dublin,  and  Sophia  L.  Proctor,  of  Walpole. 
April  29th.    Thomas  H.  Eaton,  of  Francestown,  and  Mary  E.  Goss,  of  Henniker. 

By  David  Patten,  Justice  of  the  Peace. 
Sept.  25th.    Henrj^  E.  Swain,  of  Antrim,  and  Mary  A.  Upton,  of  Stoddard. 
Oct.  1st.    Edward  B.  Roach  and  Mary  J.  Coombs,  both  of  Antrim. 

By  Rev.  Asahel  Bigelow. 
Nov.   5th.     James  G.  Fish,  of  Peterboro',  and    Nellie   L.  Howard,  of   South 

Ac  worth. 
Dec.  3d.    Amos  A.  Wyman,  of  Nelson,  and  Francelia  A.  Eaton,  of  Antrim. 
Dec.22d.    Clark  W.  Burnham,  of  Francestown,  and  Ellen  M.  Pratt,  of  Bennington. 
Dec.  31st.    Henry  M.  Boyd  and  Elvira  B.  Marshall,  both  of  Antrim. 

1864,  Jan.  5th.    George  Barney,  of  Hancock,  and  Lucy  B.  Farrington,  of  Greenfield. 
April  14th.    Allen  Tolman  and  Hattie  M.  Anthony,  both  of  Hancock. 

Aug.  20th.    Albert  Clark,  of  Dublin,  and  Eliza  H.  Todd,  of  Hancock. 
Nov.  16th.    Granvill  Mathews  and  Nettie^G.  Cumings,  both  of  Hancock. 

1865,  Jan.  3d.    Frank  B.  Gould  and  Abby  E.  Winn,  both  of  Bennington. 

Jan.  12th.    Luke  Putnam  Willard,  of  Boston,  and  Cynthia  Foster  Hayward,  of 

Hancock. 
June  22d.    Sherburn  Barker  and  Mrs.  Lydia  L.  Barber,  both  of  Hancock. 
June  27th.    Charles  F.  Gibson,  of  Rindge,  and  Sylvia  A.  Rice,  of  Hancock. 
Sept.  4th.    Simeon  A.  Mason,  of  Keene,  and  Ellen  D.  Robbins,  of  Gilsum. 

By  Rev.  Solomon  Laws. 
Sept.  10th.    George  H.  Prescott,  of  Deerfleld,  and  Jennie  Morrill,  of  Peterboro'. 

By  Rev.  J.  M.  R.  Eaton. 
Oct.  29th.    Calvin  B.  Stockbridge,  of  Haverhill,  Mass.,  and  Mary  E.  Jenkins,  of 
Hancock. 

By  Rev.  Asahel  Bigelow. 

Oct.  4th.    Milan  E.  Davis  and  Ellen  M.  Jenkins,  both  of  Hancock. 

Nov.  9th.    Warner  C.  Goodhue  and  Loenza  J.  Hayward,  both  of  Hancock. 

Dec.  7th.    George  N.  Crockett  and  Alice  M.  Wood,  both  of  Hancock. 

1866,  Jan.  1st.    Francis  M.  Cumings  and  Lydia  F.  Wel^,  both  of  Hancock. 

Jan.  4th.    Henry  D.  Estabrooks,  of  Lexington,  Mass.,  and  Belle  S.  Cumings,  of 

Hancock. 
Jan.  22d.    Rufus  Hardy,  of  Greenfield,  and  Elvira  W.  Ames,  of  Hancock. 
July  3d.    Elliott  Russell  and  Mary  F.  Devaul,  both  of  Peterboro'. 
Oct.  4th.    Charles  M.  Sheldon  and  Frances  A.  Alcock,  both  of  Hancock. 


MARRIAGES.  221 


^  I\  Keexk,  bv  Uev.  Will.  O.  ^Y^IITE. 

1866,  Oct.  16th.    Avery  .Al.  Clark  and  Mrs.  Emeline  R.  Twitchell,  both  of  Hancock. 

Bv  Rev.  A8AHEL  BiGELOW. 

Xov.  8th.    Franklin  Goss  and  Lucy  H.  Campbell,  both  of  Henniker. 

Nov.  iOth.    Milton  M.  Favor,  of  Bennington,  and  Xellie  M.  Stone,  of  Hancock. 

1867,  April  9th.    Giles  C.  Lakin,  of  Hancock,  and  Lizzie  S.  Gi-ibben,  of  Boston,  Mass. 
May  1st.    Levi  H.  Brooks,  of  Hancock,  and  Hattie  S.  Kan-,  of  Lyndeboro'. 

By  Joseph  Davis,  Justice  of  the  Peace. 
June  .)th.    George  W.  McCkire  and  Ellen  S.  Borden,  both  of  Stoddard. 

By  Rev.  A.  J.  Fosdick,  of  Dublin. 
July  12th.    Cornelius  O.  Wheeler  and  Martha  E.  Newcomb,  both  of  Keene. 
By  Rev.  Asahel  Bigelow. 
1808.  Jan.  1st.    Charles  A.  Jenkins,  of  Hancock,  and  Letitia  S.  Heath,  of  Xelson. 
Jan.  19th.    Otis  Tuttle  and  Alice  M.  Baldwin,  both  of  Hancock. 
Jan.  30th.    Willis  A.  Washburn  and  Jennie  P.  Sheldon,  both  of  Hancock. 
Feb.  5th.    Alfred  Barber  and  Clara  E.  Weston,  both  of  Hancock. 
Feb.  Kith.    George  F.  Mellen  and  Minnie  O.  Wjonan,  both  of  Stoddard. 
May  16th.    Jeremiah  B.  Waterhouse,  of  Amesbury,  Mass.,  and  Alice  F.  Beatley, 

of  Hancock. 
May  27th.    Heni-y  Wi'ight  Tuttle  and  Sarah  Almina  Fraus,  both  of  Antrim. 
Nov.  16th.    Frank  E.  Lee,  of  Francestown,  and  Mary  A.  Burnhara,  of  Lyndeboro'. 
Xov.  30th.    Augustine  Goodhue,  of  Hancock,  and  Melissa  S.  Bennett,  of  Marlow. 
18(>9,  .Tan.  21st.    William  F.  Symonds  and  Abbie  M.  Washburn,  both  of  Hancock. 
Feb.  15th.    Leonard  F.  Robb,  of  Stoddard,  and  Mariah  Upton,  of  Peterboro'. 
Feb.  16th.    Albert  A.  Smith,  of  Petei-boro',  and  Mary  Morse,  of  Sandown. 
Feb.  24th.    Charles  F.  Wilcox,  of  Peterboro',  and  Thersa  V.  Blake,  of  Hancock. 
March  13th.    Richard  B.  Symonds  and  Amanda  M.  Bullard,  both  of  Hancock. 
.Tune  3d.    Isaac  P.  Allen,  of  San  Francisco,  Cal,,  and  Lizzie  C.  Fuller,  of  Hancock. 
June  10th.    Francis  A.  Clark  and  Helen  M.  Barker,  both  of  Hancock. 
.Tune  17th.    Andrew  B.  Stone  and  Sarah  M.  Sheldon,  both  of  Hancock. 
June  28th.    Charles  W.  Kelsea,  of  Antrim,  and  Rocsanna  Farmer,  of  Peterboro'. 
Sept.  21st.    Alfred  X.  Hardy,  of  Greenfield,  and  Sabrina  Wood,  of  Hancock. 

In  Peterboro',  by'  Rev.  M.  W.  Murphy. 
Oct.  3d.    Thomas  E.  Welch  and  Ellen  Magrath,  both  of  Hancock. 

Ix  Harrisville,  by  Rev.  Charles  M.  Palmer. 
Xov.  17th.    Edwin  F.  Knight,  of  Hancock,  and  Eva  D.  Barker,  of  Xelson. 
By  Rev.  Asahel  Bigelow. 

1870,  Jan.  tth.    Gardner  Towne,  of  Sullivan,  and  Emily  Mathews,  of  Hancock. 
.    Cyrus  W.  Alcott  and  Caroline  Bickford,  both  of  Hancock. 

May  12th.    Otis  Whipple  and  Triphena  Moore,  both  of  Hancock. 
Sept.  11th.    Ashton  A.  Sleeper  and  P^lizabeth  L.  Welch,  both  of  Unity. 
Oct.  l!)th.    Albert  M.  Kimball  and  Hannah  M.  Gordon,  both  of  Hancock. 
In  Peterboro',  by  Rev.  F.  P.  Hamblet. 

1871,  March  30th.    Simon  S.  Fogg  and  Lorette  J.  Lakin,  both  of  Hancock. 

In  Peterboro',  by  Rev.  I.  F.  Porter. 
May    11th.    Elbridge    Otis    Stone,    of  Hancock,  and  Viola   F.    Livingston,    of 
Peterboro'. 

By  Kkv.  Asahel  Bigelow. 

.Tune  7th.    Henrj'  E.  Washburn  and  Joanna  E.  Ware,  both  of  Hancock. 

June  10th.    Gilman  Foot,  of  Bennington,  and  Frances  E.  Messer,  of  Greenfield. 

June  11th.    Owen  L.  Boutell  and  Ellen  F.  Knight,  both  of  Hancock. 

July  23d.    Hartwell  Tuttle,  of  Hancock,  and  Harriet  B.  Dowlln,  of  Bradford. 

Aug.  6th.    William  Farnsworth  and  Sevilla  Foot,  both  of  East  Wilton. 


HISTORY   OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 


1871,  Sept.  26th.    George  A.  Benjamin  and  Jennie  S.  Mooi-e,  botli  of  Jaffpey. 

Dec.  5th.    James  E.  Webster,  of  Greenfield,  and  Addie  Robinson,  of  Hancock. 

Br  Joseph  Davis,  Justice  of  the  Peace. 
Sept.  10th.    Walter  G.  Comstock,  of  Francestown,  and  Alma  A.  Dunbar,   of 
Hancock. 

In  Greenfield,  by  Rev.  Samuel  H.  Patridge. 
Nov.  2d.    Xenophon  W.  Brooks,  of  Hancock,  and  Frances  A.  Hopkins,  of  Green- 
field. 

By  Rev.  W.  W.  Hayward,  of  Keene. 

Nov.  30th.    James  S.  Hayward  and  Nellie  F.  Wheeler,  both  of  Hancock. 
By  Rev.  Asahel  Bigelow. 

1872,  April  11th.      Benjamin  N.  Lindsay,  of  Lynn,  Mass.,  and  Jennie  M.  Lakin,  of 

Hancock. 
April  34th.    Albert  S.  Moore,  of  Hancock,  and  Maria  J.  Cram,  of  Stoddard. 
July  4th.    Fred  I.  Stevens,  of  Jaffrey,  and  M.  Lizzie  Wellman,  of  Dublin. 

By  Rev.  Williaji  Hurlin. 
Dec.  24th.    Edwai'd  F.  Adams  and  Jennie  E.  Davis,  both  of  Hancock. 
By  Joseph  Davis,  Justice  of  the  Peace. 
187.3,  Jan.  9th.    James  C.  Towne  and  Esther  M.  Douglas,  both  of  Hancock. 
By  Rev.  Asahel  Bigelow. 
Jan.  23d.    Melbarn  A.  Wood,  of  Hancock,  and  Etta  J.  Phillips,  of  Harrisville. 
Nov.  16th.    George  E.  Johnson  and  Nellie  E.  Stearns,  both  of  Hancock. 
Nov.  19th.    Willis  D.  Hardy  and  Lydia  C.  Hardy,  both  of  Greenfield. 

By  Joseph  Davis,  Justice  of  the  Peace. 

1874,  Feb.  13th.    George  O.  Wood  and  Ella  S.  Weston,  both  of  Hancock. 

BY'  Rev.  Asahel  Bigelow. 
Nov.  26th.    James  R.  Ashton  and  Hattie  E.  Bui'tt,  botli  of  Bennington. 

1875,  Feb.  2d.    Edward  O.  Fowle,  of  Boston,  Mass.,  and  Helen  Fuller,  of  Hancock. 
March  35th.    Granville  K.  Hadley  and  Ellen  F.  Knight,  both  of  Hancock. 

In  Antrim,  by  Rev.  W.  R.  Cochrane. 
May  4tb.    Willis  C.  Ware,  of  Hancock,  and  Ida  B.  Wilson,  of  Bennington. 

By  Rev.  J.  W.  Coolidge. 
June  15th.    Charles  F.  Brown,  of  Hancock,  and  Mary  Jane  Abbott,  of  Amherst. 

In  Fitchburg,  Ma.ss.,  by  Rev.  J.  R.  Wheelock. 
June  23d.    Alfred  G.  Hadley,  of  Hancock,  and  Sadlie  F.  Holt,  of  Peterboro'. 

By  Rev.  Asahel  Bigelow. 
July  7th.    Riley  Barrett  and  Eliza  N.  Jefts,  both  of  Stoddard. 
Dec.  31st.    Charles  H.  Fish  and  Nellie  S.  Haskell,  both  of  Peterboro'. 

In  Nashua,  by  G.  H.  Taggabt,  Justice  of  the  Peace. 
Aug.  28th.    George  W.  Knight,  of  Hancock,  and  Kate  Cody,  of  Harrisville. 

In  Manchester,  by  Rev.  L.  F.  McKinney. 
Dec.  9th.    William  A.  Wilds  and  Sadie  I.  Webber,  both  of  Hancock. 
In  Boston,  Mass.,  by  Rev.  J.  W.  Hamilton. 

1876,  Jan.  2t)th.    Otis  Tuttle  and  Nellie  J.  Baldwin,  both  of  Hancock. 

By  Rev.  J.  W.  Coolidge. 
Feb.  19th.     George  Chandler  Duncan,  of  Leominster,  Mass.,  and  Mary  Ellen 
Coolidge,  of  Hancock. 

In  Antrim,  by  Kev.  W.  R.  Cochrane. 
March  29th.    John  Newell  and  Lucetta  E.  Lee,  both  of  Hancock. 


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Bv  Rev.  Thkodoke  C.  Pratt. 

1876,  April  13th.    Henry  F.  Cilley,  of  Stotldard,  and  Gate  I).  Cooper,  of  Bennington. 

Hv  Kkv.  Asaukl  Bigelow. 
June  Uth.    Solon  D.  Hadlcy  and  Alziua  L.  Hayward,  both  of  Hancock. 
By  Kev.  Theodore  C.  Pratt. 

1877,  Jan.  1st.      Otis  F.  Forbush,  of  Acton,  Mass.,  and  Nettie  F.  Cumniiiigs,  of  Hancock. 

By  Uev.  .J.  I..  FEr/r,  oe  Antrim. 
Feb.  Ttli.    Charles  W.  Coolidge,  of  Leominster,  Mass.,  and   Kate  T..  Brown,  of 
Hancock. 

In  Newport,  by  Rev.  Ira  Pearsons. 
April  l-2th.    William  L.  Lakin,  of  Hancock,  and  Henrietta  J.  Craigc,  of  Mont- 
pelier,  Yt. 

In  East  Wilton,  by  Rev.  Charles  H.  Tindell. 

1878,  June  .5th.    Fred  Hunt,  of  Hancock,  and  Alice  J.  Fessendeii,  of  Wilton. 

In  Keene,  by  Rev.  W.  W.  Hayward. 
June  19th.    Walter  A.  Jaquith  and  Carrie  J.  Wood,  both  of  Hancock. 

By  Rev.  J.  Wesley-  Coolidge. 
Nov.  2d.     Lawton   Thomas   Hadley,  of  Rutland,  Mass.,  and  Harriet  Emelia 
Weston,  of  Hancock. 

In  Greenfield,  by  Rev.  S.  H.  Patridge. 
Nov.  2Tth.    Almon  Hill  and  Addle  A.  Cheney,  both  of  Hancock. 

In  Leominster,  Mass.,  by  Rev.  E.  A.  Smith. 
Dec.  11th.    Cristy  H.  Duncan,  of  Hancock,  and  Helen  A.  Walker  of  Leominster. 
In  Greenfield,  by  Rev.  S.  H.  Patridge. 

1879,  Jan.  26th.    James  W.  Wilds  and  Carrie  A.  Parker,  both  of  Hancock. 

April  20th.    Edward  A.  Hill,  of  Hancock,  and  Sarah  A.  Dutton,  of  Greenfield. 

By  Rev.  George  M.  Rice,  of  Dublin. 
July  1st.    Fred  B.  Richards  and  Emogene  W.  Lakin,  both  of  Hancock. 

In  Peterboro',  by  Rev.  James  L.  Harrison. 
Sept.  18th.    George  W.  Goodhue  and  Ella  D.  Tuttle,  both  of  Hancock. 

In  Peterboro',  by'  Rev.  George  Dustin. 
Sept.  27th.    Edward  B.  Sherwin  and  Chestina  R.  Wilds,  both  of  Hancock. 

By  a.  D.  Tuttle,  Justice  of  the  Peace. 
» )et.  l.">th.    George  H.  Marvell  and  Abbie  Bullard,  both  of  Hancock. 
In  Peterboro',  by  Rev.  George  Dustin. 

1880,  May  2t)th.   Frank  A.  Wood,  of  Hancock,  and  Julia  F.  Wood,  of  Winchendon,  Mass. 

In  Hillsboro',  by  Rev.  John  H.  Hillman. 
June  nth.    Myron  E.  Johnson,  of  Hancock,  and  Clara  E.  Ellenwood,  of  Decring. 

In  Peterboro',  by  Rev.  George  Dustin. 
Dec.  !tth.    Charles  H.  Dutton,  of  Hancock,  and  Edna  Maria  Barber,  of  I'ctorboro'. 
In  Harrisville,  by  Rev.  George  H.  Beciovith. 

1881,  Feb.  10th.    Albert  E.  Ware,  of  Hancock,  and  Minnie  S.  Knight,  of  Harrisville. 

In  Keene,  by  Rev.  J.  A.  Leach. 
April  11th.    John  R.  Putney  and  Arvilla  Knowlton,  both  of  Hancock. 

In  Manchester,  by'  Henry  e.  Burnham,  .Iustice  of  the  Peace. 
June  7th.    Thomas  Ft  Shea  and  Annie  S.  Welch,  both  of  Hancock. 


224  HISTORY   OF   HANCOCK,    NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


Ik  Antrim,  bt  Rev.  W.  R.  Cochrane. 
1883,  .June  1st.    Hiram  B.  Marshall  and  Jennie  M.  Willard,  both  of  Hancoek. 
Bt  Rev.  ,I.  L.  Merrii>l,  of  Marlboro'. 

1883,  .Jan.  4th.    ClitTord  H.  Tenney,  of  Hancock,  and  Clara  E.  Lowell,  of  Marlow. 

By  Rev.  Hervey  Gulick. 
April  28th.     William  A.  Par.sons,  of  Hancock,  and  Josephine  Wentworth,  of 

Efflngh.am. 
Kov.  6th.    John  J.  Martyn  and  Hattie  J.  Whittaker,  both  of  Hancock. 

Ix  Peterboro',  by  Rev.  W.  H.  VValbridge. 
Oct.  28th.    Henry  A.  Manning  and  Nellie  E.  Danforth,  both  of  Hancock. 

In  Greenfield,  by  Rev.  S.  H.  Patridge. 
Nov.  17th.    Almon  Hill,  of  Hancock,  and  Lois  Dutton,  of  Greenfield. 
By  a.  D.  TnTTLE,  Justice  of  the  Peace. 

1884,  July  19th.    Charles  F.  King,  of  Lyndeboro',  and  Nellie  Amlaw,  of  Hancock. 

By'  Rev.  Hervet  Gulick. 
Oct.  27th.    .John  Doherty  and  Susan  O.  Brian,  both  of  Hancock. 
In  Marlboro',  by  Rev.  C.  J.  Chase. 

1885,  Aug.  1st.    Ellsworth  E.  Balcom  and  Lydia  A.  Gates,  both  of  Hancock. 

In  Peterboro',  by  Rev.  W.  H.  VValbridge. 

Dec.  2d.    Charles  G.  Mathews  and  Mrs.  Nettie  V.  Mathews,  both  of  Hancock. 

In  Jaffrey,  by  Rev.  P.  L.  McEvoy. 

1886,  Jan.  26th.    John  Cody  and  Maggie  A.  Cassion,  both  of  Hancock. 

By  Rev.  J.  Wesley  Coolidge. 
April  10th.    .John  Wesley  Coolidge  and  Ida  Elizabeth  Goodhue,  both  of  Hancock. 

By  Rev.  Hervey  Gulick. 
May  2d.    Wilfred  A.  Sheldon  and  Orissa  J.  Lee,  both  of  Hancock. 
Dec.  27th.    John  Gilbert  Thompson,  of  Sandwich,  Mass.,  and  Helen  Susan  Titus, 
of  Hancock. 

In  East  .Jaffrey,  by  Rev.  P.  h.  McEvoy. 
Nov.  2d.    Patrick  Cody,  of  Bennington,  and  Kate  Cuddihee,  of  Hancock. 

In  New  Ipswich,  by  Rev.  William  A.  Thompson. 
Dec.  29th.    James  Woodward  and  Eliza  Wellington,  both  of  Hancock. i 


CHAPTER   XII. 

SCHOOLS  AND   EDUCATION. 

The  educational  advantages  that  had  been  enjoyed  by  a  majority 
of  the  first  settlers  of  Hancock  were  without  doubt  limited.  They 
were  practical  men  and  women,  endowed  with  good,  strong  common 
sense,  but  "innocent  of  books"  and  the  culture  of  the  schools. 
There  were  few  persons,  however,  who  could  not  read  and  write. 
John  Moor,  the  first  constable,  made  his  mark  instead  of  signing  his 

'  Not  a  few  persons  who  gave  their  homes  as  Hancock  in  the  foregoing  list  were 
merely  temporary  residents  in  the  town. 


SCHOOLS   AND   EDUCATION.  225 

name;  but  we  have  no  record  that  any  other  official  was  compelled 
to  do  this. 

At  a  town-meeting  held  Dec.  25,  1786,  it  w^as  voted  not  to  have 
schooling  that  winter.  This  was  probably  the  first  attem])t  that 
was  made  to  raise  money  for  that  purpose. 

About  a  year  later  (Dec.  1,  1787)  another  attempt  was  made  to 
raise  money  for  schooling,  and  this  time  they  were  more  successful, 
as  £10  were  raised.  James  Duncan,  Mr.  Dennis,  Mr.  Dodge,  Seth 
TIadley,  and  Robert  Duncan  Avere  appointed  a  committee  to  divide 
the  town  into  five  districts  and  report  at  the  next  March  meeting. 
Tlie  money  raised  was  to  be  divided  equally,  each  district  to  receive 
forty  shillings.  The  schools  must  have  been  held  in  the  houses  of  the 
settlers,  for  as  yet  no  attempt  had  been  made  to  build  school-houses. 
Daniel  Wood,  when  about  three  and  a  half  years  old,  attended 
school  for  the  first  time  in  Mr.  Wheeler's  barn,  the  school  being 
held  in  that  part  of  the  barn  called  the  "lean-to."  The  teacher  of 
this  school  was  afterwards  the  wife  of  Jonathan  Davis. 

These  schools  at  the  best  had  a  precarious  existence.  In  1789  no 
money  was  raised  for  this  purpose.  From  the  beginning  there  was 
continually  manifested  an  uneasiness  in  regard  to  the  boundaries  of 
the  several  school  districts,  Avhich  did  not  cease  until  the  district 
system  was  given  up. 

At  first  the  selectmen  had  charge  of  the  several  schools,  the  per- 
sons teaching  being  required  l^o  produce  a  certificate,  as  the  law 
directed.  No  hint  is  given  in  the  records  in  regard  to  who  was  the 
proper  person  to  give  these  certificates,  as  no  one  was  appointed  by 
the  town  to  look  after  the  schools  until  1806.  It  is  to  be  presumed, 
however,  that  these  certificates  were  granted  by  the  minister  of  the 
town,  and  Mr.  Paige  proved  himself  to  be  an  efficient  helper  in  the 
cause  of  education. 

In  1788  it  was  decided  to  divide  the  town  into  nine  districts,  and 
a  committee  of  nine  men,  consisting  of  the  five  men  appointed  the 
previous  year  and  Oliver  Lawrence,  Nathaniel  Davidson,  James 
Davis,  and  Jonathan  Sawyer,  were  appointed  to  make  the  division. 
£8  were  appropriated  for  schooling,  but  each  district  was  left  to 
provide  its  school-house. 

No  money  was  appropriated  for  schooling  in  1789,  the  building  of 
the  meeting-house  probably  absorbing  about  all  the  means  that  the 
town  had  at  command. 

In  1792  another  committee  was  appointed  to  divide  the  town  into 


226  HISTORY   OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

school  districts.  This  committee  reported  a  division  of  the  town 
into  eight  districts.  The  boundaries  of  the  districts  were  definitely 
fixed,  and  a  transcript  of  said  boundaries  was  recorded  in  the  town 
book ;  but  for  fear  that  the  decision  of  the  committee  might  not  be 
acceptable  to  all  parties  concerned,  it  was  provided  that  if  it  should 
appear  to  the  committee,  on  complaint,  that  any  person  could  be 
better  convenienced  in  any  other  district  than  that  to  which  he  was 
assigned,  then  he  was  to  be  permitted  to  make  any  exchange  for 
better  convenience,  if  it  should  appear  reasonable  to  the  committee 
or  the  town.  It  is  by  no  means  certain  that  this  division  of  the 
town  was  accepted. 

In  May,  1792,  a  district  in  the  center  of  the  town  was  organized 
in  due  form.  The  names  of  the  following  persons  are  given  as  being 
members  of  said  district :  — 

John  Cumings,  Samuel  Wliitcomb,  Samuel  Ilosley,  Ebenezer  Ware, 

John  Cumings,  Jr.,  Joslah  Blodgett,  Phinehas  Ames,  Ebenezer  Ware,  Jr., 

Robart Taggart,  Salmon  Blodgett,  Stephen  Kittredge,  Lemuel  Eaton, 

.Toseph  Symonds,  John  Whitcomb,  Thomas  Boynton,  Joseph  Dodge, 

Timothy  Moors,  Jonathan  Sawyer,  James  Hosley,  Abraham  Davis, 

James  Duncan,  Nicholas  Lawrence,  Edmond  Davis,  David  Hosley. 

Thomas  Jones,  Abraham  Moors,  Thomas  Craige, 

The  persons  enumerated  above  were  authorized  by  the  town  to 
assemble  at  the  meeting-house  on  the  first  Wednesday  of  June,  at 
two  o'clock  in  the  afternoon,  to  act  on  such  matters  and  things  as 
they  might  think  proper  respecting  the  building  of  a  school-house 
in  the  center  of  the  town ;  also,  "  to  raise  money  and  to  tax  them- 
selves for  payment." 

This  was  the  beginning  of  the  school-district  system  in  the  town. 
The  divisions  mentioned  above  were  simply  territorial.  The  entire 
nianagement  of  the  schools  had  been  in  the  hands  of  the  selectmen ; 
now  a  new  departure  was  made.  A  description  of  this  school- 
house  may  not  be  out  of  place  in  this  connection: — 

After  deciding  to  build  a  school-house,  the  district  "  voted  to  have 
twelve  squares  to  a  window,  and  four  windows  to  the  main  room, 
the  glass  7  by  9." 

"  Voted  the  House  twenty-two  feet  square  and  with  a  hipt  roof." 

"  Voted  to  set  up  the  fraim  to  board  and  shingle  it,  to  set  up  the 
Chimney,  put  in  two  windoAvs,  make  the  Outward  door  and  lay  the 
lower  floor,  and  to  have  the  work  done  by  the  first  of  Nov'",  next, 
the  Boards  to  be  halved  round  the  sides." 

The  building  of  the  above  house,  with  the  specifications  named. 


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was  awarded  to  Hugh  Grimes,  at  £23,  "  to  be  done  workmanlike." 
It  was  "  Voted  tliat  Samuel  Gates  and  Edmond  Davis,  selectmen, 
assess  the  money  by  the  last  inventory  by  them  taken,"  and  "that 
Edmond  Davis  collect  the  money." 

In  January,  1793,  the  selectmen  were  instructed  "  to  indulge  those 
persons  who  wish  the  schooling  of  their  children  put  off  till  next 
spring."  They  Avere  also  instructed  to  permit  those  who  might 
wish  to  have  their  children  sent  to  school  that  winter,  to  send  them, 
and  to  pay  their  money  to  the  school  that  might  be  the  nearest  to 
them. 

Xo  money  was  raised  for  schools,  or  for  school-liouses,  in  1703, 
nor  at  the  annual  meeting  of  1794;  but  at  a  special  meeting,  called 
on  the  5th  of  May,  it  was  voted  to  assess  the  whole  town  for  £400, 
to  build  school-houses,  and  each  district  was  to  provide  itself  with 
a  school-house,  to  be  paid  for  with  this  money,  at  the  time  said 
district,  by  a  majority  of  its  votei'S,  might  decide. 

All  new  persons  were  to  be  taxed,  if  any  such  came  to  town 
before  the  school-houses  were  built ;  and  all  who  had  been  taxed  for 
houses  then  built,  should  have  credit  therefor. 

This  money  was  not  raised,  and  two  years  later  (June  20,  1796) 
the  vote  was  revived,  and  £200  added  to  the  original  sum. 

As  late  as  June  5,  1798,  it  appears  that  the  £400  for  building 
school-houses  had  not  yet  been  raised.  The  districts  were  in  a 
chaotic  state.  Some  houses  had  been  partly  built,  but  none  were  in 
a  good  condition.  The  location  of  the  schools,  or  the  condition  of 
the  roads,  was  such  that  many  of  the  families  in  town  were  not 
satisfied,  and  some  families  desired  to  send  their  children  to  two  or 
more  schools.  The  whole  matter  was  entrusted  to  a  special  com- 
mittee, which  made  an  elaborate  report,  that  want  of  space  alone 
prevents  us  from  giving  in  this  connection.  Among  the  wise  and 
impartial  provisions  of  the  report  we  would  mention  that  that  per- 
son who  had  paid  a  tax,  in  any  part  of  the  town,  towards  this  object, 
should  not  be  compelled  to  pay  again.  No  person  was  expected  to 
pay  his  tax  until  about  the  time  the  school-house  which  he  was  ex- 
pected to  help  pay  for  should  be  completed. 

Stephen  Poor,  Jonathan  Sawyer,  and  Josiah  Stone  were  chosen  a 
special  committee  to  determine  what  persons  should  have  the  priv- 
ilege of  sending  their  children  to  school  in  two  districts.  The  fol- 
lowing vote  may  be  of  interest: — 

"  Voted,  Samuel  Gates,  Daniel  Kimball,  Oliver  Lawrence,  John 


228  HISTORY    OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

Clark,  and  Sampson  Tattle  to  inspect  the  building  of  the  several 
school  Houses,  and  to  apprize  them  when  built,  and  also  to  fix  the 
Center  when  the  district  cannot  agree,  and  that  they  apprize  the 
school  Houses  that  are  partly  done  in  those  districts  that  shall  not 
inform  the  select  men  by  the  month  of  September  next  of  the  sum 
required  to  finish  their  Houses." 

At  this  date  the  number  of  pupils  in  the  schools  had  become  quite 
numerous.  A  few  years  later  the  average  attendance  in  most  of 
the  districts  was  from  sixty  to  seventy.  Again  we  quote  from  Mrs. 
Boyle's  letter:  "Martin  Hall,  whose  home  was  in  Alstead,  taught 
our  school  three  terms.  He  was  anxious  to  have  one  hundred 
scholars  for  at  least  one  day.  Accordingly  the  parents  gathered 
their  flock  together  the  last  day  he  taught  there,  and  sent  in  ninety- 
nine  scholars  in  the  forenoon.  In  the  afternoon  they  found  one 
more.     It  was  brought  in  in  its  mother's  aniis."^ 

The  standard  of  education  in  these  early  years  was  not  very  high 
(see  Rev,  Daniel  Goodhue's  address  on'  page  47) ;  but  the  good 
results  emanating  from  our  system  of  free  schools  can  not  be  over- 
estimated. 

A  high  school  was  established  in  the  town  at  an  early  period;  but 
I  have  not  been  able  to  learn  much  about  it.  Among  the  dis- 
tinguished men  who  here  received  a  part  of  their  education  may  be 
mentioned  F'ranklin  Pierce,  afterwards  President  of  the  United 
States.-  This  school  was  held  in  the  upper  story  of  the  school-house 
built  by  the  center  district,  which  was  burned  down  about  the  year 
1825. 

In  the  year  1834  educational  interests  in  town  were  at  a  low  ebb. 
So  little  interest  was  manifested  in  the  welfare  of  the  public  schools, 
that,  by  vote  of  the  town,  the  superintending  school  committee 
were  instructed  to  dispense  with  visiting  them. 

»  This  was  at  what  is  now  known  as  No.  2. 

-  Hon.  George  W.  Nesmith,  of  Franklin,  and  Hon.  William  B.  Dinsraore,  of  New 
York,  were  also  among  the  pupils;  of  these  early  schools.  Judge  Nesmith  has  re- 
cently sent  us  interesting  reminiscences  of  his  school-days  here,  and  the  New  York 
gentleman  reports  as  to  the  discipline,  etc.  It  appears  that  these  early  preceptors 
believed  in  not  "  sparing  the  rod."  Mr.  Dinsmore  writes  us  he  came  here  to  school  a 
mere  lad,  and  was  engaged  one  morning  by  a  drover  to  help  him  start  his  cattle 
from  the  village  for  "four  pence  half-penny."  Tlie  drover  did  not  dispense  with 
his  services  until  it  was  too  late  to  get  back  in  season  for  the  commencement  of  the 
school.  On  putting  in  a  late  appearance  the  master  very  kindly  loaned  him  his  knife 
to  cut  a  stick  and  bring  it  in  for  him,  and  made  him  stand  and  hold  it  on  his  return 
until  noon,  "  the  envy  of  all  the  other  hoys  in  the  school  "(?).  >Mr.  Dinsmore  had  pro 
cured  the  stick  on  the  Sand  hill  (Hosley  street),  and  supposed  it  was  cherry,  like 
those  which  some  of  his  predecesors  in  suffering  had  procured.  Unfortunately  it 
proved  a  tough  willow,  and  our  voung  hero  was  compelled  to  dance  several  jigs, 
etc.,  without  the  stick's  breaking.  The  six  and  one-fourth  cents  of  the  future  million- 
aire cost  him  heavily  in  the  end. 


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As  it  is  always  darkest  just  before  day,  this  state  of  things  was 
the  precursor  of  the  establishment  of  two  flourishing  institutions  of 
education  of  a  higher  grade  in  town  —  "Hancock  Literary  and 
Scientific  Institution  "  and  "  Hancock  Academy." 

The  charter  of  the  Literary  and  Scientific  Institution  was  granted 
June  14,  1836,  —  Dr.  Jonas  Hutchinson  and  seventeen  others  being 
authorized  to  build  a  school-building  and  establish  a  high  school 
therein.  The  building  was  on  land  belonging  to  the  town,  —  it  be- 
ing a  part  of  the  common  ;  and  as  it  was  designed  for  public  pur- 
poses, the  town  had  a  right  to  grant  the  request  made  by  Doctor 
Hutchinson,  David  Patten,  and  others  (see  page  151). 

The  object  of  this  institution  is  thus  set  forth  by  its  founders : — 

'■  It  shall  be  the  primary  object  of  this  Institution  to  furnish  the  means  of  a 
thorough  Elementary  Education  in  science  and  Literature. 

•'  All  branches  of  education  shall  be  here  taught  which  are  usually  taught  in 
similar  institutions. 

"  It  shall  ever  be  the  duty  of  the  Instructors  to  inculcate  and  endeavor  to  impress 
upon  the  minds  of  the  youths  who  may  here  resort  from  time  to  time,  such  moral 
and  religious  principles  as  shall  by  the  blessing  of  God  prepare  them  for  usefulness 
and  respectability  in  the  various  departments  of  life,  and  for  happiness  in  the 
world  to  come. 

"  The  formers  and  proprietors  of  this  Institution  wish  it  to  be  distinctly  known  to 
all  who  may  hereafter  have  any  concern  in  its  government  that  they  consider  a  moral 
and  religious  education  indispensable,  not  that  they  would  make  it  a  special  object 
to  teach  the  peculiarities  of  anj'  sect  of  Christians." 

I  can  bear  witness  that  cei'tainly  in  the  later  days  of  this  institu- 
tion the  desires  of  its  founders  were  not  disregarded. 

According  to  the  specifications  of  the  charter,  this  institution  was 
under  the  control  of  twenty-one  directors  or  trustees.  Seven  of 
these  trustees  were  to  be  members  of  the  Dublin  Baptist  associa- 
tion, seven  of  the  Milford  Baptist  association,  and  seven  of  the 
original  proprietors  and  their  successors. 

From  the  best  information  that  can  be  obtained,  the  school  was 
opened  under  the  direction  of  Rev.  Zebulon  Jones  in  August,  1837. 

In  1838-9,  the  following  persons  constituted  the  board  of 
trustees :  — 

Levi  Willard,  Esq.,  Keene.  Uev.  A.  Belknap,  .Jaflfrey. 

David  Patten,  Esq.,  Hancock.  Hon.  Franklin  Pierce,  Concord. 

Hon.  Luke  Woodburv,  Antrim.  Hon.  .John  Stevens,  Mason, 

.lobn  Whitcnnib,  i:.s(i..  Hancock.  Rev.  David  (.ai;v,  W  :i>hingt(iii. 

ReA-.  Mark  (  injiciitcr,  .Milford.  Rev. 'I'lioinas  llaiid.  llinsdah-. 

Rev.  1).  D.  I'ratt,  Nashua.  George  Kayniond,  Kscj.,  Mount  Vernon. 

Rev.  Jolin  Atwood,  Hillsboro'.  Rev.  John  "Davis,  Antrim. 

Jonas  Hutchinson,  M.  D.,  Hancock.  Gen.    Solomon   McNeil   (cx-offlcio),    Hills- 
William  Parker,  Esq.,  Francestown.  boro'. 

Mr.  D.  (iibbs,  Sullivan.  Hon.  Israel  Hunt  (ex-ofHcio),  Nashua. 

William  Wallace,  Esq.,  Milford.  Joseph  Carter,  Esq.    (ex-offlcio),  Charles- 
Rev.  A.  T.  Foss,  Mount  Vernon,  town,  Mass. 
Rev.  John  Woodbury,  Hancock. 


230  HISTORY   OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

Levi  Willard,  Esq.,  was  president  of  the  board  of  trustees,  Rev. 
Mark  Carpenter  was  secretary,  and  David  Patten,  Esq.,  was  treas- 
urer. The  instructors  were  :  W.  C.  Richards,  principal  and  teacher 
of  languages  and  the  natural  sciences;  E.  Knight,  teacher  of  mathe- 
matics ;  A.  P.  Shattuck,  teacher  of  penmanship  ;  J,  A.  Woodbury, 
teacher  of  music;  Miss  M.  A.  T.  Sawyer,  teacher  of  mathematics, 
the  natural  sciences,  and  the  Latin  language  ;  and  Miss  M.  C.  Wil- 
lard, teacher  of  French,  Italian,  and  the  ornamental  branches. 

Among  the  students  of  that  year,  I  would  mention  Joseph  Davis, 
of  Acworth ;  William  Lawrence  Foster,  of  Keene ;  Asa  B.  and  A. 
Judson  Hutchinson,  of  Milford ;  DeW^tt  Clinton  Hadley  and  Eph- 
raim  Knight,  of  Hancock ;  David  A.  llussell,  of  Walpole ;  George 
W.  Stevens,  of  Stoddard  ;  Mark  True,  of  Francestown  ;  John  H., 
Charles  A.,  and  Adolphus  C.  Whitcomb,  of  Hancock;  Elijah  M. 
Tubbs,  of  Hancock ;  Love  Maria  Whitcomb,  of  Hancock ;  Rebecca 
W.  Davis,  of  Hancock ;  Isabel  A.  B.  and  L.  Josephine  Hutchinson, 
of  Hancock ;  and  Elvira  T.,  Syrene,  and  Alice  Jane  Patten,  of  Han- 
cock. The  aggregate  number  of  students  for  the  year  Avas  two 
hundred  and  seventy-nine. 

This  institution  was  sustained  until  the  autumn  of  185L  Among 
its  eminent  instructors  who  succeeded  Mr.  Richards  we  will  men- 
tion Professors  Colcord,  Ephraim  Knight,  W.  B.  Burnell,  Mark 
True,  and  Rev.  W.  M.  Guilford  .^ 

Hancock  academy,  under  the  control  of  the  Congregationalists, 
was  instituted  at  about  the  same  time  the  Literary  and  Scientific 
institution  was. 

The  upper  story  of  the  brick  building  mentioned  on  page  207  was 
suitably  divided  into  school-rooms,  and  for  several  years  the  academy 
was  a  flourishing  institution.  That  there  was  something  of  the 
spirit  of  rivalry  in  these  two  institutions,  an  impartial  historian  can 
not  deny;  but  the  result  was  of  incalculable  advantage  to  the  town. 

The  exact  date  of  the  opening  of  this  scliool,  I  have  not  been 
able  to  a"scertain.  Rev.  Daniel  Goodhue  states  that,  according  to  his 
best  information,  it  was  organized  in  1839.  As  he  was  a  student  at 
that  time,  he  is  probably  correct ;  but  he  does  not  say  whether  it 
was  in  the  early  part  of  the  year,  or  the  autumn  term.  The  sub- 
scription paper  for  the  erection  of  the  building  was  drawn  up  Jan. 
1,  1836,  and  as  it  is  distinctly  stated  that  the  building  "  shall  con- 

1  Hon.  D.  II.  Goodell,  of  Antrim,  and  other  (Ustingiiishcd  persons,  were  among  the 
later  students  at  this  institution. 


SCHOOLS    AND    EDUCATION.  231 

tain,  first,  an  njtartinent  for  tlie  occasional  public  worship  of  God, 
to  Ik'  called  the  vestry;  also  an  a{)artment  for  a  public  school  or 
academy'"  ;  and  as  the  shares  Avere  taken  up  by  seventy  persons, 
most  of  whom,  if  not  all,  were  citizens  of  Hancock  and  members  of 
the  Congregational  society,  —  it  does  not  seem  probable  that  it  took 
them  three  years  to  get  ready  for  the  school.^ 

Ill  the  catalogue  before  me,  for  the  year  ending  August,  1S40,  it 
is  stated  that  this  "  academy  is  sustained  by  an  association  of  gentle- 
men, by  whom  the  following  have  been  elected  as  a  board  of 
directors :  Rev.  Archibald  Burgess,  president ;  Moses  Wood, 
secretary ;  Col.  David  Low,  treasurer ;  Andrew  C.  Cochran,  Capt. 
Timothy  Moors,  Nathan  Wheeler,  Esq.,  David  Boutelle,  Oliver 
Whitcomb,  Jr.,  Samuel  Ordway. 

"Instructors:  Thomas  Miller,  a.  b.,  principal;  Daniel  llice,  a.  b., 
I)rincipal  during  the  fall  term.  Assistant  teachers  :  Miss  Martha  East- 
man, fall  term;  Miss  Nancy  E.  Fiske,  spring  term;  Miss  Susan 
Eeed,  summer  term.  Assistant  pupils :  Aaron  P.  Hughes,  Arche- 
laus  Wilson,  Lydia  A.  Duncan,  Sarah  T.  Duncan,  Harriet  Rice, 
Helen  M.  Thompson." 

The  aggregate  number  of  students  for  the  year  was  two  hundred 
and  ninety-seven.  Among  the  names  registered  we  find  the  fol- 
lov.ing :  James  M.  Bradford,  Charles  A.  Burgess,  James  C.  Duncan, 
Samuel  E.  Hills,  Charles  B.  Pearson,  Jacob  T.  Steele,  Peter  C.  C. 
Whitcomb,  Marian  Clark,  Margaret  A.  Low,  Susan  G.  Pearson, 
Maria  M.  Symonds,  Mary  Wheeler,  John,  Nathaniel  I.,  and  Stephen 
D.  Duncan,  Irvin  W.  and  Samuel  O.  Gates,  Charles  O.  Foster, 
Daniel  Goodhue,  David  Wasliburu,  Elizabeth  T.  Cochran,  Maria 
H.  Hills,  Susan  M.  Low,  and  Frances  A.  Wood,  all  of  Hancock; 
Corban  C.  Curtice,  of  Windsor;  Farnum  F.  Lane,  of  Swanzey; 
William  B.  Washburn,  of  Wincheudon,  Mass.;  Thomas  E.  and  James 
M.  Boutell,  of  Antrim;  and  Francis  H.  Knight,  of  Lexington,  Mass. 

In  this  institution  due  attention  was  given  to  the  training  of  the 
moral  and  religious  natures  of  the  pupils. 

In  connection  with  the  catalogue  under  consideration,  we  find  the 
following:  "Past  experience  convinces  that  the  improvement  of 
the  mind  is  best  promoted  in  connection  with  that  uniform  attention 
to  the  cultivation  of  the  heart  which  its  importance  demands." 

Among  the  names  of  instructors  who  had  charge  of  this  school, 

>  Unfortunately  the  records  of  this  school  can  not  no\y  be  found. 


232  HISTORY   OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

in  addition  to  those  enumerated  above,  we  would  mention  Scott 
and  Gilbert. 

As  first  organized,  this  school  flourished  for  some  six  or  seven 
years;  after  which  time  it  was  suspended  for  a  few  years.  Subse- 
quent to  the  closing  of  the  Literary  and  Scientific  Institution  it  was 
again  opened.  Andrew  Washburn  had  charge  of  it  in  the  fall  of 
1852;  J.  C.  Kimball  for  three  terms  in  1853;  and  in  later  years 
Charles  A.  Wood  and  John  Paul  liad  charge  of  it  several  terms,  and 
others. 

In  the  year  1873  the  town  was  constituted  as  a  high-school  dis- 
trict, and  from  that  time  until  the  present,  one  or  more  terms  of 
this  school,  yearly,  have  been  enjoyed  by  all  the  pupils  in  the  town 
who  have  chosen  to  attend  and  have  been  able  to  pass  the  necessary 
examination. 

The  influence  of  these  institutions  of  a  higher  grade  upon  the 
common  schools  of  the  town  was  decidedly  of  an  elevating  char- 
acter. The  standard  of  education  in  the  town  was  raised,  and  but 
few  towns  in  the  state  can  boast  of  better  schools  than  those  in  this 
town  for  the  past  fifty  years. 

On  the  twenty-seventh  day  of  December,  1881,  Otis  Tuttle  and 
fifty-four  others  presented  a  petition  to  the  school  committee  and 
selectmen,  praying  that  the  whole  or  a  part,  as  might  be  deemed 
expedient,  of  districts  Nos.  2,  3,  4,  5,  6,  7,  and  8  be  united  to  district 
No.  1,  for  school  purposes,  after  due  notice  and  hearing  should  be 
given  to  all  those  interested.  The  school  committee  and  selectmen 
being  disqualified  for  this  purpose,  Lewis  W.  Clark,  associate  justice 
of  the  Supreme  Court  of  New  Hampshire,  appointed  Ezi-a  M.  Smith, 
of  Peterboro',  John  R.  Russell,  of  Greenfield,  John  Q.  Adams,  of 
Peterboro',  and  John  C.  Dodge,  of  Bennington,  to  take  the  matter 
into  consideration.  There  was  a  hearing  at  the  town  hall,  on  the 
21st  of  June,  1882.  All  parties  having  been  heard  who  desired  to 
be  heard,  the  prayer  of  the  petitioners  was  not  allowed,  and  a 
decision  was  made  against  them. 

By  a  special  act  of  the  legislature  of  1885,  the  town  system  of 
schools  was  adopted,  said  act  going  into  effect  in  March,  1886.  By 
an  express  provision  of  the  act,  such  towns  as  may  desire  to  return 
to  the  district  system  can  do  so,  at  the  end  of  a  trial  of  five  years 
of  the  town  system.  If  at  the  end  of  the  five  years  the  good  result^ 
of  the  restored  system  do  not  become  apparent  to  all,  it  is  the 
advice  of  this  historian  that  such  persons  examine,  as  he  has,  the 


SCHOOLS    AND    EDUCATION.  233 

records  of  the  past  hundred  years,  on  ahnost  every  page  of  wliicli 
are  evidences  of  the  friction  caused  by  the  district  system.^ 

We  have  given  the  names  of  the  superintending  school  committee 
who  served  the  town  previous  to  1826  (see  Annals  of  the  Town). 
Below  are  the  names  of  those  who  have  served  in  that  capacity  in 
subsequent  years:  — 

1826.— Rev.  A.  Burgess,  Reuben  Hills,  David  Xahor. 

1827. —  Rev.  A.  Burgess,  Henry  Whitcomb,  Reuben  Hills.    To  serve  free  of  expense. 
IS-iS-lSSO.  ~  Voted,  "That  each  school  district  ai)poiiit  tlu-ir  own  prudential  Com- 
mittee." 
1831-1839.  — Xo  record. 

1840.  —  Richard  Emerson,  James  M.  Bradford,  Harry  Kuiglit. 

1841.  —  Richard  Emerson,  .lames  M.  Bradford,  Joseph  Davis. 
1843. —Joseph  Davis,  David  Low,  Daniel  Goodhue. 

1843.  —Jacob  A.  Wood,  M.  D.,  James  M.  .Stickney,  M.  v.,  James  M.  Bradford. 
1844. —  James  M.  .Stickney,  Richard  Emerson,  Jacob  A.  Wood. 
1845.  — .Joseph  Davis.  .James  M.  Bradford,  Ephi-aim  Knight. 
184(5. —James  M.  Bradford,  John  W.  Colcord,  James  M.  Sticlcney. 
1847.  — John  W.  Colcord,  James  M.  Stickney,  William   Burnell,  Joseph   Davis  (ap- 
pointed May  9th  to  fill  a  vacancy). 
1848. —  Joseph  Davis,  James  M.  Stickney,  Rev.  Lorenzo  Tandy. 
1849.  —  Josepli  Davis,  Rev.  Lorenzo  Tandy,  Ebenezer  Ware,  Jr. 
1850. —  Joseph  Davis,  Ebenezer  Ware,  Jr.,  Henry  Knight. 
1851.  —Joseph  Davis,  Rev.  Asahel  Bigelow,  Henry  Knight. 
1853-1854.  — Joseph  Davis,  Asahel  Bigelow,  Ephraim  Weston. 
1855. —  Joseph  Davis. 

1856.  — DeWitt  Clinton  Hadley,  M.  i>.,  Ephraim  Weston,  William  W.  Wayward. 

1857.  -De Witt  Clinton  Hadley,  Josepli  Davis. 

1858.  — Joseph  Davis,  DeWitt  Clinton  Hadley,  John   Paul,  A.  M.  S.  Carpenter  (ap- 

pointed in  November  to  fill  a  vacancy). 

1859.  — Asahel  Bigelow,  Joseph  Davis,  John  H.  Felch. 
1860-1861.  — Joseph  Davis,  .John  H.  Felch,  Isaac  Craigue,  M.  d. 
1863. —John  H.  Felch,  Joseph  Davis. 

1863.  — John  H.  Felch,  Henry  Knight,  Xenophon  W.  Brooks. 
1864. —  Joseph  Davis,  John  H.  Felch,  Xenophon  W.  Brooks. 
18<J5.  — Joseph  Davis. 
1866-1868. —Cyrus  A.  Whittaker. 

1869.  — Albert  H.  Taft,  M.  D.,  Rockwood  G.  Jlather,  M.  d..  (ieorge  I.  Hay  ward. 

1870.  —  Albert  H.  Taft,  M.  D. 
1871-1873.  — Cyi-us  A.  Whittaker. 

1873.  — Joseph  Davis,  William  Weston. 

1874.  — Joseph  Davis,  W.  H.  Weston. 

1875.  — Will  M.  Stevens,  .John  H.  Felch. 

1876.  — Rev.  Theodore  C.  Pratt,  .John  H.  Felch. 

1877.  — John  H.  Felch. 

1878.  — John  IL  Felch,  Horatio  Mclntire. 

1879.  — John  H.  Felch,  Henry  T.  Robinson. 
1880-1883.  — Rev.  Hervey  Gulick. 

1884.  — Andrew  A.  Haig,  M.  D. 

1885.—  Rev.  Hervey  Gulick. 

1886.  — School  Bo.\ki>  — Joshua  S.  Lakin,  Rev.  Hervey  (Uilick,  William  Weston. 

1  The  valuable  library  connected  with  the  Congregational  Sunday-school  and  the 
public  town  librarj'  are  excellent  aids  to  the  moral  and  intellectual  improvement 
of  the  inhabitants  of  the  town. 

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23-1  HISTORY    OF   HANCOCK,    NEAV   HAMPSHIRE. 

CHAPTER   XIIL 
MILITARY    HISTORY. 

In  1718  it  was  enacted  by  the  legislature  of  New  Hampshire  that 
all  able-bodied  men  between  the  ages  of  sixteen  and  sixty,  with  a 
few  exceptions,  be  held  liable  for  military  duty.  Later  this  law  was 
so  modified  that  the  military  age  was  between  eighteen  and  forty- 
five. 

At  what  time  the  first  company  of  militia  was  organized  in  this 
town  it  is  impossible  to  determine.  No  militia  records  of  any  kind 
have  come  to  hand,  although  they  have  been  sought  for  with  dili- 
gence. It  is  highly  probable  that  the  early  settlers  brought  their 
muskets  with  them,  and  at  the  earliest  opportunity  were  organized 
into  a  company  for  mutual  protection,  and  also  to  be  ready  for  any 
emergency  that  might  arise. 

Hancock  artillery  was  organized  about  the  year  1805.  (See  cen- 
tennial address.)  The  citizens  of  Hancock  never  forgot  its  first 
captain,  who  afterwards  achieved  a  national  reputation,  and  on  the 
occasion  of  his  returning  to  New  England,  after  his  campaign  under 
General  Harrison,  a  public  dinner  was  given  by  them  in  his  honor. 
This  company  was  attached  to  the  Twenty-sixth  regiment,  Third 
brigade,  Fourth  division.  New  Hampshire  militia,  as  was  also  a 
company  of  cavalry  made  up  in  part  of  soldiers  and  oflScers  from 
Hancock. 

The  May  and  September  "Training  days"  were  red-letter  days 
to  the  boys  of  the  period,  to  say  nothing  of  what  they  might  have 
been  to  older  persons.  But  with  all  the  interest  attached  to  these 
gatherings,  there  were  evils  incidentally  connected  with  them  that 
caused  many  thoughtful  persons  to  look  upon  the  whole  system  with 
suspicion.  I  distinctly  remember  listening,  one  afternoon,  to  a  con- 
versation between  Rev.  Mr.  Burgess  and  a  gentleman,  on  the  sub- 
ject, that  somewhat  dissipated  my  previous  rose-colored  views. 
Counsels  of  this  nature  finally  prevailed,  and  the  year  1849  wit- 
nessed the  last  of  these  gatherings,  and  the  militia  was  virtually 
disbanded.  After  the  close  of  the  war  of  the  Rebellion,  Hancock 
artillery,  under  another  name,  was  organized  ;  but  it  has  been  dis- 
banded.^ 

1  Several  of  the  citizens  of  Hancock  are  members,  and  one  is  a  prominent  officer, 
of  tlie  Peterboro'  cavalry. 


MILITARY    HISTORY.  236 

William  Lakin,  and  his  brotlier,  Oliver,  who  was  here  but  a  short 
time,  had  both  served  in  the  last  French  war,  and  according  to 
tradition,  they  had  quite  a  severe  experience,  having  been  taken 
prisoners.     Lieut.  John  Cummings  served  for  a  time  in  this  war. 

George  McLeod  (probably  McCloury)  was  in  the  service  from 
Peterboro'  in  1759.  Captain  Crabtree,  of  whom  little  is  known, 
had  without  doubt  seen  service  in  this  war,  and  possibly  there  may 
have  been  others  ;  but  as  most  of  the  settlers  were  too  young  for 
the  service  at  that  time,  it  is  not  probable. 

REVOLUTIONARY   WAR. 

There  were  but  few  inhabitants  in  the  town  until  towards  the 
close  of  this  war,  therefore  but  few  men  were  actually  sent  from 
Hancock. 

There  were  only  nine  men  at  home  to  sign  the  petition  relative  to 
the  incorporation  of  Antrim,  Aug.  29,  1776,  three  of  whom,  and 
perhaps  more,  had  been  in  the  service;  and  they  state  that  at  that 
time  several  of  their  small  number  were  away  from  home  on  that 
account,  and  they  desired  that  nothing  should  be  done  until  the 
absentees  should  return.  This,  I  think,  is  a  good  showing  for  the 
spirit  of  patriotism  manifested  by  these  men. 

To  Peterboro',  Antrim,  and  Amherst  the  credit  was  given  ffor 
some  of  our  soldiers,  as  we  had  at  that  time  no  town  organization. 
As  far  as  can  be  ascertained,  the  following  list  of  soldiers  were,  at 
the  time  they  went  into  the  service,  residents  of  that  part  of  Society 
Land  now  known  as  Hancock  :  — 

Thomas  English  was  a  member  of  Capt.  William  Brown's  com- 
pany;  mustered  July  22,  1776,  by  Moses  Kelly.  He  served  in  the 
expedition  to  Canada. 

George  McCloury  was  in  the  service  in  1775-6.  He  was  engaged 
at  the  battle  of  Bunker  hill.^ 

Jonathan  Barnet  was  also  at  the  battle  of  Bunker  hill.  He  was 
in  Capt.  William  Scott's  company. 

George  McCloury  and  Robert  McCloury  were  in  Capt.  Joseph 
Parker's  company,  raised  out  of  Col.  Enoch  Hale's  regiment;  joined 
the  northern  army  at  Ticonderoga;  mustered  July,  1776,  for  five 
months,  by  Enoch  Hale,  muster  and  pay-master. 

>  In  Doctor  Smith's  History  of  Peterboro'  it  is  stated  that  George  McLeod  was  a 
member  of  Captain  Scott's  company  at  Bunker  hlH;  also,  that  he  was  wounded. 
Without  doubt,  he  was  George  McCloury,  of  Society  Land,  father  of  George  and  Rob- 
ert McCloury,  and  the  same  man  who  served  in  the  Frencli  war  from  Peterboro' 


236 


HISTORY   OF   HANCOCK,    NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


William  Lakin,  Jr.,  was  a  member  of  the  1st  N.  H.  regt.  He  was 
discharged  Nov.  3,  1782;  wounded  in  the  hand  and  hip;  examined 
April  1,  17^9  ;  received  a  pension  of  $2.00  per  month.  The  date 
of  his  enlistment  is  not  at  hand,  but  it  was  early  in  the  war,  and 
probably  his  term  of  service  was  longer  than  that  of  any  other 
one  who  went  from  the  town.  His  nephew,  Omar  A.  Lakin,  has  in 
his  possession  a  cane  that  he  made  from  a  limb  of  a  crab-apple  tree 
at  Valley  Forge  in  the  winter  of  1777-8.  When  General  Arnold 
deserted  his  post  at  West  Point  in  September,  1780,  he  was  one  of 
the  three  soldiers  who  rowed  him  out  to  the  British  ship,  Vulture. 

Thomas  Williams  was  in  the  service,  as  the  town  records  show 
(see  p.  91). 

Robert  Lakin  served  from  July  7  to  Oct.  2,  1780  (see  History  of 
Peterboro'). 

Lemuel  Lakin  was  a  member  of  Peter  Clark's  company,  Colonel 
Stickney's  regiment,  General  Stark's  brigade,  from  July  21  to  Sept. 
25,  1777.  This  was  a  company  made  up  in  Lyndeboro'.  Young 
Lakin,  then  only  sixteen  years  old,  enlisted  probably  into  the  com- 
pany when  it  marched  through  the  town  on  its  way  to  Bennington, 
Vt. 

Samuel  Mitchell,  Jr.,  was  a  resident  of  the  town  in  1776.  How 
long  he  remained  here  is  uncertain,  but  his  name  fairly  belongs  to 
this  list.  He  was  at  Cambridge  in  1775;  also  at  Bennington  and 
Saratoga  in  1777. 

We  give  below  a  list  of  the  settlers  who  served  in  the  army 
before  they  became  residents  of  the  town.  This  list  is  made  up 
from  various  sources,  and  may  be  incomplete;  but  I  think  it  may  be 
relied  upon  as  being  correct  as  far  as  it  goes.  The  names  are  given 
without  regard  to  rank  or  term  of  service.  (Foi-  further  information 
in  this  direction,  see  genealogical  record.) 


David  Ames, 
Ebenezer  Barker, 
David  Barker, 
John  Bonner, 
John  Bowers, 
William  Boutelle, 
John  Bradford, 
Salmon  Blodgett, 
John  Brooks, 
John  Cummings, 
Abraham  Davis, 
Isaac  Davis, 
Moses  Dennis, 


Joseph  Dodge, 
Samuel  Eames, 
Jeremiali  P^aton, 
Lemuel  Eaton, 
Samuel  Eaton, 
Peter  Fletcher, 
Jeremiah  Fogg, 
Samuel  Gates, 
John  Gay, 
.lohn  (4ilson, 
Ahijah  Iladley, 
James  Hosley, 
Nathaniel  Hazelton, 


Daniel  Kimball, 
Oliver  Lakin, 
Simeon  Lakin, 
Josiah  Lakin, 
Oliver  Lawrence, 
Thomas  May, 
Jonathan  Margery, 
Robert  Matthews, 
Abraham  Moors, 
Timothy  Moors, 
Ebenezer  Pratt, 
Abner  Preston, 
Levi  Priest, 


Thomas  Peabody, 
Peter  Putnam, 
Joel  Russell, 
Ezekiel  Shattuck, 
David  Sloan, 
Joseph  Simonds, 
Samuel  Tyrrell, 
Elijah  Washburn, 
Joseph  Washburn, 
Salmon  Wood, 
Wm.  Williams,  Jr., 
Abel  Winship, 
Jacob  Wright. 


MILITARY    HISTORY.  237 

WAR    OF    1812-15. 

In  this  war  quite  a  number  of  Hancock  men  served  for  a  short 
time,  and  a  few  during  the  greater  portion  of  the  war. 

Simeon  Lakin,  2d,  was  sergeant  in  Capt.  Benjamin  Bradford's  com- 
pany, 1st  regt.;  pay-roll  from  April  1  to  May  1,  1813. 

Samuel  Dennis  was  corporal  in  the  sanjye  company. 

Abraham  Davis  and  Robert  Matthews  were  in  this  company. 

Moses  M.  Lakin  enlisted  for  "during  the  war"  in  Capt.  Benjamin 
Bradford's  compajiy,  45th  regt.  U.  S.  infantry,  Denny  McCobb,  colo- 
nel, March  9,  1814;  promoted  to  sergeant  June  18,  1814. 

John  G.  Lakin,  corporal,  enlisted  at  the  same  time  in  the  same 
company. 

Plummer  Wheeler  and  Ephraim  Smith,  sergeants  in  the  same 
company,  enlisted  for  one  year,  Dec.  15,  1813. 

Ira  Whitcomb  and  David  Woods  enlisted  in  the  same  company 
for  "during  the  war,"  March  9,  1814. 

John  Clark,  corporal,  enlisted  in  the  same  company  for  five  years, 
Jan.  7,  1814. 

Isaac  Davis  enlisted  in  the  same  company  for  one  year,  Feb.  14, 
1814. 

Thatcher  Bradford,  third  lieutenant  in  Capt.  Hugh  Moor's  com- 
pany, detached  militia;  sent  to  Portsmouth  in  an  emergency;  en- 
listed for  three  months,  Sept.  18,  1813.  With  him  went  Isaac 
Brooks,  Benjamin  Ball,  Abraham  Davis,  John  Gilson,  William  Gray, 
Jesse  Hall,  Mark  Pierce,  and  Peter  Rumrill. 

Charles  Boutelle  Avas  fifer  in  Capt.  S.  Trivett's  company,  2d  regt. 
detached  militia;  enlisted  for  sixty  days,  Sept.  27,  1814. 

Abijah  Hadley,  Amasa  Reed,  Benjamin  Stone,  Joseph  Washburn, 
Watson  Washburn,  Asa  Washburn,  and  Eli  Washburn  enlisted  in 
Capt.  William  Gregg's  company,  of  Antrim,  Sept.  27,  1814,  for  sixty 
days. 

Samuel  Matthews  and  Daniel  Lakin  served  from  Sept.  11  to 
Sept.  28,  1814,  in  Capt.  Alfred  Smith's  company,  4th  regt.  detached 
militia. 

Whitcomb  May  and  John  Robinson  enlisted  for  sixty  days,  Sept. 
26,  1814,  in  Capt.  Josiah  Bellows'  company,  of  the  1st  battalion  de- 
tached militia. 

Ebenezer  Hubbard  served  in  Capt.  John  McNeil's  company,  11th 
U.  S.  infantry,  for  two  months  from  July  1,  1813. 

Jonathan  Lakin  died  of  disease  contracted  in  the  service,  in  cen- 


238  HISTORY    OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

tral  New  York.  He  was  probably  a  member  of  a  New  York  regi- 
ment. 

John  Brooks  Bonner  served  in  Captain  Dent's  company;  regiment 
unknown. 

Otis  Wheeler  and  Timothy  Paige  were  educated  at  West  Point. 
Mr.  Wheeler  held  the  rank  of  captain  in  the  regular  United  States 
array  and  served  in  the  Florida  war.  He  was  also  in  the  service  for 
a  long  time  in  Louisiana  and  Arkansas,  and  died  not  long  ago  in  Mis- 
souri, leaving  two  sons,  one  of  whom  was  a  judge,  and  one  a  United 
States  marshal.  Mr.  Paige  served  under  General  Harrison  in  the 
Indian  wai-s.  He  was  stationed  at  one  time  at  New  Orleans,  and 
for  a  time  had  command  at  Key  West.  He  held  the  rank  of  lieu- 
tenant in  the  Regular  army. 

Hancock  had  no  soldiers  in  the  Mexican  war. 

WAR   OF   THE   REBELLION. 

In  this  war  Hancock  bore  a  fair  share  of  the  burden.  In  another 
place  we  have  given  a  brief  account  of  the  work  done  at  home,  and 
in  the  genealogical  record  will  be  found  a  more  extended  account 
of  the  service  rendered  by  those  who  "went  to  the  front"  than  we 
are  able  to  give  in  this  connection. 

Second  Regiment.  —  Capt.  Ephraim  Weston  commanded  Co,  G, 
2d  regt. ;  died  from  disease  contracted  in  the  service,  Dec.  9,  1861. 

Sylvester  C.  Duncklee  was  a  member  of  this  company;  mustered 
June  5,  1861;  severely  wounded  July  2,  1863;  mustered  out  June 
21,  1864. 

His  father,  Sylvester  J.  Duncklee,  subsequently  enlisted  as  a  re- 
cruit in  the  same  company;  was  wounded  at  Gettysburg,  and  dis- 
charged for  disability. 

Frank  A.  Fletcher,  of  Bennington,  was  also  in  this  company. 

Sixth  Regiment,  Co.  E.  —  Maj.  John  A.  Cummings  enlisted 
from  Peterboro',  but  he  belonged  to  a  Hancock  family,  and  spent  a 
portion  of  his  early  life  here.  First  lieutenant,  Nov.  30,  1861 ;  cap- 
tain, April  23,  1862;  discharged  to  accept  promotion  (major  of  cav- 
alry), April  5,  1864. 

Frank  L.  Gray  enlisted  Nov.  28,  1861 ;  second  lieutenant,  April 
20,  18G3;  severely  wounded  May  12,  1864. 

Charles  E.  Barker  enlisted  as  corporal  Nov.  28,  1861 ;  drowned 
in  the  Potomac,  Aug.  13,  1862. 


MILITARY    HISTORY.  239 

Henry  A.  Barker  enlisted  Nov.  28,  1861;  discharged  for  disabil- 
ity Jan.  19,  1863. 

Myron  J.  Duncklee  enlisted  Dec.  10,  1861;  died  Jan.  20,  1862. 

Albert  L.  Murphy  enlisted  Nov.  28,  1861;  re-enlisted  Dec.  27, 
1863 ;  was  wounded  in  service. 

Willis  A.  Nutting  enlisted  Nov.  28,  1861;  mustered  out  Nov. 
27,  1864. 

Charles  M.  Sheldon  enlisted  Nov.  28,  1861;  mustered  out  Nov. 
27,  1864. 

Harlan  P.  Knight  enlisted  as  a  recruit  in  August,  1862;  killed  at 
Fredericksburg,  Dec.  21,  1862. 

Samuel  Gardner  Knight  enlisted  at  the  same  time.  He  is  credited 
to  Nelson. 

This  regiment  was  in  twenty-five  regular  battles,  besides  fifteen 
other  engagements. 

Alden  S.  Johnson,  Co.  K, I'egt.,  enlisted  Oct.  12,  1861;  dis- 
charged Feb.  12,  1863. 

Seventh  Regiment.  —  Heber  J.  Davis,  second  lieutenant  Co.  I, 
July  19,  1863;  first  lieutenant  Co.  A,  Feb.  6,  1864;  was  on  the  staff 
of  General  Hawley;  severely  wounded  at  Fredericksburg. 

Eighth  Regiment.  —  Jesse  Wilson  enlisted  Dec.  23,  1861;  dis- 
charged for  disability,  April  10,  1862. 

Thirteenth  Kegiment,  Co.  G.  —  William  H.  Clark  enlisted 
Sept.  19,  1862;  wounded  Sept.  22,  1864. 

Samuel  Hadley  enlisted  Sept.  19,  1862. 

G.  W.  Matthews  enlisted  Sept.  19,  1862;  discharged  Nov.  30, 1863. 

Myron  R.  Todd  enlisted  Sept.  19,  1862;  died  May  18,  1863. 

Porter  B.  Weston  enlisted  Sept.  19,  1862. 

Edwin  Ware,  corpoj-al,  promoted  to  sergeant  and  to  lieutenant, 
enlisted  Sept.  19,  1862;  wounded  four  times. 

Charles  W.  Washburn,  musician,  enlisted  Sept.  19,  1862. 

This  regiment  was  in  about  fifteen  regular  battles,  among  which 
were  Fredericksburg,  Suffolk,  Drury's  Bluff,  Cold  Harbor,  Peters- 
burg, Fort  Harrison,  etc.,  and  was  the  first  to  enter  Richmond  after 
Lee's  retreat. 

Sixteenth  Regiment,  Co.  G.  —  Alden  S.  Wood  enlisted  Oct. 
24,  1862;  first  sergeant  Nov.  13,  1862;  mustered  out  Aug.  20,  1863. 

Albert  A.  Buxton  enlisted  Nov.  13, 1862 ;  mustered  out  Aug.  20, 1863. 

Elverton  G.  W,  Duncklee  enlisted  Oct.  24,  1862;  mustered  out 
Aug.  20,  1863. 


240  HISTORY    OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

Horace  Farrar  enlisted  Oct.  24,  1862;  died  at  Baton  Rouge,  La., 
June  23,  1863. 

James  H.  Johnson  enlisted  Oct.  24,  1862 ;  drowned  at  Springfield 
Landing,  July  2,  1863. 

Edward  P.  Kimball  enlisted  Oct.  24,  1862;  mustered  out  Aug. 
20,  1863. 

Hartwell  H.  Shepherd  enlisted  Nov.  3,  1862;  died  on  his  way 
home. 

David  L.  Wood  enlisted  Oct.  24,  1862;  died  at  Baton  Rouge, 
July  12,  1863. 

Corydon  D.  Keyes  and  his  son,  Owen  B.,  were  members  of  this 
regiment.  They  enlisted  from  Wilton,  but  they  had  previously  lived 
in  Hancock,  and  their  monuments  are  here.  The  father  died  at 
Baton  Rouge,  La.,  June  28, 1863,  and  the  son  at  Cairo,  111.,  Aug.  20, 
1863. 

The  service  of  this  regiment  was  short,  but  it  suffered  severely 
from  the  climate  and  hard  marches. 

Franklin  Due  served  three  years  in  Co.  C,  4th  regt.,  N.  H.  vols. 

Horace  Bowers  was  a  member  of  Co.  H,  23d  regt.,  Mass.  vols. ; 
died  from  the  effects  of  disease  contracted  in  the  service,  Feb.  28, 
1862. 

James  H.  Bugbee  enlisted  in  an  Indiana  regiment,  but  was 
counted  for  this  town.     He  was  killed  at  Gettysburg,  July  1, 1863. 

Albert  H.  Bugbee  was  in  the  12th  regt.,  Mass.  vols. ;  mustered  in 
Sept.  17,  1861,  and  served  nearly  four  years.  He  was  twice 
wounded,  being  in  nineteen  engagements. 

John  C.  Wilkins  was  a  member  of  the  13th  Mass.  ))attery. 

John  A.  Bullard  enlisted  from  Peterboro'  in  the  13th  regt.,  but 
he  was  for  many  years  a  citizen  of  Hancock,  and  was  buried  here. 

Charles  L.  Symonds  was  a  member  of  Co.  I,  104th  111.  regt.;  died 
in  the  service. 

Albert  H.  Taft,  of  Nelson,  but  for  several  years  afterwards  a 
citizen  and  physician  of  Hancock,  was  mustered  into  Co.  E,  9th 
regt.,  as  corporal,  Aug.  6,  1862;  discharged  for  disability  Septem- 
ber, 1863. 

Rockwood  Giddings  Mather,  previous  to  his  residence  in  Han- 
cock, was  assistant  surgeon  in  the  field  hospital  of  the  18th  army 
corps.     He  entered  the  service  in  the  summer  of  1864. 

James  Emory  Boutelle  enlisted  in  the  2d  company,  Mass.  cavalry, 
in  1862.     He  was  severely  wounded  at  Fredericksburg. 


MILITARY    HISTORY.  241 

William  W.  Hay  ward  was  mustered  into  the  loth  regt.,  Maine 
vols.,  Sept.  26,  1864,  as  chaplain  ;  mustered  out,  on  account  of  ex- 
piration of  regimental  organization,  Jan.  6,  1865;  was  offered  a 
commission  as  chaplain  of  2d  Maine  cavalry  in  March,  1865,  but 
declined  to  serve. 

Charles  A.  Wood  was  the  first  volunteer  enrolled  in  Wisconsin, 
his  adopted  state,  in  April,  1861 ;  made  orderly  sergeant  of  Co.  H, 
1st  Wis.  infantry  vols. ;  elected  captain  Aug.  1,  1861 ;  made  lieu- 
tenant-colonel 11th  Wis.  infantry  vols.  Nov.  2,  1861  ;  resigned  on  a 
surgeon's  certificate  June  28,  1863. 

Benjamin  Franklin  Bigelow,  during  the  last  two  years  of  the 
war,  was  assistant  surgeon  in  the  navy. 

Parker  Hart  was  a  member  of  the  9th  regt.,  N.  H.  vols.  He  was 
in  nine  battles;  was  twice  wounded. 

Isaac  Stearns  Knight  was  a  member  of  the  Mass.  6th  regt.  He 
died  from  disease  contracted  in  the  service. 

George  W.  Weston  was  lieutenant  in  the  26th  regt.,  Iowa  vols. 
He  died  in  the  service,  Aug.  18,  1863. 

Owen  A.  Willey  served  in  the  army  nine  months. 

John  Adams  Dennis  was  a  member  of  Co.  D,  25th  regt.,  Iowa 
infantry  vols.     His  term  of  service  was  three  years. 

Otis  Tuttle  served  nine  months  in  the  44th  regt.,  Mass.  vols. 

James  M.  Bonner  enlisted  Oct.  3,  1861,  as  a  musician  in  the  60th 
N.  Y.  regt.  band,  and  served  until  the  close  of  the  war. 

James  Edwin  Hills  served  in  a  Vermont  regiment;  died  of  dis- 
ease contracted  in  the  army,  at  Brattleboro',  Vt.,  in  January,  1865, 

Benjamin  Lindsey  was  a  member  of  the  19th  Mass.  vols. 

The  three  sons  of  Richard  Razee  were  also  in  the  army  from  the 
West. 

Charles  Hart,  George  A.  Crocket,  Benaiah  Colby,  Dudley  H. 
Colby,  Walter  Comstock,  Joseph  E.  Symonds,  Eugene  Wason,  Levi 
H.  Brooks,  Dr.  Horatio  Mclntire,  Martin  Elliot,  Elias  Smith,  J.  P. 
Snow,  and  Charles  H.  Lee,  all  of  whom  are  or  have  been  citizens 
of  Hancock,  were  in  the  service.^ 

In  addition  to  those  named  above,  several  patriotic  citizens  put 
in  substitutes,  and  others  of  this  class  were  placed  in  the  service 
by  the  town  authorities  to  fill  quotas,  whose  names  are  not  at  hand. 

1  The  pai-ents  of  Maj.-Gen.  John  Gray  Foster  were  from  Hancock,  and  other  natives 
and  descendants  of  the  town  saw  service,  of  whom  mention  will  be  made  later. 


242  HISTORY   OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

CHAPTER   XIV. 

SOCIETIES. 

In  April,  1839,  Jason  Putnam,  Charles  A.  Whitcomb,  Lucius  A, 
Willard,  and  their  associates,  formed  themselves  into  a  society  for 
the  purpose  of  establishing  a  library  in  connection  with  the  Literary 
and  Scientific  institution.  This  association  was  organized  in  ac- 
cordance with  a  law  of  the  state  of  New  Hampshire,  of  July  1, 
1831,  empowering  library  societies  to  assume  corporate  powers. 
The  clerk  of  the  society  was  W.  L.  Foster. 

WHITCOMB   TOWN   LIBRARY. 

Many  of  the  facts  in  connection  with  the  history  of  this  institution 
have  already  been  given  (see  "Annals  of  the  Town").  What  we 
give  in  this  connection  is  simply  supplementary. 

In  the  early  part  of  1860  money  was  raised  at  a  "Levee  and  other- 
wise," for  the  purpose  of  establishing  a  public  library  in  town. 
This  money  being  tendered  to  the  town  at  the  annual  meeting,  was 
accepted.  The  by-laws  of  the  Peterboro'  town  library  were  adopted 
as  the  by-laws  of  the  Hancock  town  library.  The  selectmen  were 
directed  to  appoint  a  committee  of  three  to  take  charge  of  the 
library:  the  first  to  serve  one  year,  the  second  to  serve  two  years, 
and  the  third  to  serve  three  years;  and  one  person  was  to  be  ap- 
pointed annually  for  the  term  of  three  years,  to  fill  the  vacancy  that 
naturally  would  occur.  $50  were  appropriated  by  the  town  at  this 
meeting,  for  the  purchase  of  books  for  the  library. 

From  the  first  report  of  the  library  committee  we  learn  that  there 
had  been  received  from  the  town  treasurer  $205.76.  This  money 
had  been  expended  for  books  and  freight  on  the  same.  Number  of 
volumes  purchased,  235.  Tlie  following  persons  had  presented  books 
to  the  library :  H.  Bugbee,  9  volumes ;  E.  Weston,  1 8 ;  A,  Bigelow,  3 ; 
A.  Copeland,  2;  A.  D.  Tuttle,  5;  E.  B.  Pearsons,  2;  M.  W.  Tap- 
pan,  17 ;  Jeremiah  Baldwin,  2 ;  James  H.  Hadley,  Mrs.  D.  Low, 
Mrs.  S.  B.  Lakin,  and  Mrs.  C.  L.  Tuttle,  1  each ;  making  the  entire 
number  297.  The  library  had  been  open  for  the  delivery  of  books 
eighty-three  times.  Whole  number  of  volumes  taken  out,  2448; 
number  of  individuals  who  had  taken  out  books,  318. 

This  library  has  been  well  sustained  by  the  town.  From  time  to 
time,  entertainments  have  been  given  to  raise  money  to  buy  books. 


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SOCIETIES. 


243 


We  have  already  cited  the  gifts  it  lias  received,  including  the 
present  commodious  library  building. 

Adolphus  D.  Tuttle  was  the  librarian  for  some  twenty-tu'o  years. 
In  188'2  William  Titus  was  appointed  to  fill  the  place,  which  he  has 
continued  to  fill  imtil  the  present  time.  The  whole  number  of 
books  in  the  library  at  the  present  time  is  about  2000. 

Joseph  Davis,  Ephraim  Weston,  and  Adolphus  D.  Tuttle  were 
appointed  the  first  library  committee.  Joseph  Davis  was  reap- 
pointed in  1861,  and  J.  H.  Felch  was  appointed  in  1862.  As  far  as 
the  records  show,  Messrs.  Felch,  Davis,  and  Tuttle  served  until 
1867. 

The  rule  laid  down  by  the  by-laws  not  being  literally  followed  in 
regard  to  term  of  service,  we  can  simply  give  the  dates  of  the  ap- 
pointment of  those  who  subsequently  served  on  the  committee: — 


1867.  — Alfred  M.  Hardj'. 

1868.  — Richard  Emerson. 
1870.  —  Albert  M.  Taft. 
1873.—  Richard  Emerson. 
1874.  — R.  G.  Mather. 
1876.  — A.  B.  Stone. 
1879.  — John  P.  Hills. 


1880.  — Adolphus  D.  Tuttle,  John  P.  Hills, 
Charles  G.  Mathews. 

1883.  — Hervey  Gulick,  Addison  C.  Ware, 
William  Titus. 

1884.  — John  H.  Felch,  Addison  C.  Ware, 
Lucy  M.  Tuttle. 

1885.  — .John  H.  Felch,   Lucy  M.  Tuttle, 
Warner  C.  Goodhue. 


FIRE    COMPANIES. 

On  page  154  may  be  found  an  account  of  the  organization  of  an 
engine  company  at  Hancock  Factory.  This  company  appears  to  be 
a  successor  of  a  similar  company,  organized  Aug.  27,  1832,  of  which 
Lewis  A.  Fletcher  was  captain,  and  Samuel  Baldwin  clerk.  Its 
members,  in  addition  to  the  two  named  above,  were  — 


Arnold  Burtt,  J.  F.  Keyes, 

David  Bean,  Amos  Whittemore, 

Merick  Wentworth,  John  Gilson,  Jr., 

Ebenezer  Burt,  .Jr.,  Amon  Symonds, 


Wesley  Wilson,  James  French, 

Arcliibald  Winn,  Francis  K.  Cragin, 

Gilbert  Hall,  William  C.  Cross, 

Geo.  A.  Whittemore,  William  I).  Butler. 


Thomas  Dodge 


Benjamin  A.  Peavy,  John  J.  Whittemore, 


HANCOCK    TExMPERANCE    SOCIETY. 

This   organization    was    effected  May    12,   1841.      It   took    high 
ground  on  the  subject.     We  give  in  this  connection  the 

Pledge. 
"We,  the  subscribers,  do  pledge  ourselves  to  abstain  from  the  use  of  and  tralllc  in 
all  intoxicating  liquors  whatever,  as  a  beverage;  that  we  will  net  furnish  them  for 
the  entertainment  of  friends,  or  the  use  of  laborers;  and  that  we  will  use  all  lawful 
and  consistent  means,  in  the  spirit  of  kindness  and  philanthropy,  to  discourage  their 
use  and  the  ti'afQc  of  them  in  the  community." 


244  HISTORY   OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

To  this  pledge  are  affixed  five  hundred  and  seventy-eight  names, 
the  last  names  being  put  there  in  1848. 

The  names  of  Rev.  Archibald  Burgess  and  vrife,  and  two  sons, 
Charles  A.  and  Edward  A.,  lead  the  list ;  and  to  Mr.  Burgess  the 
town  is  indebted  for  the  organization  which  must  have  been  instru- 
mental of  a  vast  amount  of  good.  Previous  to  this  time,  the  town, 
like  a  majority  of  New  England  towns  of  the  period,  suffered  ter- 
ribly from  intemperance;  but  this  was  the  beginning  of  a  reform 
that  has  continued  to  the  present  day,  and  it  can  now  be  said  with 
truth  that  Hancock  is  far  above  the  average  towns  in  the  state  in 
matters  pertaining  to  the  temperance  reform. 

NOEWAY   LODGE,   NO.    6,   I.    0.    G.    T. 

This  lodge  was  instituted  April  12,  1871,  at  the  house  of  James 
Davis,  by  Rev.  George  Dustin,  of  Peterboro',  assisted  by  twelve 
members  of  Contoocook  lodge.  No.  57,  of  Peterboro',  with  eighteen 
charter  members. 

Its  first  board  of  officers  were: — 

A.  D.  Tuttle,  W.  C.  T.  Antoinette  Davis,  W.  F.  S.  Granville  K.Hadley.W.O.G. 

Salina  Hills,  W.  V.  T.  E.  B.  Pearsons,  W.  Treas.  Ella  S.  Mathews,  W.  R.  S. 

Albert  H.  Tafl,  VV.  Chap.  Clinton  P.  Bughee,  W.  M.  Mary  A.  Dow,  W.  L.  S. 

Lucy  M.  Tuttle,  W.  Sec.  Ella  Blancharcl,  W.  D.  M.  John  R.  Hill,  P.  W.  C.  T. 

Ella  C.  Ware,  W.  A.  S.  Ellen  F.  Knight,  W.  I.  G. 

In  addition  to  these  names  of  the  charter  members,  are  the  fol- 
lowing: Ann  A.  Hills,  Andrew  F.  Gordon,  Alvah  A.  Symonds, 
Lizzie  Town,  James  Hill,  and  Milan  E.  Matthews. 

This  lodge  has  held  regular  meetings  from  the  beginning,  each 
alternate  Friday,  in  the  upper  hall  of  the  vestry.  The  furniture  of 
the  hall  is  owned  by  the  lodge,  and  consists  of  an  organ,  chairs, 
tables,  settees,  books,  etc.^ 

The  whole  number  of  persons  who  have  been  members  of  this 
lodge  from  the  time  of  its  institution  until  the  present  date  (Jan. 
24,  1887),  is  187;  largest  number  of  members  at  any  one  time,  67; 
present  number,  46;  number  of  public  meetings  held,  83;  paid  to 
grand  lodge,  expense  of  lectures,  etc.,  $193.79;  paid  for  all  purposes, 
nearly  $600.     The  present  board  of  officers  are: — 

1  Norway  band,  thirteen  members,  W.  C.  Austin,  leader,  uses  this  hall  for  rehears- 
als.   The  regular  meetings  of  the  Society  of  Christian  Endeavor  are  also  held  here. 


SOCIETIES.  245 


Sarah  F.  Weston,  \V.  C.  T.      Scvi  Brooks,  W.  F.  S.  George  Hockwell,  W.  O.  G. 

Mason  T.Whittaker.W.V.T.  E.  B.  Pearsons,  W.  Trcas.  Almon  Hill,  W.  R.  S. 

Win  Weston,  Jr.,  W.  Chap.   Frank  K.Wilkins,  W.  M.  Lois  Hill,  W.  L.  S. 

Lizzie  Crockett,  W.  Sec.         Mattie  Lakin,  W.  I).  M.  Lydia  A.  Balcom,  P.W.  C.T.i 

Eva  >L  Wilkins,  W.  A.  S.        Ernest  Alcott,  W.  I.  G. 

JOHN   HANCOCK   GRANGE. 

John  Hancock  Grange  was  formed  July  2,  1874,  by  Hon.  C.  C. 
Shaw,  of  Mil  ford,  in  response  to  a  petition  to  the  National  Grange 
by  thirty  persons  who  became  charter  members. 

The  object  of  this  organization  is  to  help  to  develop  a  better 
manhood  and  womanhood  among  its  members ;  to  enhance  the  com- 
fort and  attractions  of  their  homes,  and  strengthen  their  attachment 
to  the  pursuits  of  life  in  which  they  are  engaged.  It  also  seeks, 
by  encouraging  co-operation  and  a  mutual  exchanging  of  opinions 
on  various  subjects,  to  advance  the  interests  of  its  members. 

Its  tendency  is  to  break  down  all  barriers  between  neighbors,  and 
to  perfect  friendly  and  social  relations.  It  advocates  the  cause  of 
education  among  its  members  and  their  children.  Especially  does 
it  advocate  that,  in  our  agricultural  and  industrial  colleges,  practical 
agriculture,  domestic  science,  and  the  arts  which  adorn  the  home, 
have  a  prominent  place  in  their  curriculum.  It  inculcates  a  proper 
appreciation  of  the  abilities  and  sphere  of  woman,  as  is  indicated 
by  admitting  her  to  membership  and  a  position  in  its  government. 

The  first  board  of  officers  of  this  grange  were:  — 

Z.  W.  Brooks,  master.  Orland  Eaton,  cliaplain.  Frances  M.  Ware,  ceres. 

Ebenezer  Ware,  overseer.     Asa  Simonds,  treasurer.  Jane  P.Washburn,  poniona. 

L.  P.  Eaton,  lecturer.  Edwin  Ware,  secretary.  Ann  L.  Little,  flora. 

J.  S.  Lakin,  steward.  Solon  D.  Hadley,  gate-  Agnes  Ware,  lady  assistant 

P.  B.  Weston,  ass't  steward.        keeper.  steward. 

The  largest  number  of  members  at  any  one  time  was  83 ;  number 
at  the  present  time  (Dec.  27,  1886),  64;  total  membership,  132; 
number  of  meetings  held  since  the  organization  of  the  grange,  237. 

The  grange  purchased  in  1881  the  building  now  known  as  the 
"Grange  Building,"  on  which  some  improvements  have  been  made 
since  that  time. 

It  held  a  fair  in  1881,  which  was  quite  successful.  In  addition  to 
the  exhibition,  which  was  ci-editable,  the  large  number  assembled 
listened  to  able  addresses  given  by  Hon.  D.  H.  Goodell,  of  Antrim, 
and  Hon.  George  A.  Wason,  of  New  Boston,  master  of  the  New 
Hampshire    state   grange.     This  fair  was  a  stepping  stone   to  the 

1  This  is  one  of  the  oldest  lodges  of  the  order  in  the  state,  and  has  increased  in 
numbers  since  this  was  written.    Present  W.  C.  T.  (Jan.  1, 1888),  Maro  S.  Brooks. 


246  HISTORY   OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

town  fair  of  1886  (see  p.  179),  and  did  much  to  awaken  the  farmers 
of  the  town  and  vicinity  by  showing  what  energy  and  enterprise 
can  accomplish. 

Tlie  following  is  a  list  of  the  masters  of  this  grange:  — 

X.  W.  Brooks,  1874.  A.  B.  Stone,  1877-1879.        Geo.  Goodhue,  1883-1884. 

A.  S.  Wood,  187.'>.  A.  S.  Wood,  1880-1881.        Jacob  G.  Lakin,  1885-1886. 

Joshua  S.  Lakin,  1876.  A.  B.  Stone,  1882.  Clarence  H.  Ware,  1887-1888. 

Its  present  officers  are : — 

Jacob  G.  Lakin,  master.  Chas.  H.  Button,  chaplain. ,  pomona. 

Clarence  H.Ware,  overseer.     Milan  E.  Davis,  treasurer.  Nellie  I.  Stearns,  flora. 

Eugene  M.  Ware,  lecturer.  Geo.  W.  Goodhue,  secretary.  Ella  Goodhue,  lady  ass't 
Henry  A.  Manning,  steward.    John  H.  Wood,  gate-keeper,  steward. 

Frank  G.Davis, ass't  stew'd.    Nellie  Davis,  ceres.  A.  S.  Wood,  chorister.* 

SOLDIERS'   AID  CIRCLE. 

The  name  of  this  society  sufficiently  explains  its  object.  The 
following  is  a  list  of  the  articles  and  money  sent  to  the  Christian 
and  Sanitary  commission,  and  to  the  New  Hampshire  Soldiers'  Aid 
society,  during  the  Civil  war  of  1861-5:  11  blankets,  61  quilts,  9 
sheets,  16  pairs  pillow-cases,  42  feather  cushions,  44  shirts,  11  dress- 
ing gowns,  110  pairs  slippers,  183  pairs  socks,  16  pairs  mittens,  9 
pairs  gloves,  26  neckties,  9  vests,  2  pairs  pants,  173  handkerchiefs, 
4  flannel  bandages,  10  slings,  141  rolls  bandages,  5  boxes  drawn  lint, 

4  large  bags  carded  lint,  178  towels,  3  pairs  feather  pillows,  28  hop 
pillows,  12  collars,  83  comfort  bags,  10  pads,  package  of  compresses, 

5  pairs  cushioned  crutch-tops,  3  flannel  shirts,  bundles  of  old  linen 
and  cotton,  44  books,  10  jars  jelly  and  cordial,  1  jar  citron,  pen- 
holders, pens,  and  ink-stands,  80  pounds  dried  berries,  3^  barrels 
dried  apple,  1  keg  pickles,  cranberries,  sago,  cornstarch,  tea,  sage, 
wormwood,  castile  soap,  checker  boards,  letter  paper,  envelopes, 
papers,  magazines,  tracts,  etc.,  amounting  in  all  to  19  barrels. 

The  whole  amount  of  money  collected  was  $279.11;  expended 
for  freight  and  material,  8120.36;  sent  in  cash  to  the  Sanitary  com- 
mission, $158.75.  This  society  also  sent  to  the  Freedmen  several 
barrels  of  clothing. 

GRAND  ARMY  OF  THE  REPUBLIC. 

Ephraim  Weston  Post  87,  G.  A.  R.,  was  organized  in  December, 
1885,  with  twenty-two  charter  members.     It  has  at  the  present  time 

1  This  report  was  in  1885-6.  Charles  H.  Dutton  has  been  elected  master  for  1888, 
and  the  Grange  is  in  good  working  order. 


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HANCOCK   VILLAGE,    CEMETERIES.    ETC.  247 

(December,  1887)  about  forty  members.  Its  head-quarters  are  in 
Antrim,. but  as  it  bears  tlie  name  of  our  brave  captain,  Ej)liraim 
Weston,  wlio,  although  born  in  Antrim,  passed  most  of  liis  active 
life  in  Hancock,  it  seems  fitting  tljat  a  notice  of  the  post  should  be 
given  here. 

It  is  made  up  of  veterans  from  Antrim,  Bennington,  and  Han- 
cock. It  has  a  relief  fund  of  about  8100,  and  has  aided  comrades 
and  their  families,  who  have  needed  assistance,  as  far  as  its  means 
would  allow. 

In  1887,  on  Memorial  Day,  it  decoi*ated  about  fifty  soldiers'  graves 
(who  had  served  in  various  wars)  in  Hancock.  Charles  F.  Holt,  of 
Antrim,  is  its  commander.  The  names  of  the  officers  who  reside  in 
Hancock  are,  G.  N.  Crockett,  J.  V.  C,  and  John  C.  Wilkins,  chap- 
lain. Charles  M.  Sheldon  and  Levi  H.  Brooks,  in  addition  to  the 
two  comrades  named  above,  make  up  the  list  of  members  who  reside 
in  Hancock. 

There  are  three  veterans  residing  in  town  who  are  members  of  a 
post  in  Peterboro' ;  one  who  is  a  member  of  a  post  in  Hillsboro' ; 
one  who  is  a  member  of  a  post  in  Lynn,  Mass.,  and  six  who  are  not 
members  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  making  fifteen  in  all. 

INDEPENDENT    ORDER    ODD    FELLOWS. 

Several  of  our  citizens  belong  to  this  organization.  The  lodges 
of  which  most  of  them  are  members  are  located  in  Peterboro'  and 
Antrim. 

There  are  also  a  few  Masons  residing  in  the  town. 


CHAPTER   XV. 

HANCOCK   VILLAGE,   CEMETERIES,    ETC. 

The  difliculties  attending  the  selection  of  a  center  for  the  town 
have  already  been  alluded  to,  and  we  need  not  bring  them  before 
the  reader  again.  The  land  that  Dea.  James  Hosley  gave  to  the 
town,  which  gift  without  doubt  virtually  settled  the  location  of  the 
meeting-house  and  cemetery,  was  taken  from  the  north-west  corner 
of  one  of  his  lots.  In  the  Villnge  Plan  which  we  give  on  the  follow- 
ing page.  Deacon  Hosley's  gift  is  enclosed  in  the  dotted  lines.     (For 


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the  original  location  of  the  meeting-house,  see  picture  of  "  Han- 
cock Common  Forty  Years  Ago.") 

All  the  houses,  both  public  and  private,  west  of  the  residence  of 
William  Titus,  with  one  exception,  were  built  on  the  original  Hos- 
ley  lot.  All  houses  east  of  the  residence  of  Hiram  Fuller,  situated 
on  Main  street,  High  street,  and  the  Forest  road,  are  on  the  original 
Joseph  Syraonds  farm.  Bennington  street,  with  its  residences,  is  on 
land  owned  by  Governor  Hancock  at  the  time  of  the  incorporation  of 
the  town.  The  house  of  L.  W.  Alcock,  on  Depot  street,  is  on  the 
Adams  lot. 

Daniel  Wood,  who  was  born  in  1788,  informed  me  that  at 
the  time  of  his  earliest  recollection  there  were  only  four  houses 
on  the  Plain — the  house  built  by  David  Stone  (cabinet  maker),  and 
afterwards  owned  by  Samuel  Gordon,  Andrew  Seaton's  house,  the 
Doctor  Tuttle  house,  and  the  house  so  long  owned  and  occupied  by 
Mrs.  Cobb.  The  Andrew  Seaton  house  was  on  the  spot  now  occu- 
pied by  the  Whitcomb  Library  Building.  David  Stone's  house  and 
shop,  —  both,  I  think,  in  one  building,  —  were  on  the  place  marked 
Mrs.  Hills.  The  Doctor  Tuttle  house  is  designated  on  the  map  as  the 
residence  of  Mrs.  Marshall,  and  Mrs.  Cobb's  house  as  Heirs  of  Cobb. 

As  Mr.  Wood  gave  the  names  to  me,  the  houses  built  afterwards 
in  their  order  were  as  follows  :  Mr.  Paige's  house,  marked  G.  W. 
Goodhue;  Oliver  Whitcomb's  house,  mai-ked  H.  Fuller;  John  and 
Henry  Whitcomb's  house,  marked  A.  D.  Tuttle  and  Whitcomb 
House  ;  Charles  Symonds'  house,  marked  Mrs.  D.  Priest  and  A. 
Knowlton  ;  and  Jacob  Flint's,  marked  G.  Hayward.  The  builders 
of  others  will  be  given  later,  under  family  histories. 

CEMETERIES. 

Previous  to  the  incorporation  of  the  town  the  remains  of  those 
who  died  within  the  limits  of  what  was  afterwards  the  town  were 
either  buried  on  the  farms  occupied  by  the  families  represented,  or 
carried  back  to  their  former  homes.  Ephraim  Grimes  is  said  to 
have  been  buried  near  Avhere  he  lived.     (No.  108  on  the  map.) 

One  child  of  Stephen  Bennett  and  one  of  Asa  Adams  were  buried 
a  little  north  of  the  spot  marked  "36,"  near  where  the  first  town- 
meeting  was  held.  Their  graves  are  marked  with  head  and  foot- 
stones.  Two  children  of  James  Davis  were  buried  near  his  house 
(No.  30),  up  in  the  pasture,  beside  a  large  rock.  William  Lakin, 
17 


250  HISTORY   OF    HANCOCK,    NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 

Sr.,  buried  several  children  not  far  from  the  spot  marked  No.  S. 
Without  doubt  other  interments  were  made  elsewhere. 

Burials  were  made  where  Pine  Ridge  cemetery  is  now  located 
before  it  became  the  property  of  the  town,  as  this  place  had  seemed 
to  most  of  the  settlers  to  be  the  most  desirable  one  within  the  limits 
of  the  town  for  that  purpose. 

The  first  person  whose  remains  were  interred  here  is  said  to  have 
been  a  young  man,  a  stranger,  whose  death  was  caused  by  an  acci- 
dent. 

From  the  town  records  it  appears  that  this  burying-place  was 
agreed  upon  June  16,  1783,  two  and  one-half  years  before  it  became 
the  property  of  the  town,  and  Abner  Whitcomb  was  given  nine 
shillings  for  clearing  one  acre  of  it.  (See  p.  93,  The  note  on 
that  page  is  incorrect.)  The  first  tomb-stone  erected  was  that  of 
Lieut.  John  Cummings,  in  the  year  1789.  The  grave-yard  was 
fenced  with  posts  and  rails  in  1794  (see  p.  118);  enlarged  and 
fenced  with  a  stone-wall  in  1807  (see  p.  134).  In  the  note  found  at 
the  bottom  of  page  134  there  is  a  slight  mistake  which  I  cheerfully 
rectify.  The  stables  that  fire  reported  as  having  been  taken  down 
were  never  built,  although  space  was  left  there  for  them ;  so  a  tem- 
porary fence  was  put  up  at  the  time,  which,  at  some  subsequent 
period,  was  replaced  by  the  stone-wall  found  there  at  the  present 
time.  In  regard  to  the  north-west  corner,  the  enlargement  was 
effected  by  the  removing  of  the  wall  on  the  north  side,  not  on  the 
west  end. 

This  was  the  only  cemetery  in  the  town  for  about  ninety  years.' 
In  the  process  of  time  it  became  so  full  that  its  enlargement,  or  the 
setting  apart  of  another  lot  of  land  for  a  cemetery,  became  a 
necessity.  In  March,  1872,  the  town  voted  to  take  action  in  this 
direction,  and  chose  Ebenezer  Ware,  Mark  N.  Spalding,  and  Charles 
Turner  a  committee  to  examine  locations  available  and  report  at  a 
future  meeting. 

Two  members,  Messrs.  Ware  and  Spalding,  reported  at  the  March 
meeting  of  1873.  (For  subsequent  history  of  Norway  Plain  ceme- 
tery, see  pp.  168-70.)  At  the  time  this  cemetery  was  laid  out  it 
was  inaccessible  to  the  public.  A  petition,  signed  by  A.  D.  Tuttle 
and  twenty-one  other  residents  of  Hancock,  was  presented  to  the 
selectmen  on  the  13th  day  of  June,  1874,  praying  that  a  highway 

'  We  note  here  the  fine  private  cemetery  of  Capt.  Ephraim  Weston  and  family, 
near  Newell's  mill. 


HANCOCK    VILLAGK,    CE^rETERII';S.    ETC.  251 

might  be  laid  out  leading  to  it,  said  highway  to  begin  at  a  stake  and 
stones  set  in  the  highway  about  two  rods  west  of  the  south-west 
corner  of  the  vestry,  and  to  run  in  a  northerly  direction  about 
twenty-five  rods  on  land  belonging  to  the  town  and  to  the  Congre- 
gational society,  and  land  owned  by  David  Hills,  to  the  south  line 
of  the  cemetery.  Another  route  asked  for  by  Orland  Eaton  and 
others  was  near  the  shore  of  the  pond,  with  a  view  of  extending  it 
ultimately  further  along  the  shore  for  the  convenience  of  the  public, 
and  for  pleasure  travel.^  The  town  instructed  the  selectmen  to  lay 
out  the  first-named  route,  at  a  legal  meeting  held  July  4,  1874.  It 
was  laid  out  and  built  accordingly,  as  it  appears  on  the  Village  Plan. 

Tliis  cemetery  is  regularly  laid  out.  Rules  and  regulations  for 
interment  have  been  adopted  and  are  enforced.  A  special  book  of 
records  is  kept  by  the  town  in  its  interest.  All  persons  who  are 
residents  of  the  town  and  are  not  accommodated  with  suitable  lots 
in  the  older  cemetery  can  select  lots  in  this  without  charge,  when 
needed  for  use.  All  other  persons  are  expected  to  pay  for  their 
lots,  the  price  for  a  single  lot  not  to  exceed  $10. 

No  trees  or  shrubbery  are  allowed  to  be  set  or  grown  in  this  ceni- 
etery,  without  a  permit  being  granted  by  the  selectmen. 

The  first  person  buried  in  this  cemetery  was  Asa  Washburn,  who 
died  Au^.  10,  1874.  At  the  present  time  quite  a  large  number  of 
the  lots  have  been  taken. 


CHAPTER   XVI. 
ROADS   AND   BRIDGES. 

At  a  town-meeting,  held  March  10,  1783,  the  following  tran- 
scripts of  roads  were  accepted  :  One  to  Mr.  Dennis',  one  to  Asa 
Priest's,  one  from  Oliver  Lawrence's  to  John  Foster's,  one  from 
Joseph  Symonds'  to  James  Duncan's,  one  from  said  road  to  David 
Hubbard's. 

March  8,  1784.  Voted,  To  accept  roads  laid  out.  "  One  beginning 
at  Moses  Dennis  west  line  and  running  by  his  house  to  Peterborough 


I  We  predict  that  this  road  will  ultimatoly  bo  built,  and  that  when  built  the  value 
to  the  town  will  be  enhanced  nianv  tinic>>  its  eosl,  in  the;  direction  of  summer  resi- 
dents and  tourists  alone. 


252  HISTORY    OF   HANCOCK,    NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 

line,  —  one  beginning  at  a  white  pine  tree  south  of  James  Davis 
thence  running  forty  rods  on  the  line  between  Phin'  Ames  and  Ste- 
phen Lawrence  thence  running  eastwardly  to  Peterborough  line." 

June  1,  1785.  "  Voted,  To  give  up  two  roads  through  John  Com- 
mings  land  and  Except  of  one  in  their  room  beginning  at  two  rocks 
lying  in  the  road  about  Eight  rods  south  of  the  center  of  John  Com- 
mings  lot  and  then  running  about  an  East  point  till  it  strilie  the 
road  near  Oliver  Lawrences." 

"  Voted,  To  Except  of  a  road  begining  at  the  two  rocks  before 
mentioned  against  the  road  that  comes  from  Oliver  Lawrences  and 
ruuing  a  north  westwardly  pint  through  land  of  John  Commings 
and  Deacon  Hosley,  in  the  most  convenient  Place  to  the  center 
where  the  meeting  House  is  to  stand." 

March  13,  1786.  The  fifth  article  in  the  warrant  was:  "To  see 
what  the  town  will  do  with  all  the  former  Transcripts  of  roads  that 
are  not  drawn  according  to  law." 

"  Voted,  That  the  selectmen  shall  set  up  bounds  on  the  roads  and 
make  such  alterations  as  they  shall  think  proper  with  the  consent  of 
the  owners  of  the  land,  and  Draw  New  Transcripts  of  the  same." 

The  records  show  that  the  selectmen  immediately  attended  to  the 
duties  assigned  them.  At  an  adjourned  meeting,  held  June  7,  1786, 
"  Voted,  To  accept  of  the  following  Transcripts  of  roads,  viz : — 

"  A  Transcript  of  a  road  Ijogining  at  Antrim  line  at  stake  and  stones  on  the  north 
side  of  the  road  on  Alexander  Jaiuensons  land,  then  riming  M-estwardly  by  Hugh 
Orr's  land  thence  through  the  Intervail  farm  No  2  thence  through  Will™  Clarks  laud 
then  westwardly  through  James  Smiths  land  thence  by  John  Bowers  land  and  by 
Levi  Priests  laud  thence  through  Asa  Priests  land  thence  thi-ough  Nicholas  Law- 
rences land  then  Turning  southwardly  by  John  Millers  land  to  a  stake  and  stones 
thence  westwardly  to  a  white  ash  tree  by  the  road  leading  to  Stoddard  road.  Said 
road  thi-ee  rods  wide  laid  out  by  us. 

"  Seth  IL\I)Li:y 

"  Hancock  June  y  -2,  1786 

"  A  Transcript  of  a  road  begining  at  the  bridge  near  Putnams  mills  thence  runing 
westwardly  through  the  Intervail  farm  No  1,  to  a  beach  tree  on  the  south  side  of  the 
road  leading  from  Antrim  through  Hancock  to  Stodard  road— to  continue  where  it 
is  Now  trod.    Said  road  is  three  rods  wide  laid  out  by  us.— 

"  Seth  Hadlev    )  ->  ,     ^ 

"  Hancock  .Tune  y*  3,  ITSfi.  Edmond  Davis  \    ®  ^^  '^*^" 

"A  Transcript  of  a  road  begining  at  a  stake  and  stones  at  the  west  side  of  the  road 

at  Nath'  Davisons  line  thence  runing  southwardly  through  Thomas  Millers  land 

thence  through  Asa  Priests  land  to  the  road  leading  to  Stodard    Said  road  laid  out 

three  rods  wide  by  us  — 

"  Seth  Hadlev    i ^  ,     ^ 
,,  TT  ,    ••  ,  -,-„,  ..-,  T^  !  Selectmen 

"  Hancock  June  y  2, 178f>.  Edmond  Bavis 


ROADS    AND    BKIDCiES.  253 


•' A  Transcript  of  11  I'cuiil  bcyininj^'  at  the  iiiulillo  ol' tho  new  brulno  tlioncc  riiiiiiif,' 
to  a  hemlock  tree  on  the  south  wurilly  side  ofthe  road  thence  runinf?  west  wardly  on 
the  land  of  John  Connniiigs  and  land  of  Isaac  Mitchells  and  land  of  Oliver  Lawrence 
and  land  of  Robert  Parker  then  runing  on  the  line  between  John  Brooks  and  Will'" 
IJrooks  and  upon  the  line  between  Oliver  Lawrence  and  Zebediah  Whitteniore  to  a 
stake  and  stones  thence  runinj?  Northwardly  on  land  of  Oliver  Lawrence  to  a  stake 
and  stones  south  of  r.  Lawrences  House.    Said  road  three  rods  wide  laid  out  by  us. 

"  JO.'SEPII  DOI>GE 


■  A  Transcript  of  a  road  bcgininy  at  a  rock  on  the  road  that  leads  from  Teterbor- 
nigh  to  Antrim  s''  rock  being  on  the  south  side  of  the  road  thence  runing  Last  wardly 
)n  land  of  Sami  Ames  and  land  of  Abncr  Preston  and  land  of  Nathan  Jones  and  land 
>f  Moses  Dennis  to  a  stake  and  stones  on  the  south  side  of  the  road  Near  s'l  Dennis 
House  — three  rods  wide  laid  out  by  us. 

'  '  I  Selcctmei 


'  JosEiMi  Don 
Hancock  May  y^  26<>>  17S(;  Edmond  Davis 


■•  .\  Transcript  of  a  roail  begining  at  simt'on  Lakins  South  east  eornor  thence  run- 
ing south  on  the  lot  line  to  a  slake  and  stones  west  of  said  roatl  then  turning  antl 
runing  southeastwardly  upon  Robert  Parkers  land  to  a  hendock  tree  on  the  road 
that  leads  from  John  Brooks  to  the  New  Bridge,    three  rods  wide  laid  out  by  us. 

"  Joseph  Dodge  ) 

■■  Hancock  May  y-  iT"'  ITSG.  Kdmond  Davis  J  '"'i^iectmen 

"A  Transcript  of  a  road  begining  at  a  stake  and  stones  upon  I'eterborough  lino 
west  of  S''  road  thence  runing  a  Northwestwardly  point  to  Sam'  Ames  mill  then  turn- 
ing and  runing  a  Northwardly  point  through  the  land  of  John  Foster  and  others  to  a 
stake  and  stones  west  of  s''  road  against  Joseph  Simonds  then  tmuiing  and  runing  a 
Northeastwardly  point  to  James  Duncans  thence  runing  North  through  the  land  of 
Tho"  Jones  and  others  by  Seth  Hadlej-s  to  Antrim  line  to  continue  where  it  is 
now  trod    Said  road  three  rods  wide  laid  out  by  us 

"Hancock  May  y  '27, 1786  Edmond  Davis 

'•  A  Transcript  of  a  road  begining  at  the  road  leading  from  Peterborough  to  An- 
trim against  Joseph  Simonds  thence  runing  west  to  the  Meeting  House  Spot,  to  con- 
tinue where  it  is  now  trod    Said  road  three  rods  wide  laid  out  by  us 

" Joseph  Dodge  j  ,  ,     ^ 
.,  TT  .    -.r  -.-1  ,-or  T^  T^  (Selectmen 

"  Hancock  May  y«=  2 /'I' 1786  Edmoxd  Davis  ( 

"A  Transcript  of  a  road  begining  at  James  Davis  and  runing  by  Bcze'  Spauldings 
to  the  road  leading  from  Peterborough  to  Antrim  to  continue  where  it  is  now  trod  — 
three  rods  wide  laid  out  by  us 

'•  .Joseph  Dodge  . 

••  Hancock  May  y^  27,  1786  Ldmond  Davis  \  •'^P'<-^tmen 

'•  .'V  Transcript  of  a  road  begining  at  the  brook  North  of  Edmond  Daviss  thence 
runing  througli  Deacon  Hosleys  land  to  the  meeting  House  Spot  as  marks  direct 
three  rods  wide  laid  out  by  us 

"  Joseph  Dodge  i 

"  Hancock  May  y«  27,  1786  Kdmond  Da\is  [ '  '''c^tmen 

"  A  Transcript  of  a  road  begining  at  or  near  Robert  Duncans  on  the  road  leading 
from  Peterborough  to  Stodard  and  runing  a  Northwestwardly  point  to  Will""  Lakins 
House  to  continue  as  it  is  now  trod  three  rods  wide  laid  out  by  us. — 

"  Joseph  Douge  ^ 

"  Hancock  May  y  :50<i'  1786  Edmond  Davis  (  ''eleetmcn 


264  HISTORY    OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 


"  A  Transcript  of  a  road  begining  at  the  road  leadiug  from  Peterborough  to  Stod- 
ard  at  a  great  rock  a  little  south  of  the  brook  by  Capt.  Comings  House  thence  runing 
Eastwardly  through  the  land  of  said  Comings  till  it  comes  to  the  land  of  John  Mil- 
ler thence  runing  upon  the  line  between  said  Miller  and  John  Moor  till  it  comes  to  a 
stake  and  stones  by  the  side  of  a  great  rock  then  turning  and  runing  south  east  as 
marks  direct  till  it  comes  to  Elijah  Daviss  from  thence  to  the  meeting  House  Spot  as 
it  is  now  trod  three  rods  wide  laid  out  by  us 

"  Joseph  Dodge  . 

"  Hancock  May  y  30"'  178ti.  Edmond  Davis  )  »«^ecimen 

"A  Transcript  of  a  road  begiuing  at  the  road  leading  from  Peterborough  to  Stod- 
ard  upon  the  line  between  Moses  Morrison  and  Robert  Duncan  thence  runing  on  s'' 
line  till  it  comes  to  the  land  of  Sam'  gates  then  runing  upon  the  line  between  s"*  gates 
and  Morrison  till  it  comes  to  the  land  of  James  Davis  thence  runing  where  it  is  now 
ti-od  till  it  comes  to  the  road  tliat  leads  to  Ames  mill  by  said  Davis.— three  rods  wide 
laid  out  by  us  "  .Joseph  Dodge  .  , 

"  Hancock  May  y-  .30  178(1  Edmond  Davis  \  ''electmen 

"A  Transcript  of  a  road  begining  at  a  hemlock  tree  on  lot  No  10,  in  the  '2'i  range 
west  of  the  road  leading  from  Peterborough  to  Stodard  thence  runing  westwardly  as 
mai'ks  direct  to  Salmon  woods  House,  three  rods  wide  laid  out  by  us. 

"  Joseph  Dodge  i 

"  Hancock  May  y  30, 178»i  Edmoxd  Davis  1 

"  A  Transcript  of  a  road  begiuing  at  the  road  leadiug  from  Peterborough  to  Stod- 
ard thence  runing  west  upon  the  line  between  Sam'  Tenney  and  Cophrons  land  to 
Jon»  Sawyers  land  three  rods  wide  laid  out  by  us. 

"  Joseph  Dodge  i  ^  ,     . 
,,  Tx  ,    ,,  «,  ,  .-  ,.  ,  'Selectmen 

"  Hancock  May  y  30"'  1  <8(i  Edmond  Davis  i 

"  A  Transcript  of  a  road  begining  at  u  great  rock  on  lot  No.  10  in  the  -2''  range  on  the 
road  leading  from  Peterborough  to  Stodard  thence  runing  southeastward! y  by  Joseph 
Dodges  to  Edmond  Davis  thence  runing  through  the  land  of  Asa  Davis  and  others  by 
James  Davis  to  a  crotch  in  said  road  the  right  hand  leading  to  Peterborough  the  left 
hand  leading  to  Amess  mill  to  continue  where  it  is  now  trod  — three  rods  wide  laid 


out  by  us  —  "Joseph  Dodge 


'  Selectmen 


"  Hancock  May  y  :{(),  178(!  Kdmond  Davis  ( 

"  A  Transci-ipt  of  a  road  begining  at  a  stake  and  stones  on  Peterborough  line  East 
of  sii  road  thence  runing  a  North  westwardly  point  by  Josiah  Sawyers  and  Hugh 
Grimes  to  Antrim  line  to  continue  where  it  is  now  trod  — three  rods  wide  laid  out  by 
us—  "  .Joseph  Dodge  1 

"  Hancock  .May  y  30,  1780  Edmond  Davis  \  ''electmen 

March  19,  1787.  ^' Voted,  To  accept  of  a  Transcript  of  Roads 
leading  from  Stoddard  Road  to  Peter  Warrens  and  Jonathan 
Stevens's  wliich  is  as  follows,  viz:  — 

"  A  Transcript  of  Roads  beginning  at  the  Hoad  leading  from  Peterborough  to  Stod- 
dard North  of  the  Bridge  beyond  Josiah  Sawyers,  thence  running  a  west  point  through 
land  of  Walter  Pollard  to  a  Birch  Tree  on  Ebenezer  Govvings  Land  marked  with  W. 
G.  on  the  right  hand  of  the  Road  s<'  Roads  running  Northwest  by  the  House  of  .said 
Gowing  to  a  Maple  Tree  by  Jonathan  Stevens's  House  and  the  left  hand  Road  run- 
ning soutli  west  to  Peter  Warrens  House  — laid  out  by  us 

"  ".losKi'u  Ihh.(;k^ 

"Hancock  .Innc  J'"'  17S7.  Kumond  Uwisi  '  ^■'^'■""•■■" 


KOADS    AND    BRIDGES.  255 

June  4,  1788.  ^'' Voted,  To  accept  of  tlie  following  transcri))ts  of 
Koads,  viz:  — 

"  A  Transciipt  a  Uoacl  begiug  south  of  abraliaiu  moors  house  at  an  oak  tree 
runing  north  west  runing  on  the  land  ot  said  moors  then  through  Land  ot  Xicliohis 
Lawrence  and  on  Land  of  Stephen  Peiroe  — and  Land  of  James  Due  and  on  land  of 
Joseph  Doge  and  on  Land  of  John  millers  and  on  land  of  Jonathan  Margerys  on 
Laud  of  asa  holdeu  on  Land  of  Kph""  Smiths  and  Land  of  James  Cotfren  on  Land  ol 

Whitnej-  and  Land  of  Hugh  grahams  and  Land  of  Ksqr  Clark  to  the  Uoad  that 

leads  from  Peterborough  to  Stoddard  said  Road  Laid  out  three  Kods  wyde  marks 
and  monuments  on  the  north  side  said  Road  Laid  out  I5y  us 

"  Edmoxd  Davis         ^  , 

"  Hancock  Dec  -iini  ITST.  Oliver  Lawkknce  i  '"^^^^'t'"'^" 

"  A  Transcript  of  a  road  begining  at  the  Road  Near  Elij-J'  Daviscs  barn  and  Run- 
ning south  ward  as  mai-ks  Direct  to  the  Land  of  James  Due  marked  on  the  East  side 
of  the  Road  Laid  out  By  us  — three  rods  wyde 

"  Edmoxd  Davis         , 

"  Hancock  Dec  '-J'  1787.  OLIVER  Lawkksce  i  ^'^'^ctmen 

••  A  Transcript  of  Road  begining  on  the  great  Road  about  ten  or  twelve  Hods 
from  the  Xew  bridge  at  a  hemlock  tree  on  i^and  of  Capt  John  Cumings  thence 
h'uning  through  Land  of  said  Cumings  to  Land  of  Daniel  Lawrence  by  Land  ot 
Isac  Mitchell  and  on  the  Line  between  Daniel  Lawrence  and  John  Brooks  to  a  mark' 
tree  then  through  Land  of  John  Brooks  to  Land  of  John  Bonner  to  a  hemlock  tree 
then  Runing  through  Land  of  william  Brooks  and  land  of  Peirs  and  through  Land 
of  Solomon  Hubbartt  thence  Runing  to  Land  of  moses  merrell  this  Road  Running 
about  a  Northerdly  Poynt  from  the  Bounds  first  mentioned  said  Road  Laid  three 
Rods  wide  the  marks  are  on  the  west  side  By  us  — 

"  OLIVER  Lawrence  ; 

■•  Hancock  Feb.  S^  1788.  Samuel  Gates  i  Selectmen 

'■  A  Transcript  of  a  Bridle  Road  Laid  out  three  Rods  wide  Begining  at  a  Road 
Leding  By  L'  Joseph  Dodges  to  Peterborough  Beginin  at  a  hemlock  tree  marked 
near  said  Dodges  then  Runing  Easterdly  about  60  Rods  on  the  Line  beteen  John 
Hancock  EsqMind  David  Hosley  then  bareing  a  little  South  east  then  Runing  an  East- 
erdly Corst  as  marks  Derects  through  Lands  of  Deacon  Hosley  to  the  Senter  s^  Road 
three  Rods  wide  by  us. 

"  Xaxhl  Davidson     ^ 

"  Hancock  June  3'i  1788.  John  Foster  *  Selectmen 

"  A  Transcript  of  a  Road  begining  on  the  Road  Leading  from  John  Brooks  to 
the  Bridg  over  the  great  river  at  a  Beach  marked  on  the  Line  between  Oliver 
Lawrences  Pine  Lot  and  Stephen  Parkers  Lot  thence  runing  on  the  Line  beteen 
said  Lots  and  between  Job  Brooks  and  Isac  niitchels  Lots  to  Danil  Lawrences  Land 
s<i  Road  Laid  out  three  Rod  wide 

"  Samuel  Gate.s 


"  A  Transcript  of  a  Road  Beging  on  a  Road  that  Leads  to  .Vntraim  By  Seth  Had- 

leys  at  a  stak  &  stones  a  little  north  of Spauldings  house  runing  Eastwardly  as 

marks  direct  through  said  Spauldings  land  and  James  Hills  land  to  the  Road  that 
leads  to  Putnams  Mills  laid  out  three  Rods  wyde  on  the  south  side  of  said  tnarks 
by  ns.— 

"  Samuel  Gates         ^ 

"  Hancock  June  lO""  1787  Oliver  Lawrence  \  ^^'eetmen  " 


256  HISTORY   OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

Sept,  3,  1788.  "  Voted,  To  accept  of  the  following  transcripts, 
&c. :  — 

"  A  Transcript  of  a  Koad  bcgining;  at  Lemuel  J.akins  Barn  thence  Kuning  westerd 
through  said  J^akens  I^and  &  then  riming  south  of  Arther  grahams  house  on  said 
graliams  Land  on  the  Road  Newly  cut  out  and  on  the  Land  of  Joseph  haward  East- 
ward Poynt  and  the  land  of  Peter  wheeler  the  same  Poynt  &  on  the  Land  of  Jonas 
Lakin  &  then  on  the  Land  of  Peter  Wlieeler  to  a  maple  tree  marked  &  then  a 
westerd  Poynt  to  a  maple  stump  marked  south  of  abner  Prestons  house  said  Road 
laid  out  three  Rod  by  us 

.^_.  ,»  ^  ^  (Selectmen 

"  August '27''' 1788  John  Foster         ( 

"  A  Transcript  of  a  Road  begining  at  the  North  Koad  in  Hancock  &  runing  a  south 
Corse  on  the  lines  of  the  following  owners  between  David  Knights  and  Amos  Barritt 
&  William  Clark  Robert  wyle  James  Smiths  and  william  Clarks  to  John  whitcombs 
North  West  Corner  thence  bareing  a  little  south  east  through  a  corner  of  said  Whit- 
combs improvements  as  marks  Directs  thence  Runing  said  Corse  through  william 
Bowdals  Land  to  the  mane  Road  near  the  North  end  of  said  Bowdals  House  Said 
road  Laid  out  three  Rods  wyde  By  us 

"  Joseph  simonds        /  s  i    -t 

"  Hancock  Sept  !»' 1788  NATHANIEL  DAVISON   i 

"  A  Transcript  of  a  Road  begining  at  a  stump  marked  Near  EliJ"''  Davises  then 
I'iuuing  on  the  olde  Road  by  John  millers  &  on  the  olde  to  John  moors  said  Road 
Laid  out  3  Rods  wyde  By  us 

"  Joseph  Symonds  i  ,  ,     , 

,   ,,  ,    „      ^       .,».,  -r  T^  f  Selectmen " 

"  Hancock  Sept  l^t  1788  John  Foster         \ 

Nov.  4,  1788.     '^^  Voted,  To  accept  of  the  following  transcript: — 

"  A  Transcript  of  a  road  laid  out  begining  on  the  road  that  leads  to  Mr.  Denises 
then  Runing  North  on  said  Line  between  said  Denises  and  Na"'  Jones  till  it  comes 
to  Mr.  Daniel  Kimballs  Land  the  same  corse  on  the  Line  about  20  Rods  then  a 
North  west  corse  till  it  comes  to  said  Kimballs  house  said  road  Laid  out  3  rodsAvyde 
By  us. 

"  Joseph  Symonds  i  „  ,     ^ 

^  (  feeleetmen 

"  Septim  l»t  1788  John  Foster         i 

March  23,  1789.     '■^  Voted,  To  accept  of  transcript  for  Roads:  — 

"  Transcript  of  a  Road  begining  at  the  Koad  leading  to  puttmans  mills  near  Sam 
(Jroses  House  &  runing  a  south  Corse  on  the  lines  Between  Sam  Cross  &  Better  Putt^ 
nam  Aron  parker  and  Jacob  Haddley  &  Nathan  Cross  and  Jacob  Haddley  and  througli 
a  part  of  Asa  &  Moses  Merrills  land  into  the  Road  leading  by  Jacob  Haddlej's  to 
Puttnams  mills.    S''  Road  laid  out  by  us  three  Rods  wide 

"  Nath  Davison 

"  Hancock  Nov.  lO'i'  1788 

June  3,  1789.     "  Voted,  To  accept  of  the  following  Transcript: — 

"  A  Transcript  of  a  Koad  begining  on  the  Great  Road  between  Sampson  Tuttles 
and  Jon"  Sawyers  at  a  stake  and  stones  &  runing  west  on  the  line  of  s-i  tuttles  and  s'' 
Sawyers  to  the  land  of  Elijah  Davises  and  thence  to  s>i  Davises  house  Laid  out  three 
Hods  wide  by  us 

"  Samel  gates       ,  ,  ,     ^ 
,..,.,.-  ..  -^  '  Selectmen  ' 

"  Hancock  Jun(^  1  '  I7si)  Robrt  Duncan     \ 


ROADS    AND    BRIDGES.  257 

Sept.  2,  1789.  "  Voted,  To  Exce})t  of  tlie  following  transcripts 
of  Roads,  viz :  — 

■  A  Tiauscript  of  ii  HoiiU  Beginiiig  ou  the  Koad  leading  Irom  Peterborough  to 
Aiitrini  near  the  Dwelling  house  of  James  Duncans  and  runing  North  East  cros  his 
land  and  land  of  David  Ilubards  and  through  land  of  Enos  Nights  and  to  continue 
nearly  as  the  Hoad  is  now  trod  to  the  Koail  leading  from  Antrim  to  Mr.  Putnanis 
mills  near  David  Barkers.    Said  Hoad  Laid  out  three  Hod  wide  by  us 

"  Sam  Gates 


■'  A  Transcript  of  a  Koad  begining  at  the  Bridge  a  little  west  of  Moses  Dennes 
thence  Runing  down  to  the  River  as  marks  direct  to  the  Bridge  marks  on  the  North 
side  laid  out  three  rods  wide  by  us 

"  Sam  Gates        i  ^    „ 

"  Hancock  Agust.  the  4"'  17S9  Ron.  Du.ncax  J  '  ^  e"™*^" 


March  22,  1790.  "  Voted,  John  Foster  and  Enos  Knight  a 
Com'*"  to  try  for  an  agreement  with  Timothy  Moors  about  the 
Road  laid  through  his  land  to  Simeon  Lakins,  —  and  report 
thereon." 

"  Voted,  To  accept  of  the  following  Transcript  of  a  Road  allow- 
ing the  Road  to  be  two  rods  wide  and  free  of  cost  to  the  Town, 
viz :  — 

"  Hancock  June  first  178i).  A  Transcript  of  a  Road  begining  on  the  Road  leading 
from  Peterborough  to  Stoddard  at  a  stake  and  stones  opposet  to  Mr  Sam'  Tinneys 
House  and  runing  westwardly  through  land  of  Mr.  Tinney  to  land  of  Jonathan 
Sawyer  and  to  the  line  between  said  Sawyer  and  Nathaniel  Hazelton  and  on  said  line 
to  laud  of  Josiah  Stone— then  Bearing  southwestwardly  to  land  of  Silas  Tinney  — 
and  past  said  Tinneys  westwardly  to  Packersfleld  line.  Trees  marked  on  the  north 
side  of  said  Road  to  be  cleared  as  near  said  marks  as  will  best  accommodate  the 
publick  —  said  Road  is  laid  out  three  rods  wide  by  us.  — 

"  SAMfiEL  Gates       i  .  ,     , 

ROBAKT  DUNCAN    (  ^^l^^'^"'"" 

"  Voted,  To  throw  up  a  road  forraerley  laid  out  between  Mr.  Tin- 
ney and  Cochran  in  exchange  for  the  foregoing  Road." 

Aug.  25,  1790.  "  Voted,  To  accept  of  the  following  Transcript 
of  a  Road  in  exchange  for  another  Road  near  the  same  place,  viz: — 

•'  Transcript  of  a  Road  begining  at  a  stake  and  stones  on  the  Road  leading  to 
Antrim  about  sixty  rods  north  of  William  Boutells  House  thence  running  as  marks 
direct  North  Westwardly  through  a  Corner  of  said  Boutells  Land  then  through 
Stephen  Woods  land  and  then  through  land  of  Esq'  Clarke  to  beach  tree  on  the 
road  leading  from  Antrim  to  Stoddard  said  road  laid  out  three  rods  wide  marked  on 
the  east  side    laid  out  by 

"  Hancock  August  2r,^b  17110  Wm  Bof  ri:i,i,  1  '  *''  *''"  ""^'" 


"  Voted,  To  accept  the  following  :  — 


268  HISTORY    OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 


"  Transcript  of  a  Roatl  begining  on  the  road  by  Abraham  Moors  railing  on  the 
East  side  of  his  House  as  marks  direct  through  Land  of  John  Hancock  Esqr  —  Caleb 
Wood  and  John  Whitcomb  to  said  Whitcombs  House  — thence  turning  Nortli  east- 
ward to  the  west  line  of  John  Bowerses  land  and  Tuning  on  said  line  one  half  on  one 
side  and  half  on  the  other,  to  tlie  Road  by  Thomas  Mays  said  Road  laid  out  three 
rods  wide  mai-ked  on  the  west  side,  by  us 

"  Saml  Gates    i  o  ,     <- 

"  Hancock  Aug  -25,  179<)  \Vm  Boutell  1  selectmen 

Oct.  5,  1790.  "  Voted,  To  accept  the  following  Transcript  of  a 
Road  so  far  as  it  may  be  had  free  of  cost  to  the  Town,  viz: — 

"  Transcript  of  a  Road  beginning  at  the  Road  leading  from  Antrim  to  Peterbor- 
ough, at  a  stake  and  stones  at  the  Causeway  North  east  of  Mr.  Symonds  House  run- 
ning East  wardly  through  Ensign  Moors's  Land  as  marked  Trees  direct  to  M'  Sy- 
monds Pasture  — through  said  Pasture  near  the  Northerly  side  of  a  small  run  of 
water,  to  John  Brooks's  land  through  said  Brooks's  Land  as  marked  Trees  direct  to 
Simeon  Lakins  Laud  Eaatwardly  through  said  Lakins  improvements  to  the  North  of 
his  House  to  Nathan  Brooks's  Land,  through  said  Land  as  marked  Trees  direct  and 
across  a  corner  of  John  Bonners  Land,  then  through  part  of  Nathan  Brooks's  Land  to 
the  Road  leading  from  Nehemiah  Pierces  b}-  Daniel  Lawrences  land  to  the  River 
Bridge  — laid  out  three  rods  wide  by  us 

"  ROBART  Duncan  f  ^  ,     ^ 

"  Hancock  Oct.  -iO""  1789  HUGH  Orr  *  S-electmen 

"  Voted,  To  accept  the  following  Transcript  of  a  Road  free  of 
cost  to  the  Town,  viz :  — 

"  Transcript  of  a  Road  Beginning  at  the  Road  leading  from  the  Meeting  house  to 
Joseph  Symonds  on  the  Line  between  said  Symonds  and  Samuel  Hosley  thence  run- 
ning North  on  the  Line  one  half  on  one  side  and  the  other  half  on  the  other  to  tlit^ 
corner  of  the  aforesaid  mens  Land  thence  turning  North  easterly  as  marks  direct 
through  Land  of  John  Hancock  Esq'  and  James  Duncan  to  the  road  leading  to  An- 
trim between  Mr.  Duncans  and  Mr.  Jones's  Said  Road  laid  out  three  rods  wide 
marks  on  the  south  side  —by  us. 

"  Samuel  Gates  <  <>  ,     ^ 

"  Hancock  Aug  25A  1790  Wm  BouTELL     >  ^elex-tmen 

April  4,  1791.  '■^  Voted,  To  accept  the  following  Transci-ipt  of 
Roads  as  far  as  they  shall  be  free  of  cost  to  the  Town,  viz:  — 

"Transcript  of  a  Road  beginning  at  Peter  Putnams  Barn  and  running  Nortli- 
wardly  by  the  west  end  of  Collins  Whittemores  Barn  to  the  Road  leading  to  Antrim 
—  by  us  — 

'•  Samuel  Gates     .  ,  ,     ^ 

ROBART  DUXC.xh''^'^^*"^*^" 

"  Transcript  of  a  Road  beginning  at  David  Barkers  House  and  running  North- 
wardly by  Joseph  Putnams  House  through  his  Land  as  marks  direct  to  Land  of  John 
Ellinwood  thence  on  the  west  end  of  his  Land  to  Land  of  Thomas  M'-Masters,  thence 
as  marks  direct  through  his  land  to  Alexander  Jamesons  Land  thence  as  marks 
direct  to  the  Town  Line  near  said  Jamesons  House  — by  us 

"  Samuel  G-j 

"  Hancock  April  2"  1791 


KOADS    AND    BKIDGES.  251* 


"  Trauscript  ol  a  KoaU  bL-jrining;  at  the  Koail  that  leads  from  Knos  Knijjhts  to  Piit- 
luiins  mills  on  Merrills  Land  opposite  the  KoatI  eomming  south  from  Jaeol)  lladleys 
and  running  south  to  the  Hoad  on  the  south  Lin;'  of  said  Merrills  Lott  —  laid  out 
three  Rods  wide  by  us 

'•  sami;ki,  Gaik: 


"  Transcript  of  a  road  begining  at  Abner  Preston's  House  and  runiug  Northwest- 
wardly as  marks  direct  to  Paekerslield  lino,  to  meet  a  road  laid  out  to  said  line  in 
Packersfleld  said  roatl  marked  on  the  Nortli  side,  laid  out  three  rods  wide  b3'  us 

"  Samukl  Gates 

"Hancock  the  -."J"''  ITif-' 

March  7,  1793.  "  Voted,  To  accept  the  following  Transcripts  of 
Roads  free  of  cost  to  the  Town,  viz:  — 

"Transcript  of  a  Road  beginning  at  Salmon  Woods  and  runing  Westwardly  on 
Land  of  said  Woods  and  on  Land  of  John  Hancock  Esq.  and  on  the  Land  of  Koah 
Wheeler  and  on  Land  ot  David  Davis  as  the  Road  is  now  trod  and  as  marks  direct,  to 
the  Road  leading  from  Peterborough  to  Rackersfleld  Said  Road  laid  out  three  rods 
wide  by  us. — 

'•  .Samuel  Gates  )  .  .  ^  _^ 

"Hancock  November,  IT'.iJ  Kdmosd  Davis  j  ' 

"  Transcript  of  a  Road  begining  on  the  Road  between  Capl.  Moses  Mori-isons  & 
John  Morrisons,  thence  runing  westwardly  on  Land  of  John  Morrison  as  it  is  now^ 
trod,  to  the  Pond  shore  thence  runing  on  the  southeast  shore  of  said  Pond  near  to  an 
old  sellar,  thence  runing  on  the  south  side  of  said  sellar  to  a  large  pine  stub,  on  the 
south  side  of  the  Road,  thence  across  the  Brook  that  comes  out  of  the  Pond,  to  an 
Oak  Tree  and  thence  to  l>ublin  Line  to  meet  a  Road  laid  out  by  Dublin  .selectmen. 
Said  Road  laid  out  three  rods  wide  by  us. 

"this  to  lye  one  year  before  it  is  opened.     Kars  to  be  kept  for  Travellers 

"  Samuel  Gates )  .  . 

"  Hancock  November  17!^  JOdmond  Davis  i  •Selectmen 

"  Voted,  The  following  Transcript  on  terms  agreed  upon  by 
Lemuel  Lakin  and  Edmond  Davis,  (viz.)  for  a  good  Log  fence  to 
be  built  on  one  side  of  the  Road  by  said  Lakin  and  others,  and  to 
be  free  of  cost  to  the  town. 

"  Transcript  of  a  Road  begining  at  a  stake  and  stones  on  the  west  side  of  the  Road 
leading  from  Edmond  Da  vises  to  Lieut  Dodges  about  thirty  five  rods  North  of  said 
Da  vises  House  and  runing  westwardly  as  marks  direct  through  Lands  of  Edmund 
I>avisand  Isaiah  Taylor  to  the  Road  leading  to  Stoddard  on  the  south  side  of  the 
Douse  on  said  Taylors  Land  laid  out  three  rods  wide,    marks  on  the  north  side  —  by 

"  Samuel  Gates     i  ^  i     ,         » 
"  Hancock  May  Uw.  -.'1,  ITSii  ItoiiEKT  Duncan  1  "^^'ei'^^^'e" 

March  10,  1794.  Voted,  To  give  up  a  road  that  leads  from  John 
Morrison's  to  the  pond  in  exchange  for  one  on  the  line  between  said 
Morrison's  and  Elijah  Washburn's. 

April   1,  1794.      Voted,  To  give  Timothy  Moors  £10  for  a  road 


260  HISTORY    OF    HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

three  rods  wide,  to  go  at  the  back  side  of  his  house  and  barn  through 
his  land  to  Lieut.  Simonds'  pasture,  to  meet  a  road  laid  out  through 
his  pasture  by  his  son  Joseph's. 

Voted,  To  discontinue  the  road  that  leads  from  Oliver  Lawrence's 
to  Zebedee  Whittemore's,  and  in  the  room  thereof  to  accept  the 
following  transcript,  viz:  — 

"  Transcript  of  a  Road  leading  from  Zebadee  Whittemores  Northeast  corner  of 
his  Land  at  two  monuments  of  stones,  one  at  William  Brookses  Northwest  corner 
and  one  on  Oliver  Lawrences  South  east  corner  thence  runing  Northeastwardly  to 
the  County  Road    said  Road  laid  out  three  rods  wide  by  us. 

"  Samuel  Gordon  j  c  i     tn 

"  Hancock  March  20, 1794  Aaron  Parker   *  selectmen 

Voted,  To  discontinue  the  road  that  leads  from  the  County  road 
through  Stephen  Parker's  land  to  Simeon  Lakiu's. 

Voted,  To  discontinue  the  road  that  leads  from  the  County  road 
through  Stephen  Parker's  land  to  Abner  Keyes'  and  Nathaniel 
Shattuck's. 

By  an  agreement  betwixt  the  town  and  Edmond  Davis, — 

Voted  and  chose  Enos  Knight,  Lemuel  Lakin,  and  Oliver  Law- 
rence a  committee  to  apprize  the  damage  for  a  road  to  go  through 
Edmond  Davis'  land  to  Ebenezer  Ware's  land,  agreed  by  the  town 
to  pay  one-half  of  said  damage,  and  by  Edmond  Davis  to  pay  the 
other  half. 

Voted,  To  accept  the  following  transcripts  free  of  cost  to  the 
town. 

"  A  Transcript  of  a  Road  begiuing  at  a  large  Hemlock  Tree  marked  standing  near 
the  Road  that  leads  from  David  Knights  to  Benjamin  Balls  said  tree  also  stands  near 
the  line  between  Ezekiel  Paige  and  Benjamin  Ball,  thence  runing  Northwardly  as 
near  the  line  as  the  ground  will  admit  as  marked  Trees  direct  to  Antrim  Line  Said 
Road  laid  out  three  rods  wide  and  mark'd  on  the  west  side  — by  us.i 

"  Samuel  Gates  i 

"  Hancock  November  22, 17!«  Aarox  Parker  \    ®  ^'^  ™®" 

"A  Transcript  of  a  Road  begining  on  the  Road  leading  from  Peterborough  to 
Stoddard  between  Ebenczar  Ware's  and  Thomas  Craigs  on  the  line  between  them 
and  runing  west  on  said  line  half  on  each  side  to  Land  of  Samuel  Eatons  and  thence 
turning  southwestwaidly  as  marks  direct  through  said  Eatons  Land  and  Land  of 
Lemuel  Lakin  to  the  Road  by  said  Lakins  House  Said  Road  laid  out  three  i-ods  wide 
mark'd  on  the  north  side  by  us 

"  Samuel  Gates     i  ^    „ 

"  Hancock  September  13, 1793  Daniel  Kimball  \ '  ^  ^^^^'^^ 

May  5,  1794.     ''Voted,  To  fling  up  the  Road  through  Edmond 

'  It  was  voted  to  discontinue  this  road,  Oct.  27, 1800. 


ROADS    AND    BKIDGKS.  261 

Davises  Land  to  Ebenezer  Wares  Land  notwithstanding  any  former 
Vote." 

''■Voted,  That  the  followina;  transcript  be  accepted  in  the  room  of 
a  road  tliat  leads  through  William  Nutting's  and  Charles  Cavender's 
land,  to  a  road  that  leads  from  Aaron  Parker's  by  Nehemiah  Pierce's, 
if  it  can  be  had  free  of  cost  to  the  town. 

"  A  Transcript  of  a  Koad  leading  from  the  Uoad  that  leads  by  Knos  Knight  to 
Pntuanis  mills  Begining  at  tlic  Fulling  mill  formerly  owned  by  M'Murphy  thence 
riming  Xortbeastwardly  through  Land  of  Jonathan  Hubbards  William  Nuttings  and 
Thomas  Boyntons  as  marked  Trees  direct  to  a  hemlock  Tree  marked  said  Koad 
marked  on  the  north  side    laid  out  by  us  three  rods  wide. 

"  Samuei,  Gordon 


Oct.  L3,  1794.  "  Voted,  To  give  Ensign  Moors  £17  8s.  agreeable 
to  the  proposal  of  the  court's  committee  for  a  road  by  Samuel  Whit- 
comb's  through  said  Moors'  land  to  Lieut.  Symond's  pasture. 

"  Voted,  To  discontinue  the  road  formally  voted  through  Ensign 
Moors'  land  at  the  back  of  his  house  and  barn  to  Lieut.  Symonds' 
pasture." 

Dec.  8,  1794.  "  Voted,  To  pay  110  to  Deacon  Duncan,  and  make 
one-half  of  about  forty  rods  of  stone  wall  toward  paying  him  for  a 
road  through  his  land  to  Esquire  Barrett's  land,  provided  the  town 
can  be  freed  from  any  cost  for  said  road  through  said  Barrett's 
land,  and  to  accept  the  following  transcript  on  the  foregoing  terms, 
viz : — 

"  Transcrijjt  of  a  Koad  laid  through  Lieut  David  Hubbard  and  Deacon  James  Dun- 
cans Land  said  road  to  begin  at  a  stake  and  stones  on  the  Road  that  leads  from  Enos 
Knight  to  David  Hubbards  house  thence  to  Run  a  Westerly  course  to  a  Hemlock  Tr^e 
on  or  about  the  line  betwixt  said  Hubbard  and  said  Duncan  thence  a  westerly  course 
till  it  comes  into  the  Road  that  leads  through  said  Duncans  Land  to  Hancock  Meeting 
House  said  Hoad  laid  out  three  rods  wide  monuments  to  be  on  the  south  side  of  said 
Road — said  road  laid  out  by  us  this  '20  daj'  of  November,  A.  D.  1794.  Damages  to  be 
allowed  to  Deacon  Duncan  in  our  judgement  is  one  string  of  stone  wall  as  far  as 
said  Road  goes  on  said  Duncans  Land 

"  Samuel  Gordon    i  ,  ,     ^ 

5  Selectmen  ' 
Aaron  Parker     S 

Oct.  29,  1795.  $25  was  voted  to  Thomas  Jones,  to  enable  him  to 
open  a  road  from  his  house  to  the  house  of  David  Ames.  He  was 
to  receive  $16.90  more  within  three  years,  unless  the  old  road  from 
this  new  road  to  William  Boutelle's  line  was  given  up. 

April  28,  1796.  A  transcript  of  a  road  was  accented,  provided  it 
could  be  built  free  of  cost  to  the  town,  beginning  at  the  house  of 
John  Bowers,  thence   running    south-east    to    Bowers'  south    line. 


262  HISTORY    OF    HANCOCK,    NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 

and  thence  east  on  the  line  between  Bowers'  land  and  "  Hancock's 
land,  so  called,"  about  thirty  rods  to  David  Ames'  land,  thence  a 
south-east  course  through  Ames'  land  to  his  mill. 

Aug.  29,  1796.  A  transcript  of  a  road,  free  of  cost  to  the  town, 
was  accepted,  running  from  the  house  of  Robert  Matthews,  on  the 
line  between  Matthews'  land  and  land  owned  by  John  Miller,  to  the 
land  of  Samuel  Ward,  and  then  on  the  line  between  Ward  and 
Jonathan  Margery  to  the  County  road. 

Nov.  7th.  A  bridle-road  was  laid  out,  beginning  near  the  house  of 
Enos  Knight,  and  running  southerly  through  his  land  to  the  land 
of  Simeon  Lakin,  and  through  Lakin's  land  to  the  road  by  his 
house. 

June  1,  1796.  A  road  was  laid  out,  beginning  at  the  road  by 
Noah  Wheeler's,  and  running  westerly,  through  three  lots  of  land 
owned  by  heirs  of  Governor  Hancock,  to  the  land  of  John  Emerson. 

April  27,  1797.  £10  were  raised  to  be  laid  out  on  the  road 
between  Lieutenant  Lakin's  and  Packersfield.  Elijah  Washburn 
was  to  lay  the  money  out  as  well  as  he  could. 

April  21,  1797.  Peter  Putnam,  Joseph  Gage,  Richard  Heath, 
Josiah  Taylor,  Reuben  Wason,  Aaron  Parker,  Enos  Knight,  Joseph 
Putnam,  Nehemiah  Pierce,  Daniel  Jewett,  Moses  Gray,  Andrew 
Taylor,  John  Colby,  Thomas  McMaster,  Hezekiah  Ober,  and  Abijah 
Hadley,  finding  it  very  difficult  to  travel  upon  the  road  that  was 
then  improved  as  a  road  from  Enos  Knight's  to  the  meeting-house, 
presented  a  petition  that  a  road  might  be  opened,  beginning  at  a 
point  in  the  road  between  Enos  Knight's  and  Lieut.  Ebenezer 
Knight's,  and  running  through  land  of  Lieut.  Ebenezer  Knight  and 
land  of  Dea.  James  Duncan  to  the  road  which  led  from  Thomas 
Jones'  to  the  meeting-house.  The  prayer  of  this  petition  was 
refused  at  the  April  meeting,  but  granted  at  a  meeting  held  Aug. 
31st,  and  the  old  road  from  Deacon  Duncan's  to  Ebenezer  Knight's 
was  given  up. 

June  5,  1798.  "  Voted,  Not  to  purchase  a  road  through  Oliver 
Davis'  land  for  Charles  P.  Hayward  at  present." 

In  March,  1799,  the  town  voted  to  favor  Charles  P.  Hayward  with 
a  road,  provided  the  town  could  be  free  of  cost  for  purchasing  it. 
This  road  was  on  the  line  between  land  owned  by  Oliver  Davis  and 
land  owned  by  Jonas  Davis,  and  extended  from  the  Packersfield 
road  to  said  Hayward's  land. 

Three  roads  were  discontinued  at  this  time:     One  from  the  road 


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leading  from  tlie  meeting-liouse  to  Joseph  Dodge's,  by  David  Hos- 
ley's  and  Henry  Prentice's  to  the  north  line  of  Lemuel  Lakin's 
land ;  another,  from  David  Knight's  to  the  road  leading  from  Seth 
Hadley's  to  Benjamin  Hadley's;  and  another,  from  the  east  side  of 
Joseph  Gage's  land  to  the  west  side  of  Henry  Gray's  land. 

The  road  from  Seth  Hadley's  to  David  Knight's  was  re-opened 
June  17th. 

October,  1799.  $100  was  raised,  to  be  worked  out  on  the  County 
road.  Andrew  Seaton  Avas  appointed  to  take  charge  of  this  work. 
Esquire  Gordon,  Oliver  Lawrence,  William  Boutelle,  Lemuel  Lakin, 
John  Clark,  Josiah  Stone,  David  Wood,  and  Samuel  Gates,  sur- 
A'eyors,  were  appointed  to  bring  on  the  men  to  perform  it. 

Six  cents  per  hour  and  six  cents  per  three  miles'  travel  or  more 
was  allowed  for  the  men  engaged,  and  five  cents  per  hour  and  five 
cents  per  three  miles'  travel  or  more  for  oxen. 

The  selectmen  were  instructed  to  write  to  the  selectmen  of  An- 
trim, requesting  them  to  repair  their  part  of  the  road, 

June  30,  1800.  A  road  was  accepted,  leading  from  near  Putnam's 
mills  to  the  north  side  of  Moses  Gray's  barn.  One,  also,  from  "near 
Pierce's  corner  "  to  "  the  old  road  leading  past  Daniel  Fuller's." 

Another,  from  Oliver  Davis'  house,  running  in  a  south-west  direc- 
tion, through  said  Davis'  land  and  a  corner  of  Jonathan  Pollard's 
land,  to  Charles  P.  Hayward's  land,  near  the  brook,  thence  running- 
near  a  little  run  in  Hayward's  pasture,  continuing  east  of  Hay- 
ward's  house  to  a  large  stone  near  Dublin  line. 

Oct.  5th.  A  road  was  accepted,  leading  from  a  point  between 
Mr.  Paige's  and  Mr.  Goodhue's  in  a  northerly  direction  past  Mr. 
Ball's,  meeting  a  road  from  Antrim. 

Sept.  9,  1801.  It  was  voted  to  alter  the  County  road,  near  Mr. 
Ward's;  also,  to  alter  the  road  from  Mr.  Sawyer's  to  Mr.  Whit- 
comb's.  In  each  case  this  was  done,  "  agreeable"  to  the  report  of 
a  committee,  and  it  was  to  be  free  of  cost  to  the  town. 

A  committee  was  appointed  at  this  meeting,  "to  measure  the 
several  roads  in  contemplation  from  our  meeting-house  to  Green- 
field." Said  committee  reported  three  weeks  later,  but  the  town  at 
that  time  voted  not  to  lay  out  the  road  they  recommended. 

Sept.  30th.  A  road  was  accepted,  beginning  near  Samuel  Dun- 
can's house  and  running  north-east,  through  Duncan's  land,  to  Sam- 
uel Gates'  land,  through  a  corner  of  Gates'  land  to  Jonathan  Davis' 
land,  thence  on  a  line  between  Gates'  and  Davis'  to  a  stake  and 


264  HISTORY   OF   HANCOCK,   NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

stones,  thence  turning  on  Davis'  land  to  a  stake  and  stones,  on  the 
west  side  of  the  road  "  between  said  Davises  and  Gateses." 

May  10,  1802.  A  road  was  accepted,  running  westerly  from 
Jesse  Barker's  barn  to  Amos  Barton's  land,  and  thence  through 
Barton's  land  to  the  County  road,  crossing  a  bridge  near  said 
County  road. 

Also,  May  31st,  one  in  the  west  part  of  Hancock,  beginning  at  a 
beech  tree,  on  lot  No.  10,  second  range  south  of  the  road  leading 
from  Salmon  Woods'  to  the  meeting-house ;  thence  running  in  a 
north-easterly  direction  to  the  road  west  of  the  house-spot  formerly 
occupied  by  Abraham  Moors,  crossing  said  road,  and  thence  to  a 
point  north  of  the  old  house-spot. 

"N.  B.  Voted,  That  those  the  road  is  for  have  two  years  to 
open  it  in  if  they  please," 

April  8,  1803.  A  road  was  accepted,  beginning  at  a  point  be- 
tween Captain  Lakin's  and  Josiah  Blodgett's,  near  a  little  brook, 
and  running  eastwardly  through  Lakin's  land,  by  William  Lakin's 
house,  to  Joseph  Washburn's  land. 

Also,  one  beginning  at  a  point  about  fifteen  rods  west  of  William 
Lakin's  house,  and  running  in  a  north-easterly  direction  through  Cap- 
tain Lakin's  land;  thence  through  Jeremiah  and  Samuel  Eaton's  land, 
to  Ebenezer  Ware's  line,  near  the  south-west  corner;  thence  about 
twenty  rods  upon  Ware's  south  line;  thence  north-easterly,  across 
the  corner  of  Ware's  land,  to  a  point  on  the  west  side  of  Stoddard 
road.     Damage  to  Ebenezer  Ware,  $8. 

June  1,  1804.  A  road  was  accepted,  beginning  at  Stephen 
Pierce's,  and  running  southerly,  through  Samuel  Spear's  land,  to 
a  point  on  the  north  side  of  the  County  road.  The  old  road,  from 
Samuel  Whitcomb's,  by  Mr.  Pierce's,  to  the  new  County  road,  was 
discontinued. 

Dec.  30,  1805.  A  road  was  accepted,  from  the  house  of  Henry 
Cummings  to  a  point  in  the  road  near  Mr.  Gates'  barn,  said  road 
running  in  a  north-easterly  direction.  Damage  to  Gates,  $83 ;  to 
Cummings,  $47. 

March  3,  1806.  A  road,  from  the  north-east  corner  of  John  Gil- 
son's  barn,  thence  running  three  rods  west  of  Josiah  Taylor's  barn 
in  a  north-east  direction  till  it  comes  to  a  brook ;  thence  north  to 
Antrim  line. 

May  13th.  One  from  near  Hezekiah  Ober's  barn,  thence  running 
in  a  southward  direction,  near  Moses  Gray's  barn,  to  the  old  road. 


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June  IStli.  One  beginning  at  a  point  "  on  the  road  that  Leadoth 
to  Benj"  Ball  on  land  of  Peter  Fox  riming  southward  on  said  Foxes 
land  to  the  old  road "  ;  thence  through  land  of  Thomas  May  in  a 
southerly  direction  to  near  May's  barn ;  thence  through  May's 
"mowing"  and  land  of  Moses  Boynton  and  land  of  Dea.  Stephen 
Kittridge,  to  the  old  road  on  the  west  side  of  Kittridge's  buildings. 

Oct.  2'Jd.  One  beginning  at  a  point  on  the  road  leading  from 
Levi  Priest's,  and  running  between  Peter  Fox's  house  and  barn  in 
an  eastern  direction  to  Ninian  Clark's  line ;  thence  running  in  a 
northern  direction  through  Clark's  land  to  a  point  near  the  school- 
house. 

One  beginning  at  a  point  on  the  road  north  of  Moose  brook,  and 
south  of  Eli  Maynard's  house,  and  running  in  an  eastern  direction 
to  a  point  on  the  line  of  William  Robinson's  land,  south  of  his 
house. 

Feb.  21,  1807.  One  from  a  point  south-west  of  Oliver  Davis', 
and  running  in  a  southern  direction  across  Charles  P.  Hayward's 
land  to  Dublin  line. 

May  30th.  One  beginning  at  the  County  road,  south  of  Stephen 
Pierce's,  and  running  in  a  nortliern  direction  forty-two  rods  to  Pierce's 
south  line.     Damage  to  Samuel  Spear,  $30. 

Oct.  30,  1810.  One  beginning  at  a  point  near  William  Keyes' 
house,  "on  the  west  side  of  the  road  that  now  is,"  and  running  in  a 
southern  direction  about  seventy-five  rods,  to  the  "new  road  that 
leads  to  the  County  Bridge." 

May  30,  1812.  One  beginning  at  the  end  of  the  causeway  west 
of  Ward's,  and  running  in  a  northern  direction  to  "  the  old  road," 
thence  crossing  the  road  to  a  marked  stump  north  of  William 
Grimes',  thence  in  a  north-west  direction  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
Moses  Hunt's  barn. 

Oct.  15,  1812.  A  road  was  accepted  beginning  at  a  point  in  the 
road  about  eighteen  rods  west  of  Asa  Whittemore's  barn,  and  run- 
ning in  a  north-west  direction  about  sixty-two  rods  to  Whittemore's 
west  line. 

June  6,  1814,  One  beginning  at  a  point  near  the  river  bridge, 
near  Burtt's  mills,  thence  in  a  south-east  direction  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Chapin  Kidder's  land,  thence  north  to  the  north-west  cor- 
ner of  Kidder's  house,  thence  south-east  to  near  Ebenezer  Burtt's 
barn. 

Nov.  6,  1815.  Voted,  To  discontinue  a  road  between  Jeremiah 
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266  HISTORY    OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

Bacon's  and  Samuel  Gates',  leading  by  the  spot  where  the  old  school- 
house  formerly  stood,  and  coming  out  on  the  old  Stoddard  road  be- 
tween John  Morrison's  and  Charles  Symonds'. 

Voted,  To  discontinue  the  old  road  leading  from  the  new  road 
west  of  Asa  "W/hittemore's,  to  Jacob  Emerson's  old  building  spot. 

A  road  had  been  laid  out  by  the  court's  committee  from  Peter- 
boro'  line,  by  Captain  Bradford's,  and  coming  out  nearly  opposite 
the  Rev,  Reed  Paige's.  The  town  voted  that  it  was  dissatisfied 
with  said  road. 

In  September,  1817,  the  town  voted  to  build  the  above  road  within 
one  year  as  far  as  Captain  Bradford's. 

Sept.  25,  1817.  A  road  was  accepted,  beginning  at  the  County 
road  at  the  east  side  of  Forty-shilling  hill,  so  called,  and  running  in 
a  north-western  direction  by  the  west  end  of  Stephen  Tenney'^ 
barn,  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  yard  of  James  Matthew's 
barn,  thence  in  a  north-east  direction  to  the  road  that  runs  from  the 
Thayer  farm  to  Jesse  Barker's. 

Also,  one  from  the  north-east  corner  of  the  yard  at  James 
Matthew's  barn,  running  in  a  western  direction  to  the  same  road 
mentioned  above,  meeting  that  road  at  the  east  side  of  the  bridge 
below  the  old  mill. 

May  3,  1819.  A  road  was  accepted  from  the  house  where  Mansel 
Alcock  then  lived,  to  the  house  of  David  Ames,  Jr.,  beginning  at  the 
County  road  and  running  in  a  northern  direction  by  the  west  end 
of  Mansel  Alcock's  house,  on  land  of  Samuel  Spear's,  by  the  west 
end  of  the  house  owned  by  Doctor  Lee,  thence  on  the  "ground" 
now  traveled  to  David  Ames,  Jr. 

Oct.  17,  1820.  A  road  was  accepted  from  a  point  on  the  old 
County  road  east  of  Asahel  Cummings',  running  in  a  western 
direction  to  an  apple  tree  near  a  large  stone  on  the  new  County 
road,  the  above  was  accepted  on  the  condition  that  Mr.  Cummings 
should  make  the  road,  give  the  land,  and  make  a  watering  trough  on 
the  new  County  road,  and  keep  it  in  repair  to  accommodate  the 
public.     The  old  beech-tree  to  be  given  to  Mr.  Cummings. 

Sept.  12,  1823.  One  from  a  point  near  Joseph  Hill's  house,  run- 
ning in  a  northern  direction  about  seven  rods,  thence  north-east 
over  a  stone  causeway  about  forty  rods  to  a  wall  that  runs  north 
and  south,  thence  by  said  wall  to  the  dwelling  house  of  Joseph 
Hills,  Jr. 

Oct.  17,  1828.     One   from   Antrim    line    west  of   Moses    Hunt's 


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barn,  running  in  a  south-oast  direction  about  seventy  rods  to  the 
old  road. 

June  8,  1829.  One  from  a  point  on  the  west  side  of  the  new 
road  near  "Alcock's  meadows,"  running  in  a  south-west  direction 
to  the  old  Stoddard  road  south  of  Moses  Hunt's  house. 

May  6,  1829.  One  from  a  point  in  the  road  near  George 
Kniglit's,  running  on  Knight's  east  line  tliirty-four  rods,  tlience  in 
a  south-east  direction  across  Moose  brook  twenty-six  rods,  thence  to 
Josejih  Symonds'  grist-mill. 

P'"eb.  10,  1835.  A  road  was  laid  out  "beginning  at  the  highway 
west  of  Jason  Ware's  house,  thence  south-east  four  rods,  thence 
easterly  eighteen  rods  to  a  stake  two  feet  south  of  a  pear  tree, 
thence  easterly  six  rods  to  the  south-east  corner  of  a  shed,  thence 
easterly  six  rods  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Stephen  Buxton's 
house." 

Oct.  3,  1835.  One  from  the  east  side  of  the  old  road  near 
Ebenezer  Russell,  Jr.'s,  house,  thence  in  a  north-eastern  direction 
twenty-two  and  one-half  rods  by  stakes  on  the  east  side  of  said 
new  road  to  the  road  "  now  traveled  "  from  Russell's  to  Hancock 
meeting-house. 

This  road  was  through  land  owned  by  Reuben  Hills. 

May  8,  1886.  The  road  in  a  soutli-eastern  direction  from  near 
the  Oliver  Lawrence  house  was  straightened  ;  said  new  road  was 
forty-three  rods  long. 

July  7,  1836.  A  road  was  accepted,  beginning  at  a  point  west  of 
Daniel  Priest's  house  on  the  south  side  of  the  road  that  Avas  then 
traveled,  thence  west  and  north-westerly  through  Priest's  land 
twenty-four  rods  to  said  traveled  road. 

May  2,  1837.  The  road  from  near  Simon  Lakin,  Jr.'s,  house  in 
an  eastern  direction,  twenty-seven  and  one-half  rods  was  straight- 
ened. The  new  road  was  through  land  then  owned  by  Washington 
Brooks. 

April  20,  1842.  A  road  was  laid  out  beginning  at  the  foot  of  the 
Pratt  hill,  so  called,  thence  running  north-east  of  the  old  road  to 
near  the  top  of  the  hill,  thence  north-westerly  till  it  came  to  the  old 
road,  at  or  near  the  place  called  Blodgett's  ladder,  said  road  being 
forty-four  rods  in  length,  and  running  through  land  owned  by 
Charles  Hayward. 

May  1,  1844.  A  road  was  laid  out  by  the  selectmen,  "beginning 
at  the  road  near  the  house  of  Joseph  Kimball,  thence  northerly  by 


268  HISTORY   OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

Benjamin  Kimball's  house  about  one  hundred  and  twelve  rods  to 
Oliver  L.  Dow's  south  line,  thence  northerly  through  said  Dow's 
land  to  the  south  side  of  the  old  County  road,  so  called,  about  one 
hundred  and  fifty-eight  rods. 

Oct.  4,  1845.  In  reponse  to  a  petition  signed  by  Lemuel  Eaton 
and  twenty  other  citizens,  requesting  that  the  highway  leading 
"  from  Sampson  Tuttle's,  southerly  by  Lemuel  Eaton's,"  be  straight- 
ened at  a  place  near  the  old  Fox  house,  so  called ;  the  selectmen 
met  the  parties  interested,  and  after  hearing  all  the  evidence  offered, 
and  having  made  a  personal  examination  of  the  route  proposed, 
they  granted  the  prayer  of  the  petitioners,  and  laid  out  the  new 
road  as  follows:  "Beginning  at  a  stake  in  the  highway  south-east 
of  the  Fox  house,  so  called,  thence  north-westerly  twenty-one  and 
a  half  rods  to  a  stake  in  the  highway,  on  the  hill  noi-th  of  said 
house;  the  line  above  described  is  to  be  the  middle  of  the  highway, 
and  the  highway  is  to  be  three  rods  wide.  Lemuel  Eaton,  the  owner 
of  land  taken  for  said  highway,  released  his  claim  to  damages." 

Dec.  15,  1845.  In  response  to  a  petition  signed  by  Daniel  Priest 
and  thirteen  other  citizens  of  Hancock,  after  due  examination  and 
a  hearing  from  all  the  parties  interested,  the  selectmen  laid  a  road 
described  as  follows :  Beginning  at  the  foot  of  the  hill  east  of 
Daniel  Priest's  house,  thence  southerly  through  land  of  said  Priest 
twenty  rods,  thence  south-westerly  ten  and  one-half  rods  to  Mark 
Bowers'  north  line,  thence  in  the  same  direction  through  land  of 
said  Bowers  thirty-five  rods  to  the  old  road  that  leads  by  Bowers' 
house,  thence  on  the  old  road  about  ninety-two  rods  to  land  of 
Warner  B.  Bullard,  thence  in  a  southern  direction  through  Bullard's 
land  forty-two  rods  to  the  north  line  of  the  Fairbanks  farm,  so 
called,  owned  by  Bowers,  thence  through  the  Fairbanks  farm  to  a 
gate-post,  and  on  to  stake  and  stones  sixty-two  rods,  near  the  house 
on  the  Fairbanks  farm,  thence  to  the  Brook  bridge  fifty-two  rods, 
thence  through  land  of  John  Brooks,  2d,  and  Hiram  Fuller  twenty 
rods,  thence  nine  rods  to  a  spruce  tree,  thence  thirty-three  rods  to  a 
hemlock  tree,  thence  twenty  rods  to  a  beech  tree,  thence  twenty- 
eight  rods  to  a  maple  tree,  thence  sixteen  rods  to  land  owned  by 
Mrs.  Paige,  thence  through  Mrs.  Paige's  land  seventeen  rods  to 
stake  and  stones  by  the  road  in  the  hollow  north  of  Marcus  An- 
thony's, that  leads  from  Hancock  to  Bennington. 

June  11,  1846.  There  seems  to  have  been  some  dissatisfaction  in 
regard  to  the  location  of  a  part  of  the  above  road,  as  the  parties 


.    ROADS   AND    BRIDGES.  269 

intei-ested  presented  a  petition  in  April,  1846,  for  a  road  to  take 
the  place  of  the  southern  portion  of  it.  Said  new  road  as  described, 
began  at  the  maple  tree  mentioned  above,  thence  running  in  a 
south-easterly  direction  sixteen  rods  to  land  of  Mrs.  Paige  and 
others,  thence  on  said  land  fifteen  and  one-half  rods,  thence  south- 
erly on  said  land  about  four  rods  to  a  stake  and  stones  by  the  Mall, 
thence  same  course  to  the  centre  of  the  road  leading  from  Hancock 
meeting-house  to  Antrim.^ 

May  1.3,  1850.  A  road  was  laid  out,  beginning  at  the  house  of 
of  John  Flint,  and  thence  south  through  land  of  John  Flint  and 
Dolly  Ware  seventy  rods  to  the  highway  leading  by  the  house  of 
Thomas  Matthews. 

July  14,  1851.  Daniel  Lakin  and  twenty-five  other  citizens  of 
Hancock  presented  a  petition  to  the  selectmen  that  a  road  might  be 
laid  out,  beginning  at  a  point  on  the  Forest  road,  so  called,  directly 
east  and  near  the  house  of  Ips  Wyman,  and  thence  running  in  a 
northern  direction  to  a  point  near  the  house  of  Daniel  Lakin. 

The  selectmen  at  first  refused  to  lay  out  the  road.  An  appeal  was 
made  to  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas,  and  in  April,  1852,  the  road 
was  laid  out.  Said  road  was  two  hundred  and  twenty  rods  long, 
and  ran  through  land  owned  by  David  B.  Dow,  Z.  W.  Brooks,  and 
Daniel  Lakin. 

About  this  time  the  selectmen  were  instructed  to  lay  out  a  road 
petitioned  for  by  William  Gray,  David  Patten,  and  others. 

Sept.  23,  1856.  Oliver  L.  Dow  was  permitted  to  make  a  slight 
change  in  the  highway  leading  by  his  house. 

At  the  same  date,  in  response  to  a  petition  signed  by  Moses  Lakin 
and  one  hundred  and  three  others,  the  selectmen,  after  due  deliber- 
ation and  having  heard  all  the  parties  interested  who  desired  to  be 
heard,  laid  out  a  road  described  as  follows:  "  Beginning  at  a  stake 
in  the  line  between  the  towns  of  Dublin  and  Hancock,  about  twenty- 
five  rods  south  of  Joshua  S.  Lakin 's  barn,  in  said  Lakin's  meadow, 
thence  north-easterly  through  land  of  Joshua  S.  Lakin  one  hundred 
and  seventy-four  rods  to  a  stake  near  the  wall  between  John  Hay- 
ward's  and  Joshua  S.  Lakin's,  thence  north-easterly  through  John 
Hayward's  land  eighteen  rods  to  a  stake,  thence  northerly  through 


1  I  am  not  quite  sure  that  any  change  was  made  in  this  i-oaO. ;  the  desf  ription  is 
somewhat  ambiguous.  It  will  be  noticed  that  in  the  second  description  it  is  stated, 
"land  of  Mrs.  I'aige  and  others."  In  awarding  the  damages  the  second  time,  one 
dollar  was  awarded  to  each  of  Mrs.  Paige's  children  or  their  representatives;  noth- 
ing was  said  about  them  in  the  first  instance. 


270  HISTORY   OF   HAXCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

Joshua  S.  Lakin's  land  sixty-six  rods  to  a  stake  by  .the  wall  between 
Ebenezei"  "Ware,  Jr.'s,  and  Joshua  S.  Lakin's,  thence  northerly 
through  Ebenezer  Ware,  Jr.'s,  land  sixty-six  rods  to  a  stake  near  a 
large  rock,  thence  north-easterly  through  land  of  said  Ware  seventy- 
two  rods  to  a  stake  near  a  pair  of  bars  on  the  west  side  of  the  old 
road  south  of  said  Ware's  house." 

On  the  19th  of  April,  1859,  a^jpetition  having  been  presented  to 
the  selectmen  by  Joshua  S.  Lakin  and  five  others,  a  road  was  laid 
out,  beginning  at  a  point  near  J.  S.  Lakin's  barn  and  running  in  a 
north-eastern  direction,  on  substantially  the  same  route  as  that  of 
the  road  mentioned  above.^ 

July  4,  1857.  In  response  to  a  petition  signed  by  William  Gray 
and  thirty-eight  others,  the  selectmen  laid  out  a  road  beginning  at 
a  point  in  the  highway  near  the  house  of  T.  D.  Lakin  and  running 
in  a  north-western  direction  about  one  hundred  and  twenty-five  rods 
through  land  of  Jason  Robinson  and  land  of  Taylor  D.  and  Melinda 
Lakin,  thence  in  a  south-western  direction  through  land  of  Henry 
Knight  and  land  of  Samuel  Knight  and  land  of  A.  C.  Cochran  one 
hundred  and  seventy-six  rods,  thence  in  a  north-western  direction 
through  land  of  A.  C.  Cochran  fifty-nine  rods  to  a  point  "on  the 
road  that  leads  from  Wood's  mill  to  Hancock  Village." 

From  the  records  i^  appears  that  this  road,  for  some  reason,  was 
not  satisfactory,  as  in  March,  1858,  we  find  recorded  the  following 
votes:  — 

"  Voted,  Not  to  build  the  new  road  laid  out  round  the  Knight 
hill." 

^^  Voted,  To  discontinue  the  new  road  laid  out  by  the  selectmen 
on  the  petition  of  William  Gray  and  others." 

At  a  special  town-meeting  held  the  19th  of  May,  1859,  it  was 
"voted  to  have  the  town  build  the  new  road  round  the  Knight  hill, 
so  called."  This  road  that  was  built  was  laid  out  by  the  county 
commissioners.  As  no  record  of  their  work  was  made,  we  must 
refer  the  reader  to  the  map  to  ascertain  its  location. 

Sept.  3,  1878.  In  response  to  a  petition  signed  by  William  Rob- 
inson and  ten  others,  the  selectmen  laid  out  a  road,  "  Beginning  at 
a  stake  twenty-four  rods  and  fourteen  feet,  measuring  in  a  direct 
line  in  an  easterly  direction  from  the  south-east  corner  of  the  '  May- 
nard  house,'  so  called,  thence   in  a  north-easterly  direction   thirty 

1  The  first  laying  out  proved  illegal. 


ROADS    AND    BRIDGES.  271 

rods  and  nine  feet  to  a  stake  twenty-five  feet  westerly  from  tlie  west 
line  of  the  Peterboro'  &  Hillsboro'  railroad,  and  adjoining  laud 
owned  by  the  Northern  railroad  company." 

BRIDGES. 

In  March,  1784,  it  was  voted  that  the  town  petition  to  the  Gen- 
eral Court  to  have  a  tax  laid  upon  the  non-resident  lands  to  help 
enable  them  to  build  two  bridges.  These  bridges  were  probably 
over  the  Contoocook  river.  How  early  they  were  built  we  have  no 
means  of  determining.  They  wei-e,  without  doubt,  frail  structures, 
as  the  records  show  that  frequently  they  needed  repairing. 

In  1792  Captain  Cummings  and  Samuel  Cross  were  appointed  to 
repair  our  part  of  said  bridges,  "supposed  to  be  one-half."  Captain 
Cummings  was  appointed  the  next  year  to  assist  the  selectmen  about 
repairing  these  bridges. 

The  location  of  what  was  called  the  "County  bridge"  not  prov- 
ing satisfactory,  in  April,  1797,  Deacon  Duncan,  Edmond  Davis, 
and  Oliver  Lawrence  were  appointed  to  confer  with  Captain  Cum- 
mings in  regard  to  moving  it.  They  reported  that  he  would  permit 
a  road  to  be  built  on  his  land  that  would  enable  them  to  make  the 
change  for  $15.  It  was  voted  that  Hancock  would  pay  one-half  of 
the  $15  if  Greenfield  would  i)ay  the  other  half.  If  Greenfield  w\as 
not  willing  to  do  this,  then  Hancock  graciously  'gave  Greenfield  per- 
mission to  "  do  the  way  they  think  best." 

In  August,  1797,  the  selectmen  were  directed  to  "lay  out  a  road 
through  Captain  Cummings'  land  from  the  County  road  near  the 
old  bridge  to  where  the  new  bridge  is  to  be  built,  and  offer  him 
what  they  think  right  for  said  road  unless  they  can  agree  with  him 
otherways." 

At  this  meeting  the  town  had  voted  to  join  with  Greenfield  to 
build  the  new  bridge  between  the  two  towns,  on  the  County  road, 
at  the  turn  of  the  river  just  below  where  the  old  bridge  stood. 
Jonathan  Sawyer,  Oliver  Lawrence,  and  Captain  Brooks  were  en- 
trusted with  this  work,  and  were  directed,  at  their  discretion,  to 
apply  to  the  selectmen  for  money  to  perform  it. 

In  October  of  this  same  year  a  committee  was  appointed  to  in- 
spect a  bridge  that  Nicholas  Lawrence  was  to  build  over  the  brook 
near  his  mill,  on  the  County  road.  If  in  their  opinion  the  l)ridge 
would  answer  a  good  purpose  for  the  town  and  public,  then  the 
town  was  to  pay  Mr.  Lawrence  for  building  it. 


272  HISTORY   OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

In  June,  1798,  the  subject  of  the  County  bridge  came  up  again. 
The  town  was  to  find  iron,  and  Captain  Curamings  was  to  make 
from  it,  at  his  cost,  iron  bolts,  to  be  used  instead  of  wooden  knees, 
to  support  our  part  of  the  bridge.  It  was  also  voted  to  give  Captain 
Cummings  $5,  with  which  to  purchase  tar  and  caulking  to  be  used  in 
the  construction  of  the  bridge. 

June  17,  1799.  It  was  voted  to  rebuild  the  bridge  near  Mr.  Jo- 
seph Putnam's.     (See  p.  126.) 

Nicholas  Lawrence  had  failed  to  build  his  bridge  (or  possibly  it 
had  been  washed  away),  and  the  town  voted  to  afford  the  County 
road  some  assistance  towards  rebuilding  it. 

Captain  Curamings  was,  at  this  meeting,  directed  to  finish  the 
County  bridge. 

April  14,  1800.  The  town  voted  to  build  a  bridge  over  the  brook 
between  Sampson  Tuttle's  and  Jason  Ware's.  A  committee  was  ap- 
pointed to  join  with  Greenfield  in  repairing  the  bridge  over  the  river 
near  Moses  Dennis'. 

Sept.  9,  1801.  Committees  were  appointed  to  repair  the  County 
bridge,  the  bridge  near  jyir.  Putnam's,  and  the  bridge  near  Jason 
Ware's. 

In  1804  a  committee  was  appointed  to  repair  the  bridge  near  John 
Dustin's,  and  Deacon  Kimball  was  engaged  to  provide  hemlock 
plank,  three  inches  thick,  to  cover  our  part  of  the  County  bridge. 

In  June,  1807,  the  County  bridge  was  to  be  rebuilt.  The  town 
of  Greenfield  was  willing  to  join  with  Hancock  in  rebuilding  it  on 
its  former  site ;  to  this  Hancock  was  ready  to  assent.  "  Hancock 
turnpike,"  so  called,  was  attracting  the  attention  of  the  town.  A 
committee  chosen  to  investigate  had  reported  in  favor  of  the  turn- 
pike, and  a  desire  was  manifested  that  it  should  be  built,  thereby 
relieving  the  town  from  the  expense  of  keeping  in  repair  the  County 
road  and  the  County  bridge. 

The  turnpike  was  not  built,  and  the  two  towns  could  not  agree 
upon  a  site  for  the  bridge ;  so  they  were  obliged  to  apply  to  the 
Court's  committee  to  settle  the  matter.  The  town  met  the  12th  of 
October,  to  hear  the  report  of  the  Court's  committee,  and  to  act 
thereon  ;  but  for  some  reason,  when  met,  the  town  refused  to  hear 
the  report,  and  voted  that  it  was  ready  to  join  with  the  town  of 
Greenfield  in  building  the  bridge  at  Cummings'  falls,  so  called,  and 
the  selectmen  were  instructed  to  notify  the  selectmen  of  Greenfield 
accordingly. 


ROADS    AND    BRIDGES.  2(3 

At  this  meeting  Moses  Dennis  and  David  Wood  were  chosen  to 
repair  the  Dennis  bridge. 

In  May,  1808,  Moses  Dennis,  Capt.  John  Bradford,  and  David 
Wood  were  chosen  to  join  with  Greenfiehl  in  building  the  County 
bridge  at  the  new  spot  fixed  by  the  Court's  committee  at  Cum- 
mings'  falls,  so  called. 

In  November,  1808,  the  town  voted  to  instruct  the  selectmen  to 
"enter  a  complaint  before  the  grand  juror  against  the  town  of  Green- 
field for  not  joining  with  this  town  in  building  the  County  Bridge." 
The  trouble  in  regard  to  the  locating  of  the  bridge  continued.  In 
the  spring  of  1809  the  selectmen  were  instructed  to  attend  to  the  mat- 
ter and  manage  it  as  they  might  think  best,  in  order  to  get  the  spot 
established  at  Cummings'  falls  and  prevent  the  town  from  being  fined. 
A  year  later  it  was  decided  that  the  selectmen  be  instructed  to 
agree  with  the  town  of  Greenfield  respecting  the  building  of  the 
bridge,  or,  if  that  could  not  be  done,  to  leave  the  matter  in  the 
hands  of  a  disinterested  committee. 

This,  as  far  as  the  records  show,  closed  the  long  controversy  in 
regard  to  the  location  and  the  building  of  this  bridge.  Of  the 
bridges  over  the  smaller  streams  in  town  we  have  but  little  infor- 
mation, as  they  were,  most  of  them,  built  and  repaired  incidentally 
as  a  part  of  the  regular  work  on  the  highway.  We  will  add,  how- 
ever, that  the  bridges  over  the  Contoocook  river,  from  the  begin- 
ning, have  been  a  constant  source  of  anxiety  to  the  town,  and  that, 
from  an  early  period  down  to  the  present  time,  a  special  committee 
has  been  chosen  at  the  annual  meetings  to  take  charge  of  each  bridge.^ 

THOROUGHFARES,  RAILROADS,  TELEGRAPHS,  AND  POST- 
OFFICES. 

The  earliest  thoroughfare  in  Hancock  was  what  is  now  known  as 
the  old  Stoddard  road.  The  date  of  the  building  of  this  road  does 
not  appear  in  any  record  that  has  come  to  hand.  As  early  as  1786 
it  is  mentioned  as  a  landmark  in  the  transcripts  of  other  roads. 
The  probability  is  that  it  was  never  laid  out,  but  was  simply  the 
track  that  the  early  settlers  took.  It  will  be  remembered  that  the 
first  settlement  of  the  town  was  near  Half-moon  pond,  and  at  an  early 
date  there  was  quite  a  settlement  in  the  vicinity  of  Lake  Nubanuset. 


'  Tbe  present  excellent  tmss  bridge  near  (Javender's  station  was  built  »bmit  1803, 
M.  N.  Spalding  being  Hancock's  agent  for  their  part.  The  covered  "  County  Bridge," 
near  A.  Rockwell's,  was  built  by  (;reenfleld  and  Hancock,  at  an  earlier  date.  Charles 
Gray  was  architect  and  contractor  in  Ijiiildiiig  this. 


274  HISTORY   OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

Tliis  road  connects  the  two  settlements.  (See  map.)  Beginning  at 
Peterboro'  line,  it  continues  past  the  places  marked  on  the  map  — 
E.  Washburn,  John  Hayward,  E.  Ware,  E.  Tuttle,  E.  G.  Matthews, 
and  other  residences  —  to  Antrim  line.  It  became  for  a  few  years 
a  great  thoroughfare  from  northern  New  Hampshire  and  Vermont 
to  Boston,  and  in  the  winter-time  scores  of  ox-teams  often  passed 
over  it  in  a  single  day. 

Later,  towards  the  close  of  the  century,  the  County  road,  so  called, 
took  a  large  share  of  the  through  travel.  The  exact  location  of  this 
road  may  not  be  traced  on  the  map,  there  have  been  so  many 
changes ;  but  it  entered  the  town  over  the  "  County  bridge,"  passed 
through  the  village  and  over  Moose  brook  at  the  place  marked 
XI,  and  so  on  to  Antrim  line,  not  far  from  the  "  Stoddard  "  road 
at  that  point.  The  "  Forest  road,"  so  called,  built  later,  and  which 
can  be  easily  traced  on  the  map,  must,  through  much  of  its  course, 
have  taken  the  place  of  the  County  road.  "  Hancock  turnpike " 
never  had  an  existence,  except  on  paper. 

For  a  term  of  years  the  Forest  road  was  a  great  thoroughfare. 
After  the  building  of  the  Cheshire  railroad  the  business  from  the 
north  was  somewhat  lessened,  yet  it  continues  to  be  a  route  of  con- 
siderable importance. 

Railroads.  —  Allusion  has  already  been  made  to  the  Manchester 
&  Keene  railroad  (see  Annals  of  the  Town).  The  first  earth  was 
moved  on  the  line  of  this  road  in  Hancock,  on  land  of  Lewis  Sy- 
monds,  in  the  spring  of  1876.^  It  was  opened  in  1879,  but  not  used 
much  till  a  year  or  two  later.  It  has  shared  the  experience  of  many 
enterprises  of  the  kind,  and  at  the  present  time  is  under  the  control 
of  the  Boston  &  Maine  railroad  company. 

The  railroad  connecting  Peterboro'  with  Hillsboro'  passes  along 
the  shore  of  the  Contoocook  river  in  Hancock,  crossing  the  Man- 
chester &  Keene  road  at  Hancock  Junction.  It  was  in  operation 
as  early  as  the  summer  of  1879. 

There  are  three  railroad  stations  in  town  —  one  at  the  Center, 
one  at  "  Cavender's,"  and  one  at  the  "Junction." 

Telegraph  lines  have  been  extended  along  both  these  roads,  with 
operating-stations  at  Hancock  Center  and  Hancock  Junction. 

Post-Offices.  —  The  first  post-ofiice  was  established  in  Hancock 

1  This  was  the  first  beginning  on  the  line,  and  quite  a  eonipany  were  present.  Rev. 
A.  Bigelow  made  remarks  and  otTcred  prayer;  T.  H.  Wood,  president  of  the  company, 
made  an  address,  and  the  first  earth  was  moved  during  a  salute  by  Platoon  B,  1st 
light  battery,  N.  H.  N.  G. 


SOCIETY    LAND.  275 

in  October,  1812.  In  all  these  years  there  have  been  only  three 
postmasters  at  this  office  —  John  Whitconib,  Esq.,  Adolphus  D.  Tat- 
tle, Esq.,  and  the  present  incumbent,  C.  W.  Farmer. 

A  post-office  by  the  name  of  Elnnvood  was  established  at  Han- 
cock Junction  in  April,  1880,  Miss  Ella  F.  Robinson  was  a])pointed 
postmaster,  which  position  she  continued  to  hold  until  her  death 
in  September,  1881,  at  which  time  the  })resent  postmaster,  Ilenry  F. 
Robinson,  received  the  appointment. 


CHAPTER   XYIU 
SOCIETY  LAND. 

From  the  early  pages  of  this  work  it  will  be  seen  that  the  terri- 
tory bearing  this  name  was  quite  extensive  for  several  years  after 
1753.  Prior  to  and  during  the  early  stages  of  the  Revolutionary 
war,  it  was  commonly  known  as  "Royal  Society  Land,"  as  is  proved 
by  several  deeds  of  lands  situated  within  its  borders,  now  in  our 
possession. 

From  the  records  of  Hancock,  and  Cochrane's  "  Plistory  of  An- 
trim," we  are  led  to  suppose  that  there  was  some  kind  of  an  organi- 
zation of  this  territory  prior  to  the  incorporation  of  Hancock.  If 
such  was  the  fact,  no  records  of  its  transactions  have  come  into  our 
possession,  and  probably  none  are  in  existence.  From  the  record 
book  of  Society  Land  now  before  us,  we  learn  a  meeting  was  held 
March  25,  1782,  at  which  the  usual  and  customary  town  officers 
were  chosen.  This  record  bears  out  the  presumption  that  there 
had  been  a  previous  organization.  But  be  this  as  it  may,  it  is  cer- 
tain that  the  inhabitants  of  the  territory  situated  immediately  east 
of  Hancock  had  such  an  organization  as  was  allowed  by  law  or 
usage  to  unincorporated  places  in  this  state,  within  a  little  more 
than  two  years  and  four  months  after  the  incorporation  of  Hancock, 

In  1785  a  meeting  was  called  by  John  Duncan,  Esq.,  of  Antrim, 
agreeably  to  an  act  of  the  General  Court,  to  effect  a  more  perfect 
organization.  This  meeting  was  held  at  the  house  of  Joseph  Put- 
nam, where  the  hotel  of  Bennington  now  (Jan.  29,  1888)  stands. 
Most  of  the  town  officers  chosen  at  this  meeting  appear  to  have  been 


'  Chapters  XVII  and  XVIII  have,  at  my  request,  been  prepared  by  Orhiud  Eaton, 
Esq.,  the  authorities  in  Bennington  not  being  willing  to  allow  their  records  to  be 
taken  out  of  the  state.  W.  W.  II. 


276  HISTORY    OF   HANCOCK,    NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 

residents  of  that  part  of  the  territory  absorbed  by  Greenfield  a  few 
years  later. 

The  meeting  of  1788  was  also  held  at  Joseph  Putnam's,  March 
31st.  Kobert  Dinsmore  was  one  of  the  selectmen  this  year;  Joseph 
Putnam  was  constable.  Joseph  Huntington,  John  Dustin,  and  Zac- 
cheus  Dustin's  names  appear  among  the  highway  surveyors  chosen 
at  this  meeting. 

At  the  last  annual  meeting  prior  to  the  incorporation  of  Green- 
field, at  Joseph  Putnam's,  March  28,  1791,  the  town  oflicers  chosen 
were  from  territory  now  in  Bennington  and  Greenfield,  in  very 
nearly  equal  proportions.^ 

Greenfield  was  incorporated  June  15,  1791,  and  absorbed  the 
south  part  and  more  than  one-half  of  the  territory  (see  Society  Land 
map)  then  known  under  this  name,  and  probably  a  still  larger  per 
cent,  of  its  population  and  wealth. 

On  June  8th  of  this  year  a  meeting  was  called  by  Robert  Dins- 
more  alone,  as  selectman,  addressed  to  Zaccheus  Dustin,  constable, 
to  be  convened  at  Joseph  Putnam's  on  June  23d.  This  meeting  was 
duly  held,  and  some  action  taken  as  to  the  division  of  the  school 
money  and  as  to  "warnings  out." 

A  petition  was  presented  to  the  legislature  in  1792,  in  the  summer 
session  of  that  year,  by  Joseph  Huntington  and  forty-one  others, 
praying  that  a  new  town  might  be  constituted  from  the  remainder 
of  Society  Land,  with  portions  of  Francestown  and  Deering,  and 
requested  "the  hon'''^  Court  to  grant  them  the  prayer  of  s*^  petition 
or  the  favour  of  an  impartial  Committee  (at  their  expense)  to  view 
their  Situation  and  to  report  whether  the  prayer  of  said  petition 
ought  not  to  be  granted  in  wlrole  or  in  part  as  to  your  Committee 
&  your  Honors  will  seem  most  just  &  your  petitions  as  in  duty 
bound  will  ever  pray."     (See  town  papers,  vol.  xi,  pp.  684-685.) 

The  legislature  sent  a  committee  to  "  view  the  ground,"  and  Fran- 
cestown chose  a  committee  to  meet  them,  at  a  town-meeting  Aug. 
27,  1792.      Probably  this  "view"  was    taken  about  Oct.  1,  1792. 

The  committee  reported  unfavorably  (see  town  papers,  vol.  xi, 
p.  685),  and  the  prayer  of  their  petition  was  not  granted. 

The  name  of  Joseph  Putnam  appears  among  the  petitioners  for 


1  At  this  meeting  Robei-t  Dinsmoie  was  instructed  to  procure  a  town  book,  and 
they  voted  "to  give  Jonathan  Gillis  six  shillings  and  six  pence  for  to  record  what 
the  selectmen  thought  proper  of  the  past  transactions  of  the  town."  The  records 
prior  to  this  date  appear  to  be  all  in  one  handwriting,  and  probably  Mr.  Gillis  was 
the  Peter  Warren  (see  p.  96)  of  Society  Land. 


SOCIETY    LAND.  277 

the  proposed  new  town,  and  we  will  presinne  all  the  resident  free- 
holders of  what  was  then  known  as  Society  Land  were  included  in 
the  list.  Discouraged  by  this  failure  to  become  a  resident  of  a 
towti,  Mr.  Putnam  petitioned,  in  1793,  to  have  that  part  of  his  estate 
where  he  resided,  in  Society  Land,  annexed  to  Hancock,  alleging 
that  "they  injoy  no  privileges"  (see  p.  116).  The  prayer  of  his 
petition  was  granted  (see  p.  117). 

When  Mr.  Putnam  and  his  estate  were  a  part  of  Hancock,  and  all 
danger  of  being  obliged  to  pay  for  one-half  of  the  expense  of  a  bridge 
over  the  river  was  past  (see  p.  117,  note  1),  the  remaining  inhab- 
itants again  petitioned  their  friend,  John  Duncan,  Esq.,  of  Antrim, 
to  start  a  town  organization  for  them.  He  complied  with  their  re- 
quest, and  at  a  meeting  held  June  16,  1794,  the  usual  town  officers 
were  chosen,  and  a  town  life  again  commenced. 

"  Voted,  That  Robert  Dinsmore  be  first  Select  Man  and  Select 
Clark  John  Dusten  seccond  select  Man  Gowen  Amore  third  select 
Man,"  etc.  The  usual  business  of  a  town-meeting  was  then 
transacted. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  inhabitants.  May  12,  1797,  a  protest  against 
the  legality  of  the  proceedings  of  the  last  town-meeting  was  made 
by  Joseph  Huntington  and  Robert  Dinsmore,  the  reason  given  being 
that  "the  Cunstable  was  not  Qualified  by  Law  at  the  time."  This 
reason  being  valid,  they  were  again  without  a  legal  organization. 
Zaccheus  Dustin  and  thirteen  others  petitioned  their  good  friend, 
Hon.  John  Duncan,  of  Antrim,  to  start  them  again  in  a  town  life. 
Agreeably  to  the  prayer  of  their  petition,  he  called  a  meeting  on 
June  1st  of  this  year,  when  they  were  again  legally  organized. 

Voted,  "Benj'°  Kilam  town  Clark  Benj'"  Kilam  first  Select  man 
Gideon  Dodge  Seccond  Selectman  Isaac  Tenney  third  Select  man." 
This  year  a  division  of  the  territory  into  three  school-districts  was 
made  by  these  selectmen.  In  1798  they  voted  "to  accept  of  a 
Deed  from  M"^  Andrew  Taylor"  of  their  burying-place. 

"  Mar  18"'  180-2  This  day  aprobatcd  True  Webster  to  Keep  a  piiblif  House  where  he 
now  lives  in  Society  land    Certitled  per  us 

"  ROBEKT  DixsMOKE  )  Select 
"High  Bell  )  Men" 

The  homestead  farms  of  Hugh  Bell,  Robert  Dinsmore,  and  John 
Felch  were  severed  from  Society  Land,  and  annexed  to  Francestown, 
by  act  of  the  legislature  June  17,  1802,  which  was  a  serious  loss  to 
the  first-named  ])lace;  but  Messrs.  Dinsmore  and  Bell  continued  to 


278  HISTORY   OF   HANCOCK,    NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 

act  as  selectmen  of  Society  Land,  until  their  successors  were  chosen 
in  Marcli,  1803. 

Many  of  the  early  town-meetings  were  held  at  Mr.  Webster's 
house,  which  was  where  Levi  Colby  now  lives.  Joseph  Putnam, 
son  of  the  first  owner  of  Putnam's  mills,  was  a  selectman  in  1807, 
and  also  one  of  the  highway  surveyors,  and  again  a  selectman  in 
1808.  The  accounts  of  the  selectmen  of  the  previous  year  were 
accepted.  Samuel  Abbott's  was  $2.51;  Captain  Dodge's,  $3.09; 
John  Colby's,  50  cents ;  and  we  think  they  did  the  right  thing,  un- 
less they  expected  these  men  to  look  after  their  interests  for  a  whole 
year  and  take  their  pay  in  honor  alone.     "  at  a  training  on  the  last 

Wednesday  in  June,  A.  D.  1812 the  inhabitants  of  this  Town 

that  ware  present  agreead  to  make  up  the  soldier  that  was  caled 
for  twelve  Dollars  per  month  and  John  Wilson  inlisted  and  they 
agrad  to  Give  him  twelve  Dollars  a  month  that  is  Seven  Dollai's  be- 
sides what  the  state  Gives  " 

We  find  the  first  notice  of  representation  in  the  state  legislature 
in  1815,  when  the  inhabitants  of  Society  Land  and  Windsor  chose 
Benjamin  Nichols  their  representative. 

At  a  town-meeting  called  Feb.  1,  1820,  by  John  Dodge  and  John 
Fleming,  selectmen,  "  the  following  votes  were  given  in :  art.  1  — 
chose  John  Fleming  Moderator;  art.  2  —  drawed  out  John  Hun- 
tington to  serve  as  juryman."  John  Dodge  was  chosen  to  repi'esent 
Windsor  and  Society  Land  in  the  legislature  of  1824. 

John  Dodge,  John  Fleming,  and  Reuben  Wason  were  selectmen 
in  1829-30.  John  Fleming  was  representative  of  Society  Land  and 
Windsor  this  year.  An  attempt  to  form  a  new  town,  with  its  center 
in  the  east  part  of  Antrim,  was  then  being  pressed,  and  the  second 
record  book  of  Society  Land  commences  with  the  record  of  the 
annual  meeting  on  the  second  Tuesday  of  March,  1830.  The  war- 
rant this  year  contained  an  article,  "  To  take  the  sense  of  the  quali- 
fied  voters  on  the  subject  of  a  new  town  now  under  contemplation, 
to  be  taken  from  the  east  part  of  Antrim,  west  part  of  Deering,  and 
the  whole  of  Society  Land."  Two  voted  in  favor,  and  seventeen 
against,  this  proposition.  As  twenty-seven  persons  had  voted  for 
governor  in  the  early  part  of  the  day,  it  would  appear  that  eight  of 
the  voters  did  not  care  to  vote  at  this  time.  On  May  21st  a 
second  town-meeting  was  held,  and  John  Dodge  was  chosen  as  their 
agent  to  "prevent  the  proposed  new  town." 

"  Voted,  James  S.  Burtt,  David  Woods,  and  Levi  Fearson  a  com- 


SOCIETY    LAND.  279 

niittce  to  measure  the  roads,  and  to  meet  the  committee  on  the 
27th  inst." 

"  Voted,  To  give  the  agent  j)o\ver  to  borrow  as  much  money  as 
may  be  necessary  to  defray  the  expence." 

It  will  be  seen  by  these  votes  that  Society  Land  was  very  decided 
in  its  opposition  to  being  included  in  the  limits  of  tlie  proposed 
new  town.  We  find  no  evidence  of  any  serious  attempt  to 
include  "Hancock  Factory"  within  its  limits.  Although  the  com- 
mittee appointed  by  the  legislature  to  examine  the  ground  reported 
in  favor  of  a  new  town,  this  enterprise  was  not  sanctioned  by  the 
legislature.  It  was  largely  an  Antrim  movement,  and  we  refer  our 
readers  to  Antrim  history,  pages  99,  100,  101,  for  further  facts. 

Dec.  16,  1834.  The  selectmen  of  Hancock  and  Society  Land 
perambulated  the  line  between  the  places  according  to  law.  AVe 
insert  the  results  of  this  work:  — 

"We  began  at  the  South-west  corner  of  the  Putnam  Farm  so  called,  thence  east 
twenty  five  rods  to  stakes  and  stones  thence  north  about  three  hundred  rods  to  a 
stake  and  stones  on  the  east  bank  of  the  Contoocook  River. 

"  Eben.  Wake  ^  Selectmen 
SiMEOX  Lakin  Jr.  I  of 

Kendall  Gray  j  Hancock. 

John  Dodge  \  Selectmen 

John  Fleming  I  of 

Moody  Butler  J  Society  Land. 
"CRISTY  DUNCAN  Surveyor." 

It  would  appear  by  this  that  there  was  7iever  any  change  in  the 
lines  between  the  "Putnam  Addition"  and  Society  Land,  and  that 
the  map  executed  in  1806  is  not  accurate,  and  in  consequence  of 
this  error  our  town  map  (see  p.  67)  and  note  2,  page  117,  are  in- 
correct. 

A  straight  line  drawn  from  the  south-east  corner  of  tlie  dotted 
line  in  Bennington  corner  of  town  map,  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
the  same,  on  the  east  bank  of  the  river,  would  give  that  part  of  the 
Putnam  Farm  east  of  the  river  with  more  accuracy.  Society  Land 
was  included  within  the  limits  of  Bennington  in  1842,  but  was  re- 
quired by  the  act  of  incorporation  to  continue  its  oi'ganization  (a 
precinct  within  a  town),  until  its  debts  were  paid. 

A  meeting  was  called,  addressed  to  "the  inhabitants  of  that  part  of 
Bennington,  formerly  known  as  Society  Land,"  March  18,  1843,  at 
which  the  necessary  officers  were  chosen,  and  $25u  was  raised  "  to 
pay  the  debts  of  the  town  and  incidental  charges." 


280  HISTORY   OF   HANCOCK,   NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

On  March  22,  1845,  the  last  meeting  of  Society  Land  was  held, 
and  a  further  assessment  of  865  was  voted  to  pay  debts  and 
incidental  charges.  It  was  then  "  Voted,  That  this  meeting  be  dis- 
solved." It  was  thus  that  the  last  of  this  territory  ceased  to  have 
a  place  legally  entitled  to  bear  its  name.  As  has  been'before  noted, 
the  early  records  of  the  place  were  kept  on  loose  sheets  of  paper, 
and  when  these  wei'e  arranged,  only  those  deemed  of  sufficient  value 
were  to  be  recorded.  It  is  to  be  presumed  that  some  papers  of  value 
to  the  antiquary  and  historian  were  destroyed.  The  records  of  the 
place,  which  have  been  preserved,  are  in  excellent  condition,  and 
will  be  of  great  value  to  the  future  historians  of  both  Bennington 
and  Greenfield. 


CHAPTER   XVIII. 
BENNINGTON. 

Several  causes  were  operating  to  render  a  new  town  desirable 
where  Bennington  now  is,  previous  to  its  incorporation.  Society 
Land,  weakened  as  it  had  been  by  the  incorporation  of  Greenfield 
in  1791,  had  been  still  more  crippled  in  strength  by  the  loss  of  the 
Putnam  Addition  to  Hancock,  and  three  or  more  farms  at  a  later 
date  to  Francestown,  and  was  unable  to  support  all  the  institutions 
of  a  well-ordered  town.  It  is  true  its  citizens  had  vigorously 
opposed  the  attempt  to  include  their  territory  in  the  proposed  new 
town  on  their  north-west  corner  in  1830;  but  this  by  no  means  proves 
them  to  have  been  unwilling,  even  then,  to  give  up  their  indepen- 
dent existence;  indeed,  it  is  supposed  that  the  hope  of  the  more  de- 
sirable alliance  which  was  consummated  twelve  years  later  was  one 
motive  for  their  action  at  this  time. 

A  store  had  been  built,  previous  to  this  date,  and  a  post-office  was 
established  at  Hancock  Factory  at  about  the  time  of  the  decision  of 
the  question  of  a  new  town  with  its  head-quarters  in  Antrim,  where 
many  of  its  citizens  enjoyed  mail  facilities,  and  several  of  the  peo- 
ple of  Society  Land  were  members  of,  while  others  were  regular 
attendants  at,  the  Baptist  church  in  this  village.  A  little  later,  Han- 
cock built  the  highway  from  the  Factory  village  to  Antrim  line, 
and  Antrim  built  its  part,  thus  forming  a  closer  connection  with 


BKXNIXGTOX.  281 

South  Antrim ;  and  tlie  increased  intercourse  and  acquaintance  of 
the  citizens  of  these  villages  with  each  other  tended  to  weaken  the 
ties  which  bound  them  to  Hancock.^  The  village  cemetery  was  set 
apart,  at  the  Factory,  a  little  later,  and  as  one  by  one  the  mortal  re- 
mains of  loved  ones  were  laid  here,  their  friends  found  an  added 
cord  drawing  them  to  this  place.  The  erection  of  the  present  hotel 
in  1839  was  an  increasing  attraction  to  the  village,  as  it  provided 
a  needed  home  for  strangers. 

The  organization  of  the  Congregational  church  of  Hancock  Fac- 
tory this  year,  and  the  Hancock  Baptist  church  (see  p.  205),  one 
year  later,  caused  a  cessation  of  the  weekly  journeys  of  those  who 
liad  heretofore  gone  from  the  one  place  to  the  other  for  public  wor- 
ship. 

Hancock  Factory  village  was  also  jteculiarly  situated  at  this  time, 
as  the  line  between  Hancock  and  Society  Land  passed  through  it,  and 
the  excellent  barn  of  one  of  its  most  esteemed  citizens  was  located 
in  tico  towns.  The  Congregational  church  edifice  was  so  located  as 
to  stand  in  Society  Land^  with  its  entrance  in  Hancock;  and  the 
same  facts  were  true  of  its  village  cemetery.  There  was  also  begin- 
ning to  be  some  slight  friction  between  the  growing  and  enterprising 
Factory  village  and  the  more  conservative  village  at  the  center  of 
the  town. 

It  will  be  seen  by  the  above  account  that  events  had  been  tend- 
ing for  years  towards  a  movement  for  a  new  town  at  this  j)lace, 
which  only  needed  a  starting-point  for  its  attempted  consummation, 
and  this  was  not  long  delayed. 

The  annual  town-meeting  of  Hancock  in  1842  was  an  exciting 
one,  and  the  representative  to  the  state  legislature  was  only  chosen 
by  one  majority,  at  a  late  hour  in  the  day,  and  after  many  previous 
fruitless  ballots.  As  no  resident  of  Hancock  Factory  had  been  hon- 
ored by  an  important  office,  we  can  well  j^resume  the  journey  of  its 
forty  voters  to  their  homes  seemed  unusually  long  and  "hard  to 
endure"  (see  p.  47),  that  evening. 

A  movement  for  a  new  town  was  commenced  this  year.  Han- 
cock naturally  (and  may  we  not  add,  properly?)  opposed  it  (see  p. 
153),  as  it  regretted  to  lose  such  valuable  and  esteemed  citizens  as 
resided  in  that  part  of  the  town,  with  their  taxable  propei'ty.     There 


>  The  covered  bridge  at  Bennington  was  built  by  Hancock  at  this  time,  and  Hon. 
Harrison  Eaton,  of  Amlierst,  brother  of  William  Eaton,  Esq.,  of  Bennington,  was 
tlie  tirst  person  to  pass  over  it  with  a  team. 

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282  HISTORY   OF   HANCOCK,   NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

was  a  feeling,  also,  that  the  movement  (which  most  regarded  as  in- 
evitable eventually)  was  premature,  and  that  they  were  not  yet  quite 
strong  enough  to  assume  the  responsibilities  of  a  town.  The  coun- 
sel of  Hancock,  in  opposition  to  its  incorporation,  was  Hon.  Charles 
G.  Atherton,  of  Nashua,  afterwards  a  United  States  Senator  from 
this  state.  The  petitioners  employed  Hon.  Franklin  Pierce,  of  Hills- 
boro',  afterwards  President  of  the  United  States.  The  name  of 
Bennington  for  the  new  town  was  recommended  by  Mr.  Pierce,  and 
accepted  by  the  petitioners. 

The  "family  jar"  (see  p.  46)  was  short,  and  the  town  was  incor- 
porated by  the  legislature,  Dec.  15,  1842.  We  give  here  as  much 
of  Section  1  of  the  act  as  relates  to  the  boundaries  between  the  new 
town  and  Hancock  as  now  constituted,  commencing  "  at  the  South- 
east corner  of  Antrim,  thence  westerly  on  the  line  between  Antrim 
and  Hancock  one  hundred  and  sixty-thi-ee  rods  to  a  stake  and  stones, 
thence  south  two  hundred  and  nine  rods  to  a  stake  and  stones; 
thence  south  twelve  degrees,  west  fifty-eight  rods,  to  land  of  Wil- 
liam Darrah  ;  thence  south  eighty-eight  degrees,  west  twelve  and  a 
half  rods,  to  a  corner  of  said  Darrali's  land;  thence  southerly,  by 
the  westerly  line  of  the  lands  of  said  Darrah  and  John  Higgins,  to 
land  of  Hezekiah  Ober;  thence  westerly,  southerly,  easterly,  and 
southerly,  by  the  line  of  said  Ober's  land,  to  the  south-west  corner 
thereof  at  the  road  near  the  house  of  Moses  Gray ;  thence  easterly, 
by  the  northerly  line  of  said  Gray's  land,  to  the  Contoocook  river." 
The  last  of  this  section  provides  as  follows,  viz;  "Provided,  how- 
ever, that  no  person  resident  in  said  Society  Land  shall  gain  a  set- 
tlement in  said  Bennington  by  virtue  of  the  incorporation  of  said 
Society  Land,  any  law  to  the  contrary  notwithstanding."  Section 
5  authorized  and  required  Society  Land  to  continue  its  organization 
until  its  debts  were  paid.  Section  6  authorized  John  Dodge,  John 
W.  Flagg,  and  John  H.  Fleming,  or  any  two  of  them,  to  call  the 
first  meeting  of  the  town  of  Bennington. 

These  persons  called  a  meeting  Jan.  16,  1843,  at  which  their 
charter  was  accepted,  and  the  town's  legal  existence  commenced. 
The  necessary  town  oflicers  were  chosen  at  this  meeting.  In  con- 
sideration of  the  loss  the  incorporation  of  Bennington  would  inflict 
on  the  old  town,  Hancock  was  not  required  to  pay  their  share  in 
the  public  property  of  the[_town  to  Bennington,  and  was  allowed  to 
collect  and  retain  in  its  treasury  all  the  taxes  assessed  in  1842. 

Bennington  is  composed  of  the  last  of   Society  Land,  Hancock 


BENNINGTON.  283 

Factory  village,  and  a  few  farms  from  Hancock  near  the  village, 
with  portions  of  Deering,  Francestown,  and  Greenfield,  and,  like  the 
mother-town,  has  a  great  variety  of  soil  and  considerable  difference  of 
climate.  The  mills  of  Bennington  and  most  of  its  village  are.  nearer 
the  level  of  the  sea  than  any  portion  of  Hancock,  and  its  east  part, 
on  Crotchet  mountain,  is  nearly  as  high  as  Mount  Shatutakee. 

The  farm-houses  of  William  11.  Darrah  and  Lewis  A.  Knight,^  on 
the  Hancock  side  of  the  river,  with  the  homestead  of  John  C. 
Dodge  (called  "Bennington  Heights"),  the  Taylor  house.  Favor 
house,  and  others  in  the  Society  Land  part  are  resorts  of  summer 
boarders.  There  is  some  excellent  farm  land  in  the  town,  but  it  is 
generally  admitted  it  will  not  average  so  good  for  farm  purposes  as 
will  Hancock.  There  was  once  a  heavy  growth  of  pine  where  the 
village  now  is,  but  this  has  nearly  disappeared.     It  is  to  the 

MILLS    AND   MANUFACTURES 

of  Bennington  that  the  town  is  most  largely  indebted  for  its  pros- 
perity. At  the  time  of  the  incorporation  of  Hancock  the  region 
around  the  " Great  falls"  (see  Society  Land  map)  was  an  unbroken 
wilderness;  but  it  was  not  long  to  continue  so,  as  Joseph  Putnam,  a 
resident  of,  and  a  miller  in,  Temple  began  to  look  for  a  better 
water-power  soon  after  this  date,  and,  Oct.  14,  1782,  purchased  a  lot 
of  land  here,  described  in  the  deed  as  follows:  "A  certain  lot  or 
tract  of  land  lying  in  the  Royial  Society,  so  called.  Viz. :  in  lot 
Number  31,  in  the  North  range,  as  they  are  laid  out  and  marked, 
said  lot  laid  out  on  the  original  right  of  Jotham  Odion,  Esq.,  of 
Portsmouth,  deceased";  and  seven  years  later  he  added  by  pur- 
chase, on  the  opposite  side  of  the  stream, — from  the  river  farms, — 
one  hundred  and  seven  acres,  and  owned  most  of  what  is  now  Ben- 
nington village  for  years. 

Mr.  Putnam  erected  his  saw  and  grist  mill  in  1783,  and  it  has 
never  been  burned  or  taken  down  from  that  day  to  this;  while 
extensive  repairs,  enlargements,  and  alterations  have  been  from  time 
to  time  made  in  it,  it  (like  the  boy's  jack-knife)  remains  the  same 
old  mill  yet,  and,  it  is  supposed,  some  of  the  materials  used  by  Mr. 
Putnam  are  doing  good  service  to-day.  He  remained  here  until 
1 804,  when  he  sold  to  John  Dustin,  who  operated  it  for  a  few  years 
and  then  sold  it  to  Mr.  Burtt.     The  Burtt  family  owned  and  occu- 

1  The  view  of  Bennington  from  l>;irnih  hill  wiis  taken  from  this  section. 


284  HISTORY   OF   HAXCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

pied  it  for  many  years,  and  were  succeeded  by  John  Carkin,  George 
W.  Burns,  Jonathan  E.  King,  and  John  L.  King.  The  present 
owners,  W.  C.  &  F.  C.  Starrett,  are  extensive  manufacturers  of,  and 
dealers  in,  both  himber  and  grain. 

Hancock  factory  was  built  in  this  village  in  1810,  by  Amos 
Whittemore,  Sr.,  Benjamin  Whittemore,  and  Paul  Cragin;  and  so 
energetically  did  they  push  the  work  that  the  timber  was  cut  and 
hewed  and  the  frame  raised  in  one  week.  Benjamin  Whittemore 
was  the  first  agent.  They  manufactured  at  first  cotton  yarn,  and 
put  it  out  to  be  woven  by  hand,  but  soon  put  in  a  few  looms.  In 
1825  Amos  Whittemore,  Jr.,  became  the  agent,  and  the  next  year 
built  an  addition  to  the  first  mill,  of  thirty  feet  to  the  west,  three 
stories  high,  and  added  some  twenty-five  or  thirty  looms,  employing 
about  fifty  hands.  The  goods  manufactured  here  were  of  an  extra 
quality,  and  it  is  said  nearly  one-half  of  the  quantity  made  in  New 
Hampshire  was  for  a  time  produced  here.  (See  p.  46.)^  The  next 
agent  (who  was  also  one  of  its  owners)  was  Benjamin  A.  Peavey, 
who  ran  it  for  a  few  years,  after  which  it  was  idle  for  a  time. 

Samuel  Baldwin  operated  it  as  the  first  cutlery  establishment  in 
the  place,  at  a  later  date,  and  the  Woods  Brothers  used  a  part  of 
the  power  in  the  manufacture  of  their  patent  cutlery.  In  1872 
D.  H.  Goodell  joined  in  organizing  the  Woods  Cutlery  company,  at 
Bennington,  and  carried  that  on  in  addition  to  the  other  works  at 
Antrim  until  1875,  when  both  were  merged  in  the  Goodell  company, 
and  united  at  Antrim.  Caleb  Jewett  Kimball  commenced  the  man- 
ufacture of  hoes  and  other  edged  tools  here,  in  1860,  and  continued 
for  a  term  of  years.  In  1873  his  son  became  equal  partner  in  the 
business,  and  they  now  employ  about  a  dozen  hands,  whose  daily 
wages  are  from  $1.50  to  $2.00  per  day,  some  piece-hands  earning 
more  than  the  last-named  amount.  They  now  manufacture  solid 
cast-steel  drawing  knives,  butcher  and  shoe  cutlery,  tanners'  flesli- 
ers,  etc. 

Nehemiah  Chandler  put  in  a  fulling-mill  in  his  father-iu-Iaw's  (Mr. 
Dustin's)  mill  soon  after  his  marriage,  in  1804,  which  he  operated 
for  a  few  years ;  and  Chapin  Kidder  followed  him  in  the  same  line 
of  business,  at  the  same  place  (then  Burtt's),  in  1815,  but  did  not 
remain  here  long. 

Merrick  Wentworth  built  the  first  mill  where  Goodell  company's 

1  Thei'e  were  no  mills  in  Manchester,  Nashua,  and  Dover  then. 


BENNINGTON.  285 

works  are  now  located,  in  1820.  This  was  operated  as  a  carding  and 
cloth-dressing  establishment  for  a  few  years.  John  W.  Flagg,  Es(|., 
afterwards  occupied  tliis  spot  as  a  paper  mill  and  manufactory  of 
writing  and  blank  books  for  several  years  while  it  was  in  Hancock. 
This  mill  was  burned  at  a  later  date,  and  the  power  unused  for  a 
time.  Taylor  T>.  Lakin  built  the  present  establishment  at  this  place, 
which  was  operated  as  a  pulp  mill  for  a  few  years  by  Dea.  Nathan 
Whitney.  This  is  now  one  of  the  plants  of  Goodell  company.  It 
is  here  that  the  heavy  work  of  this  enterprising  company  is  executed. 
It  contains  the  heavy  hammers  and  large  grindstones,  with  the  other 
works  needed  for  the  first  processes  in  their  business. 

When  the  iron  and  steel  are  carried  through  the  processes  here,  the 
pieces  are  removed  to  Antrim  for  the  finishing  work,  and  are  there 
made  into  seed-sowers  (both  hand  and  horse  power),  "Lightning"  and 
numerous  other  kinds  of  apple-parers,  peach-parers,  potato-parcrs, 
cherry-stoners,  and  all  kinds  of  table  cutlery,  from  scale-tang  to 
silver-plated  and  hot-water  proof.  The  famous  Robinson's  hammock- 
chairs  were  manufactured  at  Bennington  until  recently,  but  the  last 
processes  of  all  Goodell  company's  products  are  now  at  Antrim. 
The  Bennington  plant  employs  sixty-eight  hands,  with  a  weekly 
pay-roll  of  about  $625,  which  is  of  great  pecuniary  advantage  to 
the  place,  and,  what  is  still  better,  Mr.  Goodell's  influence  is  salutary 
there,  both  morally  and  intellectually. 

A  side-track  from  the  Peterboro'  &  Hillsboro'  railroad  runs  into 
the  mill-yard,  and  this  mill  has  telephone  connections  with  the  other 
plant,  which  is  located  at  a  distance  of  two  miles  from  this.  A  fine 
view  of  this  tnill,  taken  from  the  location  of  the  new  iron  bridge,  is 
inserted  here.  This  plant  is  near  the  center  of  the  village,  at  the 
place  marked  "P.  M."  on  the  town  map.  Bennington  station  is 
also  here. 

Lewis  A.  Fletcher  built  and  started  a  paper  mill  where  Barker  & 
Co.'s  now  stands,  in  1835,  which  he  operated  for  a  time.  Gilbert  P. 
Hall  owned  and  operated  this  mill  for  several  years,  prior  to  1865, 
when  he  sold  it  to  Samuel  Whitney.  The  mill  was  burned  two 
years  later,  and  rebuilt  the  same  year  by  Mr.  Whitney  and  his 
brother  Nathan,  Avho  had  been  associated  with  him  in  business. 
After  the  death  of  Samuel  Whitney,  it  was  operated  by  his  brother 
and  Lyman  Patch  for  two  or  three  years.  This  establishment,  known 
as  "Monadnock  mills,"  is  now  one  of  the  best-equipped  mills  for 
this  kind  of  work  in  the  state,  and  under  the  excellent  management 


286  HISTORY    OF   HANCOCK,    NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 

of  its  jjresent  leader,  Edward  Finley,  turns  out  a  fine  quality 
of  paper.  Its  owners,  W.  T,  Barker  &  Co.,  employ  fifty-five  hands 
(thirty-three  men  and  twenty-two  women),  who  receive  nearly 
81000  monthly  as  wages,  and  they  propose  to  rebuild  in  brick  at  an 
early  day.  This  establishment  has  steam  in  addition  to  its  water- 
power,  and  enjoys  the  advantage  of  a  private  raili'oad  side-track. 
The  annual  value  of  its  products  is  over  8150,000. 

John  Carkin  came  to  Bennington  (then  Greenfield)  in  1823.  He 
built  the  first  gunpowder  mill  in  this  section  of  the  country,  and  con- 
tinued the  manufacture  for  over  fifty  years.  George  W.  Burns,  of 
Milford,  oAvned  and  operated  it  at  a  later  date. 

This  water-power  is  now  idle,  save  as  a  reservoir  for  Barker  & 
Co.'s  paper  mill,  they  being  the  present  owners.  While  this  mill 
was  not  in  Hancock,  one-half  of  its  dam  was,  the  center  of  the  Con- 
toocook  being  the  dividing  line. 

It  will  be  seen  by  this  sketch  that  mills  were  standing  on  every 
spot  where  mills  are  now  operated  in  Hancock  Factory,  when  it 
parted  company  with  the  mother-town. 

About  1820  Jeptha  Wright  commenced  a  gun  manufactory  at  this 
village.  His  rifles  and  fowling-pieces  were  excellent  and  finely  fin- 
ished. He  manufactured  here  the  fine  rifles  carried  by  the  rifle 
companies  of  Amherst,  Greenfield,  and  Henniker,  in  the  palmy  days 
of  those  fine  military  organizations.  After  carrying  on  the  business 
here  several  years,  Mr.  Wright  removed  to  Hillsboro'. 

Cyrus  Bell  was  engaged  as  a  tanner  near  where  Goodell  company's 
w^orks  now  stand,  prior  to  1830.  He  was  followed  in  this  business 
by  F.  K.  Cragin  and  William  Cross  as  partners.  The  building  of 
this  establishment  was  removed  in  1835,  and  the  business  abandoned. 

ANNALS   OF   BENNINGTON. 

Our  records  under  this  part  of  the  work  will  necessarily  be  brief, 
on  account  of  want  of  space  and  the  feeling  that  the  enterprising 
town  needs,  and  should  have  at  an  early  day,  an  independent  and 
fuller  town  history,  to  be  prepared  under  the  auspices  of  its  own 
citizens. 

At  the  first  annual  meeting,  March  14,  1843,  one  hundred  and  ten 
voters  were  present  and  voted.  The  town  voted  at  this  meeting 
"that  the  Selectmen  pay  out  of  the  Town  Treasury  one  half  of  the 
expence  which  accrued  in  getting  the  Town  of  Bennington  In- 
corporated." 


RHNNIN^GTON.  '2S1 

ConsitleraMe  ditliculty  was  experienced  in  arranging;  the  seiiouls 
ami  school-lioiises  in  the  new  town,  and  at  a  meetitig  on  Jan.  1.'!, 
1844,  John  Gibson  and  Isaac  Bachelor,  of  Francestowii,  and  Samuel 
Fletcher,  of  Antrim,  were  chosen  as  a  disinterested  committee  to 
arrange  these  matters  for  them,  and  the  meeting  was  then  adjourned 
for  two  weeks.  At  the  adjourned  meeting  this  committee  reported, 
and  their  report  was  accepted  and  adopted. 

During  the  fir^t  few  years  of  their  town  life  the  increase  of  the 
place  in  population  and  wealth  was  quite  moderate,  and  the  town 
was  classed  with  Windsor  in  the  choice  of  a  representative  to  the 
General  Court,  but  was  given  the  privilege  of  sending  a  representa- 
tive alone,  by  a  special  act,  a  little  later. 

The  date  of  the  commencement  of  the  Civil  war  found  Benning- 
ton sufficiently  strong  to  assume  the  burdens  laid  upon  it.  Its  calls 
for  soldiers  were  promptly  filled,  and  more  largely  from  her  own 
sons  than  was  the  case  in  many  places.  Its  records  prove  that  the 
town  paid  liberal  bounties  to  soldiers,  and  provided  ])roperly  for 
soldiers'  families. 

P^'or  several  years  prior  to  1870  there  had  been  two  school-dis- 
tricts in  the  village,  but  at  about  this  date  (1870)  they  voted  to 
unite,  and  wished  to  build  a  suitable  and  properly  located  school- 
house.  The  town  had  never  owned  a  town-house,  but  had  some- 
times held  its  town-meetings  in  the  church,  and  sometimes  in  the 
hall  of  the  hotel.  After  considerable  negotiation  it  was  decided  to 
accommodate  the  center  school-district  and  the  town  in  the  same 
building.  At  the  annual  meeting  of  1871  $1500  was  raised  by  the 
town  towards  its  part  of  the  enterprise. 

A  meeting  was  called  at  the  hotel  hall,  Sept.  23,  1871,  to  con- 
sider the  matter  of  aid  to  the  Peterboro'  &  Hillsboro'  railroad, 
when,  after  choosing  John  W.  Flagg,  Esq.,  moderator,  it  was  ad- 
journed to  meet  at  the  same  place  Nov.  14th,  and  on  this  date  again 
convened,  and  at  once  adjourned  to  the  new  town-hall,  when  it  was 
voted  to  post})one  action  on  the  railroad  matter  until  the  next  an- 
nual meeting. 

At  the  annual  meeting,  March,  1872,  it  was  voted  that  the  select- 
men be  authorized  to  subscribe  for  stock  in  the  Peterboro'  &  Hills- 
boro' railroad,  to  the  amount  of  five  per  cent,  of  the  valuation  of 
the  town,  —  yeas,  67;  nays,  25;  provided,  the  road  be  put  under 
contract  witHin  three  years  from  the  date  of  the  vote.  At  this 
meeting:  the  followinsr  action  was  taken:    "On  motion  of  John  F. 


288  HISTORY   OF   HANCOCK,    NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

Dodge,  Esq.,  Voted,  That  we,  the  legal  voters  of  Bennington, 
authorize  and  instruct  our  clerk  to  extend  a  vote  of  thanks  to  Wil- 
liam B.  Dinsmore,  Esq.,  of  New  York  city,  for  generous  contribu- 
tion of  S250,  contributed  towards  furnishing  this  new  Town  Hall ; 
also  to  the  ladies,  for  their  valuable  contributions  and  earnest 
effoi-ts,  causing  the  cupola  to  be  added  to  this  building,  as  well  as 
generously  assisting  in  furnishing  of  the  Hall;  also  to  W.  S.  Carkin, 
who  [it  is  conjectured]  contributed  the  elegant  weather-vane,  so 
useful  as  ornamental,  which  now  rests  on  the  cupola  of  this  struc- 
ture; also  to  our  building  committee,  for  the  very  presentable 
structure,  which,  by  their  earnest  and  untiring  efforts  and  self- 
sacrifices,  they  have  caused  to  be  erected,  which  is  alike  creditable 
to  the  town  and  themselves  —  Amos  Whitteraore  and  William 
Eaton,  Esqs.,  building  committee."  And  seldom  has  a  compliment 
been  more  worthily  bestowed. 

In  the  matter  of  accommodations  for  town  business  and  other 
gatherings,  and  village  school  accommodations,  Bennington  is  de- 
cidedly in  advance  of  the  mother-town.  This  building  is  con- 
veniently located  on  the  "Putnam  Addition."^ 

The  vote  to  aid  the  Peterboro'  &  Hillsboro'  railroad  was  rendered 
invalid  by  reason  of  the  failure  to  commence  building  it,  and  at  a 
toAvn-meeting,  .September,  1875,  the  town  voted  to  rescind  the  vote 
whereby  the  town  voted  to  take  stock  in  the  Peterboro'  &  Hillsboro' 
railroad,  —  54  for  rescinding  to  21  against,  —  and  voted  a  gratuity 
of  five  per  cent,  to  the  Manchester  &  Keene  railroad,  at  the  same 
date,  —  53  yeas,  23  nays.  This  company  accepted  their  offer,  and 
built  its  road  into  the  limits  of  the  town,  with  a  depot  called  South 
Bennington,  which  we  regret  was  not  properly  marked  on  the  map, 
through  an  oversight.  As  the  Peterboro'  &  Hillsboro'  railroad 
runs  directly  through  the  village,  it  may  be  worthy  of  note  that 
Bennington  and  Hancock  are  the  only  towns  which  carry  the  rails 
of  both  these  roads. 

In  the  spring  of  1886  the  high  water  and  ice  carried  away  the 
upper  or  "  Putnam  Bridge,"  in  Bennington  village,  which  was 
replaced  by  the  present  fine  iron  structure  during  the  same  season. 

We  now  give  the  subjoined  tables  of  Bennington  town  officers. 
An  examination  of  it  will  show  how  large  a  proportion  were  former 
citizens  of  Hancock,  or  their  children  :  — 

1  The  cost  of  this  building  was  about  $6,250,  which  was  boi'ne  by  the  town  and 
Center  school-district.  The  roof  has  since  been  slated,  and  other  improvements 
made,  at  a  cost  of  several  hundred  dollars. 


BENNINGTON.  289 


184;j..^Ioderator,  Charles  C.  Clianipncy ;  town  c-lovk,  Jolin  W.  Flagpr;  selectmen, 
Amos  Whittemore,  William  Uoach,  Benjamin  Uailcy. 

1844.. Moderator,  .Jonathan  F.  Keycs;  town  clerk,  John  W.  Flagg;  selectmen,  Amos 
Whittemore,  John  II.  Fleming,  Samnel  Abbott;  representative,  John  Hun- 
tington. 

184,'>.. Moderator,  Jonathan  F.  Keycs;  town  clerk,  .lohn  W.  Flagg;  selectmen,  Amos 
Whittemore,  John  H.  Fleming,  Samuel  Abbott. 

1846.. Moderator,  Jonathan  F.  Keyes;  town  clerk,  John  W.  Flagg;  selectmen,  Amos 
AVhittemore,  John  H.  Fleming,  John  Huntington;  representative,  John  W. 
Flagg. 

1847.. Moderator,  John  Dodge;  town  clerk,  John  W.  Flagg;  selectmen,  John  W. 
Flagg,  John  Dodge,  W.  B.  Stevens. 

1848.. Moderator,  John  Dodge;  town  clerk,  John  W.  Flagg;  selectmen,  John  W. 
Flagg,  John  Dodge,  W.  B.  Stevens;  i-epresentative,  John  W.  Flagg. 

1849.. Moderator,  Samuel  Baldwin;  town  clerk,  John  W.  Flagg;  selectmen,  Amos 
Whittemore,  George  Dodge,  Jr.,  John  Goodhue. 

18.">0..  Moderator,  John  Carkin;  town  clei-k,  John  W.  Flagg;  selectmen,  Amos  Whitte- 
more, George  Dodge,  Jr.,  John  Goodhue;  representative,  Amos  Whittemore. 

1851.. Moderator,  John  Dodge;  town  clerk,  John  W.  Flagg;  selectmen,  Amos  Whitte- 
more, John  H.  Fleming,  Benjamin  Bullard;  representative,  Amos  Whitte- 
more. 

1853.  .Moderator,  John  Dodge ;  town  clerk,  .John  W.  Flagg;  selectmen,  Amos  Whitte- 
more, Benjamin  Bullard,  Hezekiah  Ober;  representative,  J.  B.  Parsons. 

1853.. Moderator,  .John  Dodge;  town  clerk,  John  W.  Flagg;  selectmen,  Amos  Whitte- 
more, Hezekiah  Ober,  Hoi-ace  F.  Dinsmore;  representative,  J.  B.  Parsons. 

1854..Moderater,  Joseph  B.  Parsons;  town  clerk,  John  W.  Flagg;  selectmen,  John 
Dodge,  Horace  F.  Dinsmore,  John  Huntington ;  representative,  David  Gregg. 

1855.. Moderator,  John  M.  Whiton;  town  clei-k,  John  II.  Fleming;  selectmen,  John 
J.  Whittemore,  Samuel  Abbott,  Isaiah  W.  Sweetser;  representative,  John 
J.  Whittemore. 

1856.. Moderator,  .John  Dodge;  town  clerk,  John  W.  Flagg;  selectmen,  Horace  F. 
Dinsmore,  John  C.  Dodge,  Hezekiah  Ober;  representative,  Samuel  Baldwin. 

1857.. Moderator,  .John  Dodge;  town  clerk,  John  W.  Flagg;  selectmen,  Horace  F. 
Dinsmore,  John  C.  Dodge,  Hezekiah  Ober;  representative,  Samuel  Baldwin. 

1858.  .Modei'ator,  Amos  Whittemore;  town  clerk,  John  W.  Flagg;  selectmen,  Horace 

F.  Dinsmore,  -John  C.  Dodge,  Hezekiah  Ober;  representative,  Horace   F. 
Dinsmore. 

1859.  .Moderator,  John  Dodge;  town  clerk,  .John  W.  Flagg;  selectmen,  .John  Dodge, 

Arnold  Burtt,  W^esley  Wilson;  i-epresentative,  Horace  F.  Dinsmore. 

I860.. Moderator,  John  W.  Flagg;  town  clerk,  Saladin  A.Walker;  selectmen,  John 
Dodge,  Arnold  Burtt,  Wesley  Wilson;  representative,  Henry  H.  Duncklee. 

1861.. Moderator,  John  W.  Flagg;  town  clerk,  Saladin  A.  Walker;  selectmen,  John 
Dodge,  Wesley  Wilson,  Henry  H.  Duncklee;  representative,  Heni-y  H. 
Duncklee. 

18(!'i.  .Moderator,  John  W.  Flagg;  town  clerk,  Saladin  A.  Walker;  selectmen,  Wesley 
Wilson,  John  C.  Dodge,  Horace  F.  Dinsmore;  representative,  John  Dodge. 

1863..JIoderator,  Henry  H.  Duncklee;  town  clerk,  John  W.  Flagg;  selectmen,  Wes- 
ley W^ilson,  John  C.  Dodge,  Horace  F.  Dinsmore;  representative,  John 
Dodge. 

1864.. Moderator,  Henry  H.  Duncklee;  town  clerk,  John  W.  Flagg;  selectmen,  Wes- 
ley Wilson,  John  C.  Dodge,  Horace  F.  Dinsmore;  representative,  George 
Alfred  Whittemore. 

1.S65.. Moderator,  Henry  H.  Duncklee;  town  clerk,  John  W.  Flagg;  selectmen,  John 
Hodge,  Henry  H.  Duncklee, William  G.  Roach;  representative,  George  Al- 
fred Whittemore. 

1866.. Moderator,  Henry  H.  I>uncklee ;  town  clerk,  .John  W.  Flagg ,  selectmen,  .1V)hn 
W.  Flagg,  William  G,  Uoach,  Richard  P.  Huntington ;  representative,  Wesley 
Wilson. 


290  HISTOKY    OF   HANCOCK,    NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 


1867.. Moderator,  Charles  F.  Peavey;   town  clerk,  Charles  F.  Peavey;  selectmen, 

Wesley  Wilson,  Abram  Burtt,  John  C.  Dodge;  representative,  Wesley  Wil- 
son. 
1868.. Moderator,  Charles  F.  Peavey;  town  clerk,  Charles  F.  Peavey;  selectmen, 

Wesley  Wilson,    Abram  Burtt,   John  C.  Dodge;   representative,  John  C. 

Dodge. 
1869.. Moderator,  Henry  H.  Duncklee;  town  clerk,  Chai-les  F.  Peavey;  selectmen, 

Wesley  Wilson,  John  C.  Dodge,  William  H.  Darrah;  representative,  John  C. 

Dodge. 
1870.. Moderator,  Charles  F.  Peavey;  town  clerk,  Charles  F.  Peavey;  selectmen, 

Wesley  Wilson,  .John  C.  Dodge,  John  H.  Fleming;  representative,  Wesley 

Wilson. 
1871.. Moderator,  Charles  F.  Peavey;  town  clerk,  Charles  F.  Peavey;  selectmen, 

Wesley  Wilson,  John  H.  Fleming,  William  P.  Burtt;  representative,  William 

M.  Parsons. 
1873.. Moderator,  John  W.  Flagg;  town  clerk,  Charles  F.  Peavey;  selectmen,  Wesley 

Wilson,  John  W.  Flagg,  William  P.  Burtt ;  representative,  William  M.  Par- 
sons. 
1873.. Moderator,  William  M.  Parsons;  town  clerk,  Augustus  W.  Gray;  selectmen, 

Wesley  Wilson,  John  W.  Flagg,  William  P.  Burtt;  representative,  John  W. 

Flagg. 
1874.. Moderator,  Kendall  Gray;  town  clerk,  E.B.Johnson;  selectmen,  John  Good- 
hue, B.  D.  Felch,  James  Favor;  representative,  John  W.  Flagg. 
1875.. Moderator,  John  W.  Flagg;  town  clerk,  Augustus  W.  Gi-aj-;  selectmen,  B.  D. 

Felch,  William  P.  Bui-tt,  John  Flagg;  representative,  Frank  B.  Gould. 
1876.. Moderator,  John  W.  Flagg;    town  clerk,  Wesley  Wilson;    selectmen,  B.  D. 

Felch,  J.  E.  Favor,  Charles  B.  Caldwell;  representative,  Frank  B.  Gould. 
187 7.. Moderator,  Augustus  W.  Gray ;  town  clerk,  Augustus  W.  Gray ;  selectmen,  B. 

D.  Felch,  Wesley  Wilson,  John  C.  Dodge;  representative,  B.  D.  Felch. 
1878.  .Moderator,  Augustus  W.  Gray ;  town  clerk,  Wesley  Wilson ;  selectmen,  Wesley 

Wilson,  John  C.  Dodge,  B.  F.  George;  representative,  B.  D.  Felch. 
1879.. Moderator,  Augustus  W.  Gray;  town  clerk,  M.  M.  George;  selectmen,  Wesley 

Wilson,  George  Holt,  Charles  E.  Eaton. 
1880.. Moderator,  Augustus  W.Gray;  town  clerk,  M.M.George;  selectmen,  Wesley 

Wilson,  George  Holt,  Eugene  S.  Holt;  representative,  William  H.  Darrah.' 
1881.. Moderator,  M.M.George;  town  clerk,  M.M.George;  selectmen,  Wesley  Wil- 
son, William  H.  Darrah,  John  C.  Dodge. 
1883.. Moderator,  Augustus  W.  Gray;  town  clerk,  M.  M.  George;  selectmen,  William 

H.  Darrah,  M.  M.  George,  J.  C.  Dodge;  representative,  Charles  H.  Hopkins, 

of  Greenfleld.2 
1883.. Moderator,  Augustus  W.  Gray;  town  clerk,  M.  M.  George;  selectmen,  William 

Eaton,  Wesley  Wilson,  Fred.  H.  Kimball. 
1884.. Moderator,  Augustus  W.  Gray;  town  clerk,  William  H.  Darrah;  selectmen, 

John  C.  Dodge,  John  L.  King,  B.  F.  George;  representative,  Benjamin  F. 

George.s 
1883.. Moderator,  Augustus  W.  Graj^;   town  clerk,  William  H.  Darrah;   selectmen, 

AVesley  Wilson,  B.  P.  George,  Edward  I.  Dodge. 
1886.. Moderator,  B.  F.  George;  town  clerk,  AVilliam  H.  Darrah;  selectmen,  Wesley 

Wilson,  B.  F.  George,  Edward  1.  Dodge ;  representative,  Frank  B.  Gould. 
1887  ..Moderator,  C.H.Kimball;  town  clerk,  Walter  D.Woods;  selectmen,  Francis 

M.  Hills,  Frank  M.  Twitchell,  M.  M.  Cheney. 

1  Chosen  to  serve  for  two  years. 

-  Bennington  was  classed  with  Greenfield  during  two  elections  after  the  present 
state  constitution  went  into  effect. 

>  In  1884  it  was  allowed  to  send  a  representative  alone  three-fourths  of  the  time,  but 
now  probably  has  a  sufficient  number  of  inhabitants  to  legally  entitle  it  to  a  repre- 
sentative at  each  election. 


BENNINGTON.  291 


CHURCH    HISTORY. 


The  Baptists  were  the  first  to  occupy  the  section  vvdiere  Benning- 
ton now  is  (see  pp.  204-205).  The  early  records  of  this  church  are 
somewhat  imperfect.  As  near  as  we  can  ascertain,  its  early  )>astors 
were  Elders  Elliot,  Wescott,  Farrar,  Goodnow,  McGregor,  and  Davis, 
prior  to  1835.  Rev.  Amazi  Jones  succeeded  his  brother,  Zebalon,  at 
Hancock  Factory,  and  was  succeeded  by  Revs,  J,  M.  Chick,  S.  L. 
Elliot,  and  W.  W.  Lovejoy,  during  whose  pastorate,  in  1852,  it  was 
decided  to  hold  the  services  for  the  future  at  South  Antrim.  The 
pastors  at  Antrim  have  been  Revs.  W.  Kimball,  L.  C.  Stevens,  W. 
Hurlin  (whose  pastorate  of  seven  years  is  the  longest  in  the  history 
of  the  church),  E.  M.  Shaw,  W.  W.  Fish,  H.  F.  Brown,  G.  W. 
Rigler. 

Benjamin  Nichols,  of  Society  Land,  was  the  first  deacon  of  this 
church,  chosen  March  13,  1806.  The  second  and  third  are  men- 
tioned on  page  205.  Lewis  A.  Fletcher  was  chosen  July  0,  1835; 
John  Higgins,  July  7,  1848;  Jesse  R.  Goodell,  in  1851;  Gilbert  P. 
Hall,  June  2,  1864;  Mark  True,  June  2,  1864;  E.  Z.  Hastings,  May 
1,  1875.  It  will  be  seen  that  a  majority  of  the  persons  hitherto 
serving  as  deacons  of  this  church  have  been  citizens  of  Hancock, 
either  at  the  time  of  their  election,  or  at  an  earlier  period  of  their 
lives. 

A  commodious  and  attractive  church  edifice  was  built  in  Antrim 
in  1871,  at  a  cost  of  over  $6000,  and  dedicated  free  of  debt  Oct. 
25th  of  that  year.  The  parsonage  was  built  in  1879.  Their  former 
house  of  worship  in  Bennington  is  now  the  house,  or  rather  barn, 
of  Dea.  Nathan  Whitney.  Our  readers  are  referred  to  Antrim 
History,  pages  189-192,  for  further  facts  as  to  this  church. 

The  Congregational  church  in  Hancock  Factory  village  was  or- 
ganized July  10,  1839,  and  was  composed  originally  of  twenty-three 
members,  of  whom  Benjamin  Whittemore,  John  J.  Whittemore, 
Volney  H.  Johnson,  Josiah  Taylor,  Deborah  Whittemore,  Sarah 
Whittemore,  Sally  Taylor,  Ede  Johnson,  Nancy  P.  Whittemore, 
and  Lucy  Burtt  were  from  the  Hancock  church ;  four  were  from 
the  Congregational  church  in  Antrim;  two  from  the  Evangelical 
church,  Greenfield,  and  one  each  from  the  Presbyterian  church 
in  Antrim,  Presbyterian  church  in  Bedford,  Congregational  church 
in  Leominster,  and  Congregational  church  in  Lyndeboro',  while 
three  were  admitted  at  this  date  on  profession.     The  church  edifice 


292  HISTORY    OF   HANCOCK,    NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 

was  built  this  year.  In  1843  it  took  the  name  of  Bennington  Con- 
gregational church. 

Its  pastors  have  been  as  follows:  Rev.  Ebenezer  Colnian,  1839-41 ; 
Rev.  Albert  Manson,  ordained  Nov,  2,  1841,  dismissed  May  28, 
1850;  Rev.  C.  N.  Ransom,  June,  1850-53;  John  M.  Whiton,  d.  d., 
1853,  died  Sept.  27,  1856;  Rev.  Daniel  McClening,  1857-59;  Rev. 
William  Claggett,  1859-61;  Rev.  Enoch  H.  Caswell,  1861,  died  Nov. 
11,  1863;  Rev.  Ira  Morey,  1864,  died  Nov.  27,  1864;  Rev.  Caleb  B. 
Tracy,  1865-68;  Rev.  James  Holmes,  1869-83;  Rev.  J.  H.  Heald, 
ordained  Sept.  10,  1884.^ 

The  membership  of  this  church,  in  the  early  autumn  of  1887, 
was  sixty-nine,  the  largest  it  had  ever  been.  The  most  remark- 
able revival  Bennington  ever  witnessed  has  occurred  since  that 
date,  in  connection  with  and  succeeding  the  labors  of  Rev.  S. 
Hartwell  Fratt  and  R.  M.  Birdsall,  evangelists,  who  spent  twelve 
days  with  this  church.  As  fruits  (in  part)  of  this  awakening, 
more  than  thirty  persons  have  already  (  Jan.  1,  1888, )  united 
with  this  church,  bringing  its  present  membership  up  to  one 
hundred  and  four.  The  effect  on  the  town  has  been  quite  marked 
in  its  moral  improvement.  A  Young  People's  Society  of  Chris- 
tian Endeavor  has  recently  been  formed  here,  which  is  quite 
active  and  efficient.  The  confession  of  faith  and  covenant  of 
this  church  are  nearly  identical  with  those  of  the  church  at  Han- 
cock Center. 

The  following  have  been  the  deacons  of  this  church  :  Frederick 
A.  Mitchell  and  Isaac  Baldwin,  chosen  May,  1840;  Francis  Burn- 
ham  and  John  J.  Whittemore,  chosen  September,  1845;  Charles 
H.  Coggin  and  Charles  H.  Kimball,  chosen  November,  1875; 
Nathan  Whitney,  chosen  December,  1885;  re-elected  December, 
1887,  the  church  having  adopted  a  two-years'  rule  for  the  future 
choice  of  its  deacons. 

Prior  to  the  settlement  of  its  present  pastor,  by  liberal  gifts 
of  the  citizens  and  friends  in  other  places,  a  suitable  and  con- 
venient parsonage  was  secured.  Among  the  liberal  givers  for 
this  object  we  will  name  George  Alfred  Whittemore  (who  headed 
the  subscription  list),  John  D.  Butler,  Hon.  W.  B.  Dinsmore  (of 
New  York),  Samuel  Baldwin,  Nathan  Whitney,  D.  H.  Goodell 
(of  Antrim),  George  Andrew  Whittemore,  C.  J.  Kimball,  George 


1  There  were  intervals  of  months  between  some  of  these  pastorates,  when  this 
clmrch  did  not  enjoy  regular  church  sei'vices. 


BENNINGTON.  293 

E.  Payson  Dodge  (of  Chicago),  W.  T.  Barker  &  Co.,  Willard  S. 
Carkin,  and  others.  We  believe  it  would  be  to  the  credit  and 
advantage  of  the  parent  town  to  follow  Bennington's  example  in 
this  direction. 

During  the  past  season  the  interior  of  the  church  edifice  here  has 
been  repaired  and  made  more  attractive. 

Clergymen  of  Universalist,  Catholic,  and  other  denominations 
occasionally  hold  services  in  the  town-hall. 

SCHOOLS. 

Bennington  had  a  graded  school  in  its  village,  and  was  better  pre- 
pared to  reap  the  benefits  of  the  town  system  of  schools,  when  that 
became  the  law  of  the  state,  than  many  places. 

Its  system  of  common  schools  is  excellent,  and.  is  supplemented 
by  a  public  library,  which  was  opened  in  1880,  and  now  contains 
five  hundred  and  eighty-six  volumes,  under  the  charge  of  the 
librarian,  Mrs.  Addie  M.  Dodge. 

POST-OFFICES. 

An  office  was  opened  in  the  brick  store  in  1830  by  George  Alfred 
Whittemore  as  postmaster,  who,  a  little  later,  removed  it  to  his  present 
dwelling-house,  where  it  was  kept  until  1860  by  him.  George  Andrew 
Whittemore  succeeded  him  in  a  twenty-five-years'  service  as  post- 
master. The  first  part  of  his  service  it  was  kept  at  the  brick  store, 
but  the  later  and  longest  time  directly  opposite  the  church,  on  the 
west  side  of  the  street.  Edward  I.  Dodge  was  appointed  post- 
master November,  1885,  and  the  office  is  now  kejjt  in  an  addition  to 
the  south  part  of  the  "Long  Line  House,"  as  it  is  called.  The 
offices  have  always  been  in  the  limits  of  "Putnam  Addition,"  and 
former  citizens  of  Hancock,  or  their  families,  have  discharged  the 
duties  of  postmaster  during  all  these  years. 

When  Bennington  was  incorporated  the  number  of  buildings  in 
the  village,  including  mills  and  stores,  was  about  twenty-five,  four- 
fifths  of  which  were  in  Hancock.  At  the  present  time  its  houses 
number  over  one  hundred,  of  which  some  fifteen  have  either  been 
built  new,  or  extensively  repaired,  the  past  season. 

There  are  now  in  the  village  one  church  edifice,  a  parsonage,  a 
town-house  and  school-house,  four  manufacturing  establishments,  a 
railroad  depot,  a  hotel,  livery  stable,  four  stores,  an  engine-house, 
and  a  barber's  shop;   of  which  all,  but  its  church   edifice    and    its 


294  HISTORY   OF   HANCOCK,   NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

jewelry  store,  are  located  on  territory  formerly  included  in  Han- 
cock. There  is  an  excellent  brass  band  in  this  A'illage,  which 
furnished  music  for  the  last  annual  Hancock  picnic. 

Want  of  space,  and  the  imj)ression  that  this  enterprising  town 
should  have  an  independent  history  during  the  next  decade  of 
years,  cause  us  to  draw  this  chapter  to  a  close.  There  were  no 
lasting  grievances  connected  with  the  loss  of  Hancock  Factory,  so 
far  as  the  citizens  remaining  in  Hancock,  after  the  incorporation  of 
Bennington,  were  concerned. 

The  agent  chosen  by  Hancock  to  oppose  its  incorporation,  spent 
his  last  years  as  a  citizen  of  Bennington,  and  was  more  than  once  a 
town  officer  there,  where  both  he  and  his  wife  died  and  are  buried. 
His  only  son,  after  serving  faithfully  in  the  army  for  Hancock, 
re-enlisted  for  Bennington,  and  selected  his  wife  from  among  its 
daughters,  while  his  youngest  daughter  is  now  residing  in  its 
village. 

No  part  of  the  labors  connected  with  the  preparation  of  the 
history  of  Hancock  has  given  the  only  child  of  the  chairman  of 
the  board  of  selectmen  of  Hancock,  in  1842,  more  pleasure  than 
preparing  and  arranging  the  above  facts. 

We  shall  include,  in  Part  II,  those  Bennington  families  who  wei-e 
residents  of  Hancock,  prior  to  1842,  and  such  from  Society  Land 
as  chose  to  furnish  us  facts.  Want  of  space,  and  lack  of  any 
definite  request  on  the  part  of  the  town  to  do  so,  will  prevent  our 
going  further  in  that  direction. 


PART    II. 


GENEALOGICAL    REGISTER. 


Genealogical  Record. 


[ExE'LAXATORY  XOTE.— The  following  abbreviations  have  been  used  :  H.  for  Han- 
cock; b.,  born;  d.,  died;  m.,  married;  dan.,  daughter;  rem.,  removed;  res.,  reside, 
resides,  resided,  residence.  The  numeral  placed  after  the  given  name  denotes  the 
number  of  the  generation  of  such  person,  reckoning  from  his  earliest  ancestor  where 
the  tinffe  is  complete,  mentioned  in  this  work.] 

ABBOT. 

David^  Abbot,  of  Andover,  Mass.,  was  a  descendant  of  George 
Abbot,  who  d.  in  Rowley,  Mass.,  in  1644.  David-  lu.  Prudence 
Sheldon.  Their  eldest  child,  Hannah^  ra.  Aaron  Parker,  (q.  v.) 
Their  seventh  child  was 

Benjamin^,  who  m.  Betsey  Nooning,  of  H.,  Oct.  6,  1793.  They 
settled  first  in  Billerica,  Mass.;  rem.  to  H.  in  1799,  or  1800;  he  was 
here  about  four  years  (name  on  tax-list  1800-3),  on  the  place  marked 
"W.  B.  BuUard";  rem.  to  Sherbrooke,  P.  Q.  Then  with  his  family 
and  David  Parker  accompanying  him,  he  started  for  the  West  in  a 
boat  of  his  own  building.  They  went  down  the  St.  Francis,  up  the 
St.  Lawrence,  through  Lake  Ontario  to  the  mouth  of  the  Genesee, 
then  up  the  Genesee  to  the  falls,  and  settled  where  the  city  of 
Rochester  was  afterwards  built.*  A  few  years  later  the  family  rem. 
to  Ashtabula  county,  Ohio. 

CHILDRF.N. 

1.  Betsey^,  b.  in  Billerica,  Jan.  1,  1795. 

2.  Anna^  b.  in  Billerica,  April  22,  1796. 

3.  Hannah*,  b.  in  Billerica,  Nov.  16,  1797;  m.  Fifield. 

4.  Franklin*,  b.  probably  in  H.,  April,  1799;  d.  Aug.  6,  1800. 

5.  DorcasS  b.  in  H.,  Jan.  1801 ;  d.  Sept.  8,  1802. f 

*  The  title  to  a  good  share  of  the  city  of  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  is  fro  ji  a  quit  claim  from 
Benjamin  Abbot. 

t  Franklin  and  Dorcas  were  buried  in  Hancock,  near  to  the  burial-place  of  Knos 
Knight's  family.    Mrs.  Abbot  was  a  si-ster  of  Mrs.  Knight. 

20 


298  GENEALOGY:    ADAMS;    ALCOCK. 


6.  PriscillaS  m. Hatch. 

7.  Augustus''. 

8.  Sophia*,  m.  Solomon  Spalding,  author  of  a  novel  entitled,  "The  Manu- 

script Found"  ;  suggested  by  the  opening  of  an  Indian  mound.     It 
is  claimed  that  this  Action  was  the  origin  of  the  "  Book  of  Mormon."* 


ASA  ADAMS. 


Asa^  Adams  was  one  of  the  early  settlers;  a  member  of  the  first 
board  of  selectmen,  and  constable  in  1781.  (See  pp.  68  and  181.) 
He  res.  at  No.  "37";  ra.  Olive,  dau.  of  Jonathan  Bennett.  One 
child,  Molly",  was  b.  here  Nov,  6,  1778,  and  one  was  buried  here. 
(See  p.  2A9.)  His  stay  was  probably  of  short  duration.  He  rem. 
to  "the  great  bend  of  the  Susquehanna  in  Pennsylvania." 


EDWIN   T.   ADAMS. 

Edwin  T.^  Adams,  carpenter  by  trade,  son  of  John-^  and  Betsey 
(Atkins)  Adams,  was  b.  in  Waterbury,  Vt.,  Sept.  10,  1836;  m. 
Jennie,  dau.  of  Zenas  Davis  (q.  v.),  Dec.  24,  1872.  When  seven 
years  old  he  came  to  H.  to  live  with  Hiram  Whitteinore ;  in  1872 
he  rem.  to  Antrim;  is  now  the  foreman  of  Goodell  Co.'s  saw-mill  in 
Antrim. 

CHILD. 

1.     Sadie  M.^,  b.  Oct.  17,  1873. 


ALCOCK. 


Judge  Eobert^  Alcock  was  b.  in  London,  Eng.,  where  in  early  life 
he  was  engaged  in  mercantile  business  ;  subsequently  lie  emigrated 
to  this  country,  settling  at  Marblehead,  Mass.,  thence  he  rem.  to 
Weare,  and  after  a  short  residence  there  settled  in  Deering;  m.  1, 
Elizabeth  Marong;  m.  2,  Elizabeth  Currier.  He  represented  the  dis- 
trict of  which  H.  was  a  part  in  1781.  ManseP  (Robert^)  m.  Lucy 
Bradford.  They  had  several  children,  two  of  whom,  ManseP  and 
Mark^,  settled  in  H.f 

*  There  is  some  mistake  in  this  statement,  as  Mr.  Spalding  d.  in  1816.  It  is  proha- 
ble  that  his  wife  was  either  Betsey  or  Anna,  and  perhaps  there  was  no  Sophia.  Mr. 
Abbot's  descendants  are  quite  numerous. 

t  A  third  Robert  H.^,  name  changed  to  Otis,  was  a  single  man,  and  spent  a  portion 
of  his  last  years  in  H. 


GENEALOGY  :    ALCOCK.  299 

1.  ManseF  (ManseP,  Robert^)  was  b.  in  Dcering,  Fob.  29,  1788; 
m.  June  10, 1809  ('?),  Lucy,  dau.  of  James  and  Eunice  (Newton)  Davis 
(q.  v.),  of  H.,  b.  Nov.  10,  1786  ;  d.  April  26, 1871.  His  name  lirst  ap- 
pears on  the  tax-list  in  1809.  He  settled  on  the  place  marked  "C.  Otis"; 
was  a  farmer  and  shoe-maker.  His  shop  was  formerly  the  scliool- 
house  in  the  village,  built  by  Hugh  Grimes,  on  the  spot  wliere  D. 
Wildes  now  res.  It  was  moved  to  Mr.  Alcock's  land,  and  now  stands 
in  the  north-east  corner  of  the  farm  buildings  of  Lewis  W.  Alcock. 
He  not  only  taught  his  sons  the  shoe-maker's  trade,  but  had  several 
apprentices;  d.  Sept.  29,  1867.     Children:  — 

2.  Charles  Bradford^  b.  Dec.  18,  1810,  was  an  excellent  man; 
m.  Sylvia  Hall  (q.  v.),  Nov.  28,  1835,  and  built  the  house  marked 
"  O.  Fogg"  in  the  village ;  later  settled  in  Claremont,  where  he  d.  May 
22,  1852,  and  was  buried  here.  His  widow  res.  in  the  village  at  the 
house  marked  with  her  name. 

CHILD. 

1.  Georgianna  Bartlett  Jones  (adopted),  dau.  of  Abram  and  Susan  (Long) 
Joues,  b.  ill  Claremont,  June  20,  183G;  m.  Franklin  Jefferson  Clement, 
(q.  V.) 

3.  Lewis  Warner^  b.  Oct.  23,  1812;  m.  Aug.  31,  1837,  Abigail 
Matthews,  dau.  of  James  and  Abigail  (Keith)  Matthews,  (q.  v.) 
He  is  an  enterprising  farmer;  res.  on  the  homestead.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Alcock  celebrated  their  golden  wedding.  An  excellent  poem,  writ- 
ten for  the  occasion  by  their  nephew.  Rev.  J.  L.  Seward,  was  sub- 
sequently printed  in  the  Peterboi'o'  Transcript. 

CHILDRKN. 

1.  Frances  Ami^  b.  Oct.  G,  1841 ;  m.  Oct.  4,  18GG,  Charles  Mason  Sheldon. 

(q.  V.) 

2.  Julia  AbigaiF,  b.   Sept.  G,   1843  ;  m.  Oct.  5,   1870,  Luke  Edward,  sou  of 

Stephen  Carter  and  Hannah  (Towne)  Josliu,  b.  in  Stoddard,  April 
25,   1842;  res.  inKeene;  no  children. 

3.  Charles  Lewis^,  b.  April  4,  1847.     Name  changed  to  Otis.     (q.  v.) 

4.  Mark^  (ManseP,  Robert^),  name  changed  to  Alcott,  b.  in  Deer- 
ing,  March  2,  1798;  d.  in  Wilton,  March  4,  1876;  m.  in  Lexington, 
Mass.,  Nov.  27, 1827,  Olive  Walker,  b.  in  Bedford,  Oct.  28,  1805;  d. 
in  Stoneham,  Mass.,  Jan.  26, 1885.     (For  res.  see  map.)     Children :  — 

5.  Olive  Elizabeths  b.  June  23,  1829;  d.  July  10,  1829. 

6.  Alonzo'*,  b.  in  Billerica,  Mass.,  June  9,  1830;  m.  in  Lowell, 
Jan.  1,  1864,  Mrs.  Aunah  (Ingerson)  Burtt,  who  d.  in  Epping,  Feb. 
16,  1875.     Mr.  Alcott's  present  res.  is  Rochester. 


300  GENEALOGY:    ALCOCK;    AMES. 

7.  Abbie  Carolines  b.  in  Billerica,  March  6,  1832;  m.  April  12, 
1854,  Samuel  Bird,  of  Stoneham,  Mass.;  res.  Stoneham. 

8.  Cyrus  W.\  b.  in  Hancock,  June  23,  1834;  m.  March  26, 1870, 
Caroline,  dan.  of  Ira  W.  and  Mary  (Sinclair)  Bickford,  who  was  b. 
in  Springfield,  Mass.,  Aug.  14,  1848;  she  d.  March  14,  1887;  he  res. 
in  H.  at  the  place  marked  "  I.  Wyman." 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Ernest  L.s,  b.  H.,  Feb.  2, 1871.         2.     Myron  K.^,  b.  Stoneham,  Oct.  5,  1872. 
3.     Elmer  G.^,  b.  in  H.,  March  13,  1882. 

9.  Lucinda  A.*,  b.  in  H.,  Aug.  4,  1842:  m.  in  Reading,  Mass., 
June  20,  1864,  Luther  F.,  son  of  Franklin  and  Lucy  (Hosmer)  Jones, 
who  was  b.  in  Woburn,  Mass. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Fred  Cyrus»,  b.  in  Woburn,  Nov.  25,  1865 ;  d.  in  Stoneham,  Aug.  25,  1884. 

2.  Harry  Hosmer^,  b.  in  Stoneham,  Jan.  6,  1868. 

3.  Luther »,  b.  in  Stoneham,  July  29,  1872;  d.  Aug.  22,  1872. 


AMES. 

Three  families  of  the  name  of  Ames  settled  in  H.  It  is  not  known 
that  they  were  in  any  way  connected,  but  it  is  probable  that  they 
belonged  to  branches  of  the  same  family.  The  family  was  in  this 
country  as  early  as  1656,  and  became  quite  numerous  in  Hollis. 

DAVID  AMES. 

1.  David^  Ames,  b.  Oct.  14,  1752,  came  from  Peterboro'  about 
the  year  1779,  and  settled  on  the  place  marked  "  1 10."*  (See  p.  69.) 
He  m.  Margaret,  dau.  of  Dea.  Samuel  and  Janet  (Morison)  Mitchell, 
who  was  b.  Aug.  14,  1751 ;  d.  May  27, 1822.  He  d.  Sept.  24,  1834. 
Children :  — 

2.  Jacob^  [9],  b.  May  20,  1776. 

3.  Jenny2  [20],  b.  July  6,  1778. 

4.  Ruth'-^  [25],  b.  Nov.  28,  1780. 

5.  Polly^  [33],  b.  Feb.  12,  1783. 

6.  David^  [34],  b.  Dec.  22,  1786. 

7.  Peggy-,  b.  Oct.  9,  1789;  d.  Aug.  28,  1793. 

8.  Jonathan^,  b.  April  13,  1796;  d.  March  30,  1814. 


*  Mr.  Ames  went  back  to  Peterboro'  and  came  to  H.  a  second  time,  Jan.  1,  ITS 
therefore  it  is  not  certain  that  his  first  settlement  was  at  "  110." 


GENEALOGY:    AMES.  801 

9.  Jacob-  [2]  (David^),  b.  May  20,  1770  ;  m.  March  7,  1799, 
Melia,  dau.  of  Joseph  and  Mittie  (Cumraings)  Symonds.  (q.  v.) 
Mr.  Ames  was  a  prominent  man  in  the  town ;  was  captain  of  the 
Artillery  company  for  some  six  years ;  was  auctioneer  in  the  town ; 
also  a  carpenter  —  built  some  of  the  best  houses  in  the  place,  and 
employed  a  number  of  men.  He  and  Mr,  Kilburn,  of  Dublin, 
built  the  meeting-house  now  standing.  He  res.  near  the  Knight 
mill  for  some  time,  then  rem.  to  a  place  on  the  Plain,  and  from 
thence  to  the  foot  of  the  Sand  hill  to  the  place  marked  "O.  W. 
Spaulding."  After  residing  here  a  number  of  years,  he  moved  to 
New  Ipswich  in  1823.  In  1825  he  fell  from  a  building  he  was  erect- 
ing, from  the  effects  of  which  he  d.  about  a  week  later  (June  22d). 
Mrs.  Ames  d.  Jan.  13,  1836.     Children: — 

10.  Asa^,  d.  Sept.  4,  1800. 

1.1.  Oilman^  b.  1802;  d.  March  27,  1862;  m.  1,  Oct.  %  1825, 
Ann  Bacon,  of  H.  (q.  v.),  who  d.  April  11,  1835;  m.  2,  Hannah 
Newell,  of  New  Ipswich,  who  d.  March  30,  1862. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Elizabeth  Ann*,  b.  July  8,  1826;  m.  1,  E.  B.  Simonds  (q.  v.)  ;  in.  2,  Nov. 

4,  1862,  Hon.  William  W.  Johnson,  of  New  Ipswich;  she  d.  Feb.  22, 
1865.     One  child,  William  Edwin",  b.  Jan.  9,  18G5. 

2.  Sarah  Jane*,  b.   1828;  m.  Daniel  P.  Randall,  of  New   Ipswich;    she  d. 

May,  1860. 

3.  Leonard*,  d.  young. 

12.  Amelia^  b.  1803  ;  d.  1856;  m.  George  Barr,  of  New  Ipswich. 

13.  Lavinia^,  b.  Feb.  11,  1805;  d.  June  16,  1870;  m.  1,  June  2, 
1835,  Ephraim  Whiting  Blood,  of  Temple,  who  d.  Dec.  29,  1837  ; 
m.  2,  Sampson  Fletcher,  of  New  Ipswich,  in  1841  or  1842. 

CHILD. 

1.  Heury  Ames*,  b.  June  7,  1836,  was  graduated  at  Dartmouth  college  in 
1857;  delivered  the  Centennial  address  at  Temple,  Oct.  7,  1858,  and 
prepared  a  history  of  the  town.  For  the  past  twenty  years  he  has 
been  in  the  State  department  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

14.  Jacob^  b.  Sept.  7,  1806;  m.  1,  March  14,  1833,  Rhoda  Col- 
burn,  of  Dracut,  Mass.,  who  d.  May  1,  1880;  ra.  2,  Oct.  14,  1880,  Mrs. 
Lucy  Ann  Keyes,  of  New  Ipswich,  who  was  b.  in  Peterboro',  Jan. 

4.  1829;  res.  Lowell,  Mass. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Romanzo*,  b.  in  Dracut,  Sept.  21,  1833;  d.  in  Lowell,  Oct.  2,  1852. 

2.  Gilbert*,  b.  in  Dracut,  Aug.  28,  1835;  d.  in  Dracut,  Sept.  15,  1836. 


302  GENEALOGY  :    AMES. 

3.  Jacobs  b.  in  Dracut,  July  U,  1837;  tl.  in  Dracut,  Dec.  15.  1841. 

4.  Cllal•les^  b.  iu  Dracut.  June  4,  1839 ;  d.  in  Lowell,  June  20,  1857. 

5.  Everline  Aurelia*,  b.  in  Dracut,  Sept.  3,  1841 ;  d.  in  Lowell,  June  28,  1852. 

15.  Winslow^  b.  1808;  ra.  1,  Sept.  10,  1835,  Lucy  R.,  dau.  of 
Elisha  Barrett,  of  Mason,  who  d.  Oct.  31,  1838;  ra.  2,  Sept.  11,  1839, 
Harriet,  dau.  of  James  H.  Wood,  of  Mason,  who  was  b.  March  14, 
1816;  d.  Dec.  2,  1881.  Mr.  Ames  res.  many  years  in  Nashua.  In 
1860  he  rem.  to  Jersey  City,  where  he  remained  fifteen  years,  and 
then  rem.  to  Montclair,  N".  J.,  where  he  now  res.  Is  engaged  with 
his  son  in  the  iron  business,  their  works  being  in  Jersey  City. 

CHILD. 

1.  James  H.*,  b.  April  23,  1841 ;  m.  Lucia,  dau.  of  W.  W.  Pratt,  of  Jersey 
City,  who  was  b.  Oct.  13,  1845.  Children:  CI),  William  Winslow^, 
b.  Oct.  27,  1865;  (2),  Harriet  Elizabeth^,  b.  March  26,  1869;  (3), 
•Lucias,  b.  May  31,  1874;  (4),  Mary  Emma^,  b.  May  4,  1876;  (5), 
Cornelias,  b.  May  26,  1877;  (6),  Alice^,  b.  March  4,  1879;  (7), 
James  Wood^,  b.  June  25,  1880;  (8),  Alfredic  Smithy  b.  Aug  24, 
1883. 

16.  Lucy  Matilda^  b.  1811 ;  d.  Aug.  29,  1817. 

1*7.  John^,  b.  Sept.  15,  1815;  res.  Warren,  Mass.;  in  early  life 
a  tanner  and  currier,  subsequently  a  farmer;  m.  1,  Oct.  12,  1843, 
Sarah  T.,  dau.  of  Luke  N.  and  Mary  Perry,  of  Worcester;  m.  2,  Jan. 
23,  1859,  Cynthia,  dau.  of  Liberty  and  Kachel  Eice,  of  Brookfield, 
Mass. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Mary  Lavinia*,  b.  July  18,  1844;  res.  Warren. 

2.  John-i,  b.  Dec.  1,  1845:  res.  California. 

3.  Leonard  Herbert^  b.  April  4,  1848 ;  d.  Sept.  9,  1850 

4.  Sarah  Emma-i,   b.   Eeb.    19,    1850;   m.   Edward  L.   Foskit,    of  Warren. 

Children:     (1),  Mabel  Gertrude^;  (2),  Ralph  Ames^. 

5.  Helen  Gertrude*,  b.  July  14,  1853 ;  d.  May  4,  1872. 

6.  Carrie  Emeline*,  b.  Oct.  29,  1860. 

18.  George  Leonard^  b.  1819;  d.  Sept.  12,  1838. 

19.  Aretusha3,.b.  Feb.  1822;  d.  in  infancy. 

30.  Jenny2  [3]  (David^),  b.  July  6,  1778  ;  d.  Sept.  10,  1865;  m. 
May  30,  1798,  Andrew  Miller,  of  Peterboro',  who  d.  April  27,  1848, 
aged  75  years.     Children  :  — 

31.  William^,  b.  Sept.  13,  1799;  m.  Aug.  24,  1824,  Mary  Gray. 
He  d.  Dec.  29,  1848. 

CHILD. 

1.     Mary  Jaue^  b.  Aug.  13,  1831  ;  d.  Jan.  13,  1852 ;  m.  A.  C.  B.  Phelps, 


(lENEALOGY  :    AMES.  303 

as.  Marks,  I,  ;^ov^  10,  1809;  d.  April  9, 1874;  m.  1,  Abby  A.  Ab- 
bot ;  ra.  2,  Susanna  S.  Pierce.  His  early  life  was  spent  on  the  thrm. 
His  educational  advantages  were  limited.  At  the  age  of  eighteen 
he  attended  for  one  or  two  terms  an  academy,  taught  school  a  few 
niontlis,  and  then  went  to  Lowell  to  learn  the  printer's  trade.  He 
began  his  editorial  labors  in  Peterboro',  at  the  age  of  twenty-three, 
but  soon  afterwards  took  charge  of  a  weekly  paper  at  Fitchburg, 
Mass. ;  was  appointed  postmaster  of  Fitchburg ;  rem.  to  Albany  in 
1834;  he  was  engaged  in  wood  and  copper  engraving  for  a  term  of 
years  in  Albany  and  Rochester.  In  1848  lie  rem.  to  Racine,  Wis., 
where  he  published  the  Wisconsin  Farmer  until  1854.  In  1862  he 
started  the  Homestead  in  Des  Moines,  la.  In  1870  he  established  a 
monthly  journal  called  the  Westerii  Pomologist.  His  reputation  as 
an  editor,  and  as  a  practical  horticulturist,  was  of  the  highest  order. 
We  make  use  of  the  following  extract  from  the  Daily  iState  Register 
of  Iowa:  "It  will  suffice,  perhaps,  to  say  that  for  the  home  of  liis 
later  years,  for  the  state  of  Iowa,  in  whose  development  he  took 
such  an  interest,  he  has  done  ranch,  both  in  journalism  and  in  the 
practical  field  of  horticulture  and  agriculture.  ...  He  has  left 
his  enduring  monument  on  tliousands  of  Iowa  farms  and  Iowa 
homes;  and  under  the  broad,  kind  shelter  of  trees,  and  orchards, 
and  groves  that  his  hands  or  advice  helped  to  plant,  and  helped  to 
make  successful  verities,  a  grateful  people  will,  for  long  years  to 
come,  talk  kindly  of  the  name  of  Mark  Miller,  and  treasure  grate- 
fully his  memory.  He  left  the  world  much  better  for  his  having 
lived  in  it.  .  .  .  The  remains  were  laid  at  rest  with  the  head 
resting  at  the  foot  of  a  favorite  apple-tree.  .  .  .  There,  sur- 
rounded by  the  objects  that  he  loved,  and  in  a  place  made  beauti- 
ful and  attractive,  let  him  sleep."  He  left  five  children,  four  sons 
and  one  daughter.  Two  of  his  sons  res.  near  Palatka,  Fla.,  the 
others  in  Des  Moines. 

23.  Dr.  Luke^  b.  Aug.  18,  1815;  m.  1,  Abby  D.  Lovell,  who 
d.  Sejit.  12,  1865;  m.  2,  Hannah  Dane,  of  Peterboro'.  He  was 
educated  to  be  a  practical  printer;  subsequently  he  attended  the 
academy  at  Hancock,  where  he  prepared  himself  to  enter  Nor- 
wich university,  from  which  institution  he  was  graduated  in 
1844.  He  took  his  medical  degree  at  Woodstock,  Vt.,  in  1844. 
He  represented  Peterboro'  in  the  legislature  in  1845  and  1846.  He 
settled  as  a  physician  in  Troy;  rem.  to  Chatfield,  Minn.,  in  1857. 
He  was  eminently   successful  as  a  physician,  also    acquired    much 


804  GENEALOGY:    AMES. 

reputation  as  a  surgeon ;  was  state  senator  in  Minnesota  eight  suc- 
cessive years,  beginning  in  1 862 ;  was  appointed  by  the  governor 
state  agent,  to  look  after  the  sick  and  wounded  soldiers  of  Minne- 
sota, in  1864;  was  one  of  the  board  of  trustees  of  an  insane  asy- 
lum ;  also  held  important  offices  in  the  Northern  Minnesota  rail- 
road ;  d, . 

CHILDRKX. 

1.     Luke  LovelH,  b.  May  7,  1849.  2.     Abby*,  b.  Nov.  28,  1852. 

34.  John^,  b.  March  30,  1822;  m.  Harriet  L.  Brayton.  He  d. 
Nov.  26,  1863;  res.  Rochester,  N.  Y.  He  first  learned  the  cabinet 
trade,  but  afterwards  devoted  himself  to  engraving  on  wood  and 
copper;  was  highly  respected. 

CHILD. 

1.     Andrews  b.  iu  1851 ;  d.  Juue  12,  1874. 

35.  Ruth-  [4]  (David^),  b.  Nov.  28,  1780;  d.  Sept.  24,1815; 
m.  Dec.  1799,  William  Miller,  of  Peterboro'.     Children:  — 

36.  SamueP,  b.  March  26,  1800  ;  d.  June  30,  1872  ;  res.  Pep- 
perell,  Mass.;  m.  Oct.  16,  1825,  Sarah  Blood. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Sarah  E^.        2.     Mary  Frances*.        3.     Martha*.        4.     Louise*. 

21.  David^  b.  May  12,  1802;  res.  Pepperell;  m.  1,  Nov.  28, 
1836,  Mary  Ames,  of  Pepperell,  who  d.  April  1,  1856 ;  m.  2,  June 
10,  1857,  Rebecca  Colburn,  of  Nashua. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     William  A.\  h.  July  20,  1838.  2.     Thirza  Jane*,  b.  Sept.  4,  1841. 

3.     Elijah  A.*,  b.  Aug.  10,  1846. 

38.  Stephen^  b.  June  13,  1804;  d.  Oct.  18,  1873;  res.  Cam- 
bridge, Mass.;  ni.  Eliza  Beaverstock,  who  d.  April  10,  1858.  Three 
children. 

39.  Sallys  b.  April  12,  1806;  d.  Feb.  15,  1852;  ni.  Moses 
Wilkins. 

30.  John«,  b.  April  20,  1808  ;  d.  July  19,  1811. 

31.  Jacob^,  b.  May  27,  1811;  res.  Pepperell;  ni,  Caroline 
Williams. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Charles  H*.  2.     Ellen  A.*,  m.  A.  F.  Minor. 

33.     Ruth^  b.  April  24,  1814:  d.  Aug.  5,  1836. 


GENEALOGY  :    AMES.  305 

33.  Polly- [5]  (David^),  b.  Feb.  12,  1783;  m.  March  3,  18(il, 
Asaliel  Cammings.     (q,  v.) 

34.  David-  [6]  (David^),  b.  Dec.  22,  1786;  m.  July  23,  1812, 
Sally  Hardy,  of  Nelson,  who  was  b.  Dec.  8,  1791  ;  settled  first  at 
Hoosic  Falls,  N".  Y.,  rem.  to  H.,  in  1814,  settled  on  the  homestead, 
rem.  to  Franklin  Falls,  about  the  year  1823,  and  from  thence  to 
Cameron,  Steuben  county,  N.  Y.,  and  in  1835,  to  Chautauqua 
county,  N.  Y.,  where  he  d.  June  3,  1848;  Mrs.  Ames  d.  Nov.  28, 
1879.  Mr.  Ames  was  appointed  deputy-sheriff  in  1815;  was  influ- 
ential in  town  affairs,  and  an  earnest  abolitionist  in  the  latter  part 
of  his  life;  a  member  of  the  Congregationalist  church,  and  a  man 
much  respected  and  esteemed.     Children:  — 

35.  Julia  M.^  b.  at  Hoosic  Falls,  Sept.  13,  1813  ;  m.  Barney 
H.  Elson ;  six  childi-en,  three  of  whom  are  living  (1886);  ten 
grandchildren  :   res.  Charlotte,  Chautauqua  county,  N.  Y. 

36.  Jonathan  MitchelF,  b.  in  H.,  Feb.  25,  1815;  d.  in  Sinclair- 
ville,N.  Y.,  Aug.  16,  1885;  m.  1,  in  1836,  Adeline  Butler;  m.  2,  Sept. 
15,  1861,  Mrs.  Caroline  A.  Russell;  served  in  the  war  of  the 
Rebellion,  nine  months  in  the  Worcester  light  infantry  (51st  regt.. 
Mass,  vols.);  re-enlisted  in  the  2d  regt.,  Mass.  heavy  artillery,  and 
served  until  close  of  the  war. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Calista^,  m.  Lekind  Kirk,  who  was  a  soldier  and  d.  in  the  service. 

2.  Edwin  H.^  was  a  member  of  a  New  York  regt.,  and  d.  in  tlie  service. 

3.  George  .i.*,  b   in  Brookfield,  Mass.,  Julj^  15,  1863. 

4.  Edwin  H.-*,  b.  in  Riudge,  Jan.  1,  18(57. 

37.  David  H.%  b.  in  H.,  May  24,  1817;  m.  Dec.  28,  1839, 
Clarissa  A.  Elson,  who  was  b.  in  Batavia,  Genesee  county,  N.  Y. ; 
res.  Cassadago,  Chautauqua  county,  N.  Y. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Daniel  E.^  b.  Oct.  14,  1840;  m.  Jan.  1,  1868,  Clementina  Hart:   res.  Elli- 

cottville,  Catteraugus  county,  N.  Y. ;  five  children.  He  was  a  meni» 
ber  of  Co.  F.,  154th  regt.  N.  Y.  vols. :  enlisted  Aug.  2,  1862,  and 
served  until  the  close  of  the  war. 

2.  Homer  A.^  b.  July  3,  1842;    m.  April  28,   1872,  Maria  S.  Darrovv  ;  one 

dan.  :  res.  Beloit,  Mitchel  county,  Kan.  He  served  in  the  same 
regt.  and  for  the  same  term  with  his  brother  (above) ;  was  lieuten- 
ant, and  afterwards  brevetted  captain  by  Gov.  R.  E.  Fenton,  for 
bravery. 

3.  Adeline  A.\  b.  Oct.   11,   1844;    m.  Jan.   1,   1868,  Thomas  H.   Hart;    res. 

Beloit,  Mitchel  county,  Kan.  ;  two  sons. 


306  GENEALOGY:    AMES. 

4.  Jonathan  M.*,  b.  Sept.  1,  1846;  m.  May,  1868,  Sylvia  Tarbox ;  res  Char- 
lotte, Chautauqua  county,  on  the  old  homestead ;  three  sons  and  one 
daughter.  He  enlisted  in  1865 ;  was  in  the  war  about  six  weeks 
before  it  closed ;  was  the  last  man  who  enlisted  from  his  district. 

5-.     Charles  Q.*,  b.  Oct.  31,  1850;  d.  Feb.  20,  1865. 

6.  Mary  A.*,  b.  Jan.  6,  1856;  m.  Oct.  20,  1879,  William  Putnam,  m.  d.  ;  res. 
Smith's  mills,  Chautauqua  county;  one  son  and  one  daughter. 

38.  Sarah  8.%  b.  in  H.,  March  10,  1819;  m.  William  H.  Fox  ; 
res.  Sinclairville;  si.x;  children;  two  living. 

39.  Edwin  H.^  b.  in  H.,  Jan.  23,  1831,  was  killed  by  a  horse 
in  1849. 

40.  Elizabeth  A.^,  b  in  H.,  Dec.  15,  1823;  ni.  Morgan  L.  Rice  ; 
six  children  ;  she  d.  in  Arkwright,  N.  Y.,  March  3,  1874. 

41.  Margaret  M.^  b.  at  Franklin,  Sei)t.  28,  1825;  in.  Hon.  Henry 
C.  Lake ;  two  danghters  and  one  son,  Clarence  H.*,  who  was  elected 
sheriff  of  Chautanqua  county,  for  three  years,  in  March,  1885. 

43.  Henry  Q.^,  b.  in  Cameron,  Steuben  county,  May  28,  1828; 
ui.  Ellen  Goodridge ;  three  children;  two  living;  res.  Brooklyn, 
N.  Y.  He  taught  school  eleven  winters ;  was  school  commissioner 
of  the  first  district  of  Chautauqua  county,  from  1873-76 ;  superior 
justice  of  the  peace,  etc.  Is  at  the  present  time  an  assistant  custom- 
house weigher  at  the  port  of  New  York. 


SAMUEL    AMES. 


1.  SamueP  Ames  w^as  b.  in  1731.  The  place  of  his  birth  and  his 
res.,  previous  to  his  coming  to  town,  are  unknown ;  he  settled  at  No. 
"90";  his  saw-  and  grist-mill  was  one  of  the  first  in  town,  probably 
the  first  grist-mill  (see  p.  82);  he  settled  here  not  far  from  1780, 
and  remained  some  seventeen  or  eighteen  years.  His  name  appears 
on  the  tax-list  for  the  last  time  in  1797.  At  that  time  he  was  taxed 
for  one  cow,  three  young  cattle,  forty-five  acres  of  land,  and  one 
mill.  He  was  town  treasurer  in  1782.  He  was  a  surveyor  (see  p. 
90),  and  he  and  his  sons  took  quite  a  prominent  part  in  the  affairs 
of  the  town ;  ra.  1,  Sarah  Ball,  who  d.  in  H.,  May  17,  1790,  aged 
51 ;  m.  2,  Dec.  15,  1793,  Lusaney  Henry,  of  Amherst.  He  d.  in  Cav- 
endish, Vt.,  July  21,  1808.     Children  :  — 

2.  Phineas-,  a  carpenter,  settled  on  the  })lace  marked  "G.  Hay- 
ward";  was  a  member  of   the  board  of  selectmen  in  1781-2;    m. 


GKNEALOGY  :    AMES.  807 

Moliitable  Jowett,  of  IloUis,  May  12, 1785;  rem.  about  1795  or  1796, 
to  Saiigerville,  jNIc,  of  which  place  he  was  the  first  settler. 

CHILDKEX. 

1.    DauieF.        2.    SamueF.        3.    Charles^.        4.    Jolin^.        5.    Nathaniel'*. 
G.     Sally-^.         7.     Fhiiieas-J.         8.     Mehitablc''.         9.     Betsey-'. 

3.  Edmund-,  b.  in  1759,  was  constable  in  1782;  d.  in  Mont- 
pelier,  Vt.,  Oct.  16,  1816. 

4.  Isabel-,  b.  in  1763;  m.  1,  May,  1792,  Dea.  Robert  Smith,  of 
Peterboro',  who  d.  Dec.  31,  1795;  ni.  2,  Shubael  Hard,  of  Lempster; 
she  d.  Aug.  1847. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Dr.  Jesse-5,  b.  March,  1793;   d.  July,   1833;  m.  Eliza,  dau.  of  Jonathan 

Bailey,  of  Charlestown,  Mass.  He  graduated  at  Dartmouth  college 
in  1814,  and  at  Harvard  medical  school  iu  1819;  was  appointed  pro- 
fessor of  aiiatom\'  aud  surgery  in  the  Ohio  medical  college  iu  Cin- 
cinnati, which  positiou  he  continued  to  hold  until  his  death.  He 
became  eminent  as  a  surgeon,  standing  at  the  very  head  of  his  pro- 
fession in  the  western  states.*  Children:  (1),  James  Bailey*,  b. 
Feb.  3,  1823;  d.  May  11,  1830.  (2),  Isabellas  b.  Feb.  11,  1825;  d. 
Feb.  11,  1825.  (3),  John  Gordons  b.  Feb.  11,  1825;  d.  Feb.  20, 
1825.  (4),  Isabella  Elizabeths  b.  May  7,  182G ;  d.  Feb.  14,  1830. 
(5),  IsmeniaS  b.  March  11,  1828;  d.  Aug.  (!,  1829.  (6),  Mary  Eliza- 
beth*, b.  March  7,  1830;  ra.  John  R.  Wright,  of  Cincinnati;  a  capi- 
talist; nine  children.  (7),  Jesse-*,  b.  March  20,  1833;  d.  May  20, 
1837. 

2.  Stephen-S  b.  March,   1793;  res.  in  Buffalo.  N.  Y. ;    had  three  wives;   d. 

iu  1SG7. 

3.  Robert's  b-  Aug.  8,  1^75 ;  settled  in  Centreville,  Miss. ;  m.  Nancy  Nes- 

mith,  Nov.  1818;  rem.  to  Simmesport,  La.,  where  he  owned  and 
carried  on  a  plantation. 

By  her  second  marriage,  IsabeP  had  two  children  :  Smith^,  Justus^. 

5.  Eleazer-,  b.  in  1765;  m.  Polly,  dau.  of  Joel  and  Mary  (Foster) 
Russell,  Sept.  11,  1788.  The  earliest  marriage  recorded  in  town. 
(See  p.  208.)  Settled  on  the  place  marked  "  R.  Emerson."  His 
name  appears  on  the  tax-list  for  the  last  time  in  1790 ;  d.  in  Canada, 
in  1809. 

6.  Ruth-,  b.  in  1767;  m.  Dec.  30,  1792,  Daniel  Merrill,  of  Shel- 
burne,  who  subsequently  rem.  to  H.     (q.  v.) 

7.  Sally-,  b.  May  6, 1769 ;  d.  in  Cavendish,  Vt.,  May  16,  1S33 ;  m. 
Dec.  31,  1791,  James  Smith,  of  Cavendish  (l)rother  of  Kobert  Smith, 

*  See  Smith's  History  of  Peterboro'. 


308  GENEALOGY  :    AMES. 

mentioned  above).  Mr.  Smith  settled  in  Cavendish  in  1790,  was 
highly  respected,  and  held  various  offices  of  trust  and  honor ;  was 
justice  of  the  peace  many  years,  and  a  member  of  the  Vermont 
legislature  for  thirteen  successive  years. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Sallys,  b.  Sept.  1,  1795;  d.  1842;    m.  May  31,  1819,  James    Walker,  of 

Peterboro'.  He  was  a  lawyer  and  represented  Peterboro'  in  the 
New  Hampshire  legislature.  Children:  (1),  James  S.^,  b.  July  25, 
1820;  d.  Aug.  20,  1840.  (2),  GeorgeS  b.  April  1,  1824;  graduated 
at  Dartmouth  college  iu  1842;  is  a  lawyer;  m.  Oct.  24,  1849,  Sarah 
Dwight  Bliss,  of  Springfield,  Mass.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Mass. 
senate  in  1857  and  1858,  and  of  the  Mass.  house  of  representatives 
in  1868 ;  bank  commissioner  from  1860  to  1864 ;  px'esident  of  the 
Third  National  bank,  Springfield,  from  1865  to  1872;  went  to  Europe 
as  agent  of  the  Treasury  department  of  the  United  States,  in  1865, 
and  in  1880,  was  appointed  United  States  Vice-consul  at  Paris. 
Children:  (a),  Louisa  Dwight^,  b.  Nov.  8,  1850.  (6),  James  S  ^,  b. 
May  20,  1854.  (c),  Arthur^,  b.  May  12,  1857;  d.  Feb.  8,  1858.  (d), 
Philips,  i5.  juue  29,  1859.  (e),  Mary  Bliss^,  b.  Nov.  29,  1861 ;  d.  Sept. 
2,  1869.  (/),  Ariana  S.^  b.  July  23,  1868.  (3),  Ariana*,  b.  Nov.  8, 
1829;  m.  Aug.  28,  1854,  Frank  B.  Sanborn;  she  d.  Aug.  31,  1854. 

2.  Jamess,  b.  Nov.  13,  1797;  d.  Feb.   18,  1842;  m.   Sept.  9,  1823,  Betsey  L. 

Brown,  of  Plymouth,  Vt.,  who  d.  May  11,  1841 ;  settled  in  Cavendish  ; 
represented  that  town  in  the  Vermont  legislature;  rem.  in  May, 
1833,  to  Schoolcraft,  Mich.  Children:  (1),  James'',  b.  Sept.  4,  1824; 
d.  in  Moro,  111.,  April  13,  1876.  (2),  Betsey*,  b.  Jan.  30,  1826;  m. 
April  20,  1845,  Norman  C.  Bigelow.  Children:  (a),  Frank  Landor^; 
(5),  Sarah  IsabeP.  (3),  Sarah*,  b.  Jan.  22,  1828;  m.  Feb.  13,  1856, 
Willard  C.  Flagg;  res.  Moro,  111.  Children:  (a),  Bessie^;  (6), 
Jennie^;  (c),  Belle^;  (d),  Mary  W.";  (e),  Willard  G.^;  (/),  Nor- 
man G^  (4),  Harrietts  b.  Feb.  20,  1830;  d.  April  24,  1860.  (5), 
Marcia*,  b.  Aug.  5,  1831;  m.  Oct.  24,  1850,  Dr.  N  D.  Thomas;  res. 
Little  Prairie  Roude,  Cass  county,  Mich.  Children:  («),  Marcus 
Sraith^;  (ft),  Jessie";  (c),  Willard  Louis^;  (d),  Lillian^;  (e),  Isabel; 
(/),  Mays.  (6)^  Isabel*,  b.  Feb.  24,  1833;  d.  July  13,  1863.  (7), 
William*,  b.  April  19,  1837 ;  d.  April  26,  1856. 

3.  William",  b.  July  31,  1800;  m.  1,  Oct.  6,  1828,  Rhoda  Bates,  of  Caven- 

dish, who  d.  Aug.  8,  1844;  m.  2,  Aug.  20,  1845,  Mrs.  Isabella  Page, 
dau.  of  John  Proctor.  Has  represented  Cavendish  in  the  Ver- 
mont legislature,  and  at  one  time  was  extensively  engaged  in  the 
manufacture  of  woolen  goods  at  Proctorsville.  Children:  (1), 
Rhoda*,  b.  March  7,  1830;  m.  F.  Rice;  res.  Boston.  Children:  (a), 
Frances  MaryS;  (ft),  Ariana  Smith*.  (2),  William  Addison*,  b. 
March  12,  1852;  d.  March  2,  1858.  (3),  Ellen  Elizabeth*,  b.  Nov. 
22,  1856.     (4),  William*,  b.  Nov.  19,  1860. 


GENEALOGY:    AMES;   ANDKRSON;   ANTHONY.  309 

Joseph  Addisous,  b.  March  31,  180G  ;  d.  Fob.  28,  1851;  in.  Oct.  8.  1835, 
Sarah  M.  Proctor.  Children:  (1),  John  Proctor^,  b.  July  24,  1837. 
(2),  Georges  b.  Dec.  19,  1840;  d.  Jan.  10,  1841.  (3),  SarahS  b. 
May  30,  1842;  d.  Sept.  7,  1857.  (4),  Joseph  Addison^,  b.  Nov.  15, 
1844;  d.  April  2,  1847.  (5),  Franklin+,  b.  March  27,  1848;  d.  Jan. 
11,  1850. 

John-',  b.  Aug.  31,  1812;  m.  Feb.  25,  1836,  Nancy  Willard,  who  d.  April 
20,  1839;  res.  St.  Joseph,  Mich.  One  child,  Sally  AnnS  b.  Dec.  7, 
1836;  m.  1858,  Adolphus  Hewitt.     One  child,  Mary  Louisa''. 

8.  Hannah'-,*  m.  Thomas  (?)  Morrison ;  several  children. 

9.  Lydia"-,  b.  in  1774;  m.  Samuel  Gordon,     (q.  v.) 

10.  Betsey-,  b.  in  1776;  d.  Aug.  11,  1809;   m. Proctor. 


JACOB  AMES. 

Jacob^  Ames  and  Elizabeth,  his  wife,  were  the  first  settlers  at  the 
place  marked  "J.  Duncan,"  on  Norway  hill.  His  name  appears  in 
the  tax-list  of  1786, 

CHILDREN'. 

1.     Sarah  P.-,  b.  Sept.  29,  1782.  2.     Elizabetli-,  b.  Feb.  5,  1784. 


ANDERSON. 

George^  son  of  James  and  Margaret  (Davidson)  Anderson,  was 
b.  in  Aberdeenshire,  Scotland.  A  blacksmith  and  machinist;  came 
to  America  in  1880;  settled  first  in  Quincy,  Mass.,  and  came  to  H. 
and  purchased  the  A.  N.  Clark  place  in  1884;  rem.  to  Bennington 
in  the  fall  of  1887.  He  m.  in  Boston,  Mass.,  Sept.  27,  1880,  Annie, 
dau.  of  William  and  Annie  (Mcintosh)  Gibson,  of  Aberdeenshire. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  John  W.-,  b.  in  Quincy,  Sept.  11,  1881. 

2.  Rachel  G.2,  b.  in  Quincy,  Aug.  23,  1883. 

3.  Arthur  G.^,  b.  in  H  ,  Sept.  23,  1885. 

4.  A  son  b.  in  Bennington,  Jan.  16,  1888. 


ANTHONY. 

John^  Anthony,   whose  ancestors  came  from  England  about  the 
year  1634,  was  b.  in   Bristol,  R.  I.,  March  1,  1761;    m.  1,  Rhoda 

*  It  is  not  certain  that  this  name  appears  in  its  proper  i)lace. 


310  GENEALOGY:    ANTHONY. 

Hopkins,  dau.  of  the  celebrated  Samuel  Hopkins,  d.  d,,  of  New- 
port, R.  I.;  after  the  death  of  his  wife  he  emigrated  to  Billemeade 
(now  Lyndon),  Vt.,  where  he  m.  2,  Susan  Gaboon. 

1.  Marcus  Aurelius^  (Jobn^),  was  b.  in  Lyndon,  April  23,  1801 ;  at 
the  age  of  fifteen  years,  he  was  apprenticed  to  Captain  Witt,  a  black- 
smith, at  Woodstock  Green,  Vt.  A  few  years  later  he  came  to  "  Flan- 
cock  Factory,"  and  worked  for  a  time  with  Benjamin  Whittemore  ; 
m.  Aug.  16,  1825,  Cynthia,  dau.  of  John  and  Betsey  (Hall)  Cum- 
mings  (q.  v.);  rem.  to  Nashua,  he  worked  for  the  Nashua  Mfg.  Co.; 
subsequently  he  returned  to  H.  and  at  different  periods  owned  and 
occupied  sevei-al  places.  His  last  residence  was  the  Asahel  Cum- 
mings  place,  where  he  d.  Sept.  28,  1864.  Mrs.  Anthony  after  the 
death  of  husband  rem.  to  the  village;  she  d.  March  29,  1875,  aged 
68  years.     Children  :  — 

3.  Albert  A.^,  b.  in  Nashua,  Nov.  12,  1826;  m.  Sept.  15,  1853, 
Sarah  Townsend,  of  Marlboro',  N.  H,  He  was  from  his  boyhood 
a  sufferer  from  spinal  disease,  but  he  worked  patiently  and  cheer- 
fully at  his  occupation  as  a  harness-maker  in  H.,  until  within  a  few 
weeks  of  his  death;  d.  July  29,  1873;  res.  house  in  village  marked 
"Mrs.  Priest." 

CHILD. 

1.  Aclella  0.\  b.  Aug.  12,  1854;  m.  Dec.  23,  1874,  Elmer  J.  Gutterson,  of 
Milford.  Children:  (1),  Ediths,  b.  i„  Milford,  Oct.  7,  1875.  (2), 
Katie^,  b.  iu  Milford,  Nov.  9,  1877.  (3),  Florence^  b.  in  Pepperell, 
Mass.,  Jau.  31,  1880.     (4),  Arthur^,  b.  iu  Pepperell,  Juue  11,  1882. 

3.  John  A.«,  b.  in  H.,  Nov.  25,  1829 ;  d.  June  11,  1833. 

4.  William  C.^  b.  in  H.,  Nov.  18,  1831;  d.  in  Lowell,  Mass., 
May  8,  1840. 

5.  Maria  C.^  b.  in  H.,  Sept.  27,  1834;  m.  Dec.  16,  1865,  John 
A.  Wheeler,  of  Milford  ;  res.  Milford,  where  they  are  in  trade. 

6.  Harriet  M.^  b.  in  H.,  Jan.  6,  1837;  m.  April  14,  1864,  Allen 
Tolman,  of  Nelson.  He  d.  in  Nelson,  May  10,  1874,  but  was  buried 
in  H.     Mrs.  Tolman  res.  in  Milford. 

7.  A  daughter,  b.  March  27,  1839;  d.  March  27,  1839. 

8.  Julia  E.^  b.  in  H.,  Sept.  13,  1842;  d.  in  Milford,  July  7, 
1883. 

9.  Mark  M.\  b.  in  H.,  April  15,  1846;  d.  in  H.,  Aug.  10,  1846. 

The  four  children  of  M.  A.  Anthony,  who  reached  the  years  of 
maturity,  were  educated  at  the  High  school  in  H. 


GENEALOGY  :    ARCHIBALD;    AUSTIN.  311 

ARCHIBALD. 

1.  Rev.  Ilenry^  Arcliibald,  son  of  John  and  Barbara  Arcliibald, 
was  b.  at  Muselburpjh,  Scotland,  Aug.  14,  1786;  m.  at  East  Haddarn, 
Conn.,  March  5,  IS'iO,  Rebecca,  dau.  of  Thomas  and  Rebecca  Mar- 
sliall,  who  was  b.  at  East  Haddarn,  Jan.  20,  1787,  and  d.  at  Bristol, 
Vt.,  Aug.  1869.  He  d.  at  Mount  Holly,  Vt.,  Dec.  4,  1859.  Mr. 
Archibald  was  ordained  in  1822.  He  was  pastor  of  the  Baptist 
church  in  H.,  in  1846-7,  and  res.  at  the  place  marked  "J.  Mathews." 

2,  Rev.  Thomas  Henry^  (Rev.  Henry^)  was  b.  in  Killingworth, 
Conn.,  Oct.  2,  1821;  ordained  at  Concord,  IST,  H.,  March  3,  1847; 
m.  March  3,  1847,  Susan  W.,  dau.  of  Dea.  Samuel  and  Margaret  S, 
Tuck,  who  was  b.  in  Dorchester,  Aug.  8,  1823;  was  graduated  at 
the  New  Hampton  institute  in  1845,  and  was  lady  principal  of  the 
H.  "Lit.  ifc  Sci."  institution  in  1846. 

CUIXDREX. 

1.     Eev.  Samuel  Heury-^.       2.     Wilbertbrce  Erving^.       3.     Frank  Cary'^. 
4.     Susan  Elizabeth^. 


ERASTUS  AUSTIIV. 

1.  Erastus^  Austin  was  b.  in  Shorehara,  Vt.,  in  1814;  spent  his 
childhood  with  John  Gates,  of  Brookline,  Vt.;  was  a  sailor  in 
early  life,  and  came  to  H.  in  1859  ;  has  res.  there  most  of  the  time 
since  that  date;  res.  on  the  place  marked  "J.  Ball";  m.  1,  Lucindy, 
dau.  of  William  Howard,  of  Stoddard,  who  d.  in  New  Ipswich, 
Jan.  1849;  m.  2,  Harriet  (Gould)  Dunbar,  widow  of  the  late  James 
M.  Dunbar. 

CHILD. 

1.     Lucinda  Ella',  d.  in  New  Ipswich,  at  the  age  of  nine  years. 


GEORGE  L.  AND  IDA  W.  AUSTIN. 

Luther- Austin  (Luther^)  was  b.  in  Hollis;  m.  Mary  Nichols,  of 
Concord,  and  d.  in  Concord  ;  his  widow  m.  2,  Nathaniel  Coggin, 
(q.  v.),  and  rem.  to  H. 

1,  George  L.^  (Luther-,  Luther^)  was  b.  Sept.  25,  1849;  m.  July 
4,  1873,  Ellen  F.,  dau.  of  Charles  and  Lois  (Due)  Hart;  res.  on  place 
marked  "R.  Rice." 

CHILDREN. 

1.     William^,  b.  Aug.  12,  1874.  2.     Ida^  d.  in  infancy. 

3.     Frank  W.*,  b.  Nov.  20,  1870. 

2.  Ida  W.^  m.  William  Davis;  res.  Concord.    One  child, Graced 


312  GENEALOGY:  AUSTIN;  AVERIL;  BACON. 

JONATHAN  AUSTIN. 

Jonathan^  Austin  was  a  res.  of  Brattleboro',  Vt. 

William  D.-  (Jonathan^)  res.  Charlestown,  Mass.;  m.  Mary  Jane 
Anderson. 

1.  William  O.^  (William  D.^,  Jonathan^)  was  b.  in  Charlestown, 
Mass.,  Nov.  22,  1854;  m.  Rachel  W.,  dau.  of  Josiah  and  Wilhel- 
mina  Ordaway  Osgood.  He  engaged  for  a  time  in  the  manu- 
facture of  furniture  in  Hudson  and  Nashua.  Bought  a  saw-mill  in 
Londonderry  in  1882,  and  a  portable  steam  saw-mill  in  1888;  has 
operated  it  in  Hollis,  Stoddard,  Hancock,  and  Wilton.  He  played 
on  a  cornet  in  the  Nashua  Cornet  band,  for  nine  years ;  was  leader 
of  Hudson  band  for  two  years,  and  is  now  leader  of  Norway  Cornet 
band  in  Hancock;  came  to  H.  in  Feb.  1885;  res.  place  marked 
«C.  P.  Parkhurst." 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Alice  Mays  b.  Feb.  8,  1878.  2.     Charles  0.\  b.  June  12,  1879. 


AVERIL. 


Trask  W.  Averil  came  to  H.  from  Mount  Vernon  in  1873,  to  the 
place  marked  "  E,  Tyrrell";  later  res.  for  a  time  at  village;  house 
marked  "M.  Parker."  He  was  a  great  hunter  and  fisher,  and  rem. 
about  1877  to  Manchester.     We  have  no  record  of  his  family. 


BACON. 


1.  Jeremiah^  Bacon  came  from  Washington  to  H.  not  far  from 
the  beginning  of  1801.  The  historian  of  Washington,  to  whom  we 
are  much  indebted,  informs  us  that  he  was  in  Wasliington  as  early 
as  1785,  and  that  he  was  one  of  the  selectmen  of  Washington  in 
1800.  He  m.  1,  Betsey  Davis,  who  d.  Aug.  12,  1799;  m.  2,  Dec.  11, 
1800,  Mrs.  Eunice  Davis,  of  H.  His  res.  in  H.  was  on  the  James 
Davis  homestead,  where  he  d.,  May  2, 1816,  aged  62.     Children:  — 

2.  Jeremiah'^  b.  May  2,  1786 ;  m.  April  26,  1804,  Betsey,  dau. 
of  James  and  Eunice  Davis;  d.  in  Unadilla,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  5,  1843. 
His  wife  d.  Sept.  4,  1845. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     PersisS  m.  Orin  Burris ;  she  d.  in  St.  Clair  county,  Mich.,  aged  62.     Chil- 
dren, Malifa^  and  Monroe^. 


GENEALOGY:    BACON.  313 

2.  Sophias,  d.,  aged  29. 

3.  Euuice»,  d.  March,  1881,  aged  70. 

4.  Lucinda^,  b.  Feb.  28,  1818;  m.  Dec.  1840,  Wheeler  Webb,    who  d.   May 

25,  1849.     Children  :  (1),  Mary  FA,  b.  April  30,  1845.     (2),  James  K.S 
b.  April  9,  1847.     {S),  Wheeler  B.S  b.  Dec.  1,  1849 ;  d.  Sept.  20,  1868. 

5.  Betseys,  b.  Sept.  1820;  m.  William  Card,  who  d.  at  New  Lisbon,  Sept. 

1878.     One  child,  Peter^. 

3.  Thomas  W.-,  b.  Dec.  10,  1787. 

4.  Willard-,  b.  Aug.  14,  1789;  m.  Sibyl,  tlau.  of  Samuel  and 
Susanna  (Laughton)  Gates,  of  H.  He  d.  in  Washington,  Sept.  22, 
1818;  she  d.  in  H.,  May  21,  1822. 

5.  Whiting-,  b.  May  27,  1791 ;  m.  1,  Sept.  19, 1815,  Lydia  Davis, 
who  d.  Sept.  16,  1830  ;  m.  2,  Jan.  2,  1832,  Sally  Cogwin,  who  d.  June 
10,  1855.  He  d.  Aug.  17,  1877.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the  war  of 
1812-14;  a  farmer;  res.  in  Unadilla,  N.  Y.,  Waukegan,  111.,  and 
Wisconsin. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  J.  Whitings,  b.  Nov.  27,  181G. 

2.  Samuel  Davis^,  b.  June  1,  1818 ;  m.  Sept.  23,  1856,  Sophia  Ann  Van  Dyke. 

He  is  a  farmer  and  tanner;  res.  Unadilla,  N.  Y.     Children  :  (1),  Mary 

S.\  h.  Dec.  9,  1858.     (2),  Cornelia  L.^  b.  July  23,  1865. 

3.  Denniss,  b.  Jan.  11,  1820.  8.     NancyS,  b.  Jan.  29,  1833. 

4.  Frauklius,  b.  May  13,  1822.  9.     Persist  b.  Dec.  9,  1834. 

5.  Lydia  A.s,  b.  July  17,  1824.  10.     Willards,  b.  March  23,  1837. 

6.  Eliza  R.3,  b.  July  23,  1826.  11.     John  G.s,  b.  Feb.  12,  1840. 

7.  Delia  M.s,  b.  Sept.  5,  1830. 

All  b.  in  Unadilla,  with  the  exception  of  John  G.,  who  was  b.  in  Waukegan,  111. 

6.  Samuel-,  b.  April  25,  1793;  m.  1,  June  3,  1818,  Nancy  Fair- 
banks, who  d.  June  25, 1824;  m.  2,  May  2, 1826,  Mrs.  Alma  E.  Tyler, 
who  d.  Aug.  15,  1879.     He  was  a  farmer;  res.  Harvard,  Mass. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  N.  Marias,  5.  j^iy  3^  jgig.  (j.  Jan.  3,  1884. 

2.  Sophia  A.s,  b.  Dec.  30,  1820;  d.  Oct.  28,  1880. 

3.  Sarah  F.s,  b.  July  16,  1822 ;  res.  Londonville,  N.  Y. 

4.  Lucia  H.s,  b.  Jan.  31,  1827;  d.  March  11,  1857. 

5.  Samuel  NewtonS,  b.  Jan.  25,  1829;  m.,  Feb.  13,  1855,  Sarah  E.  Harlow, 

of  Lawrence,  Mass. ;  res.  Londonville,  N.  Y. ;  manufacturer  of  cof- 
fee and  spices,  and  wholesale  dealer  in  grocers'  sundries.  Children : 
(1),  Emma  M.^  b.  Sept.  6,  1858.  (2),  George  N.^  b.  May  24,  1860. 
(3),  Allen  H.*,  b.  Feb.  13,  1864. 

6.  Joseph  A.s,  b.  Nov.  4,  1835;  m.  Jan.  25,  1870,  Cornelia  B.  Chase.     He  d. 

Feb.  20,  1875. 
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314  GENEALOGY:    BACON;    BAGLEY;   BAILEY. 

7.  Hezekiah-,  b.  July  2,  1797;  m.  Oct.  17,  1820,  Mary  George. 
He  was  a  farmer;  res.  in  Washington,  Harvard,  Mass.,  and  Newton, 
Mass.;  d.  May  9,  1864;  his  wife  d.  Oct.  10,  1836. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Mary  A.^,  b.  June  27,  1822. 

2.  Lyclia  L.3,  b.  Oct.  1,  1823. 

3.  Jeremiah  Willard^,  b.  April  7,  1826 ;  m.  Nov.  26,  1857,  Caroline  E.  Mitch- 

ell; res.  Harvard,  Mass.;  a  glove  maker.     One  child,  Lizzie  C.'',  b. 
July  30,  1862. 

8.  Ann  E.^,  b.  in  H.;  m.  Gilman  Ames.     (q.  v.) 

9.  Newton^,  m.  and  res.  in  Boston  many  years,  afterward  rem. 
to  Weston,  Mass.,  where  he  d. 


BAGLEY. 

1.  David"^  Bagley,  son  of  Jonathan^  and  Sally  (Goodwin)  Bag- 
ley,  was  b.  in  Bradford  in  1797 ;  m.  Susan  Hart,  who  was  b.  in  Hop- 
kin  ton  in  1792;  res.  in  Bradford  until  1847,  when  they  rem.  to  H. ; 
res.  on  the  Major  Brooks  place,  and  at  place  marked  "J.  H.";  later 
rem.  to  Greenfield,  and  thence  to  East  Harrisville;  rem.  to  Washing- 
ton in  1856,  where  he  d.  in  1873;  she  d.  in  1870.  Children,  all  b. 
in  Bradford:  — 

3.     David  F.^,  res.  Bradford ;  m.  Mahala  C.  Cheney,  of  Warner. 

CHILDREN. 

Orlando  T.'*,  Betsey  F.*,  David  C.*,  Susan*,  HepseyS  Mary  F.* ;  d. 

3.  Jason^,  res.  Nashua ;  m.  Martha  Swazey,  of  Hill. 

CHILDREN. 

Jenny  F.* ;  Abbie^  d. ;  Lora  E.*. 

4.  Aratus  K.^,  d.  in  Washington  in  1870. 

5.  Sarah  G.^  m.  Horace  W.  Clyde,     (q.  v.) 


BAILEY. 

1.  John^  Bailey  was  b.  in  Packersfield  (now  Nelson),  July  7, 
1782;  d.  Aug.  10,  1859,  in  Monroe;  m.  Polly  Cobb,  who  was  b. 
May  28,  1781;  d.  Sept.  1862,  in  Ashburnham,  Mass.  They  settled 
at  No.  "21."  How  long  they  remained  we  do  not  know,  but  they 
must  have  rem.  as  early  as  1840.     Children:  — 

2.  Lydia^,  b.  May  21,  1804;  m.  Ira  Cummings.     (q.  v.) 


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GENEALOGY  r^}t««¥flBAKER.  315 


3.  Stephen^,  b.  March  10,  18U6;  d.  May,  1883. 

4.  Polly-,  b.  Oct.  4,  1808;  d.  Aug.  18,  1813. 

5.  SamueP,  b.  Nov.  13,  1810;  d.  Aug.  19,  1813. 

6.  Rebecca-,  b.  July  22,  1812;  m.  John  F.  Hale,  of  Rindge,  who 
d.  July  22,  1881 ;  she  d.  March,  1882. 

CHILDKEN. 

1.  CIementiue■^  in.  Albert  Brooks,  of  New  Ipswich.     Children,  George  H.* 

aud  Oliver  N.*. 

2.  Martha-^,  m.  George  G.  Rice,  of  East  Rindge.     Children,  George  H.*,  d. 

young,  and  Harris  H.*. 

7.  Mary^  b.  Jan.  23,  1815  ;  m.  Thomas  Bartlett.     (q.  v.) 

8.  Samuel  Preston-,  b,  June  8,  1821;  m.  Ann  E.  Phelps;  res.  in 
Manchester;  d.  June  30,  1887.  Two  children:  George  A.^  and  a 
dau.  who  d.  young. 


DR.  JOHN   BAKER. 

After  Burgoyne's  surrender  at  Saratoga  five  hundred  of  his  sol- 
diers were  exchanged  for  an  equal  number  of  Americans  and  ordered 
back  to  England.  They  were  to  march  to  New  York,  but  only  one 
hundred  ever  reached  tliat  city,  three  hundred  having  deserted  the 
first  night,  and  one  hundred  the  second. 

Joseph^  Baker  was  one  of  the  first  number,  preferring  to  remain  in 
this  country  rather  than  to  return  to  his  home  in  England.  He 
settled  in  Princeton,  Mass.,  where  he  married  Lavina  Keyes.  His 
oldest  son  was 

1.  Dr.  John-,  b.  in  Princeton,  Dec.  22,  1783.  In  his  youth  he 
assisted  his  father  on  the  farm,  but  he  early  developed  a  taste  for 
books  and  study.  After  jiursuing  his  studies  as  far  as  he  could  at 
the  schools  in  Princeton,  he  came  to  H.  and  took  up  a  course  of 
classical  study  with  Rev.  Reed  Paige,  teaching  school  in  the  winter 
to  help  defray  his  expenses,  his  father  being  able  to  render  him  little 
assistance.  He  studied  medicine  with  Dr.  Peter  Tuttle.  He  re- 
mained in  H.  a  short  time  after  completing  his  course,  then  went  to 
Boylston,  Mass.,  where  he  remained  about  a  year.  He  was  then  in- 
vited to  go  to  Marlboro',  Mass.,  which  invitation  he  accepted  in  the 
spring  of  1812.  He  res.  in  Marlboro'  until  the  close  of  his  life.  He 
d.  from  overwork  during  a  severe  sickness  in  the  town,  Aug.  31, 
1848.  He  m.  at  H.,  Feb.  16,  1809,  Martha,  dau.  of  Moses  and  Sarah 
(Fry)  Dennis.     She  d.  at  Marlboro',  Sept.  17,  1857.     Children:  — 


316  GENEALOGY :   BAKER. 

2.  Caroline^  b.  in  H.,  May  6,  1810;  d.  in  Marlboro',  Mass.,  Oct. 
31,  1839. 

3.  Martha  Adeline^  [11],  b.  in  Boylston,  Mass.,  Nov.  24,  1811. 

4.  Harriette  NewelP,  b.  in  Marlboro,'  Sept.  23,  1813,  a  teacher 
from  1829  to  1857.  Res.  in  Marlboro'  till  1857,  when  she  removed 
to  Boston,  where  she  remained  till  1871,  returning  to  Marlboro'  at 
that  time,  which  has  continued  to  be  her  home  till  the  present  time 
(1888).  She  has  rendered  great  assistance  in  collecting  materials 
for  this  history,  the  information  concei-ning  the  Dennis  family,  in- 
cluding its  many  branches,  having  come  through  iier  hands. 

5.  Lavinia^  [24],  b.  at  Marlboro',  Dec.  30,  1815. 

6.  John  Dennis^  b.  at  Marlboro',  May  31,  1818;  d.  at  Marl- 
boro', May  26,  1836. 

7.  Mary  Ann^  b.  at  Marlboro',  Aug.  13,  1820  ;  m.  Nov.  14, 
1843,  Henry  K.  Winchester,  b.  in  Southboro',  Mass.,  April  26,  1819. 
Kes.  in  Boston,  Mass.,  and  Santa  Barbara,  Cal.,  from  1871  to  1883, 
when  he  returned  to  Massachusetts. 

8.  Charles  Darwin^,  b.  Aug.  2,  1822;  d.  June  7,  1838. 

9.  Sullivan  Dane=^  [34],  b.  in  Marlboro',  July  31,  1824. 

10.  William^  b.  in  Marlboro',  Aug.  14,  1826;  m.  Dec.  21,  1865, 
Mary  Ann  Stebbins,  b.  in  Winchester,  N.  H.,  Nov.  5,  1837.  Res. 
in  Marlboro',  He  was  a  corporal  in  Co.  I,  13th  regt.,  Mass.  vols., 
was  wounded  at  the  second  battle  of  Bull  Run  and  sent  to  the 
hospital  at  Washington,  was  pronounced  unfit  for  active  duty  in 
the  field,  and  was  put  in  charge  of  the  clothing  department,  where 
he  remained  till  the  close  of  his  term  of  service. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Lucy  NewellS  b.  June  2,  1868. 

2.  Harry  William*,  b.  Dec.  2,  1873. 

11.  Martha  Adeline"  [3]  (Dr.  John'-^,  Joseph^),  b.  Nov.  24, 1811 ; 
m.  at  Marlboro',  April  7,  1829,  Aaron  H.  Felton,  a  shoe-maker,  b.  at 
Marlboro',  Feb.  2,  1808.  He  d.  March  30,  1870.  Children,  all  b.  in 
Marlboro' :  — 

13.  Caroline",  b.  April  29,  1830 ;  m.  1,  Andrew  J.  Phelps,  April 
8,  1850.  He  was  born  in  Fitchburg,  Mass.,  Aug.  13,  1830;  d.  at 
Marlboro',  JVfay  3,  1854. 

CHILDKEN. 

1.  Willis  Herbert^,  b.  at  Marlboro',  Dec.    31,  1850;    d.  at  Hudson,  Mass., 

July  3,  1876. 

2.  Lilla  Augusta^,  b.  at  Marlboro',  Aug.  12,  1853 ;  d.  Feb.  24,  1854. 


GENEALOGY  :    BAKER.  317 

Mrs.  Phelps  m.  2,  July  G,  1862,  Nahum  Gay,  a  shoemaker,  b.  in 
Northboro',  Mass.,  Oct.  15,  1820;  d.  at  Hudson,  May  24,  1881. 

13.  Catherine  Brigham^  b.  April  29,  1830 ;  m.  at  Nashua,  N.  H., 
Oct.  21,  1856,  Frederic  J.  Jewett,  b.  at  Berlin,  Mass.,  Oct.  21,  1826. 
Res.  in  Marlboro'. 

CHILD. 

1.     Jesse  G.S  b.  iu  Marlboro',  Sept.  4,  186-t. 

14.  Silas  Addison*,  a  brush  manufacturer;  res.  in  Manchester; 
b.  Sept.  4,  1832;  m.  at  Eden  Prairie,  Minn.,  Jan.  20,  1861,  Mary 
Lizzie  Dudley,  b.  in  Boston,  July  5,  1841. 

CHILDREX. 

1.  D.  Dudley*,  b.  at  Eden  Prairie,  Dec.  27,  18G1 ;  res.  in  Manchester,  N.  H. 

2.  Harry  Clifton-^  b.  at  Marlboro',  Sept.  11,  1869;  d.  at  Manchester,  N.  H., 

Aug.  11,  1870. 

3.  Frauk  Parsons-^,  b.  at  Manchester,  June  II,  1878. 

15.  Harriette  Augusta^  b.  Sept.  16,  1834;  m.  at  Marlboro',  May 
29,  1856,  Roger  Boyd,  a  shoe  manufacturer;  res.  in  Marlboro';  b. 
Dec.  5,  1827. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Ana  Feltom,  b.  at  Dubuque,  Iowa,  May  4,  1860;  d.  at  Marlboro',  April 

13,  1878. 

2.  Adeline  Sophia*,  b.  at  Marlboro',  Feb.  15,  1862;  d.  Aug.  15,  1862. 

3.  Harriette  Elizabeth*,  b.  at  Marlboro',  Feb.  21,  1863 ;  d.  Nov.  9,  1863. 

4.  Josephine  Bigelow*,  b.  at  Marlboro',  April  28,  1864 ;  d.  July  30,  1864. 

5.  Jennie  Brigham*,  b.  Aug.  26,  1867. 

16.  Sarah  Dennis*,  b.  March  26,  1836;  m.  at  Marlboro',  April 
12,  1855,  Elbridge  Lewis,  a  hotel-keeper;  res.  in  Hudson,  Mass.;  b. 
at  Fitchburg,  Dec.  12,  1831. 

17.  Lavina  Darwin*,  b.  June  2,  1838;  m.  at  Marlboro',  April 
14,  1857,  Levi  Cutting,  b.  at  Marlboro',  April  5,  1836;  d.  Jan.  10, 
1882.     Mrs.  Cutting  res.  in  Marlboro'. 

18.  John  Sullivan*,  a  shoe  manufacturer;  res.  in  Marlboro';  b. 
March  11,  1841;  m.  at  Guilford,  K  H.,  Jan.  25,  1866,  Lucia  A. 
Gibbs,  b.  at  Guilford,  Aug.  14,  1842. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Fred  S.*,  b.  at  Marlboro',  March  17,  1869;  d.  at  Guilford,  Oct.  7,  1882. 

2.  Herbert  Rodney*,  b.  at  Marlboro',  May  27,  1883. 

19.  Henry  Franklin*,  a  music  teacher;  res.  in  Lowell,  Mass.;  b. 


318  GENEALOGY  :    BAKER. 

June  24,  1843;  lu.  at  New  York,  Juae  1,  1876,  Jennie  Webb,  b.  in 
New  York,  Oct.  18,  1853.     She  d.  at  Lowell,  Jan.  14,  1884. 

20.  Ann  MariaS  b.  July  21,  1845;  m.  at  Marlboro',  Nov.  29, 
1866,  William  Henry  Bullard,  b.  at  Sherborn,  Mass.,  Aug.  81,  1840; 
res.  in  Hudson. 

CHILD. 

1.     Laura  Adelines,  b.  at  Marl})oro',  March  3,  1872. 

31.  Charles  Melville*,  foreman  in  a  shoe  manufactory;  res.  in 
Marlboro';  b.  May  7,  1848;  m.  at  Pepperell,  Mass.,  June  10,  1875, 
Eliza  Daggett,  b.  in  Hallo  well.  Me.,  June  2,  1844. 

33.  Martha  Janette*,  b.  March  5,  1850;  m.  at  Marlboro',  Dec. 
7,  1876,  Frederic  H.  Kirk,  b.  in  Camden,  Me.,  May  20,  1846;  em- 
jjloyed  in  a  shoe  factory;  res.  in  Marlboro'. 

33.  William  Loring"*,  employed  in  a  shoe  factory;  res.  in  Marl- 
boro'; b.  Aug.  24,  1852;  ra.  at  Nashua,  N.  H.,  Feb.  15,  1877,  Hen- 
rietta E.  Atwood,  b.  in  Nashua,  March  21,  1855. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Adeline  Josephine^,  b.  Aug.  18,  1878. 

2.  Henry  Atwood^,  b.  Nov.  16,  1882. 

34.  Lavinia^  [5]  (Dr.  John-,  Joseph^),  b.  Dec.  30,  1815;  m.  in 
Marlboro',  April  9,  1835,  William  Pitt  Brigham,  b.  in  Marlboi-o', 
Aug.  30,  1811;  d.  B^eb.  10,  1884.  He  went  to  California  in  1850, 
returning  to  Marlboro'  in  a  few  years.  He  held  several  town  offices. 
Mrs.  Brigham  res.  in  Marlboro'.     Children:  — 

35.  Harriette  Augusta*,  b.  in  Boxboro',  Mass.,  Jan.  29,  1836;  m. 
at  Marlboro',  Jan.  1,  1857,  S.  Herbert  Howe,  b.  in  Marlboro',  Dec. 
21,  1835.  He  is  a  shoe  manufacturer,  res.  in  Marlboro',  has  filled 
many  offices  of  trust,  has  been  a  member  of  the  legislature,  justice 
of  the  peace,  etc. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Louis  Porter^,  b.  May  29,  1853. 

2.  Alice  Baker5,  b.  Dec.  19,  1859;  d.  Oct.  U,  1860. 

3.  Charlotte  Adalaide^,  b.  May  9,  1861;  m..  May  6,  1885,  Oscar  H.  Stevens, 

b.  Nov.  16,  1854. 

4.  Annie  Brigham^  b.  June  15,  1871 ;  d.  Sept.  7,  1887. 

36.  Henrietta  Augusta*,  b.  in  Boxboro',  Mass.,  Jan.  29,  1836; 
m.  at  Marlboro',  Nov.  30,  1854,  Freeman  Holyoke,  b.  in  Marlboro', 
Aug.  18,  1826;  d.  April  15,  1876. 


GENEALOGY:    BAKER.  319 


CHILDREN. 

1.  Charles  Freeman^  b.  Dec.  27,  1855. 

2.  Frank  HenryS,  b.  Jan.  6,  1857 ;  d.  April  24,  1865. 

3.  Adaline  Lavinia^,  b.  June  25,  1863;  m.  March  31,  1885,   Walter  Porter 

Frye,  b.  Feb.  2,  1863.     One  child,  John  Freeman",  b.  April  6,  1886. 

37.  Henry  Augustine^  b.  in  Boxboro',  Aug.  5,  1837;  m.  at 
Nevada  City,  Cal.,  1861,  Mary  Plank,  b.  at  Cold  Spring,  N.  Y., 
Jan.  11,  1842.  He  was  superintendent  of  a  gold-mine  in  Colorado 
twenty-six  years,  going  to  Brazil  in  1884,  to  accej)t  a  similar  posi- 
tion. 

ClIIl.DRKX. 

1.  Emma  Louise^,  b.  at  Nevada  City,  Sept.  22,  1862;  m.,  at  North  Columbia, 

Col.,  Dec.  30,  1883,  Walter  Bigelow.     One  child,  P:thel  Lavinia«,  b. 
at  North  Columbia,  Jan.  16,  1885. 

2.  Charles  Francis^,  b.  at  Sweetland,  Col.,  March  24,  1864;  m.  in  Marlboro', 

Sept.    22,  1885,  Ida  B.  Campbell,  b.  in  Middleboro',  Mass.,  March 
9,  1862. 

3.  Edward  Bigelow^  b.  at  San  Juan,  Col.,  Nov.  26,  1870. 

4.  William  Plank^,  b.  at  North  Columbia,  March  7,  1875. 

28.  Helen  Adelaides  b.  at  Boxboro',  Oct.  19,  1839 ;  m.  at  Marl- 
boro', Sept.  22,  1862,  Allan  D.  Howe,  b.  at  Marlboro',  Jan.  21,  1836; 
a  shoe  manufacturer;  res.  in  Southboro',  Mass. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Bertha  May^,  b.  at  Marlboro',  June  20,  1863. 

2.  Alice  Lavina^,  b.  at  Marlboro',  Dec.  2,  1864;  m.  in  Southboro',  Jan.  9, 

1886,  William  Winchester. 

39.  William  Francis^  b.  at  Boxboro',  April  4,  1842.  He  was  a 
member  of  Co.  F,  13th  regt.,  Mass.  vols.,  was  wounded  in  the  battle 
before  Vicksburg,  and  d.  at  Washington,  D.  C,  July  18,  18G4. 

30.  Albert  Quincy^  b,  at  Acton,  Mass.,  March  12,  1848;  d.  at 
Marlboro',  Sept.  25,  1849. 

31.  Alfred  Adaras^  b.  at  Acton,  March  12,  1848;  m.  at  Marl- 
boro', Jan.  6,  1868,  Eliza  D.  Marsh,  b.  at  Ashland,  Mass.,  Nov.  9, 
1847;  res.  in  Marlboro'. 

CHILDREN. 

1.   Frank  Leroy^  b.  Nov.  21,  1868.       2.    Gertrude  Augusta^  b.  Sept.  16,  1872. 

33.  Emma  BakerS  b.  at  Marlboro',  Oct.  24,  1849;  m.  at  Marl- 
boro', July  20,  1875,  Herbert  W.  Brigham,  b.  at  Wardsboro',  Vt., 
Nov.  10,  1848. 

CHILD. 

1.     Maude  Lavinia»,  b.  Dec.  8,  1880. 


320  GENEALOGY  :    BAKER. 

33.  Edwin  Eugene*,  b.  at  Marlboro',  Nov.  15,  1855;  ra.  at  Marl- 
boro', Dec.  19,  1882,  Hattie  J.  Johnson,  b.  April  15,  1858. 

34.  Sullivan  Dana^  [9]  (Dr.  John-,  Joseph^),  foreman  in  a  shoe 
manufactory;  res.  in  Marlboro';  b.  July  31,  1824;  ra.  at  Marlboro', 
Nov.  23,  1848,  Rebecca  S.  Blake,  b.  at  Westboro',  Mass.,  July  3, 
1830.     Children :  — 

35.  Charles  Darwin^  b.  in  Marlboro',  May  27,  1850 ;  d.  May 
11,  1852. 

36.  Henry  Kirk^  b.  in  Marlboro',  Oct.  17,  1851 ;  m.  at  Marl- 
boro', March  12,  1876,  Josephine  Cushman,  b.  at  Waterford,  Ire., 
Feb.  27,  1858. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Helen  C.S  b.  June  25,  1877. 

2.  Kolan  H.s,  b.  Nov.  23,  1881. 

3.  Clara  Carr^,  b.  March  11,  1886;  d.  June  5,  1886. 

37.  Harriette  NewelP,  b.  in  Marlboro',  July  1,  1859;  ra.  Nov. 
19,  1874,  Edward  N.  Lafricain,  b.  at  Montreal,  Can.,  Dec.  12,  1850 ; 
a  musician ;  res.  in  Soraerville,  Mass. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Marion  Georgianua'',  b.  at  Marlboro',  Dec.  2,  1876. 

2.  Edith  Louise^,  b.  at  Soraerville,  Feb.  12,  1878. 

3.  Aimee  Lavina^,  b.  at  Soraerville,  July  2,  1884. 

38.  Mary  Ellen  JuddS  b.  at  Marlboro',  March  16, 1861 ;  m.  Dec. 
13,  1883,  Williara  G.  Williams,  b.  at  Wells,  Me.,  Oct.  20,  1857;  a 
wood  and  coal  dealer;  res.  in  Marlboro'. 

39.  Martha  Adalaide  Pasfe^  b.  at  Marlboro',  March  3,  1870. 


JOSEPH  BAKER. 

Joseph^  Baker,  a  tailor,  was  in  town  as  early  as  1790.  He  settled 
first  at  No.  "25";  rem.  to  the  place  marked  "I.  A.  Moors,"  and 
about  the  year  1809  rem.  to  Nelson,  He  did  not  purchase  the  place 
where  he  first  lived,  but  occupied  it  as  a  squatter;  but  subsequently 
he  appears  to  have  been  quite  well  off  for  that  time,  and  was  taxed 
for  $500  at  intei-est,  in  addition  to  a  small  farm  and  some  stock. 
But  little  is  known  of  his  family.  He  had  one  son  and  three 
daughters  —  Mrs.  Whiting,  Sally-,  who  m.  Benjamin  Baker,  of 
Tackersfield,  and  Mrs.  Robb,  of  Stoddard. 


GENEALOGY:    BALCOM;    BALDWIN.  321 

BALCOM. 

1.  Elsworth  E,=^  Balconi  (William  W.-,  Samuel  E.^)  was  b.  in 
Nictaux,  N.  S.,  May  28,  1861;  came  to  Harrisville  and  took  charge 
of  the  station,  including  the  telegraph  office.  In  1882  he  took 
charge  of  the  station,  etc.,  at  Hancock  Center;  m.  Aug.  8,  1885, 
Abbie  L.,  dau.  of  John  and  Elizabeth  A.  Gates,  of  Newport;  res.  in 
house  marked  "  J.  Dodge." 

2.  Berlin  J.''  (William  W.-,  Samuel  E.^)  res.  with  his  brother. 


JEREMIAH  BALDWIlSr. 

John^  Baldwin  was  a  native  of  England.  He  appeared  in  Bil- 
lerica,  Mass.,  as  early  as  1655 ;  m.  Mary,  dau.  of  Thomas  and  JMary 
Richardson,  of  Woburn,  who  was  baptized  Nov.  17,  1638.  They 
had  a  family  of  ten  children.     Their  seventh  child  was 

Ensign  Thomas-  (John^),  b.  in  Billerica,  March  26,  1672 ;  d.  Dec. 
12,  1747. 

Benjamin^  (Thomas-,  John^),  b.  in  Billerica,  April  9,  1724,  was 
his  eighth  child.  He  m.  April  2,  1747,  Sarah  Pollard,  of  Billerica. 
Eleven  children.  With  his  two  sons,  Benjamin*  and  Jeremiah^  he 
enlisted,  in  1775,  in  Capt.  Jonathan  Stickney's  company  of  volun- 
teers, which  formed  a  part  of  Colonel  Bridge's  regiment.  This 
company  was  in  the  battle  of  Bunker  hill,  and  one  of  its  members 
(Asa  Pollard)  was  the  first  man  that  was  killed. 

Jeremiah*  (Benjamin'^  Thomas-,  John^),  the  second  child  of  Ben- 
jamin^, was  b.  in  Billerica,  Jan.  23,  1749;  m.  Ajn-il  11, 1780,  Rebecca 
Tolman.  They  rem.  to  Greenfield  about  the  year  1794.  They  had 
a  family  of  seven  children,  five  of  whom  were  b.  in  Billerica,  and 
two  were  b.  in  Greenfield. 

1.  Jeremiah"  (Jeremiah*,  Benjamin^,  Thomas'-,  John^),  b.  in 
Billerica,  Aug.  28,  1780;  m.  Feb.  14,  1815,  Esther  Maynard,  of  H. 
He  settled  in  Greenfield;  rem.  to  New  Boston,  and  from  thence 
to  H. ;  d.  May  7,  1827.  Mrs.  Baldwin  m.  2,  Nov.  28,  1837,  Capt. 
Joseph  Symonds.     (q.  v.)     Children  : — 

3.     Eli  M.«  [7],  b.  in  Greenfield,  Nov.  9,  1815. 

3.  Mariah  R.«  f  13],  b.  in  New  Boston,  March  28,  1818. 

4.  Jeremiah"  [16],  b.  in  New  Boston,  Dec.  16,  1820. 

5.  Enoch  Nichols"  [19],  b.  in  H.,  June  7,  1823. 

6.  David"  [20],  b.  in  H.,  Nov.  13,  1825. 


322  GENEALOGY:    BALDWIN. 

7.  Dea.  Eli  M.®  [2]  (Jeremiah^,  Jeremiah^,  Benjamin^,  Thomas^, 
John^),  b.  Nov.  9,  1815;  is  a  carpenter  and  deacon  of  Congrega- 
tional church  (see  p.  202)  ;  an  excellent  man  ;  m.  April  13,  1837, 
Betsey  Jewett,  who  was  b,  in  Weston,  Vt.,  in  1814,  and  d.  June  8, 
1868.     (For  res.  see  map.)     Children  :  — 

8.  Alice  W.^  b.  July  1,  1838;  m.  June  19,  1868,  Otis  Tuttle. 
(q.  V.) 

9.  Algernon  B.'^,  b.  Oct.  9,  1840 ;  was  graduated  at  Dartmouth 
college  in  1865;  he  was  the  fourth  in  his  class,  and  took  the 
"Philosophical  Oration";  taught  the  Gilmanton  academy  one  year, 
and  was  graduated  at  the  Albany  law  school  in  1868.  He  went  to 
Chicago  in  the  fall  of  1868,  and  has  continued  to  res.  there  until 
the  present  time;  was  admitted  to  practice  in  1870;  is  a  successful 
lawyer ;  m.  May  7,  1873,  Georgie  M.,  dau.  of  Rev.  John  Maule,  of 
New  York.  He  has  always  taken  a  deep  interest  in  his  native 
town.     (See  p.  54.) 

CHILD, 

1.     Arthur  Algernon^  b.  Aug.  26,  1878. 

10.  Elizabeth  S.",  b.  March  16,  1843;  m.  July  13,  1869,  Charles 
W.  Washburn,     (q.  v.) 

11.  Frank  H.^,  b.  May  7,  1848;  m.  June  19,  1876,  Fannie  H. 
Nesmith,  of  Antrim ;  res.  Keene,  where  he  has  been  in  the  sewing- 
machine  business  for  years 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Alice  NesmithS  b.  Sept.  20,  1879;  d.  May  21,  1881. 

2.  Edith  Nesmiths,  b.  March  24,  1882. 

3.  Marion  Nesmith^,  b.  Sept.  9,  1884. 

12.  Nellie  J.^  b.  May  17,  1850;  m.  Jan.  29,  1876,  Otis  Tuttle. 
(q.  V.) 

13.  Mariah  R.®  [3]  (Jeremiah^,  Jeremiah*,  Benjamin^  Thomas'-, 
John^),  b.  March  28,  1818;  m.  Nov.  7,  1837,  William  C.  Nichols, 
who  res.  for  a  time  in  H.  with  his  family  ;  present  res.  West  Gard- 
ner, Mass.     Children  :  — 

14.  Hattie  M.^  b.  Oct.  27,  1838;  m.  Oct.  27,  1859,  J.  J.  Dunn; 
res.  Keene. 

15.  Enoch',  b.  March  14,  1841;  m.  April  '18,  1865,  Sara  A. 
Kibby ;  res.  Southington,  Conn. 

16.  Jeremiah*  [4]  (Jeremiah^  Jeremiah^  Benjamin^,  Thomas-, 
Johni),  b.  Dec.  16,  1820;  m.  1,  April  6,  1843,  Mary  C.  Bennett,  of 


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GENEALOGY  :    BALDWIN.  323 

Brookline ;  two  children,  d.  young.  He  res.  several  years  in  M.  at 
place  marked  "J.  Baldwin."  Mrs.  Baldwin  d.  April  24,  1849;  he 
m.  2,  Elizabeth  F.  Hall,  of  Brookline.     Children  :  — 

17.  Lizzie  J.',  b.  Feb.  9,  1852;  m.  Xestor  Haines,  of  Nashua, 
who  d. 

18.  Ella  M.',  b.  Aug.  9,  1857  ;  m.  Albert  Pierce,  of  Brookline; 
res.  Brookline. 

19.  Enoch  Nichols®  [5]  (Jeremiah^  Jeremiah^  Benjamin®, 
Thomas-,  John^),  b.  June  7,  1823;  m.  March  15,  1847,  Mary  W. 
Ware,  of  H.  He  d.  April  8,  1882.  Mrs.  Baldwin  res.  in  H.  village. 
(See  village  plan.) 

30.  David*^  [6]  (Jei-emiah^  Jeremiah'*,  Benjamin'',  Thomas'-, 
John^),  b.  Nov.  13,  1825 ;  m.  1,  Emily  Whittaker,  of  H.,  and  res. 
for  a  time  in  H,  at  place  marked  "  W.  Fuller";  m.  2,  Miriam  Whit- 
tier,  of  New  London;  res.  New  London;  several  children,  d.  young. 


SAMUEL   BALDWIN. 

Henry^  Baldwin,  of  Devonshire,  Eng.,  appeared  in  Woburn,  Mass., 
as  early  as  1640.  He  was  a  prominent  citizen.  Some  of  his  de- 
scendants continue  to  occupy  the  place  he  settled.  The  celebrated 
Baldwin  apple  originated  on  a  farm  in  Woburn  owned  by  one  of  his 
descendants.  He  m.  Nov.  1,  1649,  Phebe  Richardson,  b.  in  Eng- 
land.    His  eighth  child, 

Henry2,  m.  May  4,  1692,  Abigail  Fisk. 

Isaac^  (Henry-,  Heury^),  b.  Feb.  20,  1700;  m.  March  24,  1726, 
Mary  Flagg.     Their  third  child. 

Col.  Nahum*  (Isaac^  Henry-,  Henry^),  b.  May  3,  1734;  m.  Mar- 
tha Low,  and  settled  in  Amherst.  He  was  an  officer  in  the  Revolu- 
tionary war;  was  the  first  treasurer  of  Hillsboro'  county,  and  a  man 
of  property. 

Isaac^  (Nahum*j  Isaacs  Henry-,  Henry^),  b.  in  1768 ;  m.  Bethia 
Poole,  of  Hollis,  and  settled  in  Antrim  in  1793.     Their  sixth  child, 

1,  SamueP  (Isaac^  Nahum*,  Isaac^,  Henry-,  Henry^),  b.  June  15, 
1802;  m.  1,  Sept.  30,  1830,  Betsey  G.,  dau.  of  Hugh  and  Nancy 
(Wilson)  Bell,  of  Francestown,  who  d.  Aug.  5,  1862  ;  m.  2,  Jan.  18, 
1871,  Mrs.  Martha  (Gregg)  Lear,  of  Manchester,  who  d.  Feb.  24, 
1880;   m.   3,   May    2,    1882,   Mrs.  Margaret  (Temple)    Peaslee,  of 


324  GENEALOGY:    BALDWIN;  BALL. 

Nashua.  In  1826  Mr.  Baldwin  settled  in  Bennington  (then  Han- 
cock Factory  village),  where  he  carried  on  business  as  a  blacksmith, 
and  where  he  res.,  with  the  exception  of  four  years, — from  1832  to 
1836, — which  were  spent  at  Antrim,  until  his  death,  Feb.  18,  1885. 
His  limited  advantages  for  education  were  improved,  and  he  was 
well-informed  on  all  subjects  of  general  interest.  He  was  identified 
with  all  the  interests  of  the  town,  serving  as  representative  in  1857 
and  1858.  He  was  the  pioneer  in  the  manufacturing  of  cutlery  in 
the  town,  from  which  business  he  retired  in  1870,  and  devoted  his 
last  years  to  farming,  which  he  much  enjoyed.  He  was  a  loving 
father,  a  faithful  friend,  and  an  humble  Christian ;  ever  true  to  duty, 
and  of  spotless  integrity.     Children :  — 

2.  Anna  M.^  b.  March  13,  1833;  m.  May  21,  1856,  Levi  Wood- 
bury,  of  Antrim,  who  d.  Aug.  10,  1865.  "Is  always  ready  to  aid  in 
every  good  work."  —  Antrim  History. 

3.  Samuel  Dexter'^,  b.  June  11,  1834;  d.  in  Bennington  in  1879; 
he  was  for  many  years  a  successful  salesman  of  cutlery. 

4.  William  K.",  b.  Nov.  1,  1835;  m.  Sept.  5,  1861,  Nancie  E. 
Barrett,  of  Wilton;  d.  Feb.  12,  1877;  was  a  merchant  in  East 
Wilton. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Samuel  W.^  b.  Feb.  19,  1863.  2.     George  P.s,  b.  July  27,  1870. 

5.  Helen  P.^  b.  Feb.  25,  1838;  m.  Nov.  28,  1860,  Abram  A. 
Ramsey.     One  child,  Anne  A.^,  b.  Aug.  23,  1870. 

6.  Augusta  J.',  b.  June  16,  1843 ;  m.  May  2,  1866,  George  A. 
Whittemore.     (q.  v.) 


BALL,. 

1,  Benjamin^  Ball  and  Mary  (Farrar)  his  wife,  settled  in  H.  as 
early  as  1786,  on  the  place  marked  "J,  Baldwin,"  where  he  d.  Feb.  1, 
1838,  aged  73  years;  she  d.  Sept.  9, 1845,  aged  87  years.   Children : — 

3.     Susanna-^  [11],  b.  Dec.  29,  1783. 

3.  Mary2  [15],  b.  Feb.  20,  1786. 

4.  Sarah-  [16],  b.  May  8,  1788. 

5.  Benjamin^  [17],  b.  Oct.  15,  1790. 

6.  Jonas-  [26],  b.  Oct.  19,  1792. 

7.  Amos-  [27],  b.  Sept.  19,  1794. 

8.  Betsey^,  b.  April  21,  1797;  d.  Aug.  3,  1800. 

9.  Hannah-,  b.  June  14,  1800;  m.  Noah  Fitch,     (q.  v.) 


GENEALOGY:    BALL.  325 

10.  Sybil-,  b.  Sept.  7,  1803;  d.  June  4,  1873.  She  built  tlie 
only  tomb  in  Pine  Ridge  cemetery. 

11.  Susanna-  [2]  (Benjamin^),  b.  Dec.  29,  1783;  m.  Aug.  30, 
1821,  William  Ballard  ;  settled  in  Peterboro'  on  a  farm.  Mr.  Bal- 
lard d.  July  14,  1841,  soon  after  which  event  Mrs.  Ballard,  with  her 
children,  rem.  to  Nashua;  she  d.  in  Nashua,  Dec.  27,  1857.  Chil- 
dren : — 

13.  Fanny  Harriet^  b.  Aug.  9,  1822;  m.  Stephen  Harvey;  set- 
tled in  Nashua,  where  she  d.  about  the  year  1867. 

13.  William^  b.  March  12,  1824;  m.  in  Nashua,  July  9,  1846, 
Hannah  J.  Campbell.  He  is  a  machinist;  settled  first  in  Nashua; 
rem.  to  Lowell  in  1847;  res.  at  the  present  time  in  Cleveland,  O. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Julia  AlminaS  b.  in  Nashua,  May  26,  1847;  ra.  Sept.  3,  1808,  S.  T.  Well- 

man,  superintendent  of  the  Otis  Iron  and  Steel  Works  in  Cleveland, 
O.  Children:  (1),  M.  Bessie^,  b.  in  Wakefield,  Mass.,  Aug.  11, 
1870.  (2),  Ada  Lena^,  b.  in  Nashua,  .lune  1,  1872.  (3),  William 
SamueP,  b.  in  Cleveland,  Nov.  1,  1874.  (4),  Holley  GarfiekP,  b.  in 
Cleveland,  May  19,  1881. 

2.  William  Paige*,  b.  in  Lowell,  July  13,   1851;  a  steel  melter;  res.  Cleve- 

land; m.  in  Wakefield,  Mass.,  Sept.  2,  1875,  Emily  Alice  Lane. 
Children:  (1),  David  Paige^  b.  Sept.  14,  187G.  (2),  Walter  Lane^, 
b.  Sept.  G,  1879.     (3),  Ralph  Campbell,  b   March  4,  1883. 

3.  May  Adalisa*,  b.  July  28,   1854;  m.  Aug.  26,  1875,  W.  A.  Blanchard,  of 

Wakefield,  Mass.,  traveling  agent  aud  secretary  for  the  "  Solid  Steel 
company,"  Alliance,  O. ;  res.  Cleveland,  O.  Children:  (1),  Samuel 
Arthur^,  b.  April  30,  1878.     (2),  Mina  EtheP,  b.  Oct.  5,  1880. 

4.  Annie  Lucretia*,  b.  July  5,  1858. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  Ballard  and  their  children  are  all  members  of 
the  Congregational  church. 

14.  Reed  Paige^  b.  Sept.  1,  1829;  d.  in  1844. 

15.  Mary-^  [3]  (Benjamin^),  b.  Feb.  20,  1786;  m.  Benjamin 
Farrar,  of  Hillsboro';  res.  over  thirty  years  at  North  Sutton,  then 
for  a  few  years  at  Alexandria,  and  the  last  nine  years  of  their  lives 
were  spent  at  Hill,  where  they  d.  within  ten  days  of  each  other. 
They  had  nine  children,  five  of  whom  d.  young,  and  were  buried  at 
Sutton.      Samuel  Dix'^  d.  May  12,  1884.     Almira^  m. Hatch. 

CHILDUEN. 

1.  Alice  N.*,  m.  Arthur  Eaton;  res.  Auburn. 

2.  Chester  Darwin*,  m.  Dec.  21,  1886,  Katie  Goldsbury,  of  Vermont ;  res. 

Manchester.     (Other  names  and  dates  not  given.) 


326  GENEALOGY:    BALL. 

16.  Sarah-  [4]  (Benjamin^),  b.  May  8,  1788;  m.  Ruel  Miller; 
she  d.  in  Nashua,     Children  : — 

17.  Gilman^. 

18.  Benjamin^ 

19.  Sarah  A  A 

30.     Mary^,  m.  George  Henry  Vose;  res.  Nashiaa. 

21.  Benjamin^  [5]  (Benjamin^),  b.  Oct.  15,  1790 ;  m.  1,  July  15, 
1819,  Melinda  Streeter,  who  d.  July  5,  1849,  aged  53;  settled  in 
Unity;  ra.  2,  Oct.  5,  1854,  Sally  Proctor,  of  Nashua.  He  d.  in 
Nashua,  Oct.  15, 1856.  His  widow  subsequently  m.  2,  Philip  Taylor, 
of  Francestown,  and  Sept.  21,  1865,  m.  3,  George  W.  Hadley,  of 
Peterboro'.     Children: — 

33.  Milton  Whiton^  b.  1822;  studied  for  the  ministry,  but  d. 
Dec.  28,  1847,  just  after  he  was  graduated. 

33.  Dayton  Rogers^  b.  June  10,  1825;  a  clerk  in  a  store;  m.  in 
Lowell,  and  d.  there  April  23,  1854. 

34.  An  infant,  twin  to  Dayton  Rogers,  d.  on  day  of  its  birth. 

35.  An  infant,  b.  Oct.  11,  1832;  d.  Oct.  15, 1832. 

36.  Jonas-  [6]  (Benjamin^),  b.  Oct.  19,  1792;  m.  Polly  May- 
nard ;  settled  on  the  homestead,  but  subsequently  rem.  to  the  place 
marked  "J.  Ball,"  where  he  d.  Sept.  8,  1874;  she  d.  March  12,  1854. 
Mr.  Ball  left  a  legacy  of  S800  to  the  Congregational  church  of  H. 

3*7.  Amos-  [7]  (Benjamin^),  b.  Sept.  19,  1794 ;  m.  Nancy  Hutch- 
inson. They  built  the  house  marked  "  A.  C.  Cochrane,"  and  res.  in 
H.  until  about  the  year  1845,  when  they  rem.  to  Nashua.  Mr.  Ball 
d.  Feb.  1872.     Children:  — 

38.  Francis  N.^  m.  1,  Mary  J.  Woods,  who  d.  in  Vermont; 
m.  2,  Elsay  (?)  M.  Thompson,  of  Vermont.  He  d.  in  Nashua,  Nov. 
11,  1870. 

CHILDREN  :     TWO   BY   FIRST   WIFE,    ONE   BY   SECOND   WIFE. 

1.  Ella-*,  m.  N.  O.  Marshall;  res.  Nashua.        2.  Edward*,  res.  Boston,  Mass. 
3.     Cedillas  d.  1869. 

39.  William  Horace  Whitridge^  m.  Mary  A.  Buswell,  of  Nashua ; 
res.  Nashua,  where  he  d.  Aug.  1872.     One  child,  Clara  Bell. 

30.  Susan  M.^  m.  Luther  Woods ;  she  d.  at  Three  Rivers, 
Mich.,  in  1877. 

31.  Alfred  A.^  d.  young. 

33.  Alfred  A.^  m.  Sarah  Kendall,  of  Brookline.  He  d.  in 
Nashua  in  1859.     One  child,  Willis  A.*,  res.  Brookline. 


GENEALOGY:  BANNISTER;  BARBER;  BARKER.        327 

BANNISTER. 

Joseph^  Bannister  succeeded  Charles  O.  Foster  on  the  "Manning 
place."  He  was  here  but  a  short  time,  and  sold  to  the  Manning 
family  in  1880.     We  have  no  record  of  his  family. 


BARBER. 


1,  SamueP  Barber  was  b.  in  Worcester,  Mass.,  in  1802.  His 
father  d.  when  he  was  but  five  years  old.  Samuel  rem.  to  Peter- 
boro'  in  1807,  and  to  H.  in  1825,  and  purchased  the  place  marked 
"S.  Barber"  of  Isaac  Bullard,  where  he  continued  to  res.  until  his 
d.,  in  April,  1861 ;  he  m.  Lydia  L.  Davis.  Children  : — 
3.  Lydia  E.-,  ra.  Dec.  9, 1852,  Samuel  G.  Knight,  (q.  v.) 
3.  Alfred^  b.  in  Hubbardston,  Mass.,  Feb.  21,  1846;  adopted  by 
Mr.  Barber,  Aug.  1847;  m.  Feb.  5,  1868,  Clara  E.  Weston;  res.  with 
his  adopted  mother  on  the  homestead.  He  was  superintendent  of 
Congregational  Sunday  school  for  years.  Mr.  Barber  has  a  green- 
house, and  is  extensively  engaged  in  forcing  early  jilants. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Flora  Jeuuettes,  b.  March  19,  1870. 

2.  Henry  Alfred^,  b.  March  18,  1873. 

3.  Rowland  Perry^,  b.  Jan.  25,  1875;  d.  Sept.  5,  1877. 

4.  Clara  Louise^,  b.  June  10,  1877. 

5.  Frank  Weston^,  b.  April  8,  1879.     - 

6.  Mary  LydiaS,  b.  April  8,.  1883. 


EBENEZER  BARKER. 

Richard^  Barker  and  Joanna,  his  wife,  emigrated  from  England 
to  this  country,  and  settled  in  Andover,  Mass.,  as  early  as  1643.  In 
a  list  of  names  purporting  to  be  the  names  of  all  the  freeholders, 
as  they  came  to  the  town  of  Andover,  found  in  the  earliest  book  of 
the  town  records  (now  existing),  Richard  Barker's  name  is  the 
fourth.  He  was  one  of  the  ten  freeholders  (required  by  law  to  con- 
stitute a  church)  who  organized  the  church  at  Andover  (now  North 
Andover),  Oct.  24,  1645.  Hardly  any  town  affair  of  importance, 
for  fifty  years,  is  on  the  records  of  the  town  which  does  not  bear 
his  name  as  party  or  witness  thereto.     He  was  prominent  in  church 


328  GENEALOGY:    BARKER. 

matters ;  was  one  of  the  selectmen  of  the  town  again  and  again, 
and  was  entrusted  with  the  administration  of  many  estates.  Many 
of  his  descendants  have  been  men  of  note  and  influence.  He  d.  in 
1693.     He  had  six  sons,  of  whom  Ebenezer'^  was  the  second. 

Ebenezer-  (Richard^)  was  b.  May  2,  1651;  d.  in  1747.  He  was 
one  of  the  twelve  men  who  made  up  the  quota  of  Andover  in  the 
Narragansett  war  in  1675;  m.  May  25,  1686,  Abigail  Wheeler,  who 
was  accused  oi  being  a  "witch,"  but  not  convicted. 

Philemon^  (Ebenezer^,  Richard^)  was  their  third  and  youngest  son; 
b.  April  22,  1695 ;  m.  April  29,  1724,  Mary  Lovejoy.  He  was  a 
poet,  and  some  of  his  poetry  now  extant  materially  aided  in  the 
making  up  of  this  record.  He  settled  in  Andover,  and  brought  up 
a  family  of  five  sons  and  three  daughters.  With  his  wife,  he  spent 
his  last  days  with  a  son  in  Pelham,  where  they  d.  and  were  buried. 

1.  Ebenezer*  (Philemon^,  Ebenezer'^,  Richard^),  b.  in  Andover, 
March  31,  1739,  was  the  seventh  child  of  his  parents ;  m.  Dolly 
Sherburn,  of  Pelham,  who  was  b.  1745.  (Lawfully  published  Sept. 
3,  1762;  no  records  of  marriages  in  the  town  extant  previous  to 
1766.)  They  settled  first  in  Pelham,  where  their  children  were  all 
b.     He  served  in  the  Revolutionary  war  as  a  soldier  from  Pelham, 

and    came    to    H.    in    .     Settled  first  with   his    son,  Jesse,   on 

the  place  marked  "S.  Barker";  later,  purchased  the  Abner  Preston 
place  "No.  20,"  where  his  last  years  were  spent;  d.  July  23,1826, 
His  wife  d.  July  13,  1825.     Children  :  — 

2.  Jesse^  [9],  b.  Jan.  28,  1764. 

3.  Molly^  b.  Dec.  1,  1766  ;  m.  Solomovi  Dean.     (q.  v.) 

4.  Dolly^  b.  Sept.  20,  1768. 

5.  Hannah^  b.  Jan.  31,  1770;  m. Reals;  settled  in  Whites- 
town,  N.  Y. 

6.  Ebenezer^,  b.  April  11,  1772;  was  a  minister;  settled  in 
Whitestown,  N,  Y. 

7.  Johu^  b.  Feb.  18,  1774;  m.  Mrs.  Kidder;  settled  in  Alstead. 
One  son  was  drowned,  and  one,  Eben'',  m.  Rachel  Kidder;  settled  in 
Youngstown,  N.  Y. 

8.  David^  b.  June  2,  1777 ;  m.,  and  went  West. 

9.  Jesse^  [2]  (Ebenezer*,  Philemon^,  Ebenezer^,  Richard^),  b. 
Jan.  28,  1764;  m.  Elizabeth  Brown;  settled  first  in  Pelham,  where 
his  eldest  son  was  b.  The  deed  of  his  farm  in  H.  bears  the  date  of 
June  14,  1787.  His  first  home  here  was  at  the  place  marked  "69"; 
subsequently  he  rem.  to  the  place  marked  "S.  Barker,"  both  places 


GENEALOGY  :    BARKER.  329 

being  on  the  same  farm;  d.  Oct.  15,  1850;  his  wife  d.  Sept.  G,  1839, 
aged  74.     Children:  — 

10.  Jesse^  d.  young;  his  death  was  the  result  of  falling  into  a 
kettle  of  hot  lye. 

11.  Susanna^,  b.  July  14,  1790;  m.  John  Flint,     (q.  v.) 

13.  Mary*'  (Polly  on  town  records),  b.  July  18,1792;  d.  Jan. 
31,  1851. 

13.  Elizabeth^  (Betty  on  town  records)  [18],  b.  Feb.  18,  1795. 

14.  Sherburn«  [26],  b.  April  17,  1797. 

15.  Hannah^  [36],  b.  May  5,  1799. 

16.  Sarah"  [37],  b.  May  15,  1802. 

17.  Sylvia  Ward^  b.  Oct.  9,  1807;  m.  Thomas  Taylor,     (q.  v.) 

18.  Elizabeth'^  [13]  (Jesse^  Ebenezer^  Philemon",  Ebenezer^ 
Kichardi),  b.  Feb.  18,  1795;  m.  in  1826,  Davis  Taylor,  of  Ashby, 
Mass.,  who  was  b.  Feb.  14,  1790;  d.  in  New  Ipswich,  Nov.  11,  1859. 
She  d.  in  New  Ipswich,  July  12,  1868.     Children:— 

19.  John  S.',  b.  in  Ashby,  Aug.  5,  1827;  m.  Nov.  16,  1848, 
Louisa  A.  Sargent,  of  Lempster.  He  is  a  prominent  citizen  of  New 
Ipswich. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Aunie  E.s,  b.  Oct.  15,  1849;  m.  C.  A.  Adams.     Children:     (1),  George 

H.9;   (2),  EruestH.9;   (3),  Addie  L.O;   (4),  C.  Idella«. 

2.  George  E.s,  b.  Nov.  1,  1852;  d.  Dec.  29,  1869. 

3.  J.  Edward^,  b.  June  14,  1860. 

4.  Charles  A.s,  b.  Sept.  1,  1862;  m.  Everuia  D.  Todd.     One  child,  Gertie  M.s 

5.  Nettie  L.s,  b.  June  7,  1875. 

30.  Albert^  b.  in  Ashby,  Oct.  29,  1829;  m.  I,  April  17,  1851, 
Sarah  J.  Barnes,  of  Greenfield;  m  2,  March,  1862,  Mary  E.  Tib- 
betts,  of  Mason.  He  d.  March  22,  1883.  Two  children  by  first 
marriage,  and  two  by  the  second. 

31.  Alfred",  b.  Oct.  29, 1829 ;  m.  April,  1857,  Angeline  Fissell  (?), 
of  Manchester.  Two  children.  He  served  three  years  in  the  Civil 
war. 

33.  Mary  E.",  b.  in  Ashby,  Aug.  27,  1831 ;  m.  Gilbert  Evans,  of 
Litchfield,  111.     Three  children;  only  one  living. 

33.  Sarah  E.^  b.  in  Ashby,  July  31,  1833;  m.  Sept.  3,  1855, 
Nathaniel  Oliver,  a  merchant  of  New  Ipswich.     One  dau. 

34.  Emeline  A.^  b.  in  Ashby,  Nov.  16,  1836;  m.  April  25,  1860, 
Dea.  Milan  L.  Sargent,  of  New  Ipswich.     Four  children  :  three  sons 

22 


330  •  GENEALOGY:    BARKER. 

and  one  dau.  The  youngest  boy,  while  at  play  near  the  house,  was 
butted  by  a  sheep,  and  d.  in  a  few  hours. 

35.  Sherburn^  [14]  (Jesse^,  Ebenezer^,  Philemon^,  Ebenezer^, 
Richard^),  b.  April  17,  1797;  m.  Jan.  20,  1824,  Hannah  Reed,  dau. 
of  Asa  and  Anna  (Horton)  Paddleford,  of  Enfield,  who  was  b.  Dec. 
18,  1801.  She  was  one  of  a  family  of  eleven  children,  ten  of  whom 
became  heads  of  families.  Her  grandfather,  Jonathan  Paddleford, 
was  an  Englishman,  and  a  sea-faring  man  in  his  youth,  but  m.  Mary 
Massa,  and  settled  in  Canaan.  Mr.  Barker  settled  on  the  homestead, 
and  res.  there  during  most  of  his  life.  He  was  a  man  much  respected 
as  a  sturdy  Christian  gentleman  of  the  old  school.  His  wife  d.  in 
H.,  Jan.  18,  1864;  he  d.  at  the  residence  of  his  son  in  Peterboi-o', 
April  25,  1876.     Children  :  — 

26.  John  Johnson^  b.  Nov.  28,  1824;  m.  Nov.  25,  1847,  Sarah 
M.  Osmore.  He  was  for  some  years  an  overseer  in  a  factory  in 
Peterboi-o' ;  a  twine  manufacturer  in  Greenville ;  later,  a  paper 
manufacturer  in  Peterboro'  until  1877;  now  a  traveling  salesman. 
Family  are  all  singers,  and  sang  at  Hancock  Centennial.    (See  p.  25.) 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Roselle  M.s,  b.  in  Jaffrey,  Dec.  6,  1851 ;  m.  1,  Dec.  10,  1873,  Charles  E. 

Neal,  of  Boston,  who  d.  Jan.  25,  1877 ;  ra.  2,  April  26,  1882,  Josiah 
B.  Sanborn,  of  Concord;  res.  Concord.  Mr.  Sanborn  is  a  publisher 
of  law  books  and  a  stationer;  a  wealthy  and  prominent  citizen. 

2.  Eva  S.s,  b.  April  18,  1855 ;  m.  1,  Nov.  27,  1873,  Alfred  E.  Spaulding,  an 

attorney-at-law ;  m.  2,  Aug.  11,  1881,  Jacob  B.  Whittemore,  of  Hills- 
boro'.  Mrs.  Whittemore  early  displayed  remarkable  musical  talent, 
and,  on  reaching  Ave  years  of  age,  traveled  several  months  with  her 
parents  on  a  concerting  tour.  She  received  her  early  musical  educa- 
tion from  Professor  Ball,  and  afterwards  from  Charles  R.  Adams  and 
Madam  Rudersdorf,  of  Boston.  She  appeared  in  many  concerts  and 
conventions  as  a  soprano  soloist,  and  gained  a  high  and  merited  rep- 
utation. She  was  for  four  years  previous  to  her  death  a  member  of 
the  Unitarian  choir  in  Concord.  She  d.  greatly  lamented  by  her 
many  friends,  Oct.  27,  1882.  One  son  by  her  first  marriage:  Ralph 
B.9,  b.  May  9,  1876. 

3.  Charles  S.^  b.  March  22,  1857;    m.  Sept.  7,  1881,  Ellen  Cummings,  of 

Boston.     He  is  a  salesman  in  the  line  of  paper. 

37.  Mary  Chellis^  b.  March  18,  1826;  m,  Joseph  T.  Bigelow, 
long  a  merchant  and  a  prominent  citizen  of  Jaffrey. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Carrie  E.^  b.  Aug.  21,  1855,  was  a  student  at  Mount  Holyoke;  later  a 
teacher,  and  is  now  book-keeper  at  Glenally  mills,  Winchendou,  Mass. 


GENEALOGY:   BARKER.  331 

2.  Georgie  A. 8,  b.  Aug.  26,  1859 ;  a  successful  school-teacher. 

3.  Josephine  M.^,  b.  June  28,  1867 ;  a  student  at  Bridgewater,  Mass.,  normal 

school. 

38.  Clarissa  Adeline",  b.  June  16,  1827;  ra.  March  5,  1850, 
Dr.  Thaddeus  G.  Monroe,  a  successful  dentist.  He  d.  Sept.  25, 
1883,  aged  62,  in  Chester,  Penn.,  where  his  widow  now  res. 

CHILDREN 

1.  Sherburu  B.s,  b.  Aug.  14,  1856;  d.  Oct.  16,  1856. 

2.  Lottie  M.s,  b.  Sept.  17,  1859;  d.  March  31,  1875. 

39.  Mahala  Frances',  b.  Nov.  27,  1828  ;  d.  June  1,  1853. 

30.  Hannah  Caroline',  b.  Aug.  24,  1831 ;  m.  Sept.  6,  1853,  An- 
drew M.  Lacy,  of  Jaffrey.  He  carried  on  business  for  a  time  in 
Rindge  ;  later,  in  Harrisville,  and  is  now  an  extensive  dry  goods 
dealer  in  Winchendon,  Mass. 

CHILDREX. 

1.  Ida  P.8,  b.  in  Jaflrey,  July  22,  1855 ;  m.  George  Puringtou ;  res.  Worces- 

ter, Mass. 

2.  Elmer  E.^,  b.  in  Rindge,  March  29,  1869 ;  is  a  salesman  in  Worcester. 

31.  George  Sherburn^  b.  June  28,  1833;  d.  Aug.  12,  1854. 
33.     Henry  Albert',  b.  Dec.  10,  1834;  m.  in  Mason  village,  July 

5,  1868,  Abbie  J.  Lovejoy.  He  was  a  soldier  (see  p.  239)  ;  was  in 
business  in  Peterboro'  for  a  time,  then  in  livery  business  in  Mil- 
ford,  and  also  in  the  same  business  in  Concord,  where  he  d.  Aug. 
24,  1887. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Percy  Lovejoy^,  b.  in  Mason  Village,  Aug.  30,  1870;  a  student  in  Man- 

chester Commercial  college. 

2.  Amy  Maud^  b.  in  Peterbjoro',  May  18,  1873. 

33.  Hiram  De^nis^  b.  Dec.  20,  1836;  m.  May  26,  1862,  Rilla  C. 
Bancroft,  of  Nelson  (now  Harrisville).  Settled  first  on  homestead, 
then,  in  connection  with  his  brother  Henry,  owned  and  operated 
the  Cragin  mills  in  Peterboro',  and  is  now  a  dealer  in  stationery 
and  fancy  goods  in  Marlboro',  Mass.     Mrs.  Barker  d.  Oct.  16,  1887. 

34.  Almeda  Elizabeth^  b.  Dec.  21,  1838;  m.  Nov.  21,  1861, 
Orland  Eaton,     (q,  v.) 

35.  Charles  Edwin',  b.  Feb.  16,  1841.  He  was  a  soldier  (see 
p.  238)  ;   was  drowned  in  the  Potomac,  Aug.  13,  1862, 

36.  Helen  Maria',  b.  July  15,  1848  ;  m,  Frank  A.  Clark,     (q.  v.) 


832 


GENEALOGY:   BARKER. 


37.  Hannah"  [15]  (Jesse^  Ebenezer*,  Philemon^,  Ebenezer-, 
Richard^},  b.  May  5,  1799;  m.  Thomas  Emery,  of  New  Ipswich. 
Both  are  now  dead. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Hiram',  d.  young. 

2.  Martha  Ann'^,  d.  in  infancy. 

3.  Thomas",  m.     Children:     (1),  Jennie^  d.   at  the  age  of  14  years;  (2), 

Henry  Gray^ ;  was  named  for  a  Are  company  that  his  father  belonged 
to,  and  the  company  deposited  #40  in  the  bank  for  him. 

4.  Mary  Jane",  m.  "William  Le  Francis. 

38.  Sarah®  [16]  (Jesse^  Ebenezer*,  Philemon^,  Ebenezer-,  Eich- 
ardi),  b.  May  15,  1802;  m.  Aug.  15,  1825,  George  W.  Robinson,  of 
Holden,  Mass. ;  res.  many  years  in  Lunenburg,  Mass.  She  d.  in 
Worcester,  Mass.,  Aug.  30,  1854.  Mr.  Robinson  m.  2,  Feb.  19, 
1859,  Mary  A.  Adams,  who  survives  him.  He  d.  July  18,  1882. 
Children :  — 

39.  George  B.^  b.  Nov.  2,  1826;  m.  Feb.  15,  1849,  Hannah 
Cunningham  ;  res.  Washington,  Me. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Alphonso^,  d.  young. 

2.  Esthei-s,  d.  at  the  age  of  22. 

3.  Mary*,  d.  at  the  age  of  19. 

4.  George^,  d.  young. 

5.  Sarahs. 


40.  Mary  Jane',  b.  June  22,  1833  ;  d.  Feb.  1861. 

41.  Hiram  E.^  b.  March  20,  1835;  d.  May  1,  1858. 
43.     Sarah  E.",  b.  Dec.  22,  1836;  d.  March  5,  1837. 

43.  Elbridge  R.^  b.  March  22,  1838  ;  went  South  previous  to  tlie 
breaking  out  of  the  war  ;  was,  for  a  time,  lost  sight  of  by  his  friends  ; 
later  he  was  a  soldier,  was  wounded,  and  d.  March  5,  1863. 

44.  Charles  E.'^,  b.  March  15,  1841 ;  was  a  soldier  in  a  Maine 
regiment ;  served  through  the  war ;  was  never  wounded,  but  came 
home  broken  in  health;  d.  in  the  fall  of  1882;  m.  Nettie  A.  Burns. 
One  child  ;  d.  at  the  age  of  3  months. 

45.  Albert  B.^  b.  Aug.  26,  1843 ;  d.  Sept.  29,  1844. 

46.  Frances  A.^  b.  April  11,  1847;  m.  1,  July  19,  1866,  Or- 
lando Bryant,  who  served  three  years  in  the  Civil  war;  was 
wounded  twice;  d.  March,  1866;  m.  2,  Sept.  14,  1881,  Oliver  Q. 
Adams ;  res.  Northboro',  Mass. 


GENEALOGY:  BARKER;  BARNARD;  BARNET.        333 

DAVID    BARKER. 

1.  David^  Barker  and  Mary,  his  wife,  were  early  settlers  at  the 
place  marked  "  W.  H,  Darrah"  (in  what  is  now  Bennington).  He 
d.  Feb.  6,  1820,  aged  60  ;  she  d.  Oct.  18,  1846,  aged  85.  Chil- 
dren :  — 

3.  Polly=,  b.  in  Temple,  April  24,  1784;  m.  Samuel  Barker,  of 
Antrim;  res.  in  Antrim  until  1817,  w^hen  they  rem.  to  Oppenheim, 
N.  Y.,  where  he  d.  in  1870,  and  she  d.  in  March,  1874. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  NancyS,  b.  Dec.  20,  1805;  m.  John  Warner,  of  Oppenheim;  d.  1877. 

2.  SamueF,  b.  1807;  d.  1812. 

3.  Peter3,  b.  and  d.  1809. 

4.  Susannah^,  b.  1810;  m.  William  Cook  (second  wife). 

5.  Peggys,  b.  1812;  m.  William  Cook;  d.  1862. 

6.  Mary^,  m.  Jacob  Cook. 

7.  Elbridge  G.*^,  m.  Mary  Stone. 

8.  William  B.^,  m.  1,  Marcy  Haile,  of  Temple;  m.  2,  Mary  Hudson. 

9.  SamueF,  m.  Eliza  I.  Foster. 

10.  Sarah'%  m.  Benjamin  Turney. 

11.  Lucy  S.3,  b.  1824;  d.  1836. 

12.  Peter^,  m.  Adeline  Fuller. 

3.  Sarah-,  b.  June  5,  1785  ;  d.  Dec.  13,  1790. 

4.  Nancy2,  b.  Dee.  24,  1786 ;  m.  Feb.  14,  1809,  James  Brown,  Jr., 
of  Temple  ;  rem.  to  state  of  New  York. 

5.  Elizabeth-,  b.  Jan.  23,  1790 ;  m.  Jan.  23,  1810,  Benjamin 
Dundee;   rem.  to  Turner's  Falls,  Mass.,  where  she  d. 

6.  Sarah-,  b.  Jan.  26,  1792;  d.  May  1,  1792. 

7.  Rhoda-,  b.  March  28,  1792 ;  m.  William  Gray.     (q.  v.) 

8.  David",  b.  Jan.  5,  1797;  res.  on  homestead  a  few  years;  rem. 
to  the  West. 


BARNARD. 


Benjamin  Barnard  m.  Oct.  9,  1800,  Anna  Davis;    res.  on  place 
marked  "  18." 


BARNET. 


1.     Jonathan^   Barnet,  was  here  as  early  as    177b.     (See  p.  5.) 
He  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionay  war,  but  the  place  of  his  res. 


334  GENEALOGY:    BARNET;   BARNEY. 

is  not  known.  He  came  with  Molly,  his  wife,  and  eight  children  to 
H. — probably  the  second  time  from  Peterboro'  —  in  July,  1791. 
Subsequently  he  returned  to  Peterboro',  where  he  d.  about  the  year 
1807. 

CnrLDREN. 

1.    Benjamin'-.        2.   Polly-.        3.   Jonathan-.        4.   Priscilla^.        5.   John2. 
6.    Jacob'-.  7.    James'^.  8.   David'-. 

Benjamin  Barnet's  name  appears  on  the  tax-list  in  1799  and  1800. 
John  Barnet's  name  appears  on  tax-list  in  1806. 


BARNEY. 


Thomas^  Barney,  who  d.  in  Sudbury,  Mass.,  in  1729,  was  a  mem- 
ber of  a  family  that  immigrated  to  Massachusetts  from  the  county 
of  Essex,  England.  His  wife's  name  was  Mary.  They  had  a 
family  of  three  sons  and  two  daughters,  of  whom 

Thomas-,  the  third  son,  was  b.  May  2,  1720.  He  was  one  of  the 
early  settlers  of  Washington. 

John^  (Thomas^  Thomas^)  was  b.  in  Sudbury,  about  the  year 
1752;  ra.  1,  Comfort  Sparhawk,  of  Natick,  Mass. ;  rem.  to  Washing- 
ton, about  the  year  1784.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the  Eevolutionary 
war,  and  was  at  the  battle  of  Bunker  hill.  Mr.  Barney's  first  wife 
d.  Nov.  23,  1820;  m.  2,  Lucy  Barrett,  of  Nelson,  who  d.  in  H.  in 
June,  1880,  at  the  advanced  age  of  over  99  years;  he  d.  July  8, 
1841.     Pie  had  seven  children,  of  whom  the  second, 

1,  John^  (John^,  Thomas"^,  Thomas^)  was  b.  in  Washington,  in 
1784  or  1785;  m.  in  1805,  Margaret  Murdough,  of  Hillsboro';  res. 
many  years  in  Washington  ;  rem.  to  Marlboro',  Mass.,  and  later 
to  H.,  where  he  d.  March  22,  1873  ;  his  wife  d.  in  H.,  May  25,  1871. 
Nine  children,  of  whom  the  seventh  was 

2,  Emily^  (John^  John^  Thomas^  Thomas^)  b.  in  Washington, 
Aug.  27,  1820;  d.  in  H.,  Nov.  19,  1883;  m.  1,  in  1843,  Rodney 
Putney,*  a  stone-mason,  b.  in  Goshen,  Sept.  15,  1817;  d.  in  Marl- 
boro', Mass.,  Feb.  1,  1859. 

*  Rodney  Putney  was  the  grandson  of  John  Putney,  who  was  b.  in  Deering  and  d. 
in  Weare.  He  had  twelve  children,  of  whom  Nathan  was  the  third,  b.  in  Deering, 
Oct.  12,  1787;  d.  in  Washington,  Sept.  17,  1848;  m.  in  1S14,  Hannah  Blood,  who  d.  in 
L'nity,  Sept.  5, 1876.    Five  children,  of  whom  Rodney  was  the  second. 


GENEALOGY:    BARNEY.  335 

CniLDRKN. 

1.  An  infant,  b.  Jan.  7,  1851 ;  d. 

2.  John  R.",  b.  iu  Marlboro\Dec    1,  1857;  ra.  April  11,  1881,  Arvilla  Knowl- 

ton,  of  H. :  res.  Antrim. 

Mrs.  Putney  rem.  to  Washington  in  1859,  and  m.  2,  in  the  spring 
of  1862,  Josiah  Dodge,  of  H.     (q.  v.) 

The  fifth  child  of  John^  Barney  was  -Timothy*  (John^,  Thomas^ 
Thomas^),  b.  in  Washington,  Feb.  7,  1789;  m.  1,  April,  1818,  Sally 
Proctor,  of  Stoddard,  who  d.  Feb.  11,  1821  ;  m.  2,  Feb.  10,  1822, 
Theodosia  Kingsbury,  of  Langdon.  He  d.  in  Washington,  April 
23,  1838.  Mrs.  Barney  m.  2,  March  11,  1842,  Amos  Adams,  of 
Surry,  who  d.  in  1848 ;  she  had  one  dau.  by  her  second  marriage, 
Sophia  L.  Mother  and  daughter  had  their  names  changed  to 
Barney  by  act  of  legislature  ;  rem.  to  H.  in  1858,  where  she  d.  in 
1879.  Children  of  Timothy*  and  Theodosia  (Kingsbury)  Barney, 
including  Sophia  L.  (Adams) :  — 

3.  George^  b.  Nov.  25,  1822 ;  m.  1,  Jan.  4,  1855,  Adeline  Trow, 
of  Goshen,  settled  on  the  Daniel  Priest  farm  in  H.  in  1859.  His 
wife  d.  April  28,  1863;  m.  2,  Jan.  5,  1864,  Lucy  Farrington,  of 
Greenfield;  rem.  to  Nashua  in  1875,  where  he  d.  June  26,  1879. 

CHILD    BY    FIliST    WIFE. 

1.     AdcUe  F.6,  d.  June  23,  1877,  iu  Nashua,  aged  20. 

4.  Frank^  b.  March  30,  1824,  settled  with  his  mother  on  the 
Daniel  Priest  farm, 

5.  Jefferson^,  b.  July  4,  1826,  was  a  clerk  for  A.  C.  Blood  for  a 
few  years ;  settled  in  1856  on  the  Major  Brooks  farm  in  H. ;  rem. 
to  place  marked  "Barney"  in  1870,  where  he  now  res.* 

6.  Sarah%  b.  June  9,  1828;  m.  Jan.  4,  1855,  Wallace  Sawyer, 
of  H.     (q.  V.) 

7.  Julia  A.^  b.  Nov.  11,  1830;  m.  Sept.  7,  1854,  Silas  P.  Glea- 
son  ;  she  d.  Nov.  6,  1856.     One  son,  Arthur  K.'^ ;  res.  Manchester. 

8.  Aurelia^,  b.  Jan.  17,  1833  ;  m.  in  1856,  Joseph  Howard,  of 
Washington;  she  d.  May  14,  1864. 

9.  Lucy  B.»,  b.  May  24,  1835;  m.  Sept.  22,  1854,  Benjamin  F. 
Knight,  of  Marlow.     (q.  v.) 

*  This  last  place  of  res.  was  formerly  the  Gordon  &  Seaton  store,  rem.  from  the 
center  to  this  place.  Mr.  Barney  has  recently  rem.  it  to  the  west  side  of  the  road 
and  erected  a  new  house  where  it  formerly  stood. 


336  GENEALOGY:   BARNEY;    BARTLETT. 

10.     Sophia    L.',   b.    Sept.    18,    1843;    m.    George    Brown,   of 
Antrim;  she  d.  Sept.  29,  1877. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Charles  Artemas'',  b.  in  1873. 

2.  Williefi,  b.  in  1877. 


BARTIiETT. 


1.  Ebenezer^  Bartlett  was  b.  in  Plymouth,  Mass.,  July  8,  1779; 
was  a  shoemaker;  m.  Marcy,  dau.  of  Dr.  Nathaniel  Abbot,  of  Dracut, 
Mass.,  who  was  b.  in  Dracut,  Aug.  23,  1780,  settled  first  in  Lon- 
donderry, and  rem.  to  H.  in  1814.  They  res.  first  at  "62,"  later 
for  a  long  time  at  the  place  marked  on  map  "  W.  Hall."  Mr.  Bart- 
lett d.  Nov.  8,  1854;  his  wife  d.  Nov.  1,  1863.     Children  :  — 

3.  Betsey-,  b.  Jan.  18,  1800;  m.  David  Mclntire;  res.  Fitch- 
burg,  Mass. 

3.  Almira-,  b.  Nov.  11,  1808;  m.  Daniel  Chesmore;  res.  Leomin- 
ster, Mass. 

4.  Lydia-,  b.  July  4,  1810;  m.  March  10,  1853,  William  Lakin, 
of  H.     (q.  V.) 

5.  Thomas',  b.  April  12,  1812;  was  a  soldier  in  the  Civil  war  ;  d. 
in  the  service;  res.  in  Nelson  and  Fitchburg,  Mass.;  m.  Mary  Bailey, 
of  H.  (q.  v.),  who  d.  in  Sterling,  Mass.,  Sept.  1880. 

CHILDREX. 

1.  Amauda^,  d.  youug. 

2.  Sultinas,  m.  James  Whituey,  of  Sterling,  Mass.     Children:    (1),  Maria*; 

(2),  Mary*;  (3),  Alice  M.*,  m.  J.  G.  Lakin  (q.  v.);  (»,  Charles*; 
(5),  Eugene*. 

3.  Lydia^,  m.  Hart  Shepherdson;  res.  Fitchburg. 
■t.     James*,  m.  and  res.  in  Fitchburg ;  ten  children. 

5.  Etta*,  m.  Jack  Wiman ;  several  children. 

6.  George*,  m.  and  res.  in  Carlisle,  Mass. ;  several  children. 

6.  Sarah^  b.  Jan.  24,  1818;  m.  June  4,  1835,  Henry  H.  Flint,  of 
Nelson.     Children. 

7.  Rev.  Franklin  Charles^  b.  in  Nelson,  June  16,  1836;  rem.  in 
1840  to  H.  and  there  learned  the  alphabet  in  a  school-house  stand- 
ing on  the  spot  where  President  Pierce  received  a  part  of  his  pre- 
paratory training  for  college  ;  rem.  to  Shrewsbury,  Mass.,  in  1842, 
where  he  worked  on  his  father's  farm  and  attended  the  district 
school ;  Avas  graduated  at  Thetford  academy  in  the  classical  depart- 


GENEALOGY:  BAETLETT.  837 

raent  July  27,  1857,  and  entered  Amherst  college  the  same  year; 
after  spending  two  years  at  Andierst,  he  left  with  a  letter  of  dis- 
mission, and  completed  his  course  at  Tufts  college,  graduating  in 
1861,  the  third  in  a  class  of  twelve,  with  a  philosophical  oration. 
He  was  enabled  to  work  his  way  through  college  by  gaining,  in  a 
competitive  examination,  one  of  the  scholarships  granted  by  the 
state.  There  were  twelve  of  these  scholarships,  and  he  was  one  of 
seventeen  that  applied  for  the  two  scholarships  in  the  state  at  large. 

In  1861  he  was  principal  of  the  High  school  in  Westboro',  Mass.; 
soon  after  having  turned  his  attention  to  the  study  of  Theology,  he 
preached  his  first  sermon  in  the  Unitarian  church  at  Groton,  now 
Ayer  Junction.  In  1863  he  preached  in  Dana,  Mass.,  and  vicinity, 
teaching  meanwhile  a  select  school.  In  1864-5,  he  taught  a  select 
school  in  Hyannis,  Mass.,  and  afterwards  was  assistant  in  the  academy 
at  Dudley,  Mass.  In  1865  he  rem.  to  Chatham,  Mass.,  where  he  was 
ordained  July  31,  1866,  as  pastor  of  the  Universalist  society  in  that 
place.  In  May,  1867,  he  became  pastor  of  the  Universalist  society 
in  Southbridge,  Mass.,  where  he  proved  himself  a  faithful  minister, 
a  useful  member  of  the  school  committee,  an  efficient  worker  in  the 
temperance  cause,  and  by  his  active  interest  and  co-operation  in 
every  good  work,  and  by  his  frank  and  genial  manners,  won  the  re- 
spect and  good  will  of  all.  In  1874  he  took  charge  of  the  Willow 
Park  seminary  at  Westboro',  but  resigned  after  one  year  of  service. 

He  preached  for  short  periods  at  Oxford  and  Rockport,  Mass.,  and 
in  December,  1875,  took  charge  of  the  Universalist  parish  in  Attle- 
boro',  Mass.,  but  failing  health  compelled  him  to  resign  the  position 
in  March,  1876.  His  people  voted  him  a  leave  of  absence,  hoping 
that  he  might  recover,  and  he  went  to  his  father's  in  Shrewsbury, 
but  he  rapidly  declined  until  death  came  to  his  relief.  His  record 
is  with  "the  faithful  in  Christ  Jesus." 

In  addition  to  the  work  mentioned  above,  he  prepared  a  memoir 
of  Rev.  W.  W.  Wilson,  one  of  his  predecessors  in  the  pastorate  at 
Southbridge,  and  at  about  the  time  he  settled  in  Attleboro',  he  be- 
gan to  write  a  genealogy  of  the  Flint  family,  which  he  left  un- 
finished. He  m.  a  dau.  of  John  Mellish,  of  Auburn,  Mass.,  who  d. 
at  Auburn,  March  23,  1881.     Three  daughters  survive  them. 

8.  A  dau.  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  H.  H.  Flint,  name  not  given,  and  per- 
haps other  children.* 

*  The  record  of  the  Bartlett  family  is  very  impei-fect,  but  we  have  used  all  the 
information  furnished  us. 


338  GENEALOGY:    BARTLETT;   BARTON;   BASS. 

9.  Ebenezer   A.-,  b.  Nov.  7,  1816;    ra.    Hannah    Hadley;    res. 
Sterling,  Mass. 

10.  Jane  M.^,  b.  June  14,  1819  ;  m.  John  C.  Brooks,     (q.  v.) 

11.  John  M.^,  b.  Oct.  5,  1821;  ra.  Hannah  Ryder;  res.  Shrews- 
bury, Mass. 

13.     Marcy  M.-,  b.  April  20,  1824;  m.  Ira  Cutler;  res.  Ashby, 


BARTON. 


1.  Amos^  Barton,  with  his  family,  lived  for  several  years  (name 
on  tax-list  1802-8  inclusive),  at  No.  "66,"  on  J.  D.  Matthews'  farm. 
It  is  still  known  as  the  "Barton  place."  Two  children:  Fidelia^  and 
Thorn  as^ 


BASS. 

1.  David^  Bass,  b.  in  Sharon,  Feb.  8,  1798;  ra.  1,  Mary  E. 
Eaton,  who  d.  March  12,  1856;  settled  in  Deering;  rera.  in  1834 
to  Sharon,  and  thence  to  the  David  Bonner  farra  in  H.  in  1858;  m. 
2,  Nov.  26,  1857,  Mrs.  Mary  D.  Tarbell  (q.  v.) ;  she  d.  at  her 
daughter's  in  Antrim,  June  13,  1884.  He  d.  in  H.,  Nov.  19,  1882. 
Children :  — 

2.  David-,  b.  March  3,  1821 ;  ra.  May  1,  1845,  Rebekah  J.  Carr, 
of  Deering;  in  1850,  he  bought  the  David  Bonner  farm  in  H.,  where 
he  res.  until  1858;  present  res.  Woonsocket,  R.  I.;  is  engaged  in 
the  manufacture  of  spools  and  bobbins. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Mary  A-Vb.  in  Deering,  July  20,  1846 ;  m.  Lyman  H.  Fulton,  of  Bedford ; 

res.  Woonsocket. 

2.  Jennie  M.^,  b.  in  H.,  May  27,  1852;  d.  in  Lawrence,  Mass.,  May  14,  1866. 
o.     Lewis  C.^  b.  in  Deering,  May  29,  1862;  res.  Woonsocket. 

4.     Viola  E.^,  b.  in  Deering,  Nov.  4,  1864 ;  res.  Woonsocket. 

3.  Eben^,  b.  May  20,  1823;  res.  Antrim,  where  he  is  a  promi- 
nent citizen  ;  ra.  Nov.  16,  1848,  Clarissa  Wilkins,  of  Deering,  who 
d.  April  6,  1884. 


GENEALOGY:    BASS;    BASSETT.  339 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Ella  F.«,  b.  Dec.  5,  1849;    ra.  Nov.  30,   1871,  George  F.  Newman;  res. 

Somerville,  Mass. 

2.  Charles  H.s,  b.  Dec.  9,  1851;  m.  Dec.  25,  1877,  Jennie  Darrah.     (q.  v.) 

3.  Clara  L.3,  b.  March  24,  1857;  m.  Nov.  25,  1875,  Lucian  W.  Putney. 

4.  John  W.3,  b.  June  24,  1861 ;  m.   Dec.  17,  1884,  Mary  E.  Conn  ;  res.  with 

his  father. 

5.  Frank  E.s,  b.  Sept.  4,  1862. 

4.  Mary-,  b.  May  5,  1825 ;  ra.  Matthew  R.  Moore,  of  Bedford  ; 
res.  East  Cambridge,  Mass. 

5.  William  E.'-,  b.  June  2,  1827 ;  m.  Caroline  Scales,  of  Lemp- 
ster;  res.  Lawrence,  Mass. 

6.  Charles-,  b.  June  9,  1829;   m.  Martha  J.  Foster,  of   Ports- 
mouth; res.  Sharon. 

7.  Lewis  G.-,  b.  May  31,  1831 ;  m.  Mary  Higgins,  of  St.  Albans, 
Me. ;  res.  Antrim. 

8.  Samuel  W.-,  b.  June  17,  1833;  m.  Mary  Hale,  of  Milford ; 
res.  Lawrence,  Mass. 

9.  Martha  J.^,  b.  March  13,  1836;  d.  June  21,  1863;  m.  George 
Emery,  of  Jaffrey. 


BASSETT. 


1,  Rev.  Goodyear^  Bassett  was  b.  in  East  Montpelier,  Vt.,  May 
22,  1801;  m.  Nov.  14,  1822,  Tamer,  dan.  of  John  Cutler,  who  was 
b.  July  3,  1800;  d.  April  20,  1825;  m  2,  Feb.  25,  1829,  Betsey 
Cummings,  of  H.,  who  d.  April  29,  1849;  m.  3,  Nov.  21,  1849, 
Elizabeth  Adeline,  dau.  of  Robert  and  Betsey  (Spring)  Morrison, 
who  was  b.  Dec.  23,  1814.  Mr.  Bassett  served  an  apprenticeship 
with  Joseph  Howe,  a  blacksmith  in  Montpelier.  When  about  15 
years  of  age  he  joined  the  Congregational  church  in  Montpelier. 
In  1822  he  united  with  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church,  and  at  the 
age  of  23  years,  was  licensed  to  preach.  For  a  time  he  was  on  a 
circuit  in  Vermont,  and  in  1827  and  1828  on  the  Deering  (N.  H.) 
circuit,  which  then  embraced  Peterboro'.  Violent  hemorrhage 
from  the  lungs  compelled  him  to  give  up  preaching.  He  settled  in 
H.  in  1832  or  1833;  served  the  town  as  town  clerk  in  1841  and 
1842,  and  as  representative  to  the  legislature  in  1842;  he  built  the 
house  in  the  village  marked  "J.  R.  Hill."     Subsequently  he  rem. 


340  GENEALOGY:    BASSETT;   BELL. 

to  Peterboro',  where  for  nearly  forty  years  he  res.  most  of  the 
time;  was  widely  respected,  not  only  for  his  business  integrity,  but 
for  his  Christian  life.     He  d.  May  8,  1886.     Children  :  — 

2.  Eli-,  b.  Sept.  20,  1824;  d.  April  20,  1825. 

3.  Frances  Mandana",  b.  May  6,  1836. 

4.  Eli  G.%  b.  Nov.  6,  1850. 


BELIi. 

William^  Bell  was  a  resident  of  Andover,  Mass.;  m.  Deborah 
Kittridge.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the  French  and  Indian  war ;  was 
captured  by  the  Indians  and  treated  as  a  slave  by  them.  He 
escaped  and  went  to  Quebec,  and  was  afterwards  exchanged. 

Hugh-  (William^)  was  b.  in  1770;  m.  Nancy,  dan.  of  David*  and 
Sarah  (Cochran)  Wilson,  of  Deering ;  settled  in  Society  Land ;  was 
one  of  the  selectmen  of  that  place  in  1802  (see  p.  277);  was  set  off 
to  Francestown  by  act  of  legislature  June  17,  1802;  was  a  lieuten- 
ant in  the  Francestown  militia;  d.  in  Francestown,  in  1851.  Three 
sons  were  residents  of  H. 

1.  Robert  G.''  (Hugh-,  William^),  b.  July  9,  1808;  came  to  H. 
March  25,  1825;  served  nearly  six  years  as  an  apprentice,  journey- 
man, and  foreman  with  Joshua  Foster  (q.  v.)  ;  was  away  from  town 
about  two  years,  when  he  came  back  and  worked  a  short  time  for 
Jesse  Matthews  and  E.  Reed.  (See  p.  83.)  After  another  two 
years'  absence  he  returned  and  formed  a  partnership  with  Jesse 
Matthews,  and  subsequently  with  Robert  Morrison.  About  the 
time  of  his  return  the  second  time,  Oct.  15,  1835,  he  m.  Mrs. 
Sophronia  (Bruce)  Doe,t  who  was  b.  in  Acworth,  Dec.  30,  1807. 
They  res.  in  the  red  house  at  the  foot  of  the  sand  hill,  where  Hon. 
Charles  J.  Fox  was  b.  In  this  house  their  three  children  were 
b.  After  carrying  on  the  tanning  business  a  few  years,  he  sold  out 
and  left  town.  For  some  thirty  years  they  have  res.  in  Somerville, 
Mass.  They  celebrated  their  golden  wedding  at  Odd  Fellows' 
hall,  Somerville.     Over  three  hundred  guests  were  present  to  pay 

*  David  Wilson  was  one  of  the  guard  that  escorted  General  Burgoyne  into  Boston 
after  his  surrender. 

t  Mrs.  Bell  was  the  dau.  of  Joseph  and  Susanna  (Bruce)  Bruce.  Her  first  husband 
was  Robert  Doe,  of  Rumney.  One  son,  Joseph  R.,  b.  in  1831,  came  to  H.  with  his 
mother  after  her  second  marriage. 


Mr.  &  Mrs.  ROBERT  G.  BELL, 


From  a   Photograph    taken    on    the    Fiftieth    Anniversary    of    their    Marriage. 


GENEALOGY:    BELL.  341 

to  them  their  respects,  and  to  enjoy  the  hospitalities  arranged  to 
note  the  event.  The  hall  was  converted  into  a  grand  reception 
room  in  a  very  tasty  manner.  Potted  plants,  flowers,  ferns,  and 
autumn  leaves,  sent  thither  by  kind  and  thoughtful  neighbors, 
added  freshness  to  the  scene.  After  a  bountiful  supper  furnished 
by  "Tufts,"  the  company  re-assembled  in  the  lower  hall  and  were 
called  to  order  by  S.  C.  Darling,  Esq.,  who  introduced  J.  M. 
Thompson,  of  the  Boston  Journal,  who  read  a  neat  little  poem  dedi- 
cated to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bell,  after  which  dancing  followed,  Mr.  Bell 
appearing  on  the  floor  with  his  daughter  at  the  head  of  the  Virginia 
reel.*     Children : — 

3.  William  G.\  b.  Feb.  1,  1839 ;  m.  Mary,  dau.  of  Dea.  A.  Whit- 
ney, of  Charlestown,  Mass.  A  merchant ;  place  of  business,  48,  50, 
52,  and  54  Commercial  street,  Boston ;  a  member  of  the  New  York 
Produce  Exchange  and  a  director  of  the  Everett  National  bank,  of 
Boston  ;  res.  Newton,  Mass.  Of  Mr.  Bell,  and  his  brother  men- 
tioned below,  we  quote:  "They  are  liberal  in  their  dealings,  and 
always  anxious  for  the  welfare  of  Boston,  and  promote  and  assist 
every  measure  that  has  that  object  in  view.  Both  in  business  and 
social  circles  they  are  highly  esteemed,  and  are  deservedly  popular 
in  consequence  of  their  strict  integrity  and  honor." 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Alfred  W.^,  b.  iu  Charlestowu,  Mass.,  May  30,  18G9. 

2.  Marion^  b.  in  Charlestown,  Mass.,  May  29,  188 L 

3.  Albert  D.  S.*,  b.  June  27,  1842;  m.  Susan,  dau.  of  Hon.  E. 
W.  Stoughton,  of  Bellows  Falls,  Vt.;  res.  Chestnut  Hill,  Mass., 
where,  all  their  children  were  b.,  with  the  exception  of  the  oldest, 
who  was  b.  at  Longwood,  Mass.  In  business  with  his  brother 
(q.  v.);  is  a  director  of  the  Traders'  and  Monument  National  banks 
and  one  of  the  managers  of  the  North  American  National  Insur- 
ance company. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Laura&,  b.  Nov.  14,  1870. 

2.  Stoushton^,  b.  June  28,  1874. 

3.  Gertrudes,  b.  Jan.  30,  1876.  " 

4.  Conrad",  b.  Aug.  21,  1877. 

5.  Gibson^  b.  May  3,  1879. 

6.  Hughs,  b.  Dec.  23,  1882 ;  d.  Nov.  27,  1883. 

7.  Stuarts,  b.  Sept.  21,  1884. 

*  Their  portraits,  inserted  liere,  were  from  a  photograph  taken  on  tliis  occasion. 


342  GENEALOGY:    BELL;   BENNETT. 

4.  Abbie  R.  S.*,  b.  June  27,  1842 ;  m.  Fred  D.  Maynard,  of  the 
firm  of  Maynard  &  Irwin,  merchants,  State  street,  Boston ;  res.  in 
Somerville. 

CHILD. 

1.     Fred  BelP,  b.  Dec.  29,  1879. 

5.  Cyrus^  (Hugh^  William^),  m.  Nancy  French,  b.  in  Rindge, 
March  10,  1802  ;  res.  at  Factory  Village  (now  Bennington)  from 
1824  to  1834;  a  tanner  and  shoemaker.     Children  :  — 

6.  Sarah  D.*,  b.  at  Factory  Village;  ra.  Harrison  Morrill;  a 
farmer;  res.  Henniker. 

CHILD. 

1.     Harrison  B.^,  b.  Nov.  8,  1873. 

7.  Charles  H.^,  b.  in  Acworth ;  res.  Henniker. 

8.  Edward  R."*,  b.  in  Antrim;  m.  Nov.  It),  1863,  Hattie  E. 
Adams;  res.  at  Fentonville,  Mich.,  where  he  d.  Oct.  14,  1880. 

9.  William  K.^  (Hugh-,  William^),  res.  in  H.  from  1830  to  1835; 
worked  in  Elijah  Reed's  tannery;  m.  Eurydice  Allen,  of  Rindge; 
rem.  to  La\t'reuce  county.  111.,  and  from  thence  to  Iowa,  where  he 
d.  at  the  age  of  63.  He  kept  a  gene  ral  assortment  store ;  was  re- 
spected by  his  towns-people,  and  left  a  handsome  property ;  his 
family  rem,  to  Santa  Anna,  Cal.     Children  :  — 

10.  A  daughter  m.  in  Iowa,  D.  M.  Baker,  a  lawyer  ;  res.  Santa 
Anna,  Cal. 

11.  George*  was  with  General  Sherman  in  his  march  to  the 
sea ;  res.  Santa  Anna,  Cal. 

13.  Charles*,  res.  Santa  Anna,  Cal.;  is  in  a  store  with  his 
brother  George. 


BENNETT. 


1.     Jonathan-  Bennett,  one  of  the  early  settlers  of  H.  (see  p.  68), 
was  the  son  of  Moses^  and  Anna  (Blanchard)  Bennett,  of  Groton, 

Mass.     He  was  b.  in  Groton,  May  17,  1733;   m.  Mary  ,  and 

settled  in  Shirley,  Mass.  His  three  children  were  b.  in  Shirley ;  he 
settled  in  H.  at  the  place  marked  "  J.  H.  Felch,"  probably  in  1778. 
It  is  to  be  regretted  that  we  known  so  little  of  him,  as  his  name  is 
so  intimately  connected  with  the  organization  of    the  town.     We 


GENEALOGY  :    BENNETT.  343 

can  ouly  repeat  that  be  was  authorized  to  call  the  first  town-meet- 
ing, which  was  held  at  his  house ;  he  was  the  first  town  clerk,  a 
member  of  the  first  board  of  selectmen,  and  a  member  of  the  board 
of  selectmen  for  1782,  after  which  date  all  trace  of  him  is  lost. 
Children  :  — 

2.  Olive^,  b.  Sei)t.  1,  1757  ;  m.  Asa  Adams,     (q.  v.) 

3.  Jonathan^,  b.  April  24,  1760. 

4.  James^,  b.  Sept.  25,  1764. 

Moses-  Bennett  (Moses^),  an  elder  brother  of  Jonathan-,  was  b. 
in  Groton,  Aug.  15,  1726;  m.  Feb.  17,  1746,  Sarah  Blood,  of  Gro- 
ton.  He  was  one  of  thirty-three  men  who  signed  a  petition  for  the 
formation  of  a  new  town,  and  presented  it  to  a  town-meeting  at 
Groton  on  the  first  day  of  March,  1747.  He  had  six  children,  of 
whom  the  eldest  was 

5.  Stephen^  (Moses'-,  Moses^),  b.  in  Groton,  April  22,  1747;  m. 
Elizabeth  Wilson,  of  Shirley  (published  Oct.  5,  1774).  He  res.  in 
Groton  and  Shirley  a  few  years,  and  rem.  to  H.  about  the  year 
1778 ;  settled  in  the  place  marked  "  35."  He  was  one  of  the 
"  tything  men"  in  1781.  He  was  also  chosen  as  one  of  the  men  to 
carry  the  chain  for  the  surveyor  in  finding  the  center  of  the  town 
that  year.  He  was  one  of  the  surveyors  of  highways  in  1782;  as 
this  is  the  last  trace  we  have  of  him,  it  is  to  be  presumed  that  he 
left  town  with  his  uncle,  Jonathan.     Children  :  — 

6.  John-*,  b.  in  Groton,  Feb.  25,  1775. 

7.  Stephens  b.  in  Shirley,  Feb.  3,  1777. 

8.  BettyS  b.  in  H.,  Aug.  19,  1779. 

9.  Stephen*,  b.  in  H.,  July  24,  1782.  One  child,  perhaps  the 
first,  Stephen^  d.  in  H.,  and  was  buried  beside  the  Adams  child, 
(q.  V.) 


HEZEKIAH  BENNETT. 

Aaron^  Bennett  was  probably  a  relative  of  Moses^  Bennett,  of 
Groton.  He  was  b.  in  Groton,  and  spent  a  large  part  of  his  life 
there,  but  was  in  Shirley  as  early  as  1774.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the 
Revolutionary  war  ;  enlisting  about  the  time  General  Washington 
came  to  Cambridge;  after  his  discharge  he  started  for  his  home  and 
was  taken  sick  and  d.  at  White  Plains,  Westchester  county,  N.  Y. 
He  m.  Katherine  Newton,  who  after  the  death  of  her  husband,  m.  2, 


344  GENEALOGY:    BENNETT. 

Thomas  Craig,  and  rem.  to  Paxton,  Mass.,  thence  to  H.  (q.  v.) 
Mr.  Bennett  had  four  children,  of  whom  we  have  the  record  of  the 
second, 

1.  Hezekiah^^  (Aaron^),  b.  in  Groton,  Oct.  28,  1772  ;  rem.  to  H. 
in  June,  1790  ;  m.  June  11,  1799,  Sarah,  dau.  of  Timothy  and 
Sybil  (Cummings)  Moors,  who  was  b.  in  New  Ipswich,  May  5, 
1776.  He  settled  on  a  farm  marked  "J.  Robinson,"  near  No. 
"83";  rem.  about  the  year  1815,*  to  Weston,  Vt.,  where  he  lived 
until  the  death  of  his  wife,  Sept.  25,  1848.  He  d.  in  Bennington, 
Vt.,  Dec.  6,  1859  ;  was  bui-ied  in  Weston.     Children  :  — 

2.  Lucinda^  b.  April  12,  1800. 

3.  Relief^,  b.  June  29,  1801 ;  m.  1,  Abraham  Higgins,  who  d. 
in  Weston  after  they  had  been  m.  about  eight  years  ;  m.  2,  Lewis 
Fuller ;  she  d.  in  Weston.  She  had  two  children  by  her  first  hus- 
band, and  several  children  by  her  second  husband. 

4.  Lucy  M.^  b.  June  21,  1803  ;  m.  Artemas  Kirk;  d.  in  Weston. 
Left  a  large  family  of  children. 

5.  James  H.^,  b.  May  26,  1805 ;  m.  Ehoda  D.  Holt ;  res.  in  Ben- 
nington, Vt.,  and  Rochester,  N.  Y.  He  d.  in  Rochester,  Nov.  29, 
1861 ;  his  wife  d.  in  Bennington,  Vt.  Children :  three  sons  and 
one  daughter. 

6.  Horace  W.^  b.  April  3,  1807;  m.  Dec.  8,  1842,  Elvira  S. 
Lawrence,  of  Weston,  Vt.;  res.  in  Weston,  Vt.,  and  Lowell,  Mass., 
28  years,  and  Rutland,  Vt.     Both  d.  in  Kutland. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  A  son,  b.  Jan.  20,  1844 ;  d.  Jan.  24,  1844. 

2.  Ella  C.4,  b.  in  Lowell,  Jan.  25,  1851. 

7.  Rebecca  C.^,  b.  April  1,  1809;  m.  James  Hannaford,  who 
was  b.  in  Peacham,  Vt.,  in  1806;  res.  about  20  years  in  Sanbornton, 
then  in  Weston,  Vt.,  Lowell,  Mass.,  and  Peterboro' ;  she  d.  in 
Peterboro'. 

8.  Catherine  N.'',  b.  Feb.  13,  1811 ;  m.  1,  Nahum  Piper,  who  d. 

in  Claremont ;  m.  2,  John  Perkins,  who  d. .     Mrs.  Perkins  res. 

in  Claremont.     Names  of  children  not  given. 

9.  Edward  N.^,  b.  June  21,  1814;  m.  Diantha  Abbott,  of  Wes- 
ton.    In  company  with  his  brother,  Stephen,  in  Feb.  1849,  he  sailed 

*  Mr.  Bennett's  name  appears  on  the  tax-list  from  1794  to  1815,  inclusive. 


GENEALOGY:    BENNETT;    BIGELOW.  345 

from  New  York  for  California;  he  fell  overboard,  his  body  was 
rescued  but  buried  at  sea  Aug.  17,  1849,  in  latitude,  3°  26'  south ; 
longitude,  105°  10'  west.     One  son,  who  res.  in  Rutland. 

10.  Stephen  D.  K^  b.  June  15,  1820 ;  ra.  at  Bennington,  Vt., 
Dec.  25,  1844,  Harriet  Pierce,  who  d.  at  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  19, 
1870.  Mr.  Bennett  was  a  student  at  the  academy  in  H.  in  the 
summer  of  1838 ;  served  an  apprenticeship  of  three  years  with 
Gov.  John  H.  Steele,  of  Peterboro',  in  his  machine  shop;  res.  for 
many  years  at  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  but  since  early  in  1872,  has  res.  at 
Salt  Lake  City,  Utah. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Emma  L. ',  m. Rogers ;  res.  Rochester,  N.  Y. 

Names  of  other  childreu  not  giveu. 

11.  Aaron  C.  G.^,  b.  Jan.  22,  1823;  m.  Dec.  31,  1846,  Lucinda 
Wroath  ;  res.  Rochester,  N.  Y.     Three  sons  and  one  daughter. 


REV.  ASAHEL   BIGELOW. 

Joseph^  Bigelow  was  a  captain  in  the  Revolutionary  war;  he  d. 
in  1782,  at  the  age  of  81  years,  leaving  six  sons  and  two  daughters, 
one  of  whom  was  the  mother  of  Dorothea  Lynde  Dix,  the  philan- 
thropist, y/ho  not  only  instituted  many  reforms  in  prisons,  but  was 
the  first  nurse  who  went  to  the  army  in  the  Civil  war  of  1861. 

Andrew-  (Joseph^)  served  three  years  in  the  Revolutionary  war, 
enlisting  at  the  age  of  sixteen;  he  also  served  in  the  war  of  1812-5. 
He  m.  Sarah  Fassett ;  they  had  fifteen  children,  three  of  whom 
were  ministers. 

1.  Rev.  AsaheP  (Andrew^  Joseph^)  was  b.  in  Boylston,  Mass., 
May  14, 1797;  m.  Sept.  15,  1830,  Dorcas  F.,  dau.  of  Henry  Homes,* 
a  hardware  merchant  in  Boston,  Mass.  In  May,  1817,  Mr.  Bige- 
low's  father  gave  him  his  time,  all  that  he  could  give  him.  He 
worked  three  months,  earning  $30  in  that  time,  and  in  September 

*  William!  Homes  emigrated  from  Scotland  to  America  in  1086.  lie  was  a  Presby- 
terian minister,  and,  in  1715,  settled  at  Martha's  Vineyard  on  a  salary  of  £60  a  year. 

Robert^  (William^)  m.  in  1716,  Mary,  a  sister  of  Benjamin  Franklin.    A  grandson, 

William*  (William'',  Robert-,  William^)  was  a  goldsmith  in  Boston. 

Henry"'  (William*,  William'',  Robert-,  Williami)  had  six  daughters,  one  of  whom 
was  Dorcas",  and  seven  sons,  three  of  whom  were  ministers  :  Henry  A.«,  missionary 
of  the  A.  B.  C.  F.  M.  in  Constantinople,  Turkejs  William",  home  missionary  in  Mis- 
souri, afterwards  settled  in  St.  Louis;  and  Francis's  home  missionary,  afterwards 
settled  in  Lynn,  Mass. 

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346  GENEALOGY:   BIGELOW. 

took  his  bundle  and  walked  forty-five  miles  to  Andover,  and  entered 
Phillips  academy.  He  mastered  the  Latin  Grammar  in  two  weeks. 
He  worked  at  his  trade  (he  was  a  cooper),  taught  in  vacation  time, 
and  by  rigid  economy,  worked  his  way  through  academy  and  col- 
lege. The  last  three  years  of  his  college  life  he  boarded  himself 
on  fifty  cents  a  week.  He  was  graduated  from  Harvard  college  in 
1823.  He  took  a  theological  course  at  Andover.  After  his  gradua- 
tion he  preached  six  months  at  North  Yarmouth,  Me.  He  declined 
a  call  to  settle  in  that  place,  and  preached  six  months  for  Doctor 
Payson,  in  Portland,  Me.  He  received  a  call  from  Newton,  Mass., 
and  about  the  same  time  one  from  Walpole,  Mass.  He  accepted 
the  latter,  and  was  settled  March  12,  1828.  His  pastorate  in  "Wal- 
pole continued  twenty-one  yeai-s ;  his  work  there  was  greatly  pros- 
pered, not  only  in  the  church,  but  in  the  community  ;  he  was  sent 
to  the  legislature  twice,  and  was  loved  and  respected  by  all.  (For 
an  account  of  his  work  in  H.,  see  Doctor  Clark's  address  and  Church 
history.)  We  will  add,  he  was  a  good  and  true  man  ;  he  was  pru- 
dent and  thoughtful,  careful  of  every  one's  feelings,  moderate  in 
criticism,  and  kind  of  heart.  He  was  a  strong  man  in  the  best 
sense  of  the  word.  He  was  not  a  brilliant  speaker,  his  delivery 
was  unimpassioned,  yet  he  always  had  something  to  say.  Mr. 
Bigelow  was  deeply  interested  in  the  soldiers  who  were  called  to 
the  front  in  the  Civil  war.  The  following  lines  were  written  and 
given  by  him  at  the  close  of  a  sermon,  which  was  an  appeal  for 
money  to  furnish  them  religious  reading:  — 

By  the  side  of  you  "  Cascade," 

While  the  soothing  riv'let  flows, 
Worn  by  toils  for  country's  aid, 
1861       Weston  sleeps  in  calm  repose. 

1S6'2    Bowers,  the  youth  of  promise  rare, 
Stirred  by  patriotic  flres, 
Braves  the  Southern  tainted  air, 
And  in  Freedom's  cause  expires. 

On  Potomac's  verdant  shore, 
1S6-2       DUNKLEE  finds  an  early  grave. 

Fallen  asleep  to  wake  no  more, 
Isfi'i       Barker  rests  beneath  its  wave. 

Now  to  fill  the  vacant  breach, 

Others  of  our  loved  ones  burn; 
Shafts  of  death  their  hearts  may  reach, 

Ere  we  welcome  their  retiirn. 

Thus  it  is  throughout  the  land, 
Roused  by  periled  Freedom's  cry, 


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Thousands  join  her  patriot  band, 
Thousands  will  her  mai-tjTS  die. 

Shall  we  leave  them  to  their  fate? 

Nor  the  Word  of  Life  bestow, 
Leading  to  the  better  state, 

Should  they  pass  from  scenes  below? 

Xo!    We'll  give  the  Light  Divine; 

Throw  around  the  shield  of  pi-ayer. 
In  our  heart  of  hearts  enshrine. 

With  tliem  all  their  perils  share. 
August,  180-2.  A.    BIGELOW. 

In  all  the  relations  of  life  he  was  faithful  and  true.  "He  has  gone 
without  an  enemy  to  meet  or  one  to  leave  behind,"  Rev.  Francis 
J,  Marsh,  in  Norfolk,  Mass.,  county  history,  says  of  him:  "Mr, 
Bigelow  was  pre-eminently  a  Bible  preacher,  and  so  plain  and  clear 
were  his  teachings  that  even  the  children  could  understand.  He 
was  a  man  of  deep  piety  and  earnest  prayer.  A  diligent  student, 
he  was  much  in  his  study,  searching  '  the  Scriptures  daily,  whether 
those  things  were  so.'"  He  d.  Aug.  16,  1877.  Mrs.  Bigelow  con- 
tinues to  res.  in  H.  in  the  same  house  that  has  been  her  home  for 
thirty-eight  years.     (See  village  plan.)     Children  all  b.  in  Walpole. 

2.  Isabel  Homes*  m.  Aug.  1856,  C.  W.  Kittredge,  of  San  Fran- 
cisco, Cal. 

CHILDREN. 

L  Spencer  B.^.  b.  Nov.  5,  1857. 

2.  Ralph  B.5,  b.  Feb.  20,  1859. 

3.  Fred  H.^,  twin  to  Ralph  B.,  b.  Feb.  20,  1859;  d.  in  H.,  April  14,  1800. 

4.  Edith  K  5,  b.  April  9,  1861 ;  d.  in  California  in  1861. 

5.  Isabel  G.^,  d.  on  return  voyage  to  California,  Dec.  1866. 

6.  Daisy  K.^,  b.  Oct.  6,  1871. 

3.  Henry  A.*  entered  Williams  college,  but  was  obliged  to  leave 
on  account  of  poor  health.  He  went  to  the  Pacific  coast  and  en- 
gaged in  mining  in  Oregon,  thence  to  Arizona,  where  he  was  one 
of  the  pioneers  in  mining.  He  was  chosen  representative  to  the 
first  legislature  of  Arizona,  and  was  afterwards  president  of  the 
council  of  the  senate  ;*  has  also  held  various  other  oflices  of  trust ; 
res.  Prescott,  Ari. 

4.  Lucy  M.-*  m.  A.  D.  Tuttle.     (q.  v.) 

5.  Miranda*  d.  at  the  age  of  one  and  one-half  years. 

6.  Benjamin  Franklin*  was  hospital  steward  in  Boston  in  the 

*  He  was  for  a  time  acting  governor,  in  the  absence  of  Governor  Fremont. 


348  GENEALOGY:    BIGELOW;   BILLINGS. 

early  part  of  the  Civil  war,  and  during  the  last  two  years  of  the 
war  was  assistant  surgeon  in  the  navy.  He.  w^as  afterward  a  physi- 
cian in  Claypool,  Ind.,  where  he  d.  June,  1879. 

7.     Charles  Freeman*  m.  June,  1883,  Lucy  Stickney.     He  is  a 
druggist  in  Cochituate,  Mass. 


BARNEY  BIGELOW. 

Barney  Bigelow,  and  Sarah,  his  wife,  came  to  H,  from  Spring- 
field, Vt.  They  lived  a  few  years  in  several  places  in  town.  He  d. 
•at  the  place  marked  "  H.  Fuller,"  on  the  Bennington  road,  April  16, 
1863,  aged  48  years,  and  was  buried  in  Pine  Ridge  cemetery  ;  his 
widow  returned  to  Springfield,  where  she  now  res. 


BILLINGS. 


Joseph^  Billings  was  b,  in  Lincoln,  Mass.,  Jan.  22,  1762;  m. 
Martha  Allen,  who  was  b.  in  the  same  town  March  12, 1766.  They 
had  fourteen  children,  all  of  whom  grew  up  to  manhood  and 
womanhood.     The  youngest  child  was 

1.  Samuel  Wilder^  (Joseph^),  b.  in  Lincoln,  Mass.,  May  5,  1811 ; 
m.  Dec.  24,  1835,  Esther,  dau.  of  Benjamin*  and  Lucy  (Barden) 
Knight,  who  was  b.  in  Antrim,  March  7,  1813,  and  d.  in  H., 
Sept.  28,  1876.  In  1826  or  1827,  Mr.  Billings  was  apprenticed  to 
his  elder  brother,  William  C.  Billings,  to  learn  the  shoemaker's 
trade  at  "  High  Bridge,"  in  New  Ipswich ;  a  portion  of  his 
time  during  his  apprenticeship  was  spent  at  the  common  school 
and  the  academy  at  New^  Ipswich.  About  the  year  1831  he  estab- 
lished himself  in  business  with  his  brother,  William  C,  at  Calais, 
Me.  He  rem.  to  Hooksett  in  1834,  and  carried  on  a  prosperous  busi- 
ness in  the  boot  and  shoe  trade  until  1845,  when  he  rem.  to  Goffs- 
town,  where  he  engaged  in  the  same  business  for  three  years.  In 
1848  he  formed  a  partnership  with  F.  S.  Bullard,  of  Peterboro', 
where  he  engaged  largely  in  custom  manufacture  of  boots  and 
shoes,  in  addition  to  the  regular  retail  business.     In  1857  or  1858, 

*  Benjamin  Knight  was  b.  in  Anti'im,  IMay  5, 1783 ;  d.  May  37, 1849.  His  wife  was  b. 
in  Stoddard,  July  30, 1784;  d.  April  23,  1852. 


GENEALOGY  :    BILLINGS.  349 

he  sold  his  interest  in  the  firm  of  Billings  &  Bullard,  and  engaged 
in  farming  a  few  years,  then  he  formed  a  partnership  with  Wallace 
Scott,  and  a  little  later  purchased  a  farm  in  H.,  marked  "  L. 
Johnson,"  where  he  res.  until  the  death  of  his  wife  in  1876,  when 
he  returned  to  Peterboro'  and  spent  the  remainder  of  his  days 
with  his  only  dau.,  Mrs.  D.  M.  White.  He  d.  May  13,  1882.  He 
was  a  man  of  practical  liberal  views,  of  good  business  capacity, 
strictly  honest  in  all  his  dealings,  and  in  his  domestic  relations  a 
kind,  considerate  husband,  a  loving  and  affectionate  father,  honored 
and  respected  by  all  who  knew  him.     Children :  — 

2.  Martha  E.%  b.  in  Hooksett,  March  8,  1840;  m.  Oct.  18,  1866, 
Gen.  Daniel  M.  White,  of  Peterboro',  who  was  b.  in  Peterboro',  May 
4,  1844;  his  early  days  were  spent  on  his  father's  farm  and  at  the 
public  schools  in  Peterboro'.  On  three  occasions  he  endeavored  to 
join  the  army,  but  on  account  of  his  age  and  the  objection  of  his 
father,  he  was  compelled  to  remain  at  home  until  the  1st  regt.  of 
New  Hampshire  cavalry  was  recruited,  when  he  became  a  member 
of  Co.  E,  of  that  regiment.  He  was  in  the  campaigns  of  the 
Shenandoah  valley,  and  served  under  Generals  Custer  and  Sheridan, 
until  he  was  mustered  out  as  a  lieutenant  in  July,  1865. 

After  the  close  of  the  war,  he  attended  the  McCollom  institute 
for  a  season;  taught  school  a  few  years  with  good  success;  was 
admitted  to  the  Hillsboro'  county  bar  in  May,  1876,  and  immedi- 
ately began  the  practice  of  his  profession  in  Peterboro'.  In  1878 
he  was  a  member  of  the  New  Hampshire  senate  ;  politically  he  has 
always  been  an  active  but  liberal  and  progressive  Democrat.  He 
served  the  state  and  his  constituents  faithfully  when  in  the  senate, 
and  in  1886  was  strongly  urged  to  accept  the  nomination  for  con- 
gress He  is  an  active  and  honored  member  of  the  G.  A.  R.,  hav- 
ing joined  Aaron  F.  Stevens  post.  No.  6,  in  1868.  He  has  held  all 
the  offices  in  his  post,  and  also  the  offices  of  department  inspector 
and  junior  and  senior  vice  department  commander.  He  was  aide-de- 
camp on  the  staff  of  Lucius  Fairchild,  commander-in-chief  of  the 
G.  A.  R.  for  the  years  1887  and  1888.  He  has  been  very  active 
in  the  organization  of  the  state  militia.  He  was  commissioned 
captain  of  Co.  A  cavalry,  N.  H.  N.  G.,  Oct.  17,  1872;  May  10,  1875, 
he  was  commissioned  major  of  the  second  regiment,  and  May  2, 
1877,  he  was  promoted  to  be  colonel.  In  1877,  he  by  appointment 
of  the  governor  and  council  was  a  member  of  a  commission  that 
drafted  a  new  militia  law  for  the  state.     This  law,  every  section 


350  GENEALOGY:   BILLINGS;   BLODGETT. 

and  chapter  of  which  bears  unmistakable  evidence  of  the  thorough- 
ness of  liis  work,  has  commended  itself  so  forcibly,  that  it  is  not 
only  practically  the  militia  law  of  the  state  to-day,  but  it  has  been 
adopted  either  in  whole  or  in  part  as  the  law  governing  national 
guards  in  other  states. 

In  1877  Colonel  White  was  detailed  by  Governor  Prescott  to  com- 
mand the  New  Hampshire  troops  at  the  one  hundredth  anniversary 
of  the  battle  of  Bennington.  May  15,  1884,  he  was  commissioned 
brigadier-general  of  the  First  brigade  of  the  New  Hampshire 
militia.  July  11,  1887,  he  was  appointed  by  President  Cleveland 
United  States  Consul  at  Sherbrooke,  Province  of  Quebec,  Domin- 
ion of  Canada;  he  entered  upon  the  duties  of  his  office  on  the 
eighth  day  of  August  following,  which  office  he  now  holds. 

General  White  is  well  known  throughout  the  state,  and  where  he 
is  best  known  there  are  his  firmest  friends.  In  all  his  business  and 
social  relations  he  has  the  confidence  and  esteem  of  all  who  know 
him.     Mrs.  White  d.  in  Peterboro',  Dec.  23,  1885. 

CIIILDRKN. 

1.  Samuel  Isaac^  b.  Oct.  14,  1872;  d.  Oct.  14,  1872. 

2.  Emina  Bertha^  b.  Jan.  15,  1880. 

3.  Cora  Louise-*,  b.  Sept    18,  1881;  d.  May  16,  1884. 


O.  N.  BILLINGS. 


O.  N.  Billings,  and  Alice,  his  wife,  from  Boston,  have  res.  in  H., 
at  Hancock  hotel,  for  the  three  past  winters,  1885-88.  He  employs 
about  twenty  horses  in  hauling  wood  to  the  depot,  from  lots  in  the 
north  part  of  the  town. 


BLODGETT. 


1,  Josiah^  Blodgett  m.  Jane  Thornton  ;  rem.  from  Lexington, 
Mass.,  to  Sunderland,  Mass.,  and  from  thence  to  H.  in  the  early  part 
of  1786.  He  settled  first  in  that  part  of  the  town  included  in  the 
centre  district  that  was  organized  in  1792.  (See  p.  22(5.)  Later  he 
rem.  to  the  place  marked  "11"  on  map  ;  d.  in  1814.  His  wife  d. 
in  1834.     Children:  — 

2,  Salmon-  [4]. 


GENEALOGY:    BLODGETT.  351 

3.  Zuba^  m.  April  14,  1796,  Jonas  Davis,     (q.  v.) 

4.  Salmon-  [2]  (Josiah^)  came  to  H,  with  his  parents  in  1786. 
He  enlisted  in  the  army  at  the  age  of  15  years,*  the  term  of  his 
service  not  known;  m.  Nov.  12,  1789,  Sarah,  dau.  of  William 
Williams;  res.  for  a  time  in  the  centre  district,  and  subsequently 
rem.  to  the  place  marked  on  the  map  "14."t  In  1810  he  rem.  to 
Dublin,  thence  to  New  York,  to  Weston,  Vt.,  to  Acworth,  to  H,, 
and  d.  in  Nelson.     Children  :  — 

5.  James^  b.  Dec.  20,  1790  ;  res.  in  Mount  Holly,  Vt. 

6.  A  son^. 

7.  Josiah^  b.  April  6,  1793;  res.  in  Portland,  Me. 

8.  Salmon^  b.  Aug.  26,  1795;  res.  in  Chesterfield. 

9.  William^,  b.  May  22,  1797;  res.  in  Nelson. 

10.  SamueP,  b.  March  28,  1799;  res.  in  Acworth. 

11.  John^  res.  in  New  York. 

13.  Timothy^  b.  Dec.  16,  1802;  m.  1,  Jan.  9,  1830,  Rebecca  E., 
dau.  of  Benaiah  Cummings  (q.  v.),  who  d.  May  2,  1863 ;  m.  2, 
Susan  Hill,  who  d.  March  18, 1869;  m.  3,  Oct.  12,  1876,  Mary  (Batch- 
elder)  Hardy,  b.  March  3,  1815;  d.  April  23,  1879.  He  res.  for 
many  years  at  the  place  bearing  his  name  on  the  map,  but  late  in 
life  he  sold  this  place  and  rem.  to  Harrisville,  where  he  d. 

13.  Thomas^  d.  young. 

14.  An  infant^. 

15.  Sylvester^,  res.  in  Dublin. 

16.  Sally  Jane^,  b.  July  6,  1810;  m.  Nathaniel  C.  Manly,  b. 
July  9,  1803;  d.  June  17,  1876;  she  d.  in  1840;  res.  Weston,  Vt. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Mary  A.^,  b.  Oct.  31,  1827;  m   Leonard  Mansfield;  res.  New  Ipswich. 

2.  Salmon  B.^  b.  July  2,  1829;  d.  in  1851,  near  Cape  de  Verde  islands,  off 

the  coast  of  Africa. 

3.  Josiah  W.*,  b.  Dec.  13,  1831;  d.  in  Wasliingtou,  N.  H.,  in  1875,  leaving 

a  widow  and  two  sons. 

4.  Prucius  W.-i,  b.  May  21,   1833;  m.  in  1864,  Martlia  A.  Swallow.     When 

eight  years  of  age  he  came  to  H.  to  live  with  his  uncle,  Timothy 
Blodgett ;  five  years  afterwards  he  began  to  vvorli  in  mills,  making 
wooden  w-are  and  chair- ;  being  disabled  by  an  accident,  he  was  a 

*  He  was  one  of  General  Washington's  life  guai'ds,  and  when  lie  carried  dispatches 
for  the  General  he  was,  on  his  i-eturn,  treated  with  wine. 

t  Nos.  1-2  and  13  were  also  occupied  toy  .Josiali  or  Salmon  Blodgf^tt.  .Tosiah  was 
taxed  for  forty  acres  of  land,  and  Salmon  was  taxed  for  twenty  acres.  The  land  is 
not  suitable  for  cultivation,  and  after  being  occupied  for  a  few  years  was  abandoned, 
and  is  now  used  as  a  pasture. 


352  GENEALOGY:  BLODGETT;  BLOOD. 


traveling  photographer  for  several  years ;  was  iu  the  jewelry  business 
for  fourteen  years ;  and  is  at  the  present  time  a  farmer ;  res.  Fitch- 
burg,  Mass.  Children:  (1),  Nathaniel  P.5,  b.  Nov.  13,  1865.  (2), 
Vernon  C.5,b.  April  3,  1868.  (3),  Ralph  W.s,  b.  Sept.  1,  1870;  d. 
July  17,  1872.  (4),  Zoe  Ella^,  b.  April  11,  1873.  (5),  Almon  R.^,  b. 
Nov.  3,  1877. 

5.  Nathaniel  W.*,  b.  March  27,  1835 ;  d.  in  1850. 

6.  Sally  Jane  B.*,  b.  Sept.  1838;  m.  Charles  P.  Nutting;  res.  New  Ipswich. 


BLOOD. 


Ebenezer^  Blood  was  b.  in  Hollis  and  d.  in  Pepperell,  Mass.;  m. 
Abigail  Andrews. 

Jonathan^  (Ebenezer^),  b.  in  Deering,  July  2, 1776 ;  d.  in  Deering; 
m.  Sarah  Pierce,  who  was  b.  in  Pepperell,  Mass.,  Aug.  27,  1778;  d. 
in  H.,  March  24,  1859.     Children  :— 

1,  Sarah  Piei'ce^  (Jonathan^,  Ebenezer^),  b.  in  Pepperell  in  1807 ; 
d.  in  H.,  March  30,  1866. 

3.  Ambrose  C.^  (Jonathan-^,  Ebenezer^),  b.  in  Pepperell,  July  7, 
1812;  came  to  H.  when  about  15  years  of  age  to  live  with  Hon. 
David  Patten.  In  1842  he  associated  himself  in  trade  with  Rod- 
ney S.  Lakin ;  subsequently  he  bought  Mr.  Lakin  out  and  continued 
in  the  same  business  for  nearly  thirty  years  from  the  time  he  began. 
He  was  town  clerk  from  1850  to  1865  inclusive.  He  was  a  kind- 
hearted  man  and  an  excellent  citizen,  and  d.  without  leaving  an 
enemy.  He  d.  Nov.  26,  1873;  m.  March  15,  1849,  Maria  Tubbs, 
who  res.  at  place  marked  "Mrs.  A.  C.  Blood,"  on  village  plan. 
Fac-simile  of  his  autograph  : — 


3.  David  Wilder^  (Jonathan-,  Ebeuezer^),  b.  in  Pepperell ;  m. 
;  d.  in  Illinois. 

4.  Martha  Augusta^  (Jonathan'^,  Ebenezer^),  b.  in  Pepperell  ;  m. 
Moses  Chase,  who  d. ;  res.  North  Weare. 


GENEALOGY:  BOHONAN;  BOND;  BONNBR.         353 

BOHONAN. 

Sargent"  Bohonan,  son  of  Jonathan^  and  Dorothy  (Wells) 
Bohonan,  was  b.  in  Springfield,  Sept.  24,  1811 ;  rem.  to  H.  from 
PeterboTo',  in  the  spring  of  1858  or  1859;  res.  at  the  place  marked 
"Dow*-  Place";  rem,  to  Boylston,  Mass.,  in  the  spring  of  1864. 
He  m.  1,  July  28,  1833,  Roxana  Blood,  of  Sharon,  who  was  b. 
July  4,  1810;  d.  Jan.  24,  1870;  m.  2,  Sept.  19,  1872,  Elizabeth  B. 
Cud  worth,  who  was  b.  in  Whitefield,  May  13,  1827;  d.  April  3, 
1879;  m.  3,  Oct.  6,  1881,  Mary  (Heard)  Snow,  who  was  b.  in  Dub- 
lin, April  25,  1820;  d.  Aug.  21,  1887.     Present  res.,  Peterboro'. 

CHILD. 

1.     Lizzie^,  b.  June  5.  1836;  m.  Giles  C.  Lakiu.     (q.  v.) 


BOND. 

1.  Charles  F.-,  son  of  Dea.  Asa^  Bond,  was  b.  in  Nashua,  in 
1837;  rem.  with  his  father  to  Antrim  in  1846;  m.  Feb.  19,  1857, 
Olivia  Brown,  who  d.  in  H.,  March  11,  1879;  rem.  to  H. ;  res.  several 
years  at  place  marked  "A.  Farwell."  After  the  death  of  his  family 
he  rem.  to  Chesterfield.     Children  : — 

3.     Charles  William%  b.  Dec.  10,  1857;  d.  in  H.,  Aug.  26,  1878. 

3.  George  Augustus^,  b.  Dec.  21,  1859;  d.  in  H.,  Sept.  25,  1878. 

4.  Mary  A.^,  b.  June  10,  1862;  d.  in  infancy. 


BONNER. 


John^  Bonner  was  b.  in  London,  Eng.,  and  immigrated  to  this 
country  when  a  small  boy.  He  m.  and  settled  in  Springfield, 
Mass.,  where  d.  in  1811.  His  family  consisted  of  three  sons,  John, 
George,  and  David,  and  several  daughters.  He  saw  active  service 
in  the  French  and  Indian  war,  and  also  in  the  war  of  the  Revolu- 
tion. 

1.  John-  (John^)  was  b.  in  Springfield,  April  2,  1764.  In  1777 
he  was  a  res.  of  Hollis;  May  29,  1781,  he  enlisted  in  the  army  for 
tliree  years,  from  that  town  under  Captain  Howe.  H^.  was  assigned 
to  Colonel  Hale's  regiment,  and  served  his  full  time;  m.  in  Hollis, 


354  GENEALOGY:    BONNEK. 

Oct.  29,  1786,  Sarah,  dau.  of  Capt.  William  Brooks,  who  was  b.  in  . 
Hollis,  July  6,  1766.  They  rem.  to  H.  about  the  year  1787,  and  set- 
tled near  what  is  now  known  as  H.  junction  ("  102"  on  map).  They 
soon  rem.  from  this  place  to  a  lot  on  the  north  side  of  the  road, 
about  half-way  between  Coolidge's  mill  and  the  Bowers  corner,  so 
called,  at  the  foot  of  what  is  known  as  the  Bonner  hill  ("75"  on  map). 
Mr.  Bonner  d.  Aug.  25,  1804.  He  was  an  expert  swimmei-,  but 
was  drowned  in  Norway  pond;  he  was  at  the  time  teaching  a  lad 
named  John  Hosley  to  swim.  It  is  supposed  that  he  was  seized 
with  cramp,  as  he  urged  the  boy  to  swim  for  his  life,  and  then  sank 
to  rise  no  more.  He  was  a  shoemaker,  and  supported  his  family 
with  what  he  earned  at  the  bench  and  by  the  cultivation  of  a 
small  farm.  His  widow,  at  the  age  of  38  years,  was  left  in  the 
depths  of  poverty  with  seven  children,  the  eldest,  a  girl  of  seven- 
teen, and  the  youngest  less  than  two  years  old,  to  engage  in  a  battle 
to  keep  the  wolf  from  her  door.  This  she  was  able  to  do  by  the 
most  rigid  economy,  although  another  member  was  added  to  her 
family  the  following  May;  she  m.  2,  Nov.  17,  1807,  Elias  Whit- 
conib,  of  Rindge,  and  rem.  to  Ashby,  Mass. ;  she  had  one  son  by 
this  marriage,  Eliph,  b.  April  20,  1810;  d.  Feb.  7,  1841.  After  the 
death  of  Mr.  Whitcomb,  Dec.  14,  1828,  she  res.  for  a  time  at  New 
Ipswich  ;  she  m.  3,  Timothy  Moors,  of  H.,  in  1833.  Shortly  after 
the  death  of  her  last  husband  (July,  1845),  she  left  H.  and  made 
her  home  with  her  son-in-law,  Otis  Byam,  of  Chelmsford,  Mass., 
where  she  d.  May  3,  1854,  at  the  advanced  age  of  88  years.  She 
united  with  the  Congregational  church  prior  to  her  first  marriage, 
and  ever  maintained  a  consistent  Christian  life,  i^assing  upward  at 
its  close  to  the  companionship  of  that  Saviour  in  whom  she  had  put 
her  trust.     Children :  — 

2.  SallyS  [11],  b.  March  11,  1787. 

3.  Mary 3  [12],  b.  June  23,  1789. 

4.  John  Brooks^  [14],  b.  July  14,  1791. 

5.  Samuel  Brooks^  [25],  b.  Oct.  6,  1793. 
(5.     Asenath^  [33],  b.  May  28,  1796. 

7.  David  Brooks^  [36],  b.  July  26,  1798. 

8.  Susanna^  b.  July  23,  1800;  d.  Nov.  7,  1803. 

9.  Lavina'^  [46],  b.  Nov.  24,  1802. 

10.  Martha^  [81],  b.  May  4,  1805. 

11.  Sally3  ^2]  (John-,  John^),  b.  March  11,  1787;    m.   I,  Mr. 
Pierce;  m.  2,  Mr.  Woodman;  with  both  these  she  res.  in  Boston; 


GENEALOGY:    BONNER.  355 

m.  3,  Jonas  Robbins,  of  Berlin,  Mass.,  who  d.  Dec.  17,  1846;  she  d' 
at  Berlin,  Nov.  2o,  18G3. 

12.  Mary3  [3]  (John-,  John^),  b.  July  23,  1789;  m.  1,  Dec.  16, 
1816,  Raymond  Stratton,  of  Rindge,  b.  A])ril  6,  1790;  res.  New 
Ipswich.  He  d.  Sept.  14,  1838;  m.  2,  March  22,  1845,  Col.  Oliver 
Prescott,  of  Jaffrey.  He  d.  Nov.  25,  1850;  she  d.  at  the  res.  of 
her  dau.  at  Fredonia,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  15,  1879.     Child:  — 

13.  Susan  M.*,  b.  in  Rindge,  May  26,  1825;  m.  O.  P.  Prescott, 
of  Jaffrey ;  present  res,  (1887)  Topeka,  Kansas. 

14.  John  Brooks^  [4]  (John-,  John^),  b.  July  14,  1791 ;  m.  April 
15,  1822,  Elvira  S.  Cummings,  who  was  b.  April  2,  1802.  He  was  a 
soldier  in  Captain  Dent's  company,  in  the  war  of  1812-5.  It  is  re- 
lated of  him  by  one  of  his  comrades  that,  in  one  of  the  prominent 
battles  where  he  was  serving  in  the  capacity  of  waiter  to  his  cap- 
tain, and  not  expected  to  bear  arms,  the  incentive  to  be  in  the  brunt  of 
the  battle  caused  him  to  seize  the  musket  of  a  wounded  soldier  and 
choose  a  position  in  the  thickest  of  the  fight.  He  settled  first  in 
Pennsylvania,  where  most  if  not  all  his  children  were  born  ;  after- 
wards he  rem.  to  Michigan,  where  he  spent  his  closing  years  upon 
the  farm  he  drew  from  the  government  as  a  bounty  for  his  services 
in  her  defense ;  d.  Sept.  12,  1866.  His  widow  d.  Sept.  29,  1879 
Children :  — 

15.  Sarah  Sophia*,  b.  May  29,  1823;  m.  Lewis  J.  Hawley. 

16.  Phebe  £.-»,  b.  Oct.  7,1826;  m.  George  W.  McNamara;  d. 
Jan.  22,  1848. 

17.  John  B.^  b.  Feb.  21,  1828;  m.  Sophronia  Frecland. 

18.  Charles  C.^  b.  Sept.  21,  1830;  d.  Aug.  28,  1831. 

19.  Charles  C.^  b.  Sept.  6,  1831 ;  m.  Adeline  Mitchell. 

30.  Mary  Lavina  Asenath^  b.  Sept.  21,  1834;  m.  1,  Josiah 
Saeger ;  m.  2,  Alfred  A.  Maxim. 

31.  Margaret  A.\  h.  April  12,  1838 ;  d.  July  17,  1838. 

33.  Martha  A.^  b.  June  28,  1840;  m.  1,  Henry  Fulkerson ;  m. 
2,  Aug.  Ayers. 

33.  Samuel  D.*,  b.  June  7,  1842;  m.  Harriet  Cook. 

34.  George  W.^  b.  June  2,  1846;  m.  1,  Sarah  Olmstead;  m.  2, 
Libbie  Persons. 

35.  Samuel  Brooks^  [5]  (John-,  John^),  b.  Oct.  6,  1793;  m.  1, 
April  29,  1818,  Sarah  C.  Moore,  who  d.  Dec.  2,  1828;  m.  2,  Jan.  4, 
1830,  Cynthia  Fitch,  who  d.  Jan.  29,  1870.  He  res.  in  Montreal 
for  many   years,  and  was  engaged  in  the  foundry    business.      He 


356  GENEALOGY:    BONNER. 

rem.  to  Plattsburgh,  N.  Y.,  whei-e  he  remained  some  four  years, 
when  he  returned  to  Montreal  and  engaged  in  the  lumber  trade, 
which  business  he  followed  until  his  death,  Aug.  21,  1864. 
Children :  — 

26.  Susan*,  b.  1819;  lived  a  few  months. 

27.  Jane^  b.  July  25,  1820. 

28.  Elsie^  b.  Oct.  21,  1822  ;  d.  Oct.  29,  1825. 

29.  John^  b.  Sept.  11,  1824.  He  was  a  student  for  several 
terms  at  Hancock  academy;  afterwards  he  studied  law  and  settled 
in  Dodgeville,  Wis.,  where  he  practised  his  profession;  was  judge 
of  probate,  and  at  the  time  of  his  death  (Dec.  1867)  held  the  office 
of  circuit  judge. 

30.  Samuel  Brooks*,  b.  June,  1826.  The  time  and  manner  of 
his  death  are  unknown  to  any  of  his  friends.  He  left  Montreal,  and 
after  visiting  his  brother  he  took  a  steamer  to  New  Orleans,  to 
which  point  his  baggage  was  checked,  but  he  was  never  heard  from 
afterwards. 

31.  Francis*,  b.  Sept.  1836 ;  d.  April,  1860. 

32.  Emma  Cynthia*,  b.  June  2,  1841;  m.  Brevt.  Brig.-gen. 
George  F.  Nichols,  of  Plattsburgh,  N.  Y. 

33.  Asenath^  [6]  (John-,  John^),  b.  May  28,  1796;  m.  Jesse  Mil- 
ler, of  Peterboro',  May  14,  1824.  He  was  b.  July  6,  1791 ;  d.  Sept.  6, 
1885.  They  were  both  educated  for  teachers  at  New  Ipswich 
academy,  and  taught  for  several  terms  the  same  school  in  Rindge; 
she  in  the  summer,  and  he  in  the  winter.  They  settled  on  a  farm  in 
the  east  part  of  Peterboro',  where  they  res.  until  1839,  when  they 
rem.  to  the  village  ;  she  d.  March  10,  1868.     Children  :  — 

34.  John  Randolph*,  b.  Nov.  6,  1828;  m.  1,  Nov.  24,  1851, 
Allura  A.  Moors,  of  Sharon;  she  d.  July  8,  1858,  aged  27  years  4 
months;  he  ra.  2,  Jan.  11,  1860,  Ellen  A.  Townsend,  of  Gilsum,  b. 
July  30,  1838.  He  learned  the  printer's  trade  in  New  Hampshire 
Courier  office,  Concord,  and  afterward  worked  for  S.  P.  Brown,  in 
Peterboro',  whom  he  succeeded  in  business,  and  took  as  a  partner 
K.  C.  Scott,  to  whom  he  taught  the  trade.  They  issued  the  first 
number  of  the  Contoocook  Transcript,  May  27,  1849.  They  pub- 
lished this  paper  two  years,  when  Miller  sold  out  and  worked  as  a 
journeyman  in  western  New  York.  In  Dec.  1851, -he  purchased  the 
stock  of  drugs  and  medicines  contained  in  the  only  drug  store  in 
town,  and  has  successfully  prosecuted  the  business  of  a  pharmacist 
until  the  present  time  (1887).     He  was    appointed  justice  of   the 


GENEALOGY:   BONNER.  357 

peace  in  1863,  and  justice  throughout  the  state  in  1868,  and  now 
does  most  of  tlie  trial  justice  business  of  the  town.  He  was  com- 
missioned postmaster  Aug,  17,  1861,  which  office  he  held  by  re- 
appointment until  Jan.  14,  1882,  In  the  benevolent  organizations 
of  the  state  he  is  prominently  identified  with  the  Independent  Order 
of  Odd  Fellows,  having  been  grand  patriarch  of  the  Grand  En- 
campment in  1877,  and  grand  representative  to  the  Sovereign 
Grand  Lodge  in  1878-9.  We  are  greatly  indebted  to  him  for  the 
valuable  assistance  he  has  rendered  in  furnishing  us  the  record  of 
the  Bonner  family, 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Edward  E.^,  b.  Aug.  24,  1853. 

2.  Frances  A.^,  b.  June  17,  1858 ;  d.  July  25,  1858. 

3.  Arthur  H.s,  b.  Jan.  5,  1863. 

4.  Harry  E.^,  b.  June  10,  1867. 

35.  Charles  Adams*,  b.  June  2,  1880;  m.  June  7,  1854,  Sarah 
M.  Ames,  b.  Sept.  27,  1835.  He  is  a  machinist,  having  learned  his 
trade  of  G.  F.  Felt,  for  whom  he  worked  several  yeaYs ;  also,  for 
the  Peterboro'  Manufacturing  Co.  During  the  first  years  of  the 
Civil  war,  he  rem.  to  Meriden,  Conn.,  where  he  served  as  foreman 
in  a  gun  manufactory.  For  the  last  few  years  he  has  had  charge  of 
the  machinery  in  the  Wilcox  Silver  Plate  manufactory.  He  has 
served  several  years  as  councilman  in  the  city. 

CHILDliEN. 

1.  Lizzie  M.^,  b.  June  6,  1856. 

2.  Freddie  M.^  b.  Oct.  8,  1860. 

3.  Frank  E.",  b.  May  5,  1866 ;  d.  Sept.  16,  1866. 

36.  Sarah  Frances*,  b.  June  4,  1835;  d.  Aug.  26,  1835. 

37.  David  Brooks=^  [7]  (John^  Johni),  b,  July  26,  1798;  m. 
Oct.  24,  1826,  Abigail  Hadley,  of  H.,  who  d.  July  5,  1848.  He 
bov;ght  the  farm  formerly  owned  by  Abijah  Hadley  ("  D.  Bass"  on 
map),  where  he  lived  most  of  the  time  until  his  death,  March  8, 
1851,  He  occupied  a  prominent  position  in  town  for  many  years, 
in  its  political,  military,  and  other  leading  interests.  Children,  all  b, 
in  H, :  — 

38.  George  Simonds*,  b.  Dec.  14,  1827.  He  learned  the  trade 
of  a  printer,  in  the  office  of  the  New  Hampshire  Courier^  at  Con- 
cord, and  continued  to  work  at  his  trade  in  Manchester  until  his 
death,  Feb.  14,  1857. 


358  GENEALOGY:    BONNER. 

39.  Abbie  MariaS  b.  Oct.  1,  1829;  m.  Jan.  3,  1855,  Robert  G. 
Carr;  res.  Hillsboro'. 

40.  SabrinaS  b.  Nov.  1,  1832;  m.  Nov.  27,  1861,  L.  E.  Nor- 
mand;  res.  Claremont. 

41.  Harriet*,  b.  Sept.  25,  1837;  m.  1,  Oct.  12,  1859,  Horace  M. 
Gillis.  After  his  death  she  ra.  2,  Charles  L.  Richardson,  paymaster 
of  the  Amoskeag  corporation  ;  res.  Manchester. 

43,  James  M.*,  b.  Sept.  12,  1835 ;  a  printer,  and  works  at  his 
trade  in  Jamestown,  N.  Y.  He  enlisted  Oct.  3,  1861,  as  a  musician 
in  the  60th  N.  Y.  regt.  band,  and  served  until  the  close  of  the  war. 
Was  a  member  of  the  band  that  played  at  Lincoln's  funeral. 

43.  Sarah  J.*,  b.  Sept.  12,  1839;  d.  Aug.  17,  1841. 

44.  Annie  R.\  b.  Sept.  25,  1842  ;  m.  Oct.  9,  1860,  Edwin  T. 
Carpenter;  res.  Corinth,  Vt. 

45.  David  Henry*,  b.  Oct.  4,  1845;  m.  May  4,  1873,  Anna 
Jones.     He  d.  May  1,  1876. 

46.  Lavina^  [9]  (John^,  John^),  b.  Nov.  24,  1802;  m.  Otis  Byam, 
of  Chelmsford,  Mass.,  b.  Feb.  27,  1779.  They  were  engaged  in 
keeping  a  hotel  in  Boston  until  after  their  two  eldest  children  were 
born,  when  they  returned  to  Chelmsford,  and  spent  the  remainder 
of  their  days  upon  a  farm.  He  d.  Nov.  5,  1857,  and  she  followed 
him  Sept.  21,  1868.     Children :  — 

47.  George  Otis*,  b.  April  2,  1829;  ra.  Oct.  9,  1852,  Mary  A. 
Capen. 

48.  Sarah  Lavina*,  b.  Feb.  27,  1835;  m.  Oct.  9,  1852,  Calvin  W. 
Adams;  she  d.  June  26,  1880. 

49.  Samuel  Leander*,  b.  May  10,  1837;  m.  Jan.  24,  1863, 
Emily  Laws. 

50.  Raymond  Stratton*,  b.  Nov.  15,  1839;  m.  Nov.  6,  1868, 
Helen  E.  Bailey. 

51.  Martha^  [10]  (John-,  John^),  b.  May  4,  1805;  m.  1,  George 
Wright;  m.  2,  June  4,  1843,  Benjamin  P.  Hutchins,  who  d.  Nov. 
28,  1882;  she  d.  Jan.  16,  1870.     Child:  — 

52.  Martha  L.*,  b.  in  Carlisle,  Mass.,  May  31,  1844;  m.  1,  April 
27,  1867,  A.  J.  Hildreth;  m.  2,  June  30,  1879,  Eugene  L.  Davis,  of 
Nashua  ;  res.  New  York  city. 


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BOUTELLE. 

The  Boutelle  family  were  of  French  origin.  It  is  supposed  tliat 
their  French  ancestors  came  from  Normandy  to  England  with 
William  the  Conqueror. 

Two  brothers,  James  and  John,  settled  in  Massachusetts  about 
the  year  1632,     John  emigrated  to  the  New  Haven  colony  in  1686. 

James\  with  his  wife,  Alice,  remained  in  Massachusetts.  They 
had  a  large  family  of  children,  one  of  whom, 

James'-,  ra.  Rebecca  Kendall. 

James^  (James^  James^)  m.  Elizabeth  Frothingham. 

James^  (James^,  James'^,  James^)  m.  Judith  Poole. 

James^  (James*,  James^,  James-,  James^)  m.  Elizabeth  Smith. 

All  these  James  Boutelles  had  large  families,  and  the  name  has 
been  continued  in  the  family  to  the  present  day,  there  being  a 
James  Boutelle  in  Massachusetts,  whose  ancestors  for  ten  genera- 
tions have  borne  the  name.  One  of  the  Sons  of  James  and  Eliza- 
beth (Smith)  Boutelle  was 

1.  William*'  (James^,  James*,  James^,  James'-,  James\),  b.  in  Leo- 
minster, Mass.,  July  7,  1755.  At  the  age  of  22  he  enlisted  in  the  army, 
and  was  at  the  battle  of  Bennington,  Vt.,  under  General  Stark;  m. 
Oct.  28,  1779,  Rachel,  dau.  of  Caleb  Wood,  of  Leominster,  b.  April 
26,  1758.  In  1788  they  rem.  to  H.,  and  settled  at  the  place  marked 
"D.  Boutelle,"  still  known  as  the  "Boutelle  farm,"  a  part  of  which  is 
now  (1888)  owned  by  his  grandson,  O.  L.  Boutelle.  During  the  early 
part  of  his  res.  in  H.,  in  connection  with  his  labors  on  his  farm,  he 
worked  at  his  trade  as  a  shoemaker.  He  was  a  somewhat  prominent 
member  of  the  Congregational  church,  being  one  of  its  deacons  for 
many  years.  He  was  a  religious  man,  but  not  bigoted  for  that 
time;  he  made  no  great  pretensions,  but  tried  to  live  a  Christian 
life.  On  one  occasion  when  questioned  in  regard  to  the  matter,  his 
reply  was,  "  I  have  no  religion  to  boast  of."  Like  the  majority  of 
his  generation,  he  was  strict  in  the  observance  of  the  Sabbath,  and 
seldom  failed  in  his  attendance  on  public  worship.  In  the  winter 
no  fires  were  allowed  in  the  "  meeting-housCj"  and  by  noon  the  wor- 
shippers would  be  nearly  frozen.  At  "noon  time"  Deacon  Boutell, 
with  others,  would  repair  to  "Fox's  tavern,"  where  they  would  find 
a  good  fire,  by  which  they  could  warm  up  as  they  ate  their 
luncheons,  and  then  over  their  glasses  of  toddy  discuss  the  sermon 
and  theological  subjects  in  general.      Deacon  Boutell  belonged  to 


360  GENEALOGY:  BOUTELLE. 

what  was  then  known  as  the  "Federal  party";  as  that  party  was  in 
the  minority  be  held  no  civil  office,  though  generally  respected  by  his 
townsmen  as  an  upright  and  worthy  citizen.  We  insert  his  auto- 
graph here.* 


^  dicn^ctec 


He  d.  July  1,  1835.     Mrs.  Boutell  d.  Nov.  5,  1839.    Children  :  — 
3.     Joshua''  [12],  b.  in  Leominster,  April  3,  1781. 

3.  John''  [13],  b.  in  Leominster,  April  1,  1783. 

4.  William'  [23],  b.  in  Leominster,  Feb.  22,  1785.         t 

5.  Thomas''  [28],  b.  in  Leominster,  April  14,  1787. 

6.  Betsey^  b.  in  H.,  May  17,  1789;  d.  July  12,  1822. 

7.  Jaraes^  [36],  b.  in  H.,  Sept.  10,  1791. 

8.  David^  [41],  b.  in  H.,  May  29,  1793. 

9.  Charles'  [45],  b.  in  H.,  Sept.  5,  1795. 

10.  Eunice',  b.  in  H.,  April  27,  1798;  d.  Aug.  24,  1800. 

11.  Relief  ^  b.  in  H.,  July  18,  1800,  d.  Aug.  11,  1877. 

13.  Joshua''  [2]  (William'',  James^,  James^  James^,  James^ 
Jaraes^),  b.  April  3,  1781;  m.  Hannah  Lawrence,  b.  in  1778;  settled 
on  a  portion  of  his  father's  farm,  and  built  the  house  now  occupied 
by  Eli  M.  Baldwin.  Later  he  rem.  to  Landgrove,  Vt.,  and 
there  spent  the  rest  of  his  life  a  well-to-do  farmer.  He  had  no 
children,  but  adopted  Barlow  Fisk  and  Amanda  Grimes.     Mr.  Fisk 

m. Felton,  and  continued  to  live   with  Mr.  Boutelle,  and  in- 

hei'ited  his  property.  Mr.  Boutelle  d.  March,  1848;  his  wife  d. 
Nov.  1848. 

13.  Dr.  John^  [3]  (William^  James^  James*,  James^  Jaraes^ 
James^),  b.  April  1,  1783.  Was  a  graduate  of  Dartmoutli  college 
in  the  class  of  1808;  the  first  college  graduate  from  H.  After  his 
graduation  he  was  for  a  time  a  tutor  in  the  same  college,  and  was 
for  some  ten  years  engaged  in  teaching,  when  he  began  the  practice 
of  medicine  at  Edgecomb,  Me.,  where  he  continued  to  the  close  of 
his  life.  He  d.  April  30,  1853.  He  was  a  sincere  Christian,  an 
affectionate  husband,  and  a  good  citizen.  He  ra.  Dec.  12,  1810, 
Lucy,  dau.  of  Levi   and   Mary  (Brooks)  Priest,  of  H.,  b.  Dec.  2, 

*  Deacon  Boutell  usually  wrote  his  name  unthoui  the  final  e. 


GENEALOGY  :  BOUTELLE.  361 

1784;  d.  Nov.  1852.     Dr.  an<l  Mrs.  Boutelle  were  both  members  of 
the  Congregational  cluirch.     Children :  — 

14.  John  Alonzo^  b.  Sept.  26,  1811,  at  Monmouth,  Me.;  m. 
May  7,  1846,  Susan,  dau.  of  Samuel  G.  and  Margaret  Wilson,  of 
Edgecomb,  Me.,  d.  at  Woburn,  Mass.,  Dec.  15,  1880.  At  an  eai-ly 
age  he  became  a  teacher  in  the  common  winter  schools.  He  took  a 
course  of  study  at  the  "Teachers'  Seminary"  at  Andover,  Mass., 
and  subsequently  was  principal  of  grammar  schools  in  Warren,  R.  I., 
and  New  Bedford  and  Fall  River,  Mass.  In  1844,  he  took  a  course 
of  lessons  of  Dea.  N.  D.  Gould,  of  Boston,  in  ornamental  penman- 
ship and  ornamental  register  making.  This  led  him  to  the  study 
of  genealogy,  especially  that  of  the  old  families  of  New  England. 
He  was  admitted  as  a  resident  member  of  the  New  England  His- 
toric-Genealogical Society,  March  25,  1855.  He  compiled  the 
"Burke  and  Alvord  Memorial"  in  1864,  and  "The  Genealogy  of  the 
Whipple  Family"  in  1857.  A  contribution  to  the  Woburn  Journal^ 
Jan.  21,  1881,  says  of  him:  "Men  who  were  best  acquainted  with 
Mr.  Boutelle  knew  the  depth  of  his  genial  character.  He  was 
pleasant  and  full  of  reminiscences  of  past  generations.  It  was 
delightful  to  pass  an  hour  with  him  as  he  imparted  so  much  valu- 
able information.  .  .  .  He  was  a  man  rich  in  those  elements  of 
character  that  make  the  ground-work  of  our  soci/il  public." 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Edward  Alouzo9,  b.  at  Woburn,  May  5,  1848 ;  d.  April  2,  1854. 

2.  Susau  Adelaide^,  b.  at  Woburu,  Aug.  29,  1851. 

3.  Theodore  Guuison^,  b.  at  Woburn,  Oct.  31,  1854. 

15.  Charles^,  b.  May  31,  1813 ;  m.  Lucy  Ann,  dau.  of  Capt. 
Christopher  Curtis,  of  Brunswick,  Me.,  b.  at  New  Castle,  Me.,  Aug. 
19,  1820.  At  the  age  of  14  years  he  went  to  sea  with  Captain  Cur- 
tis, as  a  cabin  boy.  For  some  time  he  was  on  board  a  New  York 
and  Havre  packet  ship.  He  became  master  of  a  ship  at  the  age  of 
23,  and  continued  to  follow  the  sea  for  about  thirty  years.  He 
had  command  of  a  packet  that  plied  between  Boston  and  Natchez ; 
made  several  voyages  to  the  East  Indies,  and  for  some  ten  years  had 
charge  of  a  packet,  named  the  Conqueror^  between  New  York  and 
Liverpool.  This  ship  was  finally  lost  on  the  Bahama  banks.  After 
losing  his  ship  he  retired  from  business,  having  secured  an  ample 
competence,  and  res.  at  Brunswick,  Me.;  he  was  recognized  as  one 
of  the  ablest  of  the  mariners  and  business  men  in  our  mercantile 

24 


362  GENEALOGY:   BOUTELLE. 

marine,  and  was  an  ardent  patriot.  He  d.  June  2,  1870;  his  wife 
d.  at  the  home  of  her  son,  Hon.  Charles  A.  Boutelle,  at  Bangoj-, 
April  4,  1881.  Of  her,  her  son  writes:  "She  was  beautiful  in  per- 
son, having  the  sweetest  face  I  ever  looked  upon,  and  in  character 
and  disposition  she  was  as  lovely  as  her  features  ;  she  was  laid  to 
rest  beside  the  love  of  her  youth  and  the  husband  of  her  woman- 
hood, beneath  the  whispering  pines  of  Brunswick,  where  for  so 
many  years  they  made  their  home." 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Hon.  Charles  Addison^,  b.  at  Nobleboro'  (now  Damariscotta),  Me.,  Feb.  9, 

1839;  m.  Elizabeth,  dau.  of  Adjt.-gen.  John  L.  Hodsdou,  of  Maine. 
He  early  went  to  sea  with  his  father,  making  several  voyages  in 
various  capacities  from  "  'prentice  boy  "  to  chief  officer.  In  1862  he 
volunteered  to  serve  in  the  United  States  navy ;  was  appointed  act- 
ing master  April  8th  of  that  year  and  assigned  to  duty  on  the  steam- 
ship Paul  Jones.  He  served  during  the  war;  was  in  many  engage- 
ments on  the  Carolina,  Georgia,  and  Florida  coasts ;  took  part  in  the 
capture  of  Mobile  and  the  surrender  of  the  Rebel  fleet;  was  pro- 
moted to  acting  volunteer  lieutenant,  May  14,  1864,  for  gallant  con- 
duct in  the  action  with  the  Rebel  gun-boat  Albemarle.  He  closed 
his  service  in  the  command  of  the  naval  forces  in  Mississippi  sound 
in  1865,  and  was  honorably  discharged  Jan.  14,  1866.  He  commanded 
for  a  time  a  steamer  plying  between  New  York  and  Wilmington ;  was 
engaged  with  a  well-known  house  in  the  shipping  business ;  wrote 
frequently  for  the  press,  and  in  1870  became  editor  of  the  Bangor 
Whig  and  Courier.  Under  his  management  the  paper  has  greatly 
improved  — both  paper  and  editor  have  become  quite  popular  in  the 
state,  to  say  nothing  of  the  influence  exerted  in  other  states.  In 
1882  he  was  elected  to  serve  the  fourth  congressional  district  of 
Maine  in  the  Forty-eighth  Congress.  He  has  taken  a  prominent  place 
in  Congress  and  has  been  twice  re-elected.  Children:  (1),  Grace 
Hodsdoni",  b.  in  Augusta,  Me.,  March  27,  1869.  (2),  Lizzie  Hods- 
donw,  b.  in  Bangor,  Dec.  20,  1875.  (3),  Annie  Curtis^,  b.  in  Bangor, 
July  17,  1877. 

2.  Harriet  Curtis^,  b.  Oct.  6,  1840 ;  m.  Frederic  Boardman,  an  attorney,  and 

res.  in  Minneapolis,  Minn.  Children:  (1),  Lucy  Boutellei'*,  b.  in 
Calais,  Me.,  Sept.  13,  1874.  (2),  Ralph  Todd^o,  b.  in  Calais,  Nov. 
24,  1876. 

3.  William  Clarence^,  b.  Jan.  29,  1843 ;  d.  in  New  Orleans,  La.,  Jan.  29,  1848. 

4.  Annie  Marie^,  b.  Aug.  29,  1849. 

5.  William  C.^,  b.  in  Brunswick,  June  10,  1852 ;  m.  and  res.  in  San  Fran- 

cisco, Cal. 

6.  Edward  Palmer^,  b.  in  Brunswick,  June  26,  1856;  m.  Jessie  M.  Lowell,  of 

Calais,  Me.  He  is  assistant  editor  of  the  Whig  and  Courier  at  Bangor. 

7.  Mortimer  Hayes^,  b.  Oct.  20,  1866. 


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16.  William^  b.  Feb.  6,  1815;  m.  Lydia  Hall;  was  master  of 
several  ships.  In  1849  he  went  to  California  master  of  the  ship 
Horatio;  res.  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Lucy  Priest^.  2.     Clara  Little^.  3.     William  Percy^. 

17.  Eliza*,  b.  June  10,  1816;  m.  William  Kingsbury;  res. 
Boston. 

18.  Maria  Wheelock^  b.  Oct.  4,  1817;  m.  William  Anderson; 
res.  Booth  Bay,  Me. 

19.  Benson^  b.  April  19,  1819;  m.  Ann  Hondlett.  He  was  a 
bouse  painter  and  decorator;  d.  in  1879. 

CHILDREN. 

L     William  Jasper^,  d.  youug. 

2.     Anna  Letitia^,  b.  1855 ;  m.  Anson  Keecl.     One  son. 

30.  Joshua  Priest^  b.  Sept.  20,  1822 ;  at  the  age  of  17  years 
he  went  to  sea  in  the  brig  Damascus  with  Captain  Chase,  from 
Boston  to  Cuba  and  back ;  then  to  Cuba  again,  and  from  there  to 
Antwerp,  and  then  to  New  York.  He  subsequently  took  several 
voyages,  and  in  1843  became  mate  of  the  Archelaus.  In  1848  he 
took  charge  of  the  ship  St.  John^  of  Brunswick,  Me,,  in  which  he 
went  to  Vera  Cruz  to  transport  troops  and  government  stores 
from  Mexico.  His  next  ship  was  the  Archelaus.,  which  foundered  on 
a  return  passage  from  England  in  the  Bristol  channel;  all  hands 
were  saved,  and  he  returned  as  passenger  to  New  York.  He  then 
took  a  new  ship  called  The  State  of  Maine.,  and  made  a  voyage 
around  Cape  Horn  to  California  in  1850,  arriving  in  San  Francisco 
in  August.  Crossing  the  Pacific  ocean  to  the  Phillippine  islands, 
and  returning  to  London  by  way  of  Calcutta  and  the  Cape  of  Good 
Hope,  thence  to  New  York,  he  sailed  around  the  world.  He  m,  1, 
Nov.  15,  1852,  Frances  A.  Robins,  who  went  to  sea  with  him  in  the 
new  ship  Arabia.  He  commanded  this  ship  four  years,  running  be- 
tween the  United  States  and  England.  His  wife  d,  Dec.  12,  1859, 
in  Brunswick,  while  he  was  on  a  passage  to  Liverpool,  in  the  ship 
Niagara.  In  March,  1863,  he  sailed  for  Alexandria  with  war  rrfete- 
rial  and  commissary  stores  for  the  army.  From  thence  he  went  to 
Baltimore  and  loaded  for  Panama ;  from  Panama  to  Lhe  Island  of 
Para,  and  thence  to  London,  then  to  Akyab  in  the  Bay  of  Bengal, 
and  thence  to  Calcutta,  where  tidings  of  the  assassination  of  President 


364  GENEALOGY:   BOUTELLE. 

Lincoln  had  just  arrived.  A  meeting  of  the  Americans  in  port  was 
held,  the  Consul  General  presiding,  and  a  resolution  passed  to  wear 
their  colors  half-mast  and  crape  on  the  arm  for  eight  days.  He  arrived 
in  London,  Nov.  1865,  with  his  ship  in  a  crippled  condition  ;  had 
it  repaired,  and  returned  to  the  United  States  in  the  spring  of  1866. 
He  sailed  again  for  England,  there  loaded  for  Panama,  and  sailed 
in  September.  On  the  morning  of  Oct.  12,  being  one  hundred  and 
eighty  miles  from  the  Island  of  Madeira,  the  ship  was  discovered  to 
be  on  fire,  and  in  spite  of  all  efforts  to  quench  it,  at  noon  the  fore- 
mast burned  off  and  fell  over  the  side,  the  ship  was  abandoned,  and 
the  crew  took  to  the  boats.  They  were  rescued  by  the  English 
brig  Bell^  landed  at  Funchall,  and  returned  to  Liverpool  by  the 
African  steamer,  reaching  the  United  States  in  Dec.  1866.  At  this 
time  Captain  Boutelle  retired  from  the  sea;  m.  2,  May  12,  1868, 
Margaret  A.  Patten,  who  d.  Sept.  3,  1872.  In  1871  he  rem.  to 
Evanston,  111.,  where  he  now  res.;  m.  3,  Sept.  12,  1880,  Augusta  A. 
Reed.     One  child,  Ada  Adelia^  b.  Aug.  12,  1869. 

31.  Lucetta^,  b.  March  23,  1824;  m.  Samuel  Adams;  res.  East 
Boston. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  George  Boutelle^,  b.  June  7,  1854. 

2.  Lucy  Caroline9,  b.  July  12,  1855 ;  d.  Jan.  29,  1879. 

3.  Eva  May9,  b.  Aug.  19,  1857. 

33.  Caroline^,  b.  March  5,  1826;  m.  Charles  Manning;  res.  Read- 
ing, Mass. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Carrie  Leorana^,  b.  Nov.  20,  1856;  d.  March  1,  1863. 

2.  George  Augustines,  b.  Oct.  24,  1857. 

3.  William  Ernest^,  b.  Aug.  18,  1859. 

4.  Emma  Eliza^  b.  Nov.  27,  1861. 

33.  George^  b.  Aug.  13,  1827;  d.  of  yellow  fever  at  George- 
town, S.  C,  Aug.  1857. 

34.  William'  [4]  (William^  James^,  James*,  James^,  James^, 
James^),  b.  Feb.  22,  1785;  ra.  Hannah  Marshall,  b.  Jan.  20,  1788; 
settled  in  Landgrove,  Vt.,  where  they  res.  about  fourteen  years, 
when  they  rem.  to  Peterboro'.  He  was  a  carpenter;  d.  at  Peter- 
boro',  Jan.  8,  1853.  His  widow  d.  at  Weston,  Vt.,  Oct.  10,  1857. 
Children :  — 

34.     William^,  b.  1808;  d.  1811. 


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25.     Fanny  Marshall,  b.  at  Landgrove,  Vt.,  July  20,  1810;  m. 
Artemas  Dean,  of  Weston,  Vt. ;  she  d.  Aug.  4,  1869. 


1.  Heury  Boutelle^  b.  Jau.  20,  1850;  m.  Laura  A.  Ridout,  b.  Sept.  21, 1853; 
res.  Keene.  Childreu  :  (1),  Emmet  Glazier^',  b.  Sept.  13,  1877.  (2), 
Edward  Marki'\  b.  March  3,  1879.  (3),  Faimy  Boutellei',  b.  Aug. 
29,  1881. 

36.  Hannah  Lawrence^,  b.  at  Landgrove  in  1813;  d.  at  Peter- 
boro',  July  23,  1838. 

37.  William  Henry*,  b.  at  Landgrove  in  1818;  ni.  Emma 
Stocker;  res.  Boston.     He  d.  at  Peterboro',  April  10,  1853. 

28,  Thomas'  [5]  (William*',  James^  James'*,  James^  James'", 
James^),  b.  April  14,  1787;  m.  Feb.  8,  1810,  Abigail,  dau.  of  David 
and  Abigail  (Wheeler)  Knight,  b.  July  3,  1787.  They  res.  in  Land- 
grove, Vt.,  Mount  Tabor,  Vt.,  and  Westminster,  Vt.,  for  about 
sixteen  years,  returning  to  H.  in  1826.  He  d.  April  10,  1869;  she 
d.  June  4,  1872.  He  was  of  a  convivial  disposition,  and  highly  en- 
joyed a  good-natured,  harmless  joke.  In  his  boyhood,  during  the 
long  winter  evenings,  he  was  the  life  of  the  household ;  was  often  called 
to  order  for  his  boyish  pranks,  which  would  keep  the  whole  house 
in  an  uproar.  While  living  in  Vermont,  he  was  for  a  time  lieuten- 
ant of  a  company  of  cavalry  in  Weston,  and  when  members  of  the 
company  visited  him  at  his  house  they  had  "  hilarious  times."  He 
was  chosen  leader  of  the  church  choir  in  H.  when  19  years  of  age. 
During  his  res.  of  four  years  at  Westminster,  Vt.,  he  was  leader  of 
the  church  choir  there.  One  member  of  the  choir  there,  who  ever 
remained  an  especial  friend,  was  the  late  Judge  Henry  Bellows,  of 
Concord.  He  was  a  great  lover  of  music,  but  a  discord  annoyed 
him  exceedingly.  His  life,  however,  bad  its  sober  side.  At  an  early 
day  he  took  an  active  part  in  the  anti-slavery  movement,  and  he 
was  so  earnest  and  pronounced  in  his  advocacy  of  what  was  then 
an  unpopular  cause,  that  it  brought  him  into  controversy  with  many 
of  his  townsmen,  and  be  received  considerable  censure.  He  and 
his  wife  were  both  members  of  the  Congregational  church.  With 
several  others  of  the  members  of  the  church  they  attended  a  lecture, 
given  by  Henry  C.  Wright,  on  a  Communion  Sunday.  For  this  act 
the  following  charges  were  preferred  against  him  in  writing:  "1st, 
Forsaking  the  Communion;  2d,  Going  to  hear  a  disurganizer  on  the 
Sabbath."     He  acknowledged  the  act,  but  denied  its  being  wrong. 


366  GENEALOGY  :   BOUTELLE. 

For  this  act,  without  repentance  for  the  same,  he  was  excommuni- 
cated with  some  fifteen  others  for  a  similar  offense.  The  crowning 
joy  of  his  later  years  was  to  witness  the  entire  extinction  of  slavery 
and  a  unanimity  of  feeling  upon  a  subject  that  for  years  was  the 
cause  of  a  bitter  controversy.     Children :  — 

39.  Dr.  David  Knight^  b.  at  Landgrove,  Oct.  6,  1811;  m.  1, 
Elizabeth,  dau.  of  John  and  Betsey  (Colburn)  Bancroft,  b.  at 
Rindge,  May  3,  1815;  d.  at  Manchester,  July  24,  1864;  m.  2,  Elvira 
A.,  dau.  of  Dea.  Luther  and  Abigail  (Sawtell)  Shedd,  b.  at  Alexan- 
dria, Oct.  7,  1824.  Dr.  Boutelle  had  a  common  school  educa- 
tion, and  at  the  age  of  18  years  attended  a  term  at  a  select  school 
in  H.,  taught  by  B.  F,  Wallace,  in  the  autumn  of  1829.  From  the 
age  of  18  to  21,  he  taught  school  in  the  winter  and  labored  on 
the  farm  in  the  other  seasons.  He  then  took  a  course  of  study 
at  the  "Teachers'  Seminary"  at  Andover,  Mass.  He  taught  several 
years  as  principal  in  the  grammar  schools  of  Warren,  R.  I.,  and 
New  Bedford,  Mass.,  after  which  he  studied  dentistry  at  Provi- 
dence, R.  I.  He  practised  his  profession  at  Newport,  R.  I.,  Man- 
chester and  Peterboro',  and  Worcester,  Mass.  In  1869,  with  the 
ope  of  improving  his  impaired  health,  he  rem.  to  Lake  City, 
Minn.,  where  he  now  res.  We  are  greatly  indebted  to  him  for 
the  valuable  assistance  he  has  rendered  in  furnishing  the  record  of 
the  Boutelle  family. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Frank  Monroe^,  b.  at  Newport,  R.  I.,  Feb.  21,  1843 ;  m.  Mary  Electa  Day- 
ton, b.  Sept.  26,  1853.  In  the  spring  of  1861  he  enlisted  in  tlie  1st 
N.  H.  regt.  of  volunteers  for  three  months.  Before  that  regiment 
left  the  state  his  company  was  transferred  to  Portsmouth,  as  a  nu- 
cleus for  a  second  regiment.  It  was  finally  disbanded,  and  a  call 
was  made  for  volunteers  for  three  years'  service.  He  was  of  the 
number  who  enlisted  in  the  2d  regt.  N.  H.  vols.,  which  went  to  Wash- 
ington in  June,  1861,  and  was  engaged  in  the  first  battle  of  Bull  Run. 
He  was  wounded  at  that  battle,  but  was  all  right  before  the  regiment 
was  in  another  battle.  He  was  sergeant  in  Co.  I ;  was  in  all  the  en- 
gagements in  which  the  regiment  took  part  on  the  Peninsula ;  was 
again  at  Bull  Run  in  the  second  battle  there,  and  finally  at  Freder- 
icksburgh;  was  one  of  the  number  of  about  one  hundred  who  were 
left  to  come  home  on  a  furlough  in  the  spring  of  1864  to  recruit.  He 
was  so  reduced  in  health  that  he  was  unfit  for  service,  and  was  hon- 
orably discharged  in  June,  1864.  He  was  engaged  in  railroad  work 
for  some  years,  and  in  1871  rem.  to  Minnesota,  where  he  was  a  farmer 
for  a  few  years,  but  more  recently  has  been  engaged  as  a  house- 
painter  ;  res.  Redwood  Falls,  Minn.    Children  :  (1),  George  Herberti", 


GENEALOGY  :  BOUTELLE.  367 

b.  at  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  March  20,  1877.  (2),  Frank  Eugenei\  b.  at 
Redwood,  Aug.  14,  1882. 

2.  George  Bancroft'',  b.  at  Newport,  R.  I.,  June  9,  1845;  m.  Lauretta  Wil- 

son, b.  at  New  Ipswich.  He  served  an  apprenticeship  with  Aretas 
Blood,  in  his  locomotive  works  at  Manchester.  Sept.  2,  1864, 
he  enlisted  in  Co.  C,  1st  N.  H.  heavy  artillery,  .1.  A.  Chandler,  cap- 
tain. They  were  stationed  at  Georgetown,  D.  C,  for  garrison  ser- 
vice. He  was  detailed  as  bugler  for  the  reglraeut,  and  was  honor- 
ably discharged  June  24,  1865.  Since  1866  his  residence  has  been  in 
Fitchburg,  Mass.,  where  he  is  engaged  in  a  machine  shop.  Children  : 
(1),  William  Herbert^,  b.  Nov.  15,  1868.  (2),  Frank  Morgani',  b. 
July  2,  1872.     (3),  Walter  Wilson^,  b.  June  7,  1879. 

3.  William  Eugene^,   b,   at  H.,  April  1,  1848;    m.  Emma  Mercena  Curtis, 

b.  at  Worcester,  Mass.  He  served  an  apprenticeship  in  an  apothe- 
cai'v  store  in  Manchester.  Sept.  2,  1864,  he  enlisted  in  Co.  C,  1st 
N.  H.  heavy  artillery;  was  detailed  as  hospital  steward,  and  honor- 
ably discharged  June  24,  1865.  He  has  been  engaged  in  an  apothe- 
cary store  in  Fall  River,  in  a  wholesale  drug  store  in  Boston,  and 
more  recently  in  a  retail  drug  store  in  Providence.  Children:  (1), 
William  Hunter  Curtisi",  b.  at  Worcester,  Mass.,  Feb.  26,  1872;  d. 
Aug.  6,  1872.  c2),  Arthur  Wilkinsoni",  b.  at  Worcester,  June  4, 
1873;  d.  April  25,  1877.  (3),  Eugene  Georgeio,  b.  at  Worcester,  July 
24,  1876.  (4),  Alfred  Bancroft^,  b.  at  Worcester,  Nov.  21,  1881;  d. 
Feb.  13,  1882. 

4.  Chellis  Brown^,  b.  at  Manchester,  Nov.  18,  1858. 

30.  Joshua\  b.  at  H.,  May  18,  1813;  d.  at  H.,  Dec.  26,  1831. 

31.  Abigail  Wheeler\  b.  at  Mount  Tabor,  Vt.,  March  15,  1815; 
d.  Nov.  17,  1815. 

32.  William^  b.  at  Mount  Tabor,  Vt.,  Nov.  27,  1816;  m.  Mrs. 
Eliza  (Woodbury)  Hart,  who  d.  in  1869.  He  d.  April  9,  1860.  He 
attended  the  academy  in  H.,  and  for  a  time  was  engaged  as  assistant 
teacher  with  his  brother,  David  K.,  in  Warren,  R.  I.  He  also 
taught  several  winter  schools  in  New  Hampshire  and  Rhode  Island. 
At  about  the  age  of  24  years  he  went  West  and  settled  at  Ceresco 
(now  Eipon),  Wis.  He  was  engaged  as  a  carpenter  for  a  few 
years,  when  he  took  three  hundred  and  twenty  acres  of  laud  in 
Wantoma,  Washara  county.  Wis.,  where  he  was  a  successful  farmer. 

CHILD. 

1.     Effle^,  b.  June  19,  1859;  m.  Oct.  1,  1882,  Frank  Zimmerman. 

33.  Thomas  Edwin^,  b.  at  Mount  Tabor,  Vt.,  Sept.  17,  1818;  m. 
1,  Lucy  Ann  Clifford  Parker,  b.  Sept.  28,  1827  ;  d.  at  Exeter,  June  27, 
1858;  m.  2,  Abbie  Minot  Head,  b.  Aug.  26,  1823.     He  attended  the 


368  GEXEALOGY:    BODTELLE. 

academy  at  H.  when  it  was  in  charge  of  Daniel  Rice.  In  early  life 
he  taught  several  district  schools.  From  1852  to  1873,  he  res.  at 
Exeter;  was  a  photographer.  He  then  rem.  to  Salisbury,  Mass., 
where  he  now  res.;  engaged  in  a  carriage  manufactory  in  Amesbury. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Henry  Cliflbrd^  b.  at  Reading,  Mass.,  May  29,  1850;  m.  Kate  Ann  Hamill, 

of  Walliugford,  Conn.  At  the  age  of  fourteen  he  enlisted  in  the 
navy  and  served  one  year,  when  he  was  honorablj"  discharged.  He 
acted  as  powder  boy  on  board  the  United  States  steamship  Alabama 
in  both  engagements  at  Fort  Fisher;  i"es.  in  Wallingford ;  a  house 
painter.  Children:  (1),  Lucy  Maryio,  b.  June  4,  1876.  (2),  Minnie 
Anni^  b.  Sept.  18,  1878.     (3),  James  Thomas^'-',  b.  Oct.  10,  1880. 

2.  Fred.  Parker^,  b.  July  31,  1852. 

3.  Ada  Laurette^,  b.  April  8,  1854 ;  d.  Oct.  5,  1854. 

4.  Alice  Mauds,  i,.  june  22,  1867. 

34.  James  Monroe^,  b.  at  Mount  Tabor,  Vt.,  June  15,  1820;  ra. 
Lucy  Ann  Dakin,  b.  Aug.  25,  1821.  He  attended  the  academy  at 
H.  when  it  was  under  the  charge  of  Daniel  Kice.  In  eai-ly  life  he 
went  West,  and  settled  in  Ceresco  (now  Ripon),  Wis.,  where 
he  was  a  miller;  subsequently  he  rem.  to  Bear  Valley,  and  from 
there  to  Oronoco,  Olmstead  county,  Minn.,  where  he  now  res. 

CHILD. 

1.     Frank  E.'-'  (adopted),  b.  Oct.  12,  1853. 

35.  Laurette  L.^,  b.  at  Westminster,  Vt.,  Aug.  3, 1825 ;  m.  Benja- 
min Chadbourn ;  res.  for  a  time  in  Cincinnati,  O. ;  rem.  to  Wilming- 
ton, N.  C,  where  he  d. ;  she  res.  in  Boston. 

36.  James''  [7]  (William^  James^  James"*,  James*^,  James", 
James^),  b.  Sept.  10,  1791 ;  m.  Betsey,  dau.  of  Salmon  Wood,  of  H. 
For  some  twenty-five  years  he  res.  on  the  farm  now  occupied  by 
Eli  M.  Baldwin.  He  was  engaged  in  teaming  between  H.  and 
Boston  ;  also  in  blacksmithing  and  the  manufacture  of  hoes  and 
hayforks.  In  1843  he  rem.  to  Nashua,  where  he  was  employed  in 
the  Lock  Company's  shop  the  remainder  of  his  life.  He  d.  Oct.  3, 
1851.     His  wife  is  not  living.     Children  :  ■ — 

37.  James   Emery'',  b.  Oct.  25,  1816;    m.  1,  Joanna   Sprague, 

whod.  Feb.  16,  1856;  ra.  2, Eddy,  from  whom  be  was  divorced; 

m.  3,  Angle  K.  Ripley.  He  attended  the  Hancock  academy,  and 
taught  several  common  schools.  At  the  age  of  21  years  he  went  to 
Nashua  and  worked  for  the  Nashua  Lock  company.     In  1862  he  en- 


GENEALOGY:  BOUTELLE.  369 

listed  in  the  2d  Co.  of  Mass.  cavalry.  He  was  in  several  engage- 
ments, and  at  the  battle  of  Fredericksbnrgh  was  disabled  by  hav- 
ing his  leg  broken  from  the  falling  of  his  horse,  from  which  injury 
he  never  fully  regained  the  use  of  his  limb.  He  served  the  re- 
mainder of  his  term  of  enlistment,  after  a  partial  recovery,  as  a 
ward  master  in  a  hospital  at  Portsmouth,  R.  I.  He  d,  at  Concord, 
N.  H.,  Nov.  24,  1876. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Adelbert  D.9,  b.  in  Nashua  in  1841;  m.  Augusta  S.  Marston;  res.  Wor- 

cester, Mass.  He  was  a  member  of  Co.  F,  1st  regt.  N.  H.  vols.  At 
the  close  of  his  term  of  service  (three  months)  lie  enlisted  in  Co.  A, 
8th  regt. ;  was  color-sergeant  and  participated  in  the  many  battles 
in  which  that  regiment  was  engaged,  among  which  may  be  mentioned 
Georgia  Landing,  Oct.  27,  1862;  Camp  Bisland,  April  12-13,  1863; 
Port  Hudson,  May  27  and  June  U,  1863;  Sabine  Cross  Roads,  April 
8,  1864;  Yellow  Bayou,  May  18,  1864;  etc.  He  was  honorably  dis- 
charged Oct.  28,  1865.     Child :  Mabel  Amelia^,  b.  May  1,  1874. 

2.  Albert  L.«,  b.  in  Nashua,  Aug.  21,  1843;  m.  Lucy  A.  Huggins,  b.  Nov.  11, 

1846 ;  res.  Providence,  R.  I.     He  served  one  year  in  the  navy,  on  the 
U.  S.  sloop  of  war  Oneida,  and  one  year  as  a  member  of  the  1st 
N.  H.  heavy  artillery.     Children  :  (1),  William  A.i',  b.  Aug.  21,  1872. 
(2),  Charles  R.io,  b.  Feb.  20,  1875. 
8.     Serena  B.^,  b.  Jan.  1,  1845;  d.  in  1845. 

4.  Laudou  HarokF,  b.  at  Nashua,  June  4,  1846;  m.  Mary  Williams,  b.  Jan. 

21,  1844;  res.  Nashua.  He  served  one  year  as  a  member  of  the  1st 
N.  H.  heavy  artillery.  Children:  (1),  Charles  E.i'\  b.  at  Nashua, 
June  5,  1872.     (2),     Joanna  D.i",  b.  at  Nashua,  July  2,  1880. 

5.  William  L.«,  b.  at  Nashua,  May  25,  1848;  m.  Almira  Damon,  b.  July  14, 

1850;  res.  Concord,  N.  H.  He  also  was  a  member  of  the  1st  N.  H. 
heavy  artillery,  serving  with  his  two  older  brothers  one  year,  com- 
pleting a  record  of  which  any  family  might  have  reason  to  be  proud, 
—  a  father  and  four  sons  all  serving  in  the  army  at  once,  lighting 
for  freedom  and  national  unity. 

6.  John  S.9,  b.  1850;  m.  Jan.  11,  1872,  Nellie  Knowlton;  res.  Concord,  N.  H. 

7.  Llewellyn  W.^  b.  1852;  m.   Annettie  Sisson,  b.   May  11,  1857;  res.  Con- 

cord, N.  H.     Child :  Percy  Llewellyn^',  b.  May  12,  1881. 

8.  Amelia  A.^,  b.  1854 ;  d.  1858. 

9.  Asa  C.«,  b.  at  Concord,  Dec.  9,  1861. 

38.  Stephen^  b.  June,  1819;  d.  Nov.  1840. 

39.  Dexter^,  b.  1821;  m.  Wilson.  One  son;  name  un- 
known. 

40.  Moses«,  b.  Aug.  9,  1826;  m.  Jane  Gould,  b.  July  1,  1829; 
res.  for  some  years  at  Nashua;  d.  at  Montreal,  Can.,  Feb.  5,  1878; 
his  wife  d.  at  Nashua,  Dec.  12,  1867. 


370  GENEALOGY:   BOUTELLE. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Irving^,  b.  at  Nashua,  May  22,  1851 ;  m.  Lizzie ,  b.  July  31,  1861 ;  res. 

Spriugfield,  Mass.     One  son,  b.  July  24,  1882. 

2.  Moses  G.^  b.  at  Nashua,  July  13,  1852 ;  m.  Melinda  Narada,  of  Montreal, 

b.  July  12,  1852 ;  res.  Burlington,  Vt. 

41.  David''  [8]  (William^  James^  James*,  James^  James^, 
Jamesi),  b.  May  29,  1793;  m.  Sept.  17,  1835,  Almeda  Young 
Pratt,  of  Antrim,  b.  June  22,  1809.  His  early  advantages  for  an 
education  were  limited  to  the  common  school.  He  was,  however,  a 
successful  teacher;  was  somewhat  noted  as  a  teacher  of  penman- 
ship. For  some  years  he  was  teacher  in  a  grammar  school  in 
Nashua.  In  early  life  he  was  captain  of  a  militia  company  in 
H.  He  res.  on  the  old  Boutelle  homestead,  and  occasionally 
made  a  kiln  of  bricks.  With  his  wife  he  warmly  espoused  the  anti- 
slavery  cause,  advocating  it  with  a  zeal  that  at  the  time  subjected 
them  to  some  obloquy.  They  were  of  the  sixteen  who,  for  attend- 
ing the  lecture  of  Henry  C.  Wright,  were  expelled  from  the  church. 
He  d.  March  22,  1861.  His  wife  d.  Jan.  3,  1844.  Children,  all  b. 
in  H.:  — 

43.     Abbie  M.^  b.  Aug.  3,  1836;  d.  Feb.  13,  1857. 

43.  Jennie  Augusta^,  b.  July  18,  1839;  m.  Luther  S.  Eaton; 
res.  Hillsboro'  Bridge. 

CHILD. 

1.     Bertha  P.9,  b.  April  19,  1874. 

44.  Owen  L.^  b.  Aug.  22,  1841 ;  m.  Ellen  F.  Knight,  b.  at  Stod- 
dard, July  20, 1841 ;  d.  Jan.  21,  1884.  He  is  the  only  representative 
of  the  Boutelle  family  res.  in  H.  He  has  lived  most  of  his  life  on 
the  old  homestead  ;  some  changes  have  occurred  on  the  place.  The 
Manchester  &  Keene  railroad  now  passes  through  the  southern 
edge  of  the  farm,  following  Moose  brook,  which  separates  it  from 
the  Samuel  Knight  farm.  The  old  house,  built  by  Dea.  William 
Boutelle,  nearly  one  hundred  years  ago,  where  he  brought  up  his 
large  family,  around  whose  hearthstone  they  gathered  in  the  days 
of  "  Auld  Lang  Syne,"  has  passed  away,  and  a  more  modern  one 
has  taken  its  place.  The  old  elms  set  by  the  original  proprietor, 
which  were  once  the  beauty  and  glory  of  the  place,  are  mostly 
gone. 

CHILD. 

1.     Gertrude  W.^,  b.  June  15,  1872. 


GENEALOGY:  BOUTELLE.  371 

45.     Eliza',  b.  Aug.  16,  1843  ;  d.  July  24,  1844. 

45.  Charles"  [9]  (William®,  James^,  James*,  James^,  James", 
James^),  b.  Sept.  5,  1795;  m.  Betsey,  dau.  of  David  and  Abigail  Knight, 
b.  Dec*  27,  1795.  He  res.  on  a  few  acres  of  land  taken  from  the 
homestead  of  his  father,  at  place  marked  "C.  W."  on  map.  In 
addition  to  his  farm  work,  he  engaged  in  making  potash  from  wood 
ashes,  and  assisting  his  brother,  David,  in  brick  making,  etc.  He 
also  frequently  taught  winter  schools  in  his  vicinity.  He  d.  March 
11,  1840.  Mrs.  Boutelle  res.  for  several  years  with  her  grandson, 
Charles  H.  Boutelle,  in  Bear  Valley,  Minn.;  d.  at  the  res.  of  her 
grandson,  Charles  E.  Buckminster,  in  the  town  of  Chester  (Bear 
Valley),  Wabasha  county,  Minn.,  Oct.  15,  1887,  in  the  92d  year  of 
her  age.     Children  :  — 

46.  Emily\  b.  Oct.  17,  1819;  m.  Asa  P.  Sherman,  b.  May  27, 
1813;  she  d.  at  Fond  du  Lac,  Wis.,  Nov.  5,  1853. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Carolus",  b.  Nov.  3,  1844;  m.  Abbie   J.  Kendall,  b.  May  21,  1851.     He 

served  two  years  in  Co.  B,  2d  Minn.  regt.  vols.,  from  Nov.  28,  1863, 
to  Dec.  1,  1865.  He  also  served  in  the  regular  army  from  Nov.  10, 
1870,  to  Nov.  1,  1875.     One  child,  a  daughter,  b.  Oct.  19,  1879. 

2.  Edward  Parker",  b.  Sept.  20,  1847. 

3.  Myron  Lawrence^,  b.  June  4,  1850;  d.  Sept.  4,  1851. 

4.  Frank  E.9,  b.  at  Fond  du  Lac,  Oct.  12,  1853.     Adopted  by  James  M.  Bou- 

telle, and  his  name  changed  from  Sherman  to  Boutelle,  by  act  of 
legislature. 

47.  Betsey  K.^,  b.  Oct.  12,  1823;  m.  Solomon  J.  Buckminster; 
she  d.  at  Reading,  Mass.,  Feb.  24,  1858. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Charles   E.",  b.    April  17,   1845;    m.  Emma   Ambler;    res.    Bear   Valley, 

Miuu.  Children:  (1),  Caroliue  Emma^,  b.  Nov.  7,  1867;  d.  April 
16,  1869.  (2),  Benjamin  Milesi'\  b.  Aug.  13,  1870.  (3),  George 
Washingtoni\  b.  Feb.  22,  1873.  (4),  Hattie  Nelson",  b.  March  19, 
1875. 

2.  Joseph",  b.  May  2,  1853 ;  d.  1853. 

48.  Charles  MorrilF,  b.  July  2,  1825;  ra.  Sarah  L.  Buckminster, 
of  Antrim.  He  learned  the  trade  of  cabinet  making,  at  which  he 
worked  in  Reading,  Mass.,  and  Clintonville,  Antrim,  until  1858, 
when  he  rem.  to  Bear  Valley,  Minn.,  where  he  took  a  liomestead  in 
Avhat  was  known  as  the  "  Half-breed  Indian  Reservation."     He  was 


372  GENEALOGY  :  BOUTELLE. 

one  of  the  pioneer  settlers  of  Minnesota;  he  became  a  successful 
farmer.  He  was  for  many  years  postmaster,  and  held  several  offices 
of  trust  in  the  town;  d.  Dec.  10,  1876. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Clarence  Miles",  b.  at  Clintonville,  July  23,  1851 ;  m.  July  22,  1880,  Fauuie 

Card  Kimber,  of  Newton,  Long  Island,  N.  Y.  After  graduating  at 
the  State  Normal  school  at  Winona,  Minn.,  he  spent  two  years  at 
the  Institute  of  Technology  at  Boston,  Mass.  He  became  a  teacher 
in  the  Normal  school  in  Winona,  in  the  autumn  of  1874 ;  when  first 
elected  a  teacher  he  was  given  the  department  of  mathematics ;  sub- 
sequently his  position  was  that  of  institute  conductor  and  professor 
of  physics  and  chemistry.  In  1883,  after  holding  a  prominent  place 
in  the  Winona  Normal  school  for  nine  years,  he  became  professor 
of  mathematics  and  mental  science  at  the  Rochester  seminary  and 
Normal  school,  Rochester,  Minn.  Mrs.  Boutelle,  after  four  and  a 
half  years'  service  in  the  school  at  Winona,  became  "Critic  teacher 
of  methods  and  literature  "  at  Rochester.  In  Aug.  1885,  Professor 
Boutelle  accepted  the  position  of  superintendent  of  public  schools 
in  Decorah,  Winneshiek  county,  la.  He  has  during  the  past  few 
years  given  considerable  attention  to  literature.  He  is  the  author 
of  "The  Man  Outside,"  published  in  Frank  Leslie's  Popular 
Monthly,  besides  many  other  serials  of  decided  merit  published  in 
Frank  Leslie's  Magazine  and  other  first-class  periodicals.  One 
child,  Annie  Kimberi'\  b.  June  5,  1881. 

2.  Charles   Herberts,   b.    at   Clintonville,  Nov.    1,  1853;    m.   Nov.   5,  1877, 

Clarabell  A.  Merrill;  he  is  a  farmer;  res.  Bear  Valley,  Minn.; 
has  always  lived  on  the  homestead  his  father  took  up  in  1858.  One 
child,  Willard  Charlesi",  b.  Dec.  18,  1881. 

49.  Lavina  A.^  b.  May  17,  1827;  m.  Charles  W.  Taft ;  d.  Aug. 
13,  1851. 

CHILD. 

A  daughter,  b.  Aug.  5,  1851;  d.  Aug.  9,  1851. 

50.  Rosetta  A.^,  b.  Feb.  16,  1829;  m.  George  H.  Newell;  d.  Dec. 
7,  1850. 

CHILD. 

A  daughter,  b.  and  d.  in  1850. 

51.  Laura  M.^  b.  Feb.  21,  1833;  d.  June  18,  1842. 
53.     Joshua  C.^  b.  July  7,  1833;  d.  July  28,  1846. 
53.     Rufus  A.«,  b.  Dec.  4,  1838;  d.  Sept.  3,  1839. 


GENEALOGY  :    BOUTWELL;    BOWERS.  373 


BOUTWELL. 

1.  Clark  Crombie^  Boatvvell,  of  Lyndeboro',  ra.  May  28,  1840, 
Asenath  Hills  Bradford,  of  H.  They  res.  three  years  in  Peterboro'; 
rem.  to  H.  village  in  1843,  where  they  res.  until  1852,  when  they  rem. 
to  Nashua.  Mr.  Boutwell  represented  the  town  in  the  state  legislature 
for  two  terms,  in  the  years  1846  and  1847,  and  at  the  present  time 
he  is  one  of  the  substantial  citizens  of  Nashua.  His  wife  d.  in 
Nashua,  Feb.  16,  1880.     Children:  — 

2.  Dr.  Henry  Thatcher^  b.  Aug.  20,  1844;  m.,  in  1872,  Helen  G. 
Willis,  of  St.  Louis,     He  is  a  physician  and  res.  in  Manchester. 

CHILDREX. 

1.  John  Williss,  b.  1874. 

2.  Alice  Bradford^,  b.  1882. 

3.  Ellena  Frances",  b.  March  14,  1847;  m.  June,  1870,  Kev. 
Minot  Gage,  of  Cambridge,  Mass.  Settled  ten  years  in  Gloucester, 
Mass. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Walter  BoutwelF,  b.  1872. 

2.  Harold  Minots,  b.  1874. 

4.  Lizzie  Marcia-,  b.  Oct.  5,  1851  ;  d.  in  High  Point,  N.  C, 
April  26,  1880. 

5.  Ida  Bradford'^  b.  Jan.  8,  1854  ;  d.  April  7,  1882. 


BOWERS. 


1.  John^  Bowers,  son  of  JerahmeeP  Bowers,  was  b.  in  Leominster, 
Mass.,  Sept.  2,  1757  ;  m.  Dec.  11,  1783,  Elizabeth  Boutelle,  of  Leomin- 
ster. He  was  a  soldier  in  the  war  of  the  Revolution.  After  his  return 
from  the  war,  in  which  he  had  served  with  honor,  he  emigrated  to 
what  was  then  the  wilds  of  New  Hampshire.  He  purchased  land 
for  a  farm  in  the  north  part  of  H.,  of  one  Ayers,  of  Londonderry, 
in  1780.  The  lot  was  No.  3  (range  not  given),  and  is  in  part  now 
owned  by  his  grandson,  Samuel  O.  Bowers,  having  been  in  the 
possession  of  the  Bowers  family  over  one  hundred  years.  He  cleared 
a  portion  of  his  land,  built  a  cabin,  and  then  brought  thither  from 
his  old  home  in  Massachusetts  his  young  wife,  to  help  him  make  a 


B74  GENEALOGY:    BOWERS. 


home  in  the  wilderness.     We  here  insert  his  autograph  as  signed  to 
the  covenant  of  the  church  in  1806:  — 


jfcr^^^^ 


drWMy^ 


Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bowers  were  among  the  original  seventeen  mem- 
bers.    He  d.  Aug.  10,  1808;  she  d.  Feb.  12,  1845.     Children:— 

2.  Betseys,  b.  Oct.  30,  1784  ;  d.  Feb.  6,  1855. 

3.  Johns  [9],  b.  Feb.  27,  1786. 

4.  Jaraess  [23],  b.  Oct.  18,  1787. 

5.  MaryS  [33],  b.  Oct.  9,  1789. 

6.  Reliefs  [35],  b.  Feb.  9,  1791. 

7.  LukeS  [39],  b.  Oct.  25,  1792. 

8.  Marks  [42],  b.  July  26,  1801. 

9.  Johns  |-3-j  (john^  JerahmeeP),  b.  Feb.  27,  1786;  m.  March  30, 
1809,  Ursula,  dau.  of  Maj.  William  Brooks.  He  was  a  farmer;  set- 
tled first  near  Troy,  N.  Y. ;  rem.  to  Bennington,  Vt.,  where  he 
remained  ten  years,  after  which  time  he  rem.  to  Hoosick  Falls, 
N.  Y.,  where  he  d.  Oct.  3,  1840;  she  d.  Oct.  9,  1856.     Children:  — 

10.  Elizabeth\  b.  Dec..21,  1809;  m.  Rufus  Watson,  a  builder; 
res.  in  Columbus,  O. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Charless. 

2.  Warren^.     He  served  as  a  volunteer  iu  the  late  war. 

11.  John*,  b.  April  11,  1811 ;  ra.  Dec.  23,  1834,  Lydia  Graves  ; 
d.  Dec.  22,  1856.     A  farmer;  res.  near  Watertown,  N.  Y. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Ursula^,  b.  July  23,  1836;  m.  Dec.  21,  1854,  Henry  Wilson.     Children: 

Ella«,  Edwin  J.e,  Charles^  Willie«,  Victor'^. 

2.  Charles  B.^  b.  Aug.  4,  1839 ;  m.  Sophia  E.  Wilder,  Dec.  26,  1858.     Chil- 

dren :     Alta  L.'',  d. ;  Maude  Dorr^. 

13.  Abigail*,  b.  May  2,  1812  ;  m.  Jan.  21,  1839,  Dea.  Joseph  P. 
Dorr,  a  successful  merchant  of  Troy,  N.  Y.;  d.  Nov.  3,  1875. 

13.  Williams  b.  Jan.  18,  1814 ;  m.  1,  Feb.  6, 1836,  Sarah  Fields ; 
who  d.  Nov.  1851  ;  m.  2,  Dec.  7,  1852,  Laura  E.  Allen.  He  settled 
first  near  Watertown,  N.  Y. ;  rem.    about  ten  years  later  to  Water- 


GENEALOGY  :    BOWERS.  375 

man,  111.,  where  he  now  res.  He  is  n.  successful  farmer,  owning  a 
thousand  acres  of  land,  in  the  midst  of  which  he  has  an  elegant 
home. 

CHILDREN  :      TWO    BY    FIRST   WIFE,    AND    SEVEN    BY   SECOND   WIFE. 

1.  HeleuS,  m.  Albert  Dickey;  res.  near  Columbus,  O. 

2.  Corianna^.  6.  Nancy  C.^. 

3.  Lillian  A.5.  7.  Albert  A.*^. 

4.  Adaliza  L.5 ;  d.  8.  Mlra  E."'. 

5.  Herbert  W.5.  9.  Harvey  Grants. 

14.     Ursula  Ann",  b.  Aug.  26,  1815;  m.  June  4,  1840,  Abner  A. 
Solomons;  d.  June  18,  1866. 


1.     Curtis  R.5,  who  m.  and  res.  in  Utica,  N.  Y.     In  the  practice  of  dentistry. 
Two  daughters. 


15.  Mary  J.",  b.  Feb.  15,  1817  ;  m.  Nov.  2,  1846,  Thomas  W 
Vanderker,  a  contractor  and  builder,  son  of  Captain  Vanderker, 
formerly  of  steam-boat  notoriety  on  the  Hudson ;  res.  in  Troy,  N.  Y. 

16.  George'*,  b.  Jan.  15,  1819;  no  tidings  of  him  since  1851. 

17.  Dr.  Henry  W.",  b.  May  3,  1821 ;  m.  June  19,  1843,  Adeliza 
T.  Baldwin ;  settled  first  in  Troy,  N.  Y.,  as  a  machinist.  Studied 
dentistry,  and  about  1860  rem.  to  Brooklyn,  N".  Y.,  where  he  now 
res.  He  acquired  in  a  few  years  a  liberal  competence,  and  retired 
from  practice,  leaving  the  business  to  his  son-in-law,  Dr.  G.  W.  Bush. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Alice  A.^  b.  Dec.  8,  1845;  m.  March  30,  1865,  Geo.  W.  Bush,  m.  d.,  who 

at  that  time  held  a  commission  as  captain  in  the  volunteer  service 
of  the  army,  stationed  at  Jacksonville,  Fla.  On  the  20th  of  October, 
1865,  Alice  started  from  Brooklyn,  on  board  the  steamer  D.  H.  Mount, 
to  join  her  husband,  but  was  lost  at  sea  off  Cape  Hatteras,  in  a 
severe  storm,  together  with  all  on  board. 

2.  Maria  A.s,  b.  Jan.  21,  1850;  m.  G.  W.  Bush,  m.  d.,  Jan.  21,  1868;  res.  in 

Brooklyn,  N.  Y.     One  child,  Herbert^,  b.  Feb.  12,  1873. 

18.  James",  b.  Feb.  9,  1823 ;  m.  Feb.  3,  1850,  Rebecca  Shufelt ; 
a  mechanic  ;  res.  in  Troy,  N.  Y. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Walter^,  m. ;  res.  in  Michigan. 

2.  George  A. 5,  regular  in  U.  S.  A. 


376  GENEALOGY:   BOWERS. 

19.     CharIes^  b.  June  9,  1825;  d.  Oct.  6,  1829. 

30.  Loren  H.*,  b.  April  10,  1827  ;  m.  May  29,  1851,  Mary  A. 
Chapman.     A  carriage-painter;  res.  in  Troy,  N.  Y. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  FannyS,  d. 

2.  Lewis^  d. 

3.  Addies,    m.  Euos  Blanchard,  a  nephew   of  the  late   Senator  Logan,  of 

Illinois.     A  merchant ;  res.  in  Mississippi.     One  son. 

31.  Sanford  L.*,  b.  Feb.  12,  1829;  m.  Feb.  14,  1856,  Mary  My- 
ers ;  res.  at  Stony  Creek,  IST.  Y.     Engaged  in  mercantile  business. 

22,  Charlotte  E.*,  m.  William  Orr,  Aug.  17,  1851;  res.  in  Liv- 
erpool, O. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Antoinette^,  m.  .  2.     Edward^,  m.  .  3.     William  L  s. 

4.     John^.  5.     Mary  Jessie^. 

33.  James^  [4]  (John^,  JerahmeeP),  b.  Oct.  18,  1787 ;  m.  Feb. 
6,  1816,  Nancy  Symonds.  (q.  v.)  Settled  first  in  Marlow;  rem,  to 
South  Acworth  in  1821;  d.  at  South  Acworth,  Nov.  18,  1858.  He 
was  interested  in  mineralogy,  expending  much  time  and  capital  in 
developing  the  mineral  resources  of  Acworth,  especially  of  Beryl 
mountain.  He  was  successful  in  quarrying  mica  and  other  valuable 
minerals.     Children :  — 

34.  Nancy  S.S  b.  in  Marlow,  Dec.  18,  1816;  m.  Jan.  27,  1848, 
Jacob  Procter,  of  Lunenburg,  Mass.;  res.  in  Marlow,  Nelson,  and 
at  the  present  time,  Marlboro',  N.  H. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Anna  E.s,  b.  Feb.  9,  1856 ;  ra.  Geo.  A.  Robinson,  of  Mount  Vernon,  Feb. 

6,  1883. 

2.  Edmund  J.^  b.  Aug.  4,  1859. 

35.  Permelia*,  b.  in  Marlow,  Sept.  4,  1818;  d.  Sept.  2,  1869. 

36.  MariaS  b.  in  Marlow,  May  31,  1820;  m.  Oct.  18,  1850,  John 
Merrill,  of  Boston;  d,  April  2,  1879. 

CHILD. 

1.     Helen  M.^,  d.  Sept.  20,  1870. 

37.  Lucinda*,  b.  in  Marlow,  Jan.  16,  1822;  m.  June  4,  1850, 
Henry  J.  Oliver,  of  Boston, 

38.  James  L.\  b,  in  Acworth,  Feb,  9,  1824 ;  d.  June  2,  1849. 


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29.  J.  Symonds'',  b.  in  Acworth,  Nov.  3,  1825  ;  m,  April  6,  1852, 
Mary  S.  Mitchell,  of  Acworth;  d.  Dec.  25,  1879.  He  succeeded  his 
father  in  the  quarrying  business;  continued  several  years  in  New 
Hampshire,  then  he  sought  new  fields  for  his  enterprise,  finally  set- 
tling in  North  Carolina,  where  the  work  is  still  progressing  under 
the  direction  of  his  son,  Charles  D.^, 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Flora  E.5,  d.  2,     Charles  D.^.  3.     Elbron  S.^ 

30.  Shepherd  L.",  b.  in  Acworth,  Dec.  13,  1827 ;  m.  1,  in  1859, 
Thankful  M.  Nowell,  of  Newport,  who  d.  in  1861;  m.  2,  in  1870, 
Susan  E.  Cofron,  of  Goshen.  Mr.  Bowers  worked  on  his  father's 
farm  until  he  was  twenty-one  years  old,  when  he  began  a  course  of 
study.  He  was  a  student  at  H.  for  some  time;  subsequently 
he  fitted  for  college  at  Kimball  Union  academy,  at  Meriden,  N.  H., 
and  Thetford  (Vt.)  academy.  He  was  engaged  in  teaching  several 
terms  at  Leominster  and  Fitchburg,  Mass.,  and  also  was  principal  of 
the  high  schools  in  Acworth  and  South  Acworth,  He  entered 
Dartmouth  college  in  1852;  read  law  with  Hon.  Asa  Fowler,  of 
Concord;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1856,  and  immediately  began 
the  practice  of  law  at  Newport,  where  he  has  been  actively  engaged 
in  his  profession  ever  since.  He  was  appointed  register  of  probate 
court  for  Sullivan  county,  in  1861;  re-appointed  in  1866,  and  held 
the  ottice  until  1871;  received  the  appointment  again  in  1876,  and 
has  held  it  either  by  appointment  or  by  election  of  the  people,  to 
the  satisfaction  of  the  community,  until  the  present  time  (1886). 
He  was  a  member  of  the  general  court  in  1866,  1885,  and  1886,  and 
was  a  prominent  and  leading  member  of  the  house,  being  an  able, 
fluent,  and  brilliant  debater.  In  1866  he  was  a  member  of  the 
judiciary  committee,  and  in  1885-6  he  was  chairman  of  the  com- 
mittee upon  the  revision  of  the  statutes  of  that  session,  and  was 
chosen  temporary  chairman  of  the  house.  He  was  a  delegate  from 
New  Hampshire  to  the  Republican  national  convention,  held  at 
Baltimore  in  1864,  and  was  an  alternate  at  Chicago  in  1884;  was 
a  director  of  the  Newport  Savings  bank  at  the  time  of  its  incor- 
poration in  1868,  and  has  been  a  member  of  the  "  New  Hampshire 
Club"  for  a  number  of  years.  He  is  much  interested  in  the  cause 
of  education,  and  has  been  a  member  of  the  superintending  com- 
mittee and  of  the  board  of  education  in  Newport  for  several  years ; 

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378  GENEALOGY:   BOWERS. 

was  one  of  the  originators  of  the  union  school  district  in  that 
town.  He  is  a  great  reader  of  general  literature,  and  wields  a 
ready  pen,  being  a  regular  correspondent  of  the  Boston  Journal 
and  other  papers ;  has  written  and  delivered  several  public  lectures ; 
has  a  taste  for  poetry,  and  in 'his  leisure  hours  often  indulges  in  the 
writing  of  it  as  a  diversion.  He  is  a  leading  lawyer  in  the  county, 
and  in  1886  was  elected  solicitor  for  Sullivan  county.  He  has 
always  shown  a  deep  interest  in  H.,  and  taken  an  active  part  in  its 
annual  picnics. 

CHILDREN. 

Oue  child  of  his  first  wife  and  two  children  of  his  second   wife  d.  young, 
besides  which  we  give  the  names  of  — 

1.  John  Albert^,  b.  March  2,  1872. 

2.  Harry  N.^,  b.  Sept.  21,  1876. 

3.  Mary  Gertrltde^  b.  Nov.  2G,  1883. 

31.  Elizabeth  A.^  b.  in  Acworth,  Oct.  29,  1829;  d.  July  14, 
1830. 

33.  Mary  Elizabeth^  b.  in  Acworth,  Nov.  16,  1835;  ni.  Nov. 
30,  1854,  James  A.  Wood,  of  Alstead  ;  res.  on  the  old  homestead  in 
South  Acworth.  He  is  engaged  as  financial  agent  of  the  Indepen- 
dent Statesman,  published  at  Concord,  N.  H.  His  genial,  courteous 
manners  and  untiring  attention  to  business  have  given  the  paper 
an  extensive  circulation. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Helen  E.^.  2.     Charles  B.^.  3.     George  A.^. 

33.     Sarah  Jane"*,  b.  in  Acworth,  Sept.  17,  1837. 

33.  Mary«  [5]  (John^,  JerahmeeP),  b.  Oct.  9,1789;  m.  March 
16,  1815,  Gideon  Dodge,  of  Bennington,  N.  H. ;  res.  in  Bennington  ; 
d.  Dec.  11,  1815.     Child:  — 

34.  Mary  B.^  b.  Dec.  11,  1815 ;  m.  May  17,  1858,  G.  S.  Gile,  of 
Sutton,  N.  H. ;  res.  in  Bennington.  Before  her  m.  she  was  a  school 
teacher;  she  d.  Dec.  28,  1863. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Alfridas,  b.  March  5,  1854;  d.  March  13,  1862. 

2.  Rev.  Orison  L.^,  b.  Oct.  22,  1856.   In  the  spring  of  1875  he  entered  the  New 

Hampton  institution,  graduating  in  June,  1878.  The  next  year  he 
spent  in  school  teaching  and  as  an  agent  for  the  Y.  M.  C.  A. ;  en- 
tered Bates  college,  where  he  was  graduated  June   28,  1883.      The 


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last  year  in  college  he  preached  at  Lisbon  Falls,  Me.  In  the  fall 
of  1883  he  entered  the  Theological  seminary  at  Lewistou,  and  was 
soon  called  to  occupy  the  pulpit  of  the  Pine-street  Freewill  Baptist 
church  of  that  city  ;  m.  Jan.  1,  1884,  Lina  E.  Nelson,  of  Sutton,  N.  II. 

35.  RelieF  [6]  (John-,  JerahmeeP),  b.  Feb.  9,  1792;  m.  June 
27,  1812,  Luther  Parker,  of  Antrim ;  d.  Feb.  12,  1842.     Children  :— 

36.  John  P.-*,  m.  Jan.  13,  1841,  Cynthia  Bullard;  he  d.  June  11, 
1874;  shed.  May  21,  1872. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Melissa^,  d.  March,  1873. 

2.  Martha  E.^,  d.  Nov.  23,  1801. 

3T.     Mary  A.'*,  m.  Dexter  Symonds,  of  H.     (q.  v.) 

38.  Luther  P.^ 

39.  Luke^  [7]  (John-,  JerahmeeP),  b.  Oct.  25,  1792;  m.  Hannah 
Kimball,  of  H.,  Sept.  16,  1818;  d.  Aug.  11,  1834;  she  d.  in  1881, 
aged  84  years.  He  settled  on  the  homestead  at  south  plan 
marked  "  M.  Bowers  " ;  was  an  active  officer  in  the  Congregational 
church,  and  much  esteemed.     Children:  — 

40.  Luke  K.^  b.  in  H.,  Dec.  24,  1819.  After  the  death  of  his 
father  he  became  a  pupil,  and  subsequently  a  teacher,  in  Phillips 
academy,  Andover,  Mass.  He  afterwards  engaged  in  mercantile 
business  in  Boston.  He  is  an  efficient  officer  of  the  church,  and  has 
made  Sunday-school  literature  a  study,  doing  much  to  render  its 
influence  such  as  will  be  salutary  and  profitable ;  m.,  in  1850,  Cora 
Pratt,  of  Medford,  Mass. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Helen  Hudson^,  b.  June  15,  1855;  m.  Edwin  N.  Lovering,  principal  of 

Stetson  high  school,  of  Randolph,  Mass. 

2.  Herbert  KiinbalP,  b.  Sept.  17,  1857;  an  accountant  in  Boston. 

41.  John  M.^  b.  June  22,  1826;  d.  March  26,  1827. 

43.  Mark^  [8]  (John-,  JerahmeeP),  b.  July  26,  1801 ;  d.  June 
24,  1875;  m.  Feb.  16,  1830,  Selina  Foster,  of  Stoddard,  who  d. 
Oct.  17,  1886,  aged  77  years;  res.  on  the  home-place;  he  early 
became  a  school  teacher.  As  a  teacher  he  was  much  sought  after, 
being  especially  efficient  in  the  hard  schools  where  the  boys  were 
in  the  habit  of  "carrying  the  master  out."  Bowers  was  never  a 
failure,  always  bringing  his  schools  to  a  successful  close. 

When  Hancock  academy  was  proposed,  he  was  one  of  the  first  to 


380  GENEALOGY:    BOWERS. 

interest  himself  in  its  establishment,  and  gaye  liberally  of  his  means 
for  that  end.  He  early  espoused  the  cause  of  freedom  for  the 
slave,  and  voted  with  the  unpopular  Free-soil  party,  and  with 
many  others  had  the  satisfaction  of  witnessing  the  final  triumph  of 
the  principles  that  governed  that  party.     Children  :  — 

43.  Dr.  George^  b.  Oct.  10,  fsSl ;  m.  Dec.  28,  1858,  Urania  E. 
Brackett,  of  Holyoke,  Mass.  He  pursued  his  academical  studies  at 
H.  and  Mount  Vernon  academies;  his  chief  instructors  being  Mark 
True  and  George  Stevens,  whose  liberal  principles  gave  an  impetus 
to  his  future  course.  For  about  four  years  he  taught  successfully 
in  several  grammar  schools  in  New  Hampshire  and  Massachusetts. 
In  1856  he  entered  uj^on  the  study  of  dentistry  at  Nashua;  in  due 
time  graduating  at  the  Philadelphia  Dental  college,  where  he  re- 
ceived the  degree  of  doctor  of  dental  surgery,  being  one  of  the 
first  graduates  of  that  institution,  and  among  the  first  dentists  of 
this  state  receiving  that  honorable  degree.  After  a  brief  practice 
in  H.,  he  settled  in  Springfield,  Vt.,  where  he  continued  his  prac- 
tice fifteen  years,  returning  to  Nashua  in  1877,  where  he  now 
(1888)  res.,  a  successful  practitioner.  We  are  under  obligations  to 
him  for  the  history  of  the  Bowers  family. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Adelbert  B.s,  b.  at  H.,  March  28,  1860;  d.  June  18,  1865. 

2.  Lucy  A.5,  b.  at  H.,  Feb.  12,  1862;  d.  Juue  29,  1867. 

3.  Dr.  Horace  A.'',  b.  at  Springfield,  Vt.,  Dec.  15,  1863.     He  was  graduated 

in  the  classical  department  of  the  Nashua  high  scliool  in  1881.  He 
entered  upon  the  study  of  medical  and  dental  science  in  his  father's 
oflice,  and  became  a  student  in  the  dental  department  of  the  Univer- 
sity of  renusylvania,  where  he  was  graduated  in  the  class  of  1884, 
receiving  the  degree  of  D.  D.  S.  at  the  earliest  age  possible  to  attain 
that  degree. 

4.  George  A.^^,  b.  at  Springfield,  March  31,  1866;  was  graduated  in  the  clas- 

sical department  of  the  Nashua  high  school  in  1884. 

44.  Almira",  b.  Oct.  14,  1832;  m.  June  17,  1856,  Reuben  M. 
Sawyer,  of  Nashua ;  res.  in  Nashua,  where  her  husband  located 
early  in  life ;  a  successful  merchant  and  a  member  of  the  city  gov- 
ernment.    One  child,  a  son ;  d,  in  early  manhood. 

45.  Caroline^  b,  Ajml  30,  1885;  m.  June  17, 1856,  Rev.  Adams 
A.  Roberts,  of  Goffstown;  rem.  to  Kansas  in  1857;  d.  May  24, 
1862.  Three  children  d,  j'Oung.  After  her  decease  her  husband 
returned    East,  and  entered   the  Theological   school  at  Meadville, 


GENEALOGY:    BOWERS.  381 

Penn. ;    after   graduation  he  entered    the   ministry,  and  settled   in 
Baraboo,  Wis.,  where  he  m.  again. 

46.  Rev.  Albert^  b.  April  11,  1837 ;  m.  June  22, 1869,  Melvina 
E.  Hart,  of  Harmar,  O.  He  was  prepared  for  college  at  Mount 
Vernon,  Francestown,  and  Hancock  academies,  and  was  graduated 
at  Dartmouth  college  in  1863,  ranking  high  in  scholarship  in  a  class 
of  forty-eight.  He  taught  school  in  various  New  England  towns 
during  his  preparatory  and  college  course,  and  after  his  graduation 
at  Wesleyan  seminary  of  Springfield,  Vt.,  and  was  principal  of  the 
high  school  in  Sandwich,  Mass.,  nearly  two  years.  He  was 
graduated  at  the  Theological  seminary  at  Andover,  Mass.,  in  1868. 
While  a  student  in  the  seminary,  he  performed  home-missionary 
labor,  preaching  in  various  towns,  and  finally  concluded  to  engage 
in  a  similar  work  in  the  West.  In  November,  1868,  he  went  to 
Macon,  Mo.,  where  he  remained  as  pastor  of  a  Congregational 
church  until  1873.  He  rem.  to  Huntington,  W.  Va.,  in  1878,  and 
became  pastor  of  the  Congregational  church  (the  only  Congrega- 
tional church  in  West  Virginia),  where  he  labored  several  years, 
and  is  now  located  in  Ohio. 

CHILDKEX. 

1.  Roy  Edwiii'^,  b.  in  Macon,  .Jan.  7,  1872. 

2.  Berta  Hart%  b.  in  Huntington,  Aug.  24,  1878. 

47.  Cynthia  M.\  b.  May  17,  1839;  m.  June  21,  1859,  Asa  B. 
Wood,  of  H. ;  res.  in  H. ;  the  only  representative  of  the  Bowers 
family  remaining  in  the  town. 

48.  Horace  S.^  b.  July  17,  1841.  Enlisted  in  23d  regt.  Mass. 
vols.,  in  1861.  His  comrades  say  "he  performed  his  duties  most 
faithfully,  and  so  courteously  that  he  was  always  a  favorite  among 
his  fellow-soldiers  in  arms."  He  was  duly  promoted,  but  was  soon 
attacked  with  disease,  and  lived  only  to  return  to  loved  kindred  ; 
d.  Feb.  28,  1862. 

49.  Dr.  Samuel  O.*,  b.  Dec.  13,  1843;  m.  May  27,  1871,  Susie 
J.  Thorpe,  of  Weare.  He  was  for  a  time  a  student  at  Hancock 
academy ;  studied  dentistry  with  his  brother  in  Springfield,  Vt. ; 
settled  at  Hillsboro'  Bridge  in  1866,  where  he  has  very  successfully 
continued  in  the  practice  of  his  profession  for  the  past  twenty  years. 
His  townsmen  speak  of  him  as  an  excellent  citizen,  one  that  "fninds 
his  own  business"  in  an  eminent  degree. 

CHILD. 

1.     Elgeu  M.5,  b.  iu  Hillsboro',  Oct.  11,  1873. 


382  GENEALOGY:  BOYCE ;  BOYES ;  BOYLES. 

BOYCE. 

1.  Jaraes^  Boyce,  and  Margaret,  his  wife,  emigrated  from  Eng- 
land to  Londonderry,  and  subsequently  rem.  to  H. ;  res.  at  No. 
"58."     Children:  — 

2.  Moses'^,  res.  in  Concord. 

3.  John'-,  res.  in  Londonderry. 

4.  William^,  res.  in  Londonderry. 

5.  Jonathan'-,  res.  in  Salem,  Mass. 

6.  Mary'-  m.  1,  Robert  Miller,  of  H.  ;  rem.  to  Marlow.  He  d. 
about  1822;  m.  2, Mansfield,  of  Marlow. 

CHILDREN   BY   FIRST   HUSBAND. 

1 .  Estlier3,  m.  Alden  S.  Thurston. 

2.  Cynthia=^  m. Cai-ter. 

7.  Susan-  m.  1,  Reuben  Hale,  of  Marlow;  m.  2, Faxon,  of 

Washington  ;  in.  3,  Elijah  Hills,  of  H.     One  son,  Edmund^,  by  first 
marriage,  who  d.  in  Alstead  ;  two  sons  by  second  marriage. 

8.  Margaret",  res.  in  Londonderry.* 


BOYES. 


James  Boyes  and   Martha,  his   wife.    Hiram   Lowry,  son  of  the 
above  parents,  b.  Jan.  9,  1812. 


BOYLES. 


John^  Biles  was  a  resident  of  Beverly,  Mass.;  he  was  b.  in  1740; 
m.  Mary  Leach,  b.  in  1735. 

1.  Alexander-^  (John^),  name  changed  to  Boyles  in  1809,  was 
b.  Sept.  20,  1770;  m.  1,  Jan.  1798,  Elizabeth  Pedrick.  He  was  in 
early  life  a  seafaring  man.  In  1816  he  exchanged  his  place  in  Bev- 
erly with  his  brother-in-law,  James  Pedrick,  for  the  place  in  H. 
marked  "C.  L.  Robbe."  He  rem.  with  his  family  to  this  farm, 
where  he  remained  eleven  years,  and  in  1827,  sold  out  to  Mr. 
Robbe,  and  rem.  to  Marshfield,  Vt.      His   wife   d.  in  H.,  July  9, 

*  These  names  may  not  be  in  their  proper  order.  Susan=  and  Mary=  lived  for  a 
time  with  Samuel  Morrison  in  Alstead. 


GENEALOGY:    BOYLES;    BOYNTON.  383 

1823;    he  m.  2,  1836,  Lucy   Berais.     He  d.  in  Marshfield,  Nov.  18, 
1846.     Children :  — 

^i.     Dea.  Alexander^,  b.  July  18,  1799;  m.  Dec.  28,  1824,  Sally 
Ober,  of  H.;  rem.  to  Marshfield,  Vt.;  d.  in  1877.     In  1883  his  widow 

res.  on  the  farm  where  they  settled  in  1825 ;  she  d. .     A  letter 

dated  Feb.  17,  1883,  has  been  of  great  service  to  us  in  the  prepara- 
tion of  this  history. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Hezekiah*,  m.  Mahala  Beedle ;  three  childreu. 

2.  James*,  m.  Mary  Jane  Corlis ;  res.  in  Marshfield  with  his  mother. 

3.  Sarah  Jerusha*,  m.  Ezra  N.  Mears  ;  three  childreu ;  one  not  living. 

3.  Mary^  b.  Oct.  18,  1801. 

4.  John^  b.  Aug.  28,  1803. 

5.  SamueP,    b.   Jan.    22,    1806;     m.    Mary   L.    Barnes;     three 
children ;  rem.  to  Milford,  where  he  d. 

6.  Benjamin  L.^,  b.  Nov.  25,  1808 ;  m.  Dec.  1,  1835,  Huldah  S. 
Woodward ;  res.  Cabot,  Vt. ;  a  farmer. 


1.  Orvis  P.S  b.  Oct.  14,  1836;  m.  Jan.  1,  1867,  Celinda  M.  Bliss,  of  Calais. 

He  enlisted  Sept.  8,  1862,  in  Co.  II,  13th  regt.  V.  V.  M.,  and  was  dis- 
charged July  21,  1863.  Children  :  (1),  Myrite  G.s,  b.  April  21,  1868. 
(2),  George  0.°,  b.  April  26,  1869.     (3),  Fred  B.5,  b.  July  21,  1870. 

2.  Serentha  M.*,  b.  Nov.  28,  1840;  m.  Jan.  1,  1867,  Henry  M.  Hills,  of  Cabot. 

Children:  (1),  Kate  MayS,  b.  Nov.  17,  1873.  (2),  Ethel  Minnie^  b. 
Dec.  11,  1879. 

3.  Armintha  F.-*,  b.  Oct.  30,  1844;  res.  with  her  parents. 


BOYNTON. 

1.  Thomas^  Boynton  and  Alice,  his  wife,  came  to  H.  from 
Amherst,*  in  January,  1790.  His  name  is  on  the  tax-list  from  1790 
to  1814,t  inclusive  ;  he  lived  first  at  "  82,"  later  at  the  place  marked 
"A.  Copeland."     He  d.  at  this  place  April  18,  1814.?     Children  :  — 

*  The  letters  from  members  of  the  family  indicate  that  they  came  from  Hollis  or 
Pepperell,  Mass.,  but  the  town  records  state'that  tliey  came  from  Aralierst. 

t  With  tlie  exception  of  17!i6,  1797,  and  1798,  when  he  was  not  assessed;  as  he  paid 
a  poll-tax  for  the  last  time  in  1802,  he  was  probably  b.  iu  17:52. 

t  March  20, 179:5,  for  the  consideration  of  £30  lawful  money,  he  deeded  fifteen  acres 
of  land  on  the  north  side  of  the  road  from  the  meeting-house  to  Captain  Cummings, 
to  Thomas  Boynton,  Jr.,  and  Sept.  15, 1794,  Thomas  Boynton,  Jr.,  deeded  the  same 
land  with  some  additions  to  Joseph  Putnam,  of  Society  Land  Milles,  for  a  considera- 
tion of  £50. 


384  GENEALOGY:    BOYNTON. 

2.  Jeremiah^,  b.  1765  ;  settled  in  Mason  about  1790  ;  d.  Oct.  27, 
1839;  was  a  farmer;  ra.  Elizabeth  Williams;  nine  children;  the 
name  of  only  one  has  reached  us  :  John^,  who  res.  in  Templeton, 
Mass.,  Feb.  25,  1857. 

3.  Thomas^  [9],  b.  Dec.  3,  1766. 

4.  Amos^  m.  Jane  Bell,  who  was  b.  in  England.  He  was  in 
early  life  a  sailor ;  after  his  marriage  he  kept  the  old  Lamb  tavern 
in  Boston  some  ten  years,  became  wealthy,  and  rem.  to  Ohio,  where 
he  d. 

5.  Abigail-  m.  Feb.  21,  1806,  Abner  Whitcomb.     (q.  v.) 

6.  William"  m.  April  30,  1801,  Ellenor  Margerry.  His  name  is 
on  the  tax-list  as  early  as  1792  and  as  late  as  1802.  He  rem.  to 
LeRoy,  N.  Y. 

7.  Moses-  m.  Priscilla  Ellin  wood.  Name  on  tax-list  as  early  as 
1798  and  as  late  as  1807;  rem.  to  Vermont ;  was  drowned. 

8.  David'^  m. ;  name  on  tax-list  from  1800  to  1803,  inclu- 
sive; d.  in  Boston  about  the  year  1828. 

9.  Thomas-  [3]  (Thomas^),  b.  Dec.  3,  1766;  m.  Hannah  Put- 
nam, who  was  b.  May  17,  1769;  res.  a  few  years  in  H. ;  rem.  about 
the  year  1797  to  Gilford;  was  a  teacher;  d.  in  Washington,  Vt., 
Aug.  18,  1847.     Children  :  — 

10.  Hannah^,  b.  in  H.,  Oct.  26,  1792;  d.  Dec.  14,  1807.* 

11.  AbigaiP,  b.  in  H.,  July  4,  1794 ;  d.  March  20,  1811. 
13.     Sally^  b.  in  H.,  Aug.  9,  1796  ;  d.  Oct.  9,  1841. 

13.  Amos^  b.  in  Gilford,  March  28,  1800  ;  d.  Jan.  3,  1834 ;  one 
son,  Jacob  Smithy  adopted  by  his  uncle,  Jacob  P.^.     (q.  v.) 

14.  Jacob  P.3,  b.  in  Gilford,  March  28,  1802.  (See  note  in  re- 
gard to  marriage.)  He  lived  with  his  grandfather  in  H.  from  1810 
to  1814,  and  to  him  we  are  greatly  indebted  for  what  we  know  of 
the  family.  He  d.  at  West  Corinth,  Vt.,  Feb.  1,  1883.  On  the 
morning  of  Jan.  30  he  wrote  to  Mr.  Eaton  a  letter  containing  valu- 
able information.  It  was  his  second  letter  on  this  subject.  The 
first  one  was  written  Jan.  23,  only  nine  days  before  he  d.;  from  it 
we  take  the  following,  added,  I  think,  on  the  morning  of  Jan.  24:  — 

"  After  going  to  bed  last  night,  I  tliouglit  of  tlie  scenes  of  childliood ;  they  so  tilled 
my  mind  that  I  could  think  of  nothing  but  H.;  I  thought  of  grinding  bark  for  Mr. 

*  This  may  be  the  date  of  Mrs.  Hannah  (Putnam)  Boynton's  death,  instead  of  that 
of  her  daughter.  In  the  record  from  which  this  is  taken  I  find  the  name  of  Alice 
Sanborn,  b.  Feb.  31,  1778,  under  the  name  of  Hannah  Putnam,  and  on  the  opposite 
page,  under  the  date  of  the  death  of  Thomas  Boynton,  the  date  of  the  death  of  Alice 
Boynton,  July  17,  1848.  The  date  of  the  birth  of  Mary  Eastman,  March  19,  1803,  is  also 
given.  Was  she  not  the  wife  of  Jacob  P.  Boynton?  And  was  not  Alice  Sanborn  the 
second  wife  of  Thomas  Boynton? 


GENEALOGY :  BOYNTON  ;  BRADFORD.  385 


Fox.  In  the  bark-iuill  I  gioinul  all  tlic  bark  that  lie  used,  and  that  Joshua  Foster 
used,  aud  I  used  to  pack  the  leather.  I  think  that  there  was  not  an  individual  within 
ten  miles  that  I  could  not  call  by  name,  and  still  my  mind  is  running,  but  I  must 
close  by  wishing  that  what  I  have  written  may  be  of  some  use  to  you. 

(Signed.)  JACOB  P.   BOYNTOX." 

CHILDREN. 

1,  Sarah  Ann^  b.  Feb.  8,  1827;  m.  Harrison    Chenej',  of  We.st  Newbury,  Vt. 

She  cl.  May  16,  1856,  aud  her  dan.,  Sarah  Anu^  b.  May  10,  1856,  d. 
at  the  age  of  10  years. 

2.  Jacob  Smith*,  b.  Feb.  19,  1831,  was  an  adopted  child;  m.  Melissa  Sprague. 

He  d.  June  21,  1865.     One  sou,  Albert^,  res.  in  Oakland,  Cal.      Mrs. 
Boyutou  res.  in  Peacham,  Vt. ;  m.  2,  — -  Ford. 

15.     Moses  S.%  h.  in    Gilford,  Oct.  15,  1806  ;  res.  in  Hiinipstead. 
The  name  of  one  son  given,  Charles  S.^,  m.  d.  ;   res.  Brandon,  Vt. 


BRADFORD. 


Capt.  Andrew^  Bradford,  who  was  probably  a  descendant  of  Gov. 
William  Bradford,  of  Plymouth,  came  from  Middleton,  Mass.,  and 
settled  in  what  was  at  that  time  known  as  Souhegan  West.  He  d. 
in  Milford,  at  the  age  of  80,  in  1798.     He  had  two  wives. 

1.  Capt.  John-  (Capt.  Andrew^)  was  his  son  by  his  lirst  wife. 
He  was  b.  in  1744;  m.  Sarah  Putnam.  He  commanded  a  company 
of  militia  daring  apart  of  the  Revolutionary  war,  and  was  attached 
to  the  command  of  General  Stark.  He  took  a  prominent  part  at 
the  battle  of  Bennington,  and  was  among  the  first  to  storm  the 
enemy's  breastworks.  He  was  also  on  the  town  committee  of 
safety.  He  settled  in  H.,  on  the  place  marked  "J.  Stone,"  in  1797 
or  1798.  His  name  and  the  names  of  two  of  his  sons,  John  and 
Thomas,  appear  on  the  tax-list  for  the  first  time  in  1798.  He  d. 
June  27,  1836;  his  wife  d.  April  27,  1822,  aged  75  years.  Chil- 
dren:— 

2.  Sarah^,  b.  July  16,  1769;  in. Andrews;  res.  in  Windsor. 

3.  Thomas^  b.  June  8,  1771  ;  came  to  H.  with  the  family,  but 
about  the  year  1803  rem.  to  Lyndeboro'. 

4.  John'^,  b.  July  9,  1773;  came  to  H.  with  the  family;  about  the 
year  1811,  rem.  to  Hillsboro',  and  from  there  to  Peterboro'. 

5.  Ephraim  Putnam^  [10],  b.  Dec.  26,  1776. 

6.  Betty^  b.  Jan.  28,  1779;  m. Burns;  res.  in  Milford. 

7.  Thatcher^  [11],  b.  1781. 


886  GENEALOGY:    BRADFORD. 

8.  Rebecca^  [17]. 

9.  William^,  d.  in  H. 

10.  Rev.  Ephraim  Putnam'*  [5]  (Capt.  John-,  Capt.  Andrew^), 
b.  Dec.  26,  1776 ;  res.  in  New  Boston ;  m.  Sept.  1,  1806,  Mary, 
dau.  of  Dea.  Ephraim  and  Mary  (Barker)  Manning,  of  Amherst. 
Mr.  Bradford  was  graduated  at  Harvard  university  in  the  class  of 
1803.  After  spending  a  short  time  as  a  teacher,  he  took  a  course  of 
theological  study  with  Rev.  Doctor  Lathrop,  of  West  Springfield, 
Mass.,  and  supplied  the  desk  of  the  Presbyterian  church  of  New 
Boston  in  May,  1805;  was  ordained  and  settled  as  pastor  of  that 
church  Feb.  26,  1806.  He  rapidly  rose  to  distinction  as  a  preacher, 
and  as  a  pastor  he  was  eminently  successful.  A  contemporary  said 
of  him:  "Mr.  Bradford  was  literally  one  of  Nature's  noblemen; 
of  princely  person,  with  a  sonorous,  commanding  voice,  exceedingly 
fluent  and  accurate  in  speech,  modeled  somewhat  after  Johnson's 
style;  so  richly  gifted  in  mind  and  heart  that,  with  little  prepara- 
tion for  his  Sabbath  services,  he  stood  among  the  first  preachers  in 
the  state."  He  d.  Dec.  14,  1845.  At  the  time  of  his  death  ten  of 
his  children  were  living,  two  having  d.  in  their  childhood,  making 
twelve  in  all.  Five  sons  were  in  Detroit.  Two  daughters  were 
married  ;  one  res.  in  New  Boston,  and  one  in  Mississippi,  and  one 
son  and  one  dau.  res.  at  home  with  their  mother.  In  1885  there  were 
one  son  and  one  dau.  in  Milwaukee,  Wis.;  and  one  dau.,  Mrs.  Water- 
man Burr,  aged  72  years,  res.  in  New  Boston. 

11.  Thatcher^  [7]  (Capt.  John-,  Capt.  Andrew^),  b.  in  1781; 
settled  on  the  homestead,  where  he'  d.,  Oct.  18,  1848.  He 
was  for  more  than  twenty-five  years  a  prominent  man  in  town 
affairs,  serving  as  one  of  the  board  of  selectmen  fifteen  years,  as 
moderator  of  the  annual  town-meeting  three  times,  and  as  repre- 
sentative to  the  General  Court  five  terms,  besides  frequently  being 
on  important  committees.  He  also  served  as  third-lieutenant  in 
Capt.  Hugh  Moor's  company  of  detached  militia  thi-ee  months,  in 
the  war  of  1812-14,  and  was  captain  of  a  militia  company  in  H. 
He  m.  Mercy,  dau.  of  John  Foster,  who  survived  him  and  d.  at 
the  homestead,  March  17,  1871,  at  the  age  of  85  years.    Children:  — 

13.     Sally^  b.  July  15,  1806;  m.  Josiah  Stone,     (q.  v.) 

13.  Maria^  b.  Sept.  19,  1808;  m.  John^Cammings.     (q.  v.)  ^ 

14.  Emily*,  b.  Feb.  3,  1811 ;  m.  Lemuel  Morse,     (q.  v.) 

15.  James  M.*,  b.  March  18,  1818  ;  was  a  graduate  of  Harvard 
college ;  served  five  years  as  one  of  the  superintending  school  com- 


GENEALOGY  :    BRADFORD.  387 

mittee ;  taught   school  to  some  extent,  and  studied  law ;  d.  in  II., 
Feb.  17,  1847. 

16.  Asenath  U.\  b.  Nov.  30,  1820  ;  in.  Clark  C.  BoutAvell.     ((j.  v.) 

17.  Rebecca''  [8]  (Capt.  John'-,  Capt.  Andrew^),  m.  Dec.  25, 
1808,  Hon.  Jacob  Whittemore,  of  Greenfield ;  settled  in  Antrim. 
He  was  an  able  man,  and  held  many  offices  of  trust ;  was  represen- 
tative from  Antrim  five  years,  was  high  sheriff  under  Governor 
Pierce,  and  also  one  of  the  judges  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas. 
Children:  — 

18.  Dr.  Jacob  P.^  b.  May  6,  1810;  was  a  physician,  receiving 
his  degree  at  Dartmouth  college  in  1844;  m.  Oct.  29,  1835,  Eliza 
Cochran,  of  Antrim.  He  practised  in  Gilraanton  one  year,  and  had 
a  large  practice  in  Chester  nineteen  years,  after  which  he  rem.  to 
Haverhill,  Mass.,  where  he  continued  as  an  active  practitioner  until 
his  sudden  death,  June  17,  1873,  "He  was  a  genial,  pious,  and 
noble  man,  and  had  many  friends." 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Frances  M.s,  b.  Dec.  16,  1836;  m.  Charles  E.  Robiusou,  of  Concord;  re=. 

in  Jamaica  Plain,  Mass. 

2.  Dr.  James  H.^,  b.  June  15,  1839 ;  took  his  degree  of  M.  D.  at  Dartmouth 

college  in  1862,  after  which  he  spent  some  time  in  the  hospitals  of 
London  and  Vienna ;  subsequently  he  became  resident  physician  and 
head  of  Massachusetts  General  hospital  in  Boston. 

3.  Mary  T.^,  b.  April  12,  1849. 

19.  Mary  T.\  b.  Dec.  12,  1811 ;  m.  Charles  D.  Robbins,  of 
Hillsboro'. 

20.  William  B.*,  b.  May  22,  1814;  m.  1,  Lucretia  Dinsmore,  of 
Francestown,  who  d.  in  Feb.  1861  ;  m.  2,  Fanny  Mills,  of  Deering. 
He  d.  May  9,  1876. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  William  H.5,  b.  June  5,  1845;  d  May  25,  1865. 

2.  Maj.  Jacob  B.^,  b.  Dec.  9,  1851;  is  inspector  of  post-otlices,  with  head- 

quarters at  Boston;  m.  Aug.  1881,  Evii,  dau.  of  John  J.  Barker,  who 
d.  Oct.  27,  1882.      (q.  v.) 

3.  Mary  Ellen^  b.  Nov.  5,  1853. 

31.  Reed  PaigeS  b.  Sept.  4,  1816;  m.  Sarah  E.,  dau.  of  John 
and  Betsey  (Dinsmore)  Dodge,  of  Bennington  ;  res.  on  the  home, 
stead.     He  has  filled  many  offices  of  trust  in  town. 


GENEALOGY  :  BRADFORD  ;  BREED  ;  BROOKS, 


CHILDREN. 

Charles  A.s,  b.  Jan.  23,  1843 ;  m.  Auna,  clau.  of  Dr.  P.  P.  Woodbury,  of 
Bedford.  Children:  (1),  Arthur  P.e,  b.  Oct.  27,  1870.  (2),  Edwin 
J.6,  b.  June  22,  1874.     (3),  William  R.e,  b.  April  19,  1877. 

George  R.^  b.  May  21,  1845;  m.  Helen  Grimes,  of  Hillsboro';  res.  in 
Boston. 


32.  Henry  D.^  b.  1820  ;  d.  Aug.  24,  1825. 

33.  John  BA  b.  1823  ;  d.  Aug.  14,  1825. 


BREED. 


John  Breed    was  employed  several  years  as  hostler   at   Patten's 
hotel.     He  d,  Aug.  30,  1858,  aged  57  years. 


BROOKS. 


Several  families  bearing  this  name  have  lived  in  town,  and  a  few 
now  remain.  Maj,  William,  Lieut.  John,  Adjt,  John,  and  Nathan 
all  belonged  to  one  family,  and  we  give  their  genealogy  under  the 
head  of  "  Brooks,"  The  other  families  we  shall  designate  by  the 
first  names  of  the  heads  of  each  family, 

Henry^  Brooks  was  made  a  freeman  at  Concord,  Mass,,  March  14, 
1639;  rem.  to  Woburn,  Mass.,  and  became  a  proprietor  of  land 
Jan.  10,  1652;  d.  April  12,  1683;  m,  1,  Susanna,  who  d.  April  15, 
1681 ;  m.  2,  July  12,  1682,  Annis  Jaquith. 

John-  (Henry^),  m.  Nov.  1,  1649,  Eunice  Mousal,  who  d.  Jan.  1, 
1684;  he  d.  Sept.  29,  1692. 

John^  (John-,  Henryi),  b.  March  1,  1664;  d.  Aug.  7,  1733;  m. 
Feb.  25,  1684,  Mary  Richardson. 

Nathan*  (John^  John'^  Henry^),  b.  Nov.  1,  1706  ;  d.  Jan.  6,  1751; 
m.  Sarah  Wyman,  about  1726,  who  d.  Feb.  21,  1747. 

William^  (Nathan*,  John^,  John-,  Henry^),  b.  in  Woburn,  Mass., 
March  3,  1737,  became  a  proprietor  of  land  in  Hollis,  and  d.  in 
Lyndeboro',  Thursday,  Oct,  11,  1804, 

1.  Maj,  William®,  (William^  Nathan*,  John^,  John-,  Henry^),  b. 
in  Hollis  in  1760;  d.  in  Greenfield,  Sept.  5,  1843;  m.  1,  Deborah,  dau. 
of  Benjamin  Parker,  of  Groton,  Mass.,  who  d,  July  31,  1824,  aged  62 
years;  m.  2,  Jan.  31,  1828,  Hepsibah,  dau.  of  William  and  Sarah 


GENEALOGY  :    BROOKS.  389 

(Merriam)  Draper,  who  was  b.  in  Francestown.  Slie  m.  2,  James 
Boutwell,  of  Antrim,  and  d.  in  that  town,  but  was  buried  in  H. 
beside  her  first  husband.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revohitionary 
war,  and  his  name  should  have  been  in  the  list  (on  p.  236).  Ilis 
son,  B.  P.  Brooks,  writes  that  he  often  heard  him  repeat  a  song 
composed  by  a  soldier,  when  on  a  march  just  before  a  battle,  that 
was  never  printed,  but  we  give  the  following,  which  is  all  he,  the 
son,  remembers :  — 

"  We  marched  on  to  Highland  height, 
Where,  on  the  cold  ground,  we  staid  all  night, 
Awaiting  for  the  break  of  day, 
Resolving  then  to  give  them  play. 

CiioKUS.  —  "  Doodle,  doodle  dandy. 

Cornstalks,  rum,  and  home-made  brandy; 

A  little  molasses,  and  a  piece  of  pork. 

And  so  we  marched  on  towards  New  Yoi'k." 

Major  Brooks  came  to  H,  as  early  as  1786,  and  settled  and  built 
the  old  house  at  the  place  marked  "  M.  N.  Spalding."  In  1810  he 
purchased  the  Lieut.  John  Cummings  farm,  marked  "J.  Barney." 
A  few  years  before  his  death,  he  rem.  to  Greenfield.  He  was  a 
blacksmith,  besides  being  a  farmer,  and  held  in  town  many  impor- 
tant positions  ;  was  representative  to  the  general  court  ten  years  ; 
all  of  them  in  succession,  with  the  exception  of  1802,  and  no  record 
is  made  of  that  year.     Children  :  — 

2.  Deborah',  b.  in  Hollis  ;  m.  Warren  Wood.     (q.  v.) 

3.  William'  [19],  b.  in  Hollis. 

4.  Ursula',*  m.  John  Bowers,     (q.  v.) 

5.  Isaac',  m.  Mary  Davis ;  setted  in  Henniker. 

6.  Charles  H.'  [20],  b.  April  7,  1789. 

7.  Diadama'^,  m.  Dec.  29,  1814,  John  Brooks,  3d.     (q.  v.) 

8.  AbagaiP,  m.  Peter  Davis,     (q.  v.) 

9.  Gardner  Towne^  [29],  b.  May  18,  1794. 

10.  Seth"  [40]. 

11.  Relief^  m.  Dec.  15,  1824,  Ira  M.  Whitcomb.     (q.  v.) 

12.  Mary  Ann'  [41]. 

13.  Thomas  Jefferson"  [47]. 

14.  James  H.'  [53]. 

15.  Charlotte',  m.  Nathan  Holt.     (q.  v.) 

16.  Susan   Jane   Jackson'',  b.   Jan.    17,    1829;   rem.   with   her 


It  is  probable  that  Ursula  was  born  after  the  family  rem.  to  H. 


390  GENEALOGY:   BROOKS. 

mother  to  Antrim,  where  she  d.,  but  was  buried  in  H.,  Jan.  13, 
1856.  She  attended  one  of  the  high  schools  in  H.,  about  the  year 
1842;  was  a  brilliant  scholar;  had  a  pleasant  disposition,  and  was 
beloved  by  all  who  knew  her. 

17.  John  Leonard'^,  b.  Jan.  9,  1832  ;  d.  in  Manchester.  He  was 
corporal  in  Co.  G,  16th  regt.,  N.  H,  vols.  He  lived  a  number  of 
years  in  Antrim,  and  worked  for  Ira  Cochran  ;  subsequently  he  was 
engaged  in  meat-cutting  for  his  brother,  Benjamin  P.,  in  Man- 
chester. He  was  highly  esteemed,  and  had  a  pleasant  word  for 
everybody. 

18.  Benjamin  Pierce'  [55],  b.  Jan.  9,  1835. 

19.  William'  [3]  (Maj.  William^  William^  NathanS  John^ 
John-,  Heury^),  m.  Hannah  Loomis.  One  child,  William^,  res.  in 
California. 

30.  Charles  H."  [6]  (Maj.  William^  William^  NathanS  John^, 
John^,  Henryi),  b.  April  7,  1789;  m.  Nov.  2,  1813,  Lois,  dau.  of 
Simeon  and  Lois  (Hartwell)  Lakin  (q.  v.).  A  farmer;  settled  in 
H.;  rem.  to  Unadilla,  N.  Y.,  about  the  year  1817;  d.  in  Weston, 
Mass.,  Nov.  8,  1846.     His  wife  d.  July  27,  1834.     Children :  — 

31.  Lois  H.^  b.  March  25,  1815 ;  d.  Sept.  20,  1844;  m.  Feb.  11, 
1837,  Joseph  H.  Baker,  b.  in  Pittsford,  Vt.,  Aug.  29,  1810;  res.  in 
Pittsford,  Vt. 

CHILD. 

1.  Sarah  Frances^,  b.  Aug.  29,  1841;  m.  1,  Nov.  25,  1861,  Adison,  son  of 

Heulan  and  Elizabeth  (Knapp)  Marks,  b.  in  Galen,  N.  Y. ;  d.  in  Rome, 
N.  Y.,  Jan.  7,  1863;  m.  2,  Nov.  3,  1865,  Aaron,  son  of  George  and 
Polly  (Hassenger)  Spangle,  b.  in  Orleans,  N.  Y. ;  a  carpenter;  res.  at 
Rome,  Mich.  Chydren :  (1),  Elmer^,  b.  April  10,  1866.  (2),  Wil- 
lieio,  b.  Oct.  13,  1867.  (3),  Frank^o,  b.  Aug.  7,  1869.  (4),  MayW,  and 
(5),  Rayio  (twins),  b.  Aug.  5,  1871.  (6),  Carrie^,  b.  May  15,  1873. 
(7),  Corai^  b.  Dec.  29,  1875. 

33.  Warren  W.^  b.  Sept.  24,  1816;  m.  1,  May  18,  1841,  Abby 
K.,  dau.  of  Thomas  and  Nabby  (Kimball)  Mills,  b.  in  Deering,  June 

2,  1819;  m.  2,  Sept.  24,  1848,  Harriet  L.,  dau.  of  Peter  and  Sarah 
(Alcock)  Whittaker.  He  was  a  tailor;  res.  in  Bennington,  where 
he  d.,  April  11,  1854. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Charles  H.9,  b.  May  2,  1842 ;  d.  in  New  Boston,  Jan.  25,  1862.  He  en- 
listed in  the  army ;  went  into  camp  at  Manchester,  where  he  took 
a  cold  that  caused  his  death. 


GENEALOGY:   BROOKS.  391 

2.  Ella  A.^  b.  March  8,  1844;  d.  Sept.  1(J,  1870:  ra.  Jan.  16,  1868,  A.  J.,  son 
of  Samuel  and  Caroline  (Fisher)  Langdell,  of  New  Boston ;  res.  in 
Hillsboro'.     One  child,  MabeP",  b.  Oct.  28,  1868;  d.  Feb.  21,  1870. 

23.     Charles  H.\  b.  June  10,  1818;  d.  Aug.  14,  1845.  . 

34.  James  H.%  b.  Sept.  26,  1819;  m.  Dec.  18,  1852,  Caroline  C, 
dau.  of  Samuel  and  Lucinda  (Scripture)  Farwell,  b.  in  Nelson,  Sei)t. 
21,  1833;  res.  Harrisville. 

CHILDREX. 

1.  Ella  May9,  b.  June  11,  1854. 

2.  Alice  M.9,  b.  Sept.  7,  1860;  m.  Aug.  1,  1879,  William  J.,  son  of  Josiah 

and  Anna  (Bliss)  Sanger,  b.  April  10,  1850;  a  carpenter;  res.  Wo- 
burn,  Mass.     One  child,  Harrj^  William^,  b.  May  3,  1883. 

3.  James  H.^,  b.  Jan.  31,  1862. 

35.  Isaac*,  b.  June  16,  1821;  res.  Cambridge,  Mass.;  d.  July 
21,  1868;  m.  Sept.  23,  1846,  Jemima,  dau.  of  William  and  Eebecca 
(Mallard)  Piper,  of  Tuftonboro',  b.  Oct.  30,  1824. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Charles  Williama,  b.  Aug.  6,  1847;  d.  June.  12,  1868. 

2.  James  Isaac^,  b.  Sept.  6,  1849 ;  a  broker  and  general  agent ;  res.  Boston 

Highlands;  m.  Oct.  16,  1872,  Ida  M.,  dan.  of  James  and  Abby  (Only) 
Leonard,  of  New  Bedford,  b.  Sept.  11,1852.  Children:  (1),  Flor- 
ence Randall'",  b.  Aug.  29,  1873.  (2),  Grace  Leonard^,  b.  Jan.  3, 
1875.  (3),  Cliflbrdio,  b.  Feb.  18,  1876.  (4),  Walter  Arthuri",  b.  Sept. 
5,  1880. 

3.  Emma  Gertrude^,  b.  Jan.  26,  1856;  ra.  April  18,  1883,  Henry  W.,  son  of 

Christopher  and  Anna  L.  (Chapin)  Foster;  a  dealer  in  provisions  and 
groceries;  res.  Cambridge,  Mass. 

36.  Sally  Ann^  b.  May  16,  1823  ;  m.  Jan.  5,  1846,  Isaac,  son  of 
Isaac  and  Mary  (Ross)  Templeton,  of  Antrim,  b.  Sept.  22,  1824;  d. 
in  the  service  at  Hilton  Head;  she  d.  at  Quincy,  Mass.,  June  14, 
1861. 

37.  George  W.^  b.  April  10,  1828.  A  provision  dealer;  res. 
Quincy,  Mass.;  m.  Kov.  6,  1856,  Maria  J.,  dau.  of  Thomas  J.  and 
Alice  (Brickett)  Nightingale,  b.  in  Quincy,  Jan.  30,  1830. 

'  CHILDREN. 

1.  Alice  Marie^,  b.  Aug.  9,  1857;  ni.  March  17,  1886,  Walter  Irving  Piper, 

of  Tuftonboro*. 

2.  Charles  HartwelP,  b.  Dec.  11,  1862. 


392  GENEALOGY,:    BROOKS. 

28.  Hartwell  L.^  b.  June  9,  1830  ;  d.  Aug.  18,  1856. 

29.  Gardner  Towne'  [9]  (Maj.  William^,  William^  Nathan^ 
John^,  John-,  Henry^),  b.  May  18,  1794;  m.  Minia  Gove,  of  Deering; 
settled  at  Deering,  but  subsequently  rem.  to  Fitchburg,  Mass., 
where  he  d.,  June  3,  1841 ;  his  wife  d.  in  Manchester,  Oct.  31, 
1879,  aged    85.      Children  :— 

30.  Gardner  W.^,  m.  and  res.  in  Manchester;  no  children. 

31.  Minia  Ann*,  m.  and  res.  in  We  are. 

32.  Benjamin  G.^,  res.  California. 

33.  Edward  Chase^  m.  Maria  Parker, 

34.  Charlotte^ 

35.  Lewis  S.^. 

36.  Deborah  W.«. 

37.  Eliza  A.8,  m. Brooks. 

38.  Squire  Gage*,  b.  in  Merrimac,  April  4,  1833 ;  m.  Dec.  30, 
1855,  Sarah  L.  Griggs,  of  Roxbury,  Mass.  We  are  much  indebted 
to  him  for  the  genealogy  of  the  Brooks  family.  He  is  a  watchmaker 
and  optician.     Place  of  business,  120  Dudley  street,  Boston. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Aunie  Azella^.  2.     Carrie  Louise^.  3.     Lizzie  Gertrude'^. 

4.     Lottie  Hovej'-'.  5.     Annie  Clytie^. 

6.     Herbert  Griggs^,  b.  Dec.  9,  1871,  at  51  Quincy  street,  Boston  Higlilauds, 
Mass. 

39.  Sarah  H,«,  m, Bradley. 

40.  Seth'  [10]  (Maj.  William^,  William^  Nathan^  John^,  John'^ 
Henryi),  m.  Hannah  Burtt,  b.  Dec.  11,  1796;  d.  Jan.  2,  1869.  Mr. 
Brooks  d.  the  same  week.  They  res.  at  Flint,  Ind.  One  child, 
Delos^ 

41.  Mary  Ann"  [12]  (Maj,  William*',  William^  Nathan^  John^, 
John-,  Henry^),  m,  James  Flanders,  of  Hopkinton,     Children  : — 

42.  John*. 

43.  George^. 

44.  SamueP. 

45.  WiUiam^ 

46.  AbigaiP. 

47.  Thomas  Jefferson"  [13]  (Maj.  William^  William^  N■athan^ 
John^,  John'^,  Henry^),  m.  Abigail  Tenney,  of  Society  Land.  He  d. 
in  Manchester.     Children  :  — 

48.  Jefferson*. 


GENKAt.OGY:    UUOOKS.  393 

4:9.  Jaraes'". 

50.  Charles  Isanc^. 

51.  Addison*. 

52.  AbigaiP. 
5.3.  George  ^ 

53.  James  H."  [14]  (Maj.  Williain«,  William-',  NatlianS  Joluv\ 
John-,  Henryi),  m,  Sabrina,  dan.  of  James  and  Margaret  Ferson,  of 
Francestown.  He  was  a  blacksmith  ;  res.  in  Greenfield  for  about 
fifty  years,  where  he  d.,  Dec.  30,  1885,     Cliildren  : — 

54.  Sabrina  A.**,  m.  William  Atherton,  a  farmer ;  res.  Greenfield. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Charles'',  a  tanner;  res.  Ayer  Junction,  Mass. ;  m.  Fidelia  Diittoii.     Chil- 

dren :    Jamesio,  Fredericki '. 

2.  Cllntie«,  m.  Levi  Martin,  of  Greenfield  ;  d.     One  child,  Clintiei '. 

3.  Frcd^,  a  house  carpenter;  ra.  Lottie  Peabody,  of  Wilton  ;  res.  Grcenlleld. 

One  child,  Lewisi'\ 

4.  Nellie-',  m.  Myro  A.  Morrison,     (q.  v.) 

5.  A.  F.3,  owns  the  express  route  from  New  Ips\yich  to  Boston ;  res.  New 

Ipswich;  m.  Helen  Manson.     One  child,  Lena  A.i\ 

54:3,.  Frank  J.*,  a  l>lacksmith  ;  res.  Greenfield  ;  m.  Persis  Doli- 
yer,  of  Lyndeboro'. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Jennie  P.^,  b.  Oct.  4,  ISGG;  d.  Jan.  IG,  1887. 

2.  Minnie  F.^,  b.  Nov.  17,  1868. 

3.  Myrtle  F.9,  b.Aug.  20,  1871. 

4.  Fred  B.9,  b.  Jan.  10,  1877. 

5.  Frank  J.^,  b.  May  23,  1880. 

55.  Benjamin  Pierce'  [18]  (Maj.  William",  William^  Nathan^ 
John^  John'^  Ilenryi),  b.  Jan.  9,  1835  ;  ra.  Sept.  8,  1858,  Arvilla  C, 
dau.  of  Moses  E.  and  Betsey  (Harriman)  George,  of  Manchester. 
Mr.  Brooks'  father  d.  when  he  was  only  eight  years  of  age.  He 
spent  his  eai'ly  lite  on  a  farm,  attending  school  in  the  winter  term, 
until  old  enough  to  earn  money  to  enable  him  to  attend  an  academy 
at  Springfield,  Vt.  In  1856  he  went  to  Manchester,  and  was  era- 
ployed  by  Kidder  &  Duncklee  in  what  was  known  as  the  Old  Family 
store,  as  book-keeper,  where  he  remained  until  April  14,  1864,  when 
he  went  South  with  the  4th  N.  H.  regt.,  entering  the  United 
States  service  as  clerk  in  the  commissary  department,  1st  brigade, 
1st  division,  lOtli  army  corps,  at  Bermuda  Hundreds,  Va. 

2G 


394  GENEALOGY:    BROOKS. 

On  returning  from  the  South,  he  engaged  in  the  grocery  business 
in  Manchester.  In  1881  he  became  a  salesman  in  the  same  business 
for  a  Boston  house,  and  continues  to  res.  in  Manchester.     Children  :  — 

56.  Willie  Arthur^  b.  Dec.  5,  1859;  d.  Feb.  18,  1866. 

57.  Lelia  Arvilla^,  b.  Nov.  25,  1863. 

58.  Benjamin  Jasper^  b.  Aug.  21,  1865, 

59.  Adjt.  John"  (William^  Nathan^  John^  John^,  Henry^).  A 
younger  brother*  of  William";  was  b.  in  Hollis,  Nov.  1781.  Came 
to  H.  as  early  as  1803;  res.  at  the  place  marked  "  H.  Fuller"  on  the 
village  plan;  was  a  skilful  blacksmith.  Not  a  few  axes  marked 
"J.  Brooks"  are  now  in  existence.  He  m.  Nov.  4,  1805,  Susanna 
Duncan  (q.  v.),  who  d.  Feb.  7, 1856.  He  d.  Feb.  28, 1865.  They  had 
no  children,  but  brought  up  two :  Hiram  Fuller  and  Mary  Fuller, 
(q.  V.) 

John^  (Nathan^  John^,  John",  Henry^),  a  brother  of  William^ 
was  b.  in  Woburn,  Mass.;  m,  Jan.  5,  1757,  Mary  Kemp,  of  Hollis, 
who  d.  in  H.,  Feb.  12,  1829,  aged  90  years,  3  months.  He  d.  in 
1776. 

60.  Lieut.  John^  (John^  Nathan*,  John^  John^  Henry^),  was  b. 
in  Hollis,  Feb.  24,  1760;  d.  in  H.,  June312,  1851 ;  m.  1,  March  18, 
1784,  Betsey,  dau.  of  Nehemiah  Woods,  of  Hollis,  who  d.  Oct.  9, 
1798;  m.  2,  June,  1800,  Eunice  Cummings,  of  H.,  who  d.  Oct.  11, 
1856. 

When  a  boy,  Mr.  Brooks  was  in  feeble  health,  but  at  the  age  of  fif- 
teen he  began  to  improve,  and  at  the  age^of  seventeen  he  enlisted 
in  the  army  for  eight  months  under  Captain  House.  We  give  his 
army  experience  in  his  own  words,  as  he  repeated  them  when 
ninety  years  old  :  — 

"  I  went  to  Milford  and  passed  muster,  and  then  we  marched  to 
Charlestown  No.  4,  and  there  we  drew  our  equipments,  and  marched 
to  Skenesboro',  and  there  we  took  a  boat  and  went  to  Ticonderoga. 
.  .  .  When  we  got  there  we  had  to  build  a  fort,  and  then  we  had 
to  go  out  on  scouts  to  find  the  British  and  take  what  we  could.  Soon 
after,  the  British  came  and  took  Ticonderoga,  and  pursued  us.  .  .  . 
In  our  retreat,  somehow  or  other  I  got  alone,  away  from  the  rest  of 
the  soldiers.  Soon  I  came  up  with  another  soldier,  and  we  went 
along  together.     We  could  not  see  our  men,  but  we  heard  them 

*  I  am  not  quite  sure  that  this  is  correct.  When  he  first  came  to  town  he  was 
called  John,  Jr.,  but  it  is  possible  that  he  was  John,  '2d.  The  son  of  Lieut.  John  was 
called  John,  3d. 


GKNEALOGY:    BROOKS.  395 

mnrcliing,  but  thought  it  was  tlie  British.  We  met  a  man  wlio  told 
us  there  were  three  hundred  of  the  British  a  little  ahead  of  us;  so 
we  put  back.  He  told  us  that  he  went  into  a  house  where  there 
was  a  young  girl,  and  asked  for  some  water.  The  girl  looked  out, 
and  saw  the  British  coming,  and  told  him  of  it.  He  took  his  gun 
and  cartridge-box,  and  threw  them  under  the  bed,  and  went  out  and 
met  them.  They  accused  him  of  being  one  of  our  men,  but  he 
denied  it,  and  said  he  belonged  to  Skenesboro',  so  they  let  him  pass 
on.  The  militia  came  to  our  help,  and  the  British  had  to  flee,  and 
then  we  got  along  to  Bennington. 

"We  took  several  prisoners  on  our  way,  and  put  them  into  a 
barn,  and  put  a  guard  over  them.  Then  we  went  on  till  we  came  to 
a  river.  We  camped  on  the  east  side  of  it,  and  then  we  marched 
on  to  Saratoga,  where  there  was  a  battle,  and  a  good  many  were 
killed. 

"  From  Saratoga  we  went  to  Stillwater,  and  there  we  fought  a 
battle,  and  I  was  wounded.  When  the  ball  struck  me,  I  thought  a 
dry  stick  had  hit  me.  I  had  been  loading  my  gun,  and  could  not 
get  the  ball  down,  and  I  had  to  pound  and  pound  with  my  ram- 
rod. At  last  it  went  down,  and  when  I  got  ready  to  start,  my  com- 
pany had  got  four  or  five  rods  ahead  of  me.  Pretty  soon  I  caught 
up  with  them,  and  the  balls  were  flying  thick  and  fast ;  one  hit  me. 
I  did  not  think  I  was  hurt  much;  but  I  soon  found  out  that  I  was, 
by  the  loss  of  blood,  and  the  stars  began  to  come  and  go.  1  nearly 
fainted  away. 

"A  young  man  in  the  company  wanted  to  lead  me  to  the  camp, 
but  I  would  not  let  him  ;  I  told  him  I  would  go  alone,  and  he  might 
stay  and  fight.  I  got  to  my  tent,  and  picked  up  some  old  dry  crusts 
of  bread  and  ate  them.  When  the  surgeon  came  to  dress  my 
wound,  I  told  him  I  would  wait,  for  there  were  others  who  needed 
him  more  than  I  did ;  so  I  waited.  It  was  in  the  afternoon  that  I 
was  wounded,  towards  sundown.  Two  of  the  soldiers  then  carried 
me  to  a  barn  where  the  wounded  were,  and  about  dark  the  surgeon 
—  old  Colonel  Hale,  of  Hollis  —  came  to  find  me  and  dress  my 
wound.  When  he  found  me,  he  said,  'Hello,  Brooks.'  Says  I, 
'Hello.'  Says  he, 'Are  you  alive?'  Said  I, 'Yes';  and  then  he 
dressed  my  wound.  I  had  on  leather  breeches.  He  took  his  lance 
and  ripped  the  flesh  up  and  down  each  side  of  the  wound,  so  that 
the  skin  would  not  heal  up  before  the  inside  did.  The  next  day 
they  carried  me  to  Albany,  and  it  seemed,  when  we  went  over  a 


396  GENEALOGY:   BROOKS. 

Stone,  or  any  thing,  as  though  it  would  tear  me  'most  to  pieces. 

"I  staid  there  till  the  next  battle,  then  the  wounded  M-ere  carried 
to  the  hospital  at  Schenectady.  When  there,  I  thought  the  lice 
would  eat  me  up.     .     .     . 

"I  wanted  to  go  home,  but  they  would  not  let  me;  they  said  I 
was  not  able  to  go.  I  wanted  a  furlough,  but  the  only  excuse  they 
made  was,  I  was  not  able  to  go.  So  one  day  I  told  a  townsman 
who  was  going  home,  to  go  and  see  Uncle  Bill  Brooks,  and  have 
him  come  and  meet  me,  for  I  was  going  home.  So  I  ran  away  from 
the  hospital;  but  he  did  not  get  home  much  before  I  did,  —  only  the 
day  before.  My  uncle  did  not  start,  for  he  did  not  know  what 
road  I  would  take,  and  so  he  waited  to  hear  from  me  again. 

"  I  staid  at  home  about  a  year,  and  then  I  enlisted  again  for  one 
year  under  Captain  Chapman.  We  went  to  Springfield,  and  from 
there  to  Philadelphia.  The  company  was  the  Artillery  Artificer, 
and  Ave  had  to  work  while  we  were  there.  We  came  back  to  Spring- 
field, and  I  helped  dig  a  well  on  the  hill  as  much  as  fifty  feet  deep. 
While  there  five  or  six  of  us  got  a  furlough  to  go  home.  The  next 
day  there  came  on  a  severe  snow-storm,  so  we  had  hard  work  of  it. 
Some  of  the  company  bought  rackets  to  wear,  but  I  went  on  the 
walls  and  fences.  It  was  the  deepest  fall  of  snow  I  ever  saw. 
Towards  spring  I  went  back  and  staid  till  my  time  was  out,  was 
then  discharged,  and  went  home," 

In  1780,  at  the  age  of  twenty,  Mr.  Brooks  came  to  H.  and  bought 
the  farm  of  Esquire  Barrett,  where  he  res.  until  the  close  of  his 
life,  and  immediately  built  a  log  hut,  with  only  one  room  in  it. 
After  his  marriage  he  built  another  house,  as  he  stated  himself  at 
the  age  of  ninety:  "Just  above  or  west  of  here."  His  first  house 
is  marked  "96,"  the  second  "100,"  and  the  third  "Z.  W.  Brooks." 
Children,  all  b.  in  H.:  — 

61.  Johu^  [77],  b.  June  18,  1786. 

62.  Betsey'  [87],  b.  Sept.  26,  1788. 

63.  Ruth",  b.  June  18,  1791 ;  d.  Sept.  3,  1800. 

64.  Peleg  L."  [91],  b.  Aug.  12,  1793. 

65.  Sally  L."  [97],  b.  Jan.  6,  1796. 

66.  Polly"  [101],  b.  July  19,  1798. 

67.  Mary"  [106],  b.  Feb.  10,  1802. 

68.  Langdon",  b.  March  10,  1803;  d.  May  31,  1825. 

69.  Washington^  [107],  b.  Oct.  26,  1804. 

70.  Emma"  [114],  b.  Oct.  16,  1806. 


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71.  Faniiy^  b.  Aug.  9,  1808;  m.  G.  W.  Priest,     (q.  v.) 

72.  Levr,  I).  May  12,  1810;  d.  March  13,  1833. 

73.  Zophar  Willard"  [122],  b.  March  17,  1812. 

73a.     Roxa  WiHard',  b.  May  13,  1814;  d.  Sept.  14,  1823. 

74.  Axa  Jane^  [126],  b.  Sept.  5,  1816. 

75.  Eunice  Elmira^  b.  Aug.  23,  1818;  d.  Feb.  1,  1822. 

76.  Charles  Cummings",  b.  Feb.  27,  1821;  d.  Jan.  29,  1825. 

77.  John"  [61]  (Lieut.  John«,  John^,  Nathan*,  John^  John-, 
Ilenryi),  b.  June  18,  1786;  res.  in  H.  until  the  war  of  1812-15,  when 
he  rem.  to  Milford,  and  enlisted  in  the  array.  After  the  war  was 
over  he  returned  to  H.,  and  m.  Dec.  29,  1814,  Diadamia,  dau.  of 
Maj.  William  Brooks.  (q.  v.)  Soon  after  this  time  he  rem.  to 
Milford,  from  thence  to  Otsego  county,  N.  Y.,  then  to  Erie  county, 
N.  Y.,  where  he  remained  a  number  of  years;  then  to  Pittsford, 
Mich.,  where  he  res.  twenty-nine  years,  and  where  his  wife  d.,  Dec. 
9,  1869.  Subsequent  to  the  death  of  his  wife  he  rem.  to  Waldron, 
Hillsdale  county,  Mich.,  to  res.  with  his  son,  James,  and  there  he  res. 
to-day  (April  12, 1888),  at  the  advanced  age  of  almost  102  years.  (See 
his  picture,  taken  on  his  one  hundredth  birthday,  and  a  fac-simile 
of  his  autograph  under  it,  as  written  by  him  whe-n  nearly  one  hun- 
dred and  one.  Mr.  Brooks  is  the  only  native  of  H.  who  has  lived 
over  one  hundred  years.)  From  a  letter  dictated  by  him,  bearing 
the  date  of  Jan.  3,  1887,  we  take  the  following  extract:  "When  I 
was  thirty  years  old  I  found  my  Savior,  and  always  cleaved  to 
Him.  There  is  no  one  can  say  I  ever  took  God's  name  in  vain, 
and  I  am  glad  to-day  that  I  can  say  it."     Children :  — 

78.  Deborah^,  b.  Dec.  2,  1815  ;  d.  Sei)t.  6,  1879;  m.  Dec.  1842, 
Jienjamin  F.  Cole. 

79.  Susan**,  b.  Sept.  1,  1817;  d.;  m.  George  Tripp. 

80.  John*,  b.  Sept.  13,  1819;  res.  in  Hillsdale  county,  Mich.;  m. 
Jan.  28,  1851,  Fannie  White,  who  d.  Nov.  13,  1886,  aged  62. 

81.  William**,  b.  Aug.  8,  1821;  res.  in  Harrison,  Mich,;  m.  Nov. 
8,  1849,  Mary  M.  Caner. 

83.  Diadema-,  b.  Aug.  3,  1823;  res.  Jackson,  Mich.;  m.  Feb.  8, 
1849,  Henry  B.  Barrett. 

83.  Charlotte*,  b,  April  2,  1825 ;  res.  in  Harrison,  Mich. ;  m. 
Nov.  8,  1849,  Stephen  Caner. 

84.  Polly*,  b.  July  28,  1827  ;  m.  Sept.  21,  1845,  Henry  II.  Lyon. 

85.  Louila*,  b.  Aug.  28,  1830;  d.;  m.  Oct.  21,  1849,  James  M. 
Tiffany. 


^98  GENEALOGY:    BROOKS. 

SQ,  James^  b.  June  17,  1835 ;  res.  Waldron,  Mich.;  m.  Dec.  31, 
1859,  Sarah  Silvernail. 

87.  Betsey'^  [62]  (Lieut.  Jolin*',  John^  Nathan*,  John^  John^, 
Henryi),  b.  Sept.  26,  1788;  d.  Jan.  27,  1822;  m.  Oct.  22,  1813, 
Luther  Phelps,  of  HoUis  ;  res.  in  Deering.     Children :  — 

88.  Luther^ 

89.  Betsey*. 

90.  John*. 

91.  Peleg  L.^  [64]   (Lieut.  John",  John^  Nathan^  John^,  John^, 

Henryi),  b.   Aug.  12,  1793;   res.   McDonough,  N.  Y. ;  m.  1,  

Lamb ;  m.  2, Stanley ;  d.  March  5,  1858.     Children  :  — 

92.  Lawrence*. 

93.  Langdon*. 

94.  Susan*. 

95.  Henry*. 

96.  Sarah*. 

Mr.  Brooks  also  had  one  son  and  one  dau.  by  second  wife. 

97.  Sally  L.''  [65]  (Lieut.  John",  John^,  Nathan*,  John^,  John^, 
Henryi),  b.  Jan.  6,  1796;  d.  Feb.  1,  1825;  ra.  William  Ames,  of 
Hollis.     Children:— 

98.  William*,  d. 

99.  Sarah*. 

100.  Jeremiah*,  d. 

101.  Polly"  [66],  b.  July  19,  1798;  d.  July  5,  1850;  m.  Luther 
Phelps,  who  had  m.  1,  her  sister,  Betsey,     (q.  v.)     Children:  — 

102.  Mary*. 

103.  William*. 

104.  Elmira*. 

105.  Jackson*. 

106.  Mary^  [67]  (Lieut.  John^  John^  Nath.an*,  John",  John^, 
Henryi),  b.  Feb.  10,  1802;  m.  David  Woods,  of  Hancock  Factory, 
(q.  V.) 

107.  Washington^  [69],  b.  Oct.  6, 1804 ;  res.  Londonderry,  Vt. ; 
m.  May  2, 1833,  Lucretia  Woods,  of  Londonderry,  Vt,     Children  : — 

108.  Adoniram  J.*,  b.  Jan.  17,  1834  ;  d.  Sept.  14,  1843. 

109.  Mirantha  L.*,b.  July  20, 1837  ;  m.  William  Russell.  One 
child,  Willie  G.^ 

110.  Benton  V.  B.*,  b.  Jan.  7,  1841;  m.  Fidelia  Aldrich. 

111.  Mary  E.*,  b.  July  23,  1844;  d.  Oct.  26,  1875. 

112.  Elmer  A.*,  b.  Jan.  29,  1847  ;  m.  Ella  J.  Tirams. 


JOHN  BROOKS. 


ZOPHER  W.  BROOKS. 


'>^ENOPHON  W.  BROOKS. 


MARO  S.  BROOKS. 


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GENEALOGY:    BROOKS.  399 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Castara^.  2.     Mabel  A.'.  3.    Olive  E.». 

113.  Hattie  E.^  b.  Aug.  11,  1853 ;  d.  Sept.  18,  1875. 

114.  Emm.r  [70]  (Lieut.  Jolui*"',  Jolin",  Nathan*,  John\  John'-, 
Henryi),  b.  Oct.  16,  1806;  d.  July  26,  1857;  m.  Nov.  26,  1829,  Ben- 
jamin E.  Atwood  ;  res.  Lowell,  Mass.     Children  : — 

115.  George  P.^d. 

116.  John^F.^m. 

117.  Charles  C.^  m. 

118.  Franklin^,  d. 

119.  Fanny  «,d. 
130.     Amanda^  d. 
121.     Emma  J.^,  in. 

133.  Zophar  Willard"  [73]  (Lieut.  John*',  John^  NathanS 
John^  John-,  Henry^),  b.  March  17,  1812;  ra.  June  25,  1835,  Eliza 
Gordon.  He  worked  at  carriage  and  house  painting  in  Peterboro' 
for  several  years;  rem.  to  H.,  and  from  thence  to  Jaffrey,  where  he 
was  a  farmer.  In  1840  he  came  back  to  H.  and  settled  on  the 
homestead,  where  he  continues  to  res. ;  a  farmer  and  painter.  He 
has  held  the  office  of  captain  of  the  first  company  of  militia  in  H.; 
has  been  one  of  the  selectmen  several  years;  also  overseer  of  the 
poor  and  supervisor;  was  the  first  master  of  John  Hancock  Grange; 
and  was  a  member  of  the  legislature  for  1881-82.     Children:  — 

133.  Xenophon  W.^  b.  in  H.,  Nov.  16,  1837;  res.  at  place 
marked  "C.  Keyes  "  ;  was  one  of  the  superintending  school  com- 
mittee for  the  years  1863-64,  and  is  at  this  writing  (April  12,  1888), 
one  of  the  selectmen  of  H.;  m.  1,  May  9,  1867,  Mary  T.  Spalding, 
who  d.  Dec.  28,  1869 ;  m.  2,  Nov.  2,  1871,  Frances  Hopkins,  who 
d.  April  30,  1875. 

CHILD. 

1.     Maro  Spalding•^  b.  Dec.  18,  18G9.* 

134.  Sevi  E.^  b.  in  Jaffrey,  Dec.  5,  1839. 

135.  Alvarey  G.^  b.  in  H.,  June  29,  1850. 

136.  Axa  Jane^  [74]  (Lieut.  John",  John^  Nathan*,  John'', 
John-,  Henry^),  b,  Sept.  5,  1816;  ra.  Roswell  Gowing,  of  Jaffrey, 

*  Four  generations,  John",  Zopliar  W.~,  Xeuopbon  W.^  and  Maro  S.",  are  shown  as 
a  group  here. 


400  GENEALOGY:    BROOKS. 

who  was  b.  in  Jaffrey,  May  2,  1812,  and  d.  in  Hudson,  Mich.,  Oct. 
7,  1874.     They  rem.  to  Hudson,  Mich.,  in  1857.     Cliildren  :  — 

127.  Roancy  C.^  b.  Sept.  13,  1836;  m.  June  13,  1858,  Luther 
C.  Hamlin,  of  Hudson,  Mich. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Minnie  C.^,  b.  May  15,  1859 ;  ra.  Jacob  De  Witt,  of  Grand  Ledge,  Mich. 

Children,  Zua  E.i'^  and  Xeuophon  H.w. 

2.  Lillian  R.^,  b.  May  15,  1861 ;  m.  July  4,  1886,  Joe  Walker,  of  Delta,  Mich. 

3.  Frauk^,  b.  March  1,  1865 ;  d.  Sept.  2,  1865. 

138.  Americus  R.^,  b.  May  8,  1839;  m.  Mary  A.  Jones. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  AddieS  b.  April  10,  1861 ;  ra.  A.  W.  Cooper,  of  Hudson,  Mich.     Children, 

Pearlio  and  Hazeli'\ 

2.  Emma",  b.  June  1,  1863;  m.  Ed.  West,  of  Jouesville,  Mich.     Two  chil- 

dren ;  one  d.  in  infancy ;  a  dau.  living. 

3.  Francis^  b.  July  4,  1870. 

4.  John",  b.  Oct.  12,  1872. 

5.  Claudes,  b.  Oct.  6,  1879;  d.  Nov.  22,  1879. 

6.  Fred",  b.  April  8,  1885. 

139.  Willard  M.s,  b.  April  14,  1855;  m.  May  25,  187(5,  Carrie 
M.  Robbins. 

130.  Nathan^  (John^  Nathan^  John^  John-,  Henry^),  b.  in 
Hollis,  Aug.  26,  1767;  was  a  younger  brother  of  Lieut.  John;  ni. 
Sarali  Morse,  b.  in  Dublin,  Jan.  12,  1777  ;  d.  at  the  home  of  her  son, 
Cyrus'',  in  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  Aug.  19,  1863.  He  d.  in  Ohio,  March  1, 
1826.  They  settled  in  H.  in  1795,  at  "101";  rem.  to  Vermont  in 
1802,  and  to  Ohio  in  1817.     Children  :  — 

131.  Nathan^  b.  in  H.,  Sept.  10,  1796;  d.  in  Columbus,  O, 
where  he  had  res.  many  years,  Oct.  29,  1854;  m.  March  25,  1821, 
Mary  F.  Pratt.  He  was  a  prominent  member  of  the  Methodist 
church. 

CHILDREN. 

Two  sous  and  four  daughters,  of  whom  two  daughters  are  living  : 

1.  Auna»,  the  second  dau.,  ra.  R.  S.  Gilchrest,  m.  d.  ;  res.  De  Gratf,  O. 

2.  Mary»,  the   third  dau.,  ra.  Seneca  B.  Thrall,   m.  d.  ;  res.  Ottumwa,  la. 

Children:  (1),  Frank  Brooks'-*.  (2),  Mary  Ellen^;  m.  Robert  C. 
Wilson;  res.  Wakeeuey,  Kan.  Children:  (a).  Chase",  (b),  Mary 
Brooks".     (3),  Horaei-o. 


GENEALOGY  :    BKOOKS.  401 

133.     Sallie',  b.  in  H. ;  d.  in  infancy. 

133.  Sarah",  b.  in  H.,  Feb.  15,  lk)l ;  m.  Aug.  6,  1818,  David 
Chadwick.  She  d.  at  the  home  of  one  of  her  sons  in  Kansas,  Muroli 
22,  1884.     Children,  seven  sons  and  five  daughters. 

134.  Mary",  b.  in  Westford,  Vt.,  June  12,  1803  ;  d.  in  Minne- 
sota, May,  1876;  in.  March  15,  1827,  Eeuben  H.  Thurston.  Chil- 
dren, five  sons  and  four  daughters. 

135.  John",  b.  in  Westford,  Vt. ;  d.  in  infancy. 

136.  Miles',  b.  in  Westford,  Vt. ;  d.  in  infancy. 

137.  Rev.  Cyrus^  d.  d.,  b.  in  Westford,  Vt.,  Feb.  8,  1811  ;  in. 
1,  Sept.  9,  1838,  Mary  E.  Davenport;  d.  Jan.  8,  1852  ;  m.  2,  April 
27,  1853,  Mrs.  Laura  A.  (Lampson)  Elliott.  For  twenty-four 
years  he  filled  leading  charges  in  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church 
in  Ohio.  In  1857  he  rem.  to  Minnesota,  and  continued  to  occupy 
first-class  positions  until  rheumatism  compelled  him  to  retire  from 
active  service  in  the  fall  of  1882.  He  represented  his  annual  con- 
ference in  six  general  conferences.  The  degree  of  D.  D.  was  con- 
ferred upon  him  by  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  university  in  1860.  His 
present  res.  is  St.  Paul,  Minn. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Mary  EUeuS,   b.   in   CluUicothe,    O.,   Oct.  25,  1830;    m.  April  11,  18fi0, 

Asahcl  Parker,  of  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  wlio  d.  July  7,  1877;  res.  St. 
Paul.  Children:  (1),  George  Brooks'^  b.  Feb.  19,  18(51.  (2), 
Frauko,  d.  at  the  age  of  18  months.     (3),  Ella»,  b.  Dec.  21,  1865. 

2.  Rev.  Cyrus  Adrian^  b.  iu  Newark,  O.,  Jan.  29,  1842;  m.  at  Baldwin  City, 

Kan.,  Aug.  1868,  Addie  Campbell.  In  the  beginning  of  the  war  he 
entered  the  army;  was  appointed  hospital  steward;  continued 
his  medical  studies,  and  was  appointed  assistant  surgeon,  after 
passing  an  examination,  and  remained  in  that  position  until  the 
close  of  the  war.  He  practised  medicine  for  a  time,  and  in  1872 
entered  the  ministry  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church  in  the  Colo- 
rado conference,  of  which  body  he  is  still  a  member;  res.  at  Evan- 
ston,  Wy.  T.  Children:  (1),  Bertha^  b.  Oct.  1.  1869.  (2),  Walter^, 
b.  1870;  d.  1879.     (3),  Ella'\ 

3.  Olivia  Davenport*,  b.  in  Butler  county,  O.,  July  16,  1844;  res.  St.  Paul. 

4.  Rev.  Edward  Coulson**,  b.  in  Dayton,  O.,  Oct.  14,  1846;  m.  near  Lock- 

port,  111.,  Oct.  24,  1870,  Carrie  M.  Roland,  who  d.  Jan.  25,  1887. 
Entei'ed  the  ministry  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church  in  the  fall 
of  1868.  In  the  summer  of  1870  he  united  with  the  Colorado  con- 
ference, and  in  1875  was  transfeiTed  to  the  South  Kansiis  conference, 
which  body  was  divided  in  1882,  and  he  fell  into  the  South-west 
Kansas  conference,  of  which  he  is  still  a  member.     One  child,  Frank 


402  GENEALOGY  :    BROOKS. 

Clifton",  b.  in  Clifton  Springs,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  9,  1877;  d.  in  Oxford, 
Kan.,  Oct.  23,  1878. 
5.     Henry  Merrick*,  b.  in  Hillsboro',  O.,  April  12,   1850;  d.  Sept.   16,  1865. 
from  the  accidental  discharge  of  a  gun  in  the  hands  .of  an  adopted 
brother  while  out  hunting. 

138.  Harrison^  b.  in  Westford,  Vt.,  April  13,  1813;  res.  in 
Iowa,  where  he  d.,  Feb.  28,  1881 ;  m.  1,  in  1837,  Dulcena  A.  Wat- 
son; m.  2,  in  1850,  Sarah  C.  Young.  Children,  two  sons  and  four 
daughters. 

139.  Rev.  AnceP,  b.  in  Westford,  Vt.,  Jan.  24,  1816;  m.  1,  in 
1838,  Ann  Smith  ;  ra.  2,  Caroline  W.  Himiller.  He  has  been  in  the 
ministry  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church,  in  connection  with  the 
Ohio  conference,  since  1836;  has  filled  important  charges,  but  is 
now  in  feeble  health,  and  has  been  obliged  to  retire  from  the  effec- 
tive ranks.  Children,  three  sons  and  one  dau.,  of  whom  one  son 
and  the  dau.  are  living. 

140.  Sarah"  (William^,  Nathan^,  John'',  John^  Henry^),  a  sister 
of  Maj.  William",  b.  in  Hollis,  July  6, 1766;  m.  John  Bonner,     (q.  v.) 


JOB   BROOKS. 

Job^  Brooks  and  Sarah,  his  wife,  res.  in  town  in  1783. 

CHILD. 

1.     Daniel-^,  b.  Oct.  10,  1783.  —  Toion  Jiecords. 


JOHN  C.  BROOKS. 

1.  John  C.^  son  of  Amos  D.^  and  Hannah  (Kemp)  Brooks,  was  b. 
in  Ashburnham,  Mass.,  Oct.  19,  1821;  d.  in  Antrim,  Aug.  8,  1881; 
ra.  Jane  M.  Bartlett  (q.  v.);  res.  in  H.,  at  the  place  marked  "  M. 
W.,"  several  years.     Children:  — 

2.  Ellen  M.^,  b.  in  Fitchburg,  Mass.,  Jan.  24,  1845;  m.  William 
Story,  of  Antrim ;  res.  Antrim. 

3.  Charles  O.^  b.  in  H.,  Sept.  30,  1846;  m.  Martha  Brown,  of 
Mount  Vernon;  d.  in  Amherst,  May  1,  1881. 

4.  Bartlett  L.^  b.  in  H.,  Jan.  23,  1848;  m.  Fanny  Fifield,  of 
Greenfield ;  res,  Antrim. 

5.  Lusetta  A.^,  b.  in  H.,  Oct.  12,  1849;  res.  Haverhill,  Mass. 


GENEALOGY  :    BROOKS  ;    BROWN,  403 

6.  Freeman  W.'',  1).  in  H.,  Nov.  '2,  1851 ;  ni.  Ida  Baker;  res.  Kcene. 

7.  Eugelia  J.",  b.  in  Dublin,  Sept.  30,  1854;  ni.  David  Stiles; 
res.  Mount  Vernon. 

8.  Henry  W.^  b.  in  Dublin,  April  28,  1856;  ni.  Vina  Barrett,  of 
Munsonville;   res.  Antrim. 

9.  George  W.^  b.  in  II.,  Feb.  14,  1858;  d.  in  Stoddard  in  1878. 

10.  Herbert  W.^  b.  in  H.,  Nov.  19,  1860 ;  res.  in  Antrim. 

11.  John  A.^  b.  in  H.,  Dec.  2,  1862;  res.  Fitchburg,  Mass. 
13.     Maggie  A.'',  b.  in  II.,  Jan.  5,  1865;  m.  Julian  C.  Duncklee. 

(q.  V.) 

Levi  H.  Brooks'-,  brother  of  the  above,  was  b.  in  Ashburnham, 
Mass.,  in  1831;  m.  in  1867,  Harriet  Karr,  of  Lyndeboro'.  He  is  a 
stone-cutter;  came  to  H,  from  Antrim,  where  he  had  res.  about 
nine  years,  in  March,  1878;  res.  on  farm  marked  "  E.  Pearsons." 

CHILD. 

1.     George  A.3  (adopted),  b.  Au«>;.  4,  1872. 


NEWELL    BROWN. 

Thomas^  Brown,  b.  Jan.  3,  1763  ;  d.  Feb.  26,  1846;  m.  Sybil  Bow- 
man, who  was  b.  April  5,  1770;  d.  April  21,  1853;  res.  Reading,  Vt. 

1.  NewelP  (Thomas^),  was  b.  Aug.  7,  1803  ;  d.  in  Worcester, 
Mass.,  Nov.  11,  1853;  m.  Oct.  4,  1825,  Mary,  dau.  of  Obadiah  and 
Betsey  (Davis)  Hall,  who  was  b.  in  H.,  Oct.  11,  1801.  They  res.  in 
Marlow  some  seven  or  eight  years;  rem.  to  Jay,  N.  Y.,  then  to  Nel- 
son, and  from  there  to  H.,  where  they  lived  on  the  Hosley  place, 
the  place  marked  "J.  H.,"  and  perhaps  elsewhere.  Mrs.  Brown 
m.  2,  June  8,  1871,  Benjamin  Fletcher,  of  Temple;  res.  Wilton. 
Children  :  — 

2.  Mary  Viola^  b.  in  Marlow,  May  4,  1829;  d.  in  Fitchburg, 
Mass.,  1860;  m.  March  11,  1847,  Hart  Shepherdson,  of  Fitch- 
burg, who  m.  2,  Lydia  Bartlett.     (q.  v.) 

3.  Betsey  Davis^  b.  in  Marlow,  Dec.  25,  1830;  d.  in  Worcester, 
Mass.,  in  1853;  m.  March  14,  1850,  Aaron  Howe,  who  d.  in  Sulli- 
van, June  29,  1878. 

CHILD. 

1.     Gardner  F.*,  res.  Keeue. 


t-lTwi 


5. 


in  daughters'^,  b.  in  Nelson,  Jan.  15,  1834;  d.  same  day. 


404  GENEALOGY:    BROWN. 

DANIEL   H.   BROWN. 

Daniel  H.-  Brown,  an  excellent  shoemaker,  son  of  David  and 
Hannah  (Morrell)  Brown,  was  b.  in  Deering,  Nov.  5,  1821.  He  ra. 
Betsey  R.,  dau.  of  Elijah  and  Sarah  (Rogers)  Wilson,  of  Greenfield, 
Jan.  22,  1844.  Most  of  their  married  life  was  spent  in  Bennington. 
They  came  to  H.  in  1859  and  res.  first  at  place  marked  "  D.  T. 
Ware,"  later  at  village  house  marked  "  Mrs.  S.  Alcock."  He  re- 
turned to  Bennington  in  1862,  and  served  in  Co.  E,  3d  N.  H.  vols. 
He  d.  July  1,  1876.     His  family  res.  in  Bennington. 

CHILDKEX. 

1.  Calvin  S.^,  b.  Jan.  12,  1846;  m.  Lnella  F.  Hunt,  of  Lynn,  Mass. 

2.  Branford  D.3.  b.  Dec   27,  1848. 

3.  George  M.s,  b.  Aug.  24,  1850. 

4.  William  H.^,  b.  Oct.  7,  1853;  d.  April  16,  1857. 


THOMAS   BROWN. 

John^  Brown,  the  emigrant,  settled  first  in  Londonderry  ;  rem.  to 
Francestown. 

John-  (John^),  ra.  Mary  McConihe;  settled  in  Antrim  in  1788. 

Thomas^  (John-,  John^)  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary  war; 
was  stationed  at  West  Point  at  the  time  of  Arnold's  treachery ;  m. 
Belinda  Holmes.     One  dau.,  Lucy,  ra.  her  cousin,  Thomas,     (q.  v.) 

John^  (John-,  John^),  brother  of  the  above,  m.  Marena  Austin ; 
rem.  to  Rochester,  Vt.,  in  1800;  had  a  large  family  of  children,  of 
whom  one  son, — 

1.  Thomas'*  (John^  John-,  John^),  m.  Feb.  5,  1829,  Lucy  Brown 
(q.  v.);  settled  on  the  homestead  of  Thomas'*;  rem.  to  H.,  in  March, 
1866,  where  he  purchased  the  place  marked  "M.  A.  Anthony,"  and 
continued  to  res.  there  until  his  death,  March  26,  1887,  at  the  age 
of  86  years,  7  months,  and  1  day.  His  wife  d.  Jan.  5,  1875,  aged 
73  years.     Ghildi-en :  — 

2.  Livy  Holmes^,  b.  in  Antrim,  April  17,  1833;  d.  in  H.,  July 
24,  1886. 

3.  Olivia^  b.  in  1836  ;  m.  Charles  F.  Bond.     (q.  v.) 

4.  Charles  F.^  b.  in  1813;  m.  June  15,  1875,  Mary  Jane  (Bout- 
well)  Abbott,  of  Amherst.      Mrs.  Brown's  first  husband  was  Calvin 


GENEALOGY  :    BROWN  ;    BUGBEE.  405 

A.  Abbott,  who   d.  in  Lyndeboro',  Oct.  23,  18G8.       Their  chiklron 
came  to  H.  witli  their  mother. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Arthur  D.-,  b.  Sept.  7,  18G3;  m.  Jan.  22,  18S7,  Amy  L.  Balo.v,  of  Deny; 

res.  Derry. 

2.  Jennie  A.-,  b.  Sept.   19,  1SG5;  m.  Dec.  23,   1883,  Eli.sha  Goodwin.      One 

child,  Charles  C.3,  b.  Oct.  8,  1886;  d.  in  infancy. 

3.  Etta  n.^  b.  Nov.  19,  18G7;  d.  Jan.  13,  1883. 


BUGBEE. 


1.  Ilervey-  Bugbee  was  b.  in  Pomfret,  Vt.,  July  17,  1809.  His 
father,  AbieP  Bugbee,  Jr.,  was  b.  in  Ashford,  Conn.,  Jan.  2,  1774 ; 
d.  in  Porafret,  Vt.,  April  18,  1828  ;  m.  Mary  Hewitt,  of  Pomfret,  Vt. 
Eight  children,  one  of  whom.  Rev.  James  Bugbee,  was  a  prominent 
irniversalist  clergyman ;  pastor  of  the  Universalist  parish  in 
Plymouth,  Mass.,  and  one  of  the  very  few  men  among  all  the  pastors 
of  the  churches  of  that  ancient  town  who  have  retained  their 
pastoral  relations  to  the  close  of  life.  His  remains  rest  in  the 
ancient  cemetery  on  Burial  hill. 

Hervey^  m.  in  Lowell,  Mass.,  March  21,  1829,  Sarah  L.  Pierce,  b. 
in  Merrimac,  N.  H.,  March  26,  1811.  She  was  the  dau.  of  Joshua 
Pierce,  of  Hudson,  N.  H.  Her  mother,  Dolly  (Hutchins)  Pierce, 
was  the  dau.  of  Colonel  Hutchins,  of  Concord,  N.  H.,  of  Revolu- 
tionary fame. 

The  following  is  from  "  Gaskell's  Compendium  of  Penmanship 
and  Etiquette"  :  "  Hervey  Bugbee,  the  most  celebrated  New  Eng- 
land penman,  was  fully  as  famous  in  his  section  as  Spencer  was  in 
Ohio."  Mr.  Bugbee  taught  throughout  New  Hampshire,  and  some 
in  Vermont.  His  most  successful  classes  —  those  that  gave  him  the 
most  reputation  —  were  at  Hanover,  N.  H.,  the  seat  of  Dartmouth 
college,  as  all  know,  one  of  the  best  and  oldest  of  our  colleges, 
ranking  with  Yale  and  Harvard.  Here  among  the  students  he  was 
a  great  favorite,  and,  although  he  left  no  published  works,  we  can 
judge  something  of  his  skill  by  the  opinions  of  those  who  were 
under  his  tuition.  Among  these  are  some  of  the  former  governors 
of  New  Hampshire  and  other  states,  members  of  state  and  national 
legislatures,  lawyers,  editors,  and  clergymen,  who  have  become 
widely  known.      One  of  the  Dartmouth  boys  in  "Bugbee's  time," 


406  GENEALOGY:   BUGBEE. 

the  editor  of  the  Nev\'  Hampsliire  Daily  Mirror  and  American^  and 
Mirror  and  Farmer,  speaks  of  Bugbee  as  follows :  "  Thirty-five 
years  ago  Hervey  Bugbee,  of  Nashua,  N.  H.,  was  the  most  elegant 
penman  in  this  country,  and  though  he  lacked  system  somewhat, 
letters,  birds,  beasts,  and  creeping  things  flowed  from  his  pen  as 
easily  as  water  runs  down  hill.  It  is  a  matter  of  regret  that  a 
penman  so  highly  skilled  should  have  left  behind  him  no  scraps  of 
his  handiwork  available  to  us."  Mr.  Bugbee  came  to  H.  in  the 
autumn  of  1848,  res.  place  marked  "  Mrs.  Bugbee  "  on  village  plan, 
where  he  d.,  Feb.  9,  1866.     His  wife  d.  in  H.,  April  10,  1888. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Edwina  Francescas,  b.  ia  Pomfret,  Vt.,  Dec.  6,  1830;  m.  in   Haucock, 

Sept.  29,  1852,  Joel  H.  Hills,  of  Boston ;  res.  Newton,  Mass.  Chil- 
dren: (1),  George  "Walliugford*,  b.  in  Newton,  Nov.  9,  1853;  m. 
Ella  Frances  Tomblin,  of  Brookfield,  Mass.,  Dec.  1875.  One  child, 
Florence  Wallingfords,  b.  in  Boston,  Nov.  15,  1879.  (2),  Joel  Ed- 
ward^, b.  in  Newton,  June  5,  1856;  m.  Helen  Tj'lor  Bigelow,  of 
Newton,  Nov.  3,  1880.  One  child,  Walter  EarF,  b.  in  Newton,  Oct. 
19,  1882. 

2.  Edward  Hervey^,  b.  in  Pomfret,  Vt.,  Aug.  11,  1832;    d.    in   Kochester, 

Mass.,  March  11,  1835. 

3.  James  Henrie^,  b.  in  Rochester,  Mass.,  July  29,  1834;  d.  at  Gettysburg, 

July  1,  1863.  Enlisted  Feb.  1862,  in  Co.  D,  19th  regt.,  Indiana  vols., 
at  Franklin,  Ind.  He  served  as  ordnance  clerk  until  just  before  the 
battle  of  Gettysburg,  when  all  enlisted  men  Avere  ordered  into  active 
service.  The  regiment  was  under  the  command  of  General  Reynolds. 
In  the  tirst  day's  engagement  he  was  killed.  This  was  his  first  and 
only  battle.  His  body  was  recovered  from  the  battle-field,  where  it 
had  been  buried,  and  taken  to  Hudson,  N.  H.,  where  it  received  final 
interment  in  the  family  lot. 

4.  Edward  Herveys,  b.  in  Nashua,  Jan.  29,  1837 ;  d.  in  Nashua,  July  30,  1840. 

5.  Albert  Pierce^,  b.  in  Nashua,  April  29,  1840;  m.  in  Newton,  Mass.,  Nov. 

22,  1866,  Martha  H.  Rice,  of  Newton ;  res.  Newton.  He  enlisted  in 
Boston,  Mass.,  Sept.  17,  1861,  in  Co.  K,  Boston  Tiger  Fire  Zouaves, 
19th  regt..  Mass.  vols.,  Col.  Edward  TV.  Hinks,  commanding  officer. 
He  enlisted  for  three  years,  and  served  full  terra  of  service,  being  in 
all  engageinpnts  of  his  regiment  during  the  period,  while  under  Gen- 
eral McClellan,  viz. :  Ball's  Blufi',  Winchester,  Fredericksburgh, 
Yorktown,  Seven  Pines,  Malvern  Hills,  through  "the  seven 
days'  retreat"  from  before  Richmond,  this  regiment  being  one  of 
those  covering  the  retreat;  then  the  regiment  went  to  Harrison's 
Landing,  and  from  there  to  Alexandria,  Va.,  where  they  re-enforced 
General  Pope.  Having  become  disabled,  he  was  at  this  time  sent  to 
Harwood  hospital,  Washington,  D.  C,  where  he  remained  till  ex- 


GENEALOGY  :  BUGBEE  ;  BULLARD.  407 

piration  of  terra  of  service,  rcceiviug  an  honorable  dischari;e  Sept. 
17,  1864.  "While  in  the  hospital  he  was  highly  recoramemled  for 
promotion  by  General  Hinks,  which,  owinj^  to  physical  disability,  he 
was  obliged  to  decline.  Children:  (1),  Albert  Hervey*,  b.  Nov.  14, 
1869;  d.  Jan.  5,  1872.  (2),  Edwiua  Francesca-*,  b.  Nov.  25,  1876. 
(3),  Henry  Hovey^  b.  Jan.  30,  1878. 

Clara  Isabel^  b.  in  Nashua,  Nov.  21,  1843. 

Clinton  Pierce^,  b.  in  H.,  Jan.  3,  1851;  m.  in  Manchester,  April  29,  1874, 
Hannah  Jane  Weston,  of  H.  Children:  (1),  Clinton  Hervey*,  b.  in 
H..  Feb.  27,  1876.     (2),  Edward  Pierce^  b.  in  II.,  July  11,  1879. 

Frank  Pierce^,  b.  in  11.,  March  7,  1853. 


JONATHAN  BULLARD. 

1.  Jonathan^  Bullard  is  supposed  to  have  come  from  Barre, 
Mass.  His  name  appears  on  the  tax-list  in  1798.  He  probably  res, 
with  his  son,  Isaac"-.  He  d.  in  H.,  Sept.  29,  1824,  aged  90  years. 
His  widow,  Mary,  d.  Dec.  31,  1824,  aged  84  years.  They  were  both 
buried  in  H. 

3.  Isaac''^  (Jonathan^),  b.  probably  in  Barre,  Mass. ;  came  from 
Dublin  to  H.  about  the  year  1796.  His  name  is  on  the  ta.Y-list  from 
1796  to  1825,  inclusive.  He  j)urchased  the  place  marked  "S.  Bar- 
ber," in  the  south  part  of  the  town,  of  Ezekiel  Shattuck.  He  was 
a  mason  and  carpenter,  and  built  the  two-story  part  of  the  house 
now  on  the  farm.  He  d.  in  1830;  m.  1,  Betsey  Jackson,  who  d. 
March  6,  1813,  aged  40;  m.  2,  Sally  Davis,  who  d.  Nov.  15,  1818, 
aged  35;  m.  3,  Mrs.  Temperance  (Downs)  Ballard,  who,  after  his 
death,  built  the  house  marked  "J.  H.  Wood,"  on  village  plan, 
and  subsequently  rem.  to  New  Jersey,  where  she  d.,  at  the  home 
of  her  dau.,  Lydia,  at  the  age  of  84  years,  6  months.  Children,  by 
first  wife :  — 

3.  Samuel*  [13],  b.  in  Dublin  in  1794. 

4.  Warner  B.»  [19],  b.  April,  1796. 

5.  Arathusa^,  m.  Charles  Jackson,     (q.  v.) 

6.  Betsey^,  b.  April  30,  1799;  d.  Sept.  10,  1800. 

7.  Mary'*,  m.  Elijah  Wyman.     (q.  v.) 

8.  Eliza**,  m.  John  Whitford,  and  rem.  to  Saratoga,  N.  Y.,  where 
she  d.     Children  by  second  wife  :  — 

9.  Gardner^,  d.  in  Boston. 

10.  Curtis'*,   m.  ,   and    rem.    to    New  York,     Children    by 

third  wife :  — 


408  GENEALOGY:   BOLLARD. 

11.     William  B.^  [22],  b.  Nov.  7,  1820. 

13.  Arathusa  A.^  b.  June  5,  1823;  m.  Charles  J.  Austin;  res. 
in  Laconia,  where  she  d.  in  1887. 

13.  SamueP  [3]  (Isaac^,  Jonathan^),  b.  in  1794;  m.  Nov.  24, 
1818,  Nancy  Scott,  of  Peterboro',  who  was  b.  April  20,  1797.  He 
was  a  hatter ;  res.  at  the  place  marked  "  Heirs  of  Cobb,"  on  village 
plan.  The  house  marked  "D.Matthews"  was  built"  by  him  and 
occupied  as  a  hatter's  shop.  He  d.  Jan.  2,  1839.  His  widow  m.  2, 
Joseph  Cobb.  (q.  v.)  She  was  blind  for  the  last  thirty  years  of 
her  life,  yet  was  able  to  keep  her  house  in  perfect  order  without  any 
assistance ;  was  active  and  energetic,  and  earned  considerable  money 
by  knitting.     She  d.  Dec.  29,  1886.     Children  :— 

14.  Sarah  Fox^  b.  June  5,  1820;  d.  in  1845;  m.  Edwin  Foster, 
of  Greenfield. 

CHILD. 

1.     Charles'',  b.  in  1844;  res.  in  Manchester. 

15.  Francis*,  d.  in  infancy. 

16.  Francis  S.\  b.  July  4,  1824;  m.  April  5,  1847,  Phylinda 
Willson ;  res.  Peterboro'.     A  boot  and  shoe  dealer. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Frank  W.'',  b.  June  12,  1850;  is  associated  with  his  father  in  tlie  boot  and 

slice  business. 

2.  Charles  E.^,  b.  Feb.  22,  1856 ;  m.  Eva  M.  Hadley. 

17.  Ann  Eliza^  b.  May  6,  1829;  m.  Edwin  Foster,  whose  first 
wife  was  her  sister,  Sarah  Fox.  (q.  v.)  He  d.  in  Bennington.  She 
res.  in  Concord. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Scotty!^. 

2.  Johu^ 

3.  Ella  A.^  m.  Dr.  Silas  Adams ;  res.  Buck'sport,  Me. 

4.  Eddie^,  d.  young. 

18.  Mary  Jane^  b.  1834  ;  m.  George  W.  Wallace,  proprietor  of 
a  clothing  store  ;  res.  Wilton. 

19.  Warner  B.»  [4]  (Isaac^,  Jonathan^),  b.  April,  1796 ;  d.  March 
1,  1860;  res.  for  a  time  in  Boston,  but  came  back  to  H.,  and  settled 
on  the  place  marked  "  W.  B.  Bullard"  on  map ;  m.  1, ,  of  Bos- 


i 


GENEALOGY:   BULLARD.  409 


ton,  who   d.  soon    after   marriage;    ni.    2,  Mary    A.  Blackman,  of 
Boston,  who  d.  Jan.  3,  1874,  aged  61  years,  7  months.     Children:  — 

20.  Albert  Warner*,  b.  June,  1838;  d.  Oct.  26,  1865. 

21.  Charles  Curtis"',  b.  Nov.  26,  1839;  d.  Jan.  10,  1869. 

33.  William  B.^  [11]  (Isaac-,  Jonathan^),  b.  Nov.  7,  1820;  m. 
Mrs.  Augusta  J.  Hills;  res.  Candia. 

CHILD. 

1.     CharlesS  d.  in  18G3,  aged  G. 

Mrs.  Temperance  (Ballard)  Bullard  had  at  least  two  children  by 
her  first  marriage.  Lydia  now  res.  in  New  Jersey,  at  the  age  of  74, 
and  a  son  res.  in  Oregon,  at  the  age  of  76,  who  has  four  children. 


CHARLES    BULLARD. 

Charles  Bullard  res.  at  the  place  marked  "W,  Fuller,"  on  Ben- 
nington road,  a  few  years;  d.  there  Dec.  22,  1866,  aged  52.  His 
widow  ra,  R.  B.  Symonds  (see  p.  221).  After  the  death  of  Mr. 
Symonds  she  rem.  with  her  children,  Eliab  and  Phineas,  to  Phila- 
delphia, Pa.,  where  they  now  res. 

JOHN  A.   BULLARD. 

Simeah^  Bullard,  b.  in  New  Ipswich,  Aug.  30,  1745 ;  m.  Ruth 
Adams,  b.  in  Dunstable,  Mass.,  in  1747;  res.  in  Dublin,  where  he  d. 
Jan.  21,  1828.     Nine  children,  of  whom  the  youngest  was 

Timothy^'  (Simeah^),  b.  Aug.  4,  1789;  d.  Aug.  23,  1833;  m.  Aug. 
1818,  Lydia  Bowers,  b.  Oct.  30,  1794;  d.  Nov.  21,  1885;  res.  in 
Dublin.  Mr.  Bullard  was  a  member  of  Captain  Gregg's  company 
in  the  war  of  1812-15;  went  to  Portsmouth.  Several  children,  one 
of  whom  — 

1,  John  A.^  (Timothy-,  Simeah^),  b.  in  Dublin  in  1823;  came 
to  H.  to  res.  with  his  sister,  Mrs.  Knight;  m.  1,  April  25,  1848,  Fan- 
nie Goodhue ;  res.  for  one  year  on  the  Daniel  Wood  jdace,  then 
purchased  the  Wason  place,  where  he  res.  a  few  years.  His  wife  d. 
Jan.  30,  1855.  He  rem.  to  Peterboro'  in  1856;  m.  2,  April  27, 
1856,  Mrs.  Harriet  N.  Porter.  He  served  in  the  Civil  war;  d.  Dec. 
19,  1874;  was  buried  in  H. 

CHILDREN. 

Three  by  first  wife ;  two  d.  young. 
1.     Orrin*,  m.  Miss  Bemis;  res.  for  a  few  years  in  Harrisville;   child,  one 
son5.    One  by  second  wife,  Eddy  P.*,  b.  April  16,  1857 ;  d.  Oct.  27, 1864. 
27 


410  GENEALOGY:  BULLARD;  BURGESS. 

Three  of  John  A.  Bullard's  sistei'S  res.  in  H. 
3.     Caroline^,  m.  Joseph  Knight,     (q.  v.) 

3.  Mary^  res.  in  H.  with  her  sister,  Mrs.  Knight;  ni.  Thurston 
Magilvery,  of  Peterboro'. 

4.  Almeda  L.^,  b.  Oct.  6,  1832;  came  to  H.  to  res.  witli  Mrs. 
Knight  when  three  years  old,  and  remained  until  she  was  16;  m. 
Oct.  6, 1858,  Joshua  Richardson,  of  Peterboro'.  One  child.  Flora  F.", 
b.  Sept.  27,  1861. 


BURGESS. 

Thomas^  Burgess,  with  his  family,  emigrated  from  England  about 
the  year  1630.  He  landed  at  Salem ;  res.  for  a  brief  period  in  Lynn, 
and  then  rem.  to  Sandwich,  Mass.,  where  he  became  a  large  land- 
holder, and  was  a  prominent  citizen  of  the  town. 

John"-^  (Thomas^),  his  second  son,  m.  Mary  Worden,  and  settled 
in  Yarmouth,  Mass. 

Joseph^  (John^,  Thomas^),  third  son  of  John"-,  m.  Thainasin 
Bangs  ;  res.  in  Yarmouth. 

Joseph^  (Joseph^,  John',  Thomas^),  settled  in  Yarmouth  ;  m. 
Thankful ;  rem.  to  Rochester,  Mass.,  thence  to  Plainfield,  Conn. 

In  1727,  Joseph^  and  Joseph^,  together  with  their  wives,  were 
among  the  eai-ly  members  who  constituted  the  first  or  East  church 
in  Yarmouth. 

Joseph^  (Joseph^,  Joseph^,  John^,  Thomas^),  m.  Mohitable  Shep- 
herd, of  Plainfield,  Conn.,  and  settled  in  Canterbury,  Conn. 

Asa*"'  (Joseph^  Joseph^,  Joseph^,  John'^,  Thomas^),  b.  in  Canter- 
bury ;  m.  July  2,  1780,  Sarah  Miles.     Their  sixth  child  was  — 

1.  Rev.  Archibald''  (Asa^,  Joseph*^,  Joseph'',  Joseph^,  John^, 
Thomas^),  b.  Feb.  4,  1790;  was  graduated  at  Yale  college  in  1814. 
(For  an  account  of  his  work  in  H.  see  Centennial  address,  Doctor 
Clark's  address,  and  Church  history.)  He  settled  first  on  Norway 
hill,  and  subsequently  built  the  house  marked  "  Mrs.  A.  Bigelow," 
on  village  plan,  where  he  continued  to  res.  until  his  death,  Feb.  7, 
1850  ;  m.  1,  in  1825,  Maria  Georgianna,  dau.  of  Elijah  and  Eliza- 
beth F.  Blake,  of  Westboro',  Mass.,  who  d.  Aug.  25,  1841,  aged  40 
years,  1  month;  m.  2,  July,  1843,  Elizabeth  F.,  dau.  of  Luther  and 
Elizabeth  F.  Chamberlain,  of  Westboro',  Mass.,  who,  after  the 
death  of  her  husband,  returned  to  Westboro',  where  she  d.  in  Feb. 
1878.     Children:  — 


GENEALOGY:    BURGESS.  411 

3.     Sarah  Elizabetll^  b.  March  10,  182G;  d.  Aug.  6,  1827. 

3.  Dea.  Charles  Archibakl^  b.  Dec.  12,  1827.  At  tlie  age  of  14 
years  he  went  to  Buenos  Ayres,  S.  A,,  where  he  was  employed  by 
his  uncle,  George  Blake,  a  most  earnest  Christian  and  upright 
merchant.  Within  a  few  months  his  uncle  died,  and  he  was  left  to 
battle  with  the  temptations  of  that  distant  city,  three  thousand 
miles  from  the  New  Hampshire  hills,  alone;  "yet  the  covenant- 
keeping  God  watched  over  him,  and  guided  his  feet.  The  prayers 
of  his  parents  availed,  and  he  was  kcj)t  from  falling."  He  remained 
in  Buenos  Ayres  until  1863,  making  one  short  visit  home  during 
that  time.  On  his  return  he  established  himself  in  business  in  New 
York  city,  making  his  home  in  Stamford,  Conn.,  where  he  united 
with  the  Congregational  church,  and  was  immediately  chosen  one 
of  the  deacons  of  the  chui-ch,  and  served  some  three  years  as  super- 
intendent of  the  Sunday  school.  In  1876  he  rem.  to  Evanston, 
111.,  and  went  into  business  in  Chicago.  He  was  also  an  active 
member  of  the  Congregational  church  in  Evanston,  and  served  as 
one  of  its  deacons.  "  He  was  a  modest,  retiring  man,  and  grace 
did  not  change  his  natural  turn,  yet  it  helped  him  quietly  to  do 
whatever  his  hands  found  to  do."  He  d.  at  Evanston,  Jan.  22,  1878. 
He  m.  Nov.  20,  1857,  Mary  Amelia  Park,  dan.  of  John  James 
and  Cybella  Ann  (Eastman)  Day,  queen's  counselor,  Montreal, 
Can.      Mrs.  Burgess  continues  to  res.  in  Evanston. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Mary  Cybella^,  b.  in  Buenos  Aja-es,  Aug:.  19,  185S. 

2.  John  James  Day'-*,  b.  in  Buenos  Ayres,  March  IG,   1860;  is  engaged  in 

stock-farming  near  Central  City,  Neb. 

3.  Fannie^,  b.  in  Buenos  Ayres,  Dec.  2,  1801;  d.  in  Stamford,  Conn.,  March 

12,  1871. 

4.  Frank  Archibald^  b.  in  Stamford,  June  28,  18G5 ;  res.  in  Evanston,  111.  ;  is 

in  business  in  Chicago. 

5.  Helen  Amelia^,  b.  in  Stamford,  May  8,  1873;  res.  with  her  motlier  in 

Evanston. 

4.  Edward  Augustus*,  b.  April  18,  1829;  d.  March  10,  1830. 

5.  Edward  Augustus*,  b.  Jan.  9, 1831 ;  m.  Lydia  Agur,  of  West- 
ville.  Conn.,  who  d.  in  1870;  res.  Westville ;  is  a  machinist;  was 
for  many  years  in  the  employment  of  his  uncles,  "  Blake  Brothers," 
and  was  superintendent  of  the  establishment. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Adeline-',  m.  Charles  Bradley.  2.     Frederick'. 


412  GENEALOGY:    BURGESS. 

6.  Sarah  Elizabeth*,  b.  Aug.  17,  1832;  res.  several  years  in 
Westboro',  Mass.,  where  she  united  with  the  CongTCgational  church  ; 
rem.  to  Keene  in  1868;  was  housekeeper  for  her  uncle,  Doctor 
Barstow,  until  his  death;  continues  to  res.  in  Keene. 

7.  Walter^  b.  June  17,  1834;  has  res.  many  years  in  Mobile, 
Ala.      Previous  to  the  war  he  was  a  dry  goods  merchant.      For  a 

few  years  past  he  has  been  a  cotton  dealer;  m.  1,  Fannie ;  m. 

2, . 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Walters.  2.     Fannie^.  3.     Roberta  Lee^. 

8.  William  Channey^  b.  March  10,  1836 ;  res.  Westville,  Conn.; 
is  a  machinist ;  was  assistant  superintendent  in  the  same  establish- 
ment with  his  brother,  Edward.  Was  a  captain  in  the  army  during 
the  war  ;  was  taken  jjrisoner  a  few  days  before  the  war  closed,  and 
lodged  in  Libby  prison  ;  m.  Mary  Barbour,  of  Westville. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Howard^.  2.     Willie  Guy^,  d.  . 

9.  Georgianna  Maria*,  b.  Sept.  9,  1837;  res.  for  a  few  years 
after  her  father's  death  at  Westboro',  where,  with  her  sister,  Sarah 
E.,  she  united  with  the  Congregational  church.  At  present  res.  with 
her  brother,  Edward,  at  Westville,  Conn. ;  has  taught  school  several 
years. 

10.  Maria  Georgiana*,  b.  Aug.  16,  1841 ;  ra.  Sept.  28, 1869,  Rev. 
John  Thomson,  pastor  of  the  Congregational  church,  Swampscott, 
Mass.;  rem.  in  1871  to  South  Abington  (now  Whitman),  Mass., 
where  he  was  pastor  of  the  Congregational  church  until  his  death, 
Oct.  31,  1876.  Mr.  Thomson  was  b.  in  Glasgow,  Scot.,  April  14, 
1838 ;  came  to  this  country  at  an  early  age,  and  was  graduated  at 
Michigan  university,  Ann  Arbor,  and  took  his  theological  course 
at  the  New  York  seminary.  Previous  to  her  marriage,  Mrs,  Thom- 
son united  with  the  Congregational  church  in  Keene.  Since  the 
death  of  her  husband  she  has  had  charge  of  the  public  library  in 
South  Abington.     One  child,  d.  young. 

11.  Luther  Chamberlain*,  b.  June  6,  1845.  After  the  death  of 
his  father  he  was  adopted  by  his  uncle,  George  M.  Sibley,  of 
Westboro',  Mass.,  and  lived  with  him  a  few  years.  At  the  age  of 
14  his  uncle  d.,  but  he  continued  to  live  with  Mrs.  Sibley  and  his 
mother  in  Westboro'  until  he  was  19,  when  he  engaged  in  the  manu- 
facture of  sewing  machines  at  the  Howe  Sewing  Machine  works, 


GENEALOGY:    BURGESS;    BURNELL;    BURTT.  -413 

Bridgeport,  Coun.,  and  remained  in  tliat  line  of  business  with  dif- 
ferent companies  until  1877,  when  he  went  to  Cliicago,  and  engaged 
in  the  manufacture  of  bolts  in  company  with  liis  brother,  Charles, 
under  the  firm  name  of  Burgess,  Clark  &  Co.  Is  at  the  present 
time  secretary  of  the  Ajax  Forge  Co.,  Chicago  ;  m.  April  22,  1880, 
Sophia  E.  Purcelle. 

CHILD. 

1.     Charles  IIall^  b.  April  25,  1881. 

13.  George  Henry*,  b.  July  13,  1848;  was  for  several  years  a 
clerk  in  a  dry  goods  store  in  Portland,  Me. ;  res.  in  New  Haven, 
Conn. 


BURNELL. 

Prof.  William  B.",  son  of  John^  and  Hannah  Jane  Burnell,  v/as  b. 
in  Newark,  Tioga  county,  N.  Y.,  June  24,  1814;  d.  April  22,  1864; 

m.  in  1843, ,  dau.  of  Justin  A.  Livermore,  of  Jamaica,  Vt.     He 

was  principal  of  the  Literary  and  Scientific  Institution  in  1847  ;  res. 
at  the  "Boarding-house  ";  was  a  superior  instructor,  and  when  he  left 
town  went  to  Yates,  Orleans  county,  N.  Y.,  taking  with  him  quite  a 
number  of  students  who  had  been  under  his  instruction  here. 

CHILDREN  :    TWO   DAUGHTERS  AND   TWO   SONS. 

The  oldest  dau.  b.  in  Ludlow,  Vt.,  Aug.  10,  1846;  m.  Nov.  IG,  1804,  Charles 

E.  Adams. 
The   second  dau.  b.   March  1,   1854,  at  Elmira,  N.  Y. ;  m.  Oct.    10,   1875, 

Alvev  R.  Clark. 


BURTT. 

Thomas^  Burtt  d.  in  Boston  in  1670. 

Thomas'-  (Thomas^),  m.,  in  1672,  Mary  Southwick,  of  Reading, 
Mass. 

Thomas'  (Thomas",  Thomas^),  was  b.  in  Reading  in  1688;  m.,  in 
1711,  Elizabeth  Cariford. 

Thomas^  (Thomas'',  Thomas'-,  Thomas^),  m.  Esther  Brown. 

1.  Ebenezer^  (Thomas^  Thomas',  Thomas-,  Thomas^),  b.  Feb. 
13,  1757;  m.  Lydia  Stanley,  b.  in  Tewksbury,  Mass.,  in  1757;  rem. 
to  H.  from  Tewksbury  in  Feb.  1806.  He  bought  the  saw-and-grist 
mill  before  he  moved  his  family  to  this  place,  which  was  kept  in 
his  family  until  1865.     The  house  he  moved  into  is  now  occupied  by 


414  GENEALOGY  :    BURTT. 

Abram  Burtt.      It  was  built  iu  1788.      He  d.  Sept.  8,  1831 ;  Mrs. 
Burtt  d.  Sept.  12,  1823.     Children  :  — 

2.  Benjamin^  [12],  b.  July  23,  1779. 

3.  Ebenezer'^  [19],  b.  Dec.  5,  1780. 

4.  Esther^  [28],  b.  Aug.  28,  1784. 

5.  Lydia^  [37],  b.  May  1,  1786. 

6.  Dorcas«  [38],  b.  May  30,  1789. 

7.  James  S.«  [40],  b.  April  18,  1791. 

8.  Thomas^  [53],  b.  July  5,  1794. 

9.  Hannah"  [60],  b.  Dec.  11,  1796. 

10.  Mary«  [61],  b.  July  26,  1799. 

11.  Arnold  B.«  [62],  b.  Sept.  3,  1802. 

There  were  two  more  children,  names  not  given,  who  d.  young. 

13.  Benjamin"  [2]  (Ebenezer^  Thomas*,  Thomas^  Thomas", 
Thomas^),  b.  July  23,  1779;  m.  Abigail  Stickney,  of  Tewksbury, 
b.  May  5,  1783;  d.  Oct.  28,  1860;  he  d.  April  4,  1853.     Children:— 

13.  Benjamin^  b.  May  6,  1803;  d.  Nov.  18,  1870;  m.  Dec.  1, 
1831,  Lucy  Wilson,  b.  in  Stoddard,  Dec.  24, 1811. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Edwin  A.8,  b.  April  28,  1834;  d.  Dec.  28,  1883;  m.  Feb.  28,  1858,  Carrie 

Otis,  of  Deering. 

2.  George  H.s,  b.   April  30,  1839 ;  m.  Dec.  25,  18G4,  Elleu  Keyes,  of  Lan- 

caster, Mass.;  res.  Hinsdale,  111.  Children:  (1),  George  K.»,  b. 
Feb.  2,  1867.  (2),  Harry  H.'-*,  b.  Nov.  25,  18G9.  (3),  Fred  P.^,  b. 
April  1,1873.  (4),  Wilson  B.o,  b.  Jan.  1,  1879.  (5),  Fletcher  H.a, 
b.  Jan.  13,  1879.     (6),  Payson  D.»,  b.  Feb.  12,  1883. 

3.  Freddie^,  b.  Sept.  10,  1846 ;  d.  Sept.  16,  1848. 


14.  Jacob  S.^  b.  June  26,  1804 ;  d.  Aug.  26,  1868  ;  m.  1,  Charity 
Dodge,  b.  in  Society  Land,  Jan.  1,  1806;  d.  Aug.  1840  ;  m.  2,  Dec. 
20,  1840,  Mrs.  Betsey  (Dodge)  Gregg. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Mahala  C.^,  b.  April  27,  1822;  d.  May  30,  1857;  m.  July  10,  1842, 
Harrison  Holmes,  of  Francestown.  Children:  (1),  Susan  F.^,  b. 
July  5,  1844 ;  m.  Nov.  6,  1864,  Albert  B.  Lawrence,  of  Newburyport, 
Mass.  Children:  (a),  Edith  L.i",  b.  April  15,  1870.  (6),  Marian 
F.i'',  b.  Sept.  4,  1885.  Mr.  Lawrence  was  a  member  of  the  4th  Mass. 
cavalry ;  is  the  foreman  of  the  blade  department  of  the  Goodell 
Cutlery  Mfg.  Co.,  Bcmiiugton.  (2),  David  H.«,  b.  May  23,  1846; 
m.  Sept.  7,  1868,  Alma  Robins,  who  was  b.  Jan.  13,  1851 ;  res.  Har- 


1 


GENEALOGY  :    BURTT.  415 

risville.  Chiklreu:  (a),  Fred  H.i'\  b.  March  7,  1872.  (&),  Flora 
B.^\  b.  Oct.  7,  1874.  (c  ct  rf),  Osinan  II. i"  and  Oscar  II. i",  b.  Jan.  23, 
1877.  Osmau  II.  d.  Jan.  23,  1877.  (e),  Lenora  AJ'\  b.  June  23,  1880. 
(/),  Eva  A.i",  b.  June  18,  1885.  (3),  Anna  J.'J.  b.  May  31,  1848;  d. 
Feb.  19,  1870;  m.  Nov.  1868,  Everett  Chandler.  (4),  Edna  M.'->, 
b.  Oct.  2G,  1850;  d.  Jan.  29,  1854.  (5),  Charles  H.o,  b.  Marcli  31, 
1853;  d.  Oct.  IG,  1853.  (6),  Franklin  II.'',  b.  Doc.  19,  185G;d. 
Aug.  10,  18G2. 

2.  Harmou%  b.    Sept.   17,   1825;  m.l,  ;  ni.    2,  Oct.  22,  1856,  Nancy  J. 

Foster,  of  Hopkinton.  Children  :  (1),  James  A.''.  (2),  Sarali  B.'-',  b. 
Oct.  29,  1857;  m.  Nov.  29,  1878,  Luke  E.  Burtt,  of  Greenlield.  (3), 
Ella  M.^  b.  Sept.  1,  1860;  m.  Dec.  1,  1878,  Enos  Carter. 

3.  Charles*,  b.  Feb.  15,  1828 ;  d.  April  3,  1886. 

4.  Abbie  L.s,  b.  Aug.  15,  1830;  m.  Jan.   19,  1855,  Henry  M.   Abbott,  of  Con- 

cord.    Child:     Flora^;  m.  Nov.  27,  1884,  Frank  C.  Cragie. 

5.  Mary  S.*,  b.  April  2,  1833 ;  m.  Aug.  24,  1850,  Sanmel  V.   Kezer,  who  d. 

Nov.  9,  1869;  m.  2,  Oct.  29,  1874,  Clinton  Eains.  Children:  (1), 
M.  Jennie^  b.  March  21,  1852.  (2),  Charles  S.'',  b.  Oct.  11,  1854. 
(3),  Judson  L.»,  b.  Feb.  14,  1865. 

6.  Angeline%  b.  Dec.  27,  1835;  d.  Aug.  29,  1868;  m.  Dec.  1863,  Frank  Phil- 

brick,  of  Weare.  Child :  Frank  A.^,  b.  March  22,  18GG.  A  student  at 
Amherst  college,  class  of  '89. 

7.  Estlier  M.s,  b.  April  30,  1838;  m.  March  19,   18G3,  E.  Smith,  of  New  Bos- 

ton. Children:  (1),  Alice  G.'J,  b.  Nov.  19,  18(?f.  (2),  Mabel  E.,  b. 
March  27,  1872;  d.  Aug.  1872. 

8.  Jacob  L.%  b.  June  7,  1840 ;  d.  Oct.  4,  1840. 

9.  Henry  J.«,*  b.  Feb.  4,  1843;  m.  June  27,   1866,  Lydia  F.  Dickey.      Chil- 

dren: (1),  Heldman  S.^,  b.  April  2,  1868;  d.  Feb.  16,  1885.  (2), 
Henry  A.'-',  b.  Feb.  2,  1874.     (3),  EtlieP,  b.  Oct.  7,  1878. 

15.  J.  Stark',  b.  Sept.  10,  1809  ;  d.  Feb.  4,  1858;  m.  1,  Martha 
Silsby,  of  Hillsboro',  who  d.  Feb.  18,  1845;  m.  2,  Dec.  9,  1847, 
Abby  Sawyer,  of  Hillsboro'. 

*  Enlisted  in  Co.  I,  9th  regt.  N.  H.  vols.,  Dec.  13,  1861;  re-enlisted  in  the  lielcl  as  a 
veteran  volunteer,  Feb.  28,  1864;  discharged  by  reason  of  the  close  of  the  war 
at  Golrtsboro',  N.  C,  July  20, 186.5 ;  was  second  sergt.  of  his  company  some  over  a  year, 
and  for  the  last  few  months  of  service  was  first  sergt.  He  was  never  in  the  hospital 
and  ncvor  absent  from  duty  with  the  exception  of  one  furlough  of  thirty  days.  He 
served  in  Nortli  Carolina,  South  Carolina,  and  Virginia;  was  at  the  capture  of  Morris 
island,  July  10,  1S()3;  was  in  the  assault  on  Fort  Wagner  on  the  night  of  the  18tli  of 
July,  l-i;;;.  and  in  the  subsequent  operations  that  resulted  in  the  I'apturo  of  Fort 
Wai,nHM-,  llir  di-struction  of  Fort  Sunitcr.  and  \\\v  partial  dcstrucliMii  <il'  Charleston; 
was  111  (.cm  ral  Seymour's  Florida  cxpcditidii,  in  \hv  wiiitrrcn  ix;:;  and  l-id  ;  was  in 
the  battle  dl  <ilusiee;  was  with  General  I'.utler's  eoinniaml  on  t  lie  .la  ine>  river,  in  May 
and  June,  lsr,4;  was  in  the  engagements  of  I'.erniuda  Uundr.Ml,  W<'l.leii  I;,  i;.,  Chester 
Station,  and  l>rur\-'s  lUutf:  was  in  General  Ilaneoek's  I  )(■<■)  i  I'.dttdiii  e  x  pei  lit  i(  mi,  and 
in  tlie  engageniei'its  that  oetau-red  there  on  till'  Kth,  l.'ith.  and  ictli  ol  \ii-.  Isid;  was 
about  two  months  ill  the  trenehes  helore  I'etersliurgh;  in  the  battle  of  Laurel  hill, 
seven  miles  below  liiehinond,  Oet.  7,  isct;  was  with  General  Terry's  e.vpedition 
against  Fort  Fisher  in  Feb.  |si;.-|,  his  leginient  making  the  last  charge,  that  resulteil 
in  the  capture  of  that  work,  and  was  in  a  slight  engagement  at  the  north  branch  of 
the  Cape  Fear  river  about  the  1st  of  April,  186.5. 

At  the  pi-esent  time  he  res.  iu  Bennington ;  is  employed  by  the  Goodell  Co. 


416  GENEALOGY:    BURTT. 


CHILDREN. 

1.  Charles  H.s,  b.  Jan.  5,  1842 ;  cl.  June  24,  1860. 

2.  George  H.^,  b.  Jan.  6,  1845 ;  m.  May  14, 1884,  Kate  Taylor,  of  Rutland,  111. ; 

a  farmer. 

3.  John  M.^  b.  Jan.  11,  1849;  m.  Nov.  22,  1882,  Lucy  Butman,  of  Saratoga, 

N.  Y, ;  res.  Saratoga;  a  railroad  conductor.  Child:  Frederick  A. », 
b.  May  17,  1885. 

4.  Addie  S.^,  b.  Sept.  27,  1851 ;  res.  with  her  mother  at  Lebanon  Spa,  N.  Y. 

16.  Abrara^  b.  Jan.  18,  1813  ;  m.  1,  July,  1840,  Almira  Barrett, 
of  Stoddard,  who  d.  March  22,  1852;  ra.  2,  Jan.  13,  1853,  Harriet 
Proctor,  of  Peterboro'.  He  was  long  the  owner  of  the  ancient 
"Putnam  Mills";  res.  Bennington. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Rosalas,  b.  Aug.  5,  1840;  d.  March  22,  1863. 

2.  Martha  J.,  b.  April  9,  1845;  m.  Henry  Wilson. 

17.  William  P.^  b.  Sept.  28,  1816;  m.  1,  in  1842,  Elizabeth 
Clark,  of  Deering,  who  d.  July  29,  1871;  m.  2,  June  26,  1872,  Mrs. 
Louisa  (Ames)  Needham,  of  Peterboro';  d.  at  Peterboro'. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Alphonsos,  b.  Feb.  19,  1844;  m.  Feb.  25,  1882,     Mrs.  Mary  (Hodsou) 

Cross,  of  Ossipee. 

2.  Phillctta  A. 8,  b.  Dec.  22,  1846;  m.  1868,  John  Martin,  of  Bennington,  who 

was  a  member  of  Co.  E,  1st  regt.  heavy  artillery,  from  Sept.  2,  T864, 
to  June  15,  1865;  d.  May,  1873;  m.  2,  Sept.  1884,  Charles  B.  Stew- 
art.    Child:  M.  Louise-',  b.  March  5,  1869. 

3.  James  ArnokF,  b.  1852 :  d.  1852. 

18.  Orthana  A.^  b.  July  14,  1820;  d.  Nov.  19,  1885;  m.  Nov. 
18,  1841,  William  Eaton,  of  Hillsboro' ;  a  carpenter;  res.  in  Ben- 
nington. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Louisa  M.8,  b.  Nov.  13,  1842;  d.  Nov.  30,  1877. 

2.  Charles  E.s,  b.  Feb.  16,  1848;  m.  Feb.  11,  1875,  Ann  Cochran,  of  Antrim. 

19.  Ebenezer^  [3]  (Ebenezer^  Thomas^  Thomas^  Thomas^, 
Thomas^),  b.  Dec.  5,  1780;  d.  Jan.  5,  1839;  m.  1,  Abigail  Hunting- 
ton, of  Society  Land,  who  d.  Jan.  28,  1836 ;  m.  2, Fisher,  of 

Francestown.     Children  :  — 

30.  Eben^  b.  May  25,  1810;  res.  Pelham ;  m.  Feb.  25,  1839, 
Nancy  Ellinwood,  of  Belfast,  Me. 


GENEALOGY:   BURTT.  417 


CHILDREN. 

1.  Goorire   E.^    b.    Nov.   12,    1839;   m.    Sept.    19,   1872,  Nellie   Biii.irliani,  of 

Nashua;  book-keeper  for  Win.  H.  Keed,  of  Nashua. 

2.  Charles  H.%  b.  May  19,  1843;  m.  Sept.  1868,  Cornelia  Butler,  of  Norridjje- 

woek,  Me. ;  a  carpenter;  res.  in  Lowell,  Mass.     Child:  Arthur  M.'*, 
b.  Nov.  6,  1870. 

3.  LydiaA.8,  b.    March  1,   1849;  m.   Sept.   1871,    Georire  Lakiii,  of  Natick, 

Mass. ;  res.  Natick.     Child  :  Harold  W.'',  b.  May  1,  1873. 

4.  Milton^,  b.  Aug.  30,  1850;  jeweller ;  res.  Lowell,  Mass. 

31.  Elbridgc",  b.  Oct.  5,  1811;  in.  Eliz:i  Bullard,  who  ,l.Juiio 
4,  188G;  fnrmer ;  res.  Bennington  ;  d.  Mnrch,  1885. 

22.  Lydia",  b.  April  28,  1814 ;  d.  Oct.  30,  1838. 

23.  George^  b.  Aug.  3,  1816;  d.  Nov.  13,  1838. 

24.  Samuel"  was  killed  by  the  falling  of  a  cart  that  had  been 
left  upright. 

25.  Orandal",  b.  Jan.  15,   1821;  m.  1,  ;   ni.  2,  Isabel  Mc- 

Carty,  of  Providence,  R.  I. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Charles^,  son  of  first  wife. 

2.  Mary  P.s,  b.  Dec.  24,  1861 ;  in.  John  Wilson,  of  Lowell,  Mass.     Children  : 

(1),  John  H.9,  b.  1881.     (2).  Blanch^  b.  1883;  res.  in  Lowell. 

3.  Charles  H.«,  b.  Aug.  30,  1863. 

4.  Nancy  A  »,  b.  Aug.  24,   18G7;  m.,   1884,  John  Morse,  ofrolham.     Child: 

James  A.^  b.  1885;  res.  Pelham. 

5.  Fred.'',  b.  Dec.  4,  1868;  killed  by  accidental  discharge  of  a  gun,  ISSO. 

6.  Wil]ie^  b.  Feb.  23,  1873. 

26.  Mary  P.^  b.  July  9,  1824  ;  d.  July  29,  1843. 

27.  J.  Francis",  b.  April  1,  1828;  d.  Dec.  31,  1854  ;  expressman ; 
res.  Lowell. 

28.  Esther^  [4]  (Ebenezer^  Thomas",  Thomas"',  Thomas'-, 
Thomas^),  b.  Aug.  28,  1784;  d.  July  8,  1854;  m.  1,  Warren  Burtt, 
of  Wilmington,  Mass.,  who  d.  March,  1826;  m.  2,  Thomas  Reed, 
who  d.  Sept.  15,  1838.      Children  : 

29.  Lavina",  b.  Oct.  23,  1804;  m.  1,  Theodore  Bailey,  of 
Andover,  Mass.;  ra.  2,  Dec.  3,  1855,  John  Harvey,  of  Keene  ;  m.  3, 
Levi  Whittaker,  of  Chesterfield. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Lucy  J.'^,  m.  Richard  Kent,  of  Andover,  Mass. 

2.  Asas,  b.  1823;  m.  Mrs.  Tamar  Ashton.      Children:  (1),  Charles".      (2), 

Willie  A.'-',  b.  April  8,  1861.      (3),   Kvaliue  L.'',  b.  Feb    13,  1864;  in. 


418  GENEALOGY:    BURTT. 

Feb.  15,  1880,  Eugene  Muzzey,  a  farmer;  res.  Greenfield.     Children  : 
(a),  Maud  A.i'',  b.  Feb.  27,  1881.     (6),  Frank  C.w,  b.  Nov.  15,  1884. 
3.     Martha*.  4.     Esther*.  5.     Mary*.  6.     Warren*. 

7.     Thomas*.  8.     Willie^. 

30.  Warren^  b.  Sept.  9,  1806  ;  m.  Sallie  Fowler. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Angelia*.  2.     Adolphus*.  3.     Homer*.  4.     Warren*. 

31.  Esther"',  b.  Oct.  11,  1808;  d.  Dec.  20,  1876;  ra.  Jesse 
Woods,     (q.  V.) 

34.  Walter',  b.  June  28,  1810  ;  m.  three  times;  3d  wife,  Mary 
Fowler. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Newell*.  2.     Elbridge*.  3.     Almeda*.  4.     Charles*. 

35.  Dorcas  P.^   b.  Dec.  30,  1814 ;  ra.  John  W.  Flagg.     (q.  v.) 

36.  Benjamin  F.^  b.  March  2,  1817 ;  m.  Feb.  14,  1841,  Dorcas 
Preston,  of  Hillsboro',  who  d.  Aug.  17,  1881. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Orlando  G.*,   b.  May  11,  1841;    corporal  in  the  6th  regt.  N.  H.  vols.; 

served  three  and  one-half  years;  m.  Elnora  L.  Potter,  of  Hills- 
boro'; res.  Hillsboro'  Bridge.  Children:  (1),  Nellie  Z.^,  b.  Sept. 
19,  1865.  (2),  Elmer  E.9,  b.  Oct.  21,  1866;  d.  June  29,  1884.  (3), 
Lillie  M.9,  b.  Dec.  4,  1868;  d.  Nov.  27,  1875.  (4),  Myrtie  M.^  b. 
Aug.  11,  1872. 

2.  Annie  E.*,  b.  June  28,  1844;  m.  Oct.  24,  1861,  Edward  G. ,  of  Hills- 

boro', who  d.  in  1885.  Children  :  (1),  Lucy  P.^,  b.  Feb.  16,  1862;  m. 
Nov.  2,  1884,  Eev.  Oilman  Clark.  Child:  Edith  F.i'\  b.  Feb.  19, 
1886.  (2),  George  E.^,  b.  Aug.  3,  1863;  m.  June  30,  1881,  Jessie  F. 
Whittle.  Children:  (a),  Villetta  A.i\  b.  Feb.  27,  1882;  d.  June  3, 
1883.     (ft),  V.  E.i",  b.  April  30,  1885;  d.  May  13,  1885.       (3),   Carrie 

J.o,  b.  Oct.  15,  1865,  m.  Oct.  29,  1882,  John  M.  G. ,  of  Hillsboro'. 

Child:  Gracie  B.^'\  b.  Feb.  26,  1883.     (4),  Evangie^,  b.  Dec.  25,  1868. 

3.  Loring  S.*,  b.  July  27,  1847;  d.  April  28,   1873. 

37.  Lydia«  [5]  (Ebenezer^  ThomasS  Tliomas^,  Thomas^ 
Thomasi),  b.  May  1,  1786 ;  d.  Jan.  9,  1851 ;  m.  Jan.  1,  1826,  Moody 
Butler,      (q.  v.) 

38.  Dorcas*^'  [6]  (Ebenezer^  Thomas",  Thomas^  Thomas^, 
Thomas^),  b.  May  30,  1789;  m.  1,  Eben  Preston,  of  Hillsboro' 
Bridge;  m.  2,  Caleb  Daggett,  of  Westmoreland.  Child  by  first 
marriage :  — 


GENEALOGY:    BUKTT.  419 

39.  Erasmus  DJ,  b.  Oct.  18,  1818;  m.  Sept.  17,  1846,  Sarah 
Wliite,  of  Leicester,  Mass.,  who  was  b.  Feb.  9,  1825.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
P.  are  deaf  mutes,  educated  at  Hartford,  Conn.,  where  they  became 
acquainted.  Their  children  can  hear  and  speak.  He  is  a  shoe- 
maker ;  res.  Buflalo,  N.  Y. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Sarah  J.^  b.  March  25,   1848;  d.   Aug.  29,   188C;  lu.  March  25,  18C9,  W. 

II.  Woodward,   of  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  who  d.  Jan.   1870;    ra.   2,    Juno, 
1877,  Henry  Meacham. 

2.  Mary  M.*,  b.  April  29,  1850;  d.  Oct.  1850. 

3.  Daniel  E. 8,  b.  Aug.  24,   1852;  m.  Feb.   10,   1875,  Mary  M.  Wilson;  three 

children. 

4.  Ella  M.%  b.  Oct.    13,   1856;  m.   April  7,   1875,   Charles  C.    Oliver;   four 

children. 

40.  Dr.  James  Sullivan*'  [7]  (Ebenezer^  Thomas**,  Thomas^, 
Thomas-,  Thomas^),  b.  April  18,  1791  ;  d.  Dec.  16,  1873  ;  m.  1,  June 
7,  181o,  Mercy  Preston,  of  Hillsboro',  who  was  b.  April  17,  1786;  d. 
June  21,  1837  ;  m.  2,  1838,  Hannah  Robinson,  of  Greenfield,  who  was 
b.  May  10,  1804  ;  d.  March  19,  1870.     Children  :  — 

41.  Elizabeth  P.',  b.  Jan.  18,  1814  ;  d.  May  28,  1850  ;  m.  Walter 
Shaw,  of  Hillsboro'. 

CIIILDKEN. 

2.  Martha  J.*',  m.  Brighani  Otis,  of  Dcering;  child,  Annie^. 

3.  Annie^ 

43.  James  S.",  b.  Dec.  25,  1816;  d.  April  9,  1869;  m.  April  11, 
1841,  Hannah  B.  Smith,  of  Londonderry,  who  was  b.  April  9,  1817; 
d.  Jan.  12,  1877. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Helen  M.^,  b.  Feb.  2,  1843;  d.  Jan.  5,  1874. 

2.  Hannah  H.s,  b.  April  4,  1845;  d.  April  21,  1S4G. 

3.  James  A.*,  b.  March  1,  1847. 

4.  Edna  A.*,  b.  April  12,  1848;  d.  Aug.  29,  1877. 

5.  Florenzas,  b.  July  2,  1850;  m.  Feb.  7,  1884,  William  Billerwill. 

G.  Lydia^  b.  Jan.  22,  1852;  m.  Dec.  17,  1877,  Levi  Bixby,  of  Hillsboro'. 
Children  :  U),  Helen  A.-',  b.  June  23,  1882.  (2),  Carrie  C',  b.  April 
17,  1884. 

7.  Mary  C.«,  b.  Feb.  13,  1854;  m.  Nov.  11,  1880,  Frank  P.  Newman,  of  Wash- 
ington, dentist  and  teacher.     One  child,  Harold  E.«,  b.  Feb.  13,  1882. 

43.  Alexis  Roanien  Whitcomb",  b.  in  Hancock  Factory  village, 
Oct.  6,  1818;  d.  in  Bennington,  Nov.  17,  1865;  teacher  of  penman- 


420  GENEALOGY:   BURTT. 

ship;  res.  Bennington;  m.  Oct.  28,  1845,  in  Bellows  Falls,  Vt., 
Hannah,  dau.  of  James  and  Abigail  (Keith)  Matthews,  (q.  v.)  She 
d.  in  Bennington,  April  2,  1876. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Mercy  Adalette^,  b.  in  Beuuington,  July  25,  1846;  m.  Edward  Ira  Dodge, 

of  H. ;  now  postmaster  of  Bennington,     (q.  v.) 

2.  Charles  Everett^,  b.  in  Bennington,  Jan.  14,  1849;  m.  in  Stoneham,  Mass., 

Jan.  5,  1873,  Casilda  Jane  Sturtevant,  b.  in  Stoneham,  Aug.  29, 
1846;  d.  there  Feb.  4,  1888;  dau.  of  John  Q.  A.  and  Elizabeth  A. 
(Stevens)  Sturtevant,  of  that  town.  One  child,  William  Albert^, 
b.  in  Stoneham,  Nov.  4,  1873. 

3.  James  Madison  Whitcomb'',  b.  in  Bennington,  April  22,  1852 ;  m.  in  Los 

Angeles,  Cal.,  Oct.  23,  1883,  Clara  Marquart,  b.  in  Vallonia,  Ind., 
June  28,  1861;  dau.  of  George  and  Sophia  (Durham)  Marquart;  res. 
Los  Angeles. 

4.  Harriet  Ellen^  b.  in  Bennington,  June  17,  1854;  m.  in  H.,  Nov.  26,  1874, 

James  Robinson  Ashton,  of  Bennington,  b.  in  Bolton,  Eng.,  April 
29,  1844 ;  son  of  John  and  Tamar  (Robinson)  Ashton.  One  child, 
Edith  Lilian",  b.  in  Milford,  July  22,  1886;  res.  Milford.  Mr.  Ashton 
served  during  the  war  in  an  Illinois  regiment. 

44.  Sabrina^  b.  Feb.  19,  1822;  m.  Sept.  16,  1841,  Samuel  Mc- 
Keen,  of  Hillsboro'. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  EmmaS,  m.  C.  W.  Yorli.      One  child,  Edward  N.^  m.  Hattie  Rcino.     One 

child,  Charlesi". 

2.  Elizabeth^,  m.  George  E.  Poole,  of  Lowell,  Mass. 

3.  Abbie^,  m.  Horace  Muzzy,  of  Hillsboro'. 

45.  Alanson^  b.  Feb.  10,  1824 ;  d.  in  childhood. 

46.  Thomas  A.^  b.  Jane  13,  1826;  m.  Jan.  12,  1847,  Eliza  J. 
Burns  ;  a  house-painter  ;  res.  Hillsboro'. 

47.  Albert^  b.  Dec.  9,  1828 ;  d.  in  childhood. 

48.  Albert  A."',  b.  Jan.  1,  1839;  m.  March  13,  1862,  Caroline 
Savage,  of  Greenfield,  who  d.  Oct.  19,  1884. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Angelias,  ],.  April  21,  1863 ;  ra.  April  22,  1884,  Herbert  Burns,  a  farmer,  of 

Milford.     One  child,  Olive  C.^  b.  April  24,  1885. 

2.  Anna«,  b.  Dec.  6,  1866.     Mr.  Burtt  is  in  the  employ  of  Cliarles  Hopkins, 

Greenfield. 

49.  Aldula  M.^  b.  June  8,  1840 ;  m.  May  19,  1860,  G.  Dustin 
Pollard,  a  carpenter,  of  Greenfield. 


GENEALOGY:    BURTT.  421 

CHILDRKN. 

1.  George  D.s,  b.  March  4,  18(51  ;  m.  Jan.  1,  ISSo,  Minnie  Inijalls. 

2.  Ned«,  b.  May  30,  1874. 

4:9a.     Isaac  E.",  b.  July  22,  1841 ;  carpenter;  res.  Greenfield. 

50.  Lydia  A.^  b.  Oct.'  15,  1842. 

51.  Luke  E.",  b.  May  1,  1844;  ni.  Nov.  29,  1878,  Sarali  B. 
Burtt ;   employed  at  the  Goodell  Co.'s  cutlery  manufactory. 

52.  Hannah",  b.  July  22,  1845 ;  d.  Sept.  1,  1845. 

53.  Thomas'^  [8]  (Ebenezer^  Thomas*,  Thomas^  Thomas", 
Thomas^),  b.  July  5,  1794;  d.  Sept.  1862;  m.  1,  Hannah  Preston, 
of  Hillsboro',  who  d.  Dec,  12,  1845  ;  m.  2,  in  1853,  Abbie  Carter,  of 
Hillsboro'.     Children:  — 

54.  Chapin  R.",  b.  May  11,  1814;  m.  March  1,  1838,  Sarah 
Bukwish;  m.  2,  Dec.  6,  1874,  Mrs.  Philona  (Codman)  Valentine,  of 
Hillsboro'. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Sarali  A.s,  b.  Feb.  22,   1839;  m.  May  30,  1857,  Samuel  II.  Merrill;  m.  2, 

Dec.  16,  1863,  Benj.  H.  Kemp.  Children  :  (1),  Alice  M.^  b.  Jan.  9, 
1859.     (2),  Minnie  L.9,  b.  May  7,  1867.     (3),  John  B.«,  b.  April  3, 1869. 

2.  Alivillda  M.s,  b.  Oct.  27,  1841 ;  d.  May  24,  1868;  m.  Sept.  11,  I860,  Lionel 

Nelson,  of  Hillsboro'.  Children:  (1),  Willie  K.-',  b.  July  25,  1861, 
(2),  Mary  M.9,  b.  Feb.  22,  1863;  ra.  Horace  Barnes.  One  child, 
Edithw,  b.  Nov.  13,  1881 ;  d.  Oct.  18,  1882.  (3),  Charles  A.9,  b.  Sept. 
26, 1865 ;  m.  Feb.  28,  1884,  Sophia  Preston,  of  Hillsboro'.  One  child, 
Leon  P.i«,  b.  Feb.  28,  1886.     (4),  Fred  S.«,  b.  March  1,  1868. 

3.  Milan  K.**,  b.  Sept.  19,  1847;  m.  Josie  Bridge.      One  child,  Cora  B.^,  b. 

Nov.  1871. 

4.  Hattie  A.  C.^  b.   March  21,  1852;  m.  Nov.  20,  1873,  John  Hamer.      Chil- 

dren: (1),  Darwin  G.  Burtt^,  b.  June  23,  1869.  (2),  Charles^,  b. 
April,  1875. 

55.  Diana",  b.  July,  1816;  m.  Stanley  Abbott. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     .        2,     Rolands.         3.     j^o^s.  4,     Diantha^  m.  George  Collins. 

56.  Kneeland",  m.  Nancy  Jones,  of  Milford  ;  d.  1884. 

57.  Thomas  R.^  b.  Dec.  21,  1822;  m.  1,  May,  1844,  Angeline 
Woodworth,  of  White  Creek,  N.  Y.,  who  d.  Feb.  16,  1858  ;  m.  2, 
Sept.  15,  1861,  Caroline  Hastings.  He  is  a  musician;  res.  Shushan, 
N.  Y. ;  has  a  talented  family,  the  youngest  daughter  going  before 
the  j)ublic  very  young  as  a  cornet  player. 


422  GENEALOGY:   BURTT, 


CHILDREN. 

1.  Asenath  E.«,  b.  March  23,  1845;  m.  Henry  T.  Hedges,  of  Jackson,  N.  Y. ; 

farmer. 

2.  Hauuahs,  b.  May  28,   1848;  m.   Morris  J.   Seymour,  of  Sodus,  N.  Y. ; 

farmer. 

3.  Alpharettas,  b.  June  2,  1851 ;  m.  Dr.  D.  T.  Pierce,  of  Argyle,  N.  Y. 

4.  Neil^  b.  Oct.  13,  1862. 

5.  Willie  T.8,  b.  Sept.  28,  1864. 
G.     Josies,  b.  Feb.  12,  1871. 

58.  Hannali'',  ra.  Alonzo  Codman,  of  Hillsboro'. 

59.  Mary  A.^  m.  Aug.  24,  1849,  Alonzo  Codman. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  A.  Mortimer^b.  Aug.  2,  1850;  d.  April  29,  188C;  m.  April,  1872,  Fannie 

Henshaw.      Children:     (1),   Charles    H.^,    b.    Feb.    28,    1879;    (2), 
Bessie^,  b,  Jan.  1883. 

2.  George  B.»,  b.  March  15,  1852;  m.  Ella  McClintock,  of  Hillsboro'. 

60.  Hannah«  [9]  (Ebenezer^  Thomas^  Thomas^  Thomas^ 
Thomas^),  b.  Dec.  11,  1796;  d.  Jan.  2,  1869;  m.  Seth  Brooks,  of  II. 
(q.  V.) 

61.  Mary«  [10]  (Ebenezer^  Thomas",  Thomas^,  Thomas-, 
Thomas^),  b.  July  26,  1799;  d.  May  1,  1854;  m.  March,  1825, 
William  Darrah.     (q.  v.) 

G2.  Arnold  B.«  [11]  (Ebcnezer^,  Thomas^  Thomas^  Thomas^, 
Thomas^),  b.  Sept.  3,  1802;  d.  April  4,  1861 ;  a  farmer;  res.  in  Ben- 
nington. He  was  an  active,  enterprising  man  ;  built  the  hotel  now 
standing,  and  other  houses  in  Bennington  village,  and  left  a  fine  set 
of  farm  buildings  when  he  d.  He  was  also  a  militia  captain.  His 
portrait  finds  a  welcome  place  here.  He  m.  Sept.  25,  1825,  Betsey 
Taylor,  who  was  b,  in  H.,  April  19,  1798.  Mrs.  Burtt  is  remarkably 
well  preserved,  being  in  full  possession  of  all  her  faculties,  with  the 
exception  of  a  slight  deafness ;  does  a  great  deal  of  work,  reads  and 
remembers  well.  Of  this  large  family  of  ten  who  were  married,  she 
is  the  only  one  living  (March,  1887).     Children  :  — 

63.  Adolphus  S:,  b.  Oct.  12,  1826 ;  d.  Aug.  29,  1868 ;  an  express- 
man; res.  in  Lowell;  m.  Jan.  21,  1866,  Susan  Coburn,  of  Lowell, 
who  was  b.  in  Dedham,  Jan.  27,  1831;  d.  in  Lowell,  Aug.  4,  1887. 

64.  Maria  A.^  b.  May  25,  1830;  m.  Jan.  4,  1850,  Augustus  E. 
Spaulding,  b.  in  Chelmsford,  Mass.,  June  23,  1818 ;  d.  in  Lowell, 
Jan.  10,  1877. 


ARNOLD    BURTT. 


GENEALOGY:  BURTT;  BUTLER.  423 

CHILD. 

L     Edward  F.%  b.  June  2G,  18G1 ;  Mrs.  Spauldini;  and  sou  rt\s.  in  LowolL 

65.  Americus  A.",  b.  Feb.  28,  1885;  d.  Sept.  1,  1835. 

66.  Angelia  M.",  b.  Nov.  16,  1837  ;  d.  Jan.  12, 1865.  She  was  a 
teaclier;  graduated  at  New  London  Literary  and  Scientific  Institu- 
tion, class  of  1860. 

67.  Martha  E.',  b.  May  30,  1841 ;  m.  Lewis  A.  Knight,  (q.  v.) 
To  Mrs.  Knight  we  are  indebted  for  most  of  tlie  facts  as  to  the 
Burtt  family. 


MOODY  BUTLER. 

1 .  Moody-  Butler,  son  of  Jesse^  and  Molly  (Greeley)  Butler;  m.  1, 
Sally  Dustin  (q.  v.);  m.  2,  Jan.  1, 1826,  Lydia  Burtt  (q.  v.),  who  d.  Jan. 
9,  1851.  He  res.  for  a  time  in  Greenfield ;  was  one  of  the  selectjiien  of 
Society  Land  in  1834  (see  p.  279),  and  his  name  appears  on  the  tax- 
list  of  H.  as  a  resident  tax-payer  in  1835  and  1836  ;  previous  to  that 
time,  for  several  years,  he  was  a  non-resident  tax-payer  in  H.  In 
1834  he  was  taxed  for  a  part  of  the  Putnam  farm.      Children  :  — 

2.  Roxana^  (Moody-,  Jesse^),  b.  Aug.  1805  ;  ra.  Emerson  Favor 
(?),  a  farmer,  of  P'rancestown,  Two  children;  one  died  young;  the 
other,  Mary"*,  m.  Alfred  Gray,  of  Bennington;  res.  Manchester. 

3.  Mary  D.^  (Moody-,  Jesse^),  b.  March,  1807  ;  m.  1,  Ebenezer 
Ramsey,  a  farmer  ;  m.  2,  Rev.  Amzi  Jones,  a  Baptist  minister;  m.  3, 
Kellogg  ;  res.  Illinois. 

CHILDREN    I5Y    FIRST    HUSRAND. 


1. 

2. 
3. 
4. 

Dustin^. 

John^. 

Hubbard*. 

Abram  A.+,  m.  Helen  P.  Baldwin,     (q.  v.) 

6. 
7. 

CHILDREN    HY    SECOND    HUSRAND 

Ahiza'. 

Josephine*,  d.  young. 

Butler*. 

4.  John  Dustin^  (Moody",  Jesse^),  b.  in  Greenfield,  Feb.  21, 
1809;  res.  in  Greenfield  until  1858,  when  he  rem.  to  Bennington, 
where  he  continued  to  res.  until  his  death. 

He  was  a  man  of  strong  natural  abilities  and  sound  iudgment,  de- 
cided in  his  opinions,  and  in  every  place  thought  and  acted  for  him- 


424  GENEALOGY;   BUTLER. 

self,  regardless  of  popular  favor.  He  held  many  positions  of  trust, 
having  been  president  of  two  banks  for  several  years.  His  opinion 
was  highly  valued  in  all  financial  matters  with  which  he  was  largely 
identified  throughout  the  county  for  more  than  half  a  century  ;  ni. 
1,  June  2,  18-40,  Mary  C.  Burnham,  of  Greenfield,  who  d.  Jan.  31, 
1872.  She  was  a  woman  of  great  excellence  of  character,  and  ten- 
derly loved  by  all.  In  early  life  she  was  a  successful  school  teacher. 
The  memory  of  her  life  is  a  sweet  legacy  to  her  large  circle  of 
friends.  He  m.  2,  Sept.  24,  1878,  Joanne  C,  dan.  of  the  late 
Hon.  William  Parker,  of  Wilton.  Mr.  Butler  d.  Nov.  19,  1887. 
Children  :  — 

5.  Francis  W."*,  was  fitted  for  college  at  the  age  of  nineteen, 
but  feeling  deeply  his  sense  of  duty  to  his  country,  he  abandoned 
the  idea  of  a  college  course  and  entered  the  ranks  of  the  army. 

Having  been  furnished  with  recruiting  papers,  he  enlisted  a  com- 
pany of  about  forty  men  and  was  mustered  into  the  service  as  2d 
lieutenant  of  Co.  K,  5th  regt.  N.  H.  vols.;  was  promoted  to  1st 
lieutenant,  and  then  to  captain.  Subsequently  he  was  assigned  to  a 
position  in  the  signal  corps  in  the  Army  of  the  Potomac. 

For  personal  bravery  at  the  siege  of  Yorktown,  he  was  presented 
by  General  McClellan  with  a  beautiful  silken  signal  flag,  only 
three  of  which  were  given  in  the  army.  He  was  assigned  to  the 
staff  of  Gen.  W.  F.  (Baldy)  Smith,  and  was  by  the  side  of  his  gen- 
eral before  Petersburgh  (June  80,  1864)  when  he  received  a  wound 
in  the  knee  which  proved  fatal.  Immediately  after  being  wounded 
he  started  for  New  Hampshire.  Amputation  became  necessary.  He 
was  unable  to  survive  its  effects,  and  d.  at  his  home  in  Bennington, 
July  30, 1864. 

In  a  letter  of  condolence  to  his  father,  written  after  midnight  of 
the  day  he  was  wounded.  General  Smith  says  :  "Your  son  has  been 
with  me  since  the  campaign  opened,  and  has  been  to  me  a  most 
faithful  and  gallant  aid,  and  I  have  frequently  selected  him  to 
carry  messages  when  I  knew  it  would  take  all  his  courage  and 
God's  Providence  to  get  the  message  delivered.  I  am  the  more 
called  upon  by  my  feelings  to  write  this  letter  to  you  to-night,  be- 
cause he  followed  me  to-day  after  my  staff  had  all  been  ordered 
back,  and  I  can  only  add  that  any  father  may  well  be  proud  of 
such  a  son,  and  where  such  men  are  in  abundance  there  is  no  fear 
of  the  ultimate  result." 

6.  Clintina  M.^,  m.  Gustavus  Walker,  of  Concord;  res.  Concord. 


GENEALOGY:    BUTLER.  426 

7.  Francella  H.^  d.  Aug.  14,  1869.  "One  of  earth's  fairest,  lier 
life  gave  promise  of  a  brilliant  future,  and  lier  early  death  was  much 
lamented." 

8.  Idabel^  m.  March  15,  1871,  Hon.  Nathan  C.  Jameson,  a 
state  senatoi",  and  a  prominent  citizen  of  Antrim. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     John  Biitler>\  2.     James  Walkei-^.        3.     Robert  Willis^ 

9.  Mary*,  res.  Bennington. 

10.  Sarah  Dustin^  (Moody-,  Jesse^),  b.  Oct.  1811 ;  m.  James 
Ramsey,     (q.  v.) 

11.  William  D."  (Moody-,  Jesse^),  b.  Jan.  28,  1813;  was  for 
several  years  in  company  v^'ith  G.  P.  Hall  in  the  manufactui-e  of 
paper  in  Bennington;  present  res., Lowell, Mass. ;  m.  Emeline  Stow, 
of  Hillsboro'.     Children:  — 

13.  Freeman  H.^  b.  in  H.,  Feb.  23,  1841 ;  a  pharmacist;  res.  in 
Lowell,  Mass. ;  was  in  the  army  nearly  three  years,  in  the  Gulf  de- 
partment; went  out  in  30th  Mass.  vols.,  afterwards  served  as  an  officer 
in  the  first  colored  regiment  that  General  Butler  raised,  at  New 
Orleans;  is  at  the  present  time  one  of  the  Massachusetts  Board  of 
Registration  in  Pharmacy ;  m.  Kate  P.  Coburn.     Two  children. 

13.  Charles  M.S  b.  in  Lowell,  Jan.  25,  1845;  was  in  the  army 
a  few  months  ;  d,  in  Lowell,  Aug.  23, 1867. 

14.  Emeline  L.",  b.  July,  1847;  m.  L.  W.  Coburn,  of  Lowell. 

15.  Elizabeth  R.^  (Moody-,  Jesse^),  b.  April,  1815  ;  m.  Gilbert 
Hall.     (q.  V.) 

16.  Lucinda''  (Moody-,  Jesse^),  b.  May,  1817;  m.  Jonas  W. 
Goodhue,     (q.  v.) 

17.  Abagail  C.^  (Moody-,  Jesse'),  b.    Sept.  1819;    d.  in  1885; 
[  m.  Eliphalet  Jones,  a  farmer,  of  Goffstown. 

'  CHILDREN. 

L3'dia^.        John^.        Moody^.        Abby*.        Albert'.        Henry*. 

18.  Moody^  (Moody^,  Jesse'),  b.  1821 ;  d.  when  about  22  years  old. 

19.  Rev.  Hyman  Blanchard=^  (Moody-,  Jesse'),  b.  Jan.  1,  1827  ; 
was  ordained  as  a  Universalist  minister  at  a  session  of  the  Cheshire 
(N.  H.)    Association    in    1853 ;    was   settled    for  fifteen   years   at 

j  Bernardston,  Mass. ;  subsequently  has  been  settled  in  Wisconsin, 
j  Iowa,  and  Minnesota;  res.  in  Algona,  la.;  m.  Aug.  22,  1849, 
'  Millicent  Daffgrett,  of  Westmoreland.     Children  :  — 


426  GENEALOGY:   BUTLER. 

30.  H.  WillisS  b.  May  23,  1850  ;  a  conductor  on  the  Chicago, 
Milwaukee  &  St.  Paul  railway  ;  res.  McGregor,  la. ;  m.  June  14, 
1871,  Estelle  Buck,  of  Ithaca,  N,  Y. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Minnies,  b.  March  8,  1872 ;  d.  March  12,  1872. 

2.  Edward  A.5,  b.  Oct.  13,  1873. 

3.  Louis  W.5,  b.  Nov.  11,  1876. 

4.  Ireua  L.s,  b.  Oct.  19,  1879;  d.  Aug.  16,  1880. 

5.  Nina  E.s,  b.  Oct.  19,  1879;  d.  Sept.  16,  1880. 

6.  Frederick  H.^  b.  Sept.  16,  1881. 

7.  Anna  M.^,  b.  Feb.  8,  1884. 

31.  Frank  P.*,  b.  June  24,  1852;  a  farmer;  res.  Algona,  la. 
33.     Fred.  K.^b.  June  24,  1852;   a  farmer;  res.  Algona,  la. 

33.  Edgar  B.-*,  b.  March  19,  1854;  editor  of  the  Dairy  and 
JF^armer,  Algona,  la. 

34.  Minnetta  L.",  b.  Dec.  13,  1856;  m.  June,  1876,  George  M. 
Annis,  a  merchant ;  res.  Algona,  la. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Bessie  M.^  b.  Aug.  4,  1878.         2.     Arthur  B.^,  b.  July  29,  1881. 
3.     Lucille  E.5,  b.  Feb.  17,  1884. 


JOSEPH    BUTLER. 

Gideon^  Butler,  b.  in  Pelham,  March  24,  1757,  m.  Mary  Rogers. 

1.  Joseph'^  (Gideon^),  b.  in  Hudson,  in  1780;  d.  in  Pelham,  in 
1869  ;  m.  Hannah,  dau.  of  Jesse  and  Mehitable  (Duty)  Butler,  Mdio 
was  b.  in  Hudson,  in  1794;  d.  in  Hudson,  in  1863;  res.  a  number 
of  years  in  H.  at  the  place  in  the  north  part  of  the  town  marked 
«  J.  B."    Children,  all  b.  in  H.:  — 

3.     Ira^,  b.  Aug.  16,  1817  ;  d.  1855  ;  m.  Phebe  Hutchinson. 

3.  DanieP,  b.  March  31,  1819. 

4.  AbagaiP,  b.  May  4,  1821  ;  d.  in  1858. 

5.  Moses^  b.  July  28,  1822;  d.  Feb.  1,  1882;  m.  Susan  Caldwell. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Henry*.  2.     George  Frank*. 

6.  Josiah^  b.  Sept.  1,  1823 ;  d.  1853. 

7.  Joseph^  b.  1824;   d.  Aug.  17,  1828. 

8.  Henry  W.^  b.   Sept.  5,  1827. 

9.  George  C.^  b.  May  18,  1830. 


GENEALOGY:  BUTTERFIELD;  BUXTON.  427 

BUTTERFIEL.D. 

1,  JoeF  Butterfield  came  here  about  the  year  1791) ;  remained 
some  eight  years  ;   one  son. 

2.  .Toel-,  m.  Nov.  22,  1798,  Martha  Turrell ;  rem.  to  Andover, 
Vt.     He  d.  in  Shrewsbury,  Vt.,  Sept.  1844. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  JoeP,  b.  in  II.,  May  5,  1801;  m.  Pliny  Boswortli,  of  Peunsylvauia. 

2.  SamueF.  8.     Nancy^.  4.     Leonard''.  5.     Dexter'^. 

Tliese  four  b.  in  Andover,  Vt. 


BUXTON. 

Jolin^  Buxton  served  as  a  sohlier  in  the  Revohitionary  war ;  he 

was  b.  in  Reading,  Mass. ;  m. Burneck  ;  rem.  to  Wilton  and 

from  there  to  Packersfield  (now  Nelson),  where  he  d.  in  1821,  aged 
91  years. 

Timothy  Russell-  (John^),  b.  in  Wilton,  March  7,  1773;  d.  in 
Nelson,  April  10,  1847;  m.  Eunice,  dau.  of  Ebenezer  Chandler,  who 
was  b.  in  Wilton,  Feb.  12,  1774;   d.  Jan.  29,  1840. 

1.  Stephen^  (Timothy  Russell^  John^),  b.  Sept.  9,  1806,  in 
Packersfield  (now  Nelson),  came  to  H.,  Aug.  20,  1829,  and  in  com- 
pany with  Mr.  Jewett,  purchased  the  fulling  mill,  "No.  V,"  where 
he  carried  on  business  for  a  number  of  years.  (See  p.  82.)  In 
1832  he  liuilt  a  house,  marked  "  S.  Buxton  "  on  map,  and  in  con- 
nection with  his  other  business  was  a  farmer.  He  was  an  active 
member  of  the  Baptist  church;  was  chosen  church  clerk,  Nov.  6, 
1841,  and  also  deacon  on  June  6,  1846  (see  p.  206);  rem.  from  H. 
in  1878  ;  rem.  to  Langdon  in  1882  ;  res.  at  the  present  time  with 
his  son,  at  Mill  Village,  Goshen;  m.  Nov.  30,  1830,  Eliza  Johnson 
(q.  v.),  b.  June  4,  1807,  d.  Dec.  21,  1874,     Children:  — 

2.  An  infants  b.  May  10,  1832;  d.  May  11,  1832. 

3.  An  infants  b.  March  22,  1833  ;  d.  March  23,  1833. 

4.  Rowena  J.\  b.  Jan.  10,  1835  ;  m.  May  24,  1855,  Albert  B. 
Melendy,  b.  in  Lyndeboro',  Aug.  16,  1830  ;  a  farmer ;  res.  Wilton. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Augustus  A.s,  1).  April  U,  1S5G. 

2.  Flora  A  s,  b.  Dec.  12,  1857;  d.  July  5,  1877. 

3.  Ida  S.^  b.  Sept.  9,  1860. 

4.  Fred  H.s,  b.  April  18,  ISG.*?. 
6.  Harry  A.^  b.  Jan.  24,  1SG8. 


428  GENEALOGY;   BUXTON. 

5.  Melville  S.S  b.  March  19,  1838  ;  ra.  Nov.  29,  1860,  Lizzie  M., 
dan.  of  Josiah  S.  Morrison  (q.  v.),  b.  March  23,  1836 ;  he  was  for  a 
number  of  years  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  wooden  ware  in 
Dublin,  and  also  in  Sherburne,  Vt. ;  rem.  to  Alstead  in  1869,  and 
engaged  in  the  grain  and  lumber  business  ;  purchased  a  farm  in 
Langdon,  in  1876,  where  he  res.  several  years  ;  later  purchased  a 
mill  in  Mill  Village,  Goshen,  which  place  is  his  present  res. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Mary  Ellen^  b.  in  Sherburne,  Vt.,  Nov.  4,  18C4;  d.  July  5,  1872. 

2.  Charles  Cooke^  b.  iu  Alstead,  May  22,  1870;  d.  April  11,  1874. 

3.  Kate  Elizabeth^  b.  iu  Alstead,  Sept.  IC,  1872. 

4.  Alice  Ella^,  b.  iu  Alstead,  Jan.  3,  187G. 

5.  George  Sumner^,  b.  in  Langdon,  March  23,  1879. 

6.  Infant^  b.  June  10,  1842  ;  d.  same  day. 

7.  Abbie  E.^  b.  April  5,  1844;  m.  Dec.  26,  1867,  J.  C.  Andrews, 
who  wash,  in  New  Boston,  May  19,  1844;  a  railroad  conductor; 
res.  Jersey  City,  N.  J. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Mary  E.f-,  b.  in  H.,  Aug.  6,  1871 ;  d.  iu  Jersey  City,  April  5,  1874. 

2.  Grace  E.'>,  b.  in  Jersey  City,  Dec.  28,  1874. 

3.  Edith  M.-',  b.  in  Jersey  City,  April  8,  1882. 

Eli^  (Timothy  Russell",  John^),  an  elder  brother  of  Stephen^ 
was  b.  Sept.  10,  1803;  m.  1,  Nov.  3,  1829,  Elmira  Beldin ; 
m.  2,  Triphena  Tarbox ;  m.  3,  Abigail  SaAvyer  (q.  v.) ;  set- 
tled on  the  homestead  of  his  father  in  Nelson.  After  his  death 
his  widow  and  her  family  came  to  H.  to  res.  She  remained  in  town 
about  two  years,  when  she  m.  Joseph  Melendy,  and  rem.  to  Wilton. 
Mr.  Buxton  had  four  children  by  his  first  wife,  two  of  whom  d, 
young,  and  three  children  by  his  third  wife.  We  give  the  names  of 
those  we  suppose  came  to  H.  to  res. 

8.  George  W.^  (Eli^  Timothy  Kussell^,  John^),  m.  Sept.  27, 
1854,  Charlotte  E.  Townsend,  of  Marlboro'  ;  res.  for  a  time  in  H 
at  the  place  marked  "  G.  W.  Matthews"  ;  was  a  tanner;  rem.  to 
Lowell,  Mass. ;  was  a  member  of  Co.  A,  2d  regt.  Mass.  vols. ; 
was  wounded  at  Cedar  mountain  ;  d.  at  Alexandria,  Va.,  Aug.  31, 
1862.  Pie  had  been  promoted  to  the  rank  of  lieutenant,  but  d. 
befoi-e  the  commission  reached  him.  His  widow  m.  2,  Jan.  1,  1867, 
John  A.  Prince,  res.  Worcester,  Mass. 

9.  MaryM.^  (Eli«,  Timothy  RusselP,  John'),  b.  Feb.  19,  1835; 
m.  Nov.  15,  1854,  A.  L.  Parker;  res.  Keene. 


GENEALOGY:    BUXTON.  429 


CHILDKKX. 

1.  Heury  E.^,  b.  March  22,  1869;  m.  Sadie  Towne ;  res.  Fitchbiirg,  Mass.; 

au  engineer  on  the  Fitchburg  railroad. 

2.  Ida  Ehnir*>,  b.  Oct.  31,  1861 ;  d.  Jan.  15,  187-1. 

3.  Ernest  Leslie^,  b.  Jan.  22,  18G7;  a  student  in  Moody's  school,  Northlield, 

Mass. 

4.  Alice  Mabeia,  b.  Feb.  26,  1873. 

10.  Albert  A.*  (Eli^  Timothy  RusselF,  Johni),  b.  Aug.  '27, 
1845  ;  came  to  H.  in  1850  ;  res.  with  his  motlier  ;  went  with  her 
to  Wilton  in  1852  ;  about  a  year  later  returned;  lived  a  short  time 
with  M.  A.  Anthony,  then  went  to  live  with  Asa  Bond,  of  Antrim ; 
returned  to  H.  in  1862  ;  enlisted  in  Co.  G,  16th  regt.  N.  H,  vols. ; 
served  nine  months ;  res.  in  Peterboro',  Keene,  and  Manchester. 
In  1877  went  to  Fitchburg,  Mass.,  where  he  now  res.  He  is  a 
merchant,  and  a  member  of  the  Congregational  cliurch,  the  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic, 
the  Knights  of  Honor,  and,  with  his  wife,  the  Knights  and  Ladies 
of  Honor.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Iron  Hall ;  was  elected  a 
member  of  Fitchburg  city  government  in  1883,  and  has  held  various 
offices  in  the  several  organizations  to  which  he  belongs;  m.  in  1870, 
Emma  F.  Young. 

CHILD. 

1.     Nellie  Grace*,  b.  in  1870. 

11.  Helen^  (Eli^  Timothy  RusselP,  John^),  b.  July  9,  1847;  d. 
May  30,  1881  ;  m.  W.  E,  Hazen.     Child,  Bertie  E.^ 

13.  Sumner  E."  (Eli^,  Timothy  RusselP,  John^),  b.  Feb.  3, 
1850  ;  res.  a  few  years  with  John  H.  Felch ;  went  away  when  14 
years  old  ;  m.  Nov.  1,  1871,  Hannah  B.,  dau.  of  Adriel  and  Sarah 
Jefts,  who  was  b.  in  Temple,  June  3,  1852.  He  was  a  painter  and 
paper-hanger,  but  at  the  present  time  has  charge  of  a  mill  in 
Ashby,  Mass. 

By  her  second  marriage,  Mrs.  Abagail  (Sawyer)  (Buxton)  Me- 
lendy  had  one  child,  Abbie  J.,  b.  March  7,  1854 ;  m.  March  6,  1879, 
Frank  C.  Blanchard,  who  was  b.  Dec.  31,  1848;  res.  East  Wilton. 
Child  :  Ernest  F.,  b.  May  22,  1881.  Mrs.  Melendy  d.  Feb.  27, 1879, 
aged  68  years  and  11  months.* 


*  Betsey^  res.  in  H.  previous  to  her  marriage  with  Lemuel  Eaton,  and  Jane  B.* 
Spauldiug,  dau.  of  Endiaua=',  was  a  member  of  her  uncle  Eaton's  family,  in  1856-57. 


430  GENEALOGY:   CARLEY. 

CARLEY. 

Joseph^  Carley,  b.  Feb.  1718;  d.  March  10,  1810;  res.  in  Spencer, 
Mass.  He  m.  Sally  Washburn,  sister  of  Elijah  Washburn,  Sr.,  of 
Natick,  Mass.;  she  was  b.  Sept.  14,  1729;  d.  Jan.  6,  1816.  They 
had  five  sons,  two  of  whom  came  to  H.,  Peter^  and  Elijah^ 

I.  Peter-  (Joseph^),  m.  July  9,  1778,  Rebecca  Dana,  of  Natick, 
Mass.;  settled  in  Natick,  Mass.;  rem.  to  H.  in  1789  or  1790; 
settled  at  place  marked  "  7."     Children  :  — 

55.    Asa3  [10],  b.  Feb.  3,  1779. 

3.  Nabby^  (Abigail,  on  Natick  records),  b.  Dec.  17,  1780  ;  m. 
Henry  Cummings.     (q.  v.) 

4.  Jabez^  [21],  b.  Sept.  1,  1782. 

5.  Nathaniel  D.^  [27],  b.  May  12,  1785. 

6.  Pede^  (Experience,  on  Natick  records),  b.  Feb.  17,  1787  ;  m. 
Henry  Cummings.     (q.v.) 

7.  Betsey^  m.  John  Twitchell. 

8.  Sarah^  b.  April,  1793  ;  d.  May  15,  1818. 

9.  SamueP,  d.  young. 

10.  Asa^  [2]  (Peter-,  Joseph^),  m.  June  19,  1803,  Kate  Barry. 
He  d.  March  25,  1846;  she  d.  Feb.  16,  1867.  A  farmer;  rem.  to 
Peterboro'  in  1812.     Children  :  — 

II.  Dexter  D.^,  b.  July  1,  1805  ;  m.  June  2,  1831,  Nellie  White. 
He  was  di-owned  in  North  Factory  pond,  July  12,  1844  ;  she  d.  in 
Illinois,  Jan.  1874. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     William^.  2.     Mary  Jane^. 

13.     MaryS  b.  Aug.  13,  1807;  m.  1835,  David  Sprague. 

13.  Eliza  A.\  b.  Aug.  4,  1809. 

14.  Peter^  b.  Oct.  27,  1811 ;  ra.  1849,  Louisa  J.  Clark  ;  res. 
Peterboro', 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Sarah  J.^,  b.  Jan.  1,  1850. 

2.  Estella^,  b.  1852. 

3.  James^  b.  1854. 

15.  Asa*,  b.  Dec.  21,  1813;  m.  1,  Sarah  B.  Pillsbury  ;  m.  2, 
Mrs.  Hobart.     Six  children. 

16.  JohnS  b.  March  15,  1816;  m.  Almira  Crockett.  Child: 
George  A.^ 

17.  James  M.^  b.  Feb.  7,  1818;  m.  1,  Malvina  Crockett;  m.  2, 
1866,  Lizzie  E.  Burleigh.     Three  children. 


GENEALOCY:    CAKLEY.  431 

18.  Sar.ih\  b.  April  8,  1820;  m.  May  9,  1847,  James  B,  Camp- 
bell ;  res.  Manchester.     Two  children. 

19.  Jane^  b.  Aug.  14,  1825  ;  d.  Aug.  31,  1827. 

20.  Jane  C.\  b.  Sept.  17,  1828 ;  m.  June  24,  1850,  I'arker 
Butterfield  ;  res.  Manchester.     Three  children. 

21.  Jabez''  [4]  (Peter-,  Joseph^),  res.  Peterboro' ;  m.  1,  Mary- 
Washburn,  who  d.  Aug.  25,  1838;  m.  2,  Oct.  24,  1839,  Emma  Pratt, 
who  d.  April  23,  1876,  aged  81  years.  He  d.  Jan.  27,  1848. 
Children:  — 

22.  David^  b.  1819  ;  d.  Aug.  18,  1820. 

23.  HenryS  b.  1822;  d.  Aug.  11,  1826. 

24.  Eliza\  b.  June  22,  1827  ;  m.  John  W.  Barber,     (q.  v.) 

25.  Mary  Jane\  b.  June  17,  1832 ;  m.  David  M.  Cavender. 
(q.  V.) 

26.  Sarahs  b.  March  7,  1835;  m.  Aug.  9,  1861,  Edmund  S. 
Hoyt,  of  Warner  ;  she  d.  May  9,  1869. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Mary  Brigham*.  2.     Sarah  Carley^. 

21.  Nathaniel  D.^  [5]  (Peter-,  Joseph^),  m.  Dec.  26,  1809,  Polly 
Cummings  ;  res.  in  H.  until  about  the  year  1820,  when  he  rem.  to 
Weston,  Vt.     Children. 

28.  Dr.  Keed^  a  surgeon  in  the  Civil  war ;  m.  Louisa  Graves. 

29.  Dana^;  and  others. 

30.  Elijah-  (.Joseph^),  was  the  youngest  son  in  the  family,  b. 
May  21,  1771;  probably  came  to  H.  with  his  brother  Peter;  m. 
Se])t.  3,  1795,  Agnes,  dau.  of  Hugh  Grimes,  of  H.  ;  res.  a  few  years 
at  No.  "  50,"  when  he  rem.  to  Dublin,  and  from  thence  to  Chelsea, 
Vt,     Children  :— 

31.  Sally  W.3,  b.  in  H.,  May  18,  1796;  m.  Sept.  10,  1818,  Dr. 
Edward  Newton,  of  Springfield,  Vt.,  who  was  b.  in  Wethersfield, 
Vt.,  Dec.  10,  1792  ;  d.  in  Farraington,  Miss.,  April  11,  1851  ;  she  d. 
in  Champaign,  111.,  Feb.  24,  1882.     Five  children,  all  d.  young. 

32.  Pev.  Hugh  G.%  b.  in  H.,  Nov.  27,  1797;  m.  1,  Feb.  15, 1821, 
Anna  Young,  of  Buckfield,  Me.,  who  d.  Dec.  11,  1837;  m.  2,  Jan. 
20,  1838,  Elizabeth  Foss,  of  Hillsboro'.  Mr.  Carley  was  ordained  as 
a  Free  Will  Baptist  minister  in  1842,  and  continued  in  regular 
standing  as  a  minister  of  that  denomination  until  the  close  of  his 
life;  d.  in  1885;  was  for  thirty-five  years  the  respected  pastor  of 
the  Free  Baptist  church  in  Prospect,  Me. 


432  GENEALOGY:   CARLEY. 


CHILDREN. 

1.  Alvin  11.^,  b.  in  Jackson,  Me.,  Sept.  27,  1823;  was  murdered  on  the  coast 

of  Africa,  together  with  a  whole  ship's  crew,  by  the  natives,  April  26, 
1842. 

2.  Marks  b.  in  Waldo,  Me.,  March  11,  182G;  m.  Kate  Gilman,  of  Stockton, 

Me.  ;  res.  Tolouo,  111. 

3.  Lavanne  Y.S  b.  in  Jackson,  Me.,  May  23,  1828;   m.  William  Hildreth,  of 

Bushville,  Ind. ;  res.  Litchfield,  111. 

4.  Martha  A.*,  b.  in  Jackson,  Me.,  Feb.   2,    1836;   m.    Charles   Harris,  of 

Stockton,  Me. 

5.  Ashley  H.*,  b.  in  Jackson,  Me.,  Dec.  3,  1837;  d.  in  Cuba,  Dec.  14,  1855. 

6.  Mary  E.*,  b.  in  Jackson,  Me.,  Nov.   2,  1839;   m.   Lemuel  L.    Ames,  of 

Prospect,  Me. 

7.  Lyman*,  b.  April  9,  1841 ;  fell  in  the  battle  of  Petersburg,  June  18,  1864. 

8.  Emeline*,  b.  in  Jackson,   Me.,   May  31,    1842;   m.    William  Randall,  of 

Stockton. 

9.  Daniel  Fletcher*,  b.  in  Swansville,  Me.,  April  7,  1844;  served  as  a  soldier 

in  the  Civil  war;  wounded  at  Gettysburgh  and  at  Chancellorsville ; 
m.  Lydia  Perkins,  of  Stockton ;  res.  Natick,  Mass. 

10.  Sarah  J.*,  b.  in  Swansville,  Me.,  April  3,  184G;  d.  Nov.  17,  1877;  m. 

Henry  W.  Fletcher,  of  Stockton. 

11.  Alvin  H.*,  b.  in  Swansville,  May  7,  1847;  m.  Abbie  L.  Chase,  of  Bucks- 

port,  Me. 

12.  Georgiana*,  b.  April  17,  1849 ;  res.  Prospect,  Me. 

33.  Mark^,  b.  in  H.,  Aug.  24,  1799;  d.  in  Champaign,  III.,  Feb. 
3,  1888 ;  m.  April  27,  1830,  Abigail  W.  Stevens,  who  d.  Nov.  12, 
1871.  Mr.  Carley's  education  was  not  entirely  neglected,  as  the  fol- 
lowing certificate  will  show :  — 

"  This  may  certify  that  the  bearer,  Marli  Carley,  has  behaved  well  in  school,  the 
last  week,  and  left  off  at  the  liead  of  his  class. 

"JOSEPH  B.  BANTON,  Tutor. 
"  Knox  Plantation,  Jan.  14,  1818." 

When  16  years  old  he  began  a  four  years'  apprenticeship  with  a 
house  carpenter  and  shipwright.  After  the  completion  of  his  term 
of  service,  he  went  to  New  Orleans  and  engaged  in  the  milling  and 
gin  business,  until  he  was  thirty-five  years  old.  He  then  rem.  to 
Clermont  county,  Ohio,  and  purchased  three  hundred  acres  of  land, 
and  successfully  engaged  in  tlie  business  of  farming.  He  made  a  brief 
sojourn  on  the  Pacific  slope,  about  the  beginning  of  the  gold  excite- 
ment, but  returned  to  Ohio,  and  soon  rem.  to  Urbana,  111,  In  1854 
he  settled  in  Champaign,  111.,  which  was,  from  that  time  until  the 
close  of  his  life,  his  home.  He  built  the  first  grain  warehouse  in  the 
city.     He  was  energetic,  and  with  the  years  he  accumulated  a  hand- 


GENEALOGY  :    CAKLEY.  433 

some  property.  Born  of  a  good  lineage,  he  was  possessed  of  a 
native  integrity  and  honesty  of  cliaracter,  that  insj)ired  the  confi- 
dence of  his  neighbors,  and  gave  him  an  enviable  reputation,  as  a 
man  and  a  citizen.  He  was  identified  with  the  entire  history  of  the 
city  of  his  adoption.  He  erected  the  first  dwelling  house  in  it,  and 
watched  the  rising  of  every  house,  the  improvement  of  every  street, 
and  the  coming  of  every  family  ;  and  at  his  death  the  whole  city 
mourned. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Mary  Ami^  b.  in  Felicity,  O.,  May  29,  1833;  m.  Aug.  28,  1851,  S.  \V.  Kiii- 

caid,  M.  D.  ;  res.  Champaign,  111. 

2.  Graliam\  b.  in  Felicity,  O.,  Aug.  29,  1839;  res.  Champaign,  111. 

3.  Isotta^,  b.  in  Champaign,  Oct.    13,   1855;    m.  Jan.   11,    1877,  Henry    \V. 

Mahan,  a  merchant;  res.  Urbana,  111. 

Eight  children,  names  not  given,  have  passed  on  to  the  higher  life. 

34.  Mary  A.%  b.  in  H.,  Nov.  22,  1801 ;  m.  March  3,  1825,  Eev 
Daniel  L.  Fletcher,  a  Methodist  Episco}n\l  minister,  who  was  b.  in 
Chester,  Vt.,  Aug.  21,  1800  ;  d.  in  Taunton,  Mass.,  Sept,  16,  1842. 
Mrs.  Fletcher  res.  with  her  dau.  in  Cleveland,  O. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Charle.s  C.^,  b.  July  10,  1835;  a  lawyer;  res.  Robinson,  111. 

2.  Nettie  C,  b.  Jan.  21,  1838;  m.  March  20,  18G0,  Joseph  Ingersoll,  pro- 

prietor of  the  Forest  City  hotel,  Cleveland,  O. 

35.  Elijah^,  b.  in  Dublin,  Aug.  22,  1803;  m.  April  7,  1835, 
Margaret  Wiley,  who  was  b.  June  10,  1810,  in  Felicity,  O. 

CHILDKEN. 

1.  Caroline*,  b.  Jan.  7,  1837 ;  m. 

2.  Lyman  F.\  b.  March  24,  1839. 
8.  Rebecca^  b.  Sept.  24,  1841 ;  m. 

4.  Alberts  b.  March  9,  1843. 

5.  EmraaS  b.  Sept.  18,  1845. 

6.  Locke*,  b.  Dec.  18,  1847;  d.  June  20,  1875. 

7.  Warren*,  b.  March  8,  1849;  d.  June  3,  1875. 

8.  Clay*,  b.  March  18,  1851. 

9.  Orley*,  b.  Feb.  12,  1853. 

36.  Agnes  G.^  b.  in  Dublin,  Feb.  3,  1805  ;  ra.  Oct.  3,  1826, 
Rosea  Kendall,  who  was  b.  in  Woodstock,  Vt.,  Sept.  4,  1801,  and 
d.  in  Harrisburg,  Ky.,  April  18,  1857;  a  merchant  tailor. 

CHILDKEN. 

1.     George*.  2.     Margaret*.  3.     Agnes*.     All  dead. 


434  GENEALOGY:    CARLEY;   CARLTON. 

37.  Lyman^,  b.  May  16,  1807  ;  m.  July  29,  1842,  Harriet  Fil- 
lingira,  b.  in  Enon,  Miss.,  1817;  d.  in  Columbia,  Miss.,  June  4,  1882. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  John  T.S  b.  Oct.  1843;  m.  1868,  Demaris  Simmons. 

2.  AlviuS  b.  May  22,  1845 ;  d.  1847. 

3.  William  T.*,  b.  March  30,  1847;  d.  1880;  seven  children. 

4.  Lyman^,  b.  March  29,  1849 ;  m.  1870,  Georgia  Thompson. 

0.  James  M.^  b.  Nov.  16,  1851 ;  m.  1872,  Maggie  Strickland. 

6.  Albert*,  b.  Oct.  4,  1854 ;  d.  1857. 

7.  Henry  CS  b.  Sept.  27,  1856;  d.  1859. 

8.  Charles  Fletcher*,  b.  Feb.  7,  1859. 

9.  Mary  Ann  F.*,  b.  Feb.  20,  1861;  m.  1879,  R.  Davis. 

38.  Dr.  Alvin^,  b.  April  8,  1809,  in  Dublin  ;  m.  in  Felicity,  O., 
May  15,  1837,  Eva  Altraan,  who  d.  in  1873. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Edward*,  m.  4.     Joseph*. 

2.  Dr.  Rush*,  res.  Lebanon,  O.  5.     Theresa*,  d.  in  1874. 

3.  Elvira*,  m.  Stevens.  6.     Hernando*. 

39.  Loui8a^  b.  in  Chelsea,  Vt.,  Feb.  2,  1812  ;  m.  May  13,  1832, 
at  Felicity,  O.,  Leonidas  Moreau  Lawson,  m.  d.,  who  was  b.  Sept. 
12,  1812  ;  d.  Jan.  1,  1864,  at  Cincinnati,  O.;  she  d.  Nov.  20,  1846, 
at  Lexington,  Ky. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Jeremiah*,  b.  Feb.  6,  1834 ;  d.  young. 

2.  Mary  Agnes*,  b.  Feb.  26,  1835;  d.  in  infancy. 

3.  William*,  b.  Oct.  25,  1837;  d.  1843. 

4.  Martha  Josephine*,  b.  Oct.  8,  1839 ;  m. 

5.  Louisa  Annie*,  b.  Oct.  10,  1842  ;  m.  j 

6.  Julia  Emma*,  1).  Oct.  16,  1844;  d.  186:3.  | 

40.  Ashley  H.'',  b.  in  Chelsea,  Vt.,  May  12,  1814;  res.  Alabama. 


DAVID  CARLTON. 

1,  David^  Carlton  was  a  shoemaker.  He  succeeded  Seth  Davis, 
at  the  place  marked  "  R.  Emerson"  (name  on  tax  list  from  1799 
to  1817  inclusive).  Zeriah,  his  wife,  was  a  member  of  Congrega- 
tional church. 

CHILD. 

1.     Seviah^  b.  Aug.  4,  1804. 


GENEALOGY:   CARLTON.  435 

SAMUEL    CARLTON. 

SamueP  Carlton,  a  farmer ;  res.  in  town  a  few  years,  coming 
about  the  year  1818,  on  the  place  marked  "  89."  He  came  from 
Andovcr,  Mass.,  to  which  ])lace  he  returned  and  d.  there.  He  res. 
in  Greenfield  a  short  time  previous  to  coming  here  ;   tu.  Sally . 

CHILDREN. 

L    Joseph-,  a  sailor,  d.  at  sea. 

2.  SamueF,  res.  hi  Audover,  Mass. 

3.  Isaac'-,  res.  in  Audover,  Mass. ;  was  a  prosperous  farmer. 

•1.  Sally-,  was  au  exemplary  Christian ;  acquired  quite  a  competence  as  an 
operative  in  the  mills  in  Nashua,  which  she  bequeathed  to  objects  of 
benevolence  and  charity ;  d.  in  Nashua. 

5.     Jerry-,  was  a  wanderer. 


JOHN   CARLTON. 

John'  Carlton,  b.  in  Colebrook,  Feb.  15,  1820;  m.  April  25,  1847, 
Asenath  Upton,  of  Bow,  who  was  b.  Dec.  17,  1814.  He  is  a  car- 
penter; came  to  H.,  from  Deering,  in  the  spring  of  1867;  res.  on 
the  John  Dennis  farm  ;  rem.  to  Goffstown  in  1875. 

CHILDKEN. 

L  Melissa  L.-,  b.  in  Pembroke,  March  19,  1848;  m.  Nov.  15,  1870,  Chauncy 
White;  res.  Antrim;  he  is  a  printer.  Children:  (1),  William  C.-^; 
(2),  Mirtella  A.-K 

2.  William  U.-,*  b.  in  Pembroke,   April  7,  1849;  a  carpenter;  m.  Aug.  11, 

1876,  Josie  Pattee,  of  Goft'stown;  x'es.  Concord.     Child,  Maude^. 

3.  Guilford  U.^*  b.  in  Pembroke,  Dec.  30,   1850;  a  carpenter;  m.  Dec.  5, 

1883,  Emma  L.  Stinsou,  of  Mount  Vernon;  res.  Goffstown. 

4.  Almon  W.-,  b.  in  Concord,  Feb.  12,  1853 ;  a  carpenter ;  m.  May  23,  1877, 

Nellie  E.  Marden,  of  Goffstown;  res.  Concord.     Children:  (1),  Ar- 
thur.    (2),  Annabell. 

5.  Alonzo  M.-,  b.  in  Concord,  April  1,  1855;  a  station  agent;  m.  Sept.  26, 

1883,  Esther  C.  Kendall,  of  Mount  Vernon;    res.  North  Dighton, 
Mass. 
6  and  7.     Fred  J.-  and  Frank  A.-,  b.  in  Concord,  June  21,  1857.     Fred  J.-  is  a 
pattern-maker;  m.  March  13,  1883,  Myra  E.  Gove,  of  AYeare;  res. 
Waverly,  Mo.     Frank  A.-  d.  Aug.  1,  1858. 

*  William  IT.  and  Ciuilford  U.  Carlton  attended  the  High  school  in  H.  The  teacher 
was  Alfred  Hardy. 


436  GENEALOGY;    CARR;   CASHION. 


CARR. 


John^  CaiT  (name  originally  Karr),  was  a  res.  of  Goffstown ;  m. 
Isabella  Walker, 

John-  (John^),  settled  in  Antrim  about  1780;  m.  2,  Chloe  Hick- 
son,  of  Sharon,  Mass.,  who  d.  in  H.,  Jan.  2,  1856,  aged  84. 

1.  Jonathan^  (John'-,  John^),  b,  in  Antrim,  in  1800;  m.  1,  Feb. 
"27,  1828,  Annis  Dinsmore,  who  d.  in  1844;  m.  2,  in  1846,  Jane  M. 
Gregg.  He  came  to  H.,  in  1852;  res.  first  on  the  place  marked 
"  Heirs  of  Clark  "  ;  later  purchased,  of  B.  F.  Cummings,  the  place  in 
the  village  marked  "J.  R.  Hill,"  where  he  d.  May  25,  1858. 
Children:  — 

2.  John^  b.  Aug.  19,  1828.  President  of  the  First  National 
bank,  of  Boston;  m.  Sept.  4,  1862,  Augusta  L.,  dau.  of  Ezra  and 
Martha  Flagg  (Learnard)  Eaton,*  who  was  b.  Feb.  20,  1835. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Albert  Eatou^,  b.  Jime,  18G3. 

2.  Walter  Diusmore^,  b.  April,  1868 ;  d.  iu  iufaucy. 

3.  Samuel  J).\  d.  in  1853,  aged  21. 

4.  Mary  A."*,  d.  in  1853,  aged  17. 

5.  Adeline'',  d.  in  1854,  aged  15. 

6.  Caroline^  d.  in  1856,  aged  17. 


CASHION. 


Michael  Cashion  wash,  in  Kilkenny  county.  Ire.,  in  1839;  came 
to  H.,  Nov.  12,  1854;  m.  Oct.  13,  1861,'Bridget  Ellen  Harrington, 
who  was  b.  in  Limerick  county,  Ire. ;  res.  place  marked  "M.  Lakin." 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Maggie  H.-,  b.  Sept.  23,  1862 ;  m.  Jau.  26,  1886,  Johu  Cody. 

2.  Robert  P.-,  b.  April  23,  1864. 

3.  Anuie  S.-,  b.  March  28,  1866. 

4.  Katie  B.-,  b.  Feb.  18,  1868. 

5.  John  T.-,  b.  June  10,  1871. 

6.  James  M.^,  b.  Sept.  8,  1872. 

7.  Mary^,  b.  May  5,  1874. 

8.  Nellie  J.-,  b.  May  17,  1876;  d.  Sept.  10,  1878. 

9.  Louisa  F.^,  b.  June  20,  1879. 
10.  Lena  J.-,  b.  June  20,  1879. 

*Thc  branch  of  the  Eaton  family,  to  which  Mrs.  Carr  belongs,  settled  in  Reading 
iu  1648.  The  line  is  as  follows:  Augusta  L.^,  Ezra«,  Nathan's,  Nathan*,  NathanieF, 
Jonathan-,  Jonas'. 


GENEALOGY:  CAVENDER.  437 


CAVENDER. 

Charles^  Cavendcr  came  from  Ireland  to  Nowfoiinilland  about,  the 
year  1775,  at  the  age  of  19  years.  He  took  an  excursion  to  Boston, 
where  he  spent  his  money,  and  was  obliged  to  seek  employment, 
which  he  found  on  a  farm,  ditching.  He  served  in  the  war  of  the 
Revolution,  and  subsequently  m.  Elanor  Addison,  of  Lyndeboro', 
and  settled  in  Greenfield,  where  he  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life 
on  a  farm.  He  had  seven  children,  of  whom  two  res.  for  a  few 
years  in  H. 

1.  James-  (Charles'),  b.  in  Greenfield,  May  15,  1786;  m.  Rachel 
Butler,  who  was  b.  July  4,  1789,  and  rem.  to  H.  in  1810.  He  res. 
in  the  eastern  part  of  the  town  at  the  place  marked  "  E.  Pearsons"; 
rem.  in  1831,  to  Lyndeboro',  in  1837  to  Dublin,  in  1839  to  Peter- 
boro',  in  1842  to  Dublin  again,  and  from  thence,  in  1844,  to  North 
Lewisburg,  O.  They  were  both  living  in  1883,  but  have  since 
passed  away.     Children  :  — 

2.  Annis^  b.  Dec.  20, 1813 ;  m.  Capt.  Joseph  Symonds,  Jr.    (q.  v.) 

3.  Abraham  Holmes^,  b.  .Tuly  21,   1814 ;    res.   St.  Paul,  Minn. 

4.  Jonathan  Butler^  b.  March  22,  1816. 

5.  Sarah  Burnham^  b.  March  19,  1818  ;  m.  Walter  W.  Bales  ; 
res.  North  Lewisbm-g,  O.;  name  of  one  son  given,  Burnham  E."*,  to 
whom  we  are  indebted  for  the  information  liere  given  concerning 
the  family  of  James-. 

O.     Charles  Addison^,  b.   Nov.  25,  1819. 

7.  Mary  Holmes^,  b.  Jan.  12,  1822. 

8.  Epps  Burnham'',  b.  in  H.,  July  8,  1824;  res.  on  the  William 
Dennis  place  in  H. ;   m.     Child,  Charles'*. 

9.  Rachel  B.\  1).  May  26,  1826. 

10.  David  M.%  b.  Feb.  5,  1829;  m.  Mary  Jane  Carley  (q.  v.)  ; 
res.  Weldon,  DeWitt  county,  111. 

11.  Charles-  (Charles'),  b.  1796 ;  m.  1,  Mary  Nahor  (q.  v.),  who 
d.  July  30,  1821;  settled  in  H.,  res.  at  place  marked  "J.  C. 
Towne";  rem.  to  Antrim,  and  from  there  to  Bunker  Hill,  111., 
where  he  d.  in  1878.  He  m.  2,  July  6,  1822,  Hannah  Hopkins,  who 
d.  Sept.  29,  1834. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Caroline^,  b.  Jan.   1,  1819;  d.  young. 

2.  Davids,  b.  April  19,  1821 ;  res.  Bunker  Hill,  1 


438  GENEALOGY:    CHANDLF;R;   CHASE;   CHENEY;   CILLEY. 


CHANDLER. 

Nehemiah^  Chandler  came  to  H.  from  Alstead,  about  the  year 
1804  (see  p.  284);  ra.  June  30,  1804,  Abigail  Dustin  (q.  v.);  rem. 
after  a  few  years  to  Drewsville,  and  from  thence  to  Winhall,  Vt., 
where  he  d.     Two  children,  Hiram  and  Mary. 


CHASE. 


Squires  Clement"  Chase,  b.  in  Deering,  June  9,  1824;  d.  in  H., 
Aug.  19,  1883;  sou  of  Daniel  and  Lucy  (Cobb)  Chase;  m.  March  27, 
1862,  Caroline  Lucinda,  dau.  of  David  and  Lucinda  (Matthews) 
Hunt.  (q.  V.)  He  owned  the  Forest  Line  stage  and  mail  route 
for  many  years,  driving  much  of  the  time  himself.  He  lived  the 
latter  part  of  his  life  in  the  house  which  David  Hunt  purchased  in 
the  village. 


CHENEY. 

James^  Cheney  was  a  native  of  Maine,  who  settled  in  Newbury- 
}>ort,  Mass.,  and  m.  Elizabeth  Bailey. 

Charles  E.-  (James^),  b.  June  5,  1840;  was  a  sailor  in  early  life, 
and  later  a  res.  of  Stoddard.  He  learned  the  machinist's  trade, 
and  came  to  H.,  after  a  fourteen  years'  res.  in  Chicopee,  Mass., 
purchasing  the  place  marked  "Mrs,  Cummings"  on  the  map,  in 
1873.  He  m.  Mary  E.,  dau.  of  Andrew  and  Mary  (Scott)  Robbe, 
of  Stoddard,  in  1858. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Addie  A. 3,  b.  in  Stoddard,  Aug.  14,  1859;  m.  Almon  Hill.     (q.  v.) 

2.  Charles  W.^,  b.  in  Stoddard,  July  25,  1861;  m.  Alia  B.,  dau.  of  Livesey 

and  Mary  J.  (Smith)  Hale,  of  Wiucliendon,  and  settled  on  the  home- 
stead in  H. ;  present  res.,  Winchendon,  Mass.  Child,  Addie  May*,  b. 
Jan.  12,  1888. 


CILLEY. 


Frank^  Cilley  came  to  H.  from  Nelson,  in  1882,  with  his  wife, 
Mahala,  and  family  ;  res.  one  year  on  place  marked  "  A.  Farewell," 
and  later  purchased  the  place  near  abandoned  mill-site  No.  1,  which 
he  sold  to  Martin  Elliot  in  1884.  He  was  quite  a  horse  dealer,  and 
is  now  a  stage  driver  at  Hillsboro'.     Children:  Edward-,  Allie'-. 


GENEALOGY:    CLARK.  439 


CLARK. 

Robert^  Clark,  b.  in  tlic  north  of  Ireland,  settled  in  Londonderry, 
N.  H.,  about  tlie  year  17-5,  and  became  of  great  service  in  promot- 
ing the  interests  of  the  colonists.  He  liad  eight  children,  two  of 
whom,  William-  and  Ninian^,  settled  in  New  Boston  in  1756,  upon 
two  lots  situated  on  what  is  now  know  as  "Clai-k's  Hill,"  They 
were  both  valued  citizens,  and  were  of  great  service  in  conducting 
the  affairs  of  the  town. 

William-  (Robert^)  m.  Anna  Wallace ;  seven,  children,  two  of 
whom,  John  and  Ninian,  settled  in  II. 

1.  John^  (William-,  Robert^),  b.  in  New  Boston,  Sept.  3, 
1768;  m.  Oct.  17,  1793,  Rebecca  Wallace,  of  Londonderry.  He 
settled  in  the  north  part  of  H.  about  the  year  1792,  on  forest  land 
that  had  been  })urchased  for  him  by  his  father.  He  took  to  his 
forest  life  an  earnest  nature  and  a  resolute  spirit,  with  more  than 
ordinary  culture  for  that  day.  In  the  winter  time  he  taught  in  the 
district  schools  of  that  vicinity,  and  having  a  good  knowledge  of 
music  he  often  taught  a  singing  school.  He  was  also  a  practical 
surveyor,  and  had  many  calls  for  that  kind  of  work.  His  political 
sympathies  were  with  the  Federal  party,  consequently  he  was  not 
called  upon  to  fill  any  important  civil  office;  however,  as  a  justice  of 
the  peace  he  was  widely  and  favorably  known.  He  early  connected 
himself  with  the  Congregational  church,  and  was  a  consistent  Christ- 
ian and  liberal  sujiporter  of  religions  institutions.  In  1824  he  sold 
his  farm  to  El)enezer  Goodhue,  and  two  years  later  rem.  to  Fran- 
cestown,  where  he  d.  Feb.  12,  1831.  His  wife  was  an  intelligent, 
Christian  woman,  a  true  yoke-fellow  and  helper  of  her  husband, 
whom  she  survived  a  quarter  of  a  century.  At  his  decease  she,  with 
her  dau.,  established  a  home  in  Amherst,  where  she  d.  in  1855,  at 
the  age  of  83,  leaving  a  fragrant  memory.  "Her  children  arise  and 
call  her  blessed."     Children  :  — 

2.  Annie  Wallace'',  b.  Sept.  14,  1794;  d.  in  Amherst,  Aug.  12, 
1838. 

3.  Rev.  Samuel  Wallace-"  [10],  b.  Dec.  15,  1795. 

4.  Williams  d.  d.  [15],  b.  Sept.  28,  1798. 

5.  Gilman"  [18],  b.  April  14,  1800. 

5a.     Rebecca^  b.  Oct.  30,  1801 ;  d.  Aug.  1802. 

6.  John^  [21],  b.  June  24,  1804. 

7.  LydiaGordonS  b.  Nov.  6,  1807;  res.  Amherst. 


440  GENEALOGY:   CLARK. 

8.  Letitia  Eebecca^,  b.  March  3,  1810;  was  graduated  at  Ii^swich 
(Mass.)  Female  seminary  in  1840,  and  was  subsequently  a  teacher 
in  Pennsylvania  and  other  places.  Her  health  failing,  she  retired 
to  the  family  home  at  Amherst,  where  she  d.  May  2,  1882. 

9.  Mary  Abigail*  [25],  b.  March  12,  1814.  -  ^  ' 

10.  Rev.  Samuel  Wallace''  [3]'  (John^  William-,  Robert^),  b. 
Dec.  15,  1795 ;  m.  1,  Frances  M.,  dau,  of  Dea.  Robert  Clark,  of 
New  Boston,  who  d.  in  1882  ;  m.  2,  Rebecca  Howe,  of  Westmin- 
ster, Mass.  He  fitted  for  college  at  the  academies  at  H.  and  New 
Ipswich  ;  graduating  at  Dartmouth  college  in  1832,  and  at  Andover 
Theological  seminary  in  1827  ;  was  ordained  pastor  of  the  Congre- 
gational church  in  Greenland,  N.  H.,  in  1829,  where  he  d.  in  1847, 
after  a  useful  and  happy  pastorate  of  eighteen  years.     Children:  — 

11.  Frances  M.  W.^  dau.  by  first  wife. 

12.  Dr.  John  Howe^  was  graduated  at  Dartmouth  college  in 
1857;  studied  medicine  and  entered  the  U.  S.  navy  as  a  surgeon. 

13.  Lucy  Barnes^  res.  with  her  mother  in  Amherst. 
11.     William  Wallace^,  d.  in  infancy, 

15.  Rev.  Williams  d.  d.  [4]  (John^,  William-,  Robert^),  b.  Sept. 
28,  1798;  ra.  1,  in  1829,  Elvira  Hurd,  of  Newport,  who  d.  in  1846; 
m.  2,  in  1848,  Mrs.  Mary  C.  Wheelwright,  of  Bangor,  Me.,  who  d.  in 
1871.  At  the  age  of  16  he  entered  the  printing  oflice  of  Geo.  Hough, 
of  Concord ;  while  there  he  became  interested  in  religion,  and 
desii-ing  to  prepare  himself  for  the  gospel  ministry,  as  a  life  work, 
he  fitted  for  college  at  Bradford  (Mass.)  academy,  and  was  gradu- 
ated at  Dartmouth  in  1822,  and  at  Andover  Theological  seminary 
in  1827.  He  was  employed  as  an  agent  for  the  American  Board  of 
Commissioners  for  Foreign  Missions  in  JNEassachusetts  and  Connecti- 
cut until  he  settled  over  the  Congregational  church  in  Wells,  Me., 
in  1829.  After  a  pleasant  and  profitable  pastorate  of  six  years,  he 
was  again  called  into  the  general  service  of  the  Congregational 
church  of  New  England.  During  forty  consecutive  years  he  acted 
successively  as  agent  of  the  American  Tract  society,  at  the  West, 
district  secretary  for  northern  New  England  of  the  American 
Board  of  Commissioners  for  Foreign  Missions,  and  secretary  of  the 
Niew  Hampshire  Home  Missionary  society.  He  received  the  hon- 
orary degree  of  D.  D.  from  Dartmouth  college  in  1875.  On  retiring 
from  oiRcial  labor  in  1876,  he  became  a  permanent  res.  of  Amherst, 
N.  H.,  and  served  that  town  in  the  state  legislature  in  1867  and 
1868  ;  was  chaplain  in  1869.     He  was  present  at  the  centennial  of 


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H.,  and  responded  to  the  sentiment:    "The  Clergy  of  Plancock " ; 
d.  in  Amherst,  Jan.  26,  1887.     Children:  — 

16.  A  daughter,  d.  at  the  age  of  twenty  months. 

17.  William  Bradley*^,  b.  in  1843;  was  graduated  at  Amherst 
college  in  1866  ;   res.   Minneapolis,  Minn. 

18.  Oilman"  [5]  (John",  William^  Robert^),  b.  in  1800 ;  m. 
Sarah  E.  Cristie,  of  Antrim,  who  d.  in  1880.  He  had  a  common 
school  and  academic  education  ;  was  for  several  years  a  missionary, 
under  the  American  Board  of  Commissioners  for  Foreign  Missions, 
among  the  Seneca  Indians  in  New  York.  His  health  failing,  he 
subsequently  settled  dtTwn  in  Foxcroft,  Me.,  on  a  farm;  he  has  also 
resided  a  portion  of  the  time  in  recent  years  with  his  son  in 
Georgia.     Children:  — 

19.  John  Gilman^  was  graduated  at college;  went  south, 

studied  law,  and  settled  in  Georgia,  where  he  now  res. 

30.  William  Wallace^,  res.  Foxcroft,  Me. ;  is  m.  and  has  sev- 
eral children. 

Two  daughters,  Sarah  li.^  and  Mary  J.^,  d.  young. 

31.  John"  [6]  (John^  William-,  Robert^),  b.  June  24,  1804;  m. 
Dec.  17,  1833,  Eliza  Jameson  Tenney,  of  Dunbarton.  He  received 
an  academic  education  and  made  teaching  his  life  work.  For 
some  years  he  was  principal  of  a  female  seminary  in  Athens, 
Ga.,  subsequently  he  taught  at  Talladega,  Ala.  Returning  north, 
he  located  at  Oberlin,  O.     Children  :  — 

33.     William  Wallace^  b.  Oct.  3,  1834;  d.  Nov.  10,  1841. 

33.  Willianna  Wallace^  b.  at  Talladega,  Ala.,  Oct.  29,  1841  ;  m. 
F.  N.  Finny,  general  manager  Wisconsin  Central  railway  ;  res.  in 
Milwaukee,  Wis. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Julia  A.«,  h.  Oct.  4,  1863.  2.     NortonG,  b.  June  26,  1865. 

3.     Johu  Clark«,  b.  May  20,  1867. 

34.  Ella  Frances^,  b.  at  Alexandria,  Benton  county,  Ala.,  Dec. 
16,1844;  m.  Oct.  16,  1867,  Hon.  John  W.  Steele,  of  Oberlin,  O. ; 
res.  in  Oberlin. 

CHILDREN,    BORN   IN   OBERLIN. 

1.  Eloise«,  b.Aug.  31,  1868.  3.     Mariou  Jameson^,  b.  July  19,  1875. 

2.  Margie  Teuney^  b.  Dec.  3,  1872.     4.     John«,  b.  July  8,  1882. 

35.  Mary  Abagail"  [9]  (John^,  William^,  Robert^),  ra.  in  1827, 
Rev.   Cephas    Kent,    of   Barrington.     After   several   pastorates   in 

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442  GENEALOGY :    CLARK, 

Maine  and  New  Hampshire  they  retired  for  a  permanent  home,  in 
1879,  to  New  Haven,  Vt. ;  their  youngest  dau.,  Abbie,  res.  with 
them.  Children,  three  d.  in  childhood  ;  the  dates  of  the  births  of 
the  others  are  not  given,  so  they  may  not  appear  in  their  true  order. 

26.  Frances  L.^,  m.  in  1858,  Kev.  Stephen  Knowlton,  principal 
of  Castleton  (Vt.)  Female  seminary ;  subsequently  he  was  pastor  of 
the  Congregational  church  in  West  Medway,  Mass. 

37.  William  C.^  was  a  member  of  the  "Old  Sixth"  Mass.  vols, 
that  marched  through  Baltimore,  April  19,  1861.  He  re-enlisted  and 
served  with  honor  until  the  close  of  the  war  ;  res.  Chicago. 

28.  Rev.  Everts^,  was  a  junior  in  Middlebury  (Vt.)  college 
when  he  enlisted  in  the  army.  In  the  first  engagement  in  the  "bat- 
tle of  the  Wilderness"  he  received  a  shot  in  his  right  hand  which 
disabled  him  from  further  military  service  ;  returning  to  college,  he 
was  graduated  in  1867.  He  was  graduated  at  Andover  in  1871. 
After  a  pastorate  of  some  eight  years  in  Michigan  City,  Ind.,  he 
was  called  to  the  Storrs  Congregational  church  (colored)  in  Atlanta, 
Ga.,  the  largest  Congregational  church  in  the  south.  His  wounded 
hand  is  a  witness  of  his  loyalty  and  patriotism. 

39.     Abbie^ 


30.  Ninian^  (William-,  Robert^),  b.  in  New  Boston,  Oct.  7, 
1770  ;  m.  1,  June  26,  1798,  Nancy,  dau.  of  Peter  Cochran,  of  New 
Boston,  who  was  b.  in  1773  and  d.  Sept.  21,  1801  ;  m.  2,  Sally 
Warner,*  of  New  Braintree,  Mass.,  in  1803,  who  was  b.  July  13, 
1781,  and  d.  July  1,  1865.     Mr.  Clark  settled  in  H.  on  forest  land 

*  She  was  the  dau.  of  Warham  and  Hannah  (Ware)  Warner.  Warham'  Warner 
was  b.  in  1730  (Eleazei-»,  SaniueF,  John=,  William^).  William^,  the  emigrant  from 
England,  settled  in  Ipswich  as  early  as  1637.  John^  was  his  oldest  son,  b.  in  England 
about  the  year  1616,  settled  in  Brookfleld  previous  to  1670.  When  that  town  was  de- 
stroyed by  the  Indians  in  1675,  he  retreated  with  his  family  to  Hadley,  where  he  d. 
May  17, 1692.  He  m.  twice  and  had  ten  children.  Samuel^  the  eldest  son,  was  b.  July 
5,  1640;  m.  1,  in  1668,  Mercy  Swan,  of  Ipswich;  m.  2,  in  168.5,  Mary  Swallow;  was  one 
of  the  early  settlers  of  Dunstable,  and  was  one  of  the  original  members  of  the  church 
organized  there  ih  1685;  d.  in  Groton,  whither  he  had  moved  in  1689,  about  the  year 
1703.  Eight  children,  one  of  whom,  Eleazei-*,  was  b.  Jan.  7, 1686;  m.  in  1722,  Prudence, 
dau.  of  Thomas  Barnes,  of  Brookfleld.  Eleazei-*  was  in  early  life  engaged  in  the  French 
and  Indian  war-  His  mai-tial  spirit  was  inherited  by  his  sons,  seven  of  whom  served 
in  later  wars.  His  home  was  on  the  bordei-s  of  Brookfleld  and  New  Braintree.  After 
the  settlement  of  Hard  wick  he  became  one  of  her  most  active  and  influential  citizens. 
Warham''  res.  in  New  Braintree;  his  family  were  remarkable  for  their  longevity. 
He  had  thirteen  children,  nine  of  whom  lived  to  be  more  than  80  years  old,  and 
six  to  be  more  than  90, —  one  I'eaching  the  age  of  96  years  and  4  months.  He  d. 
Bee.  4, 1817;  his  wife  after  his  death  rem.  to  H.,  where  she  d.  at  the  res.  other  dau., 
Mrs.  Clark,  in  1836,  at  the  age  of  97. 


GENEALOGY:   CLaKK.  443 

adjoining  his  brother's,  and  probably  al)Out  tlie  same  time ;  their 
names  appear  on  the  tax  list  in  1793.  His  deed  from  his  father, 
William  Clark,  conveys  to  him  "The  following  parcels  of  land, 
lying  in  Hancock,  viz:  —  number  one  and  two  in  the  third  range  in 
the  division  of  the  righte  or  share  originally  laid  out  to  the  righte  of 
Col.  Joseph  Blanchard,  late  of  Dunstable,  and  others.  Also  the  one 
half  of  the  lots  numbered  eleven  and  twelve  in  the  first  range  of 
said  division,  together  with  one  half  of  a  piece  of  land  in  the  great 
pond*  and  adjoining  the  line  of  Packersfield."  Mr.  Clark  was  an  in- 
dustrious and  hard-working  farmer ;  his  land  when  cleared  of  the 
forest  proved  to  be  very  rocky,  abounding  in  many  movable  stones 
with  which,  from  year  to  year,  he  built  heavy  stone  walls  ;  his  labors 
in  this  direction  serving  the  double  purpose  of  clearing  his  fields 
and  securing  for  them  durable  fences. 

Communication  with  the  outside  world  at  that  time  was  limited, 
and  markets  were  far  away;  he  was,  therefore,  in  the  habit  of  mak- 
ing journeys  every  year,  sometimes  with  one  and  at  other  times 
with  two  "  double  teams,"  to  the  sea-coast  towns  of  Massachusetts. 
His  beef,  pork,  butter,  cheese,  rye,  flax,  honey,  etc.,  he  sold  for 
money,  or  exchanged  for  fish  and  other  goods  which  he  needed  for 
his  family,  or  sold  to  neighbors.  As  early  as  1825  he  became  a 
thorough  temperance  man,  and  ceased  to  furnish  "rum"  to  those 
in  his  employ;  this  position  on  the  temperance  question  subjected 
him  to  much  criticism,  and  even  a  worthy  deacon  thought  he  was 
carrying  the  matter  a  little  too  far.  He  was  a  friend  of  education 
and  made  large  sacrifices  to  extend  the  short  terms  of  the  district 
schools.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Congregational  church, f  and 
always  active  in  promoting  moral  and  religious  culture,  both  by 
word  and  deed.  He  was  an  ardent  friend  of  Rev.  Reed  Paige, 
named  a  son  for  him,  administered  on  his  estate,  and  became  the 
guardian  of  his  minor  children.  This  friendship  will  appear  the 
more  remarkable  when  we  remember  that  they  belonged  to  opposite 
political  parties  at  a  time  when  party  spirit  ran  so  high  that  Mr. 
Paige  had  but  little  intei'course  with  his  own  brother's  family  on 
account  of  party  differences.  Mr.  Clark  was  one  of  the  committee 
who  had  charge  of  building  the  meeting-house  in  H.,  and  enter- 
tained  the  council  at    the  ordination  of  Rev.    Archibald    Burgess. 

*Mr.  Clark  objected  to  paying  taxes  on  this  land  in  the  pond,  and  a  law-suit  with 
the  town  was  the  result. 

t  His  autograph  is  a  fac-simile  of  his  signature  to  the  church  covenant  of  1806. 


444  GENEALOGY;    CLARK. 

His  barns  and  sheds  were  filled  with  horses,  and  his  house  with 
men  and  women,  besides  a  large  overflow  to  his  neighbors.  He 
d.  April  26,  1844.     Children:  — 

31.  Peter  Cochran"  (Ninian^,  William^  Robert^),  b.  Sept.  30, 
1799.  He  received  an  academical  education  and  became  a  school 
teacher,  first  at  home  and  afterward  at  Hanover,  N.  J,;  d.  at  Han- 
over, N.  J.,  Jan.  10,  1825. 

33.  Nancy"  (N'inian^  William-,  Robert^),  b.  April  13,  1801; 
was  educated  at  a  female  seminary  at  Saugus,  Mass.,  and  taught 
school  in  Beverly  and  other  places;  m.  Mai-ch  23,  1824,  Oliver 
Whitcomb,  of  H.    (q.  v.) 

33.  Warner"  (Ninian^,  William-,  Robert^),  b.  April  28,  1804; 
m.  Dec.  3,  1829,  Sally  Goodhue.  He  built  a  brick  house  on  a  part 
of  his  father's  farm  in  1829,  and  lived  there  till  the  close  of  his 
life,  Feb.  18,  1854;  his  wife  d.  Oct.  28,  1854. 

34.  Almira"  (Ninian^,  William-,  Robert^),  b.  Aug.  28,  1805 ;  d. 
Oct.  28,  1807. 

35.  Reed  Paige"  [41],  b.  July  6,  1807. 

36.  Avery  Monroe"  [47],  b.  June  20,  1809. 

37.  Augustus  Ninian"  [52],  b.  March  23,  1811. 

38.  Sarah  Almira"  (Ninian^,  William^  Robert^),  b.  April  20, 
1813;  d.  April,  1832. 

39.  Edwin  Robert"  (Ninian^  William^  Robert^),  b.  March  6, 
1815;  was  for  several  years  in  the  dry  goods  business  on  Washing- 
ton street,  Boston,  the  firm  being  Clark  &  Plimpton.  He  went  to 
California  in  1853,  and  engaged  in  mining;  d.  in  California,  March 
12,  1856. 

40.  Mary  Ann"  (Ninian^  William'-,  Robert^),  b.  July  5,  1824; 
res.  in  H.  until  1865,  when  she  rem.  to  Boston,  where  she  d.  June 
26,  1885. 

41.  Reed  Paige"  [35]  (Ninian^,  William^,  Robert^),  b.  July  6, 
1807;  m.  April  5,  1835,  Elizabeth,  dau.  of  Dea.  James  Perkins,  of 
Londonderry,  who  was  b.  March  2,  1808;  d.  July  4,  1880.  He  d. 
April  8,  1882.  He  was  for  a  time  an  apprentice  to  his  brother-in- 
law,  Oliver  Whitcomb,  a  blacksmith.  He  became  an  expert  in  the 
use  of  tools,  but  as  a  life  work  he  preferred  farming.  His  advan- 
tages for  an  education  were  limited;  he  was  a  good  penman  and 
taught  several  writing  schools  in  H.  and  elsewhere.  About  the 
year  1830  he  took  charge  of  a  large  fai-ra  in  Derry,  where  he  re- 
mained four  years,  then  leased  a  farm  in  Beverly,  Mass.,  for  two 


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years,  after  which  he  rem.  to  Londonderry,  where  he  purchased  a 
farm  upon  which  he  res.  until  the  close  of  his  life. 

Other  duties  in  addition  to  the  care  of  his  farm  had  a  place  in 
his  busy  life.  He  held  many  offices  of  trust  in  his  adopted  town, 
and  for  two  years  was  its  representative  in  the  state  legislature. 
He  was  one  of  the  governor's  council  during  the  administration  of 
Governor  Goodwin.  At  the  breaking  out  of  the  Rebellion,  in  1861, 
he  was  summoned  to  Concord,  and  i-endered  efficient  service  for  the 
state  in  various  ways,  especially  in  the  adjutant-general's  depart- 
ment. He  was  also  one  of  the  trustees  for  several  years  of  the 
state  reform  school.  He  was  a  man  of  convictions  and  had  the 
courage  to  express  them,  which  sometimes  gave  offense  to  those 
wutli  whom  he  differed,  but  his  known  integrity,  strong  common 
sense,  open  hospitality,  and  genial  nature  won  for  him  the  confi- 
dence and  respect  of  his  townsmen  and  a  large  circle  of  acquaint- 
ances throughout  the  county  and  state.     Children:  — 

43.  Joseph  R.^  b.  Nov.  2,  1838;  ra.  Aug.  27,  1862,  Emily  A. 
Chase,  of  Weare;  res.  Derry;  a  farmer  and  surveyor;  has  held  many 
town  offices  and  served  as  representative  in  the  state  legislature. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Otis.Reed«,  b.  Sept.  30,  1863.  5.  Harry  Wallace^,  b.  Oct.  17,  1871. 

2.  Edna  Anuie",  b.  Sept.  15,  1865.  6.  Augustus  Rea«,  b.  March  21,  1874. 

3.  Warren  Dana^,  b.  July  27,  1867.  7.  James  Perkins^,  b.  Sept  30,  1876. 
■i.  Joseph  Rodneys,  b.  Aug.  14,  1869.  8.  Robert  Sydney^,  b.  May  6,  1879. 

43.  Sarah  A.^  b.  Oct.  21,  1840;  d.  Aug.  12,  1841. 

44.  Marianna  P.^  b.  June  19,  1842;  m.  Aug.  27,  1876,  Prof. 
Wm.  H.  Seaman,  of  Washington,  D.  C,  where  they  now  res. 

45.  William^,  b.  July  22,  1844;  m.  Aug.  23,  1876,  Alice  W. 
Mclntire,  of  Reading,  Mass.;  res.  in  Londonderry,  on  the  home- 
stead. He  served  one  year  in  the  war  of  the  Rebellion,  in  a  New 
Hampshire  regiment;  was  discharged  on  account  of  ill  health.  He 
holds  the  office  of  deputy  sheriff  for  Rockingham  county. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Reed  Paige«,  b.  Aug.  19,  1878.  2.     Ralph  Warnei-s,  b.  Nov.  27,  1882. 

46.  Sarah  Elizabeth^,  b.  Jan.  5,  1847;  res.  in  Derry. 

47.  Dea.  Avery  Monroe^  [36]  (Ninian^,  William",  Robert^),  b. 
June  20,  1809;  m.  1,  Nov.  19,  1835,  Meliitable  Goodhue,  who  was 
b.  June  27,  1807,  and  d.  Feb.  16,  1865;  m.  2,  Oct.  16,  1866,  Emeliue 


446  GENEALOGY:    CLARK. 

Robinson  Twitchell,  of  Keene,  b.  May  8,  1814.  He  received  what 
education  the  district  schools  of  the  time  afforded,  together  with  a 
few  terms  at  the  academy.  He  tauglit  school  in  the  winter  months 
with  good  success  for  some  years,  but  made  farming  his  life  work. 
He  settled  on  the  homestead,  and  after  the  death  of  his  father,  in 
1844,  he  became  the  owner  of  the  home  farm.  He  was  one  of 
the  selectmen  of  the  town  for  the  years  1866,  1867,  1868,  and  1872. 
He  also  represented  the  town  in  the  legislature  in  1868  and  1869. 
He  was  a  member  of  a  cavalry  company  connected  with  the  26th 
regt.,  3d  brig.,  4th  div.,  of  the  N.  H.  militia,  from  1827  to  1840  ; 
held  the  office  of  second  lieutenant,  one  year ;  of  captain,  three 
years.  The  members  of  the  company  were  from  the  towns  of 
Antrim,  Deering,  Society  Land,  Francestown,  Hancock,  Greenfield, 
Hillsboro',  and  Windsor.  It  consisted  of  seventy-five  members. 
Inspector-gen.  James  Wilson,  of  Keene,  remarked  that  it  was  the 
best  company  of  cavalry  in  the  state.  In  those  days  it  was  the  cus- 
tom for  the  officers  to  treat  the  men  with  spirituous  liquors.  Cap- 
tain Clark,  to  the  soldiers,  said:  "The  officers  propose  to  treat  you 
with  a  dinner  on  training  days,  rather  than  with  rum,  etc.  So 
many  of  you  as  are  in  favor  of  this  proposal  please  draw  and 
poise  swords."  The  response  was  unanimous  and  made  with  a 
will.  A  consistent  and  honored  member  of  the  Congregational 
church,  he  was  chosen  deacon  in  1850,  and  was  always  active  in 
promoting  its  interests  until  his  removal  to  Peterboro',  which 
event  occurred  in  the  winter  of  1876;  d.  in  Peterboro',  Jan.  7, 
1887.     Children:  — 

48.     Francis  Avery^  b.  Nov.  6,  1836;  d.  July  6,  1843. 

4:9.  Albert^  b.  June  28,  1839;  ra.  Aug.  20,  1864,  Hannah  Eliza 
Todd ;  res.  Bellows  Falls,  Vt.  Three  children,  one  living,  Ella 
Floral 

50.  William  Harrison^  b.  May  15,  1841  ;  m.  May  17,  1866, 
Anna  Maria  Hodge  ;  res.  New  York  city.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  13th  regt.  N.  H.  vols. ;  was  disabled  at  the  battle  of  Fredericks- 
burg ;  not  being  able  to  bear  arms,  was  given  a  position  as  cook  at 
Camp  Douglass  for  eighteen  months,  after  which  he  was  called  to 
the  front ;  when  charging  upon  Petersburg  he  was  again  disabled 
by  the  bursting  of  a  shell.  He  was  then  sent  to  a  hospital  in  New 
York,  where  he  remained  until  the  close  of  his  term  of  service.  Six 
children,  three  d.  young;  of  the  living,  the  names  given  are: 
William  Howard®,  Lawrence  Douglas®. 


GENEALOGY:    CLARK.  447 

51.  Francis  Avery^,  b.  Aug.  7,  1845;  settled  on  the  lioniestead; 
ra.  1,  June  16, 1869,  Helen  M.,  dau.of  Sherburn  Barker,  who  d.  Aug. 
6,  1872  ;  m.  2,  Sept.  30,  1878,  Ida  J.  Putnam  ;  res.  Cambridgeport, 
Mass. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Freddie  Putnam'',  b.  Feb.  15,  1881;  d.  June  23,  1885. 

2.  Clarence  Waruei*,  b.  May  IG,  1887. 

52.  Augustus  Ninian*  [37]  (Ninian^,  William'-,  Robert^),  b. 
March  23,  1811;  m.  in  1838,  Kitty  Smith,  of  Beverly.  At  the  age 
of  17  he  was  apprenticed  to  William  Endicott,  of  Beverly,  Mass.,  an 
apothecary  and  dry  goods  dealer;  four  years  later  he  began  busi- 
ness for  himself  at  the  same  place.  In  1858  he  closed  his  business 
in  Beverly,  but  continued  to  res.  there,  and  went  into  business  in 
Boston.  His  store  and  stock  were  entirely  consumed  by  the  great 
fire  in  Boston  in  the  fall  of  1872.  He  is  now  largely  interested  in 
the  United  Nickel  Plating  Co.  He  has  always  been  active  in  pro- 
moting the  interests  of  his  adopted  town ;  was  its  representative  in 
the  state  legislature  in  1861,  and  one  of  the  electors  for  Massachu- 
setts at  the  election  of  President  Garfield  in  1880.  He  has  never 
forgotten  his  native  town,  but  has  ever  taken  a  deep  interest  in  its 
welfare.  In  the  preparation  of  the  history  of  Hnncock  he  has  aided 
in  various  ways.  We  are  indebted  to  his  efforts  and  liberality  for 
four  of  our  illustrations,  much  valuable  information,  and  no  small 
amount  of  pecuniary  aid.  The  clock  in  the  audience  room 
of  our  church,  a  large  donation  towards  our  town  clock,  and  the 
largest  subscription  of  any  of  our  sons  towards  the  expenses  of 
our  late  centennial,  are  among  the  proofs  of  his  interest  in  the  place 
of  his  birth,  as  is  also  his  liberal  aid  to  the  present  "  Centennial " 
repairs  of  the  church.  Mrs.  Clark  d.  May  4,  1888.  She  "was  a 
lady  of  generous  character  and  a  warm  heart,"  and  what  is  better, 
an  active  Christian.  Children,  four  in  number,  two  of  whom  d. 
young.  , 

53.  Sarah  Warner^,  res.  with  her  father  in  Beverly. 

54.  Augustus  Ray^  b.  June,  1850.  He  was  a  young  man  of 
great  promise,  was  educated  at  the  Massachusetts  School  of  Tech- 
nology, and  at  the  age  of  20  he  entered  the  service  of  his  father.  In 
1872,  while  in  the  discharge  of  his  duty,  he  was  instantly  killed  by 
the  accidental  discharge  of  a  pistol  in  the  hands  of  a  man  who  was 
repairing  it  and  did  not  know  that  it  was  loaded. 


448  GENEALOGY:    CLARK. 

JOHN  H.   CLARK. 

1.  John  H.^  Clark,  b.  in  Concord,  April  13,  1796;  d.  in  Jackson, 
N.  Y.,  Feb.  11,  1883.  He  served  in  the  war  of  1812-15,  being  at 
the  battle  of  Plattsburg  ;  m.  March  11,  1824,  Eunice  Dane,  of  H. 
(q.  v.);  settled  in  H.,  on  the  place  No.  "20"  ;  rem.  four  years  later 
to  Easton,  Washington  county,  N.  Y.;  thence,  after  a  few  years,  to 
Jackson  in  the  same  county  ;   was  a  farmer.     Children:  — 

2.  Alfred^,  b.  in  H.,  Dec.  29,  1824 ;  a  stone  mason  ;  m.  Sept. 
1850,  Margaret  Hyde,  of  Jackson ;  res.  Mina,  Chautauqua  county, 
N.  Y. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Mary  F.^,  m.  Charles  Sixbeg,  who  was  killed  by  the  cars.     Children  :  (1), 

Glenn*.     (2),  Bertha*. 

2.  Jane  A.3,  m.  Chauncy  Skellie.     Children :  (1),  Alfred*.     (2),  Lulu*. 

3.  John  H.3, 

4.  Remain  R.^. 

5.  Elizabeths. 

3.  Louenza",  b.  in  H.,  Jan.  30,  1827;  taught  school  five  years; 
m.  in  March,  1849,  Robert  C.  Young,  of  Salem,  N.  Y.;  settled  in 
Cambridge,  N.  Y.  Mr.  Young  was  editor  of  the  Washington 
county  Post  about  three  years,  when  failing  health  compelled  him 
to  retire;  he  d.  July  5,  1853. 

CHILD. 

1.     Ella  Mary3,  b.    1850;   m.    Oct.  28,  1875,  M.    C.    Safford,  a  farmer;  res. 

Salem,  N.   Y.      Children:     (1),  Earl  Y.*,   b.   Nov.    16,    1876.  (2), 

Vera  L.*,  b.  March  16,  1880.     (3),  Myron  C.*,  b.  Jan.  26,  1882.  (4), 
Anna  M.*,  b.  Aug.  10,  1883. 

4.  Daniel  Dane^,  b.  in  Easton,  March  21,  1829 ;  a  carriage 
maker;  settled  in  Washington,  D.  C. ;  in.  Jan.  29,  1856,  Mary  L. 
Jarboe  ;  he  d.  April,  1874.  Children  :  Thomas  L.^,  Norris  Alfred^, 
and  John  Ellswoi-th^.  Norris  and  Ellsworth  are  mechanical  drafts- 
men in  the  Patent  Office. 

5.  Mary  M.^,  b.  in  Easton,  Aug.  22,  1833  ;  m.  Oct.  12,  1856, 
Rev.  A.  B.  Barber,  who  belongs  to  the  New  York  Methodist  Epis- 
copal conference. 

CHILDREN.' 

1.  Emma  E.^,  b.  Sept.  13,  1857. 

2.  George  E.^,  b.  March  15,  1859.     Is  a  graduate  of  the  State  Normal  school 

at  Albany ;  has  a  position  in  the  Custom  house  in  New  York. 

3.  L.  Bertie^,  b.  April  12,  1871. 


GENEALOGY:  CLARK;  CLEMENT;  CLYDE.  449 

FRED.  N.  CLARK. 

Fred.  Nelson-  Clark,  b.  in  Milford,  Jan.  13,  1858,  son  of  Charles^ 
and  Mahala  M.  (Hull)  Clark;  m.  May  5,  1887,  Sarah  Etta,  dan.  of 
James  Dodge  and  Adeliza  (Farnuni)  Matthews  (q.  v.) ;  res.  at  place 
marked  "  C.  Turner"  on  village  plan;  a  stage  driver. 

CHILD. 

L     Bertha  Adeliza^,  b.  in  H.,  July  20,  1887. 


CLEMENT. 

Jesse^  Clement  a  Revolutionary  soldier  from  Connecticut,  with  his 
wife,  Sarah,  settled  in  Unity. 

Jonathan  Clark-  (Jesse^),  ra.  Hannah  Bailey. 

1,  Franklin  Jefferson^  (Jonathan  Clark'-,  Jesse^),  was  h.  in  Unity, 
Feb.  11,  1832 ;  m.  Dec.  10,  1854,  Georgianna  Bartlett,  dan.  of 
Abram  and  Susan  (Long)  Jones,  and  adopted  dan.  of  Charles  Brad- 
ford and  Sylvia  (Hall)  Alcock  ;  b.  in  Claremont,  June  20,  1836. 
He  Avas  engaged  in  the  livery  business  in  Claremont  several  years  ; 
rem.  to  II.  in  1887;  res.  in  house  marked  "Mrs.  S.  Alcock."  Both 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Clement  are  excellent  singers.  He  was  a  prime  mover 
in  the  efforts  to  procure  an  organ  for  the  church. 

CHILD. 

1.     Frank  H.*,  b.  Feb.  11,  1856;  d.  Feb.  22,  1871. 


CLYDE. 


DanieF  Clyde  was  b.  in  Clydesdale,  Scot.,  in  1683;  came  from 
Londonderry,  Ire.,  to  Londonderry  about  the  year  1730.  His 
second  son, — 

Hugh-,  b.  about  the  year  1724 ;  m.  March  5,  1756,  Sarah  Moffitt. 
Their  fourth  son,  — 

1.  Joseph''  (Hugh'^,  DanieP),  b.  in  Windham  ;  m.  Mehitable  Griffin  ; 
rem.  to  H.  about  the  year  1819,  later  to  Nelson,  Gilsum,  Alstead, 
and  Marlow,  where  he  d.  Nov.  10,  1850;  his  wife  d.  July  6,  1843. 
Children  :  Four  d.  in  infancy. 

3.  William*,  b.  Feb.  4,  1808;  m.  April  15,  1828,  Susannah 
Whittemore  (q.  v.),  who  d.  June  9,  1838;  settled  in  H.  at  place 
marked  "S.  Todd"  ;  rem.  to  New  Paris,  Ind.;  m.  2,  Harriet  Pierce, 
who  was  b.  June  10,  1820. 


450  GENEALOGY  :    CLYDE;   COBB. 

CHILDREN. 

L  Horace  W.s,  b.  July  31,  1828;  m.  March  15,  1849,  Sarah  G.  Bagley. 
(q.  V.)  After  the  death  of  his  mother  he  was  thrown  on  his  own 
resources;  remaining  in  H.  until  after  his  marriage,  when  he  rem. 
to  Greeuflelcl,  to  East  Harrisville,  and  in  1855,  to  Washington, 
where  he  has  since  that  time  res. 

2.  Wallace  B.s,  b.  Aug.  22,  1831;  d.  Sept.  19,  1831. 

3.  Edwin  W.^,  b.  April  13,  1836;  d.  July  29,  1838. 

4.  Rebecca  W.^,  b.  July  3,  1841 ;  d.  July  3,  1841. 

5.  Allen&,  b.  July  21,  1842. 

6.  Melissa  J.s,  b.  May  16,  1845;  d.  Sept.  1845. 

7.  Jane  M.^,  b.  Sept.  29,  1847;  d.  Feb.  6,  1848. 

8.  Sophronia5,  b   May  29,  1849 ;  ra.  Mitchell  McCloud. 

9.  Eben  H.^,  b   Oct.  6,  1851. 
10.     Mary  E.s,  b.  May  22,  1854. 

3.  Dorothy  S.\  b.  Sept.  14,  1810;  d.  April  14,  1812. 

4.  Dorothy\  b.  May  3,  1813 ;  ra.  June  7,  1844,  Eben  K.  Hills,  of 
Alstead,  who  d.  Out.  31,  1871 ;  d.  July  6,  1870 ;  one  son,  George  E.*. 

5.  Harriet  G.*,  b.  April  10,  1815;   ra.  1,  Dec.  24,  1835,  "Luther 
Pierce  (q.  v.) ;  m.  2,  Daniel  Rhorer.     Seven  children. 

(>.     Tlieodore^,  b.  Nov.  7,  1817;  res.  Brentwood. 
7.     Joseph*,  b.  in  H.,  March  14,  1820;  m.  May  23, 1843,  Mary  A. 
Knight;  res.  Mario w. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  George  W.^,  b.  Sept.  18,  1846;  m.  Felicia  L.  Sheperdson ;  res.  Marlow. 

2.  Melburn  G.°,  b.  April  25,  1851 ;  drowned  Dec.  31,  1862. 


COBB. 

1.     Joseph",  son  of  Stephen^  Cobb,  was  b.  in  Nelson  in  1792;  ra. 

1,  Rebecca ;  m.  2,  Martha  Wright;  m.  3,  Sept.  14,  1841,  Mrs. 

Nancy  (Scott)  Bullard,  of  H.  (q.  v.);  rcra.  to  H,  soon  after  his  third 
marriage;  went  to  California  in  the  eai'ly  days  of  the  gold  excite- 
ment, and  d.  there,  March  9,  1855.     Children  by  second  wife:  — 

2»  Lydia^  b.  about  1821 ;  was  sent  to  the  school  for  deaf  rautes 
at  Hartford,  Conn.,  in  1885,  and  remained  there  four  years;  m. 

3.  Abigail^,  b.  about  1829;  was  in  the  school  at  Hartford  about 
two  years  from  1844;  d. 

4.  Caroline'',  b.  about  1834;  w^as  in  the  school  at  Hartford  five 
years  from  1845;  d. 

Lydia  and  Caroline  were  deaf  from  birth;  Abigail  was  deaf  from 
scarlet  fever  at  the  age  of  three  years. 


GENEALOGY  :    COCHRAN.  451 


COCHRAN. 

John\  son  of  John  and  Elizabeth  (Arwin)  Cochran,  was  b.  in 
Londonderry,  Ire.,  in  1704.  He  emigrated  to  this  country  and  set- 
tled in  Londonderry  in  the  autumn  of  1720;  m.  his  cousin,  Jenny 
McKeen ;  was  captain  of  a  militia  company,  and  consequently  was 
known  as  "Captain  John";  a  man  of  integrity  and  force  of  char- 
acter, and  held  in  general  respect;  d.  at  the  age  of  84. 

Dea.  Isaac^  was  his  second  son,  b.  in  that  part  of  Londonderry 
that  is  now  Windham,  April  2.3,  1742;  m.  Oct.  28,  1765,  Ruth  Hop- 
kins; rem.  to  Antrim,  March  10,  1784.  He  had  been  an  officer  in 
the  Revolutionary  war,  was  present  at  the  surrender  of  Burgoyne, 
and  remained  in  the  army  until  the  war  was  over.  His  third  son  was 
James\  b.  in  Windham,  Sept.  5,  1771 ;  m.  1,  in  1796,  Joanna  Creesy, 
of  Francestown,  who  was  mother  of  his  children  and  d.  Mar.  23, 1829; 
he  m.  2,  Mrs.  Hannah  Gibson,  of  Amherst,  who  d.  Nov.  1,  1858;  he 
d.  June  1,  1851.     Six  children,  two  of  whom  came  to  H.  to  res. 

1.     Andrew  C*  (James^  Isaac-,  John^),  b.  April  20,  1797;  m.  1, 
Dec.  11,  1828,  Louisa,  dau.  of  Hon.  Jacob  Tuttle,  who  d.  Jan.  11, 
I  1849;  m.  2,  Oct.  25,  1863,  Mrs.  Augusta  Kinsley,  of  Peterboro'.    He 
j  was  in  business  in  Boston  and  Medford,  Mass.,  but  spent  a  large  part 
1  of  his  active  life  in  H.     He  came  here  about  the  year  1825;  res.  at 
I  the  place  marked  "  G.  Hay  ward,"  and  carried  on  business  for  about 
,;  twenty  years  in  the  store  on  the  spot  marked  "Mrs.  E.  N.  Baldwin  " 
i  on  village  plan,  selling  out  in  the  spring  of  1845  to  James  Davis, 
i  He  was  president  of  the  Peterboro'  bank  from  the  time  of  its  or- 
ganization until  his  death;  he  was  part  owner  in  a  woolen  mill  in 
Peterboro',  the  firm  being  known  by  the  name  of  Noone  &  Cochran; 
I  he  was  also  engaged  in  other  business  enterprises,  and  his  reputa- 
1  tion  for  integrity  and  honesty  was  unsullied.     He  was  a  good  citi- 
zen;  interested  in  every  thing  that  concerned    the  welfare  of  the 
town,  and  active  in  the  Congregational  church,  of  which  he  was  a 
member  and  for  several  years  superintendent  of  the  Sunday  school. 
He  rem.  to  Peterboro'  in  1863,  and  d.  there  May  30,  1865.     Child  :  — 
1      2,    Lizzie  T.^,  b.  May  5,  1830;  m.  Oct.  15,  1857,  L.  T.  Minor,  of 
I  St.  Louis,  Mo.     Mr.  Minor  d.  Aug.  1865;  his  wife  d.  Dec.  31,  1865. 
;      3.     James*  (James^  Isaac'-,  John^),  b.  Nov.  19,  1813;  m.  Nov.  23, 
!  1853,  Kate  Crosby,  of  Milford,     He  was  employed  by  his  brother 
:  several  years  in  H.;  subsequently  he  was  in  business  in  Marblehead, 
j  Mass.,  Dublin,  and  Milford  ;  d.  in  Baltimore,  Md.,  March  28,  1854. 


452  GENEALOGY:  COGIN;  COHOON;  COLBY. 

COGIN. 

Nathaniel  Cogin  came  to  H.  in  1859,  and  bought  the  place  marked 

"  E.  G.  Matthews";  m.  1, ,  by  vvliom  he  had  two  sons,  Charles^, 

Clinton";  m.  2,  Mrs.  Mary  (Nichols)  Austin  (q.  v.);  res.  in  town 
about  five  years;  rem.  to  Wilton,  where  he  d.;  his  widow  d.  in 
Concord. 


COHOON. 


Reuben^  Cohoon,  m.  Clara  Dane;  rem.  from  Cape  Cod  to  Nova 
Scotia  about  the  commencement  of  the  Revolutionary  war. 

Reuben-  (Reuben^),  b.  in  Argyle,  N.  S.,  in  1802 ;  m.  Sarah  Cox, 
of  Cape  Canso,  N.  S.,  where  they  res. 

1.  Sullivan^  (Reuben",  Reuben^),  b.  Sept.  17,  1833;  m.  May  4, 
1865,  Eliza  M.  G.,  dau.  of  Thomas  and  Eliza  Maunder.  He  held  a 
commission  as  justice  of  the  peace  in  Nova  Scotia;  rem.  to  Provi- 
dence, R.  I.,  in  1884;  later  was  proprietor  of  a  hotel  in  Medfield, 
Mass.,  and  in  Aug.  1887,  came  to  H.  as  proprietor  of  the  Prospect 
house,  the  largest  and  best-equipped  summer  boarding-house  in  town. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Edward  T.*,  b.  May  10,  1866;  employed  by  the  French  Atlantic  Telegraph 

Co.  office,  New  York  city. 

2.  Eva  D.*,  b.  Feb.  17,  1868.  4.     Ella  Maud*,  b.  Sept.  14,  1871. 

3.  Maria  L.*,  b.  Dec.  13,  1869.  5.     Alvin  T.*,  b.  May  24,  1874. 


JOHN   COLBY. 


Anthony^  Colby  came  to  this  country  with  Governor  Winthrop 
in  1630.  With  him  came  his  brother  Thomas.  Anthony  was  in 
Cambridge  in  1632;  was  made  a  freeman  in  1634,  and  went  to  that 
part  of  Salisbury  that  is  now  Amesbury,  Mass.,  in  1640,  having  at 
that  time  a  family  of  eight  children. 

His  eldest  son^  m.  Frances  Hoyt  in  1650;  seven  children,  two  sons 
and  five  daughters. 

John^  was  his  eldest  son ;  m.  Ruth . 

Joseph**  (John^, ^,  John^),  m.  in  1719,  Mary ;  settled  in 

Hampstead. 

*  Since  this  was  in  print  I  have  learned  tliere  is  a  little  doubt  in  regard  to  this 
-Joseph,  but  I  think  he  must  be  Joseph*  as  here  stated.  There  were  a  John  and  a 
Thomas  in  one  generation,  and  I  think  it  was  the  third ;  perhaps  Joseph*  was  a  son  of 
Thomas^  instead  of  Jolm^,  and  it  is  possible  the  blank  generation  recorded  is  a  myth. 


GENEALOGY  :    COLBY.  453 

John^  (Joseph"*,  John'', -,  John^),  m.  about  1755,  Ruth  Stevens; 

res.  in  Hanipstead  until  1764,  when  they  rem.  to  Weare,  where  they 
both  d.  of  fever  near  the  same  date,  leaving  five  children,  of  whom 

1.  Mary«,  the  eldest,  b.  in  1756;  d.  in  1802;  ra.  March  3,  1775, 
Joseph  Huntington,  of  Amesbury,  Mass. ;  res.  in  Weare  until  1782, 
when  they  i-em.  to  "  Society  Land,"  where  they  continued  to  res. 
until  the  close  of  their  lives.     They  left  eight  children. 

2.  John''  (John'',  Joseph^,  John^, %  John^),  b.  in  Hanipstead, 

April  18,  1760;  rem.  with  the  family  to  Weare  in  1764,  and  after  the 
death  of  his  parents  became  a  member  of  the  family  of  Dea.  James 
Emerson.  He  served  as  a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary  war,  and  in 
1782  purchased  two  hundred  acres  of  wild  land  in  "  Society  Land," 
and  began  to  clear  up  his  farm  the  same  year.  It  continues  to  be 
known  as  the  Colby  farm,  and  is  now  owned  by  his  granddaughter, 
Mrs.  Abby  D.  Greene.  In  1783  he  built  a  frame  house,  into  which 
he  moved  with  his  young  wife.  They  lived  in  this  house  the  first 
summer  without  windows,  floors,  or  chimney.  For  cooking  pur- 
poses they  built  a  fire  on  a  flat  rock.  In  1799  he  built  a  large  two- 
story  house,  which  Mrs.  Greene  has  recently  thoroughly  repaired  and 

I  remodeled,  making  it  a  summer  home  for  the  entire  circle  of  descend- 
ants with  their  families.  Mr.  Colby  was  a  man  of  strong  will,  and 
was  blessed  with  a  good  constitution  ;  of  the  strictest  integrity,  stern 
and  unyielding  in  all  the  hardships  of  pioneer  life,  he  worked  hard  to 

j  clear  up  his  farm  and  to  provide  for  his  family.  With  his  family  he 
was  accustomed  to  go  to  H.,  five  miles  away,  to  church.  His  wife 
was  a  member  of  that  church,  but  moved  her  relations  to  Benning- 
ton when  the  church  was  organized  there.  His  name  appears  as 
one  of  the  original  members  of  the  church  organized  in  Greenfield 
in  1805.  He  m.  1,  Jan.  27,  1787,  Sarah  Hale,  of  Goffstown,  who  d. 
May  12,  1795;  m.  2,  June  28,  1796,  Eunice,  dau.  of  Daniel  and  Pru- 
dence (Phelps)  Dane,  who  was  b.  April  7,  1773;  d.  March  24,  1851. 
Mr.  Colby  d.  Aug.  29,  1829.     Children  :  — 

3.  Obadiah  Eaton^  b.  Oct.  27,  1787;  d.  Nov.  4,  1799. 

4.  Enoch',  b.  Nov.  7,  1789;  d.  Feb.  17,  1819. 

5.  Betsey",  b.  Oct.  27,  1791 ;  d.  April  23,  1793. 

6.  EzekieP,  b.  April  5,  1797  ;  d.  in  infancy. 

7.  John",  b.  May  31,  1798;  d.  Oct.  29,  1799. 

8.  Sally'  [15],  b.  Oct.  15,  1799. 

9.  John"  [23],  b.  April  1,  1801. 

10.  Prudence  P."  [2^],  b.  Nov.  3,  1802. 


454  GENEALOGY:   COLBY. 

11.  E-oxanna',  b.  April  4,  1804;  m.  Thomas  Poor.     (q.  v.) 

12.  Hannah^  [33],  b.  Jan.  5,  1806. 

13.  Dane^  [37],  b.  March  21,  1808. 

14.  Obadiah  Eaton",  b.  March  18,  1812;  d.  Feb.  24,  1816. 

15.  Sally"  [8]   (John^  John^,  JosephS  John^, ^,  John^),  b. 

Oct.  15, 1799 ;  d.  Oct.  1877 ;  m.  Oct.  21, 1823,  Moses  B.,  son  of  James 
and  Mary  (Starrett)  Ferson,  of  Francestown;  res.  in  Antrim,  Fran- 
cestown,  Lowell,  Mass.,  and  Nashua,  where  he  d.  May  6,  1855;  sub- 
sequently she  kept  a  boarding-house  a  few  years,  and  d.  at  the  res. 
of  her  dau.  in  Fitchbnrg,  Mass.     Children  : — 

16.  Levi  Colby^  b.  Dec.  13,  1824;  m.  April  29,  1848,  Eoxanna 
E.,  dau.  of  Seth  P.  and  Sarah  (Closson)  Field,  of  Northfield,  Vt.;  a 
farmer;  res.  Hanover. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Melbourne  Scott^,  b.  July  20,  1850. 

2.  E.  Ervington^  b.  Aug.  10,  1852. 

3.  Adnah  Pierces,  b.  Oct.  12,  1857. 

4.  Charles  A.^,  b.  Sept.  15,  1860. 

5.  Levi  Elraer9,  b.  June  12,  1864. 

6.  Stillman  W.^,  b.  Jan.  18,  1868 ;  d.  April  23,  1868. 

17.  Horace  Dane^,  b.  June  30,  1826;  m.  Lucy,  dau.  of  Moses 
and  Betsey  (Bennett)  Codman,  of  Deering;  res.  Chico,  Cal.  One 
child,  Laura  Jane®. 

18.  Sarah  Maria^  b.  June  27,  1829;  m.  May  31,  1860,  George 
B.,  son  of  Joseph  B.  and  Clara  (Mansur)  Holt,  of  Merrimack ;  res. 
Chelmsford,  Mass. 

19.  John  Jaraes«,  b.  Dec.  8,  1831;  m.  May,  1861,  Ann,  dau.  of 
Thomas  and  Eunice  (Harrington)  Doyle,  of  Plainfield;  res.  Hanover. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Lizzie  E.^,  b.  Sept.  26,  1868.  2.     James  W.9,  b.  Oct.  8,  1876. 

30.  Verona  Eveline^,  b.  Dec.  16,  1833;  m.  July  22,  1863,  Still- 
man  P.,  son  of  Daniel  and  Sarah  (Carr)  Willard,  of  Harvard,  Mass.; 
res.  Lawrence,  Mass. 

CHILD. 

1.     Blanch^,  b.  Sept.  9,  1871 ;  d.  Jan.  21,  1883. 

31.  Mary  Ann«,  b.  June  27,  1836;  m.  Dec.  2,  1863,  John,  son 
of  Hiram  and  Hannah  (Elliott)  Webster,  of  Warren  ;  res.  Benning- 
ton. 


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GENEALOGY:    COLBY.  455 

23.  George  Leonard^,  b.  Aug.  20,  1842;  m.  Jan.  5,  1882, 
Mariah  (Hansell)  Dawson,  dau.  of  George  H.  and  Hannah  (Webb) 
Hansell,  of  New  York  city ;  res.  Lowell,  Mass. 

23.  John'    [9]    (John",  JolinS  Joseph^  John^  '\  John^),  b. 

April  1,  1801  ;  res.  Bennington,  where  he  d.  Nov.  5,  1849;  ra.  April 
29,  1831,  Mary  H.,  dau.  of  Benjamin  and  Bathsheba  (Barker)  Holt, 
of  Lyndeboro',  who  d.  at  the  res.  of  her  dau.  in  Wilton,  in  1880. 
Children  :  — 

24.  Samantha  Augusta^  b.  March  7,  1833;  m.  Nov.  11,  1851, 
John  M.,  son  of  Joseph  and  Charlotte  (Merrill)  Haggett,  of  Lynde- 
boro' ;  res.  Milford,  Wilton,  and  Boston,  Mass.;  she  d.  May  16,  1884. 

CHILD. 

1.     Carrie  A.^,  b.  April  30,  1858. 

25.  John  Freeman^  b.  March  3,  1834;  m.  Jan.  24,  1861,  Ruthey 
Ellen,  dau.  of  Thomas  and  Nancy  (Stevens)  Cloutman,  of  Mount 
Vernon.  His  early  advantages  for  education  were  limited,  but  he 
had  a  strong  desire  for  an  education,  which  his  father  encouraged, 
but  the  early  death  of  his  father  threw  him  upon  his  own  resources. 
He  saved  money  enough  to  secure  two  terras  of  schooling,  and  at 
the  age  of  seventeen,  taught  his  first  school.  He  fitted  for  college 
at  H.,  Mount  Vernon,  Reed's  Ferry,  and  as  a  private  pupil  of  the 
late  Hon.  George  Stevens.  He  was  graduated  at  Dartmouth  col- 
lege in  1859,  having  taught  school  every  winter  during  his  course, 
and  for  three  years  was  librarian  of  one  of  the  college  libraries. 
He  became  principal  of  the  Stetson  high  school,  Randolph,  Mass. 
In  1864  he  entered  the  law  office  of  Hon.  Ambrose  A.  Ranney 
and  Nathan  Morse;  in  Dec.  1865,  was  admitted  to  the  Suffolk 
bar,  and  has  continued  in  general  practice  to  the  present  time, 
acquiring  the  reputation  of  a  sound  lawyer,  a  conscientious  and 
faithful  attorney,  and  an  able  advocate,  with  a  lofty  conception  of 
the  dignity  of  the  profession,  and  an  enthusiasm  for  it  which  never 
fails.  He  has  not  sought  political  preferment,  but  was  a  member  of 
the  common  council  of  the  city  of  Boston,  in  1878-79,  serving  on 
the  judiciary  and  other  important  committees,  and  in  1886  he  was 
chosen  representative  to  the  legislature  for  the  Eighteenth  Suffolk 
district.  He  was  the  house  chairman  of  the  joint  committee  on 
harbors  and  public  lands,  and  a  member  of  the  joint  committee  on 
parishes  and  religious  societies.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  present 
house  (1888),  a  member  of  the  judiciary  committee,  and  the  com- 


456  GENEALOGY:   COLBY. 

raittee  on  parishes  and  religious  societies.  His  religious  convictions 
matured  while  a  student;  he  joined  the  Congregational  church  at 
Mount  Vernon  in  1854;  since  which  time  he  has  been  actively 
engaged  in  Christian  work.  He  is  the  fortunate  possessor  of  a 
farm  connected  with  his  attractive  summer  house  in  Mount  Vernon  ; 
his  permanent  res.  is  Boston. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  John    Heurys,  b.  Jan.  13,  1862,  was  graduated    at    Dartmouth  college 

in  1885 ;  is  a  student  of  law  in  his  father's  office,  and  in  the  Law 
school  of  Boston  university. 

2.  Charles  Dane^,  b.  June  30,  1865;  d.  Sept.  2,  1865. 

3.  Arthur  Stevens^,  b.  March  24,  1869. 

36.  Augustus  Grosvenor^  b.  May  23,  1838  ;  m.  Dec.  31,  1859, 
Sarah  M.  Ames,  of  Milford ;  res.  Milford.  He  enlisted  in  1st  regt. 
N.  H.  infantry,  May  2,  1861 ;  mustered  out,  Aug.  1861,  for  disability. 
Enlisted  in  1862  in  2d  Mass.  cavalry;  went  to  Ship  island;  was 
wounded,  near  Port  Hudson,  in  the  summer  of  1863,  and  d.  at 
Baton  Rouge,  La.,  Sept.  2,  1863.     His  wife  d.  Aug.  26,  1867. 

CHILD. 

1.     Charles  T.^,  b.  Jau.  31,  1861 ;  d.  July  17,  1881. 

37.  Prudence    P.^    [10]    (John«,  John^   Joseph*,  John,^  % 

John^),  b.  Nov.  3,  1802;  d.  May  18,  1878;  m.  March  23,  1830, 
Levi,  son  of  James  and  Mary  (Starrett)  Person,  of  Francestown  ; 
res.  Bennington,  Francestown,  Nashua,  and  Lowell,  Mass.  Chil- 
dren :  — 

38.  Satira  Ann«,  b.  Aug.  26,  1832;  m.  Feb.  26,  1851,  William 
L.,  son  of  John  and  Betsey  (Adams)  Farnum,  of  York,  Me. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Levi  E.9,  b.  April  2,  1856.  3.     Mary  A.^,  b.  Feb.  28,  1864. 

2.  Frederic  W.^,  b.  Nov.  30,  1860.         4.     Onsville  T.»,  b.  March  14,  1868. 

39.  Rodney  Colby^  b.  Oct.  1,  1834;  served  in  the  Civil  war; 
was  a  captain  in  Co.  H,  6th  Mass.  regt.;  m.  May  24,  1857,  Martha  J., 
dau.  of  William  and  Martha  (Baker)  Smith,  of  Lowell. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Mabel  E.9,  b.  Aug.  30,  1859.  2.     Charles  R.9,  b.  Aug.  1,  1864. 

30.  Levi  Onsville^  b.  Feb.  15,  1837;  served  in  the  Civil  war 
three  years;  was  twice  wounded;    made  a  sergeant  May,  1863;  m. 


GENEALOGY:    COLBY.  457 

Oct.  4,  1877,  Loville  E,  dan.  of  Cyrus  I.  and  Mary  (Perkins)  Glea- 
son,  of  Otisco,  N.  Y. ;  res.  Dysart,  Tama  county,  la. 

31.  Attalena  Antoinette^  b.  Oct.  5,  1842;  m.  Dec.  30,  1861, 
Thomas  E.,  son  of  Thomas  and  Isabella  (Moran)  Ross,  of  New- 
York;  res.  Boston.  He  served  as  a  private  nine  months  in  Co.  H, 
6th  regt.  Mass.  vols. 

33.  Clarentine  Ervin^  b.  May  19,  1845;  served  three  years  in 
the  Civil  war,  in  Co.  L,  14th  regt.  Mass.  heavy  artillery;  was  pro- 
moted to  sergeant,  on  the  field  of  battle,  for  bravery  and  meritori- 
ous conduct.  May  19,  1864;  m.  July  3,  1869,  Clara  A.  French;  res. 
Fitchburg,  Mass.     Child,  Aimee  C*. 

33.  Hannah"  [12]   (John«,  John^  Joseph^  John^ \  John^), 

b.  Jan.  5,  1806;  ra.  Dec.  29,  1831,  Francis,  son  of  Samuel  and  Abi- 
gail (Epps)  Stevens,  of  Francestown ;  res.  Francestown,  Nashua, 
and  Bennington  ;  he  d.  Oct.  9,  1840.  She  kept  a  boarding-house 
for  some  thirty  years  in  Nashua;  d.  May  22,  1884.     Children  :  — 

34.  Livonia  Epps^  b.  Sept.  6,  1832;  d.  May  12,  1856;  m.  Aug. 

2.  1854,  George  B.,  son  of  John  and  Betsey  (Adams)  Fai-num,  of 
York,  Me.;  res.  Lowell. 

35.  Augusta  Ann^  b.   April  22,  1834. 

36.  Abby  Diantha**,  b.  Aug.  15,  1837;  m.  June  14,  1865,  George 
W.,  son  of  Francis  and  Nancy  (Steel)  Green,  of  Wilton  ;  res.  Nashua, 
where  he  d.  Feb.  25,  1881.  Mrs.  Green  also  owns  the  old  home- 
stead in  Bennington.     (See  p.  453.) 

37.  Dane^  [13]  (John^  John^  JosephS  John^  \  John*),  b. 

March  21,  1808;  d.  Feb.  26,  1854;  m.  Oct.  24,  1832,  Nancy,  dau.  of 
Timothy  and  Susan  (White)  Roach,  of  Deering ;  res.  Bennington. 
Children  :  — 

38.  Helen  Mar«,  b.  March  4,  1837. 

!  39.  George  Eaton^  b.  Sept.  30,  1838  ;  ra.  May  24,  1864,  Elmira 
i  E.,  dau.  of  Hubbard  and  Jane  Harriman,  of  Madison  ;  res.  South 
I    Antrim. 

j  CHILDREN. 

I     1.  Fanuie  E.9,  b.  Oct.  3,  1865 ;  d.  Dec.  24,  1865. 

:     2.  Fred  H.^,  b.  March  17,  1867. 

3.  Anna  F.^,  b.  April  18,  1872. 

4.  WillieS  (adopted),  b.  Oct.  15,  1871. 

5.  Alma  J.9,  b.  July  16,  1880. 

40.     Nancy  Jane»,  b.  Aug.   11,   1840;    m.    Oct.  1,   1863,  Henry 
Hutchinson,  of  Dresden,  Me.;  res.  Lowell. 
30 


458  GENEALOGY:    COLBY. 

41.     Alaia  Louisa^  b.  Nov,  30,  1841;  m.  Lewis  Hunt,    (q.  v.) 
43.     John  Dane«,  b,  Oct.  24,  1845;    d.  Feb.  4,  1886;   m.  Nov. 

23,  187U,  H.  Eveline,  dau.  of  Lemuel  and  Eunice  Hatch,  of  Mays- 

ville,  Me. ;  res.  Lowell. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Alma  C.9,  b.  Oct.  11,  1871;  d.  March  2,  1876. 

2.  Arthur  D.9,  b.  Aug.  28,  1874. 

3.  Lillian  E.^,  b.  April  8,  1877. 

4.  Grace  H.9,  b.  Oct.  14,  1880. 

5.  Lizzie  E.^,  b.  July,  1883. 

43.  Clintina  Carkin«,  b.  June  16,  1847;  d.  April  27,  1875;  in. 
Nov.  6,  1867,  Harrison  C,  son  of  Noah  and  Mary  Tei-ry,  of  Antrim  ; 
res.  in  Somerville  and  Lowell,  Mass. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Harrison  EugeQe^,  b.  April  28,  1869.  2.     Frank  A.^,  b.  Dec.  29,  1871. 

44.  Fanny  Ella«,  b.  Dec.  27,  1852  ;  d.  Aug.  17,  1858. 


BENAIAH  COLBY. 

John^  and  Susan  (Hunt)  Colby  res.  in  Chester. 

Benaiah-  (John^),  b.  in  Chester;  m.  Susan  Rowell ;  res.  Hill. 
They  had  eight  children,  of  whom 

1.  Benaiah^  (Benaiah'^  John^),  b.  in  Hill,  Nov.  30,  1804,  was 
the  sixth.  He  m.  Oct.  16,  1831,  Rebecca  White,  of  Cornish;  set- 
tled first  in  Cornish  ;  served  in  Co.  H,  3d  regt.  N.  H.  vols.,  during 
the  Civil  war,  from  that  place;  rem.  to  Antrim  in  1864,  and  to  H. 
in  1867;  purchased  the  place  marked  "  W.  B.  Bullard,"  where  he  res. 
several  years;  he  now  res.  in  the  Miller  house  near  the  railroad  sta- 
tion.    Children :  — 

3.  Laura  M.",  b.  Sept.  22,  1832;  d.  Feb.  15,  1879;  m.  Rev. 
Samuel  D.  Dudley;  res.  Fitzwilliam.     Child,  Mary  L.^ 

3.  Alsou  D\  b.  in  Cornish,  May  15,  1834  ;  served  in  Co.  K,  3d 
regt.  N.  H.  vols.,  during  the  Civil  war;  m.  Susan  Whittemore;  rem. 
to  H.  in  1868;  res.  place  marked  "  M.  Bowers." 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Nellie^,  b.  iu  Frankliu  during  the  war.  2.    Frank  G.^,  b.  in  Antrim. 

3,     George^  b.  in  Antrim. 

4.  Rodney  H.^  b.  June  23,  1844;  a  carpenter;  res.  with  his 
father. 


GENEALOGY:   COLCORD.  459 


COLCORD. 

John  Wiggin^  Colcovd  was  b.  in  Exeter,  Oct.  13,  1818.  He  fitted 
for  college  at  Hampton  Falls  academy,  and  was  graduated  at 
Waterville  (Me.)  college  (now  Colby  university)  in  1841.  In  the 
spring  of  1842  he  succeeded  Rev.  O.  O.  Stearns  as  principal  of  the 
Literary  and  Scientific  institution,  which  position  he  held  five 
years. ;  res.  here  at  place  marked  "  George  N.  Dodge."  He  was 
a  member  of  the  superintending  school  committee  in  184G,  and  was 
also  appointed  to  that  office  in  1847.  In  1847  he  rem.  to  Portland, 
Me.,  and  became  assistant  in  the  boys'  high  school  of  that  city.  In 
1850  he  took  charge  of  the  Portland  academy.  He  was  again  con- 
nected with  the  boys'  high  school  in  1853,  and  in  1855  he  became 
principal  of  the  high  school  in  Peabody,  Mass.,  remaining  there 
two  years,  after  which  he  spent  a  year  in  Chicago,  111.,  as  principal 
of  a  young  ladies'  school.  Returning  to  Portland,  he  assumed  the 
editorial  charge  of  Zion' s  Advocate^  the  Baptist  denominational 
paper  of  Maine,  which  position  he  held  fifteen  years  with  the  excep- 
tion of  an  interval  of  nine  months.  Since  the  close  of  his  con- 
nection with  the  Adoocate  he  has  been  engaged  in  giving  private 
lessons  in  English  and  classical  studies,  and  in  occasional  editorial 
work  in  the  city  of  Portland.  Mr.  Colcord  m.  1,  in  1844,  Martha 
Owen,  dau.  of  Josiah  and  Mary  (Giffith)  Colcord,  of  Portland,  who 
d.  in  Portland  in  Aug.  1847;  m.  '2,  in  1851,  Emily,  dau.  of  Benjamin 
and  Mary  (Livermore)  Radford,  of  Portland,  who  d.  in  1873;  m.  3, 
in  1875,  Mei-cy  A.,  dau.  of  Albert  G.  and  Ruth  (Sisson)  Hussey, 
members  of  the  Society  of  Friends  in  North  Berwick,  Me. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Martha  Owen-,  b.  in  H.,  in  1845. 

2.  Mary  Ellen-,  b.  in  Portland,  in  1847;  d.  in  infancy. 

3.  Edward  R  •^,  b.  in  Portland,  in  1852. 

4.  John  W.^  b.  in  Portland;  d.  in  1854. 

5.  George  Waldron-,  b.  in  South  Danvers  (now  Peabody),  Mass.,  in  1855; 

d.  in  Portland,  in  1873. 

6.  Millie^,  autlior  of  a  volume  of  poems,  "For  Thy  Name's  Sake";  d.  in 

1878,  at  the  age  of  18i  years. 

7.  Albert  Gardner'^,  b.  Feb.  1880. 

8.  Thomas  Hardy-^,  b.  Sept.  1881. 


460  GENEALOGY:   COLLINS. 

COLLINS. 

1.  John  M.2  Collins  was  the  son  of  James^  and  Sarah  (Thayer) 
Collins.  He  was  b.  in  Boston  in  1768;  ni.  in  1798,  Elizabeth 
Brackett,  of  Peterboro';  settled  first  in  Antrim;  rem.  to  H.  in  1806, 
where  his  youngest  four  children  were  born  ;  res.  in  H.,  at  place 
marked  "67";  subsequently  he  rem.  to  Francestown,  but  returned 
to  H.,  where  he  d.  Sept.  30,  1856,  He  res.  in  H.  about  seventeen 
years.    Children: — 

2.  Sarah^,  b.  in  Antrim,  Jan.  4,  1800;  m.  John  Tenney.     (q.  v.) 

3.  John  M.^  b.  in  Antrim,  Oct.  4,  1801 ;  ra.  1,  Dec.  31,  1831, 
Elizabeth  Bradford,  of  Francestown,  who  d.  in  Aug.  1848;  in.  2, 
Oct.  1850,  Abby  S.  Dean,  of  Dover,  Vt.  When  a  boy  he  rem.  with 
his  father's  family  to  H.,  and  from  thence,  after  a  few  years,  to  Fran- 
cestown ;  he  attended  the  district  school  and  Francestown  academy ; 
taught  school  for  a  few  years  in  the  state  of  New  Jersey,  and  re- 
turned to  Francestown  in  1829  and  purchased  a  farm  (occupied  by 
his  father)  of  John  Gibson ;  he  served  four  terms  in  the  state  legis- 
lature, ending  in  1852,  and  was  one  of  the  selectmen  of  the  town 
several  years.  In  1857  he  sold  his  farm  and  rem.  to  H.,  where  he 
remained  three  years,  at  the  end  of  which  time  he  rem.  to  Peter- 
boro', where  he  res.  until  his  death,  Sept.  16,  1881.  He  purchased, 
in  Peterboro',  the  farm  of  ex-Governor  Steele,  and  his  family  con- 
tinue to  occupy  it.  He  was  one  of  the  selectmen  of  Peterboro'  in 
the  years  1866  and  1867. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  John  McGee*,  b.  May,  1852 ;  res.  with  his  mother  on  the  homestead. 

2.  Lizzie    A.*,  b.    Aug.   17,  1854;   m.  Oct.    1883,   George    H.    Collins;    res. 

Waltham,  Mass. 

4.  Samuel  Brackett^  b.  in  Antrim,  May  19,  1803;  m.  Feb.  16, 
1829,  Fanny  Marie  Wilson,  of  Francestown.  They  res.  in  Lemp- 
ster  about  seven  years,  in  Alstead  one  year,  after  which  they  rem. 
to  Francestown,  where  he  d.  Feb.  15,  1870;  occupation,  a  farmer. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Mary  E.*,  b.  Jan.  14,  1830;  m.  March,  1860,  James  Andrew,  of  Lithopo- 

lis,  O.     Children:     (1),  James  C.^,  b.  1864.     (2),  Minnie^,  b.  1867. 

2.  John  MorseS  b.  Aug.  3,  1832. 

3.  Samuel  Bradford*,  a  grocer  and  provision  dealer,  b.  April  7,  1836;    m. 

Aug.  13,  1872,  Celiuda  I.  Chapiu,  of  New  Haven,  Vt. ;  res.  Nashua. 
One  child,  Myron  Samuel^,  b.  July  8,  1875. 

4.  EmmonsS  b.  May  11,  1838 ;  d.  July  30,  1840. 


GENEALOGY:    COLLINS;    COMSTOCK.  461 

5.  Theodore  Augustus*,  b.  July  23,  1841;  entered  Dartmouth  college  in  the 

year  186!  or  1862,  but  failing  health  compelled  him  to  abandon  his 
studies  at  the  end  of  two  years,  and  he  gradually  failed  until  his 
death,  June  23,  1874. 

6.  Georgie  Anne  Marie^  b.  July  20,  1843;  res.  San  Francisco. 

5.  Elizabeth^,  b,  in  Antrim;  m.  Alonzo  Hall.     (q.  v.) 

6.  Lydia^  b.  Oct.  81,  1807 ;  m.  Oct.  4,  1836,  Lewis  Partridge,*  of 
Dalton;  rem.  from  Dalton  to  Peterboro'  in  1842,  where  they  res. 
until  their  death.     He  d.  Feb.  28,  1873;  she  d.  Oct.  11,  1888. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  James  Collins*,  b.  Jan.  17,  1838;  d.  Jan.  15,  1860. 

2.  John  Melvin*,  b.  Dec.  6,  1839;  d.  July  26,  1841. 

3.  Lois  Elizabeth*,  b.  Jan.  13,  1842 ;  d.  April  28,  1863. 

4.  Austin*,  b.  July  14,  1844. 

7.  Rebecca  B.%  h.  Aug.  18,  1809;  m.  Feb.  2,  1847,  Cyrus  E. 
Partridge,  of  Peterboro';  res.  Peterboro'. 

8.  Dea.  James  H.«,  b.  Aug.  12,  1812;  m.  Dec.  11,  1838,  Harriet 

5.  Way,  of  Lempster;  settled  in  Francestown;  rem.  to  Lempster 
in  March,  1840,  and  to  Peterboro'  in  March,  1867,  where  he  res.  on 
the  "Todd  farm."  Has  lately  rem.  to  Boston,  Mass.  He  represented 
the  town  in  the  state  legislature  in  1877  and  1878;  was  deacon  of 
the  Congregational  church  in  Lempster,  and  held  the  same  office  in 
the  Congregational  church  in  Peterboro'. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Sarah  A.*,  b.  Feb.  15,  1841;  m.  Alvin  M.   Sawyer;  res.    Boulder,  CoL 

Child,  FannyS. 

2.  Mary  A.*,  b.  June  11,  1844;  m.  Amos  Andrews,  a  graduate  of  Westfield; 

res.  Holyoke,  Mass.  Mr.  Andrews  has  been  a  teacher,  but  is  now  a 
prominent  business  man.  Children:  (1),  Gi'ace  Edna^  (2), 
Charles^.     (3),    Arthur^. 

3.  George  H.*,  b.  July  19,   1846;  m.  Oct.  25,   1883,  Lizzie  A.  Collins;  res. 

Walthara,  Mass. 

9.  Lois  H.3  d.  in  1840. 


COMSTOCK. 


Jonathan^  and  Abigail  (Church)  Comstock  were  early  settlers  of 
Newport,  coming  from  New  London,  Conn. 

*  Mr.  Partridge  was  the  father  of  Rev.  S.  H.  Partridge,  of  Greenfield,  by  an  earlier 
marriage. 


462  GENEALOGY:    COMSTOCK;    COOLIDGE. 

Jonathan^  (Jonathan^),  b.  in  New  London,  Conn.;  m.  Mary 
O' Conner;  res.  Newport. 

1.  Walter*  (Jonathan^,  Jonathan^),  b.  Aug.  26,  1816;  settled  in 
Newport;  was  for  a  time  a  sailor;  was  a  member  of  Co.  I,  8th  regt. 
N.  H.  vols.,  for  two  years,  then  was  transferred  to  the  Veteran  corps 
and  served  one  year  and  nine  months  more  ;  m.  1,  Mary  Greeley,  of 
Francestown,  a  cousin  of  Horace  Greeley;  m.  2,  Laura  I.  Eaton,  of 
Francestown;  m.  3,  Sept.  10,  1871,  Alma  A.  Dunbar,  of  H.  (q.  v.) 
He  came  to  H.  in  1869,  and  built  his  present  res.  (see  map)  in  1883. 

THREE   CHILDREN,    ONE  BY   EACH   WIFE  : 

1.  Walter*,  d.  in  the  service  in  the  Civil  war. 

2.  Mary  Greeley*,  m.  Carletou  Clement;  res.  Deering.    One  child,  Ethel  R.^ 

3.  Frank  W.  S.*,  b.  April  7,  1875. 


COOLIDGE. 


The  name  Coolidge  was  known  in  England  as  early  as  1327. 

John^  Coolidge  settled  in  Watertown,  Mass.,  in  1630. 

Nathaniel-  (John^)  m.  Mary  Bright  in  1657,  and  d.  in  1711. 

John^  (NathanieP,  John^),  known  as  "Deacon  John,"  was  b.  in 
1674;  m.  in  1699,  Margaret  Bond. 

Elisha'*  (John^,  Nathaniel-,  John^)  was  b.  in  Sherborn,  Mass.,  July 
9,  1720;  m.  Sarah  Boutelle,  of  Leominster,  Mass.  (a  relative  of  the 
Boutelle  family  that  settled  in  H.),  and  rem.  to  Ashburnham,  Mass. 
He  built  a  grist-mill  at  the  outlet  of  what  has  since  been  known  as 
"Meeting-house  pond,"  which  was  the  first  and  for  many  years  the 
only  grist-mill  in  a  radius  of  perhaps  twenty  miles.  Subsequently 
he,  with  his  family,  joined  the  Shakers. 

Elisha^  (Elisha^,  John^,  Nathaniel^  John^)  was  b.  in  Ashburnham, 
Nov.  14,  1768;  d.  in  Leominster,  April  29,  1841;  went  with  his 
father's  family  to  live  with  the  Shakers  at  Shirley,  where  he  remained 
until  he  was  22  years  of  age, 

1.  Rev.  John  Wesley^  (Elisha^  Elisha^  John^  NathanieP,  John^) 
was  b.  in  Leominster,  Mass.,  in  Nov.  1822 ;  m.  in  Nov.  1850,  Nancy,* 
dau.  of  Clark  Merriam,  of  Princeton,  Mass.,  b.  in  Princeton  in  1831. 
Mr.  Coolidge  joined  the  Methodist  church  in  1839,  was  licensed  to 

*  Mrs.  Coolidge's  maternal  gi'eat -grandfather  was  severely  wounded  at  Bunker 
hill,  and  taken  up  after  the  battle  for  dead.  Her  paternal  great-grandmother  was 
the  first  white  child  born  in  Princeton:  was  trained  to  use  a  gun,  and  at  one  time 
held  the  ammunition  in  her  apron,  tliat  it  might  be  used  in  repelling  an  attack  of  the 
Indians. 


GENEALOGY:    COOLIDGE;    COPELAND.  463 

preach  in  1852,  received  into  the  New  England  conference  in  1855, 
and  stationed  one  year  in  West  Brookfield,  Mass.,  two  years  in 
Sturbridge,  Mass.,  two  years  in  North  Brookfield,  Mass.,  two  years 
in  Oakdale,  Mass.,  one  year  in  Athol,  Mass.,  and  supplied  in  Clin- 
ton, Mass.,  nearly  a  year,  at  Needham  and  Newton  Lower  Falls, 
Mass.,  two  years,  at  Mendon,  Mass.,  two  years,  and  at  Sterling,  Mass., 
nearly  a  year.  In  Nov.  1870,  he  purchased  a  res.  in  H.  of  David 
Hills,  and  moved  into  it  in  Nov.  1871.  He  supplied  the  Antrim 
Methodist  Episcopal  church  a  part  of  the  year  1874,  Peterboro' 
Methodist  Episcopal  church  ten  months  in  1875,  a  union  congrega- 
tion in  Hillsboro'  during  the  summer  of  1876,  and  the  Congregational 
church  in  H.  during  1877.  He  purchased  the  mills  known  as  the 
"Willey  mills"  in  May,  1877.     Children:  — 

2.  Charles  Wesley",  b.  in  Leominster,  Mass.;  m.  Feb.  7,  1877, 
Kate  L.  Brown,  of  H.  He  attended  the  high  school  at  H. ;  was  in 
the  Harvard  dental  college,  and  began  the  practice  of  dentistry  in 
1872;  res.  in  Bristol,  N.  H. ;  has  three  children. 

3.  Mary  EUen^  b.  in  Wilbraham,  Mass.,  in  1854.  Attended  the 
high  school  at  H.  and  W^ilbraham  academy,  and  taught  school  sev- 
eral terms  in  H. ;  m.  Feb.  19,  1876,  George  Chandler  Duncan,  of 
Leominster,  Mass.     (q   v.) 

4.  Emma  A.'^,  b.  in  Sturbridge,  Mass.,  in  1857.  She  became 
blind  when  a  little  over  a  year  old  ;  was  a  student  two  years  at  Per- 
kins institute,  South  Boston,  and  subsequently  was  graduated  from 
the  State  Normal  school  at  Framingham,  Mass.,  with  its  highest 
honors,  after  spending  two  years  there.  She  is  a  teacher  in  the 
literary  department  at  the  Perkins  institute. 

5.  William  F.^  b.  in  North  Brookfield  in  1859;  fitted  for  busi- 
ness as  a  druggist  at  the  College  of  Pharmacy  in  Boston,  Mass.; 
res.  in  West  Boylston,  Mass. ;  proprietor  of  a  drug  store. 

6.  John  W.^,  b.  in  Leominster  in  1864;  m.  Ida  C.  Goodhue,  of 
H.,  April  22,  1886;  res.  H. 

7.  Henry  Albert^  b.  in  Leominster  in  1867;  is  connected  with 
the  Maine  Wesleyan  seminary  at  Kent's  Hill. 


COPELAND. 


Lawrence^  Copeland  was  one  of  the  early  settlers  of  Braintree, 
Mass.     He  m.  in  1651,  and  d.  in  1699,  aged  nearly  100  years. 
Jobn^,  SaraueP,  Samuel*,  Jacob^,  were  all  b.  in  Braintree. 


464  GENEALOGY:    COPELAND;   COUGHLAN. 

Jacob^  (Samuel*,  SaraueP,  John'^,  Lawrence^),  b.  July  22,  1746;  d. 
in  Stoddard,  Feb.  7,  1837. 

Isaac®  (Jacob^  Samuel*,  SamueP,  John^,  Lawrence^),  b.  in  Stod- 
dard, Oct.  1775;  d.  in  Stoddard,  Jan.  19,  1865;  m.  Mary  Pitcher. 

1.  Lyman''  (Isaac®,  Jacob^  Samuel*,  SamueF,  John^,  Lawrence^), 
b.  May  24,  1804;  m.  Feb.  7,  1828,  Julia  Richardson,  of  Stoddard, 
who  was  b.  Oct.  13,  1810.  Settled  first  in  Stoddard ;  rem.  to  H. 
in  Dec.  1864.  Succeeded  his  son,  Anthony  W.,  on  the  place  marked 
"D.  Wood";  was  a  farmer;  d.  Aug.  15,  1873.  His  widow  res.  at 
Mrs.  Blood's  house  in  the  village.     Children  :  — 

2.  AlvahS  b.  Aug.  18,  1830;  m.  Jan.  1,  1854,  Mary  P.  Simonds, 
of  Antrim;  rem.  to  H.  in  Nov.  1856;  res.  first  on  place  marked 
"  G.  W.  Matthews,"  but  soon  afterwards  purchased  the  place  that 
bears  his  name  on  the  map,  where  he  erected  a  new  and  good  set  of 
buildings.  He  is  a  carpenter;  built  the  school-house  in  what  was 
District  No.  7,  and  in  connection  with  Albert  Jaquith  had  charge  of 
the  erection  of  the  Whitcomb  library  building ;  was  a  member  of 
the  board  of  selectmen  in  1876,  1877,  1878,  and  1879.* 

3.  Anthony  W.^  b.  Feb.  4,  1833  ;  m.  Jan.  1,  1855,  Mirinda  E. 
Tarbell,  of  Stoddard.  A  carpenter;  rem.  to  H.  in  1858;  res.  on 
place  marked  "D.  Wood."  Sold  to  his  father  in  1864,  and  rem.  to 
Peterboro',  where  he  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  carriages  with 
Solon  Tarbell,  under  the  firm  name  of  Copeland  &  Tarbell ;  d.  in 
Peterboro',  Aug.  12,  1874;  his  wife  d.  in  Peterboro',  Jan.  10,  1878. 


COUGHLAN. 


James,  son  of  James  and  Ellen  (Conway)  Coughlan,  was  b.  in 
Kilkenny  county,  Ireland ;  m.  Joanna  McGrath.  He  d.  in  Ireland, 
and  his  widow  immigrated  to  this  country.     One  son : — 

James\  b.  in  Ireland  in  1860  ;  m.  Jan.  20,  1885,  Mary  Harrington; 
res.  place  marked  "J.  Davis,"  which  they  own.  He  is  foreman  of 
a  railroad  section  from  depot  to  the  west. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     EUea^,  b.  Jan.  25,  1886.  2.     James^,  b.  Sept.  18,  1887. 

*  Mary  J.,  clau.  of  Albert  and  Caroline  (Boyrlen)  Richardson,  became  an  inmate  of 
the  family  and  foster  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Copeland  in  1856,  at  the  age  of  six 
years.    She  m.  Oscar  M.  Gilson ;  res.  Troy,  Minn. 


GENEALOGY:  COVEY;  CRAGIN.  465 

COVEY. 

1.  George  W.^  Covey  was  a  brother  of  Mrs.  Ezra  Tyrrell,  He 
came  with  her  to  H.  in  1845,  and  remained  several  years;  m.  Mary 
Sumner,  of  Brattleboro',  Vt.  ;  res.  Wilmington,  Vt.     Children:  — 

2.  Josephine'-,  d.  at  the  age  of  16  years. 

3.  George'. 

4.  Bessie^ 


CRAGIN. 


John^  Cragon  (name  afterwards  changed  to  Cragin)  came  to  New 
England  in  1652,  in  the  ship  John  and  Sarah,  Capt.  John  Green 
master,  from  London,  with  two  hundred  and  seventy  others,  as 
prisoners  of  war.  They  were  probably  taken  prisoners  at  the  battle 
of  Dunbar,  Sept.  3,  1650.  In  accordance  with  the  spirit  of  the 
time  they  were  transported  to  New  England,  and  there  sold  as 
slaves.  There  were  some  ten  thousand  of  these  prisoners ;  some 
were  transported  to  the  West  Indies,  and  some  to  New  England. 
Their  fate  in  this  country  was  not  quite  as  severe  as  might  have 
been  expected,  as  the  following  extract  from  a  letter  written  by  the 
Eev.  John  Cotton  to  Cromwell,  dated  at  "Boston  in  N.  E.,  28th  5th 
mo.,  1651,"*  shows;  he  says,  "  the  Scotts  whom  God  hath  delivered 
into  your  hands  at  Dunbarre,  and  whereof  sundrye  were  sent  hither, 
we  have  been  desirous  to  make  their  yoke  easy,  they  have  not  been 
sold  as  slaves  to  perpetual  servitude,  but  for  6,  or  7,  or  8,  years,  and 
he  that  bought  most  of  them,  I  hear,  buildeth  houses  for  them,  for 
every  four  an  house,  layeth  some  acres  of  Ground  thereto,  which 
he  giveth  them  as  their  owne,  requiring  three  days  in  a  week  to 
work  for  him  (by  turns),  and  four  days  for  themselves,  and  prom- 
iseth  as  soon  as  they  can  repay  him  the  money  layed  out  for  them 
he  will  set  them  at  liberty."  There  is  a  tradition  that  the  scurvy 
broke  out  on  board  the  ship  that  brought  young  Cragin  to  this  coun- 
try (he  was  only  about  16  years  old  when  taken  prisoner),  and  that 
as  fast  as  they  were  dead,  or  nearly  so,  they  were  thrown  overboard. 
Cragin  was  one  of  the  sufferers,  and  when  they  were  about  to  throw 
him  overboard  a  young  English  girl  interfered  and  offered  to  take 
care  of  him  and  nurse  him,  which  she   was  permitted  to  do,  and  so 

*  From  the  date  of  this  lettei-  it  appears  that  some  of  the  prisoners  taken  at  Dun' 
bar  were  sent  over  soon  after  the  battle,  while  others  were  sent  later. 


466  genealogy:  cragin. 

saved  his  life.  Her  name  was  Sarah  Dawes.  They  both  settled  in 
Woburn,  Mass.,  and  were  ra.  in  Oct.  1661.  They  continued  to  res. 
in  Woburn,  where  he  d.  in  Oct.  1708,  and  his  wife  d.  in  1725.  In 
a  little  less  than  two  centuries  from  the  date  of  their  marriage,  their 
descendants  numbered  about  four  hundred  and  fifty. 

John'^  (John^)  was  their  sixth  child.  He  was  b.  Sept.  19,  1677  ; 
m.  Deborah  Skelton. 

John^  (John-,  John^)  was  b.  March  24,  1701  ;  m.  Judith  Barker, 
of  Concord,  Mass.  ;  settled  in  Concord  (in  that  part  of  the  town 
now  called  Acton),  but  subsequently  rem.  to  Temple. 

Francis^  (John^,  John-,  John^)  was  b.  in  Acton  about  1740  ;  rem. 
to  Temple  with  his  father's  family  at  an  early  age;  m.  1,  Elizabeth 
Law;  m.  2,  Sybil  Piper,  who  was  the  mother  of 

1.  Stephen^  (Francis*,  John^  John^,  John^),  b.  in  Temple 
March  16,  1777;  m.  May  3,  1799,  Martha  Kimball;  settled  in 
Temple;  rem.  to  H.  in  1810,  where  he  purchased,  of  Mrs.  Spauld- 
ing,  a  small  farm  of  some  forty  acres  with  buildings,  including  a 
mill  having  an  overshot  wheel,  standing  thereon  ;  subsequently  he 
purchased  of  Mr.  Spear,  of  Boston,  some  sixty  acres  of  land  adjoin- 
ing on  the  north,  and  of  Josiah  Stone,  fifty  acres  still  farther  on  the 
north  side  of  the  road  to  the  west.  This  farm  is  now  owned  and 
occupied  by  Charles  M.  Sheldon.  The  mill  was  washed  away  in 
1811,  and  rebuilt  by  Mr.  Cragin  the  same  yeai-,  but  in  the  great 
freshet  of  1826  it  was  again  washed  away;  one  of  the  mill-stones 
was  found  some  twenty  yards  below  the  mill  in  the  bed  of  the 
stream,  and  the  other  one  was  washed  still  farther  down  the  stream. 
No  attempt  has  been  made  to  rebuild  a  mill  on  this  spot,  but  both 
above  and  below  it,  on  land  owned  by  Mr.  Cragin,  mills  have  been 
built.  Mr.  Cragin  d.  in  1821  ;  his  wife  d.  in  1831.  After  the  death 
of  Mrs.  Cragin,  in  1832  or  1833,  the  place  was  sold  to  Mr.  Hutchin- 
son, of  Lyndeboro'.     Children:  — 

2.  Eveline^  b.  in  Temple,  May  28,  1800;  d.  in  H.  in  1822. 

3.  Caroline^  b.  in  Temple,  April  3,  1803;  m.  in  1823,  Samuel 
Fisher;  she  d.  in  Mason  in  1881,  leaving  two  children,  Stephen^  and 
Edward^ 

4.  Francis  KimbalF,  b.  in  Temple,  April  5,  1805;  m.  1,  in  1829, 
Lucy,  dau.  of  Dr.  John  Preston,  of  New  Ipswich,  who  d.  Nov.  20, 
1836;  m.  2,  in  1837,  Maria  L.,  dau.  of  Judge  Benjamin  Champney, 
of  New  Ipswich,  She  was  a  cousin  of  his  first  wife;  d.  at  Woburn, 
Mass.,  July,  1881. 


GENEALOCxY:    CRACtIN.  467 

Mr.  Cragin  came  with  his  fatlier's  family  to  H.  in  1810;  was 
in  business  for  a  time  in  Hancock  P'actory  village,  and  rem. 
to  Woburn,  Mass.,  in  the  spring  of  1839;  went  into  active 
business  and  soon  became  closely  identified  with  the  interests 
and  movements  of  the  town,  to  whose  people  and  institutions  he 
became  warmly  attached.  About  the  year  1861  he  retired  from 
business,  that  of  the  manufacture  of  shoes,  on  a  competency,  and 
did  not  again  engage  in  active  business.  He  was  one  of  the  found- 
ers of  the  Universalist  society  in  Woburn,  and  one  of  its  strong 
supporters  until  it  was  absorbed  in  the  Unitarian  church  in  1852. 
In  the  growth  and  prosperity  of  this  church  he  always  took  a  deep 
interest,  and  was  one  of  its  deacons  from  its  organization  to  the  day 
of  his  departure  to  the  spirit  land.  His  interest  in  the  prosperity 
of  the  town,  its  schools,  its  moral  standing,  and  influence  was  intel- 
ligent, earnest,  and  lively,  and  grew  as  he  advanced  in  years. 
Especially  was  he  interested  in  the  cause  of  temperance.  Of  him 
it  was  said  by  his  townsmen — "Deacon  Cragin  was  an  honest  man." 
His  daughter  writes  of  him  —  "None  knew  him  but  to  love  him; 
none  named  him  but  to  bless."  His  was  the  life  of  a  Christian  — 
honorable  and  useful  by  deed  and  example.  He  took  a  lively  in- 
terest in  the  preparation  of  the  "History  of  Hancock,"  and  desired 
greatly  to  see  it  completed.  He  suffered  greatly  during  the  last 
months  of  his  life.  Every  morning  he  would  say  to  his  daughter, 
"Pull  up  the  curtain;  let  in  the  light;  thank  God,  another  day  has 
come."  He  passed  on  to  the  higher  life  on  the  morning  of  the  new 
year  of  1887.  The  funeral  service  was  conducted  by  Rev.  George 
Young,  of  Boston,  a  former  pastor,  assisted  by  E.ev.  Doctor  March, 
pastor  of  the  Congregational  church  of  Woburn. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Mary  Jane",  b.  in  1830;  d.  in  1870. 

2.  Lucy  M.",  b.  iu  1836;  m.  in  1880,  Chase  Cole,  of  Boston;  res.  Woburn. 

5.  Franklin  Holmes",  b.  in  Temple,  May  26,  1807;  d.  May 
26,  1810. 

6.  Stephen  Dexter^  b.  in  H.,  April  21,  1812;  m.  June  18,  1838, 
Sarah  B.  Wall,  of  New  Bedford;  he  d.  in  1861. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Sarah  Scott",  m.  Mr.  Birney,  a  merchant  in  Boston. 

2.  William  W.^,  m.  and  res.  in  California. 


468  genealogy:  craig. 


CRAIG. 


1.  Thomas^  Craig  was  b.  in  Hamilton,  Lanarkshire,  Scot.,  Aug. 

I,  1744.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the  British  army  under  General  Bur- 
goyne,  and  was  one  of  those  who  were  taken  prisoners  at 
Saratoga.  He  made  his  way  to  Groton,  Mass.,  where  he  ra.  Mrs. 
Catherine  (Newton)  Bennett,  who  was  the  widow  of  an  American 
soldier,  Aaron  Bennett  (q.  v.),  and  settled  in  Paxton,  Mass. ;  rem. 
to  H.  in  June,  1790;  res.  at  No.  "5"  on  map;  about  the  year  1797  he 
rem.  to  Farnum,  P.  Q.  He  d.  Nov.  17,  1837;  his  wife  d.  1828.* 
Children :  — 

2.  Thomas^  b.  in  Paxton,  April  8,  1780;  d.  at  Flushing,  Gene- 
see county,  Mich.,  in  1860;  m.  Harriet  Church,  of  Sheflford,  P.  Q., 
who  d.  in  1869. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Rebecca^,  b.  1813;  m. Marston;  res.  Flushing,  Mich. 

2.  Eclmiind  B.3,  b.  1815;  d.  1873;  res.   Hazelton,  Mich. 

3.  Calistas,  b.  1817;  m. Haskins;  res.  Maple  Grove,  Mich. 

4.  Charles^,  b.  1820;  res.  Washington  Territory. 

5.  A  sou3,  b.  1821. 

6.  RosvvelP,  b.  1823;  res.  Waddam's  Grove,  111. 

7.  A  son^,  b.  1825. 

8.  Levi",  b.  1827;  res.  New  Lathrop,  Mich. 

9.  James  H.",  b.  1829 ;  res.  Nashua. 

10.     Horace-^  b.  1831:  m.  Farmer;  res.  Nashua.     "We  are  indebted  to 

him  for  facts. 

II.  A  son3,  b.  1833. 

12.     Harriets,  b.  and  d.  1837. 

3.  Elizabeth^  (Betty  on  H.  records),  b,  in  Paxton,  Dec.  25, 
1782;  d.  1850;  m.  Hezekiah  Lawrence,  of  Shefford,  P.  Q. 

4.  Rebecca^,  b.  in  Paxton,  Feb.  22,  1784;  d.  1849;  m.  Durville 
Lawrence,  of  Shefford,  P.  Q. 

5.  George  H.^,  b.  in  Paxton,  July  31,  1785;  d.  1848;  m.  Dorcas 
Austin,  of  Shefford,  P.  Q. 

6.  Balcarous^  (Caris  on  H.  records),  b.  in  Paxton,  May  27,  1788; 
d.  1851 ;  m.  Betsey  Farwell,  of  Keene  ;  res.  in  Keene. 

7.  Mary-  (Polly  on  H.  records),  b.  probably  in  Paxton,  1790;  d. 
1856;  m.  Christie  Cooly,  of  Shefford,  P.  Q. 

8.  Silas^,  b.  in  H.,  1792;  d.  1868;  m.  Polly  Woods,  of  Shefford, 

P-Q- 

*  It  is  possible  that  this  date  should  be  1848.  Her  grandson,  Stephen  D.  N.  Bennett, 
states  that  she  lived  to  be  106  years  old. 


GENEALOGY:   CRAIG;   CRAIGUE.  469 

9.  Aaron^,  b.  in  H.,  Sept.  30,  1794;  d.  1877;  m.  Olive  Allen,  of 
Shefford,  P.  Q. 

The  descendants  of  Thomas  Craig  are  numerous  ;  we  have  given 
all  the  names  furnished. 


CRAIGUE. 


1.  Dr.  Isaac^,  son  of  Saxon  Alfred^  and  Laura  (Sherman) 
Craigue,  was  b.  in  Troy,  Vt.,  in  1832;  m.  Nov.  29,  1860,  Luella  S., 
dau.  of  Josiah  and  Sarah  (Bradford)  Stone.  (q.  v.)  He  was 
graduated  at  Harvard  Medical  college  in  1857;  was  for  a  short 
time  assistant  physician  in  the  Insane  Retreat  at  Hartford,  Conn. 
From  Hartford  he  came  to  H.,  where  he  remained  until  1863,  when 
he  rem.  to  Chester,  Vt.  In  1875  he  rem.  to  Lawrence,  Mass.,  where 
he  res.  until  his  death,  March  12,  1877.  His  removal  from  H.  was 
the  cause  of  general  regret.  He  was  a  true  Christian,  always  found 
on  the  side  of  truth  and  the  right.     Children  :  — 

2.  Helen  M.^  b.  in  H.,  April,  1863  ;  m.  Dec.  2,  1886,  Henry  H. 
Bemis  ;  res.  Springfield,  Vt. 

3.  Mabel  B.^  b.  in  Chester,  Vt.,  Oct.  8,  1867;  res.  Gardner, 
Mass. 

4.  Charles  A.^  b.  in  Chester,  Vt.,  Aug.  1873;  d.  in  Gardner, 
Mass.,  March  12,  1882;  Mrs.  Craigue  m.  2,  Feb.  8,  1882,  Rev. 
John  E.,  son  of  Henry  C.  and  Julia  M.  (Troost)  Werth,  who  was 
b.  in  Malacca,  peninsula  of  farther  India,  Dec.  7,  1835.  His  parents 
were  Germans,  sent  out  as  missionaries  from  London,  Eng.  Dur- 
ing his  boyhood  he  spent  seven  years  with  his  parents  in  Ger- 
many, coming  to  America  with  them  when  he  was  14  years  old. 
He  was  graduated  at  Union  college  in  Schenectady,  N.  Y.,  and  at 
Auburn  (N.  Y.)  Theological  seminary,  entering  the  ministry  of  the 
Presbyterian  church.  He  served  during  the  Civil  war  as  chaplain 
in  the  75th  regt.  N.  Y.  vols.  He  preached  a  few  years  in  St. 
Louis,  Mo.,  afterwards  in  Illinois.  Failing  health  compelled  him  to 
give  up  regular  charge  of  churches,  and  recently  he  has  been  most 
of  the  time  engaged  in  business  ;  res.  in  H.  about  seven  months  in 
1885;  present  res.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 


470  GENEALOGY:   CRAM. 


CRAM. 


1.  Josiah'^  Cram,  son  of  Josiah^  and  Deidamia  (Button)  Cram, 
was  b.  in  Stoddard,  Nov.  7,  1804;  d.  in  H.,  June  24,  1872.  He  m. 
March  8,  1832,  Elizabeth  (usually  called  Betsey),  dau.  of  John  and 
Janet  (Matthews)  Miller  (q.  v.),  b.  in  H.,  Oct.  25,  1805;  d.  in  H., 
July  17,  1864.  Mr.  Cram  was  an  honest  farmer  and  laborer,  spend- 
ing all  the  mature  years  of  his  life  in  H.  He  lived  just  above  the 
new  house  of  C.  L.  Otis,  on  the  depot  road.  He  had  no  children, 
but  adopted  two  without  form  of  law:  — 

1.  Albert^,  sou  of  Cornelius  and  Mary  (Kuovvlton)  Towne,  b.  Dublin, Vt.,  Jan- 

27,  1836 ;  m.  1,  Lucilva  Ann,  dau.  of  Willard,  Jr.,  and  Relief  (Bartlett) 
Corey,  b.  Stoddard,  Nov.  10,  1830,  d.  there,  May  U,  1864 ;  m.  2,  Sylvia 
Abigail,  dau.  of  Emery  and  Abigail  (Tucker)  Rice  (q.  v.),  b.  Weston, 
Vt.,  Sept.  19,  1836,  and  d.  Nelson,  Feb.  22,  1886.  He  is  a  fanner,  and 
has  lived  in  Stoddard  and  Nelson  ;  now  res.  Antrim.  Seven  childi'en, 
five  by  first  marriage  and  two  by  second  :  (1),  George*,  b.  H. ;  d.  in 
infancy.  (2),  Jcsephine  Maria*,  b.  H.,  Nov.  25,  1854;  m.  Albert  [S. 
Moore,  (q.  v.)  (3),  Oliver  Stevens*,  b.  Stoddard,  Jan.  7,  1857;  unm. 
1888;  res.  Antrim.  (4),  Harriet  Betsey*,  b.  Stoddard,  Feb.  13,  1859; 
m.  Oct.  6,  1875,  Wallace  Melvin,  son  of  William  and  Susan  (Splaine) 
Boutwell,  b.  Haverhill,  Mass.,  Sept.  10,  1851;  a  farmer;  res.  Antrim; 
five  children,  all  b.  Antrim  :  (a),  Hattie  Sophia^,  b.  Sept.  13,  1876;  d. 
Sept.  24,  1878,  in  Antrim.  (&),  Su.san  Ermina^,  b.  Sept.  12,  1881.  (c), 
Lizzie  MayS,  b.  Oct.  23,  1882.  (d),  Wallace  Albert^,  b.  Oct.  11,  1885. 
(e),  Gertrude  Frances^,  b.  July  24,  1887.  (5),  Albert  Willard*,  b. 
Stoddard,  Aug.  26,  1862;  res.  Antrim.  (6),  Frances  Lucilva*,  b. 
Nelson,  Sept.  11,  1868.  (7),  Bertha  Elizabeth*,  b.  Nelson,  Oct.  23,  1879. 

2.  Elizabeth  Adaline^,  dau.  of  William  and  Mary  E.  (May)  Gassett,  b.  in  H., 

Feb.  5,  1842;  m.  Feb.  4,  1861,  Edward  Holden  Shattuck,  b.  in  New 
Ipswich,  Dec.  6,  1831,  son  of  Shebuel  and  Eliza  (Knowlton)  Shat- 
tuck; they  res.  in  Peterboro'.  Children:  (1;,  Eleanora  Idella*,  b. 
in  New  Ipswich,  Dec.  9,  1861.  (2).  Gertie  Thankful  Whitcorab*,  b. 
in  New  Ipswich.  Sept.  5,  1864.  (3),  Bessie  Alberta*,  b.  in  Peter- 
boro', April  25,  1874. 

2.  Nathan'^  brother  of  the  above,  b.  Greenfield,  Feb.  4, 1811 ;  ra. 
Feb.  12,  1835,  Elvira  Whittemore,  who  d.  March  12,  1860;  ra.  2,  Jan. 
9, 1862,  Lorenda  Howe,  of  Stoddard ;  res.  a  few  years  at  place  marked 
"J.  Barney"  ;  rem.  to  Washington,  where  he  d.  May  19,  1865. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Fletcher  N.s,  b.  in  Bradford,  Dec.  4,  1836;  d.  Feb.  10,  1858. 

2.  Adeline  E.^,  b    in  H.,  May  31,  1841;  m.  Feb.  1860,  George  D.  Ball;  she 

d.  in  Marlow  within  a  few  minutes  of  the  death  of  her  father. 

3.  Abby  H.s,  b.  in  H.,  Sept.  17,  1846;  m.  May  16,  1871,  John  S.  Mcllvaine, 

of  Washington;  she  d.  June  12,  1883. 


GENEALOCY:  CROCKETT;  CROSS.  471 

CROCKETT. 

According  to  family  tradition,  all  the  Crocketts  in  this  country- 
are  descended  from  three  brothers  who  emigrated  from  England 
about  1750. 

Joseph^  Crockett,  b.  near  Rockland,  Me.,  in  1775 ;  m.  in  1797, 
Lucy  Lufkin,  of  Deer  Isle,  Me. 

Josiah-  (Joseph^),  b.  in  Deer  Isle,  Oct.  7,  1799;  m.  July  18,  1840, 
Eunice  Stewart,  of  Calais,  Me. 

1.  George  N.^  (Josiah^,  Joseph^),  was  b.  in  Perry,  Me.,  March 
29,  1842.  A  millwright  and  carpenter.  In  1863-4  he  was  in  tlie 
construction  corps,  Army  of  the  Tennessee,  under  General  Thomas ; 
was  discharged  May  12,  1864,  and  enlisted  at  Troy,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  22, 
1864,  in  Co.  D,  91st  N.  Y.  Vet.  vols.;  was  detailed  Nov.  12,  1864, 
as  acting  hospital  steward  of  the  regiment ;  was  mustered  out  June 
24,  1865;  was  in  seven  battles  and  under  fire  twenty-three  times; 
m.  Dec.  7,  1865,  Alice  M.,  dau.  of  John  H.  Wood  (q.  v.) ;  res.  on 
High  street.     (See  village  plan.)     Children:  — 

2.  Lizzie  J.%  h.  July  20,  1868. 

3.  Alice  E.^  b.  March  1,  1873. 

4.  George  S.^  b.  Aug.  9,  1880. 


JAMES   CROSS. 

James^  Cross  res.  in  H.,  in  the  house  marked  "Mrs.  Priest,"  in 
the  village,  some  three  or  four  years  from  1856  onward.  He  m. 
Esther  Nay,  of  Peterboro',  Jan.  13,  1818.  Their  res.  previous  to 
coming  to  H.  is  not  given.  He  d.  in  Concord ;  his  wife  d.  at 
Chicopee  Falls,  Mass.     The  names  of  seven  children  are  given: — 

1.  James'-,  went  south  when  young. 

2.  Joseph^  m.  and  had  three  children:  Joseph'*,  James^,  and 
Eliza  Jane^,  who  m.  Edwin  Whitney,  of  Ashby,  Mass.     (q.  v.) 

3.  Esther^  d. 

4.  Susan^,  m.  and  d. 

5.  Andrew^  served  in  the  Civil  war;   ra. ;  d.,  and  left  one  son. 

6.  Benjamin^,  at  the  age  of  21,  went  to  Walla  Walla,  "Wy.  Ter., 
and  there  taught  school  several  years ;  m.,  and  has  a  family  of  chil- 
dren ;  res.  California. 

7.  Mary  Ann'^,  m.  in  1861,  George  W.  Hadley,  of  Peterboro'; 
res.  Chicopee  Falls,  Mass.  Mr.  Hadley  is  superintendent  of  the 
Massachusetts  Arms  Co.     Children,  Fanny  Bell^  and  Lewis'*. 


472  GENEALOGY:   CROSS. 


SAMUEL   CROSS. 


1.  SamueP  Cross  was  b.  in  Litchfield  in  1757 ;  m.  1,  in  1777,  Lizzie 
Cummings,  of  Swanzey,  who  was  b.  in  1761.  They  came  to  H.  in 
1794,  and  settled  on  the  place  marked  "Wallace  Sawyer."  It  was 
then  wild  laud.  The  first  house  ("78")  they  built  and  lived  in  had  a 
loose  floor,  and  the  fire  was  built  on  the  ground  ;  later  they  built 
the  house  now  standing.  His  wife  d.  Aug.  31,  1828;  m.  2,  Mrs. 
Taylor,  of  Greenfield;  rem.  to  Greenfield  about  the  year  1837. 
Children  :  — 

2.  John^  [4],  b.  in  Litchfield  in  1778. 

3.  Charlotte^  [12]  (adopted),  b.  June  7,  1794. 

4.  John"^  [2]  (SamueP),  b.  in  1778.  Settled  on  the  homestead, 
where  he  d.  in  1825;  m.  1,  in  1799,  Rachel  Parker,  of  Mason,  who 
was  b.  in  1784  and  d.  in  1819;  m.  2,  Mrs.  Spear,  of  New  Ipswich. 
Children  : — 

5.  Elizabeth^  b.  March  21,  1803;  m.  David  Wood.     (q.  v.) 

6.  Rebecca^,  b.  Dec.  15,  1804;  d.  in  1821. 

7.  William  Cummings^  b.  Jan.  6,  1806;  was  a  tanner  and  shoe- 
maker; settled  first  in  Bennington;  rem.  to  New  Boston,  where  he 

d.  in  1859 ;  m.  1,  Alice  Stickney,  of  Antrim  ;  m.  2,  ;  m.  3, , 

dau.  of  Daniel  Dodge,  of  New  Boston.     Two  children  by  first  wife, 
one  child  by  second,  and  one  by  third. 

8.  Samuel  P.^  b.  March  17,  1809;  a  carpenter;  has  been  m. 
three  times;  has  travelled  extensively  in  the  Western  states; 
res.  for  a  time  in  Vineland,  N.  J. ;  since  1871  has  res.  in  Clinton, 
Mass.     One  dau. 

9.  Melinda^,  b.  March  23,  1811 ;  m.  1,  Jesse  Wilson  (q.  v.);  m, 
2,  Alexander  Robbe.     (q.  v.) 

10.  Roxanna^  b.  May  29,  1813  ;  d.  in  1821. 

11.  Jonas  P.^  b.  Feb.  2,  1816;  a  carpenter;  settled  in  Mont- 
pelier,  Vt. ;  rem.  in  1865  to  Clinton,  Mass.,  where  he  d.  in  1873;  m., 
and  has  five  children  :  four  sons  and  one  dau.  One  son  has  d.,  two 
res.  in  Clinton,  and  one  in  Boston  ;  the  dau.  res.  with  her  mother 
in  Clinton. 

13.  Charlotte^  [3]  (SamueP),  b.  June  7,  1794 ;  d.  Sept.  9,  1846; 
m.  Dec.  23,  1817,  Keuben  Farrington,  of  Greenfield;  res.  Green- 
field. Mr.  Farrington  was  b.  Feb.  2,  1791 ;  d.  April  27,  1862. 
Children :  — 

13.     Mary  Charlotte^,  b.  Nov.  14,  1818 ;  d.  Feb.  18,  1859. 


GENEALOGY:    CROSS;   CUDDIHEE;   CUMMINGS.  473 

14.  Reuben' Alvan^,  b.  April  14,  1821 ;  d.  J:in.  2, 1879  ;  m.  April, 
1848,  Agnes  Maxwell. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Ebeuezer  Roberts  b.  Jan.  7,  1849.  2.     HenryS  b.  June,  1850. 

3.     Barbara,  b.  Sept.  1852. 

15.  Isaac   Brewster^,  b.  March  29,  1822;    ni.   Sept.   15,    1850, 
Martha  (Young)  Gribben. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  James  HubbardS  b.  Jan.  2,  1853;  d.  Dec.  29,  1S5G. 

2.  Fred  ClintonS  b.  Dec.  17,  1854. 

3.  James  EdwardS  b.  March  22,  1863. 

16.  Lucy  Brewster^,  b.  Aug.  12,  1827;  m.  Jan.  5,  1864,  George 
Barney,     (q.  v.) 

17.  Abagail  Cudworth^  b.  Jan.  7,  1836;  m.  Oct.  9,  1862,  Hiram 
A.  Collins. 

CHILD. 

1.     Walter  H.*,  b.  Dec.  14,  1863 ;  d.  Sept.  10,  18G5. 


CUDDIHEE. 

James^  Cuddihee,  a  native  of  Ireland,  was  the  first  alien  who  was 
recorded  as  a  naturalized  citizen  of  H.  (see  p.  161)  ;  m.  1,  Anna 
Welch,  sister  of  Lawrence  Welch,  who  d.  some  twenty  years  ago  ; 
m.  2,  Julia  Carny ;  res.  place  marked  "R.  B.  Simonds." 

CHILDREN,    ALL   BY   FIRST   WIFE. 

1.  Ellen-^. 

2.  James-,  ra. Coflin ;  res.  Greenfield. 

3.  Thomas-,  d. 

4.  Mary^,  m.  John  H.  Burns ;  res.  Dover. 

5.  William'^. 

6.  Kate-,  m.  Nov.  24,  1886,  Patrick  Cody ;  res.  Bennington. 

7.  Margaret^,  d.  June,  1863. 

8.  Lizzie-^,  d.  Aug.  6,  1863. 


CUMMINGS. 


Isaac^  Cumniings  came  from  England  to  Topsfield,  Mass.,  in  the 
ship  Sarah  Ann,  about  the  year  1630. 

John-  (Isaac^)  settled  in  Dunstable,  Mass.,  in  1684;  m.  Sarah 
Hewlett,  who  d.  Dec.  7,  1700;  he  d.  Dec.  1,  1700. 


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474  GENEALOGY:    CUMMINGS. 

John^  (John^,  Isaac^),  m.-  Sept.  13,  1680,  Elizabeth ,  who  was 

killed  by  the  Indians  in  1706. 

John"  (John^  John^,  Isaac^)  was  b.  July  7,  1682. 

1.  Lieut.  John^  (John*,  John^  John'-,  Isaac^),  b.  in  1710  (probably 
in  Dunstable,  Mass.) ;  m.  June  2,  1736,  Sarah  Lawrence,  of  Little- 
ton, Mass.;  res.  for  a  long  time  in  Groton.  He  served  in  the  French 
and  Indian  war,  and  when  quite  advanced  in  life  rem.  to  H.  He 
res.  at  place  marked  "J.  Barney."  He  d.  Sept.  20,  1789,  and  was 
buried  in  Pine  Ridge  cemetery,  his  grave-stone  being  the  first  one 
erected  there.  His  wife  d.  Oct.  3,  1799,  aged  83.  They  were 
among  the  first  seventeen  members  of  the  Congi'egational  church. 
(See  p.  189.)  It  will  be  noticed  that  their  names  lead  the  list. 
Children,  all  b.  in  Groton  :  — 

2.  John«  [9],  b.  March  6,  1736-7. 

3.  Eleazer«  [60],  b.  May  15,  1739. 

4.  Sarah^,  b.  Dec.  11,  1741 ;  no  record. 

5.  Peter*^,  b.  June  6,  1744;  no  record. 

6.  Mitte**,  b.  Dec.  25,  1751 ;  m.  Joseph  Simonds.     (q.  v.) 

7.  Reuben''  [49],  b.  Jan.  10,  1757. 

8.  SybeF,  b.  March  15,  1760;  m.  Timothy  Moors,     (q.  v.) 

9.  Capt.  John*'  [2]  (Lieut.  John^  John*,  John^  John^,  Isaac^),  b. 
March  6,  1736-37;  m.  Rebecca  Reed;  settled  in  HoUis  as  early  as 
1758.  He  answered  the  call  for  soldiers  in  the  war  of  the  Revolu- 
tion, April  19,  1775 ;  was  ensign  in  a  company  of  seventy  men  from 
Hollis  under  Captain  Dow,  in  Colonel  Prescott's  regiment,  and  was 
in  the  battle  of  Bunker  hill.  He  attained  the  rank  of  captain  in 
the  service.  It  is  not  known  how  long  he  remained  in  the  army. 
In  June,  1779,  he  was  in  H.  (see  p.  7),  and  brought  his  family  here 
in  1782,  or  1783.  He  res.  at  place  marked  "  88,"  and  at  one  time 
owned  a  house  in  the  north  part  of  the  town  ;  he  d.  Oct.  5,  1805; 
his  wife  d.  Oct.  28,  1807,  aged  65.     Children  :  — 

10.  Peter^  b.  in  Hollis,  Nov.  12,  1761 ;  probably  came  to  H. 
with  his  father ;  was  here  certainly  as  early  as  1786,  and  as  late  as 
1793  ;  was  a  pew  holder  in  the  Congregational  church  (see  p.  108) ; 
m.  Jan.  16,  1786,  Sarah  Pierce,  of  Hollis. 

11.  Rebecca^  b.  in  Hollis,  March  2,  1764;  d.  in  infancy. 
13.     Sarah'',  b.  in  Hollis,  Oct.  5,  1766;  m.  Nicholas  Lawrence. 

13.  John^  [21],  b.  in  Hollis,  March  8,  1769.  '!■ 

14.  Rebecca^  b.  in  Hollis,  Aug.  28, 1771 ;  m.  Seth  Davis,  (q.  v.) 


GENKALOGY:    CUMMINGS.  475 

15.  Abigail",  b.  in  Hollis,  Feb.  11,  1774;  m.  Jonathan  Sawyer. 
(q.  V.) 

16.  AsaheF  [26],  b.  in  Hollis,  Jan.  13,  1777. 
IT.     Henry"  [35],  b.  in  Hollis,  Nov.  1,  1779. 

18.  Benaiah"  [36],  b.  in  Hollis,  March  21,  1782. 

19.  Betty",  b.  in  H.,  Oct.  10,  1784. 

30.  Polly",  b.  in  H.,  March  9,  1791  ;  m.  Nathaniel  D.  Carley. 
(q.  V.) 

21.  John"  [13]  (Capt.  John*"',  Lieut.  John^,  John^  John^,  John^ 
Isaac^),  b.  March  8,  1769;  probably  came  to  H.  with  his  father; 
iTi.  Betsey  Hall ;  res.  at  "  Dow  place,"  where  he  d,  Sei)t.  22,  1836  ; 
his  wife  d.  Feb.  13,  1844.     Children  :  — 

32.  Betsey^  b.  April  24,  1800;  m.  Rev.  Goodyear  Bassett. 
(q.  V.) 

23.  Mercy*,  b.  Jan.  5,  1802. 

24.  Rebecca  J.^  b.  Sept.  3,  1804;  d.  March  2,  1871  ;  ra.  April 
17,  1838,  Hiram  Roby,  of  Nashua,  b.  July  27,  1804;  d.  June  7,  1868, 

CHILD. 

1.    Julias,  b.  Feb.  3,  1842. 

25.  Cynthia^  b.  Sept.  5,  1806;  m.  Marcus  A.  Anthony,    (q.  v.) 

26.  Asahel"  [16]  (Capt.  John*',  Lieut.  John^  John^  John^  John'-, 
Isaaci),  b.  Jan.  13,  1777;  d.  Dec.  29, 1864;  settled  first  at  88;  subse- 
quently built  the  brick  house  marked  "M.  A.  Anthony,"  and  in  his 
old  age  built  the  house  in  the  village,  marked  "  M.  Parker";  he  was 
a  carpenter;  m,  1,  March  3,  1801,  Polly,  dau.  of  David  Ames 
(q.  v.),  who  d.  Nov.  11,  1853;  m.  2,  Sept.  19,  1854,  Mrs.  Dolly 
(Flint)  Ware,  who  d.  Dec.  11,  1873.     Children:  — 

27.  Reed»,  b.  Nov.  14,  1801 ;  m.  Aug.  17,  1823,  Sylvia  Bemis, 
of  Croydon  ;  was  a  shoemaker  ;  settled  in  H. ;  res.  at  the  foot  of 
the  sand  hill,  where  Mrs.  D.  F.  Ware  now  res.,  and  afterwards  with 
his  father;  was  one  of  the  board  of  selectmen  in  1838-39;  about 
the  year  1849,  he  rem.  to  Cassadaga,  Chautauqua  county,  N.  Y., 
where  he  was  post-master  and  justice  of  the  peace  for  many  years, 
and  respected  by  those  who  knew  him  ;  he  d.  Sept.  13,  1869 ;  his 
wife  d.  in  Acworth,  June  11,  1887. 

CHILDREN,    ALL   BORN  IN   HANCOCK. 

1.     Hosea  Ballou^,  b.   April  7,  1824;    m.   Elvira  A.  Streeter,  cf  Swanzey, 

I  built  "87,"  and  res.  there  while  in  H.     Children  :    (1),  Albert  Wins- 

lowi",  b.  in  H.,  1847;  d.  in  Charlotte,  N.  Y.,  1867.     (2),  Thaddeus 

Reedi",  b.  at  Mount  Holly,  Vt.,  1849;   m.     Three  children  res.  in 


476  GENEALOGY:  CUMMINGS. 


Beuton,  Miuu.  (3),  Horace  Streeteri^  b.  in  Charlotte,  N.  Y. ;  m. ; 
res.  in  Nebraska.  (4),  Sylvia  Luellai",  b.  in  Jamestown,  N.  Y'., 
1853;  m. ;  res.  in  Acworth.  (5),  Eva  Antoinettei",  b.  in  Cherry 
Creek,  N.  Y. ;  m. ;  res.  in  Arkwright,  N.  Y.  (,6),  Nellie  C",  b.  in 
Charlotte,  N.  Y.,  in  1874;  d.  in  1878.  Hosea  B.9  and  vs^ife  now  res. 
in  Charlotte,  N.  Y. 

2.  Mary  Antoinette^,  b.  1830;  m.  Nov.  17,  1866,  Wilson  E.  Harris,  of  Vir- 

ginia City,  Mont. ;  res.  Acworth. 

3.  Reed  Whitcomb^,  b.  Dec.  1,  1841 ;  d.  in  the  service  of  his  country,  on 

Folly  island,  S.  C,  Sept.  11,  18G3.  He  was  a  member  of  Co.  I, 
112th  regt.  N.  Y.  vols. ;  a  faithful  soldier. 

4.  Eugene  Ames^,  b.  Dec.  17,  1848;  m.  Feb.  23,  1868,  Addie  Jones,  of  Cassa- 

daga,  N.  Y. 

28.  David«,  b.  Feb.  7,  1804;  m.  1,  Feb.  7,  1833,  Eunice  M. 
Priest,  who  d.  Jan.  6,  1834 ;  m.  2,  March  26,  1834,  Hannah  Dodge ; 
settled  at  home;  was  an  excellent  carpenter,  and  built  the  covered 
bridge  at  Hancock  Factory  in  1834 ;  rem,  to  Cassadaga,  N.  Y.,  where 
he  d.  Sept.  1858. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Eunice  Melvina^,  b.  in  H.,  1833;  m.  Charles  Phillips,  of  Cassadaga. 

2.  David  Hamilton^,  b.  in  H.,  Sept.  13,  1835;  was  wrecked  and  frozen  to 

death  while  acting  as  engineer  on  a  steam-boat  on  Lake  Erie,  Nov. 
24,  1860.  I 

3.  Walter^,  b.  in  II.,  Sept.  14,  1836;  m.  March  27,  1863,  Delia  M.  Brunson;      ; 

res.  Sinclairville,  N.  Y.     One  child,  John  H.w,  b.  Dec.  25,  1863.  | 

4.  Frances  M.9,  b.  Nov.  2,  1839;  m.  Aug.  16,  1871,  B.  M.  Schofleld,  who  d.     | 

May  9,  1884 ;  res.  in  California.     Children:  (1),  Bernard  C.^.     (2),     \ 
Robert  F.i". 

5.  Jane  W.^,  b.  July  13,  1846 ;  d.  Aug.  7,  1848. 

6.  Mary   H.^,  b.  Nov.  27,  1849;   m.  Charles  A.  Arnold;   res.    Napa,  Napa 

coqnty,  Cal. 

29.  Mary^  b.  Aug.  20,  1806 ;  d.  Jan.  18,  1861 ;  m.  March  27,    p 
1827,  Capt.  Norton  Hunt,  of  Peterboro'.  ' 


George  A.9,  b.  Feb.  14,  1828 ;  m.  Elizabeth  Curtis.  He  was  graduated  at 
Dartmouth  college  in  1852,  studied  law  and  settled  in  Quincy,  111. 
He  stood  high  in  the  profession,  and  gave  promise  of  a  high  degree 
of  eminence,  but  he  d.  at  the  early  age  of  39  years. 

Mary  Jane^,  b.  Sept.  5,  1832. 

Nancy  A.9,  b.  July  26,  1839 ;  d.  May  20,  1869. 

Timothy  Norton^,  b.  Aug.  30,  1841 ;  m.  Dec.  30,  1870,  Elsie  E.  Wilder. 
Three  children. 


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GENEALOGY:   CUMMINGS.  477 

30.  Margaret^  b.  Nov.  1,  1808;  m.  David  Whitcomb.     (q.  v.) 

31,  John^  b.  June  13,  1811;  a  carpenter  and  contractor;  m. 
Oct.  28,  1833,  Mary  Wait,  of  Dublin;  he  owned  and  res.  several 
years  at  place  marked  "Manning" ;  rem.  to  Peterboro',  and  d.  Dec. 
19,  1880;  his  wife  d.  June  14,  1881. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  David   Angelo^,    b.   in    H.,   Aug.    9,    1834;    rem.    West  when  a  young 

man ;  res.  Johnstown,  "Wis. ;  m.  April  15,  1858,  EHzabeth  Chese- 
boro,  of  La  Prairie,  Rock  county,  Wis.  Cliildren :  (1),  Fraulii",  b. 
April  10,  1859.  (2),  Harry",  b.  Aug.  11,  1863.  (3),  Roy",  b.  July 
15,  1870. 

2.  Mnj.  Jolin  Addison^,  b.  in  Nelson,  Jan.   16,  1838.     His   early  education 

was  obtained  in  the  common  schools  of  H.,  Jatfrey,  and  Peterboro', 
with  a  year's  high-school  course.  He  became  apprenticed  to  a 
printer,  and  at  the  age  of  18  was  foreman  in  the  office  of  the 
Keene  Sentinel.  He  subsequently  spent  two  years  at  the  Scientific 
and  Literary  institute  in  New  London.  At  the  beginning  of  the  war 
he  was  engaged  in  the  study  of  law.  He  enlisted  in  the  6th  N.  H. 
regt.  of  vols.,  as  a  lieutenant,  Nov.  30,  1861;  was  commissioned 
captain  April  23,  1862,  and  discharged  to  accept  promotion,  major 
of  1st  N.  H.  cavalry,  April  5,  1864,  and  was  with  Sheridan  until  the 
close  of  the  war,  when  he  went  West.  In  1867  he  rem.  to  Boston, 
and  re-entered  the  printing  business  under  the  firm  name  of  John 
A.  Cummings  &  Co.,  on  Washington  street,  where  he  continued 
until  his  death,  Jan.  6,  1887.  He  res.  in  Somerville,  and  was  editor 
of  the  Somerville  Journal  in  1871-72.  In  1873-74,  he  represented 
the  city  in  the  legislature,  and  in  1877-78,  he  was  a  member  of  the 
board  of  aldermen.  He  was  elected  mayor  of  Somerville,  in  1881, 
and  held  the  office  four  consecutive  terms.  He  early  joined  the 
Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  and  passed  through  the  chairs  of 
his  lodge.  He  was  an  active  member  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the 
Republic,  was  the  first  signer  for  the  first  Knights  of  Honor  lodge 
in  Massachusetts,  and  was  also  one  of  the  original  incorporators 
of  both  the  Royal  Arcanum  and  Home  Circle  secret  societies, 
besides  being  an  active  member  of  several  other  societies ;  at  the 
time  of  his  death  he  was  president  of  the  Eastern  Associates  and 
the  Rubinstein  club  of  Someiwille,  and  the  editor  of  the  Knights  of 
Honor  Beporter.  A  special  joint  convention  of  both  branches  of 
the  Somerville  city  government,  at  the  time  of  his  death,  passed 
appropriate  resolutions,  of  which  we  have  space  only  for  one  : — 

"  Resolved,  That  in  his  death  the  city  loses  a  most  valuable  citizen,  who 
was  ever  faithful  to  every  trust  reposed  in  him,  and  who,  by  the  marked 
ability  and  conscientious  fldelity  with  which  he  artministereu  the  various 
offices  to  which  he  was  called  by  his  fellow-citizens,  — the  most  important 
of  which  were  those  of  alderman  and  mayor,  —  has  conferred  a  lasting  bene- 
fit upon  the  community,  and  will  be  remembered  with  sincere  gratitude." 


478  GENEALOGY:   CUMMINGS. 

He  m.  1,  Dec.  1,  1861,  Katie,  dau.  of  James  Scott,  of  Peterboro', 
who  was  drowned  iu  the  Potomac,  with  many  others,  from  a  steam- 
boat collision,  Aug.  13,  1862,  being  on  her  way  to  visit  her  husband; 
m.  2,  Nov.  15,  1866,  Adella  I.,  dau.  of  George  W.  Cummings,  of 
Cambridge,  Mass.  Children:  (1),  Guy  Pearson",  b.  Nov.  2,  1867. 
(2),  Leslie  Wait",  b.  Feb.  11,  1869;  d.  Nov.  15,  1874.  (3),  SuzellaW, 
b.  July  21,  1871.  (4),  Maidell^,  b.  Feb.  17,  1874.  (5),  Clifford  Lind- 
seyio,  b.  April  13,  1875.  (6),  Nina",  b.  May  21,  1876.  (7),  John 
Williamio,  b.  June  11,  1878. 

3.  Ellen  Jane^,  b.  in  Nelson,  Sept.  6,  1841 ;  m.  May  26,  1863,  William  G. 

Livingston,  who  is  cashier  of  the  First  National  bank  of  Peterboro' ; 
res.  Peterboro'.  Children:  (1),  Fred  Gardnerio,  b.  Aug.  17,  1867. 
(2),  Wait  Lawio,  b.  Sept.  9,  1870.     (3),  Alicei'\  b.  July  18,  1874. 

4.  Hon.  George  Wait^,  b.  in  Nelson,  March  11,  1844;  was  a  lieutenant  in 

Co.  G,  N.  H.  cavalry,  in  the  Civil  war;  learned  the  printer's  trade  in 
Keene,  and  was  for  a  few  years  in  company  with  his  brother  in 
Boston,  and  has  been  for  several  years  cashier  of  the  First  National 
bank  of  Francestown.  He  has  served  four  terms  in  the  New  Hamp- 
shire senate;  res.  Francestown;  m.  1,  March  24,  1866,  Fanny,  dau. 
of  John  B.  Dane  (q.  v.) ;  m.  2,  Nov.  25,  1886,  Ella  G.  Clark,  of 
Francestown.  Children:  (1),  George  Danei"*,  b.  in  Somerville, 
Jan.  27,  1872.     (2),  Philip  Waiti",  b.  in  Francestown,  Nov.  18,  1887. 

33.  Jane«,  b.  Nov.  4,  1812 ;  d.  Jan.  6,  1845;  m.  in  1840,  George 
Whitman  ;  one  son  ;  d. 

33.  Asahel  Ames\  b.  Oct.  11,  1823;  m.  Eliza  Streeter,  of 
Swanzey ;  rem.  to  Chautauqua  county,  N.  Y, ;  he  d.  in  1887. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Jane  Maria^  b.  May  30,  1850;  m.  Dec.  22,  1869,  Nelson  Brooks.     One 

child. 

2.  Charles  A.s,  b.  Aug.  26,  1855 ;  m.  Feb.  5,  1877,  Laura  Wilson. 

3.  Adelbert  W.9,  b.  Aug.  2,  1860. 

34.  Benjamin  Franklin^,  b.  May  14,  1827;  res.  several  years  at 
place  marked  "J.  R.  Hill "  on  village  plan;  m.  1,  Mary  Symonds, 
who  d. ;  m.  2, ;  res.  Fitzwilliam. 

CHILD. 

1.     Edwin9,  b.  1857 ;  m. ;  res.  Chesterfield. 

35.  Henry^  [17]  (Capt.  John«,  Lieut.  John^  John*,  John^,  John^, 
Isaac!),  b_  ]^oy_  i^  1779 .  ^  i^  March  4,  1803,  Nabby  Carley,  who 
d.  March  16,  1810;  m.  2,  Dec.  30,  1810,  Pede  Carley,  who  d.  Oct. 
17,  1817.  He  res.  on  the  Dea.  Robert  Duncan  place,  marked  "J. 
Hayward  " ;  rem.  to  central  New  York  and  engaged  in  the  lumber 


GENEALOGY:   CUMMINGS.  479 

business;  perished  from  exposure  on  Lake  Oswego,  while  rafting 
lumber,  on  the  night  of  May  11,  1834.  Children,  four  d.  young. 
Harrison^  b.  in  1815,  is  supposed  to  have  been  drowned  with  his 
father. 

36.  Benaiah"  [18]  (Capt.  John",  Lieut.  John^  John^  John^, 
John-,  Isaac^),  b.  March  21,  1782;  ra.  Oct.  23,  1806,  Susanna  Bailey; 
settled  at  place  marked  "  T.  Blodgett";  d.  Oct.  5,  1848;  his  wife 
d.  March  13,  1857,  aged  75.     Children  :  — 

37.  Ira^  b.  May  28,  1802;  m.  Oct.  22,  1823,  Lydia*  Bailey. 
He  res.  in  the  house  marked  "  S.  Todd  "  a  few  years  ;  rem.  to 
Greenfield,  where  he  d.  June  17,  1876. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Lucy  A.^  b.  in  H.,  May  7,  1824;  m.  Dec.  1849;  d.  in  Utica,  N.  Y.,  Aug. 

26,   1882. 

2.  George  Hutcliinson^,  b.  in  H.,  Jan.  28,  1826. 

3.  Nancy  Adeline^,  b.  in  H.,  Jan.  27,  1828. 

4.  Caroline  Almina^,  b.   Dec.    18,  1829;   ra.    Sept.   27,  1849,  John   Gould; 

res.  Newburyport,  Mass. 

5.  David  M.^,  b.  May  29,  1836;  d.  in  1881. 

There  were  eight  other  children,  who  d.  young. 

38.  Rebekahs,  b.  Feb.  6,  1807;  m.  Timothy  Blodgett.     (q.  v.) 

39.  Sarah«,  b.  Feb.  5,  1808;  d.  July  7,  1810. 

40.  Hannah^  b.  1809;  d.  May  6,  1809. 

41.  John^  b.  1810;  d.  June  8,  1810. 

43.     Caroline^,  b.  March  6,  1811;  d.  Oct.  1,  1829. 

43.  Ephraim^,  b.  Aug.  4,  1812;  d.  Aug.  11,  1812. 

44.  John  Bailey^,  b.  Sept.  29,  1813;  d.  in  Gilsum,  Feb.  2, 
1870. 

45.  Sarah«,  h.  April  2,  1815 ;  d.  Aug.  7,  1816. 

46.  Polh^  b.  Nov.  17,  1817;  d.  Dec.  17,  1817. 

47.  Martha^  b.  Dec.  31,  1819;  d.  in  Nelson,  Sept.  20,  1852. 

48.  Charles^  b.  Jan.  15,  1821;  m.  in  1847,  Eliza  A.  White,  of 
Londonderry,  Vt.;  res.  in  Weston,  Vt.,  Hoosick  Falls,  N.  Y.,  Win- 
chendou,  Mass.,  and  Keene,  where  he  d.  Oct.  29,  1886;  was  a  dealer 
in  boots  and  shoes. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Charles  M.^,  b.  in  Weston,  Vt.,  Oct.  19,  1849;  a  boot  and  shoe  dealer; 
m.  in  1872,  Annie  M.  Shervvin,  of  Rindge ;  res.  Keene.     Children : 

*  In  the  record  of  marriages  in  town  book  this  name  is  given  Betsey.    (See  p.  213.) 


480  GENEALOGY:    CUMMINGS. 

(1),  Donald  0.l^  b.  Dec.  29,  1874.     (2),  Anna  M.io,  b.  July  24,  1876; 
d.  Sept.  13,  1877.     (3),  Florence  E.w  b.  Dec.  10,  1878. 

2.  Orion",  b.  in  Hoosick  Falls,  in  1859 ;  d.  in  Winchendon,  in  1862. 

3.  Lillian  E.«,  b.  in  "Winchendon,  July  2,  1864. 

Hannah  Bailey,  mother  of  Mrs.  B,  Cummings,  d,  Aug.  29,  1827, 
aged  85  years,  5  months. 

49.  Reuben^  [7]  (Lieut.  John^  John*,  John^  John^,  Isaac^),  b. 
June  10,  1757 ;  was  in  H.,  in  1779  (see  p.  7) ;  m.  about  1777,  Emma 
Parker,  of  Lunenburg,  Mass.,  who  was  b.  Nov.  13,  1751;  settled 
in  Sharon,  and  built  one  of  the  earliest  mills  in  the  town ;  rem.  to 
Colerain,  Mass.;  later,  he  rem.  to  H.,  where  he  d.  Feb.  6,  1807-8;* 
his  wife  d.  in  Shirley,  Mass.,  Jan.  12,  1828.      Children :  — 

50.  ErameM  b.  March  13,  1778;  ra.  June,  1801,  Lieut.  John 
Brooks,     (q.  v.) 

51.  Reuben^  b.  Oct.  7,  1780;  settled  in  central  New  York. 
53.     Lucy^  b.  Oct.  3,  1782;  d.  Oct.  2,  1869;  m.  Dec.  25,  1819, 

Reuben  Shedd,  of  Sharon.     Three  children:  James  Parker^,  Nathan 
Cummings^  and  John  Brooks^ 

53.  AbeP,  b.  May  25,  1784;  settled  in  central  New  York. 

54.  William^  b.  Sept.  27,  1785;  settled  in  central  New  York. 

55.  Theda^  b.  May  28,  1787 ;  d.  Sept.  21,  1829;  m.  Joel  Marsh, 
of  Bethel,  Vt. 

56.  Amos'',  b.  Feb.  8,  1789;  drowned  June  16,  1812. 

57.  Nathan  P.^  b.  May  21,  1790;  m.  Oct.  21,  1823,  Harriet 
Joslin,  who  d.  in  Hancock,  Wis.,  July  27,  1859.  He  d.  in  Lynde- 
boro',  Aug.  26,  1861 ;  res.  a  few  years  in  Hancock  village,  at  place 
marked  "  M.  Harrington." 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Harriet  E.s,  b.  in  H.,  July  30,  1824;  m.  June  21,  1848,  Albert  B.  McCril- 

lis ;  res.  Mount  Vernon. 

2.  Langdons,  b.  in  Sharon,  March  13,  1826;   m.  Sept.  5,    1861,   Sarah  A. 

French.     He  d.  in  Milford,  April  29,  1887. 

3.  Nathan  P.*,  b.  in  Riudge,  June  29,  1828;  d.  in  Lyndeboro',  Sept.  3,  1883; 

m.  July  3,  1851,  Mary  A.  Whitcomb. 

4.  Charles   J.^  b.    in   Rindge,  Dec.    9,  1830;  m.   Nov.    27,  1852,  Sarah  E. 

Moore;  res.  Lyndeboro'. 

58.  Mitty^  b.  March  28,  1793;  d.  July  7,  1832;  m.  John  Gil- 
christ. 

*1  have  not  been  able  to  find  bis  name  on  the  tax-list;  his  res.  in  H.  must  have 
been  brief. 

fThis  name  is  given,  in  the  town  records,  Eunice  in  pue  place  and  Emme  in 
another. 


GENEALOGY:    CUMMINGS.  481 

59.     Milling  b.  Sept.  17,  1795;  d.  Aug.  22,  1800. 

GO.  Eleazer"  [3]  (Lieut.  John^  JohnS  John'*,  John-,  Isaac^),  b.  May 
15,  17o9;  rem.  to  New  Ipswich,  about  the  year  1762.  He  engaged 
in  mill  business,  and  also  purchased  large  tracts  of  land,  and  took 
a  leading  part  in  the  affairs  of  the  town.  He  commanded  the  re- 
enforcements  that  went  to  Cambridge  after  the  battle  of  Bunker 
hill.  He  was  one  of  the  original  founders  of  the  New  Ipswich 
academy;  m.  twice;  d.  Aug.  4,  1815.     Seven  children,  of  whom, 

61.  Charles",  b.  1770,  was  the  fourth.  Hem.  Sarah  Willard ; 
res.  in  New  Ipswich;  d.  in  1809;  his  wife  d.  March,  1827. 
Children:  — 

62.  Sarah^  b.  1792  ;  d.  July  10,  1861 ;  m.  Henry  Cambell. 

63.  Hepsabeth*,  b.  July,  1795;  m.  Andrew  Wallace,     (q.  v.) 

64.  MaryS  b.  Nov.  12,  1797;  d.  July  4,  1859;  m.  David  W. 
Russell. 

65.  Elizabeths,  b.  Feb.  2,  1800;  d.  Aug.  9,  1885;  m.  George 
Elliott. 

66.  Catherine^  b.  June  29,  1802;  d.  Dec.  31,  1880(?);  m,  Dec. 
29,  1827,  Solomon  Rice. 

67.  Charles^,  b.  July  15,  1804;  d.;  m.  Nov.  28,  1828,  Mary 
Billings.  He  res.  for  a  few  years  at  Mr,  Bradford's,  in  H.,  but  re- 
"turned  to  New  Ipswich,  where  he  was  engaged  in  work  in  the 
factory. 

68.  John  Willard^  b.  in  New  Ipswich,  Oct.  29,  1806.  He  also 
came  to  live  with  Mr.  Bradford  when  a  boy,  and  m.  his  dau.  Maria. 
He  was  a  mason  by  trade;  res.  at  place  marked  "Mrs.  Cummings"; 
d.  Oct.  16,  1854;  his  wife  d.  in  Lexington,  Mass.,  Jan.  5,  1882. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Orville^,  d.  young. 

2.  Maria^,  b.  June  15,  1835;  m.  Aug.  11,  1859,  J.  F.  Washburn,     (q.  v.) 

3.  Frank  M.^,  b.  Feb.  15,  1838;  ra.  Jan.  1,  1866,  Lydia  F.  Wells;  d.  in  Gard- 

ner, Mass.,  Feb.  14,  1869.  One  child,  Elmer  L.",  b.  Jan.  5,  1868; 
a  student  iu  Harvard  college.  Mrs.  Lydia  (Wells)  Cummings  m. 
2,  Nov.  27,  1884,  Noys  B.  Herrick;  res.  Ashburnham,  Mass. 

4.  Nettie  Violas,  b.  June  27,  1842 ;  m.  Nov.  16,  1864,  Granville  Matthews 

(q.  V.)  ;  m.  2,  Jan.  1,  1877,  Otis  Holden,  son  of  Luther  aud  Elizabeth 
(Holden)  Forbush,  b.  in  Acton,  Mass.,  Feb.  17,  1848;  res.  in  Acton. 
6.     Belle  S.»,  b.  Feb.  9,  1844;  ra.  Jan.  4,  1866,  Henry  D.  Estabrooks,  of  Lex- 
ington, Mass.     One  child,  Harryi',  b.  Aug.  21,  1874. 

6.  James  M.^,  b.   May  1,  1849;  m.  Oct.   12,  1876,  Nellie  Farrar;  res.  Peter- 

boro',  where  he  is  in  trade. 

7.  John  0.^  b.  March  31,  1851;  d.  Jan.  22,  1875. 


482  GENEALOGY:    DANE. 


DANIEL   DANE. 

John^  Dane,  with  his  family,  emigrated  from  Berkhampstead, 
Hertfordshire,  Eng.,  in  1642,  with  Rev.  Thomas  Parker  and  about 
one  hundred  others,  to  Ipswich,  Mass. 

Rev.  Francis-  (John^)  became  the  first  settled  minister  in  An- 
dover,  Mass.,  about  the  year  1648.  He  d.  Feb.  17,  1697,  in  the  82d 
year  of  his  age.  His  first  wife  was  Elizabeth  Ingalls.  Their 
youngest  son, — 

Francis*  (Rev.  Francis-,  John^),  b.  Dec.  1656;  m.  Nov.  1681, 
Hannah  Poor,  of  Andover.     Their  third  son, — 

John"  (Francis^  Rev.  Francis^  John^),  b.  Nov.  18,  1692;  m.  Nov. 
10,  1713,  Sarah  Chandler.     Six  children. 

1.  DanieP  (John",  Francis*,  Rev.  Francis'-^,  John^),  their  fourth 
son,  was  b.  Nov.  10,  1735;  m.  Feb.  21,  1760,  Prudence  Phelps; 
rem.  to  Tewksbury,  Mass.,  where  they  remained  about  ten  years, 
and  then  returned  to  Andover.  About  1782  they  rem.  to  Society 
Land,*  where  they  d.,  but  were  buried  in  Francestown.     Children: — 

2.  DanieP,  b.  Nov.  21,  1760;  m.  Mary  Parker;  settled  in  Sut- 
ton, where  he  d.,  Nov.  1843. 

3.  Elizabeth^  b.  April  30, 1763  ;  d.  April  29,1849;  m.  Asa  Bixby  ; 
settled  in  Francestown.     Six  children. 

4.  Hannah^,  b.  Sept.  17,  1765;  d.  Nov.  13,  1827;  m.  Oliver 
Butterfield;  res.  Francestown.     One  son,  John^. 

5.  Rev.  John",  b.  Jan.  5,  1768;  was  graduated  at  Dartmouth 
college;  was  ordained  pastor  of  a  church  in  Newfield,  Me.,  Feb.  16, 
1803;  d.  in  Frederickton,  N.  B.,  Dec.  31,  1819,  leaving  a  family  in 
Norridgewock,  Me. 

6.  Solomon®,  b.  Aug.  22,  1769;  m.  Polly  Barker,  who  was  b. 
in  Pelham,  Dec.  1,  1766.  They  settled  in  H.,  on  the  eastern  half  of 
lot  No.  16,  range  4,  marked  "J.  Wilder."  He  paid  taxes  as  early 
as  1794 ;  came  from  Antrim  to  H.  in  April,  1791 ;  d.  March  11,  1842 ; 
she  d.  Aug.  12,  1854.     Children  :— 

7.  DanieF,  b.  Dec.  12,  1796  ;  d.  young. 

8.  Ebenezer^  b.  Feb.  19,  1798;  d.  young. 

9.  Mary^  (Polly  on  town  records),  b.  May  25,  1800 ;  m.  May  18, 
1837,  William  Prichard,  of  Antrim ;  res.  Deering,  where  she  d. 
Oct.  1854,  but  was  buried  in  H.     One  child,  Augustus  D.^. 

*  They  settled  first  in  that  part  of  Society  Land  that  is  now  Greenfield,  but  later 
rem.  to  a  farm  now  unoccupied,  at  the  foot  of  Crotchet  mountain.    Mr.  Dane  d.  in 

1799. 


GENEALOGY:    DANE;    DANIORTH.  483 

10.  Eunice"  (Unice  on  town  records),  b.  June  8,  1802 ;  m. 
March  11,  1824,  John  H.  Clark,     (q.  v.) 

11.  Almira^  b.  Aug.  19,  1805;  m.  Nov.  2,1830,  George  For- 
bush,  of  Peterboro' ;  rem.  to  Clarendon,  N.  Y.,  thence  to  Galesburg, 
Mich.  He  is  a  machinist,  and  lost  one  hand  while  at  work  in  a 
macliine  shoj)  in  Lowell,  Mass. 

CHILDREN. 

Susans      Sarahs      Edmonds.       Edwin*.      Maria**.      Lucy*.       Eva*". 

113.  Melinda',  b.  June  11,  1807;  m.  May  8,  1834,  Joseph  Wil- 
der, of  Peterboro'.     (q.  v.) 

13.  Hannah',  b.  Dec.  4,  1809;  ra.  Oct.  18, 1831,  Aaron  Wheeler, 
of  Fitchburg,  Mass.;  res.  Fitchburg,  where  she  d.  in  1859.  Chil- 
dren's names  not  given. 

14.  Solomon',  b.  Aug.  7,  1811;  d.  young. 

15.     ,  d.  young. 

16.  Eunice^  (DanieP,  John^,  Frauds'^,  Rev.  Francis",  John^),  b. 
April  27,  1773 ;  m.  June  28,  1796,  John  Colby,     (q.  v.) 


JOHN  B.  DANE. 


John  B.-,  son  of  John^  and  Chloe  (Bowers)  Dane,  was  b.  in  Wen- 
dell (now  Sunapee),  July  16,  1821.  His  connection  with  the 
above  family  is  not  known,  but  without  doubt  there  is  a  connection ; 
m.  Almira  P.,  dau.  of  William  and  Lydia  Collins  (Day)  Whitte- 
more,  of  Greenfield ;  res.  in  H.,  on  the  David  Wood  farm,  which  he 
purchased  in  1868,  from  Dec.  1870  to  May,  1877.  He  is  an  exten- 
sive dealer  in  horses,  and  for  many  years  was  interested  in  the 
Forest  line  of  stages  and  other  lines  in  this  vicinity ;  res.  Peterboro'. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Fannie  P.^  b.  July  12,  1845;  m.  George  W.  Cummings.     (q.  v.) 

2.  John  H.3,  b.  March  15,  1848. 

3.  William  F.3,  b.  March  31,  1851;  m.  Clara   A.    Shedd.      Children:    (1), 

Katie  M.*,  b.  in  H.,  April  7,  1874.     (2),  Gracie  Bowers*. 


DANFORTH. 

1.  Edward-,  son  of  NathanieP  and  Mary  (Hannaford)  Danforth, 
was  b.  in  Andover,  Nov.  17,  1812;  m.,  in  1832,  Mrs.  Fandacy  Til- 
ton,  dau.  of  Dea.  Aaron  Huntley,  of  Marlow;  res.  three  years  in 


484        GENEALOGY:  DANFORTH;  DANIELS;  DARRAH. 

Mario w,  removing  in  1835  to  Peterboro',  where  his  wife  d.,  in  the 
fall  of  1869.  After  the  death  of  his  wife  he  rem.  to  H.;  d.  Jan.  12, 
1876.  His  death  was  caused  by  the  accidental  discharge  of  a  gun. 
Children :  — 

3.  Edward  R.^  b.  in  Marlow,  Oct.  17,  1833;  m.  Sept.  22,  1857, 
Martha,  dau.  of  Joseph  and  Susan  True,  of  Peterboro'.  He  was  in 
his  early  life  a  farmer,  working  out  by  the  season  from  the  time  he 
was  10  years  of  age,  and  attending  the  district  school  in  the  winter, 
with  the  addition  of  one  or  two  terms  at  the  Peterboro'  academy. 
At  the  age  of  18  he  learned  the  trade  of  a  machinist.  He  worked 
several  years  in  Waltham,  Boston,  and  Lawrence,  Mass.  Spent  be- 
tween two  and  three  years  in  making  a  Avhaling  voyage ;  returned 
to  Peterboro'  in  1857,  where  he  res.  until  1862,  working  at  his  trade 
and  also  engaged  in  farming  and  lumbering.  In  1862  he  rem.  to 
Providence,  R.  I.,  and  in  1869  to  H.  He  purchased  the  saw-  and 
grist-mill  known  as  the  Bradford  mill,  where  he  remained  several 
years,  engaged  in  the  lumber  business.  He  served  the  town  as  one 
of  the  selectmen  from  1876  to  1879,  inclusive,  and  was  representa- 
tive to  the  General  Court  in  1887-8. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Arthur  C.*,  b.  in  Peterboro',  May  14,  1862. 

2.  Nellie  E.*,  b.  in  Providence,  R.  I.,  Nov.  26,  1866;  m.  Henry  Manning. 

(q.  V.) 

3.  Harriet  N.^  b.  in  Marlow,  Oct.  17,  1833;  m.  George  W, 
Colbath,  of  Stratham,  N.  H. ;  res.  Tewksbury,  Mass.     Two  children. 


DANIELS. 

Timothy  Daniels  came  to  H.  from  Needham,  Mass.,  near  the  close 

of  the  last  century;  res.  in  house  marked  "  D.  T.  Ware";  m. 

Smith ;  returned  to  Needham. 


DARRAH. 

1.  William^  Darrah,  b.  in  Litchfield,  Oct.  30,  1799  ;  m.  1,  March, 
1825,  Mary,  dau.  of  Ebenezer  and  Lydia  (Stanley)  Burtt  (q.  v.), 
who  d.  May  1,  1854;  m.  2,  Clarissa  Ober.  (q.  v.)  He  res.  in  that 
part  of  H.  now  within  the  limits  of  Bennington;  d.  Nov.  30,  1873. 
Children :  — 


GENEALOGY:    DARRAH;    DAVIDSON.  485 

2.  William  Horace-,  b.  Sept.  20,  1828  ;  res.  at  place  marked 
"William  H.  Darrah,"  Bennington  ;  m.  June  18,  1851,  Sarah  Davis, 
dau.  of  Ira  and  Abigail  (Pratt)  Knight,     (q.  v.) 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Mary  GeorgianuaS,  b.  March  27,  1852;  d.  July  31,  1853. 

2.  Jenny  Marietta^,  b.  Feb.  12,  1855;  m.  Dec.  25,  1877,  Charles  H.  Bass. 

Cq.  V.)      Children:    (1),  Harry  W.*,  b.  Dec.  30,   1879.       (2),  Ralph 
D.*,  b.  Feb.  21,  1884. 

3.  Abbie  IsabelF,  b.  Oct.  24,   1857;  m.  Nov.  29,  1882,   Albert  Clement,  of 

Deering.     One  child,  S.  Beatrice^  b.  Nov.  IT,  1S8G. 

4.  George  William^,  b.  March  25,  1861 ;  d.  Feb.  26,  1866. 

5.  Susie  May'J,  b.  Aug.  9,  1870;  d.  Jan.  14,  1878. 

3.  Lydia  Angeline",  b.  Oct.  4,  1831;  d.  Nov.  15,  1863. 

4.  George  Darwin-,  b.  Aug.  16,  1834;  d.  April  5,  1851. 

5.  Mary  Adeline-,  b.  Aug.  5,  1837  ;  m.  Hezekiah  B.  George, 
(q.  V.) 


NATHANIEL   DAVIDSON. 

NathanieP  Davidson,  one  of  the  early  settlers,  and  a  prominent 
citizen,  res.  at  No.  58;  m.  Lydia  Eaton,*  who  was  b.  in  Goffstown, 
July  15,  1765.  After  the  death  of  Mr.  Davidson  she  m.  2,  Sept.  18, 
1794,  Timothy  Worthley,  of  Goffstown,  to  which  place  she  rem., 
and  d.  March  26,  1834.  Children  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Davidson,  all  b. 
in  H.:  — 

1.  Mary2,  b.  April  20,t  1784;  m.  James  Saul;  res.  Utica,  N.  Y. 

2.  Abigail-^  (Nabba  on  town  records),  b.  Feb.  5,  1786;  d.  in  1861;  m.  Rus- 

sell Bell ;  rem.  to  New  York.     Five  children. 

3.  Lydia2,  b.    March  15,   1788;    d.  in    1873;    m.   1,    Charles   Bagley;    m.    2, 

Robert  Nichols. 

4.  .James-,  b.  Feb.  29,  1790;  d.  in  1882;  m.  Jane  Emerson.     Children  :  Fred- 

eric^, James'^  George^. 

5.  William-^,  b.  April  16,  1792;  settled  in  Warner;  d.  in  1872;  m.   Hannah 

Davis.     Children :  Nathaniel^,  Williams,  Caroline-',  SamueF. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Worthley  three  children  were  b,  in  Goffstown :  — 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Leafy2,  b.  Jan.  20,  1796.  2.     David-,  b.  April  27,  1798. 

3.     Sally2,  b.  April  21,  1800. 

*  Lydiae  Eaton  was  descended  from  John  Eaton,  of  Haverhill,  Mass.  The  direct 
line  is  Lydia",  James  K.^,  James*,  Jonathan^',  Thomas^,  Johni.  She  was  an  aunt  of 
Rev.  W.  H.  Eaton,  v.  v.,  of  Keene. 

t  This  name  is  Polly  on  town  records,  and  the  date  is  April  14. 


486  GENEALOGY:    DAVIDSON;    DAVIS. 

Mr.  Worthley  had  a  family  of  seven  children  by  a  previous  mar- 
riage. We  give  the  name  of  one  great-grandson,  to  whom  we  are 
much  indebted  for  valuable  information  in  regard  to  the  family,  — 
Arthur  M.  Worthley,  of  Goffstown. 


DANIEL   DAVIDSOIV. 

DanieP  Davidson  came  from  Windham  to  H.,  and  lived  at  the 
place  marked  "I.  Dodge,"  in  the  north  part  of  the  town  about  1810. 

CHILDREN. 

Dauiel-.  David-.  Susan^.  Nancy2.  William^. 


DAVIS. 

Several  families  bearing  this  name  have  res.  in  H.  They  came 
from  different  localities,  and  were  not  probably  connected,  although 
it  is  possible  that  in  some  instances  they  were  branches  of  the  same 
family. 


JAMES  DAVIS. 


James^  Davis  and  Mary,  his  wife,  res.  in  Holden,  Mass.,  where  he 
d.  Sept.  15,  1821,  aged  87,  and  she  d.  June  26,  1799,  aged  62.  Two 
of  their  children  came  to  H. 

1.  Lieut.  Jaraes^  (James^),  with  Eunice  (Newton),  his  wife,  came 
from  Paxton,  Mass.,  about  the  year  1779,  and  settled  at  No.  30. 
He  took  an  active  interest  in  the  affairs  of  the  town ;  served  as 
moderator,  constable,  etc.,  and  his  name  frequently  appears  on  im- 
portant committees ;  d.  Dec.  27,  1796,  aged  39  years,  6  months* 
His  widow  subsequently  m.  Jeremiah  Bacon  (q.  v.)  ;  she  d.  May 
13,  1840,  aged  83  years.  Children:  — 

2.  Ezra^  (Zorael  on  town  records),  b.  in  Paxton,  Mass.,  Sept. 
25,  1775;  was  drowned  in  Half-moon  pond,  Sept.  15,  1789. 

3.  Betsey^  (Betty  on  records),  b.  in  H.,  June  24,  1780;  m. 
Jeremiah  Bacon,  Jr.     (q.  v.) 

4.  Ethan^  [10],  b.  Jan.  11,  1785. 

5.  Lucy^  b.  Nov.  10,  1786  ;  m.  Mansel  Alcock.     (q.  v.) 

6.  Calvin^  [19],  b.  Sept.  9,  1788. 


GENEALOGY:    DAVIS.  487 

7.  Cyntliia^  (Sinthy  on  records),  b.  Sept.  20,  1791  ;  m.  Fob. 
20,  1816,  Alfred  Killum.     (q.  v.) 

8.  John^  [20],  b.  Aug.  13,  1793. 

9.  Charles^  [26],  b.  Dec.  31,  1795.* 

10.  Ethan^  [4]  (Lieut.  James"-,  James^),  b.  Jan.  11,  1785;  was  a 
tax-payer  in  town  as  late  as  1810;  res.  many  years  in  Boston,  where 
he  d.  Oct.  1861 ;  m.  Elizabeth  P.  Gardner,  who  was  b.  June  23, 1803; 
d.  Aug.  8,  1861.     Children :  — 

11.  Elizabeth  N.*,  b.  Sept.  4,  1823  ;  m. 

12.  Charles  W.^  b.  June  23,  1825  ;  d.  Sept.  20,  1856. 

13.  Mary  J.^  b.  Sept.  8,  1827  ;  m. Jacobs. 

14.  Lewis  D.*,  b.  Aug.  19,  1830  ;  d.  Aug.  11,  1859. 

15.  Frances  A.",  b.  Jan.  31,  1834. 

16.  Edward  L.*,  b.  Jan.  31,  1836  ;  d.  Aug.  16,  1860. 

17.  Alfred  B.  C*,  b.  April  8,  1838. 

18.  George  W.  G.^  b.  Aug.  15,  1840;  served  in  the  Union  army. 

19.  Calvin^  [6]  (Lieut.  James^,  James^),  b.  Sept.  9,  1788 ;  m.  Mrs. 
Eliza  Payson  Adams;  rem.  to  Unadilla,  N.  Y. 

CHILDREN. 

John*.        David*.        Jaraes<.        Eliza*.         Lucy*.        Cyuthia*. 

30.  John^  [8]  (Lieut.  James^  James^),  b.  Aug.  13,  1793;  m. 
Mary  Putnam;  settled  on  the  homestead.  No.  30;  d.  when  on  a  visit 
to  his  son,  James  P.,  in  the  state  of  New  York;  after  his  death  his 
widow  rem.  to  Peterboro',  where  she  d.     Children  :  — f 

31.  Harriet  N.^  b.  May  22,  1818  ;  d.  in  Peterboro'. 

33.  James  P.*,  b.  July  25,  1819  ;  rem.  to  New  York,  and  later 
to  the  vicinity  of  Lexington,  Ky. 

33.  George  W.",  b.  Dec.  19,  1822  ;  learned  tlie  machinist  trade 
in  Winchendon,  Mass. ;   d.  in  Peterboro'. 

34.  Cynthia  M.^  b.  Feb.  3,  1827. 

35.  Charles  N.^  b.  May  4,  1829. 

36.  Charles^  [9]  (Lieut.  James'-,  James^),b.  Dec.  31,  1795;  d.  in 
Worcester,  Mass.,  Oct.  22,  1862;  m.  Jan.  1817,  Mary  Payson,  of 
Fitzwilliam,  who  d.  Dec.  19,  1879,  aged  82  years,  7  months.  Chil- 
dren, allb.  in  Troy:  — 

*Two  children,  names  not  ffiven,  cl.  at  an  early  ago  and  were  buri(;d  on  tlie  farm. 
(See  p.  249.) 

t  "  A  child  of  John  Davis  d.  Feb.  19,  18'2'2,  aged  1  year." 

"  A  daughter  of  John  Davis  d.  March  -25,  1S36,  aged  d  years."— Church  Records. 


488  GENEALOGY;    DAVIS. 

37.  Charles  D.^  b.  Oct.  14,  1817;  ra.  Eleanor  Patterson,  of 
Edgecomb,  Me. 

28.  Mary  E.^  b.  June  28,  1819 ;  m.  J.  S.  Cheney,  of  Worcester, 
Mass.,  who  d.  Children,  Charles  I.^  d.,  and  ISTellie  M.^  m.  William 
H.  Inman  ;  res.  Worcester. 

39.  Relief-  (James^),  b.  March  25,  1781 ;  ra.  Jonathan  Davis. 
(q.  V.) 


EDMOND,  JONATHAN,  AND  SOLOMON  DAVIS. 

1,  Edmond^  Davis,  m.  at  Holden,  Mass.,  in  1778,  Eunice  Hub- 
bard. They  came  to  H.  about  the  year  1779,  settled  first  at  No. 
27,  and  then  rem.  to  No.  28.  Mr.  Davis  was  a  prominent  man  in 
town,  serving  as  one  of  the  board  of  selectmen,  constable,  etc., 
many  years.  Some  of  the  town  and  religious  meetings  were  held  at 
his  house.  About  the  year  1806  they  returned  to  Holden,  where 
he  d.  June  22,  1832,  aged  72,  and  she  d.  April  28,  1830,  aged  68. 
Children,  all  but  one  b.  in  H. : — 

3.     Edmund-  [14],  b.  Feb.  4,  1781. 

3.  Eunice^,  b.  Feb.  23,  1783;  m.  Jonathan  Davis,     (q.  v.) 

4.  David^  b.  Feb.  13,  1785;  d.  at  New  Orleans,  Aug.  20,  1820. 

5.  DanieP,  b.  April  28,  1787;  res.  in  Boxford,  Mass. 

6.  Lydia^,  b.  Nov.  14,  1790;  m.  Sept.  1,  1815,  Whiting  Bacon, 
(q.  V.) 

7.  Nancy2,  b.  Feb.  13,  1794;  m.  Daniel  Clapp;  res.  Holden, 
Mass. 

8.  SamueP,  b.  Feb.  5,  1796;  res.  in  the  state  of  New  York. 

9.  Lucy2,  b.  in  Holden,  March  14,  1798;  d.  in  Holden,  Sept. 
8,  1800. 

10.  Thomas  Jefferson^  b.  April  11,  1802 ;  res.  in  the  state  of 
New  York. 

12.  John  Langdon^,  b.  May  2,  1805;  m.  Jan.  2,  1828,  Almira 
Hall,  of  Holden.  He  was  a  farmer;  res.  after  marriage  fourteen 
years  at  Holden  ;  rem.  to  Hillsboro',  where  he  d.  Dec.  8,  1859.  His 
widow  has  since  his  death  been  m.  twice ;  her  present  husband  is 
Seth  Blodgett ;  res.  Spencer,  Mass.     Child :  — 


GEiSTEALOGY:    DAVIS.  489 

13.  DavicP,  b.  in  Holden,  Feb.  23,  1829;  m.  Ellen  Farrar,  June 
1,  1853;  res.  Hillsboro'. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  David  E.*,  b.  March  20,  1856 ;  d.  March  31,  1856. 

2.  Annie  M.^  b.  Dec.  10,  1865. 

3.  John  M.\  b.  Feb.  13,  1871. 

14.  Edmun(P  [2]  (Edmond^),  b.  Feb.  4,  1781 ;  m.  Jan.  5,  1808, 
Mary,  dau.  of  Dea.  William  Graves,  of  Washington.  His  early 
advantages  were  limited,  but  he  was  able  to  acquire  the  rudiments 
of  a  good  business  education.  He  taught  school  several  terms,  and 
worked  in  a  store  in  H.  After  his  marriage  he  was  employed  for 
about  two  years  by  Gordon  &  Seaton  in  H.  Subsequently  he  spent 
about  a  year  in  their  employment  in  Charlestown,  Mass.  In  1807 
he  rem.  to  East  Washington,  where  he  spent  the  remainder  of  his 
life.  He  was  the  first  post-master  in  East  Washington,  retaining 
his  position  many  years;  he  owned  and  operated  a  saw-  and  grist- 
mill, which  gave  employment  to  his  sons.  He  was  called  upon  to  do 
a  great  amount  of  writing  for  others,  making  out  deeds,  posting 
books,  etc.,  and  he  also  continued  to  teach  school  many  years.  He 
became  a  member  of  the  Baptist  church  at  about  the  age  of  50;  d. 
Aug.  9,  1859.  His  wife  d.  April  4,  1875,  aged  92  years,  6  months, 
19  days.     Children  :  — 

15.  An  infant^  b.  in  Washington,  April  4,  1804;  d.  April  22, 
1804. 

16.  Francis^  b.  in  H.,  Oct.  16,  1805;  m.  Oct.  12,  1828,  Betsey 
Knight,  of  Crown  Point,  N.  Y.,  who  d.  in  Hopkinton,  N.  Y.,  in 
1860;  m.  2,  Nov.  4,  1860,  Anna  Foster;  res.  Fort  Jackson,  town  of 
Hopkinton,  N.  Y. ;  a  farmer  and  miller. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Mary  E.^  b.  July  2,  1829;  ra.  Dec.  12,  1854,  Horace  K.  Soper;  res.  Glid- 

den,  la. 

2.  Julia  M.*,  b.  Aug.  7,  1831;  m.  Jan.  8,  1854,  Hugh  Kennedy;  res.  Ani- 

mosa,  la. 

3.  Martha  M.*,  b.  April  9,  1834 ;  res.  Hyde  Park,  Mass.  ;  a  successful  teacher. 

4.  Francis  W.*,  b.  May  16,  1836;  ra.  Nov.  21,  1859,  Keziah  D.  Harvey;  res. 

Hopkinton,  N.  Y. 

5.  Philo  A.*,  b.  Nov.  23,  1839;  m.  Sept.  18,  1860,  Anna  Lobdell;  res.  Hop- 

kinton, N.  y. 

IT.  Samuel  Gordon^,  b.  in  Charlestown,  Mass.,  June  3,  1807;  d. 
May  15,  1808. 

32 


490  GENEALOGY:    DAVIS. 

18.  Willard  Hubbard^,  b.  in  Washington,  March  9,  1809, 

19.  David  Lincohi^  b.  in  Washington,  Aug.  3,  1811  ;  m.  in 
1832,  Olive,  dau.  of  Aaron  Shackley,  one  of  the  pioneers  of  Nor- 
way, Me. ;  res.  in  Washington  until  1836,  when  they  rem.  to  Massa- 
chusetts. He  has  passed  most  of  his  life  in  the  service  of  the  Bos- 
ton &  Providence  railroad,  beginning  his  work  Avith  the  corporation 
the  second  year  of  its  existence,  and  is  the  oldest  employe  at  this 
date  (Dec.  18,  1887).  For  many  years  he  has  been  superintendent 
of  tracks.  He  has  held  several  positions  of  trust  in  the  town  of 
Hyde  Park,  where  he  i-es.  He  is  hale  and  hearty  ;  his  wife  d.  Nov. 
6,  1875. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Ellery  CA,  b.  in  Washingtou,  Jan.  24,  1833;  m.  Nov.  1852,  Rachel  M. 

Appleton;  res.  Crookston,  Minn.  He  is  a  prominent  railroad  con- 
tractor; has  been  mayor  of  the  city  of  his  res.  several  years;  was  a 
captain  and  acting-major  of  the  85th  Ind.  vols.,  serving  three  years 
in  Kentucky,  Tennessee,  and  Georgia,  and  took  part  in  the  campaign 
ending  with  the  capture  of  Atlanta.     Children,  Francis  E.^,  Jessie  L.^. 

2.  Cynthia  C.*,  b.  in  Washingtou,  Sept.  17,  1834;  d.  in  Canton,  Mass.,  Dec. 

24,  1837. 

3.  An  infant*. 

4.  Edmund*,  b.  in  Canton,  Mass.,  Dec.  12,  1839;  m.  1,  Oct.  1865,  Gertrude 

J.,  dau.  of  Rev.  Salmon  W.  and  Betsey  J.  Squire,  who  d.  in  Frank- 
lin, Mass.,  in  1869;  m.  2,  Jan.  26,  1871,  Harriet  Sophia,  dau.  of 
James  M.  and  Harriet  Chase,  of  Dedham,  Mass.  He  was  graduated 
from  Dartmouth  college  in  the  class  of  1861.  Served  in  the  Civil 
war  as  corporal  of  the  color  guard  of  the  35th  Mass.  vols. ;  was 
badly  wounded  in  the  right  thigh  in  the  battle  of  Antietam,  Sept.  17, 
1862,  and  incapacitated  for  further  service.  He  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  as  a  lawyer  in  Indiana  in  1866.  Settled  in  Hyde  Park,  Mass.,  in 
1871,  where  he  is  successfully  engaged  in  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession. Children:  (1),  Julius  S.^,  d.  in  Franklin,  May,  1870.  (2), 
Nellie  Chase^,  b.  Nov.  30,  1871;  d.  April,  1872.  (3),  Alvan  LamsonS, 
b.  May  11,  1875.  (4),  Sidney  LincolnS,  b.  Oct.  13,  1876.  (5),  Ed- 
ward Hatton^  b.  March  27,  1879.  (6),  Earle  Van  Trumps  b.  Nov. 
19,  1882. 

5.  Frances  Evelyn*,  b.  in  Canton,  June  13,  1843;  m.  Aug.  18,  1870,  Isaac 

Bullard;  res.  Hyde  Park.  Children:  (1),  William  Ellery^,  b.  1871. 
(2),  Alberts,  b.  1878. 

30.  Whiting  Bacon^  b.  in  Washington,  Nov.  7,  1813  ;  m.  1, 
Feb.  1839,  Martha  A.  Gray,  who  d.  in  Hillsboro',  June  6,  1840 ;  m. 

2,  in  1842,  Harriet  L.  Proctor,  who  d.  in  Lempster,  Nov.  1847;  m. 

3,  in  1852,  Ellen  A.  Heath,  who  d.  in  Poland,  Me.,  March  14,  1869. 


GENEALOGY  :    DAVIS.  491 

His  present  res.  is  Poland,  Me,  He  served  in  a  Maine  regiment 
during  the  Civil  war. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Martha   A.*,  b.  iu  Hillsboro',  Jan.  24,  1840;    ra.   April  22,  1860,    Alfred 

Lingham ;  res.  Boston. 

2.  Isaac  P.*,  b.  in  Washington,  July  7,  1843. 

3.  John  H.^,  b.  in  Roxbury,  Mass. 

4.  Carrie  E.i,  b.  in  Auburn,  Me.,  Sept.  IS,  1858;  m.  in  Aug.  1879,  Enoch  P. 

Davis  (q.  v.);  res.  Brunswick,  Me. 

5.  William  W.*,  b.  in  Auburn,  Me.,  Oct.  9,  18fiO. 

21.  William  Jones^  b.  in  Washington,  Jan.  10,  1816;  d,  Jan. 
12,  1884;  m.  Sept.  7,  1837,  Abigail  Johnson,  of  Sutton.  He  was 
for  more  than  thirty-five  years  in  the  employment  of  the  Boston  & 
Providence  railroad  company ;  res.  Roxbury,  Mass. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Enoch  P.S  b.  Jan.  24,  1839;  ra.  1,  Aug.  10,  18G2,  Susan  S.  Page,  of  Sut- 

ton,  who  d.  July  31,  1874;  m.  2,  Carrie  E.  Davis,     (q.   v.)     Pour 
children. 

2.  Gertrude  B.^  b.  iu  Bradford,  Dec.  1,  1844;  m.  May  16,  1866,  William  W. 

Worley  ;  res.  Jamaica  Plain,  Mass. 

3.  Amanda   M.^    b.    iu   Jamaica   Plain,    Sept.    21,    1850;   m.  July  IS,   1875, 

Alonzo  W.  Sherman ;  res.  Jamaica  Plain. 

4.  Francis  P.-*,  b.  in  Jamaica  Plain,  May  7,  1858;  m.,  in  1876,  Maggie  A. 

Madden ;  res.  Syracuse,  N.  Y.     Two  children. 

33.  Mary  Emeline^  b.  in  Washington,  June  5,  1819  ;  m.  May 
22,  1844,  William  Graves;  res.  in  Washington. 

23.  An  infant^ 

24.  SamueF,  d.  in  childhood. 

Jonathan^  Davis,  brother  of  Edmond\  b.  in  Holden,  Mass. ;  set- 
tled in  New  Ipswich  in  1764;  m.  Sarah •.     He  purchased,  Oct. 

9,  1778,  of  Charles  Barrett,  of  New  Ipswich,  a  large  lot  of  land 
on  the  west  side  of  Ferguson  brook,  partly  in  great  lot  No.  1  and 
partly  in  No.  2,  for  £275  Continental  money  (equivalent  to  20  cents 
per  acre  in  specie).  He  was  a  non-resident  tax-payer  in  1786,  but 
it  is  not  known  that  he  ever  res.  here.  He  d.  in  New  Ipswich,  Nov. 
7,  1819,  aged  78  ;  his  wife  d.  May  24,  1814.  Four  of  his  children 
settled  in  H. 

25.  Sarah-  (Jonathan^),  b.  in  New  Ipswich,  in  1767  ;  m.  Benja- 
min Knight,     (q.  v.) 

26.  Jonathan^  (Jonathan^),  b.  in  New  Ipswich,  Nov.  15,  1771 ; 


492  GENEALOGY:    DAVIS. 

settled  in  H.  at  place  marked  "J.  P.  Hills,"  where  he  continued  to 
res.  until  his  death,  March  14,  1823  ;  m.  1,  Relief,  dau.  of  James 
and  Mary  Davis,  of  Holden  (q.  v.),  who  d.  Oct,  16,  1809;  m.  2, 
Oct,  28,  1810,  Eunice,  dau.  of  Edmond  and  Eunice  Davis  (q.  v,), 
who  d.  May  21,  1814;  m.  3,  Feb.  23,  1815,  Nancy  Allen,  of  New 
Ipswich,  who  went  back  to  New  Ipswich  a  few  years  after  his  death, 
where  she  d.  April  19,  1859.  Children  :— 
21.    James^  [38],  b.  Jan.  5,  1800. 

38.  Mary  Wheeler^  b.  Feb.  5,  1802 ;  d.  April  13,  1853. 

39.  Josiah  Melville^  [46],  b.  Feb.  23,  1804. 

30.  Gilman^  b.  April  1,  1806;  d.  Aug.  3,  1844;  m.  Mary  Mc- 
Alpine;  res.  Boston  ;  was  engaged  in  a  piano  manufactory  with  his 
brother. 

31.  Jonathan*^,  b.  May  22,  1808;  res.  many  years  in  Marlow; 
d.  in  H.,  May  22,  1867. 

33.     George  Hubbard^  [47],  b.  March  29,  1811. 

33.  Relief^  b.  Sept.  9,  1812;  d.  young. 

34.  Nathan  Allen^,  b.  Jan.  27,  1816;  d.  May  14,  1816. 

35.  Horace  H.^  [52],  b.  Nov.  20,  1817. 

36.  Nancy  Allen^,  b.  May  25,  1819;  rem.  to  New  Ipswich  with 
her  mother;  d.  March  25,  1854. 

37.  Charles  S.«  [54],  b.  Aug.  28,  1821. 

38.  James^  [27]  (Jonathan^,  Jonathan^),  b.  Jan.  5, 1800  ;  m.  Dec. 
14,  1826,  Rebecca,  dau.  of  Capt.  Joseph  and  Hannah  (Dodge)  Sy- 
monds  (q.  v.)  ;  settled  on  the  homestead,  where  they  remained 
until  the  spring  of  1845,  when  he  sold  his  farm  to  Joseph  Hills, 
and  rem.  to  the  village,  to  the  place  marked  "W.Titus";  later  rem. 
to  place  marked  "  Mrs.  H.  E.  Patten."  In  company  with  his  brother, 
C.  S.  Davis,  he  purchased  the  stock  of  goods  of  A.  C.  Cochran. 
Two  years  later  he  purchased  his  brother's  interest  in  the  business, 
and  continued  in  trade  there  until  1866.  He  was  much  respected 
in  town,  an  active  Christian,  and  interested  in  the  welfare  of  the 
community ;  was  the  clerk  of  the  First  Congregational  society  many 
years;  d.  March  23,  1874.  His  wife  d.  March  30,  1874.  Both  d.  of 
pneumonia.     Children  :  — 

39.  MariaS  b.  Jan.  3,  1828;  m.  Sept.  7,  1854,  J.  Franklin  Dyer, 
M.  D.,  who  was  b.  in  Eastport,  Me.,  April  15,  1826 ;  was  graduated 
at  the  Bowdoin  Medical  school  in  Brunswick,  Me.,  in  1849;  practised 
his  profession  two  years  in  Boston,  and  in  July,  1851,  settled  in 
Annisquam  (a  part  of  Gloucester),  Mass.     He  was  commissioned  as 


JAMES   DAVIS. 


GENEALOGY:    DAVIS.  493 

surgeon  of  the  19th  Mass.  vols.,  Aug.  22,  1861  ;  was  promoted  to 
surgeon-in-chief  of  the  2d  division  of  the  2d  army  corps,  acting  as 
medical  director  of  the  corps.  On  his  return  from  the  war  he 
located  in  Gloucester  proper,  but  in  June,  1871,  he  returned  to 
Annisquam,  where  be  continued  to  res.  until  his  death,  Feb.  9,  1879. 
He  had  a  large  professional  practice;  always  manifested  great  inter- 
est in  local  affairs,  and  became  quite  prominent  in  public  life.  He 
held  many  offices  of  trust,  among  which  may  be  mentioned,  he 
represented  Gloucester  in  the  legislature  in  1869,  was  for  seven 
years  a  member  of  the  school  board,  was  one  of  the  board  of  alder- 
men four  years,  and  the  last  year  of  his  life  mayor  of  the  city. 
Mrs.  Dyer  continues  to  res.  in  Annisquam. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Franklin",    b.    Aug.    29,    1856;    was   graduated   at   the    Gloucester   high 

school;  spent  one  year  at  Exeter  Phillips  academy,  and  entered 
Bowdoiu  college ;  but  his  health  failing,  he  remained  only  six  months, 
and  d.  July  27,  1875.  He  was  a  young  man  of  much  promise,  a  uni- 
versal favorite  among  his  associates,  and  respected  by  all  who  knew 
him. 

2.  Edward  James^,  b.  Oct.  29,  1869. 


40.  Antoinette*,  b.  Sept.  8,  1829;  res.  in  H.;  was  several  years 
a  teacher ;  an  accomplished  lady. 

41.  Helen  E.",  b.  Aug.  10,  1832;  d.  Dec.  30,  1833. 

43.  Helen  E.^  b.  Nov.  9,  1834;  m.  Feb.  24,  1853,  David  R. 
Patten,     (q.  v.) 

43.  Joanna*,  b.  Aug.  27,  1837;  m.  Nov.  8,  1860,  Myron  W. 
Wood.     (q.  V.) 

44.  Heber  J.  E.*,  b.  Nov.  4,  1842  ;  enlisted  in  Co.  E,  1st  regt. 
N.  H.  vols. ;  served  out  his  time  (three  months);  re-enlisted  in  Co.  K, 
7th  regt.  N.  H.  vols. ;  was  first  lieutenant  and  on  the  staff  of  General 
Hawley ;  was  wounded  at  Olustee,  Fla.,  but  did  not  leave  the  field ; 
was  highly  complimented  by  General  Hawley  for  his  bravery ;  was 
also  wounded  in  the  arm,  and  severely  in  the  hip  at  Fredericksburg. 
He  is  now  in  the  employment  of  the  Pacific  railroad  company  ;  res. 
San  Francisco,  Cal. 

45.  Herbert  J."*,  b.  June  14,  1844;  was  engaged  for  a  time  in 
the  carpet  trade  in  San  Francisco,  and  later  in  the  same  business  in 
New  York  city;  is  now  engaged  in  mining  iron  pyrites,  for  sulphuric 
acid ;  employs  over  two  hundred   men  ;  is  an  active,  energetic,  gen- 


494  GENEALOGY  :    DAVIS. 

erous  business  man ;  res.  Davis  Post-office,  Franklin  county,  Mass., 
the  place  being  named  for  him.' 

46.  Jonah  Melville^  [29]  (Jonathan^,  Jonathan^),  b.  Feb.  23, 
1804;  m.  Henrietta  Ordway,  of  Francestown ;  res.  Francestown, 
where  he  d.  July  8,  1846.     He  was  a  hatter  by  trade. 

CHILD.  1 

1.     Elizabeth*,  m.  Rev.  Clareudou  Saunders;  res.  Cheyenne  City,  Wy.  Ter. 

47.  George  Hubbard^  [32]  (Jonathan-,  Jonathan^),  b.  March  29, 
1811.  After  the  death  of  his  father  in  1823,  he  went  to  New  Ips- 
wich to  live  with  his  uncle,  Solomon  Davis,  who  was  appointed  his 
guardian.  Not  being  interested  in  farm  Hfe,  when  he  was  about 
16  years  of  age  his  uncle  ap2:)renticed  him  to  a  cabinet-maker  in 
Ashby,  Mass.,  for  a  term  of  five  years.  As  an  apprentice,  he  was 
to  receive  for  what  work  he  did,  instruction  in  cabinet-work,  all 
tools  and  materials  furnished,  with  his  board,  one  suit  of  clothes  a 
year,  and  at  the  end  of  his  term  of  service  $100  in  money. 

This  arrangement,  together  with  the  surroundings  of  his  home 
and  shop,  became  so  annoying  after  some  three  years  had  elapsed, 
that  he  packed  his  possessions  in  a  valise,  and  with  a  small  sura  of 
money  in  his  pocket,  he  left  Ashl)y  between  two  days,  and  brought 
up  in  Boston  in  the  fall  of  1830. 

After  working  at  his  ti-ade  about  three  years,  he  obtained  a  job 
in  the  piano-forte  factory  of  Timothy  Gilbert,  making  keys.  He  con- 
tinued in  this  place  and  position  for  about  ten  years,  then  purchas- 
ing an  interest  in  the  piano-manufacturing  concern  of  Brown  & 
Hallet,  established  the  firm  and  business  of  Hallet,  Davis  &  Co.  In  ; 
two  years  such  changes  had  taken  place  in  the  membership  of  the 
firm  (the  title  remaining  the  same),  that  Mr.  Davis  was  the  sole 
owner  of  the  business,  and  so  continued  as  long  as  he  lived. 

This  business  of  piano-forte  making  Mr.  Davis  took  an  active 
interest  in  from  his  first  connection  with  it.  It  was  his  de- 
sire to  improve  and  elevate  the  style  and  character  both  of  the 
interior  and  exterior  of  the  instrument,  and  his  success  is  well  indi- 
cated by  the  number  he  made,  —  about  twenty-two  thousand,  —  and 
the  favor  and  esteem  with  Avhich  the  piano  is  held  in  all  parts  of 
our  country  to-day.  Very  few  concerns  in  the  country  can  show  a 
larger  or  more  extended  sale,  of  an  article  of  equal  cost  to  the  con- 
sumer, as  the  result  of  thirty-four  years  of  business,  started  from 
nothing  and  worked  up  to  a  position  second  to  none. 


GENEALOGY:    DAVIS.  495 

In  all  this  work  lie  did  not  forget  God.  Early  finding  Jesus 
Christ  as  his  Savior,  he  carried  with  him  the  evangelical  principles 
of  religion,  and  used  them  with  the  promises  of  God  in  his  life  and 
the  conduct  of  his  business;  so  much  so,  that  he  often  spoke  of  his 
success,  not  as  of  himself,  but  as  of  God.* 

He  d.  in  Boston,  Dec.  1,  1879;  m.  1,  in  Boston,  Aug.  14,  1834, 
Charlotte  Low,  who  was  b.  in  Boston,  Aug.  17,  1809;  d.  May  9, 
1841;  m.  2,  in  Boston,  Oct.  31,  1844,  Sarah  Cleverly  French,  who 
was  b.  in  Boston,  July  27,  1825;  d.  Sept.  1,  1878.  Children,  all  b. 
in  Boston  : — 

48.  George  H.S  b.  Sept.  30,  1836;  res.  Boston;  a  dealer  in 
hard-wood  lumber,  102  State  street;  m.  1,  June  11,  1861,  Maria 
Louise  Bi'own,  of  New  Hartford,  Conn.,  who  d.  in  Boston,  July  9, 
1876;  m.  2,  Oct.  8,  1879,  Ella  Parsons,  of  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Lottie  Brown^  b.  July  13,  1865;  d.  July  29,  1876. 

2.  Gertrude  Low^,  b.  Jan.  13,  1876;  d.  Aug.  11,  1876. 

3.  Bessie  Dudley^,  b.  Nov.  10,  1880. 

4.  George  H.a,  b.  Aug.  20,  1884. 

49.  Albert  LowS  b.  June  8,  1838  ;  d.  Dec.  6,  1847. 

50.  Elizabeth  FrenchS  b.  Nov.  18,  1848 ;  m.  Feb.  8,  1877,  A.  D. 
W.  French,  of  Boston. 

51.  Edward  Windsor*,  b.  June  10,  1856;  m.  Jan.  26,  1881,  Car- 
rie Lousie  Esbach,  of  Boston. 

53.  Horace  H.^  [35]  (Jonathan-,  Jonathan^),  b.  Nov.  20,  1817  ; 
went  to  New  Ipswich  to  live  when  8  years  old.  Spent  some  five 
years  in  New  Ipswich  and  H.  in  trade,  and  subsequently  for  about 
fifteen  years  was  a  traveling  wholesale  merchant ;  afterwards  in 
bounty-land  business;  m.  June  3,  1857,  Sarali  E.,  dau.  of  Asa  and 
Rhoda  Maynard,  of  Marlboro';  res.  Salem,  Mass.     One  child  : — 

53.  Fannie  M.\  b.  Sept.  18,  1872. 

54.  Charles  S.^  [37]  (Jonathan',  Jonathan^),  b.  Aug.  28,  1821 ; 
went  to  New  Ipswich  with  his  mother  in  1828;  five  years  later 
went  to  Francestown  to  res.  on  a  farm  with  John  Folansbee,  where 
he  remained  two  years;  then  spent  two  years  at  New  Ipswich 
academy,  and  four  years  in  the  store  of  Johnson  &  Clark,  at  Bank 
Village,  New  Ipswich.     In  March,  1841,  he  went  to  East  Jaffrey  as 

*  This  brief  slvetch  of  the  life  of  G.  H.  Davis  is  a  tribute  from  his  son,  G.  H. 
Davis,  Jr. 


496  GENEALOGY:    DAVIS. 

clerk  in  the  store  of  P.  Upton  &  Co. ;  returning  to  New  Ipswich, 
he  was  clerk  for  Hey  wood  &  Wood ;  then  after  a  year  in  Fitchburg, 
Mass.,  in  the  spring  of  1845  he  went  into  business  in  H.  with  his 
brother,  James,  (q.  v.)  Two  years  later  returned  to  New  Ipswich, 
and  went  into  business  with  Mr.  Heywood,  and  in  1851  went  to 
Boston  and  associated  himself  with  his  brother,  George  (q,  v.),  con- 
tinuing with  him  for  twenty-three  years  and  a  half,  when  he  became 
a  member  of  the  firm  of  Billings,  Clapp  &  Co.,  manufacturing  chem- 
ists, of  Boston,  with  whom  he  remained  four  years,  since  which 
time  he  has  been  at  his  farm  in  Newton  Center,  Mass.,  building 
houses  and  looking  after  his  real  estate.  He  united  with  the  Congre- 
gational church  in  New  Ipswich,  March  5,  1837;  m.  1,  Aug.  28, 1845, 
Betsey  D.,  dau.  of  Lubin  and  Lydia  (Burton)  Rockwood,  of  Wil- 
ton, who  d.  in  Boston,  April  13,  1857 ;  ra.  2,  June  14,  1860,  Frances 
O.,  dau.  of  Richard  and  Mary  W.  Sykes,  of  Newton ;  res.  New- 
ton, Mass.     Children:  — 

55.  Henrietta  RockwoodS  b.  Aug.  28,  1846;  d.  Sept.  10,  1846. 

56.  Charles  Allen^  b.  April  7,  1848;  was  graduated  in  the 
medical  department  of  Howard  university,  District  of  Columbia, 
March  1,  1883,  and  at  the  Hahnemann  medical  college,  Philadelphia, 
Penn.,  April  2,  1884.  Entered  Philadelphia  Lying-in  Charity  and 
College  of  Practical  Obstetrics,  Oct.  1,  1883,  and  graduated  from 
the  same,  April  24,  1884.  Began  practice  of  medicine  in  Washing- 
ton, D.  C,  May  4,  1884. 

57.  Walter  Eockwood*,  b.  Nov.  9,  1849;  was  graduated  from 
the  Newton  high  school ;  is  in  the  flour  and  grain  business  in  Bos- 
ton;  m.  1,  Feb.  1.3,  1873,  Nellie  E.,  dau.  of  Varney  C.  and  Eleanor 
C.  Woodward,  of  Newton,  who  d.  May  20,  1882;  m.  2,  Dec.  11, 
1884,  Lizzie  L.,  dau.  of  George  H.  and  Mary  T.  Loring,  of  Newton. 

58.  Ida  Sabin^  b.  Sept.  22, 1866;  was  graduated  from  the  New- 
ton high  school,  June,  1885 ;  is  now  a  student  in  Boston  university. 

59.  Ruth^  (.Jonathan^),  b.  in  New  Ipswich  in  1774;  m.  Stej^hen 
Poor.     (q.  v.) 

60.  Solomon^  (Jonathan^),  b.  in  New  Ipswich,  1776  ;  m.  1,  Mary 

,  who  d.  Jan.  14,  1809,  aged  32;  m.  2,  Esther  Allen,  who  was 

a  sister  of  the  third  wife  of  Jonathan-  (q.  v.);  she  d.  in  1840;  m.  3, 
Candace  Tarbell.  With  his  wife,  Mary,  he  res.  a  few  years  in  H. 
at  the  place  marked  "29,"  but  he  returned  to  New  Ipswich,  and 
settled  on  the  homestead  there,  where  he  d.  in  1850.  Two  children 
by  his  first  wife,  who  d.  young,  and  three  children  by  his  third  wife. 


GENEALOGY:    DAVIS.  497 

ELIJAH,  ABRAHAM,  AND   ISAAC   DAVIS. 

1.  Elijah^  Davis  was  b.  in  Concord,  Mass.;  m.  1,  Hcpzibah  ; 

settled  in  New  Ipswich;  came  to  H.,  and  ros.  on  place  marked  "C. 
Fogg."  His  first  wife,  the  mother  of  his  children,  d.  about  the 
year  1790.  He  m.  2,  Hannah  Ball,  from  whom  he  separated,  and 
soon  after  returned  to  New  Ipswich,  where,  it  is  su})posed,  he  m. 
again,  and  remained  until  the  close  of  his  life.     Children:  — 

2.  Hannah-,  b.  in  New  Ipswich,  April  5,  1773  ;  m.  Dec.  14,  1791, 
David  Davis,     (q.  v.) 

3.  Mary^  b.  in  New  Ipswich,  March  3,  1775;  d.  young. 

4.  Hepzibah",  b.  in  New  Ipswich,  May  5,  1777  ;  m.  David  Pierce, 
of  Dublin,  now  East  Harrisville. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Luther^,  ra.  Harriet  Clyde,     (q.  v.) 

2.  Meliudas,  ra.  May  21,  1835,  Samuel  Burns. 

3.  Hepzibah-^,  m.  Juue  27,  1837,  William  Page. 

4.  Davids. 

5.  Lucy  D.3,  m.  Oct.  18,  1836,  David  Kuight.     (q.  v.) 

6.  Mary  Anu  D.^. 

7.  Harriet  Rebecca^,  m.  William  Clyde,     (q.  v.) 

5.  Elijah'-,  b.  in  New  Ipswich,  June  17,  1799;  ra.,  and  settled  in 
Mason. 

6.  Abigail-,  b.  in  H.,  July  30,  1782.     No  record. 

7.  Polly-,  b.  in  H.,  Sept.  3,  1789;  d.  in  New  Ipswich,  at  the 
age  of  14. 

8.  Abraham^  Davis,*  brother  of  the  above,  was  b.  in  Concord, 
!    Mass.,  Nov.  15,  1752;  served  three  years  in  the  army  during  the 

Revolutionary  war  ;  m.  1, ,  before  he  came  to  H. ;  m.  2,  Sept. 

4,  1788,  Rebecca,  dau.  of  William  Williams;  m.  3,  June  8,  1802, 
Susanna  Williams,  a  sister  of  his  second  wife.  The  time  of  his 
coming  to  H.  is  not  known,  but  he  was  here  as  early  as  1786.  He 
}  res.  at  the  place  marked  "  H.  Fairfield"  several  years,  but  towards 
j  the  close  of  his  life  he  res.  with  Dea.  Aaron  Knight;  d.  Jan.  7, 
1846.  Children,  one  by  his  first  marriage  and  four  by  his  second 
marriage : — 


*Itis  related  of  Mr.  Davis  that  he  blew  up  a  supply  vessel  on  Lake  Champlain, 
after  it  had  been  abandoned  by  her  captain  and  crew,  with  the  exception  of  himself 
and  a  companion,  it  having  been  pursued  by  an  English  vosspI.  r.<uiig  ufood  swim- 
mers, they  set  fire  to  a  train  that  communicated  with  the  iii;m:i/iiM  unci  then,  just 
as  the  English  were  about  to  board  her,  they  jumped  overlK.nr.i,  aini  i.y  diviiigand 
swimming  under  water,  escaped,  notwithstanding  a  shower  oi  i>.ill-;iiMi  the  tailing 
timber.  By  this  brave  act  they  prevented  the  cargo  from  lailiiiK  info  Hit^  hands  of 
the  enemy,  and  he  was  known  as  "  General  "  Davis  tluireafter. 


498  GENEALOGY:    DAVIS. 

9.  Jacob^,  no  record. 

10.  Abraham-^  [14],  b.  Jan.  16,  1790. 

11.  John^,  b.  July,  1791;  went  to  Vermont;  m. 

13.     Polly^,  m.  James  Blodgett  (q.  v.);  res.  in  Vermont. 

13.  Joseph^,  went  to  Massachusetts. 

14.  Abraham'^  [10]  (Abraham^),  b.  Jan.  16,  1790;  m.  June  2, 
1818,  Mary,  dau.  of  Nathan  Waitt.  (q.  v.)  After  the  death 
of  his  mother  he  was  bound  out  to  Mr.  Wood.  He  served  in  the 
war  of  1812-15,  and  received  a  land  warrant  therefor.  He  was  also 
in  the  receipt  of  a  pension  at  the  time  of  his  death,  as  had  been  the 
case  of  his  father  before  him.  After  his  marriage  he  rem.  to 
Weston,  Vt.,  where  his  children  were  b. 

The  family  came  back  to  H.  in  the  spring  of  1836  ;  res.  one  year 
in  a  house  owned  by  Zachariah  Davis,  one  year  in  a  house  owned 
by  Dea.  Aaron  Knight,  and  two  years  in  a  house  owned  by  Lemuel 
Eaton,  after  which  he  purchased  the  place  marked  "  H.  Fairfield," 
where  he  remained  until  1856,  when  he  rem.  to  Roxana,  Mich.,  to 
res.  with  his  son,  Jacob  S.^  until  his  death,  Jan.  2,  1875.  His  wife 
d.  in  H.,  Sept.  16,  1852,  aged  62.  Mr.  Davis  was  an  honest,  hard- 
working man,  an  earnest,  active  worker  in  the  Baptist  church,  for 
which  he  was  willing  to  make  great  sacrifices,  and  Avas  much  re- 
spected in  town.     Children:  — 

15.  An  infant^,  b.  Jan.  12,  1819. 

16.  Abagail  W.^  b.  April  27,  1820;  m.  Feb.  26,  1857,  E.  Rice; 
res.  Eoxana,  Eaton  county,  Mich.  Children,  two  daughters  ;  one 
m. ;  both  res.  with  their  parents. 

17.  Rebekah  W.^  b.  Feb.  10,  1822;  m.  July  10,  1849,  Edwin 
St.  John,  who  was  b.  March  29,  1805,  in  Fabius,  N.  Y. ;  res.  Yates, 
Orleans  county,  N.  Y.  Mrs.  St.  John  attended  the  Literary  and 
Scientific  institution  in  H. ;  was  six  months  at  the  female  seminary 
in  Hampton,  and  also  studied  Latin  a  few  terms  in  Yates  academy, 
N.Y. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Maria  E.-*,  b.  July  19,  1851 ;  was  graduated  at  Cook  academy,  Havana, 

Schuyler  county,  N.  Y.,  in  class  of  1875. 

2.  MiltonS  b.  March  11,  1855;  was  graduated  at  the  Michigan  Agricultural 

college,  Lansing,  Mich.,  in  the  class  of  1883. 

3.  Erwin-*,  b.  Jan.  2,  1859 ;  was  a  member  of  the  class  of  1887  in  the  college 

where  his  brother  was  graduated,  and  without  doubt  was  graduated. 

18.  Rev.  David  A.^  b.  Aug.  30,  1824;  m.  in  1852,  Mary  Cleve- 


GENEALOGY:    DAVIS.  499 

land,  of  Yates,  N.  Y.  He  was  a  carpenter  and  school-teaclier  in 
early  life;  left  H.  in  1850,  and  was  a  colporteur  in  the  West  one 
year;  res.  for  a  time  in  New  York  ;  was  ordained  as  a  Baptist  min- 
ister in  1854;  res.  in  Michigan  a  few  years;  studied  medicine  in 
Cleveland,  O.,  and  practised  medicine  in  Michigan  and  Iowa;  rem. 
to  Iowa  in  1877 ;  later  rem.  to  Forestburgh,  Miner  county,  Dakota. 
One  child,  a  dau.,  who  is  a  graduate  of  the  high  school  of  Parma, 
Mich. ;  m.,  and  res.  with  her  parents. 

19.  Sarah  Emeline^,  b.  Jan.  27,  1827  ;  ra.  Sept.  20, 1852,  A.  Jud- 
son  Blood,  of  Carlton,  N.  Y. ;  a  farmer.  They  rem.  in  1867-8  to 
loka,  Jasper  county,  Mo.,  where  she  d.,  Aug.  22,  1882. 

30.  Dr.  Jacob  S.^  b.  Aug.  16,  1829;  went  West  in  the  spring 
of  1852.  In  the  spring  of  1853  went  into  the  fish  business  on 
Washington  island,  at  mouth  of  Green  bay ;  rem.  to  Roxana,  Eaton 
county,  Mich.,  in  the  fall  of  1855,  where  he  purchased  a  farm,  and. 
continues  to  res.;  m.  Jan.  8,  1857,  Kate,  dau.  of  Jesse  Austin,  of  East 
Highgate,  Vt.,  who  was  b.  July  3,  1831 ;  was  elected  school  inspec- 
tor in  1857;  in  1861  was  elected  justice  of  the  peace,  and  has  been 
in  town  office  most  of  the  time  since  1857.  He  began  the  study  of 
medicine  in  1863,  and  has  practised  as  a  homoeopathic  physician 
since  1867.  Four  children,  three  sons  and  one  dau.  The  eldest 
son  entered  Olivet  college  at  the  age  of  21. 

21.  Mary  Elizabeth,  b.  Jan.  27,  1883;  d.  April  14,  1835. 
The  five  children  of  Abraham  and  Mary  Davis,  who  grew  up  to 

manhood  and  womanhood,  were  students  at  the  Literary  and  Scien- 
tific institution  in  H.,  and  became  members  of  the  Baptist  church. 

22.  Isaac^  Davis,  twin  brother  of  Abraham,  b.  in  Concord, 
Mass.,  Nov.  15,  1752;  served  three  years  in  the  army  during  the 
Revolutionary  war ;  ra.  June  12,  1785,  Rachel,  dau.  of  Asa  Adams 
(q.  v.),  who  was  b.  in  New  Ipswich,*  Dec.  24,  1760.  They  settled 
at  place  marked  "R.  Goodhue,"  where  he  d.,  Aug.  17,  1820.  Mrs. 
Davis  d.  Oct.  17,  1845.     Children  :  — 

23.  Isaac^  [31],  b.  Feb.  18,  1786. 

24.  Lydia^,  b.  Aug.  19,  1788;  m.  Oct.  18,  1821,  Eben  Russell, 
(q.  V.) 

25.  Hannah^  b.  Oct.  29,  1790  ;  d.  Aug.  7,  1803. 

26.  Betsey  M.^  b.  Nov.  10,  1792;  d.  April  22,  1872;  ui.  Oct. 
19,  1819,  Jonas  Adams,  who  d.  June  14,  1861. 

*  This  is  in  accordance  with  the  information  furnished  by  the  familj-.  If  correct, 
we  probably  made  a  mistake  in  saying  that  Asa  Adams  came  from  Shirley,  Mass. 


500  genealogy:  davis.  ' 

27.  Anna-,  b.  Oct.  5,  1794;  1.  Oct.  17,  1842;  ra.  March  10, 
1818,  Josiah  Richardson;  settled  in  Weston,  Vt. ;  rem.  to  Ohio 
about  the  year  1833. 

28.  Rachel  M.^,  b.  Nov.  12,  1796;  d.  June  29,  1876;  m.  Sept. 
1.  1824,  Artemas  Richardson;  settled  in  Weston,  Vt. 

29.  Zachariah^  [45],  b.  June  3,  1810. 

30.  Hannah-,  b.  Feb.  9,  1805;  res.  in  H. 

31.  Isaac'^  [23]  (Isaac^),  b.  Feb.  18,  1786  ;  d.  Dec.  8,  1874;  m.  1, 
March  2,  1813,  Hannah  Sargent,  who  d.  March  16,  1815  ;  m.  2,  Aug. 
7,  1816,  Mary  Piper,  who  d.  June  4,  1853;  res.  in  Weston,  Vt. 
Children,  one  by  first  wife  and  twelve  by  second  wife : — 

32.  Harriet^  b.  in  H.,  Sept.  27,  1814. 

33.  Isaac^  b.  April  13,  1818;  a  farmer;  res.  Landgrove,  Vt. ; 
m.  April  17,  1859,  Louisa  M.  Farnum. 

34.  Nahura  P.^,  b.  Jan.  5,  1820  ;  a  farmer;  m.  three  times. 

35.  Harriet^,  b.  Nov.  28,  1822;  d.  July  27,  1826. 

36.  Hiram^,  b.  Dec.  2,  1823;  a  carpenter;  was  a  soldier  in  the 
Civil  war,  being  the  first  bugler  in  his  regiment;  was  run  over  in 
the  battle  of  Gettysburg,  and  carried  off  the  field  helpless  ;  m.  Han- 
nah Allen. 

3t.  Hannah  S.«,  b.  July  11,  1825;  ra.  1,  March  3,  1850,  Hiram 
G. ;  m.  2,  March  8,  1882,  J.  H.  Bolster. 

38.  Thomas  P.^,  b.  Jan.  29,  1828 ;  d.  April  9,  1882. 

39.  John  G.^  b.  March  13,  1831 ;  a  carpenter;  m.  three  times. 

40.  Horace^,  b.  Aug.  23,  1833 ;  d.  March  1,  1835. 

41.  Mary  E.^  b.  Aug.  16,  1835. 

42.  Rachel  M.^,  b.  Sept.  13,  1837. 

43.  Betsey  A.'*,  b.  Nov.  15,  1839;  d.  Feb.  18,  1843. 

44.  Hymeneus^,  b.  July  24,  1843  ;  was  a  truckman-soldier  under 
Butler. 

45.  Zachariah^  [29]  (Isaac^),  b.  June  3,  1810 ;  d.  April  20, 1849; 
was  killed  by  an  accident  in  taking  down  a  barn.  He  settled  first 
on  the  homestead,  which  he  sold  to  Mr.  Goodhue,  and  later  res.  at 
place  marked  "Lee";  ra.  Susan  Twiss.*     Children: — 

46.  Plarriet  M.^,  m.  John  McCoy  ;  res.  Peterboi-o'. 

47.  Rachel  R.^,  m.  Albert  Wilkins;  res.  Peterboro'. 

CHILDREN. 

George  A.*.  Harriet  A.*.  John  M.*.  Auna  W.*. 


*  Mrs.  Davis  m.  2,  Sept.  8,  1853,  John  Leathers,  of  Peterboro',  by  whom  she  had 
two  children.  Her  present  res.  is  Peterboro'.  Mr.  Leathers  was  a  soldier  in  the 
Civil  war;  d.  in  the  service. 


genealogy:    DAVIS.  501 

48.  Mary  J.^  ni.  Charles  Ya'-num  ;  res.  Peterboro'.     One  child, 
Charles  A.".  " 

49.  James  M.^  d.  in  infancy. 

50.  Anna  A.^  ra.  John  Bryant;    res.  Athol,  Mass.     Children, 
Stilman  D.**  and  Oren  WA 


THADDEUS   DAVIS. 

1.  Thaddeus^  Davis  came  from  Munsonville  to  H.  about  the  be- 
ginning of  the  present  century;  res.  on  the  "Jack  lot,"  No.  40.  He 
once  owned  most  of  what  is  now  MunsonA'ille,  and  d.  soon  after 
coming  here.     His  widow  survived  him  several  years.     One  son,  — 

3.  John  Talcott'-,  m.  1,  Mary,  dau,  of  Jonathan  and  Lois 
(Knight)  Pollard  (q.  v.)  ;  m.  2,  Lydia  (Pollard)  Andrews,  a  sister 
of  his  first  wife ;  res.  Union,  N.  Y. 


ASA,   SETH,  JOSHUA,   AND   BETSEY  DAVIS. 

I.  Asa^  Davis  came  from  Rutland,  Mass.,  his  entire  earthly  pos- 
sessions being  a  bundle  that  he  carried  and  an  axe.  He  boarded 
with  Samuel  Gates  for  a  year.  He  began  to  clear  a  farm  on  the 
side  of  Bald  mountain,  and  built  a  log  house  (No.  104).  He  sold 
this  place  about  the  year  1795,  and  purchased  of  Phineas  Ames  the 
place  marked  on  map  "  G.  Hay  ward  "  ;*  m.  1,  Dorcas  Wheeler,  of 
Rutland,  who  d.  July  2,  1803,  aged  37;  m.  2,  Sept.  1804,  Lydia 
Laughton,  of  Dummerston,  Vt.,  who  d.  Nov.  4,  1842,  aged  67.  He 
d.  Jan.  15,  1852,  aged  88  years  7  months.     Children  : — 

3.  Peter-^  [11],  b.  Jan.  15,  1787. 

3.  Betsey^  b.  Jan.  31,  1791 ;   m.  Joshua  Woods,     (q.  v.) 

4.  Lydia  Lawrence-^,  b.  July  9,  1805;  m.  May  25,  1830,  Samuel 
Barber,     (q.  v.) 

5.  Asa^  [18],  b.  Oct.  7,  1806. 

6.  Susanna  Gates^,  b.  April  20, 1808 ;  m.  Rodney  Goodhue.  (({.  v.) 

7.  John  Laughton'^  [21],  b.  Jan.  26,  1810. 

8.  Dorcas  Almira-,  b.  March  3,  1813 ;  ra.  John  W.  Barber,  (q.  v.) 

9.  Sarah",  b.  Dec.  21,  1814;  m.  Leonard  Sawyer,     (q.  v.) 

10.  George-^  [24],  b.  Aug.  4,  1816. 

II.  Peter^  [2]  (Asa^),  b.  Jan.  15,  1787;  m.  Jan.  28,  1817,  Abi- 
gail, dau.  of  Maj.  William  Brooks  (q.  v.),  who  was  b.  Nov.  1,  1798. 

*  After  lie  sokl  this  place  lie  res.  a  few  years  with  his  dau.,  Mrs.  Lydia  L.  Barber,  but 
spent  the  last  years  of  his  lite  and  d.  at  the  home  of  his  dau.,  Mrs.  Susanna  G .  Goodhue. 


502  GENEALOGY:   DAVIS. 

Following  the  example  of  his  father,  he  sought  a  home  in  the  wilder- 
ness. With  several  other  young  men  from  H.,  he  went  to  Unadilla, 
Otsego  county,  N.  Y.,  and  purchased  some  wild  land,  and  began  a 
clearing.  He  returned  with  Ephraim  Smith.  They  were  both  m. 
the  same  day,  and  the  two  families  started  for  their  new  home  to- 
gether. They  had  two  yoke  of  oxen  and  a  horse,  carrying  with 
them  their  household  goods  on  a  large  sled  they  had  built  for  the 
purpose.  The  men  started  first.  Major  Brooks,  with  his  horses  and 
sleigh,  following  with  Mrs,  Davis  and  Mrs,  Smith.  He  overtook 
the  young  men  at  the  foot  of  the  Green  mountains.  The  women 
were  transferred  to  the  sled  with  their  husbands,  and  Major  Brooks 
returned  to  his  home  in  H.  It  took  them  eleven  days  to  reach  their 
new  home,  where  they  began  housekeeping  in  the  same  log  house, 
their  farms  adjoining;  but  Mr,  Davis  soon  put  up  for  himself  a 
frame  house,  the  first  one  in  "  Hampshire  hollow,"  In  it  he  and 
his  wife  continued  to  res,  until  the  close  of  their  lives,  and  it  is  now 
in  the  possession  of  their  dau,,  Mary.  He  d,  June  13,  1864;  his 
wife  d,  March  30,  1871,     Children  :— 

13.  Cynthia  L,^,  b,  Nov,  22,  1817  ;  d,  Nov..  10,  1883  ;  m,  George 
Clark,  of  Massachusetts ;  a  ship-carpenter ;  d. 

13.  Lydia  D.^  b.  Aug.  18,  1819;  d.  March  17,  1871 ;  m.  George 
Pond,  of  Unadilla;  a  farmer;  d. 

14.  Mary  A.^,  b,  Feb,  14,  1822 ;  m.  1,  Edward  Lothrop,  of  Una- 
dilla ;  a  farmer,  who  d, ;  m,  2,  William  Wyman,  of  Otsego ;  a 
farmer.     They  res.  on  the  homestead  in  Unadilla. 

15.  Sylvia  E.^,  b.  Oct,  27,  1823;  m,  Wyman  Ferris,  a  mechanic, 
of  Unadilla. 

16.  AbagaiP,  b,  Aug,  7,  1825  ;  m.  David  Wait,  a  butter-buyer, 
of  Otsego ;  res.  Otsego, 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Stephen*,  m. ;  one  child,  Willie^ 

2.  Sylvia*,  m. Latham.     Twins,  Elbert^  and  Delbert^, 

3.  Charlie*,  m. ;  one  child,  Frankie^, 

4.  Carrie*,  m,  Thomas  Southard,  of  Otsego, 

17.  Wheeler^,  b,  April  14,  1827;  ra,  Rhoda  Carr,  of  Unadilla. 
He  is  a  farmer;  res,  in  St,  Lawrence  county,  N.  Y, 

18.  Asa'^  [5]  (Asa^),  b.  Oct.  7,  1806 ;  m,  Dec,  15,  1881,  Permelia, 
dau.  of  John  Washburn,  (q,  v.)  He  spent  the  first  year  after  he 
was  21  in  stone-work ;  during  the  next  two  years  he  built  ten  miles 
of   the   Forest  road.      In  1833  he   purchased  the    Bradford    mills, 


GENEALOGY:  'kiVB§.  .?^  u-iX'^-.y'  503 


wliich  he  carried  on  six  years;  res.  i)lace  marked  "A.  E.  Nutting." 
In  1839  rem.  to  Peterboro',  whei'e  he  was  engaged  in  the  mill  busi- 
ness until  1848.  His  mill  was  one  of  the  best  establishments  of  the 
kind  in  the  state.  From  1848  until  1878  he  was  engaged  in  trade 
in  Peterboro',  carrying  on  a  large  country  store.  He  has  also  car- 
ried on  a  large  business  in  quarrying  stone.  He  built  one  mile 
(section  22)  of  the  Manchester  &  Keene  railroad  in  1878,  taking 
out  between  eight  and  nine  thousand  yards  of  solid  rock.  The 
deepest  part  was  twenty-four  feet.  He  built  a  double-arch  stone 
bridge  over  the  Contoocook  river,  in  the  year  1883.  He  was  leader 
of  the  church  choir  about  thirty  years,  and  teacher  in  the  Sunday 
school  about  the  same  length  of  time.  He  was  representative  in 
1854,  has  been  one  of  the  board  of  selectmen  in  Peterboro'  six  years, 
overseer  of  the  poor  eight  years,  road  agent  nine  years,  besides 
holding  other  minor  offices.  He  has  always  been  highly  respected 
as  a  man  of  the  strictest  integrity.  The  fiftieth  anniversary  of  the 
marriage  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Davis  was  celebrated  by  their  friends, 
Dec.  15,  1881.     Children:  — 

19.  Adelia  A.^,  b.  in  H.,  Oct.  19,  1832;  was  for  many  years 
employed  in  her  father's  store,  and  since  1878  has  been  a  partner 
with  her  brother  in  business  in  the  same  place. 

20.  Anna  M.^,  b.  in  H.,  Dec.  14,  1833;  d.  in  Peterboro',  Dec. 
31,  1885. 

31.     Wilbur  E.3,  b.  in  H.,  March  7,  1838;  m.  Aug.    19,    1864, 

Ann  E.  Carson,  of  Chicopee,  Mass. ;  was  for  many  years  employed 

in  his  father's  store,  and  since  1878  has  been  a  partner  with  his  sis- 

,i  ter  in  business  in  the  same  place  ;   was  elected  one  of  the  board  of 

M  selectmen  in  Peterboro'  in   1880  and   1881;  resigned  in  1881  to  ac- 

[|  cept  the  office  of  postmaster,  which  position  he  held  from  Dec.  16, 

1881,  until  Jan.  16,  1886 ;  was  elected  supervisor  in  1886.* 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Marion  Carson*,  b.  Aug.  26,  1875.      2.     Charles  WashburnS  b.  Oct.  7,  1876. 


33.  Charlie  Freddie^  b.  in  Peterboro',  April  10,  1850;  d.  Sept. 
13,  1853. 

33.  John  Laughton-  [7]  (Asa^),  b.  Jan.  26,  1810 ;  rem.  to  Keene 
in  1836,  where  he  was  engaged  in  farming  several  years;  later  was 

*  He  has  lately  rem.  to  Torrington,  Conn.,  and  connected  himself  with  the  Turner 
&  SeymouT  Manufacturing  Co. 


504  GENEALOGY:   DAVIS. 

a  c:ir  inspector,  employed  by  the  Cheshire  railroad    company;    m. 
May  10,  1848,  Emma  W.  Harwood,  of  Claremont. 

CHILD. 

1.     Emma  E.s,  b.  Sept.  24,  1849 ;  m.  March  21,  1876,  Edwiu  M.  White ;  a 
photographer;  res.  Keene. 

34.  George-  [10]  (Asa^),  b.  Aug.  4, 1816;  m.  1,  Sarah  Pierce,  of 
Peterboro',  who  d.  May  13,  1842;  m.  2,  Dec.  29,  1842,  Julia  Ann, 
dau.  of  Jeremiah  Greenwood,  of  Peterboro'  ;  res.  at  place  marked 
"A.  E.  Nutting"  ;  was  captain  of  a  military  company  two  years; 
rem.  to  Kecne  in  1844,  to  Stoddard  in  1867,  and  to  Harrisville  in 
1876.  He  has  held  many  offices  of  trust  in  Harrisville:  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  board  of  selectmen  two  years,  supervisor  one  year,  town 
clerk  and  town  treasurer  seven  years,  and  representative  for  the  years 
1885  and  1887.  Has  been  a  farmer,  miller,  carpenter,  clerk  in  a 
grocery  store,  and  pedler;  is  at  the  present  time  a  hotel  and  board- 
ing-house keeper. 

CHILD. 

1.     Sarah  L.s,  b.  Aug.  2,  1841;  d.  Feb.  27,  1857. 

25.  Seth^  Davis,  brother  of  Asa\  m.  Oct.  7,  1792,  Rebecca, 
dau.  of  Capt.  John  Cummings  (q.  v.) ;  res.  at  place  marked 
"  R,  Emerson."     Children  :  — 

26.  Polly-,  b.  Nov.  3,  1793. 

27.  Seth\  b.  Sept.  9,  1795. 

28.  Joshua^  Davis,  brother  of  the  above,  was  b.  in  Rutland,  Mass. ; 
came  to  H.  when  11  years  old;  m.  March  22,  1808,  Sally,  dau.  of 
Jonathan  and  Sally  (Hayward)  Lee  ;  was  a  shoemaker.  He  built 
the  house  in  the  village  marked  "B.  Goodhue,"  and  the  house 
marked  "Mrs.  M.  Robb,"  for  a  shop;  later  res.  at  place  marked  "J. 
Davis,"  near  the  depot;  d.  Aug.  2,  1864,  aged  84.     Children  : — 

29.  Sallys  b.  Nov.  9,  1808;  ra.  1,  Sept.  15,  1832,  William  Tay- 
lor (q.  v.);  m.  2,  July  24,  1869,  Aaron  Rowell,  of  Boston. 

30.  Henry  Lee^  b.  Sept.  2,  1810;  d.  Sept.  25,  1840. 

31.  Ferdinand  Hayward^,  b.  Sept.  2,  1812. 

32.  Sybil  Augusta-^  b.  July  22,  1814. 

33.  Horace  White^  b.  March  25,  1822. 

34.  Jonathan  Augustus-,  b.  May  31,  1824;    ra.  Burgess; 

res.  Cambridge,  Mass.     He  d.     One  child,  a  dau.^,  m, 

35.  Betsey^  Davis,  sister  of  Joshua^,  b.  in  Rutland,  Mass.,  Nov. 
15,  1780;  d.  May  7,  1830;  m.  June  13,  1799,  Obadiah  Hall.  (q.  v.) 


GENEALOGY  :    DAVIS.  505 

OLIVER,   DAVID,   AND  JONAS   DAVIS. 

Eleazar^  Davis  came  to  this  country  from  England  about  the  year 

1730,  and  settled  in  Harvard,  Mass.;  m.  Sarah ,     He  served  in 

the  French  and  Indian  war,  and  suffered  many  liardships  in  getting 
to  his  home  after  he  was  discharged. 

Oliver-  (Eleazar^)  was  present  at  tlie  battle  of  Bunker  hill;  m. 
Lydia  Wood  ;*  res.  Harvard,  Mass.  Three  of  their  sons,  as  named 
above,  settled  in  H. 

1.  Oliver^  (Oliver-,  Eleazar^),  b.  in  Harvard,  May  12,  1767 ;  m.  1, 
in  1790,  Sally  Pollard,  of  Harvard  (or  Leominster),  Mass.;  m.  2, 
Nov.  21,  1804,  Kelief  Heath,  of  H.  With  his  first  wife  and  their 
two  older  children  he  came  from  Harvard  to  H.  in  Feb.  1794, 
and  settled  on  the  place  marked  "D.  Davis,"  where  the  family 
remained  until  1822,  when  they  rem.  to  Acworth,  where  he  res. 
until  the  close  of  his  life;  d.  in  1851.  Children,  all  but  the  oldest 
two  b.  in  H. :  — 

3.     Sally'',  m.  Joshua  Greenwood  ;  res.  in  Dublin.  ^ 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Sarahs,  rn.  William  Dickinson;  res.  in  Keene,  where  she  d. 

2.  Charles^,  m.  Adaliue  McGilvary. 

3.  Curtis^,  res.  in  Woburu,  Mass. 

4.  HenryS,  res.  in  Boston. 

5.  Monroe^  res.  in  San  Fraucisco. 

3.  Lydia'',  m.  1,  Jonathan  Sleeper;  m.  2,  Edward  Savage;  res. 
in  Unity  and  Acworth. 

4.  Lucy*,  ra.  Benjamin  Winship.     (q.  v.) 

5.  Betsey*,  m.  Ruel  Richardson  ;  res.  in  Peterboro'. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Lydia  J.^.  2.     Charles  R.^,  d.  3.     Betsey",  d.  4.     Eliza^. 

5.    Nancy",  d.       G.    Emelines.       7.    Joshua^,  ra.  Almeda  L.  Ballard,     (q.  v.) 

6.  John*,  m.  Catharine  E.  Houghton,  of  Peterboro' ;  res.  Acworth. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Charles  J.'',  res.  with  his  father.  2.     Nancy",  d.  3.     Henry",  d. 

4.     Josephine",  d. 

1.     Lucinda*,  d.  young. 

8.  Lucinda'',  m.  1,  George  Clark  ;  one  son,  John'' ;  res.  in  Ches- 
ter, Vt. ;  ra.  2,  Benjamin  Fletcher  ;  res.  Nashua. 

*  A  sister  of  Salmon  Wood. 


506  genealogy:  davis. 


CHLLDREN. 

1.    Mary  E. 5.      2.  Lydia^.     3.   Beniamin^,  was  mayor  of  Nashua  two  terms.* 

4.  Cooledge^.        5.     Lucius  C.^.        6.     Joseph^  d.        7.     Lucinda^ 

9.  Levi^  ra.  Susan  Parsons,  of  Swanzey ;  res.  Acwortli. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Sarah  T.^.  2.     Josephine'^,  d.  young. 

10.  Thomas  J.'* ;  m.  1,  Calista  Newton  ;  m.  2,  Polly  (Davis) 
Washburn  ;  res.  Acworth. 

CHILDREN,    BY   FIRST   WIFE. 

1.     Jacob  N.5.  2.     Hubbard  L.''.  3.     Maranda  C.^,  d.  young. 

11.  Oliver^  m.  Elizabeth  Moore,  of  Lempster ;  res.  Lempster. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Henry  J.5,d.        2.     George  E.^.        3.     Jefferson  T.^.        4.     Charles  B.^. 

5.  Lucy^,  d.        6.     WilliaraS,  d.         7.     Benjamin  F.^     8.     Lizzie^. 

13.  Nancy^  m.  1,  John  Adams;  res.  in  New  York.  One  child, 
Roanie  C.^;  m.  2,  Eldad  Butler;  res.  Manchester.  Two  children, 
Emogene^  and  Josephine^. 

13.  Joseph^  b.  Jan.  14,  1813.  When  16  years  of  age  he  was 
let  out  to  work  for  Dr.  Stephen  Carlton,  of  Acworth,  where  he  re- 
mained two  years.  The  next  three  years  were  spent  with  Hon. 
Amos  Perkins,  of  Unity.  The  influence  of  these  two  men  was 
helpful  to  him,  and  by  them  he  was  stimulated  to  procure  a  better 
education  than  had  been  afforded  to  him  during  his  minority.  He 
attended  the  academy  at  Cavendish,  Vt.,  then  under  the  charge  of 
Mr.  (now  Rev.  Dr.)  A.  A.  Miner,  one  term  ;  subsequently  he  was  a  stu- 
dent at  the  Literary  and  Scientific  institution  at  H.  six  terras,  and  for 
over  thirty  years  taught  school  from  six  to  eight  months  each  year 
in  H.,  Milford,  Wilton,  Greenfield,  Orange,  Mass.,  Lincoln,  Mass., 
and  other  places,  having  under  his  charge  at  different  times  from 
fifteen  hundred  to  two  thousand  pupils.  About  the  year  1840  he 
settled  in  H.,  and  opened  a  store,  which  he  carried  on  some  ten 
years  in  connection  with  his  work  as  a  teacher.  Since  1850  be  has 
been  to  a  certain  extent  engaged  in  agricultural  pursuits.  He  has 
been  town  clerk  eleven  years,  chairman  of  the  "board  of  selectmen 
three    years,  town  treasurer  and  a  member  of  the  superintending 

*  From  the  authority  at  hand  it  is  impossible  to  say  wliether  it  was  tliis  man  or 
his  father  wlio  was  mayor  of  Nashua. 


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GENEALOGY:    DAVIS.  607 

school  committee  fifteen  years,  and  representative  to  the  General 
Court  ten  years;  was  appointed  justice  of  the  peace  in  1851.  He 
ra.  in  1840,  Mrs.  Eliza  (Burns)  Wallace,  of  Milford,  who  d.  Nov.  19, 
1881.  By  her  first  husband  Mrs.  Davis  had  one  son,  John  J.  Wal- 
lace,    (q.  V.) 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Charles  J.5,  b.  April  11,  1841;  m.  in  May,  1865,  Sarah  Tvviss,  of  Antrim, 

who  d.  Jau.  20,  1870.  He  d.  iu  Palatka,  Fla.,  July  2,  1883.  Chil- 
dren:  (1),  Emma  C",  b.  July  2,  1866.  (2),  Edward  J.e,  b.  Oct.  26, 
1867.     (3),  Frank  J.e,  b.  Jau.  13,  1870. 

2.  Emma  C.^,  b.  1848 ;  d.  Sept.  26,  1850. 

14.  Emeline^  m.  Henry  Gould ;  settled  in  Acworth  ;  rem.  to 
Peterboro'. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Emma  L.^.  2.     LilliaiiS,  d.  3.     Albinas. 

15.  Samuel*,  m.  1,  Cassandra  Marshall;  res.  in  Unity;  m.  2, 
Rowena  Keys ;  m.  3,  Mrs.  Stevens. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Ellen  M.5.  2.     Sabrina\  3.     Martiu\  4.     Emma^. 

16.  David'^  (Oliver-,  Eleazar^),  b.  in  Harvard  in  1769;  came  to 
H.  in  1791;  settled  first  at  No.  34,  but  failing  to  get  a  good  title  he 
soon  abandoned  it,  and  rem.  to  place  marked  "  W.  Lakin,"  where 
he  continued  to  res.  the  rest  of  his  life;  d.  June  8,  1843;  m.  Dec. 
14,  1791,  Hannah,  dau.  of  Elijah  and  Hepzibah  Davis  (q.  v.),  who  d. 
P^eb.  19,  1839.  Children:  three  d.  when  infants,  and  one  dau. — 
name  not  given  — d,  at  the  age  of  3  years. 

17.  Hannah*,  b.  Feb.  27,  1793;  ni.  Amos  Knight,     (q.  v.) 

18.  David*  [21],  b.  April  26,  1795. 

19.  Polly*,  b.  Feb,  26,  1801;  m.  1,  Reed  Washburn  (q.  v.);  ra. 
2,  Thomas  J.  Davis,     (q.  v.) 

30.  Malviua*,  b.  1817  ;  m.  William  Lakin.  (q.  v.) 
21.  David*  [18]  (David^  Oliver^  Eleazar^),  b.  April  26,  1795  ; 
m.  April  13,  1820,  Sally,  dau.  of  Charles  P.  and  Sarah  (Mason)  Hay- 
ward  (q.  v.),  who  d.  June  4,  1872.  Settled  first  on  the  homestead, 
but  in  1822  purchased  of  Oliver  Davis  the  place  marked  "D.  Davis," 
where  he  d.,  Feb.  5,  1858.     Children  :  — 

23.  Preston  Richardson^,  b.  Nov.  21,  1820;  m.  Nov.  25,  1845, 
Lydia  Ann,  dau.  of  John  and  Sally  (Collins)  Tenney  (q.  v.);  res.  a 
few  years  in  Harrisville,  where  he  was  an  operative  in  a  woolen  mill; 


508  GENEALOGY:   DAVIS. 

rem.  to  South  Royalston,  Mass.,  then  to  Harrisville  again,  and  in  the 
spring  of  1853  purchased  the  John  W.  Barber  farm  in  Peterboro', 
where  they  remained  until  1876,  when  they  sold  out  and  rem.  to 
Peterboro'  village,  where  he  d.,  March  9,  1885.  Mrs.  Davis  con- 
tinues to  res.  in  Peterboro'. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Elmer  G.s,  b.  in  South  Royalston,  March  24,  1850;  ra.  Oct.  9,  1880,  Dor- 

cas Harmon  Nutter,  of  Saco,  Me. ;  res.  Peterboro' ;  a  retail  ready- 
made  clothing  dealer.     One  dau.,  b.  Jan.  10,  1885. 

2.  Charles  F.^,  b.  in  Peterboro',  Aug.  19,  1854;  m.  Feb.  18,  1880,  Clara  F., 

dau.  of  Adouiram  J.  and  Lucinda  (Bixby)  Dodge,  of  Francestovvn, 
who  was  b.  May  27,  1853;  res.  Peterboro';  in  business  with  his 
brother,  (q.  v.)  Children:  (1),  Everett  N.",  b.  Dec.  15,  1880. 
(2),  Clinton  P.^  b.  April  24,  1882. 

23.     Charles  H.^  b.  Feb.  21,  1825;  d.  Jan.  24,  1872. 

34.  George  David^,  b.  July  13,  1883;  ra.  1,.  Jan.  23,  1855,  An- 
geline  Briggs,  who  was  b.  in  Barre,  Mass.,  Oct.  1837;  d.  in  Orange, 
Mass.,  May  12,  1879;  m.  2,  April  24,  1881,  Florence  J.  Rust,  who 
was  b.  in  Manchester,  Mass.,  Nov.  1862.  Mr.  Davis  was  educated 
in  the  common  school  in  H.,  supplemented  by  several  terms  at  the 
academies  in  H.  He  was  also  a  special  student  under  the  direction 
of  Hervey  Bugbee  (q.  v.),  the  celebrated  writing  master,  and  was 
himself  for  several  years  a  successful  teacher  of  penmanship.  He 
is  a  skilful  mechanic.  In  early  life  worked  as  a  house  carpenter  ; 
later  has  been  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  furniture.  Had  charge 
of  a  co-operative  shop  in  Orange ;  was  also  engaged  several  years 
as  foreman  in  a  large  establishment  in  Williamsport,  Penn.;  res. 
Orange,  Mass. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     George  Rayc,  b.  Dec.  10,  1883.  2.     Annie  Fay«,  b.  Dec.  10,  1883. 

35.  Milan  E.^  b.  Sept.  30,  1839;  ra.  Oct.  4,  1865,  Ellen  M.,  dau. 
of  William  P.  and  Maria  Jenkins  (q.  v.),  who  d.  July  31,  1885;  res. 
on  the  homestead.  An  enterprising  farmer;  owns  and  cultivates 
the  farms  (adjoining  each  other)  where  his  grandfather  and  two 
granduncles  settled ;  also  two  or  three  hundi-ed  acres  in  addition  to 
these  farms. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Wilfred^,  b.  July  23,  1866.  4.  EmmaS.s,  b.  Sept.  18,  1871. 

2.  Frank  R.s,  b.  July  16, 1868 ;  d.  May  22, 1871.     5.  Alice  M.e,  b.  Sept.  12, 1874. 

3.  Nellie  L.e,  b.  May  7,  1870.  6.  Geo.  F.e,  b.  Sept.  19,  1876. 


GENEALOGY:    DAVIS.  509 

26.  Jonas''  (Oliver-,  Eleazar^),  b.  in  Harvard,  Mass. ;  came  to 
H.  from  Fitchburg  in  Dec.  1789;  settled  at  No.  19;  rem.  to 
Dublin;  m.  1,  April  14,  1796,  Zuba  Blodgett  (q.  v.);  m.  2,  Dec.  9, 
1817,  Abigail  Leonard. 


ELISHA   DAVIS. 

Elisha-,  son  of  SamueP  Davis,  m.  Olive  Whittemore,  and  rem. 
from  Ashby,  Mass.,  to  Fitzwilliam  sometime  subsequent  to  1781. 
Came  to  H.  about  the  year  1788,  and  settled  at  No.  35;  rem.  to 
Stoddard  in  1797,  where  he  d.  in  1815.     His  wife*  d.  in  1842. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Olive^,  b.  in  Ashby. 

2.  Asa^,  b.  in  Ashby  iu  1781;  m.  Nabby  Hodgman,  June  5,  1805;  settled  on 

the  homestead  in  Stoddard ;  d.  Jan.  28,  1873.  His  wife  d.  April  17, 
1863.  Children:  (1),  SallyS  b.  Dec.  9,  1805;  m.  Feb.  11,  18+1;  d. 
Nov.  12,  1878.  (2),  Marcus*,  b.  May  4,  1807;  ra.  Dec.  27,  1836;  d. 
Dec.  2,  1858.  (3),  NancyS  b.  April  8,  1813;  m.  Nov.  28,  1837.  (4), 
Asa*,  b.  Sept.  10,  1816;  ra.  Nov.  28,  1843.  (5),  Aldea*,  b.  Jan.  20, 
1818;  m.  June  5,  1845.  {6),  Betsey*,  b.  Nov.  28,  1822;  m.  Sept.  8, 
1847.     (7),  Isaiah*,  b.  Sept.  26,  1824;  ra.  Nov.  1,  1853. 

3.  Reuben^,  b.  probably  in  Ashby 

4.  Joseph^,  b.  in  Fitzwilliam,  Jan.  9,  1787;  d.  young. 

5.  Lydia",  b.  in  H  ,  June  1,  1789;  m.  John  Raymond;  res.  iu  Marlow,  where 

they  both  d. 

6.  Elisha^,  b.  in  H.,  May  1,  1791. 

7.  Sarah^,  b.  in  H.,  Nov.  2,  1796;  d.  young. 

Olive'',  Reuben^,  and  Elisha^  emigrated  to  St.  Lawrence  county, 
N.  Y. 


ZENAS   DAVIS. 

John^  Davis  res.  in  Shirley,  Mass.  In  1788  he,  with  his  family, 
rem.  to  Reading,  Vt.,  where  he  d.,  in  May,  1808.  He  was  a  soldier 
in  the  French  war,  and  also  in  the  Revolutionary  war. 

John^  (John^),  b.  in  Shirley;  m,  Anna  Holden ;  was  in  the  service 
three  years.     His  sixth  child  was 

Zenas''  (John^  John^),  b.  in  Shirley,  June  3,  1792;  m.  Martha, 
dau.  of  Philip  A.  Roby,  of  Dunstable,  Mass.,  who  was  also  a  Revo- 
lutionary soldier.     Their  second  child  was 

*  Mrs.  Davis  was  a  sister  of  Mrs.  Salmon  Wood. 


510  GENEALOGY  :    DAVIS;    DE    BECK;   DENNIS. 

1.     Zenas^  b.  in  Aurelius,  O,,  March  3,  1821;   m.  Maria  , 

who  d.  Dec.  25,  1884,  aged  65  years;  rem.  to  H.  in  1857;  res.  on 
the  Wason  place,  —  "J.  A.  Bullai-d"  on  map.  He  is  a  well  read 
man.     One  child,  Eliza  Jane^,  b.  1845;  m.  Edwin  T.  Adams,   (q.  v.) 


DE   BECK. 


Dr.  H.  H.  De  Beck,  b.  in  Eddington,  Me.,  was  descended  from  a 
Belgian  sailor.  His  ancestors  for  two  generations  were  deacons  of 
the  Freewill  Baptist  church.  He  began  practice  in  Lowell,  Mass. ; 
came  here  in  1881 ;  res.  in  G.  W.  Goodhue's  house  in  the  village; 
m.,  while  a  resident  of  H.,  Mildred  Patterson,  of  Hampden,  Me. ; 
rem.  to  Springfield,  Me. ;  present  res.  Winn,  Me. 


DENNIS. 


Thomas^  Dennis,  of  Ipswich,  Mass.,  was  b.  about  the  year  1638, 
probably  in  England.  The  earliest  record  we  have  concerning  him 
is  the  date  of  his  marriage  to  Grace  Searle,  Oct.  26,  1668.  On  the 
town  records  are  these  two  items:  "June  17,  1680.  Thomas  Den- 
nis (with  others)  has  liberty  to  raise  the  hindmost  seat  on  the  north 
west  side  of  the  meeting  house  two  feet  higher  than  it  now  is,  for 
their  wives  to  sit  in,  having  the  approbation  of  the  Deacons." 
"Thomas  Dennis  was  chosen  Constable  Feb.  25,  1689." 

John-  (Thomas^)  was  b.  in  Ipswich,  Sept.  22,  1673;  m.  Lydia 
White,  Aug.  .31,  1699. 

Rev.  John^  (John-,  Thomas^),  was  b.  in  Ipswich,  Nov.  3,  1708; 
m.  Martha  Whitcomb.  He  d.  at  Ipswich,  Sept.  2,  1773.  He  was 
graduated  at  Harvard  in  the  class  of  1730 ;  was  employed  to  preach 
in  the  several  parishes  of  Ipswich ;  was  also  a  teacher  in  the  gram- 
mar school;  was  chaplain  at  Fort  St.  George  in  1740,  and  at  Fort 
Frederic  in  1744-45.  While  chaplain,  he  also  acted  as  surgeon  and 
physician.  He  was  settled  at  Charlestovvn,  N.  H.,  in  1754,  over  a 
new  society  which  he  was  instrumental  in  building  up,  returning  to 
Ipswich  in  1761.     His  son,  — 

1.     Moses^  (Rev.  John^,  John^,  Thomas^),  was  b.  in  Ipswich,  May 


GENEALOGY  :    DENNIS.  511 

27,  1751;  m.  May  27,  1781,  Sarah  Frye*,  of  Andover,  Mass.,  who 
was  b.  in  Andover,  May  27,  1758.  He  was  in  the  marine  service 
during  the  Revohitionary  war;  at  first  as  cooper  on  board  a  vessel 
which  was  captured  by  the  British,  and  taken  to  the  West  Indies. 
He  was  badly  treated,  and  fortunately  soon  found  means  to  escape 
and  make  his  way  to  New  York.  He  was  placed  on  a  receiving 
ship  for  the  wounded  in  New  York  bay  as  assistant  to  the  surgeon. 

In  the  year  1780  he,  with  seven  others,  emigrated  to  New  Hamp- 
shire. He  bought  in  the  town  of  H.  a  lot  called  "Blanchard's  Mile 
Square,"  containing  six  hundred  and  forty  acres.  He  sold  two  farms 
from  his  lot,  reserving  about  three  hundred  and  sixty  acres  for  him- 
self. This  lot,  one  of  the  best  in  town,  is  situated  in  the  south-east 
part  of  the  town,  bounded  on  the  east  by  the  Contoocook  river. 

For  three  years  Mr.  Dennis  spent  his  summers  only  in  H.,  return- 
ing to  Ipswich  in  the  winter.  He  built  a  small  hut  near  the  bank  of 
the  river  where  he  found  a  clearing,  supposed  to  have  been  made  by 
the  Indians  for  fishing  purposes.  In  this  hut  he  lived  alone,  doing 
his  own  work.  He  made  a  wooden  plate,  from  which  he  ate  his 
food,  "washing  it,"  he  said,  "  when  I  forgot  what  I  ate  on  it  last." 

There  was  an  abundance  of  fish  in  the  river,  from  which  he  drew 
a  plentiful  supply.  On  one  occasion  he  was  somewhat  startled 
while  fishing,  to  discover  that  the  fish  he  had  thrown  behind  him 
had  disappeared.  On  investigation,  he  found  out  that  a  fox  was  the 
thief,  and  not  an  Indian,  as  he  at  first  had  supposed.  During  the  third 
summer  of  his  stay  he  built  a  log  house  (No.  91)  a  short  distance  from 
his  hut,  and  the  following  spring  (1784)  he  took  his  wife  with  him 
on  his  return  to  H.,  and  remained  permanently  till  his  death.  Mrs. 
Dennis  rode  from  Andover,  Mass.,  to  H,  on  horseback,  carrying  her 
child,  a  year  and  a  half  old,  in  her  arms,  with  a  window  for  her 
house  strapped  on  the  horse  behind  her.  This  window  had  six 
small  panes  of  glass,  and  for  several  years  was  the  only  glass  win- 
dow in  town.  She  was  considered  very  proud  with  her  extensive 
outfit  of  a  glass  window,  half  a  dozen  cups  and  saucers,  as  many 

*  Mrs.  Sarah  (Frye)  Dennis  was  a  lineal  descendant  of  Johni  Frye,  b.  in  Bassing, 
Hampshire,  Eng. ;  sailed  from  Southampton,  with  his  wife,  Anne,  in  May,  1638,  in 
the  ship  5 eris,  Robert  Batten,  master;  landed  in  Boston  in  August :  settled  first  in 
Newbury  and  rem.  to  Andover,  Mass.,  in  1640.  The  direct  jiiu'  was:  .Idhni.  Ensign 
SamueP,  b.  in  Andover  in  1649;  d.  May  9,  1725;  m.  Xov.  -'o.  ir,,i,  Mary  Askbce(?).  Col. 
SamueP,  b.  April  26,  1694;  d.  Oct.  17,  1761;  m.  March  26,  ITU),  Sarah  Osgood;  was  the 
founder  of  Frye  village  in  Andover.  Samuel*,  b.  Sept.  22,  1729;  d.  .June  10,  1819;  m. 
June  14,  1752,  Elizabeth  Frye;  owned  2000  acres  of  land,  and  was  one  of  the  most  in- 
fluential citizens  of  Andover.  Sarah".  Chaplain  .Jonathan  Frye,  who  fell  in  "  Love- 
well's  fight,"  was  a  cousin  of  Samuel''.  Mrs.  Dennis'  maternal  grandfather.  Col. 
James  Frye,  was  at  the  battle  of  Bunker  hill. 


512  genealogy:    DENNIS. 

silver  teaspoons,  a  tea-kettle,  and  spicier.  They  lived  in  this  log 
house  a  few  years,  then  they  built  a  frame  house,  where  they  lived 
till  the  year  1800,  when  they  built  a  large  house,  marked  "J.  Den- 
nis," on  higher  ground  a  short  distance  from  the  other.  This  house 
was,  with  the  exception  of  a  few  years  that  they  lived  in  the  house 
with  their  son,  William,  their  home  during  the  remainder  of  their 
lives.  The  house  was  burned,  Feb.  4,  1876,  and  has  not  been 
rebuilt. 

Mr.  Dennis  was  a  man  of  much  general  information  and  good 
judgment.  He  filled  many  offices  of  trust  in  the  town,  and  was 
universally  x-espected.  He  was  of  a  genial  nature,  with  much  quiet 
humor,  which  made  him,  even  in  extreme  old  age,  a  most  desirable 
companion.  He  d.  Dec.  18,  1845;  his  wife  d.  Oct.  12,  1851.  Chil- 
dren:— 

2.  Moses^  [10],  b.  in  Andover,  Oct.  7,  1782. 

3.  SalIy^  b.  Nov.  25,  1784;  ra.  Charles  Symonds  (q.  v.),  Nov. 
27,  1809. 

4.  Martha^  b.  March  29, 1786;  m.  Feb.  16, 1809,  Dr.  John  Baker, 
(q.  V.) 

5.  SamueP  [16],  b.  Jan.  26,  1788. 

6.  Betsey^  b.  June  3,  1790;  m.  Dec.  18,  1815,  Simeon  Lakin. 
(q.  V.) 

7.  John^  [23],  b.  March  1,  1793. 

8.  Pamelia^  b.  Nov.  3,  1795;  m.  1,  Archelaus  Fuller  Whitte- 
more  (q.  v.),  Sept.  30,  1817;  he  d.  May  15,  1826;  m.  2,  Jan.  1, 
1828,  William  Henry  Prentice,     (q.  v.) 

9.  William^  b.  Dec.  24,  1797;  m.  Nancy  White,  of  Peterboro'. 
He  d.  Dec.  24,  1873;  she  d.  March  18,  1882.  He  was  a  farmer;  res. 
on  a  part  of  the  old  homestead. 

10.  Moses^  [2]  (MosesS  Rev.  John^,  John^,  Thomas^),  b.  Oct.  7, 
1782;  res.  in  H.  till  1825,  at  place  marked  "  S.  Knight,"  when  he 
rem.  to  Jasper,  N.  Y.,  where  he  d.,  Jan.  18,  1827.  He  was  a  farmer; 
m.  1,  April,  1810,  Lois,  dau.  of  Moses  and  Lois  (Scott)  Eaton  (q.  v.), 
who  d.  May  30,  1816;  ra.  2,  1818,  Jane  Graves,  who  was  b.  in  1795; 
d.  in  Jasper,  N.  Y.,  April  20,  1869.     Children:  — 

11.  Samuel  Frye®,  b.  in  H.,  May  30,  1811;  a  farmer;  rem.  in 
early  life  to  Jasper,  N.  Y.,  where  he  res.;  m.  1,  Sept.  29,  1838, 
Sarah  S.  Woodward,  of  Jasper,  who  was  b.  in  Lyndeboro',  Feb. 
1817;  d.  Feb.  27,  1880;  m.  2,  Sept.  12,  1882,  Mrs.  M.  A.  Bowen,  of 
Addison,  N.  Y. 


genealogy:  dennis.  513 


CHILDREN,    ALL    BORN    IN   JASPKR. 

1.  Louis  A.',  b.  Sept.  6,  1839 ;  d.  Sept.  13,  1847. 

2.  Moses",  b.  Jan.  4,  1842;  d.  at  Washington,  D.  C,  April  6,  18G2 ;  a  mem- 

ber of  Co.  K,  86tli  regt.  N.  Y.  vols. 

3.  George",  b.  Jan.  1,  1844  ;  m.  Sept.  7,  1865,  Lura  A.  Woodbury.     Children  : 

(1),  Ora^  b.  April  15,  1875.     (2),  A  son^,  b.  Dec.  16,  1881. 

4.  Harlan  P.",  b.  July  1,  1846;  d.  Oct.  18,  1859. 

5.  Sarah  E.",  b.  Oct.  8,  1849;  ra.  Sept.  15,  1869,  Wesley  Travis,  of  Canisteo, 

N.  Y.     Children  :   (1),  Mabel  H.^  b.  April  10,  1874;  d.  Feb.  22,  1875. 
(2),  Elva^  b.  Feb.  3,  1876.     (3),  Vernon  W.»,  b.  Sept.  15,  1881. 

6.  Mary  E.",  b.  Aug.  10,  1852;  m.  Levi  D.  Zimmerman,  Oct.  16,  1878.    Child, 

Etliel  S.s,  b.  in  Ord,  Neb.,  Feb.  19,  1881;  d.  Nov.  25,  1881. 

7.  S.  Marshall^  b.  Feb.  4,  1855;  ra.  Nettie  Shaul,  March  11,  1880. 

8.  Frank  W.",  b.  July  10,  1857. 

9.  Jessie  F.",  b.  Dec.  9,  1861;  d.  Aug.  27,  1864. 


13.  Franklin",  b.  in  H.,  May  23,  1816;  ni.  1,  March  20,  1837, 
Martha  E.  Lumson,  of  Jasper,  N.  Y. ;  she  d.  at  Jasper,  Nov.  24, 
1840;  m.  2,  July  1,  1850,  Abby  Boardman,  of  Lyndeboro'. 

CHILDREN,    ALL    BORN   IN   JASPER. 

1.  Sirena  R.",  b.  Sept.  17,  1839 ;  m.  March  31,  1859,  Charles  W.  Ordway,  of 

Jasper.  Children:  (1),  Frank^,  b.  March  23,  1862.  (2),  Ella  G.^ 
b.  Feb.  27,  1866;  d.  in  Elmira,  N.  Y.,  March  2,  1881. 

2.  Carrie  G.",  b.  May  11,   1842;  m.   Sept.  2,  1865,  Geo.  W.  Kuapp,  of  Cam- 

eron, N.  Y.  Children!  (1),  Carrie*,  b.  in  Canisteo,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  7, 
1868;  d.  Feb.  8,  1868.  (2),  George  D.*,  b.  in  Meredith,  April  30, 
1872.  (3),  Hattie  S.^  b.  in  Cowlesville,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  7,  1873;  d.  July 
13,  1874.     (4),  Mattie  L.^,  b.  in  Elmira,  N.  Y.,  July  26,  1880. 

3.  Albert  F.",  b.  March  25,   1845;  m.  Dec.   19,  1866,  Cynthia  M.  Travis,  of 

Canisteo.  Children:  (1),  Alman^,  b.  Dec.  20,  1868.  (2),  Minnie*,  b. 
March  23,  1872.     (3),  Luella  S.»,  b.  Sept.  25,  1881. 

4.  Andrew  F.",  b.  March  21,  1847;  m.  June  12,  1870,  at  Cameron,  N.  Y., 

Clara  Cross.  Children:  (1),  Belle*,  b  in  Jasper,  Oct.  28,  1871.  (2), 
Anna*,  b.  in  Jasper,  Nov.  28,  1872. 

5.  Martha  E.',  b.  Nov.  24,   1849;   m.   Feb.  24,  1869,  at  Jasper,   Robert  W. 

Hilborn.  Children  :  (1),  Harlie  D.»,  b.  in  Jasper,  June  19,  1871.  (2), 
Lewis  E.8,  b.  in  Jasper,  June  15,  1873.  (3),  Rollo  A.*,  b.  in  Jasper, 
Nov.  19,  1876.     (4),  Jessie  M.*,  b.  in  Jasper,  Aug.  13,  1881. 

6.  Abby  A.^  b.  Oct.  16,  1851 ;  m.  Jan.  1,  1870,  at  Jasper,  Galens  W.  Talbot. 

Children,  both  b.  in  Jasper :  (1),  Truman  D.s,  b.  Sept.  15,  1872.  (2), 
Lyman  L.«,  b.  July  10,  1875. 

7.  Augusta  A.",  b.  Oct.  16,  1851;  m.  Jan.  1,  1870,  Montgomery  Zimmerman. 

Children,  all  b.  in  Jasper  :  (1),  Cora*,  b  June  18, 1871.  (2),  JessieS 
b.  March  3,  1873.     (3),  Belle*,  b.  Aug.  20,  1880. 


514  GENEALOGY:    DENNIS. 


8.  Boardraau',  b.  Nov.  30,  1853 ;  m.  Nov.  1875,  Ann  E.  Batchelder,  of  Jas- 

per; she  d.  Oct.  6,  1881.     Child:  Mabel  P.*,  b.  June  22,  1878;  d.  at 
Hornellsville,  N.  Y.,  May  11,  1880. 

9.  Truman',  b.  July  10,  1858. 
10.     Willis  E.",  b.  March  20,  1860. 

13.  Fidelia  J.\  b.  in  H.,  April  5,  1819;  in.  Nov.  1,  1838,  in 
Jasper,  Jarvis  Talbot,  who  was  b.  in  New  Hampshire,  May  17,  1810; 
rem.  to  Jasper  in  1822. 

CHILDREN,    ALL   BORN   IN  JASPER. 

1.  Moses  Dennis',  b.  June  22,  1840;  m.  1,  Sept.  5,  1866,  Rhoda  M.   Smith, 

who  d.  Feb.  15,  1872;  m.  2,  Sept.  29,  1878,  Mary  E.  Sabens,  who  d. 
March  26,  1880.     Child:  Leon  J.s,  b.  Jan.  26,  1880. 

2.  John  D.^  b.  June  11,  1844;  d.  at  Jasper,  Oct.  15,  1864. 

3.  George  W.^  b.  Dec.  19,  1847;  m.  March  14,  1866,  at  Jasper,  Asenath  D. 

Clark.     Children  :  (1),  Fidelia  J.»,  b.  June  19,  1869.    (2),  William  L.% 
b.  Aug.  3,  1875. 

4.  Curtis  J.',  b.  June  20,  1854 ;  d.  Sept.  4,  1854. 

5.  Lorenzo  S.',  b.  April  19,  1856 ;  m.  April  28,  1878,  Eva  A.  Brown. 

6.  Samuel  F.",  b.  Dec.  11,  1860. 

14.  Mary  Ann«,  b.  in  H.,  Sept.  3,  1821;  d.  in  Jasper,  Feb.  30, 
1880;  m.  June  3,  1847,  in  Jasper,  Lorenzo  Crosby. 

CHILD. 

1.     Lois",  b.  in  Jasper,  April  20,  1860;  m.  April  9,  1880,  D.  G.  Simpson. 

15.  Martha^  b.  in  Jasper,  May  4,  1826;  m.  in  Jasper,  Feb.  18, 
1847,  George  W.  Punches,  who  was  b.  in  Bethel,  N.  Y.,  March  20, 
1821;  res.  Jasper. 

CHILDREN,    ALL   BORN   IN   JASPER. 

1.  James  D.",  b.  Aug.  22,  1848;  d.  March  7,  1882;  m.  Feb.  19,   1879,  Ella  A. 

Benedict.     Child:  OraM.s. 

2.  Jonathan  D.',  b.  May  10,  1851;  d.  April  30,  1873. 

3.  Jarvis  T.',  b.  Nov.  16,  1857. 

4.  Jane  A.",  b.  Sept.  17,  1859 ;  m.  Dec.  20,  1879,  Morey  W.  Stewart. 
6.     Julia  F.\  b.  Oct.  8,  1862. 

16.  SamueP  [5]  (Moses^  Rev.  John^,  John^,  Thomas^),  b.  June 
26,  1788;  a  farmer;  m.  1,  Oct.  13,  1818,  Elizabeth  Frye,  who  was  b. 
March  22,  1796,  and  d.  in  H.,  July  22,  1822;  m.  2,  Dec.  19,  1822, 
Lucy,  dan.  of  Abner  Whitcomb,  who  d.  at  H.,  Aug.  5,  1823;  m.  3, 
Nov.  24, 1825,  Alice  Whiting  (q.  v.),  who  was  b.  in  H.,  May  29, 1796, 
and  d.  in  Jasper,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  16,  1856;  m.  4,  Nov.  20, 1856,  Olive  M. 


GENEALOGY  :    DENNIS.  515 

Pettee,  who  d.  Sept.  15,  1860.  He  settled  in  H,,  at  place  marked 
"  J.  Hayward  ";  rem.  to  Jasper,  N.  Y.,  where  he  d.  Aug.  18,  1872. 
Children:— 

17.  Elizabeth^,  b.  in  H.,  Oct.  10,  1819;  m.  in  H.,  April  24,  1846, 
Asa  M.  Fisher,  b.  in  Francestown,  April  9,  1817;  d.  in  Denmark, 
la.,  Oct.  24,  1881;  was  a  farmer;  rem.  in  early  life  to  Denmark,  la. 

CHILD. 

1.     Emily  Elizabeth",  b.  Dec.  21,  1848. 

18.  Sarah^  b.  in  H.,  Dec.  5,  1820;  m.  in  Jasper,  April  16,  1840, 
Sylvester  Lumson,  b.  in  North  Hadley,  Mass.,  Nov.  20,  1819;  a 
farmer. 

CHILDREX. 

1.  Sophronia  A.",  b.  Feb.  15,  1842;   m.   Aug.  20,  1865,  Nelson   A.  Hatch. 

Childreu:  (1),  Allen  D.^  b.  March  13,  1869.    (2),  Oliver  S.\  b.  April 
4,1871.    (3),Emeline  A.8,b.  Junes,  1876.    (4),  Lizzie^,  b.  April 9,  1879. 

2.  Leonard  S.",  b.  May  9,  1844;  m.  Jan.  23,  1864,  Clara  A.  Millard,  b.  in 

Starky,  Feb.  25,  1842.     Children:   (1),  George  R.^,  b.  June  23,  1869. 
(2),  Fred  L.^  b.  Dec.  9,  1870.     (3),  Annie  E.s,  b.  Feb.  7,  1874. 

3.  Calvin",  b.  May  31,  1846;  m.  Nov.  13,  1872,  Jennie  Reynolds,  b.  May  4, 

1851.     Child:  Henry  S.*,  b.  Jan.  2,  1880. 

4.  Arthur  L.",  b.  Sept.  28,  1848. 

5.  Alice  E.",  b.  July  3,  1851;  ra.  Sept.  18,  1877,  Ernest  L.  Maxson,  b.  at 

Little  Genesee,  N.  Y.,  July  19,  1845.     Child:    Arthur  Ray*,  b.  Nov. 
6,   1880. 

6.  Sarah  E.",  b.  May  U,  1855. 

7.  Ida  L.",  b.  July  14,  1859. 

8.  Charlie  E.",  b.  Aug.  15,  1863. 

19.  Alice®,  b.  in  Jasper,  Sept.  9,  1826;  m.  in  Jasper,  June  13, 
1848,  Roderic  F.  Kent,  b.  in  Preble,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  25,  1821. 

CHILD. 

1.     Emma  Frances",  b.  in  Canisteo,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  15,  1852;  m.  at  Jasper,  March 
15,  1876,  Oscar  J.  Cole,  b.  April  17,  1851. 

30.  SamueP,  b.  in  Jasper,  Feb.  12,  1830;  m.  in  Jasper,  Jan.  6, 
1853,  Mary  S.  Merriam,  b.  Feb.  16,  1834. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  A  son",  b.  and  d.  in  1854. 

2.  Frances  E.",  b.  Aug.  6,  1856;  m.  March  12,  1879,  Adelbert  Brutzinau,  b. 

March  7,  1856. 

3.  Myra  M.',  b.  March  29,  1860. 

4.  Dwight  L.",  b.  March  21,  1862. 

5.  Glum  A.',  b.  Sept.  3,  1875. 


516  GENEALOGY:    DENNIS. 

21.  Rodney^  b.  in  Jasper,  June  20,  1834;  a  lawyer;  res.  Hor- 
nellsville,  N.  Y.;  m.  1,  Nov.  30,  1860,  Bruneth  Perry,  b.  Sept.  12, 
1835;  d.  Feb.  13,  1862;  m.  2,  Sept.  12,  1865,  Frances  M.  Bennett, 
b.  Feb.  10,  1842.     He  d.  May  16,  1883. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Thomas  Allen",  b.  Nov.  6,  1861 ;  d.  April  21,  1863. 

2.  Lizzie  Miuerva",  b.  Aug.  31,  1866. 

3.  Helen  Louise",  b.  April  21,  1869. 

4.  Mary  Bennett",  b.  April  21,  1872. 

5.  Evelyn  Hakes",  b.  July  31,  1877. 

6.  Harry  Whitney",  b.  March  18,  1879. 

32.  AbagaiP,  b.  in  Jasper,  Sept.  5,  1839;  d.  Sept.  19,  1841. 
SamueP  Dennis  rem.  to  Jasper  in  1825.     His  grandchildren  and 

great-grandchildren  were  all  b.  in  Jasper,  with  the  exception  of  the 
child  of  his  eldest  dau.,  who  was  b.  in  Denmark,  la.,  and  the  chil- 
dren of  Rodney^,  who  were  b.  in  Hornellsville,  N.  Y. 

33.  John^  [7]  (Moses*,  Rev.  John^,  John",  Thomas^),  b.  March 
1,  1793;  m.  March  11, 1817,  Nancy  Hunt,  who  was  b.  in  Peterboro', 
Sept.  21,  1794.  He  was  a  farmer;  lived  on  the  old  homestead 
until  1870,  when  he  sold  it,  and  with  his  wife  rem.  to  Quincy,  111., 
where  he  d.  Jan.  19,  1874.  Mrs.  Dennis  res.  in  Quincy  with  her 
dau.     Children:  — 

24.  John  Adams^  b.  April  13,  1818;  m.  1,  at  Manchester, 
April  14,  1842,  Augusta  Ursula  Gross.  She  was  b.  in  Swanzey, 
Oct.  15,  1820;  d.  at  Des  Moines,  la.,  March  4,  1862.  He  m.  2,  at 
Burlington,  la..  May  4,  1862,  Barbara  Ellen  Morgan,  b.  at  Fulton, 
111.,  Aug.  11,  1843.  He  settled  first  in  Manchester,  where  he  re- 
mained some  years,  when  he  rem.  to  Iowa,  where  he  now  res.  He 
served  three  years  in  the  army  during  the  Civil  war;  was  a  member 
of  Co.  D,  25th  regt.,  la.  infantry  vols.  He  was  at  the  siege  of 
Vicksburg,  the  battles  at  Arkansas  Post,  Champion  hills,  Jackson, 
Lookout  mountain.  Mission  ridge,  Ringold,  Rome,  Kenesaw  moun- 
tain, Chattahoochie  river,  Atlanta,  Savannah,  Columbia,  and  Ben- 
tonsville.  He  is  postmaster  at  Orient,  Adair  county,  a  justice  of 
the  peace,  and  president  of  the  school  board. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  John  Quincy",  b.  in  Manchester,  March  26,  1843;  d.  Jan.  11,  1863.     He 

was  a  member  of  Co.  D,  25th  regt.  Iowa  vols. ;  was  shot  at  the  bat- 
tle of  Arkansas  Post,  Jan.  10,  and  d.  the  next  morning. 

2.  George  Edwin",  b.  at  Manchester,  June  2,  1845;  m.  at  Burlington,  la., 


GENEALOGY:    DENNIS.  51" 


ia  1866,  Maria  Roberts.  They  have  eight  children.  He  enlisted  in 
the  same  company  with  his  father  and  brother,  and  was  with  his 
father  during  his  entire  term  of  service.  He  is  a  farmer;  res.  in 
Nebraska. 

3.  Jane  Augusta",  b.  at  Manchester,  Jan.  28,  1848;  d.  March  9,  1849. 

4.  Jane  Augusta",  b.  at  Manchester,  Sept.   1,   1852;  m.  A.  C.Johnson  in 

1881.     He  is  a  farmer;  res.  Vino,  la.     Child:  Orpha  Ursula^. 

5.  Charles  Lawson",  b.  at  Manchester.  Jan.  27,  1854;  a  farmer;  res.  Orient, 

la. ;  m.  in  Page  county,  la.,  in  1882,  Rachel  Ward.     Child:   Gracia^. 

6.  Benjamin  Gross'',  b.  in  Des  Moines,  July  1,  1856;  a  farmer;  res.  Vino,  la. 

7.  Ira  Whitcomb",  b.  in  Des  Moines,  Sept.  14,  1861;  d.  there  in  1865. 

8.  John  Qui)icy",  b.  in  Washington,  la.,  March  5,  1863. 

9.  Flora  Ella",  b.  in  Burlington,  la.,  June  17,  1866. 

10.  Francis  Marion",  ) 

11.  Frances  Emma',  [  ''■  ^'  ^cott,  la.,  July  28,  1868. 

12.  Mary  Marinda",  b.  at  Richland,  la.,  June  2,  1871 ;  d.  there  in  Oct.  1875. 

13.  William  Walter",  b.  at  Richland,  June  26,  1873. 

14.  Manly  Irving',  b.  at  Richland,  Dec.  1,  1874. 

15.  Minnie  Mary",  b.  at  Richland,  Feb.  8,  1877. 

16.  Jesse  Arthur',  b.  at  Richland,  Jan.  28,  1879. 

17.  Joseph  Argelia',  ) 

18.  ^— "   ' — '=-'        '  ^■ 


Cora  Amelias     '  f  '^^  ""'  ^'^'''^^^'  ^^'''  '''  1««2. 


25.  Nancy«,  b.  Jan.  6,  1821;  m.  Oct.  17,  1844,  at  H.,  Benjamin 
L.  Winn.  He  was  b.  in  Greenfield,  Oct.  2,  1818;  res.  Peterboro'; 
she  d.  in  1888. 

36.  Sarah  B.^  b.  March  4,  1824;  m.  in  Lowell,  Mass.,  Oct.  4, 
1852,  Timothy  J.  Farnsworth.     She  d.  in  Petei-boro',  May  7,  186.3. 

37.  Charles  Norton*',  b.  March  16,  1826;  m.  at  Goffstown,  Sept. 
11,  1851,  Margaret  Elizabeth  Person,  b.  at  Goffstown,  Oct.  5,  1829; 
res.  for  a  time  in  H.,  at  "Bradford  Mills"  ;  res.  Hamilton,  111.  He 
is  in  the  nursery  business;  has  been  mayor  of  Hamilton,  and  is 
president  of  the  State  Horticultural  society. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Lizzie  Frances',  b.  Salem,  Mass.,  March  29, 1853;  d.  there  Sept.  11,  1853. 

2.  Ella  Louise',  b.  at  Salem,  Nov.  28,  1864;  d.  there  Sept.  13,  1855. 

3.  Charles  Edward',  b.  at  Washington,  la.,  Feb.  12,  1856;  m.  at  Carthage, 

111.,  Dec.  6,  1878,  Amanda  Florence  Moore,  b.  at  Hamilton,  111.,  May 
26,  1858.  He  is  employed  in  the  post-office  and  also  in  a  drug  store; 
res.  Hamilton,  111.     Child  :  Fred  Warren»,  b.  Nov.  6,  1880. 

4.  William  Norton',  b.  at  Washington,  la.,  Jan.  20,  1858;  res.  Hamilton,  111. 

5.  Elmer  Ferson',  b.  at  Washington,  la.,  Oct.  15,  1859  ;  m.  at  Hamilton,  111., 

March  19,  1882,  Martha  Ella  Bridges,  b.  at  Augusta,  HI.,  Jan.  25, 
1862.     Child  :  Harry  Wesley^  b.  Jan.  4,  1883. 

6.  James  Francis',  b.  at  Washington,  la.,  Jan.  25,  1863;  res.  Hamilton,  111. 


518  GENEALOGY:    DENNIS;    DINSMORE. 

38.  Maria  Louisa*^,  b.  Oct.  4,  1828;  m.  Prentice  K.  Tuttle,  of 
H.,  Nov.  5,  1846.     (q.  v.) 

39.  Lucy  Amelia^  b.  March  18,  1831;  m.  at  Salem,  Mass., 
March  11,  1852,  Lawson  Kendall  Gray,  of  H.     (q.  v.) 

30.  Martha  Elizabeth^  b.  Sept.  6,  1833;  m.  1,  at  Hamilton,  111., 
Dec.  25,  1859,  T.  DeWitt  Gary ;  he  d.  at  Hamilton,  July  2,  1860 ; 
she  m.  2,  at  Hamilton,  Dec.  18,  1861,  Edward  F.  Humphrey;  res. 
Melrose  P.  O.,  Quincy,  111.  He  is  a  farmer,  raising  small  fruits  ; 
has  been  school  director,  town  treasurer,  etc. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Maria  Louise",  b.  April  21,  1867.  2.     Edward  D.',  b.  Oct.  7,  1868. 

31.  Julia  Abby®,  b.  Dec.  8,  1838;  d.  at  Gambridgeport,  Mass., 
May  20,  1876;  m.  at  H.,  Feb.  5,  1861,  Alonzo  Shedd. 

CHILDREX. 

1.  Johu  S.",  b.  at  Gambridgeport,  April  11,  1863. 

2.  Mabel',  b.  at  Gambridgeport,  June  7,  1866. 

The  children  of  John  and  Nancy  (Hunt)  Dennis  were  all  educated 
at  the  high  schools  in  H.,  after  attending  the  common  school. 


JOHN  DINSMORE. 

1.  John-,  son  of  Gapt.  Thomas^  and  Polly  (Moore)  Dinsraore, 
was  b.  in  Jaffrey,  Oct.  6,  1810;  m.  Oct.  11,  1836,  Rowena  M.  John- 
son, of  H.  (q.  V  ) ;  res.  in  H.  several  years  at  places  marked  "  L. 
Johnson,"  "  S.  Buxton,"  and  No.  "30."  While  here  he  worked  at 
the  tanner's  trade  for  J.  Foster  and  Matthews  &  Morrison ;  rem. 
to  Peterboro'  in  1852,  where  he  worked  in  a  cotton  factory,  and  to 
Munsonville  in  1875;  present  res.  Munsonville.  Mrs.  Dinsmore  d. 
May  31,  1884.     Ghildren:  — 

2.  Martha  A.^  b.  in  H.,  Dec.  2,  1837;  m.  July  4,  1858,  George 
S.  Petts,  of  Munsonville;  a  chair-maker;  a  member  of  Go.  G,  16th 
regt.  N.  H.  vols.,  nine  months;  res.  Munsonville. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Mabel  A.*,  b.  April  4,  1859.  2.     Charlie  H.^  b.  Aug.  6,  1860. 

3.  Emily  F.^,  b.  in  H.,  March  24,  1840;  m.  Sept.  26,  1860,  Allen 
W.  Nay,  of  Peterboro' ;  res.  Rochester,  N.  Y. ;  an  engineer  and 
machinist. 


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CHILDREN. 

1.  Maurice  A.*,  b.  March  2G,  1867.        3.     Fred  E.^  b.  Aug.  11,  1873. 

2.  Frank  A.*,  b.  Dec.  16,  1870.  4.     Mary  E.S  b.  June  27,  1877. 

4.  Ellen  M.^  b.  in  H.,  Aug.  28,  1842;  m.  Dec.  31,  1862,  Charles 
Wilson,  of  Peterboro';  res.  Peterboro',  Rochester,  N.  Y,,  and  Nor- 
walk,  O.,  where  she  d.,  July  4,  1866. 

5.  John  E.%  b.  in  H.,  May  3,  1845;  m.  Oct.  1,  1868,  Sarah  Mc- 
Duffie,  of  Ilooksett;  res.  Worcester,  Mass.,  Fitchburg,  Mass..  and 
Peterboro'  until  1875,  when  they  rem.  to  Ainoskeag ;  a  machinist. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Cliuton\  b.  Sept.  20,  1869.  2.     Hermon  H.*,  b.  Nov.  16,  1873. 

6.  Jane  E.^  b.  May  3,  1845;  m.  Feb.  18,  1866,  James  C.  Mc- 
Duffie,  of  Hooksett;  res.  Fitchburg,  Mass.,  where  she  d..  May  21, 
1878.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the  Civil  war,  and  for  a  time  a  prisoner 
at  Andersonville. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     John  F.^  b.  Aug.  8,  1867.  2.     M.  Josephine*,  b.  July  21,  1869. 

7.  Arvilla  A.^,  b.  Sept.  4,  1850;  d.  Dec.  28,  1861.  )  rp^^j^^^ 

8.  Alvin  A.^  b.  Sept.  4,  1850;  d.  Oct.  26,  1853.     I 

9.  Willis  J.^  b.  July  31,  1853;  d.  in  Peterboro',  Jan.  1,  1874; 
m.  Aug.  14,  1871,  Rose  E.  Craine,  of  Washington. 


WILLIAM   B.   DINSMORE. 

John^  Dinsmore  was  one  of  the  early  settlers  of  Londonderry. 

Robert'-  (John^),  m.  Margaret  Orr. 

John''  (Robert",  John^),  m.  Martha  McKean. 

William ■*  (John'',  Robert^,  John^),  m.  Catharine  H.  Brown ;  was  a 
merchant  in  Boston.     Their  oldest  son  was 

1.  William  B.^  (William^  John^  Robert'-,  John^)  was  b.  in  Boston 
in  1810.  About  the  year  1822  his  father  sent  him  to  Society  Land 
to  live  with  his  cousin,  Betsey,  who  had  m.  John  Dodge,  Esq. 
Here  he  remained  four  years,  and  those  years  o£  country  life,  under 
the  guidance  of  wise  counselors,  were  of  lasting  benefit  to  him. 
The  training  of  the  Boston-born,  Society-Land  farmer  boy  consisted 
further  in  his  being  sent  for  a  course  of  study  first  to  Hancock 
academy  (see  p.  228),  and  afterwards  to  Pinkerton  academy,  Derry, 


520  GENEALOGY  :    DINSMORE. 

near  by  the  first  Dinsmore  homestead.  Subsequently  his  father  sent 
him  to  a  special  writing-master  in  Boston,  because  "the  boy  Avas  a 
very  poor  penman";  under  which  discipline  he  became  specially  apt 
and  proficient  with  the  pen,  so  that  even  at  the  age  of  78  it  would 
be  hard  to  find  a  more  elegant  writer  than  he. 

He  was  not  settled  in  any  permanent  business  until  1839,  when 
he  became  book-keeper  for  Alvin  Adams,  who  had  that  year  estab- 
lished an  express  route  between  Boston  and  New  York.  He  soon 
became  a  partner  with  his  employer,  who  m.  his  sister,  the  name  of 
the  firm  being  Adams  &  Co.'s  express.  Mr.  Dinsmore  went  at  once 
to  New  York  to  push  the  enterprise  there,  and  remained  there  the 
rest  of  his  life. 

In  1842  the  business  was  extended  to  Philadelphia,  Baltimore, 
Washington,  and  Pittsburgh.  This  was  only  the  beginning.  Tlie 
business  extended  rapidly  over  the  West  and  South.  A  new  com- 
pany was  formed,  with  Alvin  Adams  as  president,  and  W.  B.  Dins- 
more as  treasurer,  which  company  took  in  other  partners.  Its 
transactions  soon  became  enormous.  Mr.  Dinsmore  became  presi- 
dent in  1856,  which  oftice  he  continued  to  liold  as  long  as  he  lived. 

He  developed  a  great  deal  of  energy  and  caution,  and  these, 
combined  with  good  judgment  and  inflexible  honesty,  were  the 
cause  of  his  marvelous  success.  He  was  prudent  and  economical 
in  the  use  of  money,  and  yet  he  was  a  generous  and  constant  giver 
in  aid  of  the  poor.  He  was  also  generous  in  his  home,  and  but  few 
could  entei'tain  a  friend  or  guest  more  grandly  or  courteously  than 
he.  Of  his  charming  country  seat  at  Staatsburg-on-the-Hudson, 
some  one  has  said:  "The  traveler  by  steam-boat  catches  a  glimpse 
far  away  of  its  gorgeous  colors  and  thinks  that  a  sunset  has  some- 
how got  mixed  up  with  a  rainbow  on  the  eastern  shore."  Here  he 
is  said  to  have  entertained  presidents  of  the  United  States,  and 
here  obscure  individuals  have  received  unlimited  kindness  and 
honor. 

He  manifested  great  interest  in  the  rocks  and  hills  of  this  vicinity, 
so  familiar  to  his  eye  in  boyhood.  He  has  ever  had  an  interest  in 
the  town  of  Bennington,  and  has  done  much  to  embellish  the  local 
histories  of  this  section.  The  picture  of  John  Dodge  in  this  volume 
was  furnished  by  him,  and  he  paid  the  expense  of  the  insertion  of 
the  map  of  Society  Land.  He  was  one  of  the  presidential  electors 
from  the  state  of  New  York  in  1880,  but  has  generally  avoided  all 
political  promotions.     He  d.  in  New  York  city,  April  20,  1888.     He 


genealogy:  dinsmore;  dodge.  521 

m.  Oct.  19,   1842,    Augusta  M.    Snow,  of    Brewster,  Mass.      Chil- 
dren :  — 

2.  William  B.",  b.  June  21,  1844;  ni.  JTov.  22,  1866,  Helen  F. 
Adams,  of  Boston. 

3.  Clarence   G.«,    b.    Aug.    12,    1847;   m.  May    10,  1876,    Kate 
Jerome,  of  New  York  city. 


DODGE. 


The  Dodge  family  was  an  ancient  and  noble  one  in  England, 
coming  into  the  country  with  William  the  Conqueror  in  1066. 
Peter  Dodge  received  a  patent  of  nobility  from  Edward  I  in  1306, 
for  valor  and  efficiency  in  numerous  battles.  Another  patent,  under 
date  of  Dec.  16,  1547,  confirmed  the  privileges  conferred  at  first  to 
a  descendant,  "John  Dodge,  of  Rotham,  in  the  County  of  Kent." 

William  Dodge  landed  at  Salem,  Mass.,  July  10,  1629.  He  was 
a  leading  man  in  the  colony,  had  the  then  important  title  of  "Mr.," 
and  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  church  in  Beverly  in  1667.  He 
was  chosen  one  of  the  selectmen  of  that  place  at  its  first  town- 
meeting,  Nov.  23,  1668,  and  his  name  occurs  constantly  in  the  early 
records  of  Salem  and  Beverly.  His  brother,  Richard,  came  to 
Massachusetts  with  him,  and  from  these  two  brothers,  it  is  believed, 
sprang  all  the  Dodges  of  the  United  States.  Several  families  have 
lived  at  different  times  in  Society  Land  and  H.,  all  probably  from 
the  same  original  stock ;  but  as  we  have  not  been  able  to  trace  the 
connection,  we  give  each  family  under  a  separate  head. 


GIDEON  DODGE. 

1,     Capt.  Gideon'-,  son  of  Janies^  and  (Ober)  Dodge,  was  b. 

in  Beverly,  Mass.,  in  1759.  He  served  in  the  Revolutionary  war, 
and  about  the  time  of  its  close  settled  in  Society  Land,  on  the  place 
now  known  as  Bennington  heights,  and  occupied  by  his  grandson, 
John  C.  Dodge.  A  man  by  the  name  of  Puffer  had  begun  to  clear 
this  land,  and  had  put  up  a  cabin,  but  the  deed  to  Mr.  Dodge,  dated 
Dec.  16,  1783,  was  signed  by  Jesse  Ralph,  —  probably  for  the  pro- 
prietors. After  some  more  than  a  year  of  hard  labor  alone,  he 
returned  to  Beverly  and  m.  March  10,  1785,  Charity  Cole,  and 
brought  her  at  once  to  their  future  home,  where  they  labored  for 
34 


522  genealogy:  dodge. 

many  years,  and  were  able  to  change  the  wilderness  into  a  fruitful 
field. 

Captain  Dodge  built  the  first  Baptist  church  in  Society  Land, 
giving  the  land  therefor.  He  was  from  the  beginning  a  prominent 
man  in  Society  Land,  being  moderator,  selectman,  treasurer,  etc., 
many  times.  He  d.  April  18,  1821;  his  wife  d.  April  7,  1848,  aged 
85  years.     Children :  — 

2.  Kebecca^  [10],  b.  Nov.  22,  1786. 

3.  Gideon^  b.  April  1,  1789;  killed  by  the  falling  of  a  tree, 
June  12,  1815;  m.  March  16,  1815,  Mary  Bowers,  (q.  v.)  He  was 
town  clerk  and  one  of  the  board  of  selectmen  for  the  years  1812 
to  1815,  inclusive. 

4.  Mehitable^  [13],  b.  April  23,  1791. 

5.  John^  [18],  b.  Sept.  21,  1793. 

6.  Hannah^  [27],  b.  Nov.  15,  1795. 

7.  SamueP  [39],  b.  Oct.  11,  1798. 

8.  Sally3  [43],  b.  Sept.  23,  1800. 

9.  Solomon^  [44],  b.  June  16,  1804. 

10.  Rebecca^  [2]  (Gideon^,  James^),  b.  Nov.  22,  1786;  m.  Sept. 
1,  1804,  James  Dodge,  of  New  Boston.  She  d.  May  13,  1807. 
Children:  — 

11.  Charity^  b.  Jan.  1,  1806;  m.  Jacob  S.  Burtt.     (q.  v.) 
1^,     Rebecca*,  m.  John  Gardner;  res.  Nashua,  where  she  d. 

13.  Mehitable^  [4]  (Gideon^,  James^),  b.  April  23,  1791;  m. 
May  23,  1815,  Jonathan  Paige,  of  Antrim.  She  d.  Oct.  19,  1883. 
Children:  — 

14.  Gideon  D.^  b.  Dec.  18,  1816;  d.  Dec.  18,  1847;  m.  Harriet 
Alcock,  of  Deering;  res.  in  H.  and  Bennington. 

CHLLDREX. 

1.  Geoi'ge  Brighams,  b.  in  H.  iu  1841 ;  m.  Carrie  Howard. 

2.  Mary  F.»,  b.  iu  Bennington  in  1843 ;  m.  Chas.  H.  Edgewell,  of  Tamworth. 

15.  Adeline  A.^  b.  Dec.  22,  1820 ;  d.  in  1843  ;  m.  William  Gris- 
wold,  of  Bennington,  who  afterwards  m.  Jane  Abbott. 

16.  Mary  W.^  b.  March  30,  1824;  d.  at  the  age  of  17. 

17.  Harriet^  d.  Dec.  6,  1860,  at  the  age  of  33  years. 

18.  John^  [5]  (Gideon^,  James^),  b.  Sept.  2,  1793;  m.  1,  Feb. 
17,  1818,  Betsey  Dinsmore,  of  Francestown,  "a  woman  of  much  in- 
telligence, great  vivacity,  and  unquestioned  piety  and  judgment"; 
she  d.  June  8,  1861.     He  m.  2,  Mrs.  Hannah  (Hunt)  Osgood,  now 


r^~^A 


genealogy:  dodge.  523 

Mrs.  Seth  Nims,  of  Sullivan.  He  d.  Sept.  23, 1865.  He  was  known 
as  Captain  Dodge  and  Esquire  Dodge;  was  one  of  the  leading  men 
in  the  town  and  vicinity.  For  many  years  he  filled  offices  of  trust, 
both  in  town  and  county,  was  a  member  of  the  state  legislature 
for  over  ten  years,  and  was  one  of  the  selectmen  and  town  treas- 
urer for  about  twenty  years.  He  was  captain  of  the  "Troop"  for 
several  years;  was  prominent  in  forming  the  Congregational  church 
in  Bennington  in  1839,  and  was  for  a  long  time  superintendent  of 
its  Sunday  school;  was  interested  in  agriculture,  and  a  warm  friend 
of  education  and  temperance  movements;  was  a  stirring,  energetic, 
wide-awake  man,  of  whom  Hon.  Wm.  B.  Dinsmore  (noticed  in  this 
book)  said:  "What  success  and  energy  in  business  I  have,  I  owe 
to  the  example  of  John  Dodge."  Mr.  Dodge  and  his  wife  were 
careful  in  the  religious  culture  of  their  children.  They  lived  a  few 
years  in  the  cottage  under  the  hill,  now  occupied  by  Benjamin  D. 
Felch,  but  at  the  urgent  request  of  his  father,  a  few  months  before 
the  death  of  the  latter,  they  took  possession  of  the  old  homestead, 
and  continued  to  res.  there  the  rest  of  their  lives.     Children  :  — 

19.  John  Cole*,  b.  Nov.  7,  1818  ;  m.  Feb.  10,  1846,  Lucretia  A. 
Russell,  of  Greenfield ;  res.  on  the  homestead,  which  he  has  made 
attractive  and  popular  as  a  resort  for  summer  residents  and  tourists. 
He  has  been  one  of  the  selectmen  of  Bennington  ten  years,  and 
represented  the  town  in  the  legislature  in  1867  and  1868. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  John  R.^,  d.  aged  4  years. 

2.  Mary  Frances^,  b.  May  26,  1849;    m.  March    10,  1869,    E.  B.  Johnson. 

Child :  Clarence  R.o,  b.  Dec.  10,  1875. 

3.  Martha  A.   A.^,  b.  May  26,   1849;  m.  Jan.   11,   1872,  Albert  Goodwin,  of 

New  Boston.     Child  :  George  A.^,  b.  Nov.  7,  1874. 

4.  George  R.^  b.  Dec.  3,  1852. 

5.  Othniel  Dinsmore^,  b.  Oct.  30,  1861 ;  m.  Harriet  H.  Muzzy.     Children : 

(1),  Georgiana  IsabeF,  b.  Oct.  21,  1882.     (2),  John  Coles,  b.  Aug. 
11,  1886. 

6.  Lucretia  R.s,  b.  April  17,  1867. 

7.  John  M.5,  b.  Aug.  12,  1868. 

30.  Sarah  Elizabeths  b.  Nov.  7,  1818;  m.  Feb.  10,  1842,  Reed 
Paige  Whittemore  (q.  v.  under  "Bradford,"  with  this  addition: 
3.  Maria  C.^  b.  March  19,  1848  ;  m.  Rodney  Smith,  of  Hillsboro', 
and  d.  in  that  town,  Aug.  6,  1887,  leaving  one  child,  Ida*^,  b.  May 
22,  1880.     Also,  Charles  A.^  has  one  more  child  than  there  given: 


524 


GENEALOGY:    DODGE. 


Martha  Elizabeth^  b.  Aug.  29,  1886;    and  George  Reed^  has  one 
child,  Henry  E.«.)     . 

31.  Margaret  Maria*,  b.  Sept.  10,  1820;  d.  June  8,  1842. 

32.  Gideon  Francis^  b.  Sept.  20,  1822 ;  m.  Sarah  A.  Baldwin, 
of  Antrim,  who  d.  Dec.  30,  1884;  res.  Fairfax,  la. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Sarah  Osgood^,  b.  Nov.  7,  1849. 

2.  Fanny  Esty^,  b.  June.  1851 ;  m.  Edwin  Frost. 

3.  William  Dinsmore^,  b.  Jan.  1857. 


33.  Frances  Caroline^  b.  Sept.  20,  1822  ;  d.  Dec.  20,  1839. 

34.  Mary  Ann*,  b.  July  20,  1825 ;  d.  Jan.  9,  1827. 

35.  Martha  Ann  Adams*,  b.  Nov.  20,  1828;  m.  Sept.  25,  1849, 
John  M.  Taylor,  of  New  York  city;  she  d.  Oct.  11,  1852.  Mr. 
Taylor  afterwards  m.  Mrs.  Mary  C.  (Whiton)  Duncan,  of  Antrim. 

36.  Mary  Jane*,  b.  Feb.  16,  1831 ;  ra.  May  14,  1857,  N.  W. 
C.  Jameson,  of  Antrim. 

CHILDREX. 

1.  Anne  Belief  b.  June  10,  1858;  d.  June  4,  1877.     She  was  spoken  of  as 

"  too  good  and  fair  for  this  world." 

2.  Caroline  Elizabeth^,  b.  Aug.  23,  1860;  m.  Jan.  1,  1879,  Herbert  H.  Whit- 

tle, who  d.  Oct.  31,  1887.     Three  children  :    Grace  Isabel,  Herbert 
Jameson*^,  and  William  Thurston*'. 

3.  Ada  Graces,  b.  ^eh.  18,  1863;  d.  Oct.  8,  1871. 

4.  Walter  Dodge^,  b.  July  10,  1865. 

5.  Jennie  MayS,  b.  Sept.  1,  1868. 

6.  Gertrude  Diusmore°,  b.  Aug.  1,  1872. 


37.  Hannah^  [6]  (Gideon^,  James^),  b.  Nov.  15,  1795;  d.  Oct. 
11,  1883;  m.  Feb.  1816,  John  Felch,  of  Sutton,  who  d.  May  14, 
1877.     Children  :  — 

38.  Sarah  D.*,  b.  Sept.  16,  1816;  m.  Oct.  1,  1837,  William  Bean, 
of  Sutton. 

CHILDREN. 

Roxana^.       Alfred^.       Maria^.       Frank^.       Grace^.       Walter^.       George^. 


39.     Roxanna*,   b.  Oct.  19,  1818;    m.    Sept.  7,  1837,  Amos  H. 
Jones,  of  Tilton. 

CHILDREN. 

Franks  Marcia  M.^.  Edgar  A.^. 


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30.  Gideon^  b.  Oct.  21,  1820;  in.  May  9,  1844,  Melvina  Bean, 
of  Sutton. 

CHILDREX. 

Adeline^.  John^.  Fred^.  Hannah^.  Mark^. 

31.  Charity  A.\  b.  Dec.  31,  1824 ;  m.  1,  April  16,  1846,  Benja- 
min P.  Sargent,  of  Sutton ;  m.  2,  in  1887,  William  Coburn,  of 
Sutton. 

CHILDREN. 

Mary  F.^  Benjamin^  Hari'iet  D.^. 

33.     John  A.\  b.  March  22,  1823  ;  d.  May  24,  1824. 

33.  John  Stark^  b.  March  8,  1827;  d.  July  17,  1832. 

34.  Hannah  M.S  b.  May  2,  1829;  m.  March  30,  1852,  Moses  L. 
Pillsbury,  of  Sutton.     Children,  George^  and  Herbert  L.^. 

35.  Mary  Ann^  b.  July  4,  1831 ;  d.  July  21,  1832, 

36.  Benjamin  DeanS  b.  June  15,  1833 ;  m.  Nov.  29,  1860,  Ellen 
A.  Carr,  of  Antrim ;  res.  on  the  Samuel  Dodge  place  in  Benning- 
ton; was  representative  from  Bennington  in  1877  and  1878,  and  one 
of  the  selectmen  several  ye^rs. 

37.  Mary  Ann^  b.  Jan.  6,  1836;  d.  July  29,  1879;  m.  Aug.  26, 
1858,  George  S.  French,  of  Sutton. 

38.  Frances  Caroline\  b.  Dec.  1,  1840;  d.  July  7,  1874;  ni. 
Nov.  25,  1858,  Lucien  E.  Smith,  of  Brentwood. 

CHILDREN. 

Josephine  M.^.  Bertons.  Milton^ 

39.  SamueP  [7]  (Gideon-,  James^),  b.  Oct.  11,  1798;  d.  Sept. 
16,  1847  ;  m.  April  10, 1821,  Jane  Dodge,  of  Society  Land,  who  d. 
Nov.  6,  1849;  res.  Bennington.     Children  : — 

40.  Samuel  Gilraan^  b.  Nov.  27, 1821 ;  was  killed  at  the  battle  of 
Fredericksburgh,  Dec.  13,  1862;  m.  Sept.  21,  1843,  Lucinda  S.  Carr, 
of  Antrim. 

CHILDREN. 

Charles  A.^.  Francis  G.^.  Samuel^,  Arthur^.  George  A.^. 

Maria  A.^.  Nellie  H.^.  Jennie  G.^. 

41.  Lenora*,  b.  May  6,  1824;  m.  Kodney  Nichols,  of  Hillsboro', 
who  d.  June  27,  1864. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Nettie^,  m.  Fred  H.  Kimball,  of  Bennington.  2.     Willie  E.^. 


626  .  genealogy:  dodge. 

43,  Lucetta^  b.  Nov.  1825;  m.  Charles  Gerould,  of  Stoddard, 
who  d.  in  Chicago  in  1862. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Walter  G.^,  a  graduate  of  Harvard  college,  class  of  1882 ;  a  teacher  in 

Stoughton,  Mass. 

2.  Flora^,  res.  Englewood,  111. ;  m.  William  Maclean. 

43.  Sally^  [8]  (Gideon^,  James^),  b.  Sept.  23,  1800 ;  d.  July  22, 
1832 ;  m.  Oct.  1817,  Danie]  Taylor ;  res.  in  Alstead,  and  Union,  N.  Y. 

CHILDREN. 

Andrew*.  William*.  Alonzo*.  Darwin*. 

William^  alone  survives;  res.  Lowell,  Mass. 

44.  Solomon^  [9]  (Gideon-^,  James^),  b.  June  16,  1804;  d.  Dec. 

9,  1876;  in.  Feb.  21,  1833,  Susan  C.  Felch,  of  Sutton,  who  d.  Feb. 

10,  1887.  He  rem.  to  Andover  in  1845,  and  was  employed  by  the 
Northern  railroad  company  ten  years.  He  then  rem.  to  Franklin, 
and  assisted  in  starting  and  running  the  pioneer  stocking  mill  in 
the  "United  States.  The  mill  having  been  destroyed  by  fire,  he 
again  entered  the  service  of  the  railroad  company,  which  he  con- 
tinued until  failing  health  caused  him  to  return  to  Bennington.  He 
was  a  good  man,  and  tried  to  promote  the  happiness  of  all  about 
him ;  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Baptist  church  at  Franklin 
Falls.     Children:— 

45.  John  F.^  b.  Nov.  30,  1833 ;  m.  1,  Dec.  15,  1862,  Georgia  A. 
Colby,  of  Franklin,  who  d.  March  26,  1866;  m.  2,  Mrs.  Mary  E. 
Proctor.     He  is  a  jeweler,  and  res.  Concord. 

CHILD,    BY   FIRST   WTFE. 

1.    Lenora  Georgianna^  m.  March  22,  1887,  Charles  F.  Burnham,  of  Ben- 
nington. 

46.  Sarah  Jane^  b.  Feb.  2,  1836;  d.  in  infancy. 

47.  George  Alfred*,  b.  Feb.  16,  1837 ;  d.  May  26,  1860 ;  ra.  Dec. 
24,  1859,  Amanda  L.  Thompson,  of  Lake  Village. 

48.  Sarah  MariaS  b.  Feb.  9,  1839;  d.  March  30,  1845. 

49.  Sidney  Frost*,  b.  Jan.  14,  1845  ;  d.  Aug.  27,  1849. 

50.  Lenora  N.*,  b.  June  3,  1850;  d.  Feb.  11,  1863. 


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1.  Joseph^  Dodge  was  a  resident  of  Shirley,  Mass.  He  sold  his 
property  there  in  1781,  and  probably  came  to  H.  about  that  time. 
His  name  first  appears  on  our  town  records  March  10,  1783,  at 
which  time  it  was  voted  that  a  portion  of  the  meetings  for  the  en- 
suing year  should  be  held  at  his  house.  He  settled  at  the  place 
marked  "A.  Hall."  He  appears  to  have  taken  a  prominent 
part  in  town  affairs,  being  town  clerk  and  one  of  the  board  of 
selectmen  for  the  years  1785-86.  His  wife,  Molly  (Ritter),  and 
himself  were  among  the  number  who  organized  the  Congregational 
church.  About  the  year  1800  they  rem.  to  Andover,  Vt.,  where 
they  spent  the  rest  of  their  lives,  under  the  shadow  of  Mount  Ter- 
rible. He  d.  about  the  year  1825;  his  wife  d.  some  years  previous 
to  that  time.     Children  : — 

2.  Molly-  (Polly  on  our  records),  b.  in  Shirley,  Sept.  4,  1769; 
m.  Aug.  23,  1791,  Samuel  Hosley.     (q.  v.) 

3.  Joseph^,  b.  in  Shirley,  Aug.  14,  1770;  m.,  and  rem.  to  An- 
dover, Vt.,  about  the  same  time  his  father  did.  Was  a  farmer,  and 
much  respected  as  a  man  of  sound  judgment;  was  a  justice  of  the 
peace  for  many  years;  was  a  prominent  Free  Mason;  d.  about  the 
year  1850. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Joseph'',  was  for  many  years  town  clerk  of  Andover,  and  represented 

the  town  in  the  legislature,  besides  holding  other  important  posi- 
tions; d. 

2.  Nathaniel',  d.  in  Boston  about  1840. 

3.  Percis^,  m.  John  P.  Beckwith;  she  d.  in  Williston,  Vt. 

4.  Mary',  m.  Ebenezer  Hutchinson,  of  Andover;  she  d.  in  Mt.  Tabor,  Vt. 

5.  Eliza-^,  m.  Hugh  Gilmore,  of  Weston,  a  brother  of  Governor  Gilmore, 

of  New  Hampshire.     Both  d.  iu  Weston ;  they  were  active  mem- 
bers of  the  Baptist  church. 

6.  Perintha'',  m.  Warner  Hutchinson,  of  Andover. 

4.  Hannah^,  b.  in  Shirley,  Feb.  18,  1772;  m.  Jan.  9,  1794, 
Joseph  Symonds,  Jr.     (q.   v.) 

5.  Thomas^  b.  in  Shirley,  Aug.  14,  1773  ;  m.  July  1,  1799,  Han- 
nah Kesar,  of  Shirley ;  res.  in  Andover,  Vt.,  for  some  years,'and  after- 
wards went  West ;  was  much  interested  in  military  afiairs. 


528  GENEALOGY  :    DODGE. 

6.  Moses  Ritter^  b.  in  Shirley,  May  25,  1775  ;  m.  March  17, 
1799,  Peggy  Knight,  of  H.  Settled  in  Andover,Vt. ;  was  a  carpenter ; 
a  prominent  member  of  the  Baptist  church  in  Andover.  He  also 
went  West. 

7.  John^  b.  in  Shirley,  May  8,  1777;  settled  in  Andover,  Vt.; 
was  a  shoemaker  and  school-teacher ;  d. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Thomas^,  went  to  Michigan. 

2.  Harriet^,  m.  Abel  Pierce,  of  Andover. 

3.  SusanS,  m,  James  Hall,  of  Londonderry,  Vt.,  and  went  to  Michigan. 

4.  John*,  went  to  Michigan. 

5.  Hannah^,  went  to  Michigan. 

8.  SybiP,  m.  April  28,  1801,  Henry  Spaulding,  of  H.     (q.  v.) 

9.  Betsey^  b.  in  H.,  May  17,  1784 ;  m.  Benjamin  Severance  ;  res. 
towards  the  close  of  her  life  in  Claremont. 

10.  Anna^,  b.  in  H.,  Jan.  26,  1787  ;  d.  young. 

11.  Ezra^  b.  in  H.,  Nov.  22,  1789;  m.  Rachel,  dau.  of  Peter 
Putnam,  of  Andover,  Vt.  (q.  v.)  ;  rem.  from  Andover  to  London- 
derry, Vt.,  about  the  year  1820,  where  he  began  farm  life  in  a  small 
clearing  he  had  made  in  the  dense  wilderness,  remote  from  any  set- 
tlement. From  year  to  year  he  added  to  this  clearing,  until  he  had 
a  good  farm.  In  early  life  he  taught  school,  and  also  taught  sing- 
ing; was  a  prominent  member  of  the  Baptist  church  in  Weston,  Vt., 
and  was  twice  elected  to  represent  the  town  of  Londonderry  in  the 
legislature;  also  held  important  town  offices;  d.  at  the  age  of  61. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Ezra",  a  farmer  and  school-teacher;   res.  Peru,  Vt. ;    represented  the 

town  in  the  legislature  two  years ;  was  a  Methodist ;  d.  at  the  age 
of  35,  in  Londonderry,  Vt.  Children :  three  sons  and  two  daugh- 
ters, none  of  whom  are  now  living. 

2.  Eachel'S  a  member  of  the  Baptist  church;  d.  at  the  age  of  50;  m.  Wil- 

liam W.  Rugg,  of  Londonderry,  Vt. 

3.  Henry  P.'S  b.  in  Andover,  Oct.  11,  1817;  res.  on  the  homestead  of  his 

father  in  Londonderry ;  has  served  the  Baptist  church  as  deacon 
for  twenty-four  years ;  has  held  the  office  of  justice  of  the  peace 
twenty-six  j^ears;  m.  Dec.  1843,  Euth  Culver,  of  Mount  Holly. 
To  him  we  are  greatly  indebted  for  the  record  of  the  Dodge  family 
since  leaving  H.     Four  children,  three  of  whom  are  living. 

4.  George  W."*,  b.  June,  1820;  a  farmer  and  school-teacher.     With  the  ex- 

ception of  eight  years  spent  in  Boston,  in  early  life,  he  has  res.  in 
Londonderry,  Vt. 

5.  Peter^,  d.  in  Boston  at  the  age  of  21  years. 


GENEALOGY:    DODGE.  529 

12.  DanieP,  b.  in  H.,  Nov.  22,  1791 ;  settled  on  a  farm  in  Lon- 
donderry, adjoining  that  of  his  brother,  Ezra,  where  he  d.,  at  the 
age  of  50  years;  m.  Polly,  dau.  of  Benjamin  Pierce,  of  Andover,Vt. 

CHILDREN,   BOTH   DEAD. 

1.  Polly^,  m.  Sumner  Wait,  of  Weston,  Vt. 

2.  Dol-cas^,  m.  Solon  Eichardson,  of  Weston,  Vt. 

13.  Lucinda'-,  b.  in  H.,  Nov.  22,  1791;  d.  many  years  ago;  m. 
Obadiah  Parker,  of  Andover,  Vt. 

CHILDREN. 

Wilson^.  Lucinda''.  John'. 

14.  Rebecca'-,  b.  in  H,,  Sept.  15,  1796  ;  d.  young. 


GEORGE  DODGE. 

1.  George^  Dodge  (Jonathan'-,  George^),  was  b.  in  Hamilton, 
Mass.,  in  1774 ;  m.  1,  Maria  Huldah  Jones,  and  rem.  to  Nelson,  and 
from  there  to  Hancock  Factory  Village  in  1840.  His  wife  d.  in 
1847 ;  m.  2,  Mrs.  Martha  B.  Edwards.  In  1852  he  rem.  to  Nashua, 
where  he  d.  in  1858.     Children  : — 

2.  Nathan  Brown^  d.  in  New  York  city.  Five  children;  two 
names  given  :  J.  Cleaves^  and  Mrs.  M.  A.^  Gaylord. 

3.  Joshua  Cleaves*,  b.  in  July,  1801 ;  m.  1,  Mary,  dau.  of  Mark 
and  Alice  (Boyd)  Woodbury,  of  Antrim,  who  d.  in  1836  ;  m.  2,  in 
1839,  Jane,  dau.  of  Peter  C.  Clark,  of  Francestown.  He  was  in 
business  in  Francestown  and  Nashua,  dealing  in  dry  goods  and 
general  merchandise,  and  subsequently  a  dry  goods  commission 
merchant  in  Boston  ;  d.  in  Andover,  Mass.,  in  July,  1853. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Mary  Frances^,  b.  in  1830.  6.  John  Frederick',  b.  1844;  d. 

2.  Greorge^,  d.  7.  Annie  Woodburn^,  b.  1845. 

3.  Henry  CIeaves\  b.  in  1836.  8.  Jean  M.^ 

4.  James  Gordon  Clark5,b.  1840;  d.  9.  Joshua  Cleaves^. 

5.  Jane^,  d. 

4.  William  Jones*,  b.  in  Temple,  Aug.  15,  1804;  d.  in  Randolph, 
O.,  Dec.  19,  1882;  m.  April  8,  1830,  Anna  Jewett,  of  Nelson;  set- 
tled in  Nelson ;  rem.  to  Akron,  O.,  and  from  there  to  Randolph,  O. 


530  GENEALOGY:    DODGE. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  George  William",  b.  Dec.  11,  1830;  a  farmer;  res.  Randolph,  O. ;  m. 

Minerva  E.  Haskin.    Children:    Addie  M.«,  Willie  J.S  Albert  G.», 
Mabel  A.'\  and  Harry  C". 

2.  Huldah  Mariah^,  b.  Dec.  11,  1830;  m.  Harry  A.  Seabrook,  a  traveling 

salesman;  res.  Columbus,  O.     Child:  Charles  J.*^. 

3.  Lura^,  b.  July  27,  1834;  m.  Dr.  G.  W.  Bettes ;  res.  Randolph,  O.     Chil- 

dren:   (1),  Dr.  W.  T.«,  res.  Randolph,  O.     (2),  Mary  A.«,  m. 

Slabough ;  res.  Akron,  O. 

4.  Laura^,  b.  July  27,  1834.     (These  first  four  were  b.  in  Nelson.) 

5.  Lizzie  A.%  b.  in  Akron,  O.,  June  16,  1841;    res.  with  her  mother  in 

Randolph,  O. 

5.  George*,  b.  1808;  m.  Sally  Wilson;  settled  in  Nelson,  where 
three  of  theic  children  were  b. ;  rem.  to  Hancock  Factory  village 
in  1837,  where  he  carried  on  an  extensive  business,  and  from  there 
to  Lancaster,  Mass.,  in  Dec.  1850,  where  he  had  a  large  country 
store,  and  continued  in  business  there  until  his  death,  in  1865.  His 
first  wife  d.  in  Bennington  in  1847.  He  m.  2,  in  1851,  Mrs.  Sarah 
Boutelle. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Mary  Elizabeth^,  b.  Dec.  25,  1829;  m.  in  1850,  T.  C.  Whittemore,  of 

Bennington,     (q.  v.) 

2.  Jonas  Wilson^,  b.  Dec.  3,  1831 ;  m.  Abby  Hutchinson,  of  Boston ;  res. 

Boston. 

3.  Sarah  Adelaide^,   b.  Feb.  18,  1834;    m.  in  1860,   Dr.  J.  H.  Kidder,  of 

Lawrence,  Mass. 

4.  Helen  Augusta^,  b.  Sept.  26,  1837;  res.  Santa  Fe,  N.  M. 

5.  George  Edward  Payson',  b.  Oct.  5,  1839 ;  rem.  to  Chicago  in  1863 ;  is  a 

wholesale  boot  and  shoe  dealer  and  manufacturer. 

6.  Caroline  Maria^,  b.  Dec.  5,  1842;  d.  in  Florence,  Italy,  Feb.  21,  1876; 

m. Costellani.     One  son,  Wilson'^ 

6.  Alvah^  b.  in  1820;  d.  in  New  York  city  in  1881. 


GEORGE   H.  DODGE. 

John^  Dodge  (Amos-,  Amos^)  was  b.  in  Antrim  in  1816;  m. 
Sarah  J.  McVennon,  of  Berkshire,  Vt.     Their  youngest  child  is 

1,  George  H.^  b.  in  Mario w,  March  3,  1863  ;  came  to  H.  with 
his  mother  in  1885;  res.  place  marked  "Geo.  H.  Dodge"  on  village 
plan.  In  1887  he  bought  of  A.  D.  Tuttle,  his  stock  of  goods,  and 
continues  to  carry  on  business  at  the  John  Whitcomb  store  ;  m.  June 
30,  1887,  Alice  R.  Pike,  of  New  London. 


GENEALOGY:    DOD(iE;    DOW.  531 

IRA  DODGE. 

Benjamin^  Dodge  was  captain  of  a  merchant  vessel. 
Gideon"  (Benjamin^)   was  b.  in  Beverly,  Mass.;    m.  Polly  Jones, 
of  Amherst. 

1,  Ira^  (Gideon-,  Benjamin^),  b.  in  New  Boston,  Aug.  14,  1803; 
m.  June  4,  1829,  Hannah  Hunt,  of  H.,  who  was  b.  May  13,  1807;  d. 
in  H.,  May  4,  1865.  He  d.  in  Bennington,  July  20,  1872;  res.  at 
place  marked  "I.  Dodge,"  in  north-west  part  of  the  town,  and  also 
at  place  marked  "  I.  Dodge,"  near  the  depot. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Martha  A.*,  b.  April  30,  1839;  d.  Sept  20,  1844. 

2.  Moses  A.^  b.  Dec.  28,  1843 ;  d.  Sept.  29,  1844. 

3.  Edward  Ira%  b.  Aug.  28,  1845 ;  m.  in  Francestown,  Dec.  20, 1803,  Mercy 

Adalette  Burtt  (q.  v.) ;    is  postmaster  in  Bennington,  also  has  a 
small  store  connected  with  the  office. 

Benjamin^  a  brother  of  Ira^,  b.  in  New  Boston ;  m.  Lydia 
Young,  of  Washington.  They  had  seven  children,  two  of  whom 
res.  in  H. 

2,  Jones  N.*  (Benjamin'',  Gideon'^  Benjamin^),  b.  in  Windsor, 
Feb.  17,  1824;  came  to  H.  in  1834;  res.  with  David  Hunt;  rem.  to 
Peterboro'  in  1847;  m.  Dec.  5,  1849,  Louisa  Barber,  of  Peterboro'. 
Was  general  superintendent  of  Oak  Park  association  two  years,  and 
president  two  years. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Ella  L.5,  m.  Fredson  J.  Monroe;  res.  AVorcester,  Mass. 

2.  Albert  J,^  res.  Peterboro";   is  the  inventor  and  manufacturer  of  the 

"Granite  Hill  Fruit  Drier,"  which  he  patented  Dec.  1,  1885. 

3,  Josiah  T.^  (Benjamin^  Gideon^,  Benjamin^),  b.  in  Vermont, 
Dec.  7,  1830;  came  to  H.  in  1834;  was  adopted  by  his  uncle,  Ira^ 
(q.  v.);  m.  in  1862,  Mrs.  Emily  (Barney)  Putney  (q.  v.),  who  d. 
Nov.  19,  1883.  He  d.  July  24, 1886;  res.  at  place  marked  "  W.  Ful- 
ler," on  Bennington  road. 

CHILD. 

1.    Nellie  J.°  (adopted),  b.  in  Concord,  Jan.  25,  1809. 


DOW. 

1.      NathanieP   Dow   was    the    son    of    Stepuen'-    and    Abigail 
(Jewett)  Dow,  of    Hollis,  and    grandson  of   Capt.    Reuben^   Dow, 


632  genealogy:  dow;  due. 

who  had  command  of  a  company  of  Hollis  men  at  Bunker  hill.  He 
was  b.  in  Hollis,  Aug.  21,  1792 ;  m,  March  13,  1817,  Mary,  dau.  of 
Burpee  and  Hannah  (Cummings)  Ames,  of  Hollis,  who  was  b.  April 
13,  1795.  They  came  to  H.  immediately  after  their  marriage,  and 
settled  on  the  place  marked  "  N.  Dow,"  with  his  uncle,  Oliver 
Lawrence,  where  they  remained  until  the  close  of  their  lives.  He 
d.  May  26,  1862;  she  d.  March  28,  1866.  Mr.  Dow  was  an  influen- 
tial man  in  town,  and  highly  respected  ;  was  one  of  the  board  of 
selectmen  several  years.     (See  pp.  154  and  186.)     Children  :  — 

2.  Oliver  LawrenceS  b.  Sept.  1,  1818;  m.  April  1,  1848,  Mary 
Ann  Eastman,  of  Hollis,  who  was  b.  April  29,  1821 ;  d.  Feb.  18, 
1879;  res.  a  few  years  at  place  marked  "J.  H.  Felch  "  ;  rem.  to 
Nelson,  from  there  to  Stoddard,  and  d.  in  Keene,  188-. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Mary  A.^,   b.  Nov.  12,  1851;    m.  Feb.   25,   1877,   Blanehard  Bicknell. 

Child :  MabeF,  b.  May  1,  1878. 

2.  Lucy  A.5,  b.  Sept.  27,  1855. 

3.  Hattie  E.^,  b.  Dec.  16,  1857;  m.  June  18,  1879,  Charles  Reid. 

3.  Lydia  Lawrence*,  b.  July  19,  1821;  m.  Sept.  2,  1857,  Asa 
Siraonds,  Jr.,  of  H.     (q.  v.) 

4.  David  BrainardS  b.  Aug.  16,  1826;  m.  March,  1851,  Mrs. 
Ames,  of  Hollis;  res.  on  farm  marked  "Dow  place."  He  d.  Jan.  18, 
1857.  Their  only  child,  Lizzie^  d.  on  the  morning  of  Jan.  14,  aged 
2  years  and  9  months,  and  was  buried  in  the  grave  with  her  father. 
Mrs.  Dow*  d.  the  12th  of  the  following  April. 

5.  Hannah  AbagaiP,  b.  May  21,  1830;  ra.  Jan.  6,  1858,  Oilman 
P.  Fletcher,  of  Greenfield.  She  d.  June  28,  1868.  One  son, 
George  I.^  b.  May  8,  1861. 

6.  Jeremiah  A.^  b.  Jan.  5,  1838  ;  d.  Sept.  23,  1839. 


DUE. 

1.  James^  Due  settled  west  of  the  Hunt  pond,  afterwards  rem. 
to  place  marked  "  A.  B.  Flint  "  ;  m.  April  9,  1793,  Hannah  Davis, 
who  d.  June  12,  1826,  aged  76.     Children  :  — 

3.     Betsey^,  m.  Kichard  Rasey.     (q.  v.) 

*  Mrs.  Dow's  first  husband  was  .Jeremiah  Ames.  They  had  one  son,  Jeremiah 
Ames,  Jr.,  who  res.  in  Pepperell,  Mass. 


genealogy:    DUE;    DUNBAR.  533 

3.  Elliott-,  m.  July  24,  1817,  Lois  French;  settled  at  No.  3G, 
later  res.  at  several  places,  the  last  of  which  was  No.  20;  d.  April, 
1843.     Mrs.  Due  m.  2,  March  10,  1853,  Caleb  Wood.     (q.  v.) 

ClIILUUKN. 

1.  Elliott'^  b.  June  5,  1818;  m.  and  res.  in  Walthara,  Mass. 

2.  Hannah'^  b.  Feb.  21,  1820;   m.  Reuben  Bartlett;  res.  West  Rutland, 

Mass.     Four  children. 

3.  James  Wilson-^  b.  Oct.  C,  1821 ;  ni.  June  15, 1844,  Roxana  Metcalf ;  res. 

in  H.  and  Marlboro*.  Children :  (1),  Albert  W.\  b.  April  17, 1847 ; 
d.  in  Marlboro",  Nov.  4,  1873.  (2),  Alvaretta  M.\  b.  Oct.  7,  1848. 
(3),  Cora  R.S  b.  Dec.  4,  1854;  d.  June,  1882.  (4),  Hattie  E.S  b. 
May  29,  1857.     (5),  Martha  S.\  b.  in  1861. 

4.  Jacob  Lakin'*,  b.  May  31,  1823;  m.  Betsey  Pond,  of  Bennington;  res. 

Sanduskeag,  Mich. 

5.  An  infants  d.  March  5,  1825. 

6.  Maria  French',  b.  March  12,  182();   m.  Mark  Andrews,  of  Newport; 

rem.  to  Greenfield.     Child  :  Osborn*,  d. 

7.  Sarah  Adeline',  b.  Dec.  9,  1828;  m.  Reuben  Barker;  res.  West  Rut- 

land, Mass. 

8.  Lois',  b.  Nov.  15,  1830;  m.  1,  John  O.  Metcalf;  m.  2,  Charles  Hart. 

(q.  v.)     One  son  by  first  marriage. 

9.  Sylvester',  b.  June  4,  1833;  was  a  soldier  in  the  Civil  war;  wounded 

in  the  jaw ;  m.  Susan  Lane ;  res.  Osceola,  Mich. 

10.  George  Monroe'  (name  changed  to  French),  res.  in  Greenfield;  m.  1, 

Sarah  D. ;  m.  2, Jefts.     Five  children. 

11.  Franklin',  b.  Dec.  5,  1838;    m.  Oct.  12,  1868,  Martha  J.  Stearns,  of 

Peterboro';  res.  Marlboro'.  He  served  three  years  in  the  Civil 
war;  was  a  member  of  Co.  C,  4th  regt.  N.  H.  vols.  Children  :  (1), 
Charles  F.S  b.  Jan.  1,  1870;  d.  July  24,  1871.  (2),  Willie  E.S  b. 
June  9,  1876. 


DUNBAR. 


Eev.  Elijah^  Dunbar,  of  Peterboro',  was  the  son  of  Elijah-  and 
grandson  of  Eev.  Elijah^  Dunbar,  of  that  pai-t  of  Stonghton  that  is 
now  Canton,  Mass.;  res.  Depot  village,  place  marked  "J.  Matthews"; 
m.  Anna  Peabody,  of  Milford,  Four  of  their  children  rem.  to  H. 
in  1865  from  Bennington. 

1.  William  Peabody^  b.  Sept.  20,  1804;  d.  in  Peterboro',  April 
5,  1887. 

2.  Abigail  Wilkins*,  b.  Jan.  15,  1806;  d.  in  H.,  Nov.  27,  1885. 

3.  James  Monroe^  b.  Dec.  4, 1817 ;  d.  in  H.,  Dec.  10, 1885  ;  m.  1, 
Harriet  D.  Gould ;  m.  2,  Irene  Holden. 


534  genealogy:    DUNBAR;    DUNCAN. 


CHILDREN.   TWO   BY   FIRST   WIFE  AND   FOUR  BY   SECOND   WIFE. 

1.  Alma  A.%  b.  March  3,  1849;  m.  Walter  Comstock.     (q.  v.) 

2.  John  E.^  b.  March  12,  1850;  m.  Hattie  E.  Hart,  of  Stoddard;  res.  in 

Peterboro'.  Children:  (1),  John  W.^,  b.  Dec.  8,  1868.  (2),  Henry 
W.6,  b.  Dee.  13,  1870.  (3),  Francis  P.«,  b.  April  15,  1872;  d.  Dec. 
16,  1873.  (4),  Alice  A.«,  b.  June  9,  1873.  (5),  Clarissa  P.»,  b. 
April  2,  1875. 

3.  George  A.s,  b.  Sept.  4,  1851 ;  d.  Aug.  18,  1878. 

4.  Anna  P.",  b.  Sept.  17,  1853;  m. Crane,  and  has  three  children;  res. 

Nebraska. 

5.  Charles  8.%  b.  Feb.  5,  1856;  res.  Peterboro'. 

6.  Irene  H.^,  m.  and  has  two  children;  res.  New  Boston. 

4.     Quincy  Adaras^  b.  July  20,  1824;  d.  in  H.,  Feb.  29,  1884. 


DUNCAN. 


George  Duncan,  b.  in  Scotland,  emigrated  to  Ireland,  where  his 
son,  George,  was  b.  and  d. 

George^  Duncan,  son  of  the  above,  was  b.  in  Ireland;  had  two 
wives.  His  second  wife  was  Margaret  Cross.  He  had  one  son 
(John^)  by  his  first  wife,  and  six  children  by  his  second  wife.  He 
came  to  this  country,  and  settled  in  Londonderry  about  the  year 
1730,  bringing  with  him  his  wife  and  six  children.  His  oldest  son 
m.  Rachel  Todd,  in  Ireland,  and  probably  came  later. 

George'^  (George'^)  was  the  oldest  son  of  George  and  Margaret 
(Cross)  Duncan ;  was  an  elder  in  the  church  in  Londonderry,  and 
was  highly  esteemed  ;  m.  Letitia  Bell,  and  is  believed  to  have  d.  in 
1780,  aged  70  years.  He  had  seven  children,  two  of  whom  (Robert* 
and  Janies^)  settled  in  H. 


A^-^-^/^c. 


1.  Dea.  Robert*^  (George^,  George^),  b.  in  Londonderry  in  1743; 
m.  Sarah,  dau.  of  Capt.  Andrew  Todd,  who  was  b.  in  1744.  They 
settled  first  in  Londonderry,  where  three  of  their  children  were  b. ; 
rem.  with  his  brother,  James^,  to  Society  Land  in  1774,  and  settled 
on  the  east  side  of  the  river,  in  what  is  now  the  east  part  of  Ben- 
nington. Here  they  remained  about  five  years.  In  1779  they  rem. 
to  H ,  and  settled  on  Norway  hill.  Neither  of  them  owned  a  pair 
of   oxen,  but   each    owned  one,  and  they  worked    them    together. 


GENEALOGY  :    DUNCAN.  535 

Robert  began  to  clear  up  the  bind  on  the  Simonds  place,  at  the  top 
of  the  hill,  just  above  J.  H.  Woods'  i)lace;  but  the  next  year  rem. 
to  the  place  marked  "J.  Hay  ward,"  adjoining  the  farm  of  his 
brother-in-law,  Moses  Morrison.  Here  he  remained  the  rest  of  his 
life;  d.  Jan.  25,  1793.  He  leaves  an  honorable  record,  serving  the 
town  as  town  clerk  three  years,  and  as  one  of  the  board  of  select- 
men three  years.  He  also  served  as  the  first  deacon  of  the  Congre- 
gational church.     Children  :  — 

3.     SamueP  [9],  b.  in  Londonderry,  April  12,  1769. 

3.  Dea.  Josiah"  [12],  b.  in  Londonderry,  Feb.  29,  1771.* 

4.  Betty   Todd-*,  b.  in    Londonderry,  May  15,  1773  ;    m.    

Keyes;  she  d.  at  the  home  of  her  sister,  Mrs.  Todd.     One  son. 

5.  Margaret^  b.  in  Society  Land,  Feb.  24,  1775  ;  m.  Andrew 
Todd.     (q.  V.) 

6.  Lettice^  b.  in  Society  Land,  June  27,  1778;  d.  young. 

7.  Sarahs  b.  in  H.,  June  29,  1781;  m.  March  11,  1802,  Nathan 
Keyes.     (q.  v.) 

8.  Dea.  Robert*  [20],  b.  in  H.,  Sept.  11,  1783. 

9.  Samuel*  [2]  (Roberts  George^  George'),  b.  April  12,  1769 ; 
d.  April  20,  1807;  m.  Sarah  Miller,t  of  Peterboro';  res. on  homestead. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Roberts,    -. 

2.  Samuel",  [-  d.  in  1800. 

3.  Williams  ^ 

4.  JaneS  d.  March  25,  1813,  in  the  15th  year  of  her  age. 

5.  SamueP,  d.  Nov.  2,  1815,  in  the  14th  year  of  his  age. 

The  only  child  who  grew  up  to  manhood  was 

10.  HiramS  b.  in  H.,  March  4,  1805;  d.  in  Jaffrey,  Dec.  24, 
1840;  m.  July  21,  1829,  Emaline,  dau.  of  John  Cutter,  of  Jaffrey, 
who  d.  in  Jaffrey,  Feb.  28,  1876.  Mr.  Duncan  lived  a  few  years 
with  his  Uncle  Robert  in  Antrim,  and  fitted  for  college  under  the 
instruction  of  Rev.  Dr.  Whiton.  In  early  manhood  he  went  to 
Jaffrey,  and  worked  as  a  clerk  in  the  store  of  John  Wright.  After 
his  marriage,  he  was  engaged  for  a  short  time  in  mercantile  busi- 
ness in  New  London.  In  March,  1830,  having  been  burned  out  in 
New  London,  he  returned  to  Jaffrey,  and  purchased  a  store  in  the 
east  village.     Six  years  later  he  sold  out  and  rem.  to  Springfield,  Vt , 

*  This  is  the  record ;  it  will  be  noticed  that  it  can  not  be  correct,  unless,  by  reckon- 
ing according  to  Old  Style,  the  year  was  considered  to  begin  .'n  March,  and  this  was 
February,  177'2. 

t  Mrs.  Duncan  m.  -2,  James  Todd,  of  Peterboro'. 


536  GENEALOGY:    DUNCAN. 

going  into  the  Black  River  Manufacturing  company.  He  had  been 
with  this  company  but  a  few  months  when  it  failed.  He  then  came 
back  to  Jaffrey  quite  disheartened.  At  the  end  of  the  year  he 
bought  back  the  store,  and  continued  there  till  his  death.  One 
child:  — 

11.  Sarah  Miller^*  b.  in  Jaffrey,  July  8,  1833  ;  m.  June  28, 1853, 
in  Townsend,  Mass.,  Peter  Upton,  of  Jaffrey,  who  was  b.  in  Tyngs- 
boro',  Mass.,  Oct.  1,  1816.  Came  to  Jaffrey  in  Oct.  1837,  and  en- 
tered the  store  of  Mr.  Duncan  as  clerk  ;  subsequently  became  his 
partner,  and  after  his  death,  settled  up  his  estate,  and  has  continued 
to  be  a  leading  man  in  all  important  enterprises  in  Jaffrey  until  the 
present  time;  was  appointed  president  of  the  Monadnock  National 
bank  in  Jan.  1881,  having  been  its  cashier  for  thirty  years. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Mary  Adelaide^  b.  Nov.  4,  1856;  was  graduated  from  the  Lockport 

Union  school  in  the  class  of  1877,  in  Lockport,  N.  Y. ;  m.  Dec.  25, 

1878,  Walter  L.  Gooduow,  of  Jaffrey,  who  engaged  in  mercantile  busi- 
ness in  Jaffrey  and  Peterboro'.  Cliildren:  (1),  Jessie  Emeline^,  b. 
Nov.  10,  1879.     (2),  Hazel  May^,  b.  Oct.  17,  1882. 

2.  Hiram  Duncan",  b.  May  5,  1859 ;  was  graduated  from  Dartmouth  col- 

lege in  the  class  of  1879 ;  has  filled  the  office  of  chairman  of  the 
board  of  trustees  of  the  Conant  school  since  1881 ;  was  superin- 
tendent of  public  schools  in  1882 ;  was  elected  cashier  of  Monad- 
nock National  bank  in  Jan.  1881,  which  office  he  held  for  years.  In 
1883  the  North-western  Trust  company,  of  Fargo,  Dak.,  was  incor- 
porated, and  he  was  made  president  of  the  company,  having  their 
eastern  office  with  the  Monadnock  bank.  He  is  now  treasurer  of 
the  New   Hampshire  Trust  Co.,  of  Manchester.     He  m.  Oct.  14, 

1879,  Annie  E.,  dau.  of  Marshall  Perkins,  m.  d.,  of  Marlow.  Chil- 
dren: (1),  Daniel  Perkins**,  b.  Oct.  18,  1882.  (2),  PeterDuncanS, 
b.  Dec.  10,1883;  m. 

3.  Alice  Whitteraore",  b.  July  5,  1863 ;  was  graduated  from  Wellesley  col- 

lege in  the  class  of  1883. 

12.  Dea.  Josiah^  [3]  (Robert^,  George^  George^),  b.  Feb.  1771 ; 
rem.  to  Antrim  in  1792;  m.  1,  Nov.  17,  1796,  Mary  (Polly  on  H. 
records),  dau.  of  Samuel  Gregg,  who  d.  in  1809 ;  m.  2,  Sarah,  dau. 
of  Moses  Morrison,  (q.  V.)  He  d.  Nov.  3,  1833.  "Was  a  thoroughly 
good  and  true  man ;  was  an  elder  in  the  Center  church."    Children : — 

13.  Margaret  G.^  d.  Jan.  27,  1815,  aged  18. 
1 4:,     Sarah^,  m.  Daniel  Waldron. 

*  Her  portrait  finds  a  welcome  place  here. 


SARAH  M,  (DUNCAN)  UPTON. 


V\i-\0^\.XVA    SV.Wv'^,  ^.    V     VVV^.<\,  iV^.^'S.i^,  ttVSi. 


GEl^EALOGY:   DUNCAN.  537 

15.  Elizabeth   P.^,  b.  Feb.  9,  1801;   m.    Nov.  27,    1821,  John 
Muzzy;  she  d.  in  Manchester,  Jan.  1852. 

16.  Mary^  ra.  Dec.  28,  1824,  John  Town;  "went  to  western 
New  York  about  1835,  where  they  prospered  and  had  a  large  family." 

17.  Robert^  d.  Feb.  10,  1820,  aged  16. 

18.  Adeline^  b.  Nov.  26,  1806;^d.  Dec.  27,  1866;  m.  May  24, 
1827,  Robert  L.  Livingston. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Luther'5  (name  changed  to  Frederick  L.),  b.  April  27,  1828;  m.  Libbie 

Ward,  of  Norwich,  Conn. ;  res.  Philadelphia. 

2.  Josiah  D.'"',  drowned  March  10,  1836,  aged  6  years. 

3.  Hiram  L.",  b.  June  16,  1832;  m.  Mary  Pressey,  of  Canaan;  res.  North 

Salem. 

4.  Mary  G.",  d.  in  infancy. 

5.  Josiah  Edwin",  b.  March  13,  1836;  m.  1,  Nancy  Haley,  of  Wolfboro'; 

m.  2,  Martha  A.  Ingraham,  of  Springfield,  Mass. ;  res.  North  Salem; 
is  the  inventor  of  a  nutmeg  grater,  etc. 

6.  Addie  M.'S  b.  Oct.  17,  1839;  m.  Benton  W.  Cutting,  of  Thetford,  Vt. ; 

res.  Manchester. 

7.  Sarah  E.^  (name  changed  to  Libbie  E.),  m.  Mathew  B.  White ;  res.  Man- 

chester. 

8.  Robert  Duncan'',  b.  May  24,  1847;  res.  Boston,  Mass. 

19.  Sophronia^  b.  1808;  d.  1848;  m.  Sept.  21,  1826,  Tristram 
B.  Paige. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Mary*,  d.  in  1831,  about  3  years  old. 

2.  Sophronia  A.'',  b.  1832;  d.  1851. 

3.  Jacob«,  b.  1834;  d.  in  infancy. 

4.  Tristram  M.«,  b.  April  25,  1836 ;  m.  1868,  Lizzie  M.  Whitmore,  of  Salis- 

bury; res.  Antrim. 

5.  Dea.  Enoch  C",  b.  Oct.  20,  1839;  m.  Feb.  21,  1861,  Harriet  E.  Parmen- 

ter ;  was  in  the  service  in  the  Civil  war,  and  was  sent  home  to  die, 
but  says  "he  isn't  dead  yet."  He  was  appointed  deacon  in  the 
Presbyterian  church  in  Antrim  in  1876.  His  first  wife  d.  Feb. 
6,  1879 ;  m.  2,  Lizzie  C.  Fleming,  of  Bennington.  Children,  all  by 
first  wife  :     Clara  E.',  Bertolette",  and  Morton^ 


30.  Robert^  [8]  (Robert^  George^,  George^),  b.  Sept.  11,  1783; 
rem.  to  Antrim  in  the  fall  of  1806.  "  Was  chosen  elder  in  the  Center 
church  in  1825;  had  the  credit  of  doing  much  good";  d.  Dec.  2, 
1859;  m.  Mrs.  Naomi  (Duncan)  Newton,  dau.  of  his  uncle,  "Hon. 
John,"  who  d.  Sept.  25,  1858. 
35 


638  GENEALOGY:   DUNCAN. 


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31.  Dea.  James^  (George^,  George^),  b.  in  Londonderry,  Nov. 
11,  1749;  m.  in  1776,  Jane  Christie,  who  was  b.  in  Londonderry, 
Aug.  1,  1752.  He  came  to  Society  Land  with  his  brother,  (q.  v.) 
He  settled  on  Norway  hill  in  1779,  where  C.  G.  Matthews  res., 
marked  "C.Duncan."  The  "  old  camp  rock"  (106)  may  still  be 
seen,  where  he  built  his  first  shelter.  One  night,  while  in  this  camp, 
he  was  awakened  by  a  strange  noise,  and  on  looking  up  saw  a  huge 
catamount  ready  to  spring  upon  him.  He  instantly  threw  birch 
bark  upon  the  smouldering  fire,  and  the  sudden  blaze  proved  too 
much  for  the  unpleasant  visitor,^  which,  with  another  scream,  departed. 
James  Duncan's  name  does  not  appear  on  the  list  of  petitioners  for 
the  incorporation  of  the  town,  June  7,  1779,  but  his  land  was  deeded 
to  him  by  Charles  Barrett,  of  New  Ipswich,  in  1779,  and  as  his 
brother  Robert's  name  is  on  the  petition,  it  is  probable  that  he  was 
at  that  time  yet  at  their  home  on  the  other  side  of  the  Contoocook 
river ;  nor  does  his  name  appear  at  the  first  town-meeting  recorded, 
when  his  brother  was  chosen  town  clerk  ;  but  later  he  seems  to  have 
been  quite  prominent  in  town  affairs,  being  frequently  chosen  as 
moderator,  town  clerk,  and  to  fill  other  important  offces.  He  was 
early  chosen  one  of  the  deacons  of  the  Congregational  church, 
which  office  he  held  until  the  close  of  his  life;  d.  May  9,  1805.  Of 
his  wife,  Jane  Christie,  it  is  related  that  when  a  girl  she  won  a 
wager  of  840  by  reaping  against  the  smartest  man  in  Londonderry. 
(See  also  p.  72.)     She  d.  July  1,  1834.     Children:  — 

33.  Sarah^  b.  in  Society  Land,*  Nov.  17,  1777;  m.  Samuel 
Fox.     (q.  V.) 

33.  Letitia*  [30]  (Lettice  on  town  records),  b.  in  H.,  March  20, 
1780. 

34.  Susanna^  b.  Sept.  2,  1782;  m.  Nov.  4,  1805,  John  Brooks, 
(q.  V.) 

35.  James^  b.  Feb.  19,  1785 ;  d.  Feb.  11,  1805. 

36.  Christy*  [35],  b.  July  7,  1787. 

*Mr.  Warren,  in  transcribing  the  records,  gives  the  birtlis  of  Margaret  and  Lettice, 
daughters  of  Robert  Duncan,  and  Sarah,  dau.  of  James  Duncan,  as  being  in  H. 


CRISTY  DUNCAN. 


GENEALOGY :    DUNCAN.  539 

37.     George^  [43],  b.  Sept.  28,  1789. 

28.  Isaac^  [48],  b.  May  29,  1792. 

29.  Rebecca^  b.  May  29,  1792;  m.  in  1816,  Hon.  Timothy 
Paige  Fuller,  of  Hard  wick,  Vt.,  a  lawyer  of  note,  renresentative, 
justice  of  the  peace,  and  judge  of  the  county  court  of  Caledonia 
county,  Vt.  They  came  to  H.  towards  the  close  of  their  lives, 
where  they  both  d.:  Mrs.  Fuller,  Jan.  28,  1854,  and  Mr.  Fuller, 
July  21  of  the  same  year.     One  child,  d.  in  infancy. 

30.  Letitia"  [23]  (James^  George",  George^),  b.  March  20,  1780; 
d.  Feb.  27,  1817;  m.  March  3,  1807,  Martin  Fuller,*  of  Hardwick, 
Vt.,  who  was  b.  June  6,  1780;  d.  Oct.  18,  1816.     Children  :  — 

31.  Hon.  Thomas  James^  b.  March  17,  1808;  d.  Feb.  1876; 
m.  1,  Elizabeth  Titcomb;  m.  2,  Jenny  Doolittle.  He  was  a  law- 
yer; res.  many  years  in  Calais,  Me.  Was  representative  to  Con- 
gress from  the  east  district  of  Maine  eight  years,  and  second  auditor 
of  the  Treasury  department  during  the  administration  of  Mr. 
Buchanan.  He  continued  to  res.  in  Washington  until  the  close  of 
his  life.     One  child  by  his  first  wife,  and  one  by  his  second  wife. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Maj.  William  D.*'.     Was  in  the  United  States  array ;  d. 

2.  Thojuas  James'',  res.  with  his  mother  in  Washington,  D.  C. 


32.  Lydia  J.^  b.  July  2,  1810;  m.  Rev.  L.  H.  Stone.  She  d.  in 
Cabot,  Vt.,  in  1844.     One  dau.  m.  Bradford  Barker,  of  Chicago. 

33.  Mary^  b.  Jan.  13,  1813 ;  ra.  Dec.  3,  1845,  Stearns  Foster,  of 
Keene. 

34.  Hiram^,  b.  Oct.  22,  1815.     (q.  v.) 

35.  Christy'  [26]  (James^,  George-^,  George^),  b.  July  7,  1787; 
d.  Oct.  26,  1867;  m.  Dec.  27,  1814,  Lois  Dow,  of  Hollis,  who  d.  Dec. 
11,  1861,  aged  76.  Settled  on  the  homestead.  Mr.  Duncan  was 
a  prominent  man  in  town ;  was  a  land  surveyor  and  captain  of  a 
militia  company,  and  held  the  office  of  selectman,  constable,  etc. 
Children : — 

36.  Lydia  Abigail,  b.  Dec.  16,  1815;  was  a  teacher  for  many 
years;  m.  July  29,  1847,  Rev.  L.  H.  Stone,  of  Glover,  Vt. ;  she  d. 
1852.     Two  children,  d.  young. 

*  Timothy  Paige  Fuller  and  Martin  Fuller  were  brothers,  nephews  of  Itev.  Reed 
Paige. 


540  GENEALOGY:   DUNCAN. 

37.  Sarah  Jane^  b.  Nov.  24,  1817;  ra.  Aug.  31,  1843,  Rev. 
Daniel  R,ice,[D.  d.,*  of  Troy,  O. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  James  Edward'',  b.  in  Troy,  O.,  Sept.  4,  1845;  was  a  volunteer  in  the 

army  for  one  hundred  days,  at  the  end  of  freshman  year  in  Wa- 
bash college;  d.  at  the  end  of  sophomore  year,  June  21,  1867. 

2.  Charles  W.'\  b.  Nov.  5,  1848;  d.  when  within  three  weeks  of  gradua- 

tion from  Wabash  college. 

3.  Charlotte  E.«,  b.  in  H.  in  1851 ;  d.  in  1852. 

4.  F.  Lois'',  b.  in  Troy  in  1857 ;  was  graduated  at  Female  college,  Logans- 

port,  Ind.,  in  1873,  and  New  England  Conservatory  of  Music  in 
1876;  m.  T.  Arthur  Marvin,  April  28,  1885;  res.  Duluth,  Minn. 
Child,  Luke  Edward',  b.  Feb.  27,  1886. 

38.  James  Christy^  b.  Sept.  29,  1819;  studied  medicine,  and 
was  about  to  graduate  when  he  d.  at  Woodstock,  Vt.,  May  11, 1842. 

39.  Stephen  Dow^  b.  April  27,  1821;  m.  Nov.  4,  1849,  Serena 
Jellison.  He  is  a  conductor  on  the  Pennsylvania  railroad ;  res. 
Wilmington,  Del. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Lizzie  E.",  b.  Sept.  3,  1851 ;  a  teacher  in  Wilmington. 

2.  Ella  C.«,  b.  Feb.  28,  1854;  d.  Aug.  26,  1855. 

3.  Nellie  C.«,  b.  Dec.  19,  1856;  m.  April  25,  1883,  Henry  H.  Newell;  res. 

Newton,  Mass.    Child,  Duncan  H.",  b.  Nov.  20,  1884. 

4.  Emma  S.«,  b.  May  26,  1861 ;  m.  Charles  I.  Duncan,     (q.  v.) 

40.  Jobn^  b.  Jan.  20,  1823;  m.  Sept.  10,  1853,  Almira  P. 
(Chandler)  Wilkins  ;  a  farmer;  res.  on  Norway  hill.     (See  map.) 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Dr.  George  C.'"',  b.  May  28,  1854;  was  graduated  at  Philadelphia  Den- 

tal college  in  1882;  m.  Feb.  9,  1876,  Mary  E.  Cooledge  (q.  v.) ;  res. 
East  Jaffrey ;  is  deacon  of  Congregational  church ;  we  are  greatly 
indebted  to  him  for  records  of  Duncan  family.  Children:  (1), 
George  H.",  b.  Dec.  23,  1876.  (2),  Florence  E.",  b.  June  23,  1883. 
(3),  John  E.",  b.  Aug.  31,  1885;  d.  Sept.  1,  1885. 

2.  Cristy  H.«,  b.  Feb.  29,  1856;  a  farmer;  res.  on  Norway  hill,  at  place 

marked  ''C.  G.  Moore";  m.  Dec.  11,  1878,  HelenC.  Walker,  of 
Leominster,  Mass.  Children:  (1),  Bertha  C",  b.  Jan.  5,  1881. 
(2),  Alice  L.",  b.  Feb.  11,  1884.     (3),  Helen  L.',  b.  May  18,  1886. 

*Rev.  Daniel  Rice,  d.  d.,  was  b.  in  Conway,  Mass.,  Oct.  3,  ISlfi;  rem.  with  his 
parents  to  Cliarlemont,  Mass.,  in  181S;  prepared  for  college  at  Conway,  and  was 
grraduated  at  Amherst  college  in  1837;  was  principal  of  the  academy  at  H.  in  1838-39. 
Studied  theology  at  Andover  and  Lane  seminaries;  was  pastor  of  the  Presbyterian 
church  in  Troy,  O.,  1842-55;  of  the  Eighth  church  in  Cincinnati,  1857;  of  the  Second 
Presbyterian  church  in  Lafaj^ette,  Ind.,  1858-72;  president  of  Logansport  (Ind.)  Fe- 
male college,  1872-74;  was  pastor  at  Duluth,  Minn.,  1875-79,  and  of  the  Fifth  Presby- 
terian church,  Minneapolis,  Minn.,  ISSO.  Is  now  college  secretary  of  Synod  of  Min- 
nesota.    Received  the  degree  of  D.  D.  from  Marietta  college  iu  1866. 


GENEALOGY:    DUNCAN.  541 

41.  Nathaniel  Jewett^  b.  Nov.  29,  1824;  a  farmer  and  me- 
chanic; res.  North  Chelmsford,  Mass.;  m.  Jan.  30,  1848,  Frances 
J.  Taylor. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  James  C.^,  b.  Feb.  1, 1849;  a  carpenter;  d.  in  Peterboro",  Nov.  30,  1870. 

2.  Fred.  S.«,  b.  May  8,  1850;  a  raachiuist;  res.  Xorth  Chelmsford,  Mass.; 

m.  Jan.  3,  1873,  Amelia  R.  Nelson.  Children:  (1),  Frank  8.',  b. 
April  30,  1874;  d.  Feb.  30,  1880.  (2),  Augustus  E.",  b.  Jan.  22, 
1877. 

3.  Sarah  E.%  b.  Dec.  20,  1854;  d.  Sept.  16,  1855. 

4.  Elisee  M.",  b.  Dec.  15,  1858;  d.  April  8,  1860. 

43.  Elizabeth  Georgiana^,  b.  Nov.  11, 1827;  was  a  music  teacher 
in  Troy,  O. ;  d.  Oct.  22,  1850. 

43.  George*  [27]  (James'',  George'-,  George^),  b.  Sept.  28,  1789; 
m.  Dec.  20,  1814,  Isabel  Hopkins,  of  Antrim.  Soon  after  his  mar- 
riage he  bought  the  old  Starrett  tannery  at  South  Antrim,  where 
he  carried  on  business  until  his  death  in  1840;  he  also  had  a  store 
in  South  Antrim  many  years.  His  name  often  occurs  on  the  town 
records  of  Antrim  as  selectman,  moderator,  or  town  clerk.  Chil- 
dren : — 

44.  James  H.^,  b.  Sept.  27,  1815;  went  to  Boston  in  early  life; 
d.  in  1838. 

45.  George  C.^  b.  April  26,  1818;  d.  Sept.  24,  1855;  was  a 
tanner,  succeeding  his  father  in  the  business ;  was  burned  out  in 
1841  and  again  in  1852  ;  m.  Nov.  3,  1841,  Mary  C,  dau.  of  Rev. 
John  M.  Whiton,  d.  d. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Kate  A.s,  m.  Sept.  11,  1877,  Edward  S.  Paine,  of  Boston. 

2.  Mary",  a  successful  teacher  in  the  city  schools  of  Boston. 

46.  Catherine  J.^  b.  Sept.  2,  1825  ;  m.  Albert  Allen  ;  res.  Law- 
rence, Kan. 

47.  Dr.  Edward  A.^  b.  June  22,  1830;  studied  medicine  with 
Doctor  Hodges,  of  Jamestown,  N.  Y.;  m.  Jennie  Hodges;  settled 
in  practice  in  Jamestown,  but  for  many  years  has  held  an  im])ortant 
position  in  the  general  land  office,  Washington,  D.  C. 

48.  Isaac*  [28]  (James^  George',  George^),  b.  May  29,  1792; 
engaged  in  business  with  David  Low,  of  IL,  in  Stoddard,  about  the 
year  1817;  m.  in  1820,  Rebecca  B.  Towne.  Mr.  Duncan  served  for 
many  years  as  postmaster  of  Stoddard,  and  was  honored  by  long 
continuance  in  town  offices  and  as  a  representative  to  the  legisla- 


542  GENEALOGY;    DUNCAN. 

ture.  He  was  well  known  as  an  enterprising  merchant  and  hotel- 
keeper;  d.  in  Stoddard,  Jan.  19,  1866;  his  wife,  who  was  much 
respected  for  her  kindness  and  charity,  d.  March  29,  1868.  Chil- 
dren :  — 

49.  James^  b.  Dec.  29,  1820 ;  he  became  a  resident  of  Boston  in 
1843,  being  in  the  employment  of  an  importing  house  as  book- 
keeper, and  later  serving  some  thirty  years  as  an  accountant  in  the 
United  States  customs  service;  m.  in  1849,  Sophia  C.  Butterfield,  of 
Grafton,  Vt. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  James  L.*',  b.  Aug.  2,  1850;  m.  in  1881,  Elanor  Yerrington,  of  Chelsea; 

he  is  in  the  employment  of  a  large  importing  dry  goods  house. 
Child,  Elanor  Y.',  b.  Nov.  24,  1882. 

2.  Alice  L.fi,  b.  Sept.  6,  1851. 

3.  Charles  J.^,  b.  Nov.  8,  1855;  is  engaged  in  the  business  of  designing 

for  cloth-printing  works ;  m.  in  1884,  Emma  S.  Duncan  (q.  v.)  ;  res. 
Roxbury,  Mass.     Child :  Harold  Sheplie",  b.  Nov.  19,  1885. 

4.  Lewis  B.«,  b.  July  15,  1803. 

5.  John  B.«,  b.  Nov.  2,  1866. 

6.  Edward  D.s,  b.  June  6,  1868. 


50.  Christine  A.^,  b.  April  8,  1822 ;  ra.  in  1846,  E.  G.  Dudley, 
a  lawyer  of  Boston.  She  was  a  woman  of  great  kindness  and 
sympathy.  Herself  and  husband  were  much  interested  in  the  anti- 
slavery  cause;  she  d.  July  9,  1874. 


Susan  I."^,  b.  July  5,  1850;  early  in  life  she  fitted  herself  for  the 
practice  of  medicine  by  study  in  Europe,  and  was  graduated 
from  the  Boston  Medical  college;  m.  in  1882,  John  B.  Clapp,  of 
Boston. 

Christine  M.  L.'',  b.  Oct.  16,  1852;  is  successfully  engaged  as  a  Boston 
school  teacher. 


51.  Susan^,  b.  May  27,  1824;  d.  young. 

52.  Rebecca  L.^,  b.  Sept.  14,  1826;  a  teacher  at  first  in  the 
Charlestown  high  school,  but  has  been  for  many  years  head  assistant 
in  the  Brimmer  school,  Boston. 

53.  Susan  G.^  b.  March  22,  1832 ;  d.  in  infancy. 

54.  Susan  M.^,  b.  Sept.  29,  1835 ;  d.  in  1851. 


GENEALOGY:    DUNKLEE.  543 


DUNKLEE. 


Hezekiah-,  probably  a  Son  of  NathanieP  and  Mary  Duncklee,* 
of  Lexington,  Mass.,  m.  Nov.  17,  1734,  Damaris  Wilson;  d.  in  Sou- 
hegan  West  (now  Amherst),  in  1772. 

David^  (Hezekiali-,  NathanieP),  b.  Aug.  16,  1746;  d.  Aug.  13, 
1826;   ni.  Pliebe  Odell.     Their  eleventh  child  was 

1.  Ebenezer^  b.  in  Amherst,  May  10,  1789;  m.  April  29,  1813, 
Salome  Wright,  of  Hollis;  rem.  to  Ludlow,  Vt.,  in  1814;  subse- 
quently returned  to  Hollis,  and  came  to  H.  in  March,  1850.  He 
purchased  of  Enoch  Farley  the  Daniel  Wood  farm,  and  after  a  few 
years  returned  again  to  Hollis,  where  he  d,  Sept.  3,  1867  ;  his  wife 
d.  May  8,  1861.  They  had  three  children,  only  one  of  whom  ever 
res.  in  H. 

2.  Sylvester  J.^,  b.  in  Ludlow,  Vt.  May  10,  1819;  m.  May  1, 
1842,  Mary  Ann  Stratton,  of  Amherst,  who  d.  March  27,  1881,  aged 
63  years,  6  months,  10  days;  res.  in  Amherst  until  March,  1850, 
when  he  rem,  to  H.  with  his  father.  In  the  spring  of  1866,  rem.  to 
Allegan,  Mich,  He  was  a  soldier  in  Co.  G,  2d  N.  H.  regt. ;  was 
wounded  at  the  battle  of  Gettysburg,  having  his  left  arm  broken. 
Children : — 

3.  Sylvester  C.^  b.  in  Amherst,  May  22,  1843  ;  m.  May  22,  1867, 
Lizzie  Stone,  of  Peterboro'.  In  1861  he  enlisted  in  Co.  G,  2d  N.  H. 
regt.,  and  served  three  years ;  was  wounded  at  the  battle  of  Gettys- 
burg; d.  in  Peterboro',  April  11,  1871. 

4.  Myron  C.*',  b.  in  Amherst,  Feb.  9,  1845;  enlisted  in  Co.  E, 
6th  N.  H.  regt.,  and  d,  at  Annapolis,  Md.,  Jan.  20,  1862. 

5.  Elverton  George'',  b.  in  Amherst,  Sept.  27,  1847 ;  enlisted  in 
16th  N.  H.  regt,  for  nine  months,  at  the  age  of  15  years,  receiving 
an  honorable  discharge  Aug.  20,  1863.  Aug.  1,  1864,  he  was  mus- 
tered into  service  for  three  months  in  the  Lyndeboro'  artillery  ; 
rem.  in  1867  to  Hadley,  N.  Y. ;  m.  Oct.  3,  1871,  Ella  M.  Washburn, 
of  Hadley. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Linniet",  b.  Aug.  17,  1872.  2.     Charles  O.",  b.  Oct.  3,  1874. 

3.    Eva  May',  b.  Oct.  12,  1878;  d.  Dec.  25,  1879. 

6.  Eben  W.%  b.  April  11,  1850  ;  d.  Sept.  18,  1850. 

7.  Julian  C.«,  b.  in  H.,  March  1,  1852 ;  m.  B^c.  30,  1882,  Maggie 

*  The  family  that  came  to  H.,  spell  their  name  without  the  c. 


544  GENEALOGY:   DUNKLEE;    DUSTIN. 

A.  Brooks  (q.  v.),  of  Antrim.  He  res.  in  H.  until  he  was  14  years  old, 
then  went  to  the  state  of  New  York,  and  remained  four  or  five 
years;  d.  in  Antrim,  Feb.  13,  1888.  He  was  a  member  of  Con- 
toocook  lodge.  Knights  of  Honor,  of  Antrim,  and  also  an  earnest 
member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church  of  Peterboro'. 

CHILD. 

1.    Eva  May",  d.  in  April,  1887. 

8.     John   F.%  b.  in  H.,  Feb.  U,  1854;  m.  Etta  M.  Crosby,  of 
Peterboro'  ;  res.  Peterboro'. 

CHILDREN. 

1.    Mary  Etta'.  2.    John  A.".  3.    Fannie". 


DUSTIN. 

t 

Thomas^  and  Hannah*  Dustin  were  m.  Dec.  3,  1677  ;  res.  Haver- 
hill, Mass, 

John"^  (Thomas^)  was  one  of  their  sons. 

1,  John^  (John-,  Thomas^),  was  b.  in  Haverhill,  Mass.,  about 
the  year  1752;  d.  in  Surry,t  April  29,  1837;  m.  Sarah  Webster, 
who  d.  in  Winhall,  Vt.,  over  90  years  of  age  ;  cared  for  in  her  last 
illness  by  her  granddaughter,  Clara  A.  Williams.  They  rem.  from 
Haverhill^:  to  Alstead  about  the  year  1795,  and  from  there  to  H., 
where  he  purchased  the  Putnam  mills.  In  1806  he  sold  the  mills  to 
Ebenezer  Burtt,  and  purchased  a  farm  where  they  res.  a  few  years, 
and  then  rem.  to  Alstead,  and  from  thence,  in  1827,  to  Surry.  They 
were  loved  and  respected  by  all  who  knew  them.     Children  :  — 

2,  Peter^  ra.  Azuba  Tubbs;  rem.  to  Utah. 

3.  Abigail*,  m.  Nehemiah  Chandler,     (q.  v.) 

4.  Sarah^  m.  Moody  Butler,     (q.  v.) 

*  We  give  in  this  connection  the  story  of  Mrs.  Dustin's  heroism,  as  given  by  her 
great-grandson,  David  K.  Dustin,  as  told  to  him  many  times  by  his  father,  who  was 
Mrs.  Dustin's  grandson.  She  was  taken  with  the  boy,  her  nurse  Mai-y.  and  her  nephew, 
by  nine  Indians,  on  the  night  of  the  Sth  of  March.  On  the  night  of  the  8th  of  April 
she  killed  the  Indians  and  scalped  them,  and  on  the  eighth  day  of  May  she  reached 
her  home.  Her  husband  was  dropping  corn  when  he  heard  the  news  of  her  safe 
arrival;  he  dropped  the  dish  of  corn.  Soon  after  that  they  carried  the  scalps  to  Bos- 
ton, in  order  to  get  a  bounty  on  them,  but  the  bounty  was  refused  because  it  was 
averred  that  she  killed  the  Indians  in  cool  blood.  "  No,"  said  she,  "  my  blood  never 
was  cool  with  them  after  they  took  my  infant  baby,  only  eight  days  old,  and  dashed  its 
brains  out  against  an  apple  tree,  before  my  face  and  eyes."  But  great  gentlemen 
gave  them  many  gifts  and  presents  for  their  sufferings  and  courage.  This  narrative 
is  given  in  very  nearlj'  the  words  of  Mr.  Dustin,  in  a  letter  dated  Nov.  12, 1885,  and 
his  nephew,  John  D.  Butler,  assured  us  that  whatever  he  might  write,  would  be 
absolutely  correct. 

t  David  Kimball^,  his  son,  writes  that  he  d.  in  Gilsum. 

X  Perhaps  he  came  directly  to  Society  Land. 


GENEALOGY  :    DUSTIN;    BUTTON.  545 

5.  John^  m.  Annie  Richardson  ;  d.  in  Gilsum. 

6.  Jonathan^,  d.  in  Fredericktown,  Md. 

7.  David  KiraballS  b.  in  Haverhill,  Mass.,  Aug,  13,  1794  ;  m. 
Hannah  Harris,  of  Nelson.  Of  her,  her  husband  writes :  "  She 
became  a  Christian  preacher.  We  traveled  over  four  years,  without 
house  or  home,  in  spreading  the  Gospel."  He  became  a  member  of 
the  Christian  church  some  sixty  years  ago  ;  res.  Stantontown,  O.;*  d. 
Three  children,  d.  in  infancy. 

8.  Sophia*,  m.  1,  Kimballf  Tenny  ;  rem.  to  Birmingham,  N.  Y., 
where  he  d. ;  m.  2,  Elijah  Ware,  of  Gilsum,  and  rem.  to  Winhall, 
Vt.,  about  1830.  One  dau.,  Clara  A.^  (Williams),  res.  at  Shushan, 
Washington  county,  N.  Y. 

9.  Stephen*,  m.  Eliza  Myrick ;  res.  in  northern  New  York,  near 
Natural  Bridge.  Several  children.  One  son,  John^,  res.  in  Gard- 
ner, Mass. 

10.  Martha  K.*,  m.  Emerson  Favor,     (q.  v.) 


DUTTON. 


John^  Button  came  to  this  country  from  England,  probably  with 
Governor  Winthrop,  in  1630. 

Thomas'-  (John^),  b.  in  England  in  1621  ;  came  to  America  with 
his  father. 

Thomas'^  (Thomas'-,  John^),  b.  Sept.  14,  1648  ;  was  a  resident  of 
Billerica,  Mass.,  where 

Thomas*  (Thomas^  Thomas'-,  John^)  was  b.,  in  1681;  settled  in 
Chelmsford  (now  Westford),  Mass.,  in  1738. 

David^  (Thomas*,  Thomas-^  Thomas'-,  John^),  b.  in  Billerica ;  m. 
Esther  Wright.     Their  youngest  son, 

Thomas*^,  was  b.  in  1769;  settled  in  Bearing;  m.  Sarah  McCol- 
lester,  of  Antrim. 

1.  Luther  C.^  (Thomas«,  Bavid",  Thomas*,  Thomas^,  Thomas'^ 
John^),  b.  in  Beering,  Bee.  23,  1824;  m.  Jan.  26,  1854,  Josephine, 
dau.  of  Nathaniel  and  Lydia  (Howe)  Bruce,  who  was  b.  in  Hop- 
kmton,  Oct.  31,  1831.  Mr.  Button  came  to  H.  in  1846 ;  worked 
a  few  years  for  Hiram  Whittemore,  and  settled    first  on  what  is 

*  Mr.  Dustin  writes  that  he  remembers  the  great  eclipse  of  the  sun,  and  also  the 
time  when  his  father  took  him  to  Keene  to  play  on  a  drum  for  enlisting  soldiers  m 
the  war  of  1812. 

t  One  authority  gives  this  name  Franklin. 


546  GENEALOGY:  BUTTON;  EAMES;  EATON. 

known  as  the  James  Hills  farm,  marked  "L.  C.  Dutton,"  In  1860 
he  rem.  to  the  Abijah  Hadley  farm,  where  he  continues  to  res. 
Children :  — 

3.  Charles  H.*,  b.  Nov.  12,  1854;  m.  Dec.  9,  1880,  Ednah  M. 
Barber,  who  was  b.  in  Peterboro',  Feb.  1,  1860.  He  is  a  farmer, 
and  res.  with  his  father;  was  enumerator  of  census  in  1880;  com- 
missioned second  lieutenant  of  Peterboro'  cavalry  company,  April 
26,  1886;  is  at  the  present  time  (1888)  master  of  John  Hancock 
Grange  and  superintendent  of  Congregational  Sunday  school. 

CHILD. 

1.     Ida  May9,  b.  Feb.  28,  1888. 

3.  Lydia  Mary  Jane®,  b.  May  3,  1857;  m.  Aaron  G.  Willey;  res. 
Sullivan. 

CHILDREN. 

1.    Manrico  L.^,  b.  Sept.  7. 1879.  2.    Bertha  R.9,  b.  May  8,  1881. 

3.     Florence  M.-',  b.  July  2,  1883. 

4.  Sarah  C.^  b.  Sept.  9,  1859;  m.  Cyrus  H.  Philbrick.     (q.  v.) 


EAMES. 


Samuel  Eames  was  a  Revolutionary  soldier.  It  is  said  that  he 
came  to  H.  from  Dublin.  He  res.  at  No.  46,  on  the  west  side  of 
Skatutahkee,  for  a  few  years,  and  rem.  to  Alstead.  "He  kept 
his  papers  with  great  care,  and  had  no  trouble  about  his  pension. 
He  was  a  short  man,  and  walked  with  a  long  cane.  He  carried  his 
hand  as  high  as  his  shoulder,  on  his  cane,  and  when  he  set  his  cane 
down  with  a  stab,  he  would  swing  his  hand  with  a  circle,  and  when 
going  to  the  store  I  could  hear  him  repeat,  'Rum,  tea,  tobacco,  and 
snuff,'  as  if  there  was  danger  of  his  forgetting  his  errand." — From 
one  of  B.  F.  Morrison'' s  letters.  Children:  Betsey"^,  Rebecca^, 
Clarissa^  Robert'^. 


EATON. 


John^  and  Abigail  Eaton  emigrated  from  England  in  1635,  and 
settled  in  Dedham,  Mass.,  the  following  year.  The  original  home- 
stead has  been  in  the  possession  of  the  family  for  over  two  hundred 


GENEALOGY  :    EATON.  547 

and  fifty  years,  John  Eaton,  of  the  seventh  generation,  being  the 
present  owner. 

John-  (John^),  m.  Alice  .     They  had  eight  children,  four  of 

whom  lived  to  maturity. 

William-^  (John'^,  John^),  ra.  Mary  Starr,  a  granddaughter  of 
George  Bunker,  of  Charlestown,  Mass.,  who  was  the  owner  of  the 
top  of  "that  hill  of  glory."  Six  children,  one  of  whom,  the 
youngest  son, 

Jeremiah^  (William^  John'-,  John^),  m.  Elizabeth  Woodcock,  and 
settled  in  Needhani,  Mass.,  where  he  d.  about  the  close  of  the  last  cen- 
tury. Eight  children,  three  of  whom  (Elizabeth",  Hannah^  Beulah'^) 
d.,  when  young  women,  in  Needham  ;  the  others  settled  in  H. 

1.  Jeremiah^  (Jeremiah*,  William",  John"^,  John^),  b.  Nov.  15, 
1751;  was  in  the  battle  of  Lexington;  came  to  H.  in  1793;  res. 
with  his  brother,  Samuel,  at  No.  6;  d.  April  19,  1844. 

2.  Moses^  [6],  b.  June  19,  1753. 

3.  LemueP  [14],  b.  Feb.  26,  1758. 

4.  SamueF  [26],  b.  Oct.  20,  1760. 

5.  Alice^  b.  March  19,  1770 ;  m.  Ebenezer  Ware.     (q.  v.) 

6.  Moses^  [2]  (Jeremiah*,  William^  John^,  John^),  m.  1,  Lois 
Scott;  m.  2,  Dec.  31,  1789,  Esther,  dau.  of  Ebenezer  and  Esther 
(Hunting)  Ware,  of  Needhani ;  settled  in  Needham ;  rem.  to  H.  in 
1793;  res.  at  place  marked  "A.  Washburn";  subsequently  rem.  to 
Dublin,  where  he  d.  Feb.  18,  1833.  He  was  a  Revolutionary  sol- 
dier, and  his  name  should  have  been  included  in  the  list  on  page  236. 
His  wife  d.  in  Dublin,  Oct.  22,  1850,  aged  88.  Children:  four  b. 
in  Needham,  the  rest  in  PL: — 

7.  Anna'',  b.  July  13,  1783;  d.  young. 

8.  Lois",  b.  1786;  m.  Moses  Dennis,  Jr.     (q.  v.) 

9.  Elizabeth^  b.  May  16,  1791 ;  d.  July  2,  1792. 

10.  Hannah®,  b.  Dec.  1,  1792;  d.  soon  after  their  removal  to  H. 

11.  Moses",  b.  Aug.  3,  1796;  m.  Nov.  20,  1835,  Rebecca,  dau. 
of  John  and  Rebecca  (Derby)  Pratt,  of  Dublin.  Settled  first  near 
Harrisville  Village  ;  rem.  to  the  place  where  the  Barker  paper  mill 
was  located,  in  Peterboro'  ;  subsequently  res.  many  years  on  the 
first  place  in  Harrisville,  south  of  Lakin  and  Tarbell's  place  in  H. ; 
d.  at  the  res.  of  his  dau.,  Mrs.  Richardson,  in  Dublin,  Nov.  16,  1886. 

CHILDKEN. 

1.     Luther  P.',  b.  Dec.  25,  1836;  res.  on  homestead;  has  been  a  justice  of 
the  peace,  and  also  one  of  the  board  of  selectmen  in  Harrisville. 


648  GENEALOGY;    EATON. 


2.  Mary  R.%  b.  Aug.  11,  1838;  m.  Sept.  13,  1864,  Luke  F.  Richardson,  a 

prominent  citizen  of  Dublin ;  he  is  a  member  of  the  board  of  select- 
men, and  also  a  member  of  the  school  board.  Children:  (1),  Wil- 
son B.^  b.  Sept.  2,  1865;  m.  Millie  E.  Hanneford;  res.  Dublin;  one 
child,  Clyde  H.9  (2),  Eugene  F.^  b.  March  28,  1870;  d.  Dec.  9, 
1872.  (3),  Cora  B.«,  b.  Jan.  3,  1873;  d.  Jan.  3,  1874.  (4),  Herbert 
F.^  b.  Aug.  23,  1874;  d.  Feb.  1,  1875.  (5),  Anna  M.«,  b.  April  26, 
1876;  d.  Sept.  29,  1878.  (6),  Clifton  E.^  b.  April  20,  1878.  (7), 
Harlan  L.^  b.  Nov.  12,  1880. 

3.  Sarah  E.",  b.  May  11,  1840;  d.  Jan.  7,  1858. 

13,  Esther*',  b.  Aug.  6,  1798;  ra.  March  16,  1820,  Daniel  Fiske, 
of  Dublin  ;  res.  Dublin.  She  d.  Dec.  2,  1858.  Mr.  Fiske  m.  2, 
May  20,  1860,  Betsey,  dan.  of  Samuel  Eaton,  of  H.  (q.  v.);  d.  Aug. 
9,  1878. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Laura  A.",  b.  Sept.  4,  1821 ;  m.  April  26,  1847,  Mark  True.     (q.  v.) 

2.  Diantha  L.',  b.  April  25,  1823. 

3.  Warren  L.^  b.  March  12, 1826 ;  m.  July  9, 1857,  Emily  M.,  dan.  of  Robert 

and  Emily  (Fox)  Mathews  (q.v.),  of  Faribault,  Minn.;  settled  on 
a  part  of  his  father's  farm  in  Dubliu ;  was  many  years  a  school 
teacher ;  has  been  town  clerk  and  treasurer  of  Dublin  a  long  time, 
and  also  clerk  of  the  First  Congi-egational  (Unitarian)  society. 
Children:  (1),  Clarence  L.^  b.  March  8,  1860;  d.  April  9,  1864. 
(2),  Wilfred  M.*,  b.  Dec.  27,  1863.  (3),  Idella  M.^  b.  May  6,  1868. 
(4),  Henry  E.^,  b.  Sept.  28,  1870.  (5),  Herbert  L.^,  b.  Dec.  12, 
1871.     (6),  Albert  P.%  b.  Feb.  24,  1877. 

4.  Sarah  M.^  b.  April  13,  1828;  m.  Charles  C.  Martin,  of  Lynn,  Mass. 

5.  George  D.^  b.  Sept.  27,  1830. 

6.  Charles  W.",  b.  June  14,  1833;  m.  1,  Sarah  A.,  dau.  of  Asa  Matthews, 

of  Lynn,  Mass.,  who  d.  Aug.  18G3 ;  m.  2,  Mary  Frazer,  of  Lynn, 
Mass.    Several  children. 

7.  Josephine  E.^  b.  July  9,  1838;  m.  Sept.  13,  1866,  Abraham  Perkins,  of 

Lynn,  Mass.  Children:  (1),  Cora  E.s,  b.  April  17,  1867.  (2), 
Arthur  F.\  b.  March  24,  1870;  d.  July  2,  1876.  (3),  Florence  M.s, 
b.  March  18,  1881. 

13.     Rhoda^  b.  Jan.  13,  1806;  m.  1, Dec.  22,  1831,  Nathan  Holt; 

res.  Dublin;    she  d.  March  25,  1875;  he  m.  2, Harriman,  who 

d.,  leaving  a  dau. ;  he  d.  Feb.  6,  1885. 

CHILDREN  BY  FIRST  WIFE. 

1.  Luman',  b.  Oct.  14,  1833;  d.  Nov.  21,  1856. 

2.  Henry  H.'',  b.  April  15,  1841 ;  was  a  member  of  Co.  G,  13th  N.  H.  vols. ; 

d.  in  the  service, ;i Aug.  21,  1863. 


GENEALOGY:    EATON.  549 

14.  LeraueP  [3]  (Jeremiah^,  William^  John-,  John^),  was  b. 
Feb.  26,  1758;  came  to  II.  in  1791;  settled  at  the  south  place 
marked  "L.  Eaton";  m.  Feb.  16,  1792,  Sarah,  dau.  of  Ebenezer 
and  Esther  (Hunting)  Ware,  of  Needham.  He  was  a  soldier 
in  the  Revolutionary  war;  was  present  when  Washington  took 
command  of  the  army  at  Cambridge.  He  was  disabled  from 
doing  military  duty  in  the  later  years  of  the  war  by  the 
bursting  of  a  gun,  which  tore  off  his  left  thumb.  Mr.  Eaton 
d.  Oct.  11,  1843;  his  wife  d.  Nov.  1,  1845,  aged  78  years.  Chil- 
dren :  — 

15.  LemueP  [18],  b.  Oct.  17,  1794. 

16.  Ebenezer«,  b.  March  20,  1797;  d.  Nov.  14,  1810. 

17.  Timothy^  [20],  b.  Aug.  1,  1799. 

18.  Lemuel  [15]  (Lemuel^,  Jeremiah'',  William"',  John'-,  John'), 
b.  Oct.  17,  1794;  settled  on  the  homestead;  m.  1,  June  2,  1831, 
Eunice,  dau.  of  Isaac  and  Mary  (Chandler)  Jewett  (q.  v.),  of  Nel- 
son, who  d.  Dec.  15,  1853  ;  m.  2,  May  4,  1854,  Betsey  Buxton,  Avho 
d.  April  28,  1870.  He  was  much  respected  by  his  townsmen.  He 
served  several  years  on  the  board  of  selectmen,  being  chairman  of 
the  board  when  the  separation  took  place  between  the  town  and 
the  then  new  town  of  Bennington.  (See  p.  154.)  He  d.  Dec.  17, 
1869.     Child:—* 

19.  Dea.  Orland^  b.  July  11,  1836;  m.  Nov.  21,  1861,  Almeda 
E.,  dau.  of  Sherburn  and  Hannah  (Paddleford)  Barker.  (q.  v.) 
Settled  on  the  homestead,  which  he  has  much  improved,  and  made 
it  one  of  the  most  attractive  places  in  the  town.  He  is  one  of  the 
few  men  in  town  who  retain  the  old  homestead  of  the  first  settlers 
of  the  name. 

His  advantages  for  education  were  such  as  were  afforded  by  the 
common  schools  and  the  academy  of  H.  He  early  developed  a  taste 
for  historical  and  genealogical  research.  He  was  the  prime  mover 
for  the  celebration  of  the  centennial  of  tlie  incorporation  of  H.  in 
1879,  and  also  of  the  church  centennial  in  1888.  As  chairman  of 
the  Town  History  committee,  and  its  agent,  he  has  been  indefati- 
gable. Without  his  persistent  and  earnest  efforts  the  undertaking 
would  have  been  a  disastrous  failure.  In  connection  with  the  two 
centennials  and  the  History  he  has  written  over  four  thousand  let- 
ters and  postal  cards,  and  has  spent  several  months,  in  the  aggregate, 

*  A  niece,  Elvira  A.  Osgood,  became  a  niciiiber  of  the  family  and  foster  dau.  when 
young.    She  m.  Harvey  J.  Ware.    (q.  v.) 


550  GENEALOGY :    EATON. 

of  gratuitous  time,  to  the  permanent  (it  is  feared)  injury  of  his 
health,  collecting  and  arranging  facts  for  this  work.  His  numerous 
correspondents  will  be  pleased  to  welcome  his  autograph  here.  The 
town  owes  to  him  a  debt  of  gratitude  it  can  never  repay. 


Mr.  Eaton  has  served  four  years  as  one  of  the  selectmen,  and  one 
year  as  representative  to  the  legislature.  He  has  held  a  commission 
as  justice  of  the  peace  over  eighteen  years. 

Desiring  railroad  facilities  for  the  town,  he  drew  up,  signed,  and 
circulated  a  petition  to  the  selectmen  for  the  call  of  the  town-meet- 
ing, at  which  a  gratuity  was  voted  to  the  Manchester  &  Keene 
railroad,  which  vote  decided  the  question  in  regard  to  the  locality 
of  the  road,  not  only  bringing  it  through  H.,  instead  of  Peterboro', 
but  also  making  necessary  the  Peterboro'  &  Hillsboro'  railroad,  with 
a  junction  at  H. 

At  the  age  of  22  he  united  with  the  Congregational  church,  and 
has  been  either  a  teacher  or  the  superintendent  of  its  Sunday  school 
nearly  every  year  since  that  time.  He  has  held  the  office  of  deacon 
of  the  church  since  1874.  (See  p.  203.)  He  has  also  been  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  for  several  years. 

In  his  life-work,  Mr.  Eaton  has  been  particularly  fortunate  in 
having  the  co-operation  of  his  wife,  who  has  ever  proved  a  true 
helpmeet  to  him. 

CHILD. 

1.    Albert  Orland^  (adopted),  b.  May  28,  1880;  d.  June  19,  1883. 

30.  Timothy*^  [17]  (LemueP,  Jeremiah^  William^  John"^,  John^), 
b.  Aug.  1,  1799;  ra.  March  25,  1825,  Nancy,  dau.  of  Shadrach  and 
Fanny  Ward,  who  d.  Feb.  11, 1885 ;  he  d.  May  7,  1884.  He  learned 
the  trade  of  a  blacksmith  of  John  Washburn,  of  H.;  rem.  to 
Penfield,  N.  Y.,  in  1822;  to  Conneaut,  Penn.,  in  Feb.  1838,  and 
to  Edgewood,  la.,  in  1857.  He  was  an  active  Methodist,  and  one  of 
the  early  anti-slavery  men.  He  voted  for  James  G.  Birney  in  1844, 
and  named  his  youngest  son  for  him.     Children  : — 

31,  LemueF,  b.  Feb.  3,  1828;  a  farmer;  res.  Edgewood,  la. ;  d. 
Feb.  12,  1883  ;  m.  Jan.  1,  1863,  Julia  A.,  dau.  of  Alexander  and 
Sarah  Millard. 


GENEALOGY:    EATON.  551 


CHILDREN. 

1.  Mary  E.%  b.  Feb.  2,  1865;  m.  Oct.  11,  1886,  Alson  A.  Holister. 

2.  Jane  S.^  b.  Aug.  12,  1866;  m.  Juue  29,  1887,  Prestou  B.  8aylor;  res.  iu 

Fullerton,  Neb. 

3.  Ann  J«,  b.  Dec.  21,  1867.  6.  Rose  A.*,  b.  April  14,  1877. 

4.  Timothy  A.^,  b.  Oct.  21,  1869.  7.  Almond  T.%  b.  June  18,  1879. 

5.  Moses  E.8,  b.  Feb.  17,  1872.  8.  Charles  LemueF,  b.  March  1, 1882. 

23.  Sarah  A.',  b.  July  29,  1831 ;  d.  May  13,  1888  ;  m.  Oliver  P. 
Temple;  res.  White  River,  Wash.  Ter. 

CHILDREN.  iLL.  ^0-  -'-    •  ^ 

1.  Julia  A.*,  b.  May  24,  1853;  m.  Alonzo  Hubbard;  res.  Edgewood,  la. 

2.  Ida  E.*,  b.  Jan.  23,  1859;  m.  George  W.  Swinton,  a  sea  captain  on  the 

Pacific  ocean. 

3.  Nancy  P.^,  b.  Sept.  26,  1855 ;  d.  Oct.  4,  1856. 

4.  Laura  V.^  b.  Jan.  30,  1862 ;  d.  April  20,  1864. 

5.  Henry  D.'*,  b.  Sept.  10,  1865;  a  railway  postal  clerk. 

33.  Moses  E.^  b.  Nov.  14,  1837;  m.  Emma,  dau.  of  Isaac  and 
Betsey  Lanning ;  res.  Nooksaohk,  Wash.  Ter. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Hattie  K.^,  b.  Aug.  20,  1867;  m.  Dec.  25,  1885,  Martin  Umstead. 

2.  Carrie^,  b.  April  15,  1869 ;  m.  Dec.  25,  1885,  Albert  Hopkins. 

3.  Timothy  O.*,  b.  Sept.  8,  1870;  d.  1872. 

4.  Lillies,  b.  1871. 

5.  Willie  L.s,  b.  March  7,  1873. 

6.  Mary  O.*,  b.  April  10,  1876. 

34.  John  J.^,  b.  July  17,  1840  ;  ra.  Frances,  dau.  of  Lyman  and 
Mary  Coolidge,  of  Edgewood,  la. ;  res.  Edgewood.  He  was  a  sol- 
dier, and  for  a  time  a  2?i"isoner  in  Salisbury,  N.  C. ;  is  a  well-to-do 
farmer. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Orlaud  M.*,  b.  Dec.  31,  1866.        2.     Abner  Q.%  b.  June  21,  1868. 
3.     Almeda  P.«,  b.  Aug.  23,  1870. 

35.  James  Birney'',  b.  Sept.  25,  1845 ;  settled  on  the  homestead  ; 
present  res.  Hemingford,  Neb. ;  m.  Ann  Coonfair. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Carrie  Ma  v^,    ),      .      .,  -,,    ^^m 

2.  CoraMay^       |  b- April  21,  1871. 

3.  Charles  W.s,  b.  March  8,  1881. 

36.  SamueP  [5]  (JereraiahS  WilliamS  John-,  John^),  b.  Oct.  20, 
1760;  was  a  Revolutionary  soldier;  came  to  H.  as  early  as  1792  ; 


552  GENEALOGY:   EATON;   ELLIN  WOOD;    ELLIOTT. 

settled  at  No.  6;*  rn.  July  8,  1799,  Lucy  Jewell,  of  Stow,  Mass., 
who  d.  April  7,  1838  ;  he  d.  July  2,  1825.     Children  :  — 

37.  Lucy^  b.  Oct.  7,  1800  ;  d.  April  15,  1825. 

38.  Rebecca^,  b.  May  25,  1802;  m.  Hiram  Fairfield,     (q.  v.) 

39.  John^  b.  Sept.  19,  1803;  d.  March  31,  1868;  m.  Sybil,  dau. 
of  Oliver  and  Lucy  Farmer.  He  was  an  extensive  jobber  in  road 
and  wall  building.  He  built  the  house  which  is  marked  "J.  Eaton," 
near  the  railroad.  After  his  death  the  buildings  were  burned ;  his 
widow  res.  with  her  son.     Children  :  — 

30.  Charles  Edward^  b.  1833;  d.  Sept.  27,  1836. 

31.  Charles  Edwin^  b.  March  31,  1836;  d.  Aug.  19,  1865. 
33.     Frances  Maria^  b.  Feb.  21,  1839;  d.  April  9,  1841. 

33.  John  Freeman^  b.  April  20,  1842;  m.  Aug.  4,  1870,  Lucy, 
dau.  of  David  and  Lucinda  (Matthews)  Hunt.  (q.  v.)  He  is  the 
proprietor  of  Hancock  hotel,  in  the  village. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Freddie  E.^  b.  Aug.  9,  1873.  2.     Normans,  b.  Dec.  11,  1877. 

3.     Addie  H.^,  b.  1880;  d.  July  28,  1884. 

34.  Betsey^  b.  June  12,  1809 ;  m.  Daniel  Fiske.     (q.  v.) 


ELLINWOOD. 

John^  Ellinwood  and  his  wife,  Zeruiah,  came  from  Lyndeboro'  to 
H.  in  March,  1790  ;  res.  at  or  near  No.  81.  It  is  not  known  how 
long  they  remained,  or  where  they  went  to. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Sarah  Stevens^,  b.  m  H.,  Sept.  24,  1790. 

2.  Anne^,  b.  in  H.,  March  12,  1792. 


ELLIOTT. 


AsaheP  and  Charlotte  Elliott  rem.  from  Salem  to  Mason,  where 
Martin  B.^  was  b.  He  served  in  the  13th  regt.  N.  H.  vols,  three 
years,  and  was  discharged  June  21,  1865.  He  m.  Mary  J.  Nichols, 
and  purchased  the  place  near  abandoned  mill-site  No.  1  in  1884, 
where  they  now  res.     Child :  Carrie  B.^  b.  Feb.  17,  1875. 

*  The  clots  representing  Xos.  5  and  6  should  be  west  of  the  highway.  The  dot  in- 
dicating the  res.  of  Joseph  Baker  (see  p.  330)  should  be  directly  under  the  figure  2, 
thus:  25. 


GENEALOGY:    EMERSON.  553 


EMERSON. 


Tliomas^  Emerson  was  one  of  the  enily  settlers  of  I])SNvieh,  Mass. 

Rev.  Joseph-  (Thomas^)  was  settled  in  the  ministry  in  Mendon, 
Mass.,  in  1667.  He  was  there  eight  years,  when  the  town  was 
broken  np  by  the  Indians,  and  he  returned  to  Boston,  where  he  d. 
not  long  afterwards.  He  m.  Jan.  1670,  Elizabeth,  dau.  of  Rev. 
Edward  Bulkley,  whose  father  was  Rev.  Peter  Bulkley,  of  Concord, 
Mass.  They  had  one  son,  Peter^  After  the  death  of  her  husband, 
Mrs.  P]merson  m.  2,  "  Capt.  John  Brown,  Esq.,"  of  Reading  (now 
Wakefield),  Mass.,  who  was  a  widower  and  had  one  dau.,  Anna. 

Peter^  (Rev.  Joseph",  Thomas^),  b.  in  Mendon,  Mass.,  in  167"2  ; 
m.  about  1696,  Anna  Brown  (see  above);  res.  in  Reading;  d.  in 
1751.    They  had  nine  children.    The  fourth  child  and  oldest  son  was 

Dea.  Brown^  (Peter^,  Rev.  Joseph-,  Thomas^),  b.  April  16,  1704; 
m.  Sarah  Townsend  ;  had  ten  children;  res.  in  Reading ;  was  dea- 
con of  the  Congregational  church  about  thirty  years.  The  sixth 
child  and  fourth  son  was 

1.  John*^  (Dea.  Brown^,  Petcr^,  Rev.  Joseph'-,  Thomas^),  b.  in 
Reading,  April  5,  1739;  m.  Dec.  20,  1764,  Katherine,  dau.  of  Noah 
and  Phebe  (Lilley)  Eaton,  who  was  b.  in  Reading,  Dec.  19,  1744,  and 
baptized  the  16th  of  the  same  month  ;*  settled  in  Ashby,  Mass., 
rem.  to  New  Ipswich,  and  to  H.,  about  the  year  1793;  settled  at 
No.  22,  between  Skatutahkee  and  Little  Skatutahkee,  where  he  d. 
Nov.  14,  1809 ;  his  wife  having  d.  Jan.  21st  of  the  same  year. 
It  is  a  romantic  place,  and  was  abandoned  about  1812.  His  auto- 
graph, as  signed  to  the  church  covenant  of  1805,  is  inserted  here:  — 

Children :  — 

3.  John*',  b.  Sept.  2,  1765 ;  became  a  wealthy  farmer  in  Read- 
ing, Vt. ;  left  one  thousand  dollars  for  the  Vermont  Missionary 
society  ;  d.  at  about  the  age  of  70;  left  a  widow  and  three  children, 
who  also  had  child i-en. 

*  We  are  able  to  give  the  genealogy  of  Mrs.  Katherine  Emerson. 

Jonas'  Eaton  and  Grace,  his  wife,  were  early  settlers  of  Reading.  They  came 
from  England,  but  it  is  not  known  whether  they  were  married  in  England  or  here. 
They  had  seven  sons  and  two  daughters.    He  d.  Eeb.  24, 1674. 

Jonathan-  (.Jonas'),  b.  in  Reading,  Dec.  8, 165.5;  d.  July  8, 1743;  was  lieutenant  and 
selectman.    His  second  wife  was  Marv .    By  his  two  wives  he  had  eleven  children. 

^■oah■  (Jonathan-',  Jonas')  was  next  to  the  youngest ;  he  was  b.  in  1704;  m.  Dec.  21, 
17-26,  Rhebe  Lilley,  of  Woburn  ;  nine  children  ;  he  d.  in  1774. 

36 


554  GENEALOGY;   EMERSON. 

3.  Hiram",  b.  April  9,  1767;  a  mason  by  trade;  res.  in  Charles- 
town,  Mass. ;  lived  to  be  over  80.  One  son,  whose  name  was  Hiram, 
and  one  dau. 

4r,  Catherine*',  b.  April  30,  1769;  d.  of  a  fever,  when  compara- 
tively young,  in  Reading;  m.  David  Smith;  left  one  dau.,  who  has 
many  descendants. 

5.  Rev.  Reuben«  [14],  b.  Aug.  12,  1771. 

6.  Jacob"  [20],  b.  June  10,  1773. 

7.  Noah«,  b.  Aug.  28,  1775  ;  d.  1777. 

8.  Rev.  Brown"  "[29],  b.  Jan.  8,  1778. 

9.  Phebe",  b.  June  19,  1780;  d.  1785. 

10.  Romanus",  b.  Sept.  1,  1782;  has  numerous  descendants. 

11.  Anne"  [30],  b.  May  8,  1785. 

12.  Rev.  Noah"  [35],  b.  Oct.  4,  1787. 

14.  Rev,  Reuben"  [5],  b.  Aug.  12,  1771  ;  w^as  graduated  at  Dart- 
mouth college;  m.  in  1798,  Persis  Hardy,  of  Rindge.  His  wife  d.  Oct. 
12,  1846,  aged  76.  He  was  settled  first  in  Westminster,  Vt., 
where  he  remained  four  years;  was  dismissed  and  settled  in  Read- 
ing (afterwards  South  Reading,  now  Wakefield),  Mass.,  in  Oct. 
1804,  where  he  remained  until  the  close  of  his  life,  being  pastor  of 
the  church  over  55  years  ;  d.  March  12,  1860.  He  was  a  strong 
man,  and  exerted  great  influence  in  the  community  where  he  lived. 
He  was  the  last  of  a  long  line  of  Puritan  pastors  who  lived  and 
died  with  that  people,  and  whose  remains  rest  side  by  side  in  the 
burying  ground  in  the  old  South  parish  of  what  was  the  town  of 
Reading.  Since  his  time  other  men,  good  and  true,  have  occupied 
his  pulpit ;  but  the  old  custom  of  retaining  a  pastor  for  life  seems 
to  have  passed  away,  and  this  present  season  (1888)  will  witness 
the  removal  of  the  old  meeting-house,  where  for  more  than  half  a 
century  he  met  his  people,  and  a  new  and  more  modern  structure 
will  take  its  place.     Children  : — 

15.  Dr.  Browui  Handel  Bulkley'^,  b.  Feb.  1801  ;  was  a  physician; 
settled  in  Williamson,  Wayne  county,  N.  Y.,  where  he  remained 
through  life. 

16.  Charles  Milton^  b.  Jan.  16,  1802;  was  graduated  at  Dart- 
mouth college;  was  a  lawyer;  became  a  judge;  m.  Chai'lotte  Chap- 
man; settled  in  New  Orleans;  d.  April,  1881. 

17.  John  Calvin',  b.  April,  1803;  d.  in  Savannah,  Ga. ;  was  a 
professor  of  music. 

18.  Catherine  Ann  Fisk^  b.  May  10,  1805. 


GENEALOGY:    EMER80X.  565 

19.  Reuben  Wnshiiigton',  b.  Aug.  18U7  ;  was  :i  printer;  d.  in 
Zanesville,  O. 

30.  Jacob*'  [6],  b.  June  10,  1778;  ni.  1,  Dorcas,  dau.  of  Enos 
and  Dorcas  (Nooning)  Knight  (q.  v.),  who  d.  in  H.  previous  to  licr 
husband's  first  visit  to  Ohio,  in  1818,  but  the  date  has  not  been 
given;  m.  2,  Mrs.  (Spaulding)  Knight,  about  the  year  1819.*  He 
settled  on  the  homestead  in  H.;  rem.  to  place  marked  "S.  Tuttle," 
on  the  same  farm,  about  1813,  removing  the  barn  and  building  a 
new  house,  and  in  i819t  rem.  with  his  family  to  Keene,  O.,  where 
he  remained  until  the  close  of  his  life;  d.  April  3,  1839.  Cliildren, 
all  b.  in  H. :  — 

31.  Dorcas",  b.  Feb.  18,  1799;  m.  John  Wietsell.  She  d.  Feb. 
18,  1835. 

CHILDREN. 

Margaret^,  m.      Dorcas^  m.       Midian^      Manning^  d.       Olive^,  m. 

33.  Brown',  b.  Jan.  14,  1801;  m.  Lucinda  Spellman;  res.  in 
Keene,  O.     Pie  d.  Jan.  13,  1861  ;$  his  wife  was  living  in  1886. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Louisa**.     ] 

2.  Martha^        „ ,  ,        ,  ^ 

„      -r       Q  ■  These  daugliters  are  il. 

3.  Jane^  j  ^ 

4.  Frances*.   J 

5.  Chester^,  res.  in  Colorado ;  has  two  sons  and  tliree  daughters. 

6.  John*^,  res.  in  Kansas;  has  one  son  and  one  dau.  living;  three  children 

have  d. 

7.  James**,  res.  in  Idaho;  was  a  member  of  Co.  C,  51st  regt.  O.  V.  I. ;  has 

two  sons  and  three  daughters. 

8.  Albert*,  res.  in  Kansas ;  was  a  member  of  Co.  C,  51st  regt.  O.  V.  I. ; 

*  Mrs.  Hannali  (Whittemore)  Todd  writes  tluit  Mr.  Emerson  and  his  son,  Brown, 
made  ajourney  to  Ohio  in  1818,  and  on  the  way  met  Mrs.  Kniglit,  whom  he  m.  hetore 
he  returned  U>v  liis  t'lmiilv.  She  was  the  widow  of  Joseph  Knig-ht,  who  was  a  brother 
of  the  Knight  l)r()th(  is  who  settled  in  H.  She  survived  her  second  husband,  and 
about  the  yv.w  l>4i;  icni.  to  Michigan,  where  she  d.  at  a  ripe  old  age,  at  the  liome  of 
her  son,  Benjamin  Knight. 

t  Tlie  family  say  1818,  but  Mrs.  Todd  was  a  near  neighbor,  her  father  and  the  second 
Mrs.  Emerson  were  old  friends,  her  brother  Stephen  went  with  the  family,  and  her 
authority  is  1810  It  is  possible  that  he  made  his  tirst  iourney  to  Ohio  in  the  early 
part  ><l'  f>is,  imcl  his  tinal  iouvnev  in  the  fall,  as  Tinmlhv  Kiiicis,.ri's  famih  >q.  v.) 
sc-iii  IM  ha\c  Ihr  exact  ihiies,  and  \hi'\  |.|-(  il  iahU'  wmt  Inuclhci'.  A  sli-uu-  r\  idence 
in  thi-  ilirccliMn  is  tlu'  fai-t  that  neither  ol  tlir  tw^  cnu-ius  wa-  1a.\r,l  li.r  ivai  estate 
in  Isis,  iMit  s;i,,ii)-<iii  'I'uttle,  .Jr.,  was  ta.xnl  l..r  alM.ut  Ihi-  same  r.-al  e-lat.-  in  IH-  that 
Jaeiih  Km. ■]■>,, II  wa-  in  i-lT;  Alx-l  \\iiisliii)  als,.  was  taxed  Icr  alnuil  llie  -ame  real 
eMute  in  Is]-  ihal  -l-iiii.  il  li\-  liniersoii  was  in  ls|7.  W  hen  llie-e  lamiln-  i-.iu.  l..  Ohio, 
they  went,  as  tlie  (aistcui'i  was  in  lliose  da\s.  willi  their  ..wn  team-.  eari\in-  Iheir 
household  gouils  with  them  and  their  piovisiuns.  .Jaeoli  Kmers.in  Idrgol  an  (i\  enful 
of  brown-bread,  which  had  been  prepared  for  the  journey,  and  it  was  found  by 
Sampson  Tutfle  when  he  took  possession  of  the  house.  The  bread  must  have  been 
sadly  missed  by  those  hungry  children. 

t  This  is  the  testimony  of  a  granddaughter;  another  authority,  unknown  Xo  me,  is 
that  he  d.. Jan. -24,  1843. 


556  GENEALOGY :    EMERSON. 


has  four  sons  and  four  daughters.  Lib.  A.^  res.  in  Keene,  O., 
with  her  grandmother.  They  are  the  only  members  of  the  family 
left  in  the  state. 

23.  Enos',  b.  April  21,  1803;  d.  March  10,  186-2;  m.  Nov.  24, 
1828,  Eliza  Bassett,  of  Roxbury,  N.  H.;*  res.  Keene,  O. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  William  Bassett^  b.  Oct.  6,  1829;  d.  in  Linn  county,  Kan.,  Dec.  1869; 

m.  March  29, 1855,  Josephine  Adams,  who  Avas  b.  in  Dublin,  N.  H., 
Nov.  16,  1834.  Children:  (1),  Ida",  b.  Jan.  5,  1856;  m.  Lewis 
Herman.  Children:  (a),  Arvilla  Mayi",  b.  Jan.  5,  1882.  (/>),  Jose- 
phinel^  b.  Jan.  9,  1884.  (o),  Charles  Lewisi%  b.  Aug.  15,  1886. 
(2),  Ellen",  b.  Jan.  4,  1858.  (3),  Lura»,  b.  Oct.  5,  1859;  d.  (4), 
Reo  Lester",  b.  Sept.  1862.     (5),  Mary",  b.  Dec.  30,  1864. 

2.  Elizabeth  Stowe%  b.  May  15,  1831;  m.  Reo  W.  Adams;  res.  Quasque- 

ton,  la.     Children:    (1),  Abbie",  b.  Oct.  20,  1856;  m. Baker. 

Children :  (a),  Shermani\  b.  June  10,  1876.  (6),  Idai",  b.  Sept.  23, 
1877.  (c),  Irenei^  b.  Nov.  10,  1879.  (d),  Blanche^",  b.  Nov.  5, 
1886.  (2),  Frank",  b.  July  17,  1858.  Child :  Maroi',  b.  Dec.  8,  1883. 
(3),  Irene",  b.  March  15,  1859;  m.  J.  J.  Plank.  Child:  Enos"',  b. 
Jan.  22,  1886.  (4),  Maro",  b.  Feb.  5,  1861.  (5),  Lura",  b.  March 
29,  1863.     (6  and  7),  Caudace"  and  twin,  b.  June  10,  1866;  Candace 

m.  Monson.     Child:  Maud'",  b.  Sept.  13,  1887.     (8),  May",  b. 

Oct.  10,  1808.     (9),  Infant",  b.  Feb.  8,  1872. 

3.  Emily  Amanda^  b.  May,  1833 ;  d.  June,  1844. 

4.  Lester  Post",  b.  Feb.  1835;  d.  at  Nashville,  Tenn.,  Sept.  21,  1862;  was 

in  the  border  war  in  Kansas ;  w\as  orderly  sergeant  in  Co.  C,  51st 
regt.  O.  V.  I. ;  was  a  true  soldier. 

5.  CyrusS  b.  Jan.  9,  1837 ;  d.  April  15,  1839. 

6.  ScAvall  Spauldings,  ^^  Aug.  22,  1838 ;  d.  Feb.  1883 ;  was  a  member  of 

Co.  C,  51st  regt.  O.  V.  I. ;  was  away  from  home  less  than  a  year,  but 
never  fully  recovered  from  the  illness  caused  by  exposure  in  the  ser- 
vice; m.  in  1867,  Lizzie  Walsh;  rem.  to  Lyon  county,  Kan.,  in 
1871,  where  the  family  res.;  Mrs.  Enos  Emerson  res.  with  them. 
Cliildren :    (1),  William",  b.  1868.     (2),  Thayer",  b.  1870. 

7.  Joseph  J.^t  b.  June  24,  1840;  m.  in  1809,  Elizabeth ;  res.  in  Esk- 

*  Her  gi'iiiiflt';itli(>r,  snimiel  Bassett,  was  ■wounded  at  Bunker  hill.  Her  grand- 
mother was  ;\I;iiili:i   r.ililiiig.    They  both  were  buried  in  Keene,  N.  H. 

t  He  was  ii  iihimIk  1  (if  Co.  I,  97th  regt.  O.  V.  I.,  and  served  almost  three  years. 
He  lost  his  voice  in  1  >(  icniber,  1862.  At  the  battle  of  Missionary  ridge,  at  the  begin- 
ning of  that  terrible  charge,  the  color-bearer  fell;  Emerson  dropped  his  musket, 
caught  up  the  colors,  and  led  on.  In  the  excitement  his  voice  was  restored,  and  he 
shouted,  — "To  the  top  of  the  mountain,  boys!"  He  continued  to  carry  the  colors 
through  many  battles,  until  he  was  taken  prisoner  at  the  battle  of  Franklin,  Tenn. 
He  spent  tlie  "winter  at  Andersonville.  After  he  was  exchanged  lie  was  on  board  the 
stciinier  Sii/tiiiiii  wli(!n  it  blew  up  about  seven  miles  above  Menipliis,  on  the  Missis- 
siiipi  river.  Hunilrcds  of  brave  men  perished,  but  he  escaped  and  diilted  down  to 
JMeniphis.  In  It^S")  the  Confederate  soldiers,  who  captured  him  and  his  tlag,  returned 
the  Hag  to  its  former  owner.  It  is  "  badlj'  used  up,"  many  clippings  having  been 
taken  from  it. 


GENEALOGY:    EMERSON.  557 

ridge,  Waubaunsee  county,  Kan.  diildrcii:  Hello''.  Jaboz  Oscar'', 
Harvey^,  Josephine'^  Edith''. 

8.  Benjamin",  b.  June  ;?,  1842 ;  was  a  inend)er  of  Co.  G,  122d  regt.  O.  V.  1. 

He  was  on  his  wiiy  lionie  on  a  sick  fniiough.  At  AVheeling,W.  Va., 
he  had  an  uncle,  with  whom  he  stopped.  His  motlier  was  sent  for ; 
she  was  with  him  three  days,  when  he  d.,  Feb.  l.'J.  18(i;5. 

9.  Lura  A.^  b.  June  80,  1844;  d.  Dec.  28,  1851. 

10.  Rev.  Oscar  Adams%  b.  Oct.  7,  1846.    At  the  age  of  15  his  father  d.; 

two  brothers  were  in  the  army,  and  two  more  soon  followed.  The 
farm  was  sold  for  debt,  but  they  managed  to  retain  and  finally  to 
redeem  forty  acres.  With  the  aid  of  liis  younger  brother  and  liis 
invalid  soldier-brother,  he  was  able  to  carry  on  the  farm  and  keep 
the  family  together.  He  spent  one  term  at  an  academy,  and  at- 
tended tlie  district  scliool,  as  he  could,  in  connection  witli  the 
farm-work,  and  at  the  age  of  20  taught  ins  first  school.  He  en- 
tered the  preparatory  department  of  the  Ohio  AVesleyan  universit  y 
in  the  spring  of  1868;  was  graduated  at  Scio  college.  Har- 
rison county,  O.,  in  June,  1874.  He  had  at  that  time  spent  two 
years  in  Kansas,  to  which  state  lie  drove  a  two-horse  team  in  tlu; 
summer  of  1871.  He  tauglit  school  twelve  months  in  Kansas,  and 
spent  six  months  in  the  Kansas  State  Normal  school ;  he  soon  entered 
tlie  ministry  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  churcli,  and  has  been  ac- 
tively engaged  in  that  work  for  the  past  fourteen  years.  He  lias 
had  charges  most  of  the  time  in  the  mountain  district  of  Pennsyl- 
vania, and  has  been  eminently  successful  in  building  ui)  new 
churches  and  reviving  old  ones.  His  present  charge  is  in  the  citj- 
of  Pittsburgh,  Penn. ;  m.  Nov.  27,  1877,  Carrie  F.  Boucher,  of 
Ligonier,  Westmoreland  countj-,  Penn.  Children :  (1),  E.  Blanche'', 
b.  Nov.  21,  1878.  (2),  Charles  Oscar",  b.  Feb.  24,  1881.  (8), 
Hiram  B.'-',  b.  April  10,  1883;  d.  at  the  age  of  5  weeks.  (4),  How- 
ard Bassett«,  b.  Nov.  20,  1884.  (5),  Joseph  Brown'',  b.  March  2:5, 
1887. 

11.  Rev.  Charles  C.^,  b.  Sept.  23,  1849.     His  experience  has  been  similar  to 

that  of  his  brother.  He  is  a  minister  in  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
church ;  was  a  memlier  of  Kentucky  conference  two  years ;  I'cs. 
Rural  Valley,  Armstrong  county,  Penn. ;  m.  Aug.  25,  1874,  Cath- 
erine M.  Conrad.  Children  :  (1),  Oscar  B.'',  b.  Aug.  23,  1875.  (2), 
Carrie  E.'',  b.  Oct.  10,  1877.  (3),  John  Conrad",  b.  May  28,  1880. 
(4),  Eliza  Bassett'-',  b.  Dec.  1882.     (5),  Charles^,  b.  Sept.  4,  1887.* 

24,.  Katlierine  Eaton^  b.  Dec.  23,  1805;  d.  Feb.  18,  1846;  m. 
William  Grimes, 

*  The  eight  children  of  Enos  Emerson  who  grew  up  were  all  school-teiichers,  and 
all  the  married  ones  chose  teachers  for  their  partners.  WiUiani  Bassett  was  about 
to  enter  upon  his  third  term  of  office  as  surveyor  of  Jjinn  county,  Kan.,  when  he  d. 
Sewall,  Joseph,  Benjamin,  Oscar,  and  Charles  united  with  the  Metho<list  Episcopal 
church,  and  Elizabeth  is  a  member  of  the  Congregational  church. 


568  GENEALOGY  :    EMERSON. 


1.  G^eorge  W.^,  res.  in  Vincennes,  Ind. ;  has  a  family. 

2.  Hiram*^,  has  six  children. 

25.  Mary  Hopkins",  b.  Feb.  28,  1808;  d.  Aug.  18,  1838;  m. 
Abraham  Moury. 

36.  Lois',  b.  Dec.  9,  1811 ;  d.  Sept.  1835. 

37.  George',  b.  Feb.  25,  1814;  d.  in  1875;  ra.  Betsey  Weather- 
wax. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Audrew^,  three  children. 

2.  Anderson*^,  five  children. 

3.  Maro^  one  dau. 

4.  Louise^,  d.  in  1878 ;  m.  William  G.  AVilliams ;  three  children. 

38.  John",  b.  Feb.  18,  1816  ;  was  drowned,  April  7,  1820. 

39.  Rev.  Brown''  [8],  b.  Jan.  8,  1778;  was  graduated  at  Dart- 
mouth college  in  1802;  studied  theology  with  Eev.  Mr.  Paige  one 
year;  preached  one  year  with  Rev.  Samuel  Hopkins,  d.  d.,  at  New- 
port, R.  I. ;  then  i^i'eached  one  year  with  Dr.  Daniel  Hopkins,  of 
Salem,  Mass.,  with  whom  he  was  settled  as  colleague,  and  continued 
pastor  of  the  same  church  for  sixty-eight  years,  until  his  death  in 
July,  1872;  m.  Mary,  dau.  of  Dr.  Daniel  Hopkins,  of  Salem. 

They  had  five  sons  and  five  daughters.  Two  sons.  Rev.  Daniel 
Hopkins'^,  of  Philadelphia,  and  Rev.  Edward  Brown"^,  of  Stratford, 
Conn.,  were  graduated  at  Dartmouth  college.  One  dau.  m.  a  min- 
ister. Two  sons  of  Rev.  Daniel  Hopkins"  are  ministers.  One  son 
of  Rev.  Edward  Brown"  is  a  minister  and  also  a  professor  in  Bur- 
lington university.  Three  daughters  of  Rev.  Edward  Brown"  m. 
ministers,  one  of  whom  is  the  wife  of  Rev.  Hervey  Gulick.     (q.  v.) 

30.  Anne«  [11],  b.  May  8,  1785;  d.  Oct.  4,  1864  ;  m.  March  2, 
1813,  Abel  Hewins,  who  was  b.  March  2,  1778;  d.  June  17,  1852. 
Children : — 

31.  Mary  Ann",  b.  Feb.  1,  1814;  d.  April  10,  1883;  m.  1,  Alby 
Page;  m.  2,  Luther  Hodgdon.  Two  children  by  her  first  husband 
and  five  by  her  second  husband. 

33.  Abel",  b.  April  14,  1816;  m.  Jan.  15,  1852,  Susan  Jane 
Houghton,  of  Roxbury,  Mass.,  whei'e  he  res.  from  1836  to  1869; 
res.  for  a  time  at  place  near  abandoned  mill  spot  No.  1,  in  H.; 
rem.  to  Townsend,  Mass.;  present  res..  West  Acton,  Mass.  His 
wife,  b.  Dec.  20,  1827,  d.  July  25,  1882. 


GENEALOCY:    K^IEHSON.  559 

CiriLDHKN. 

1.  Artliur  Codnian%  b.  Aug.  14,  1853;  lu,  April,  187G,  Nancy  Oliver,  of 

Luiieaburgh,  Mass. ;  came  to  H.  in  1879,  where  he  res.  a  few  years. 
Children:  (1),  Mabel  Jane",  b.  May  20,  1877.  (2),  Henry  Albert', 
b.  March  10,  1879.     Qi),  Edwin  Barton",  b.  Feb.  1,  1883. 

2.  Emma  Augusta^  b.  Sept.  4,  1856:  ni.  Sept.  4,  1873,  Ellis  Randall  Cook, 

of  Townsend,  Mass.;  she  d.  April  11,  1879.  Cliild :  Burtis  Ran- 
dall", b.  April  10,  1875. 

3.  Henry  J^nierson'',  b.  Maj'  28,  1858. 

4.  Anna  Zebiah%  b.  May  22,  18(i2;  ni.  Oct.  2(5,  ISS2,  (icorgc  William  Colt;, 

of  West  Acton,  Mass.     Child:  (Jcorge  Howard',  b.  Oct.  S,  1883. 

5.  Lucy  Janet%  b.  April  28,  1865. 

6.  Abby  Irene%  b.  Nov.  29, 1867. 

7.  Edith  Gertrude^  b.  Sept.  9,  1872;  d.  Oct.  31,  1877. 

33.  Sarah  H.',  b.  March  11),  1819;  m.  1,  Ebeiiczor  Reynolds,  of 
Sharon,  Mass.;  m.  '2,  Abijah  W.  Draper.  One  child  by  her  first 
marriage,  wlio  d.  in  infancy,  and  three  by  her  second  marriage: 
Abijah  W.^  Lydia  F.«,  Miriam  S.\ 

34.  Catherine",  b.  Aug.  13,  1824;  d.  Sept.  1825. 

35.  Rev.  Noah''  [12],  b.  Oct.  4,  1787,  in  New  Ipswicli;  was 
graduated  at  Middlebury  college  in  1814;  ordained  at  Woodstock, 
Vt.,  Nov.  6,  1822;  studied  tlicology  at  Andover,  Mass.;  was  pastor 
at  Baldwin,  Me.,  from  1825  to  1850;  res.  at  Hollis  without  charge 
from  1850  to  1860,  preaching  as  a  supply  at  Greenfield  and  else- 
where; was  missionary  at  Shinnacock  reservation,  in  Northampton, 
L.  I.,  where  he  d.  July  8,  1860;  m.  Feb.  10,  1880,  Ama,  dau.  of 
IJev.  Eli  Smith,  of  Hollis,  where  she  was  b.  March  29,  1798,  and 
d.  Jan.  3,  1864.  She  was  the  great-granddaughter  of  Rev.  Daniel 
Emei-son,  who  was  pastor  of  the  church  in  Hollis  more  than  sixty 
years,  and  the  grand-uncle  of  her  husband. 

Timothy^  (Dea.  Brown*,  Peter^,  Rev.  Joseph-,  Thomas^),  b.  May  24, 
1746 ;  m.  Mary  Felch.     Their  second  child  and  oldest  son  was 

36.  Dea.  Timothy*',  b.  in  Ashby,  Mass.,  July  1,  1777;  m.  Polly 
Trowbridge;  came  to  H.  in  the  spring  of  1814;  res.  at  place  marked 
"J.  Knight";  left  for  Keene,  O.,  Aug.  11,  1818,  where  he  arrived 
Saturday,  Sept.  18,  1818.  The  next  day  some  men  with  guns  came 
to  call  on  the  new-comer.  He  received  them  cordially,  and  proposed 
to  them  to  unite  with  him  in  a  prayer  meeting.  He  conducted  the 
meeting,  and  offered  the  first  public  prayer  in  Keene  township.  The 
same  year  he  organized  and  conducted  a  Sunday  school,  and  as- 
sisted in  organizing  the    Presbyterian    church;    was  elected   ruling 


560  GENEALOGY:    EMERSON. 

elder,  which  office  he  held  to  the  day  of  his  death.  His  wife  d. 
Sept.  10, 1859,  aged  77.  His  widowed  dau.,  Mrs.  E.  W.  Le  Retilley, 
cared  for  him  the  rest  of  his  life;  d.  Oct.  30,  1873.  His  mental 
faculties  remained  clear  and  strong  to  the  last.  He  lived  a  beauti- 
ful life,  and  was  respected  and  esteemed  by  all  who  knew  him;  was 
strictly  honest  and  upright  in  all  his  business  and  social  relations. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Dr.  William^,  b.  July  22,  1802;  d.  June  9,  1833;  was  a  physician  of 

great  promise. 

2.  Mary  F.',  b.  June  18,  1804,  d.  Feb.  3,  1860;  m.  May  10,  1831,  Wm.  T. 

Skinner;  settled  in  Ohio.  Children:  (1),  Julia  A.  E.*,  b.  March 
22,  1832;  m.  Wm.  W.  Sprague;  res.  Keene,  O.  Children:  («), 
Lucy  A.  B.'',  d.  when  2  years  old.  (b  and  c),  Ada  M.^  and  Ida  S.^, 
twins  ;  Ida  S."  m.  Ed.  Norman  in  1881 ;  res.  Nebraska ;  two  children. 
(2),  Adeline  W.^,  b.  Oct.  28,  1836.  (3),  Timothy  E.^,  b.  April  21, 
1839;  d.  May  28,  1841.     (4),  Mary  E.»,  b.  Oct.  28,  1845;  d.  1883. 

3.  Timothy',  b.  March  30,  1806;  d.  Nov,  36,  1878;  m.  Nov.  25,  1830,  An- 

nora  Preston;  settled  iii'dhio;  was  a  farmer  and  mill-owner. 
Children:  (1),  Julia  A.^.  b..^ Jbug;.;  20,  1831;  d.  Sept.  7,  1850;  m. 
Sept.  9,  1849,  Joshua  NormStf;'"res.  Keene,  O.  Child:  Timothy^, 
b.  July  12,  1850;  d.  Oct.  10,  1850.  (2),  William  H.**,  b.  Oct.  21, 
1833;  d.  April  17,  1874;  m.  Ann  Norman;  res.  Evansburgh,  O. 
Children  :  (a),  Francis'',  m. ;  two  children.  (6),  Mary  A.^,  m. ;  d. ; 
one  child,  (c),  Timothy  O.^,  m. ;  four  children.  (cZ),  SigeP,  m. ; 
one  child,  (e),  Sherman^.  (/),  Graut^.  (g),  Sheridan^.  (3), 
Harriet  A.s,  b.  Dec.  6,  1838 ;  d.  Jan.  20,  1881 ;  m.  Milton  Wolf;  res. 
Evansburgh,  O.  Children:  («),  Noah  E.^,  m.;  res.  Kansas.  (&), 
Lulu**,  m.  George  Peacock;  res.  Coshocton,  O.  (c),  Claridon",  d. 
at  the  age  of  12.  (d),  Minnie  L.".  (e),  Iuez'\  (4),  An  infant*',  b. 
Dec.  1840.  (5),  Charles^  b.  Dec.  2,  1841;  d.  July  18,  1864;  the 
result  of  a  wound  received  in  the  battle  of  Chattanooga.  (6), 
Timothy  F.^  b.  Oct.  21,  1844;  d.  June  4,  1846.  (7),  Mary  E.*,  b. 
July  28,  1850;  d.  Feb.  10,  1851. 

4.  Elizabeth  W.^  b.  Nov.  9,  1807;  m.  1,  March  6,  1832,  Hiram  K.  Farmer; 

settled  in  Ohio.  Children  :  (1),  Francis  H.  T.s,  b.  Jan.  6,  1833 ;  ra. 
Nov.  2,  1861,  Emma  McCumber;  res.  Rockport,  Mass.  (2),  Eliza- 
beth Ella^  b.  Jan.  30,  1835 ;  d.  March  4, 1884.  (3),  Polly  EmersonS, 
b.  July  18,  1837;  d.  Nov.  20,  1840.  Mr.  Farmer  d.  April  26,  1838; 
she  m.  2,  June  2, 1839,  James  Le  lietilley.  Child :  (4),  Laura  F.*,  to 
whom  we  are  indebted  for  the  records  of  Timothy  Emerson's  family, 
b.  Nov.  18, 1848 ;  m.  Feb.  17, 1885,  Martin  L.  Buckwalter ;  res.  Halls- 
ville,  O. ;  a  farmer.     One  child,  still-born,  July  28,  1886. 

5.  Julia",  b.  Sept.  18,  1809;  d.  Nov.  10,  1864;  m.  May  24,  1840,  William 

Whitney;  settled  in  Ohio.  Cliild :  Mary  C.%  b.  May  24,  1843;  d. 
Aug.  25,  1843. 


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GENEALOGY:    EMEHSON.  561 

6.  Edmuud',  b.  Feb.  IG,  1812;  d.  Fob.  17,   1831. 

7.  Laura",  b.  in  H.,  April  14,   1814;  d.  June  14,   1848;  m.  June  2C,,  183(5, 

Ebenezer  McCurdj^;  settled  in  Oliio.  Children:  (1),  Anna  E.'*,  b. 
May  7,  1837;  m.  Dr.  T.  A.  Lucas;  res.  Jonesboro',  Grant  county, 
Ind.  Cliild:  Clayton-1,  m.  (2),  Jane  L.»,  b.  Oct.  24,  1839  ;  ni.  Carl 
Tufford,  a  cai'peuter;  res.  New  Comerstown,  O.  Children:  (a), 
Oscar  A. '^,  m.  Emma  Jennings.  (6),  Lanra^,  m.  Frank  Wilgns;  two 
children.  (c),  Anna  Cora'',  m.  Charles  Singhans.  Child:  Floral', 
(d).  Icla  Flora^,  ra.  George  Miskimen;  res.  Plainfiold.  Child: 
Coral".     (3),  Charles  E.^  b.  July  9,  1841;  d.  Jan.   20,  18r)3.      (4), 

Timothy  E.*.  b.  March  2,  184(1;  ni.  Kate ;  res.  at  Ilazelton,  la. ; 

was  a  soldier  in  the  Civil  war;  was  wounded;  is  a  successful  far- 
mer.    Child :  Inez''. 

8  Kev.  Caleb',  b.  in  H.,  July  18,  181(5;  d.  Aug.  10,  1880;  m.  Aug.  14,  184!), 
Louisa  Freeman.  He  was  graduated  at  Denison  university,  Gran- 
ville, 0.,  and  became  a  Baptist  minister;  was  settled  in  Ohio,  Buda, 
111.,  and  Moorhead,  Minn  ,  where  he  d.  Children:  (1),  Clara  B.*,  b. 
Feb.  23,  1851;  d.  Feb.  16,  1852.  (2),  Cora  L.*,  b.  May  12,  1852;  d. 
July  18,  1852.  (3),  Carrie  D.*,  m.  F.  A.  Elder;  res.  in  Moorhead, 
Minn. ;  four  or  live  children.     (4),  Mira  V.*,  d.     (5),  Otis  B.  B.^ 

9.     Otis",  b   July  15,  1820;  d.  Oct.  21,  1841. 

10.  Francis  M.",  b.  July  13,  1825;  d.  April  3,  1884;  a  farmer;  settled  in 
Ohio;  rem.  in  1857  to  Iowa;  m.  Nov.   1847,  Susan  Hunt.     Children: 

(1),  Mary  E.*,  b.  Jan.  1,  1849;  m.  Lewis ;  res.  Osceola,  Clarke 

county,  la.     One  son,  John''.     (2),  Timothy  C.**,  m.  Kate  ;  res. 

near  Aftou,  Union  county,  la. ;  is  a  farmer  and  school-teacher. 
Child:  Roy".  (3),  Dr.  Francis  G.^  m.  Florence  Durham;  res.  Wel- 
lington, Kan.;  is  a  physician.  (4),  0.  Baltzer^  a  successful  shoe 
and  clothing  dealer;  res.  Afton,  Union  county,  la.  (5),  Ella  M.^ 
(6),  Luties. 


RICHARD    EMERSON. 

llicharcP  Emerson,  and  his  wife,  Racliel  Ayres,  res,  in  Haverhill, 
Mass  They  had  thirteen  children,  who  all  lived  until  the  youngest 
was  32  years  of  age. 

Moses-  (Richard^)  m,  Abigail,  dan.  of  Moses  and  Comfort  (Buffum) 
Allen,  of  Richmond;  res.  in  Stoddard  and  Richmond.  Had  eleven 
children. 

1.  Richard^  (Moses-,  Richard^),  b.  in  Stoddard,  July  5,  1806  ; 
m.  March  31,  1835,  Hannah  Ayres  Warren,*  of  Dublin,  who  was  a 


*  Mrs.  Emerson,  b.  .Jan.  Vi,  1S1>,  was  one  of  a  family  of  eleven  children.  .She  was 
the  dan.  of  John  and  Mary  (Gilclircst)  Warren.  Her  grandfather,  Daniel  \\  arren, 
was  b.  in  Westboro',  Mass. ;  ni.  Abigail  Drury,  of  Shrewsburj  ,  Mass.;  was  at  the  bat- 
tle of  Bunker  hill;  res.  in  I'eterboro'  and  Dublin;   eight  children.     Her  maternal 


562  GENEALOGY;    EMERSON. 

tailoress,  and  for  a  few  years  went  from  house  to  house  to  work,  as 
was  the  custom  then,  remaining  until  the  needed  clothes  were  fin- 
ished. Subsequently  she  had  a  shop  in  the  village.  After  her  mar- 
riage she  continued  the  business  at  her  home. 

The  early  life  of  Mr.  Emerson  was  one  of  great  hardship.  His 
father  was  a  soldier  in  the  war  of  1812-14,  and  during  his  term  of 
service  the  entire  support  of  the  family  fell  upon  the  wife,  who  was 
a  noted  weaver.  At  the  age  of  9  years  he  went  to  live  with  Capt. 
Alexander  Robbe,  of  Peterboro',  where  his  opportunities  for  culture 
were  limited.  A  few  weeks  of  schooling  each  year,  with  his  board 
and  clothing,  was  all  that  he  received  for  his  labor.  After  remain- 
ing with  Mr.  Eobbe  ten  years  he  went  to  Medford,  Mass.,  spending 
about  five  years  in  that  town  and  in  South  Reading.  These  years 
were  spent  in  work  and  study ;  being  thoroughly  in  earnest,  he  neg- 
lected no  opportunity  for  intellectual  improvement.  While  living  in 
the  vicinity  of  Boston  he  became  acquainted  with  Rev.  Hosea  Ballon, 
under  whose  influence  he  imbibed  his  religious  ideas,  that  ever  after 
remained  unchanged,  and  he  treasured  during  life  the  kindly  words 
of  instruction  he  received  from  Mr.  Ballou. 

In  1830  he  returned  to  New  Hampshire,  and  taught  school  seven- 
teen winters  in  Hancock  and  the  adjoining  towns.  He  came  to 
Hancock  in  1831,  and  in  1833  purchased  a  small  farm  near  the  vil- 
lage, of  Dr.  Jonas  Hutchinson,  where  he  remained  during  the  rest 
of  his  life.  At  the  age  of  28  years  he  learned  the  trade  of  a  shoe- 
maker. This  and  his  farm,  together  with  his  school-teaching,  fur- 
nished him  with  ample  employment.  He  spent  much  time  and  took 
great  pleasure  in  fruit  culture.  The  temperance  cause  always  found 
in  him  an  earnest  advocate.  He  was  one  of  the  eai-liest  and  most 
interested  workers  in  the  anti-slavery  movement,  being  one  of  the 
first  to  unite  with  the  party  styled  "  Independent  Democrats."  He 
was  spared  to  be  able  to  say,  "  I  've  lived  to  see  the  slave  set  free 
and  have  a  chance  for  life,  liberty,  and  the  pursuit  of  happiness,  and 
I  thank  God  for  it."  He  was  a  good  husband,  a  kind  father,  and  an 
honest  and  upright  man ;  ever  zealous  and  outspoken,  never  staying 
his  words  for  the  sake  of  public  approval,  yet  no  man  ever  cherished 


srcat-grundfatlier,  William  Gilclirest,  was  b.  in  Glasgow,  Scot.,  in  1711 ;  went  to  Ire- 
land iind  came  to  the  United  States  in  1780;  m.  Elizabeth  White,  of  Ii-eland;  eleven 
childieii.  Her  .irraiidtather,  Iticlianl  Cilclii-est,  I),  in  Liiiieiilmrgli,  .'Mass.,  was  also  at 
the  battle  (il  I'.uiiker  hill,  and  atlerwanis  out  in  an  excursion  on  Noddle  island  and 
Hog  island,  under  (ieneral  I'utnani.  He  carried  a  conxrade,  William  Green,  in  a 
fainting  and  almost  expiring  condition,  on  his  back  from  Bunker  hill  to  Medford. 
He  had  three  wives :  Mary  Swan,  Alargaret  Moore,  and  Clara  Gregg;  ten  children. 


GENEALCXiY  :    KMKKSON;    EN(iLISH;    ESTA15H00KS.  563 

kindlier  feelings  than  he  towards  his  friends  and  neighbors.  He 
was  for  several  years  a  member  of  tlie  superintending  committee  of 
schools,  and  to  the  last  retained  a  lively  interest  in  all  that  apper- 
tained to  the  welfare  of  the  community.  He  d.  March  14,  1881. 
Deatli  came  with  but  little  warning,  yet  he  was  ready  to  trust  all 
with  the  Father,  saying,  "It  is  all  right."  Mrs.  Elmerson  continues 
to  res.  in  the  home  where  they  commenced  housekeeping  in  1835. 
Child:  — 

2.     P'rances  Louisa^  b,  May  20,  1839;  m.  Oct.  25,  1860,  George 
A.  Hamilton,  of  Dublin,  who  was  b.  March  5,  1836;  a  book-keeper. 

CUILDREX. 

1.  Martha  Jaue^  b.  in  H.,  Fel).  27,  18(:2. 

2.  Anue  Emei'son^,  b.  in  Peterboro',  Feb.  7,  1875. 


ENGLISH. 

Thomas^  English  was  one  of  the  early  settlers.  (See  pp.  68  and 
•235.)  He  m.  Nancy,  dau.  of  Dea.  William  Moor,  of  Bedford.  He 
had  "  financial "  troubles  in  Antrim,  which  caused  him  to  leave  town, 
although  matters  were  adjusted  by  hi's  father-in-law,  who  was  much 
respected.  (See  History  of  Antrim.)  Mr.  Cochran  gives  the  names 
of  six 

CHILDREX. 

1.  Jenny-,  b.  in  Bedford,  April  12,  1771. 

2.  James-,  b.  in  Bedford,  Sept.  16,  1773. 

3.  William-^  b.  in  Bedford,  Jan.  29,  177(5. 

4.  Elizabeth-,  b.  in  H.,  June  G,  1778. 

5.  Sarah'-,  b.  in  Antrim,  1781. 

6.  Andrew  Jack-,  b   in  Antrim,  April  21,  1783. 


ESTABROOKS. 


1.  JoeP  Estabrooks  was  in  town  as  early  as  1800;  res.  at  place 
mnrked  "C.  R.  Estabrooks"  ;  m.  Dec.  22, 1812,  Mrs.  Sarah  (Brooks) 
Taylor,  who  d.  June  10,  1859,  aged  80.     Children  :  — 

2.  Joel  Dexter-,  b.  Oct.  6,  1813. 

3.  Cyrus  R.2,  b.  Aug.  25,  1815;  m.  1,  Dec.  19,  1844,  Eliza,  dau. 
of  Abel  Sawyer  (q.  v.),  who  d.  Jan.  26,  1848;  m.  2,  Nov.  15,  1861, 
Orrissa  A.,  dau.  of  Capt.  Isaac  White,  of  Nelson,  a  lineal  descendant 


564  GENEALOGY;  ESTABROOKS. 

of   Peregrine   White,  who  was  b.  on  board    the    Mayflower;    res. 
place  marked  "  C.  R.  Estabrooks." 

CHILD. 

1.     Flora  MabeP,  b.  Nov.  16,  1864. 

4:.  Hosea^  Estabrooks,  brother  of  the  above,  was  b.  in  Westford, 
Mass.,  near  the  head  of  Long-so ught-f or  pond,  Aug.  27,  1779.  He 
was  a  blacksmith,  and  came  to  H.  as  early  as  1802;  m.  March  22, 
1810,  Mary  Moors,  who  was  then  living  in  the  family  of  Oliver 
Lawrence;  settled  first  near  Norway  pond,  afterwards  went  to  live 
with  Mr.  Lawrence,  and  in  1818  purchased  a  piece  of  land  in  the 
eastern  part  of  the  town,  and  built  a  house  marked  "  S.  Matthews," 
where  he  continued  to  live  the  rest  of  his  life;  d.  Dec.  25,  1859; 
his  wife,  b.  Aug.  27,  1786,  d.  Nov.  18,  1844.     Children:  — 

5.  Lawrence^,*  b.  July  28,  1810 ;  m.  1,  Nov.  20,  1832,  Lucy  Gil- 
son ;  m.  2,  Feb.  15,  1838,  Elizabeth,  dan.  of  Benjamin  Winship. 
At  the  age  of  14  he  went  to  Petei'boro',  and  woi-ked  in  the  Union 
factory  some  seven  years,  then  in  Lowell  and  other  places  five  years; 
returned  to  H.  and  purchased  a  part  of  the  Moody  Lakin  place; 
later  rem.  to  Dunstable,  Mass.,  where  he  now  res. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Edwiu^,  m.  Emma  Swallow;  au  engineer  on  Boston  &  Lowell  railroatl. 

2.  One  dan. 3,  m.  E.  O.  Fifield,  of  Tyugsboro'. 

3.  Ellis  L. 3,  a  musician;  m. 

4.  One  dau.3,  res.  at  home. 

5.  One  dau.?,  d.  in  infancy. 

6.  Lydia-,  b.  June  12,  1812;  m.  Sept.  24,  1850,  Samuel  Mat- 
thews,    (q.  V.) 

7.  William  Plummer-,  b.  Sept.  25,  1813;  has  worked  in  cotton 
factories  in  Lowell,  Mass.,  Manchester,  and  Salmon  Falls;  present 
res.  Salem;  m.  Terene  Howe,  of  Vermont,  who  d.  in  1880.  Two 
children  :  a  son,  who  d.  young,  and  a  dau. 

8.  Mary-,  ra.  Isaac  Williams,  of  Hancock  Factory  Village, 
(q.  V.) 

9.  George  W.-,  b.  April  13,  1819;  went  to  Lowell,  Mass.,  in 
1839,  where  he  worked  in  the  Suffolk  mills  ten  years;  then  rem.  to 
Manchester ;  engaged  as  overseer  in  the  Amoskeag  cotton  mill, 
where  he  has  remained  until  the  present  time  (1883);  m.  Oct.  7, 


*  Ilosea  Estabrooks'  children  have  from  tlie  first  borne  the  name  of  "  IJrooks,' 
ing  dropped  the  "  Esta." 


GENKALOGY  :    ESTABHOOKS;    EVEI.ETII:    lAIklfELD.  ."ib-T 

1840,  Betsey ,  wlio  d.  Jan.  20,  1856;  ni.  2,  Feb.  27,  1859,  Mar- 

retta  Cheney,  of  Manchester.     Three  children  by  his  first  wife,  only 

one  living,  Josephine^  m. Morton  ;  one  by  second  wife,  Fred 

C.^  b.  May  8,  1863;  a  musician;  has  been  with  the  American  Watch 
company  at  Waltham,  Mass. 

10.  Stillman'-,  b.  about  1821  ;  went  to  Lowell  at  about  the  age 
of  18,  and  went  to  work  in  the  Lawrence  company's  repair  sho]), 
where  he  remained  some  thirty-seven  years,  and  was  overseer  a 
large  part  of  the  time  ;  m.  Adeline  Averill,  of  Lowell.  Two  chil- 
dren, a  son  and  a  dau. ;  both  m.  and  res.  in  Lowell;  the  son  is  a 
noted  marble  engraver. 

11.  David  M.^,  a  blacksmith;  has  lived  in  New  Boston,  Red- 
ford,  and  Manchester,  his  present  res. ;  has  been  m.  three  times. 

12.  Benjamin'  Estabrooks,  m.  March  11,  1804,  Sibyl,  dau.  of 
Salmon  Wood.  His  name  appears  on  tax-list  in  1801,  1802,  and 
1803. 


EVELETH. 


Capt.  Francis'-,  son  of  Joseph'  and  Kuth  (Wetherby)  Eveleth,  was 
b.  in  Princeton,  Mass.,  March,  1788;  d.  in  H.,  May  10,  1853;  m. 
Martha  P.  Spooner,  who  was  b.  in  Greenwich,  Mass.,  in  1787;  d.  in 
H.,  May  27,  1858;  res.  many  years  in  Alstead,  where  he  owned  a 
large  farm.  Late  in  life  they  rem.  to  H.  to  res.  with  their  dau., 
Harriet^  who  was  b.  July  10,  1817;  m.  Levi  E.  Priest,  (q.  v.)  Be- 
sides Mrs.  Priest,  there  were  nine  other  children. 


FAIRFIELD. 


Hiram'  Fairfield  became  a  member  of  the  family  of  Enoch  Wil- 
kins,  of  Antrim,  when  quite  young;  m.  1,  Fanny  Peabody,  of  Lynde- 
boro',  who  was  the  mother  of  all  his  children;  m.  2,  in  1850,  Rebecca, 
dau.  of  Samuel  and  Lucy  (Jewell)  Eaton,  (q.  v.)  He  settled  in 
Antrim;  rem.  to  Stoddard,  and  to  H.  in  1853 ;  res.  at  the  place  that 
bears  his  name  on  the  map;  a  few  years  later  he  rem.  to  Mcnasha, 
Wis.     Children: — 

1,     Hiram-,  res.  in  Menasha,  Wis.;  m.,  and  has  two  children. 

3.     Lyman-,  d.  in  the  army;  m.  Salinda  Chase. 

3.     Sylvaro",  m. ;  res.  in  the  Rocky  mountains. 


566  GENEALOGY:    FAIRFIELD;    FARLEY;    FARMER. 

4.  Janies",  was  a  soldier  in  the  Civil  war. 

5.  Freeman-,  was  a  soldier  in  the  Civil  war;  m.,  and  had  four 
children ;  i-es.  in  the  Black  hills,  Dak. 

6.  Charles  F.^,  b.  in  Stoddard,  Nov.  1845 ;  m.  Ella  Bigford,  who 
was  b.  in  1853;  res.  at  place  marked  "D.  Hunt." 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Hattie  C.  F.s,  b.  Dec.  4,  1873.  2.     MabeP,  b.  Sept.  4,  1870. 

3.     Morris'',  b.  Dec.  20,  1880. 

7.  Hattie   Jane-,   m.    Alonzo  Hutchinson;    res.    Milford.      One 
child,  Leona  A.'^. 

8.  Caroline-,  m.  Albert  Bennett,  of  Milford,  who  was  a  soldier. 
He  d.,  and  she  res.  in  Manchester.     One  child,  William  A.^. 


FARLEY. 


Enoch^  Farley  purchased  the  Daniel  Wood  place  in  the  spring 
of  1849,  where  he  res.  one  year,  when  he  returned  to  Hollis,  his 
native  town.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Baptist  church  in  Hollis ; 
"a  conscientious  and  upright  man,  who  had  the  confidence  and  es- 
teem of  his  fellow-citizens."  He  was  one  of  the  selectmen  and 
agent  for  tlie  town  during  the  Civil  war,  and  also  was  chosen  to 
fill  responsible  positions  in  Nashua;  rem.  to  Nashua  in  1872,  where 
he  d.  in  Nov.  1886,  at  the  age  of  61;  m.  Harriet  Baker,  who  sur- 
vives him. 

CHILDREN. 

George-.  Luke'.  Hattie-.  Lizzie"-. 


FARMER. 


Peter^  Farmer,*  a  res.  of  Tewksbury,  Mass.,  was  the  son  of  an 
emigrant  from  Wales. 

1.  Oliver-  (Peter^),  was  b.  in  Tewksbury,  Dec.  17,  1777  ;  settled 
in  Greenfield  as  a  country  trader.  He  was  subsequently  a  farmer  in 
Greenfield,  H.,  and  Francestown.  He  res.  in  H.  at  No.  83,  and  also 
at  the  place  marked  "M.  N.  Spalding";  m.  March  9,  1809,  Lucy 
Moores  (q.  v.) ;  d.  in  Nashua,  Dec.  28,  1854,  but  was  buried  in  H. 
His  widow  d.  in  H.,  March  3,  1867.     Children  :— 

*  Peter  Farmer  was  a  non  resident  tax-payer  in  H. 


GENEALOGY:    FAKMEK;    KAKKAR.  567 

3.     HerscheP,  b.   July,  1810;   m.  Rutli  ;    ;i  fanner;   los.  in 

Francestown,  where  he  d.  Dec.  28, 1864,  but  was  buried  in  H.  Seven 
chiUiren,  of  whom  Maria^  d.  Nov.  10,  1859,  and  was  buried  in  II.; 
Joanna*  m.  Owen  A.  Willey.     (q.  v.) 

3.  Charles  W.^  was  the  youngest;  b.  in  Francestown,  July  10, 
1847;  rem.  to  Peterboro'  at  the  age  of  16,  where  lie  res.  until  1875, 
when  he  came  to  H.,  and  bought  out  the  store  of  C.  P.  Bugbee,  so 
long  owned  by  A.  C.  Blood,  and  in  1878  built  a  store  on  land  bo- 
longing  to  the  Fox  place,  which  he  enlarged  in  1884,  and  again  in 
1885,  to  make  room  for  a  growing  trade  in  grain.  He  was  ap])oin(ed 
postmaster  in  1886;  m.  Oct.  4,  1875,  Sarah  K.,  dan.  of  Franklin  and 
Sarah  M.  Mears,  of  Peterboro';  res.  Fox  i)lace. 

CIIII>1>. 
1.     Percy  C.s,  b.  Feb.  26,  188r,. 

4.  SybiP,  m.  John  Eaton,     (q.  v.) 

5.  Harriet^  m.  Elisha  IT.  Knight;  res.  Carabridge])ort,  Mass. 
He  is  d.     Five  children. 

6.  Lucinda^,  b.  in  II.  at  No.  83,  Sept.  5,' 1819;  m.  Hon.  Lawrence 
Barnes,  an  extensive  lumber  dealer  of  Burlington,  Vt.,  who  d.  June 
21,  1886. 

CHII-DKKN. 

1.  Willie-',  b.  and  d.  May  11,  1842. 

2.  Mary  L.^  b.  April  18,  1840;  d.  Aug.  13,  184G. 

3.  Georgiana  !..•*,  b.  Sept.  22,  1848 ;  m.  F.  W.  Smith,  a  marble-worker. 

4.  Lawrence  K.^,  b.  Nov.  13,  1851 ;  is  in  the  spool  and  bobbin  business. 

5.  Ella  F.*,  b.  Dec.  3,  1855 ;  m;  C.  B.  Hayvvard,  who  is  in  the  marble  busi- 

ness. 

6.  Josie  D.S  b.  Oct.  3,  1802;  d.  Aug.  4,  1803. 

•7.  Wilmarth  G.\  d.;  m.  Delia  Botler;  res.  Nashua.  Several 
children. 

8.  Joseph  Elliot'^  served  in  the  army;  res.  Nashua,  where  he  d. 
Two  sous. 


FARRAR. 


John^  Farrar  was  b.  in  Concord,  Mass.,  Aj)ril  13,  1784;  m.  Calla 
F.  Stearns,  b.  in  Ashburnham,  Mass.,  March  24,  1789;  res.  in  II. 
with  Dea.  Stephen  Wood  in  1835-36.  Mrs.  Farrar  was  an  aunt  of 
Mrs.  Wood.     They  rem.  to  Ashburnham,  and  d.  there. 


568         GKNEALOGY  :  FARKAK;  FAKUEH;  FAKWELL. 


CHILDREN. 

1.     Eliza-,  m.  in  H.,  June  18,  1835,  Oliver  Brooks;  res.  Denm.ark,  la. 

2.     George  L.'^.         3.     Charlotte'^.         4.     William  S.-,  d.  j'ouug. 
5.     Roxanna"^. 

G.  Maria'^,  m.  1,  Ezeklel  Barrett;  m.  2,  Amasa  Mills;  m.  3,  Rev.  Oscar  Em- 
erson, long  a  home  missionary.  Children:  (1),  Rev.  Hamilton 
Barrett^,  an  Episcopal  pastor  in  Providence,  R.  I.  (2),  Oliver  F. 
Emei'son^,  principal  of  academy  department  of  Iowa  college.  (3), 
Clara  Emerson^,  m.  A.  C.  Hart,  superintendent  of  schools  in  Knox- 
ville,  la. 

7.     Susan  H.'-.         8.     Lydia  S.-.         9.     Calla  F.-. 
Eight  of  the  nine  children  lived  to  maturity  and  m. 


FARRER. 

Horace,  son  of  Isaac  Farrer,  of  Hillsboro',  res.  some  years  in  the 
family  of  Stephen  Wood.  He  was  a  member  of  Co.  G,  16th  regt. 
N.  H.  vols.;  d.  at  Baton  Rouge,  La.,  June  23,  1863. 


FARWELL. 


1.  Henry^  Farwell  and  Sarah  (Cobuvn),  his  wife,  came  from 
Tyngsboro',  Mass.,  to  H.  about  the  year  1802;  res.  on  place  marked 
"  A.  Farwell,"  where  he  d.  July  20,  1850,  aged  85.  His  wife  d.  Sept. 
26,  1835,  aged  65.     Children :  — 

3.  Henry-,  d.  in  the  service  in  Burlington,  Vt.,  in  1812;  m.  Sept. 
2,  1811,  Polly  M.  Whitcomb.     (q.  v.) 

CHILD. 

1.  Alpha-5  was  injured  when  about  7  years  old  by  the  falling  of  a  tree,  which 
crushed  his  foot;  m.  Calista  Farwell;  settled  on  the  homestead  with 
his  grandfather;  sold  the  place  to  Mrs.  Blake,  and  rem.  to  Green- 
tield,  where  he  d.  June  27,  1874. 

3.  Silas  R.%  b.  Sept.  1792  ;  m.  1,  Aug.  23,  1814,  Hannah  M. 
Whitcomb,  who  d.  Jan.  11,  1820,  aged  26;  m.  2,  Peninah  Styles,  of 
Greenfield,  who  d.  Oct.  28,  1870,  aged  nearly  67.  He  was  a  great 
wood-chopper;  res.  most  of  his  life  in  Peterboro',  but  was  buried 
here,  as  were  also  both  of  his  wives;  d.  Oct.  28,  1866. 

CHILDREN. 

HenryS.  Everett".  George  C.*,  d.  Nov.  8,  1855,  aged  17. 


GENEALOGY  :    FAR  WELL;    FAULKNER;    FAVOR.  569 

4.  SalIy^  b.  1795;  d.  Dec.  15,  1875  ;  m.  David  Hardy,     (q.  v.) 

5.  Leonard-,  was  a  carpenter;  d.  in  New  Bedford,  Mass.,  wlien 
on  his  way  home  from  Georgia,  in  1819,  aged  21. 

6.  Pamelia'-,  m.  John  Bragg,  of  Temple. 

7.  Nancy-,  b.  in  H.,  Jan.  31,  1804;  d.  Oct.  3,  1822. 


FAULKNER. 


James  M.-,  son  of  Thomas^  and  Rebecca  (McNeal)  Faull<ner,  was 
b.  in  Nova  Scotia,  Nov.  30,  1855  ;  came  to  Danvers,  Mass.,  in  1880; 
m.  July  3,  1881,  Mary  M.,  dan.  of  Charles  and  Hannah  (Howe) 
Peabody,  of  Danvers;  came  to  H.  in  1883,  purchasing  of  William 
Hopkins  the  place  marked  "D.  Wood,"  in  the  south  part  of  the 
town,  where  they  continue  to  res. 

CHILDREN. 

L     Grace  M.3,  b.  May  25,  1884.  2.     Charles  P.-^  b.  Dec.  8,  188G. 


FAVOR. 


1.  Moses^  Favor,  of  Weare,  was  descended  from  a  P'rench 
family  (original  name  LeFevre)  that  settled  in  Yarmouth,  Me.,  and 
carried  on  an  extensive  business  in  shipbuilding.     He  was  b.  Nov. 

29,  1765;  d.  April  5,  1835;  m.  Susanna ,  who  was  b.  May  18, 

1763;  d.  Aug.  3,  1811.  They  res.  on  the  west  side  of  Crotchet 
mountain,  about  one  and  one-half  miles  east  of  what  is  now  Ben- 
nington village. 

CHILDREN. 

L     Lyclia-^,  b.  June  17,  1788;  d.. April  5,  1835.         2.     Polly-',  b.  .Time  22,  1789. 

3.     Elizabeth-^,  b.  Sept.  15,  1792. 
4.     Reuben-,  b.  Aug.  11,  1794;  d.  Sept.  6,  1830.     5.    William-^,  b.  Aug.  24,  1796. 

2.  Emerson-,  b.  Feb.  22,  1800;  d.  April  8,  1879;  settled  about 
one  mile  north-east  of  the  old  homestead,  near  Francestown  line,  on 
a  farm  now  owned  by  James  E,^  Favor;  m.  1,  Roxanna,  dau.  of 
Moody  Butler  (q.  v.),  who  d.  Sept.  25,  1832;  m.  2,  Martha  K.,  dau. 
of  John  Dustin  (q.  v.),  who  was  b.  Feb.  26,  1806;  d.  June  23,  1843; 
m.  3,  Almira  S.  Pratt,  who  now  res.  in  Bennington. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Johu3,  b.  Feb.  16,  1828;  d.  young. 

2.  Mary  D.3,  b.  June  28,  1829;  m.  Alfred  Gray.     (q.  v.) 

37 


570  genealogy:  favor;  felch. 

3.  Milton  M.s,  b.  May  22,  1839 ;  m.  Nov.  29,  186G,  Nellie  E.,  dau.  of  Josiah 

Stone  (q.  v.);  res.  in  H.  about  a  year;  rem.  to  Gardner,  Mass.,  in 
March,  1867,  where  he  carries  on  an  extensive  business  as  a  con- 
tractor and  builder.  His  wife  d.  Nov.  15,  1887.  "Although  not 
confined  to  her  bed  until  a  week  prior  to  her  death,  her  suflerings 
were  intense,  which  she  bore  with  Christian  fortitude."  Children  : 
(1),  Henry  S.*,  b.  Feb.  25,  1874.     (2),  Frank  M.*,  b.  Nov.  6,  1884. 

4.  Martha  Ann^,  b.  March  5,  1842 ;  d.  June  13,  1842. 

5.  James  E.'^,  b.  Dec.  15,  1846;  res.  Bennington. 

6.  Charles  H.^,  b.  April  24,  1856 ;  res.  Newport. 


FELCH. 


Henry^  Felch,*  of  Welsh  extraction,  first  appeared  in  Gloucester, 
Mass.,  in  1641;  m.  Elizabeth . 

Henry-  (Henry^),  b.  in  Wales;  m.  Hannah ;  settled  in  Reading, 

Mass. 

Dr.DanieP  (Henry",  Henry^),  settled  in  Seabrook.  His  third  wife, 
Hepzibath,  was  the  mother  of  his  children. 

Joseph^  (Dr.  DanieF,  Henry^,  Henry^),  iri.  Mary  Hoit,  and  settled  in 
Weare  in  1779,  on  a  farm  that  has  always  remained  in  the  family, 
and  is  now  owned  and  occupied  by  one  of  his  great-grandsons. 

Jonathan^  (Joseph^,  Dr.  DanieP,  Henry'-,  Plenry-^),  m.  Abigail  Favor. 

Leonard^  (Jonathan^,  Joseph*,  Dr.  DanieP,  Henry'^,  Henry^),  m. 
Katherine,  dau.  of  Elder  Ebenezer  Blodgett,!  of  Plymouth.  One 
of  their  sons,  — 

1.  John  Harvey',  was  b.  in  Weare,  July  24,  1834;  was  educated 
in  the  common  schools  of  his  native  town,  supplemented  by  a  few 
terms  at  the  academies  in  Deering  and  H.  When  about  20  years 
old  he  visited  the  states  of  Ohio,  Michigan,  Indiana,  Illinois,  Iowa, 
Wisconsin,  and  the  then  territory  of  Minnesota,  spending  between 
one  and  two  years,  and  was  engaged  in  teaching,  working  in  the 
harvest  field,  in  lumber  mills,  as  a  carpenter,  etc.  On  returning,  he 
worked  on  his  father's  farm  until  the  fall  of  1857,  when  he  came  to 

*  Henry  Felcb  was  probably  descended  from  David  Prince,  of  Xortb  Wales,  and 
Mary,  bis  wife,  who  was  the  granddaughter  of  Henry  I  of  England,  daughter  of  Geof- 
fi-ey  Fulk,  Count  of  Anjou,  and  sister  of  Henry  II  of  England.  Geotfrey  Fulk,  the  son 
of  Fulk,  Count  of  Anjou,  King  of  Jerusalem,  wore  in  bis  bonnet  a  sprig  of  broom 
(plantagenistm),  hence  the  namePlantagenet  borne  by  England's  sovereigns  for  more 
than  three  hundred  years. 

t  Mary  Hoit  was  of  English  descent.  Abigail  Favor  was  descended  from  emigrants 
who  came  from  the  Isle  of  Jersey,  probably  of  French  origin  (see  Favor),  and  Kath- 
erine Blodgett  was  of  Scotch-Irish  descent. 


genealogy:  felch;  fisher.  571 

H,,  and  purchased  of  Oliver  Dow  the  farm  wliere  lie  continues  to 
res.  (see  map);  m.  Nov,  25,  1857,  Abigail,  dau.  of  Retningtou  Tut- 
tle  (q,  v.),  who  d.  Jan.  8,  1879. 

Mr.  Felch  states  that  he  believes  with  the  poet,  Burns,  "  That  to 
reverence  the  Creator  certainly  becomes  the  creatures."  This  and 
to  do  right  is  to  him  creed  enough.  He  was  clerk  of  the  Third 
Freewill  Baptist  society  in  East  Weare,  clerk  of  school  district  No. 
21,  town  constable,  etc.,  while  a  resident  of  Weare.  Since  coming 
to  H.  he  has  been  superintendent  of  schools  some  twelve  or  fifteen 
years,  one  of  the  selectmen  seven  years,  four  of  which  he  was  chair- 
man of  the  board,  delegate  to  the  constitutional  convention  in  1876, 
representative  in  1878,  clerk  of  school  district  No.  4  twenty-one 
years  in  succession,  and  auditor,  with  various  minor  offices  ;  also 
taught  school  several  terms. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Lucinda  Katherme**,  b.  Jan.  1,  1864;  m.,  and  res.  in  Weare. 
2.    Edgar  Benton^,  b.  Nov.  2,  1865.  3.     Arthur  Tuttle^,  b.  July  30,  18GS. 


FISHER. 


Matthew  A.*^  Fisher,  b.  Aug.  9,  1785,  was  the  son  of  Dea.  Janies" 
and  Sarah  (Steel)  Fisher,  of  Francestown.  Dea.  James-  was  the  son 
of  Dea.  SamueP,  who  came  from  Ireland  at  the  age  of  18,  in  1740,  in 
"the  starved  ship."  The  daily  allowance  for  fourteen  days  of  those 
on  board  was  a  tablespoonful  of  oatmeal,  moistened  witii  salt  w^ater. 
This  failing,  they  drew  lots  to  determine  which  should  die  to  pre- 
serve the  lives  of  the  rest.  The  lot  fell  on  Mr.  Fisher,  but  soon 
after,  a  ship  came  in  sight,  and  they  were  rescued.* 

Matthew  A.^  m.  Jan.  9,  1817,  Jane  Warren,  dau.  of  Samuel 
Christie,  of  Antrim,  who  was  b.  July  14,  1797.  He  spent  his  boy- 
hood and  early  manhood  on  his  father's  farm  and  in  the  store  of 
Uriah  Smith,  He  came  to  H.  about  a  year  before  he  was  m.,  and 
opened  a  country  storef  in  the  village  at  the  place  marked  "W. 
Titus,"  and  after  marriage  occupied  a  house  marked  "Heirs  of 
Cobb."  In  Feb,  1821,  he  sold  out  his  stock  of  goods  to  Oliver  Whit- 
comb,  Jr.,  and  rem.  to  Francestown,  and  settled  on  the  homestead 
of  his  father  (who  had  rem.  to  Rupert,  Vt,),  and  followed  farming 

*  See  History  of  Antrim. 

t  Mrs.  Hall  s'tates  that  the  store  was  nearly  opposite  ( )liver  W..itconib's  house,  and 
that  they  lived  in  a  cottage  near  the  store,  presumably  on  the  same  side  of  the  street. 


572  GENEALOGY:    FISHER. 

until  bis  deatli,  which  occurred  suddenly,  July  5,  1853.     His  wife 
was  living  with  her  dau,  in  Brookliue,  Jan.  9,  1884. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Zebiah  Ann*,  b.  iu  H.,  Nov.  10,  1817;  was  a  student  in  the  academy  of 

Francestowu,  also  one  year  at  Dover ;  was  a  teacher  several  terms ; 
m.  Nov.  12,  1840,  Roswell  Temple,  of  Reading,  Mass.,  a  shoe  manu- 
facturer; res.  four  years  in  Francestowu;  rem.  to  Reading,  Mass., 
wliere  they  now  res.  Children  :  (1),  Emma  J.^,  b.  Oct.  23,  1842;  m. 
May  31,  1865,  Charles  D.  Thomas:  res.  Reading,  Mass.;  five  chil- 
dren. (2),  Caroline  A.5,  b.  Sept.  29,  1844;  d.  Aug.  20,  1847.  (3), 
Edward  M.^,  b.  Aug.  13,  1848;  m.  March  26,  1874,  Emilie  Grant;  res. 
Nashua.  (.4),  Frank  F.^,  b.  May  27,  1851;  m.  Jan.  27,  1875,  Ida 
George,  of  Reading,  Mass.  (5),  Arthur  W.^,  b.  Dec.  16,  1854.  (6), 
Jennie  C.s,  b.  March  14,  1858 ;  d.  Sept.  13,  1862. 

2.  Mary  Jane*,  b.  in  H.,  Sept.  21,  1820;  attended  the  schools  in  Francestowu, 

also  one  year  at  Dover;  m.  Oct.  20,  1853,  James  H.  Hall,  of  Brookline  ; 
res.  Brookline;  a  farmer  and  dealer  in  charcoal,  wood,  and  lumber; 
was  a  member  of  the  legislature  in  1869  and  1870;  d.  Aug.  15,  1874, 
leaving  one  son  and  one  dau.  by  a  former  marriage. 

3.  Samuel  C.*,  b.  Nov.  28,  1822;  m.  1,  Nov.  11,  1847,  Mary  Elizabeth,  dau.  of 

Benjamin  Barnes,  of  Dover;  m.  2,  July  20,  1864,  Jane,  dau.  of 
Hon.  Daniel  Christie,  of  Dover;  res.  Dover;  was  a  leading  dry 
goods  merchant  for  many  years  ;  was  engaged  in  mercantile  business 
and  in  raising  cotton  in  New  Berne,  N.C.,  a  few  years ;  is  at  present  en- 
gaged in  real  estate  business ;  has  held  many  offices  of  trust  iu  the 
state.     Two  children,  by  first  marriage,  d.  iu  infancy. 

4.  Charles   Woodman*,  b.   July  23,  1835;    was   a  student  in   Francestowu 

academy ;  m.  April  12,  1855,  Elizabeth  Nott,  b.  in  Gloucester,  Eng. ; 
was  for  some  years  employed  by  his  brother  in  the  dry  goods  busi- 
ness ;  has  traveled  extensively  as  a  soliciting  agent ;  res.  Chelsea, 
Mass.     Five  children,  three  dying  in  infancy. 

5.  Oilman  Clark*,  b.  July  12,  1841 ;  m.  Nov.  24,  1873,  Harriet  W.  Stevens, 

of  Castine,  Me. ;  entered  his  brother's  dry  goods  store  at  an  early 
age;  spent  some  time  in  Memphis,  Tenn. ;  at  the  age  of  18  went  to 
Foxcroft,  Me.,  entering  the  academy  there;  taught  school  in  that 
and  adjoining  towns;  enlisted  iu  a  nine-months'  regiment  in  1862, 
resuming  his  studies  on  coming  home ;  was  elected  principal  of  the 
Dexter  high  school,  but  after  teaching  a  few  days  was  drafted,  and 
served  another  year;  was  present  at  the  siege  of  Petersburg  and  at 
the  surrender  of  Lee;  in  his  previous  term  of  service  he  was  at  the 
capture  of  Vicksburg ;  was  graduated  at  Colby  university  in  1869 ; 
has  been  engaged  in  teaching,  as  newspaper  correspondent,*  etc. ;  is 
at  the  present  time  superintendent  of  schools  in  Weymouth,  Mass. 

*  He  was  correspondent  of  the  Springfield  Republican  during  the  Franco-Prussian 
war. 


genealogy:  fitch.  573 


FITCH. 


1.  Noah^  Fitch,  of  Acton,  Mass.,  m.  Mary,  dau.  of  Capt.  Isaac 
Davis,  who  fell  at  the  old  north  bridge  in  Concord.  She  was  a  baby 
at  that  time,  and  on  that  early  morning,  after  her  father  had  left  the 
house,  he  returned  to  kiss  her.  They  rem.  to  Peterboro',  and  from 
there  to  H.  about  the  year  1807.  Settled  at  No.  70;  rem.  in  1821 
to  Albany,  N.  Y.;  about  live  or  six  years  later,  to  Cooperstown, 
N.  Y. ;  then,  after  a  few  years,  to  Springville,  N.  Y.,  where  he  d. 
about  the  year  1839;  his  wife  d.  some  eight  years  later.  He  was 
a  cooper  by  trade.     Children  :  — 

3.  Noah",  b.  in  Acton,  March  8,  1797;  m.  in  1824,  Hannah,  dau. 
of  Benjamin  Ball.  (q.  v.)  He  taught  school  thirty  years ;  rem. 
first  to  Albany,  N.  Y.,  afterwards  to  Johnstown,  Fulton  county, 
where  he  d.  March  6,  1863.     His  wife  d.  in  1874. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Hannah^,  was  for  many  yeai's  a  successful  school-teacher;  later  an  as- 

sistant to  her  brother  in  his  office,  but  more  recently  has  had  the 
care  of  the  education  of  his  children. 

2.  Almira^,  res.  Johnstown,  N.  Y. 

3.  Chalmers  D.^,  d.  Sept.  13,  1880. 

4.  Francis   N.^,  a  lawyer;   m.  Margaret  Semper;    res.    Watertown,  N.  Y. 

Children  :   Anne  Laurie*,  Francis  Theodore*,  Wallace  Davis*,  Stuart 
Elton*,  Fannie  Fern*. 


3.  Isaac-,  b.  in  Acton,  May  20,  1798.  "He  was  a  great  hunter, 
and  could  find  game  where  no  one  else  could.  It  is  said  that  he 
could  go  through  the  forests  so  noiselessly  as  to  catch  the  denizens 
thereof  asleep."  (See  p.  72.)  He  went  to  Wisconsin,  where  he 
had  purchased  some  government  land  previous  to  leaving  New 
Hampshire,  and  d.  there  in  1846. 

4.  Amos  N.'^  b.  in  Peterboro',  Jan.  16,  1804  ;  m.  Adeline  D. 
Frost;  was  a  farmer  and  cooper;  for  some  years  past  has  res.  with 
his  son,  near  Ellicottville,  N.  Y.  He  visited  Acton  at  the  time  the 
monument  erected  to  the  memory  of  his  grandfather  (Captain 
Davis),  Hayward,  and  Hosmer,  was  dedicated,  and  presented  to 
the  association  the  sword  worn  by  Captain  Davis  on  that  memorable 
occasion,  which,  until  that  time,  had  been  kept  in  the  family.* 


These  three  were  the  first  to  fall  in  a  regular  engageniont  in  the  Kcvolntion. 


574  genealogy:  fitch :  flagg. 


CHILDREN. 

1.  Melissa  A. 3,  m. Root ;  res.  Redwood  Falls,  Minn. 

2.  Mary  E.^,  m. Fitch,  a  cousin;  res.  Eden,  Minn. 

3.  Franklin  M.^,  res.  EUicottville,  N.  Y. 

4.  Amos  K.s,  res.  West  Salamanca,  N.  Y. 

5.  Luke-,  b.  in  H.,  Sept.  2,  1807;  d.  about  1857  in  Livingston 
county,  N.  Y. ;  m.Lydia  Griffin.     A  cooper. 

CHILDREN. 

Lewis  N.3.      George  W.^.      Mary^.      EUen^.      Luke^.      Wheeler^.     Alonzo'^. 
Adaline'^  Isabel^. 

Some  of  whom  res.  at  West  Bloomfield,  N.  Y. 

6.  Mary-,  b.  in  H.,  Feb.  22,  1811;  m.  Nicholas  J.  Coon;  res. 
near  Springville,  Erie  county,  N.  Y. 

CHILDREN. 

Mary  J  A  James  D.s.  Emily  A. 3.  Amanda  U.^.  Flora  S.s. 


FLAGG. 


1.  John  W.^  Flagg,  b.  in  Worcester,  Mass.,  Oct.  22,  1802;  m.  1, 
Dec.  13,  182-,  Abigail  Buchanan,  -who  was  b.  in  Alstead,  April  18, 
1803,  and  d.  Aug.  81,  1852 ;  m.  2,  April  28,  1853,  Dorcas  P.  Burtt. 
(q.  V.)  Mr.  Flagg  rem.  to  Alstead  in  1818,  and  to  Hancock  Factory 
village  in  1832 ;  was  a  paper-maker  and  manufacturer  of  writing  and 
blank  books  ;  carried  on  the  business  in  what  is  now  Bennington 
some  twenty-five  years.  He  has  been  quite  prominent  in  town  af- 
fairs, having  served  as  town  clei'k  of  Bennington  twenty  years,  and 
was  representative  from  that  town  two  years,  besides  serving  several 
years  as  one  of  the  selectmen  and  as  moderator  of  annual  town- 
meetings  in  both  H.  and  Bennington,  He  is  now  living  in  Benning- 
ton at  the  ripe  age  of  86,  an  honored  and  respected  citizen.  Chil- 
dren :  — 

3.     Henry  Lewis-,  b.  Sept.  26,  1826;  d.  June  25,  1852. 

3.  Alonzo  Salisbury^,  b.  Dec.  11,  1827 ;  d.  July  11,  1848. 

4.  John-,  b.  Dec.  4,  1829  ;  m.  Oct.  23,  1856,  Emily  E.  Newton, 
who  d.  Feb.  15,  1869.     Child:  Lilla^,  b.  March  3,  1863. 


genealogy:    FLETCHER;    FLINT.  575 


FLETCHER. 

1.  Peter^  Fletcher  rem.  from  Alstead  to  Hancock  Factory  vil- 
lage in  1835.  His  wife's  maiden  name  was  Sarah  Piper,  whom  he 
m.  Jan.  28,  1787.  He  d.  Nov.  1843.  His  wife,  an  excellent  and 
devoutly  pious  woman,  d.  in  Lowell,  Mass.,  Dec.  31,  1848,  aged  83. 
Ten  children,  only  two  of  whom  res.  in  H. 

2.  Dea. -Lewis  A.-,  b.  in  Alstead,  Oct.  10,  1804,  was  a  student  at 
H.  academy;  m.  July  7,  1832,  Betsey  M.  Gregg,  of  Antrim;  was  a 
paper  manufacturer;  settled  at  Hancock  Factory  village  about  1829; 
built  a  paper-mill  in  1835  (see  p.  285)  ;  was  deacon  and  clerk  of  the 
Baptist  church  ;  rem.  to  Lowell,  Mass.,  in  1843,  to  New  York  in 
1849,  and  to  Wisconsin  in  1853,  where  he  d.  Aug.  10,  1856.  His 
widow  res.  with  her  son  in  Watertown,  N.  Y. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Lewis  A. 3,  b.  April  25,   183G;  was  a  paper-maker;  d.  in  Daltoii,  Mass., 

April  20,  1862. 

2.  Frank  A.^,  b.  Feb.  23,  1838;  a  paper-maker;  m.  Oct.  16,  1868,  Ida  LatUie ; 

was  a  sergeant  in  Co.  G,  2cl  regt.  N.  H.  vols. ;  I'eceiveil  his  warrant 
from  Captain  Weston  ;  was  in  the  first  and  second  Bull  Run,  York- 
town,  Malvern  hill,  Fredericksburgh,  and  many  other  battles ;  was 
severely  wounded  at  Gettysburg;  served  more  than  three  years; 
settled  in  Newark,  Del.,  in  1868;  rem.  to  Watertown,  N.  Y.,  in  187-1, 
where  he  now  res.  Children  :  (1),  Flora  J.*,  b.  Jan.  20,  1871.  (2), 
Nettie  F.*,  b.  Oct.  10,  1872.  (3),  Frank  H.",  b.  Sept.  1),  1880.  (4), 
Bessie  M.*,  b.  Nov.  14,  1882. 

3.  Elizabeths,  b.  in  1840 ;  d.  at  the  age  of  1  lo  years ;  was  the  first  person 

buried  in  the  cemetery  in  Bennington. 

4.  Louisas,  b.  in  1842;  d.  in  1846. 

3.  Sophi'onia-^,  b.  in  Alstead  in  1806;  attended  school  in  H. ; 
res.  in  Boston. 


JOHN   FLINT. 


1.  John-,  son  of  John  Bateman^  and  Polly  (Emerson)  Flint,  was 
b.  in  Maiden,  Mass.,  Jan.  14,  1793.  The  family  rem.  to  Stoddard 
when  he  was  quite  young;  m.  Jan.  30,  1821,  Susanna,  dau.  of  Jesse 
Barker  (q.  v.)  ;  settled  in  Stoddard  ;  rem.  to  a  farm  on  the  border 
of  H.  and  Antrim,  in  Feb.  1836,  which  he  purchased  of  James 
Styles.  At  that  time  the  buildings  were  in  Antrim,  but  by  special 
act  of  the  legislature  (see  p.  157)  that  part  of  the  farm  that  was  in 


576  genealogy:  flint. 

Antrim,  including  the  buildings,  was  set  off  to  Hancock  in  the  year 
1848.  Mrs.  Flint  d.  June  10,  1861,  and  in  the  fall  of  1864  he  went 
to  the  village  to  res.  with  his  sister,  Mrs.  Dolly  Cummings,  but  sub- 
sequently went  to  res.  with  his  dau.,  Mrs.  J.  H.  Wood,  where  he  d. 
Sept.  17,  1872.     Children  :  — 

2.  Maria^  d.  when  9  months  old. 

3.  Aaron  B.^  b.  Nov.  2,  1823.  At  the  age  of  21,  he,  with  J.  H. 
Wood,  purchased  of  his  father  a  saw-mill,  which  he  did  not  retain 
long;  then  he  spent  some  years  peddling  "Yankee  notions,"  which 
he  bought  of  Beasom  &  Reed,  of  Nashua,  and  carried  round  the 
country  in  two  tin  trunks;  ra.  Oct.  23,  1849,  Louisa,  dau.  of  Harvey 
Healy,  of  Washington;  purchased  the  place  marked  "A. B. Flint," 
in  1852,  where  he  res.  until  1861,  when  he  went  to  Massachusetts 
for  a  short  time;  came  back  and  res.  at  place  in  the  village  marked 
"  J.  Davis."  His  wife  d.  July  21,  1866.  In  1867  he  rem.  to  Ancora, 
N.  J.,  where  he  now  res.;  m.  2,  Sept.  1869,  Mrs.  Giffey. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Helen  Louisa^;  cl.  Aug.  5,  1856,  at  the  age  of  7  months. 

2.  An  infant^,  b.  1858. 

4.  Elizabeth  A.3,  b.  in  1827  ;  m.  J.  Hazen  Wood.     (q.  v.) 

5.  Charles  M.^,  b.  Jan.  11,  1829  ;  ra.  Nov.  28,  1850,  Mary  A., 
dau.  of  John  P.  Richardson,  (q.  v.)  In  Sept.  1850,  he  went  to 
Bennington  and  worked  about  a  year  for  S.  Baldwin,  in  his  knife 
shop;  then  until  1856  he  res.  in  his  father's  house  in  H. ;  rem.  to 
Middlebury,  Vt.,  where  he  was  engaged  for  a  few  years  in  the  stave- 
splitting  business;  came  back  to  H.  and  res.  on  the  homestead  a  few 
years,  and  rem.  to  the  Hatch  mills  in  1865,  then  to  the  Daniel  Lakin 
place,  then  bought  out  the  O.  A.  Willey  mill,  and  in  the  spring  of 
1872  rem.  to  Fitchburg,  Mass.  He  connected  himself  with  the 
Rollstone  Machine  works,  and  continued  to  make  improvements  in 
his  circular-saw  mills,  and  in  1880  started  in  business  for  himself. 
In  Aug.  1887,  he  sold  out  his  business  to  his  sons  on  account  of  ill 
health,  and  d.  Sept.  28,  1887.  He  was  the  inventor  and  patentee  of 
a  self-setting  saw-mill  and  other  machinery.  He  was  a  member  of 
Mount  Rollstone  lodge,  King  David  encampment,  and  Canton 
Hebron,  Patriarchs  Militant,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  and  was  buried  by  the 
order.  He  was  also  a  member  of  the  Knights  of  Honor  and  the 
Sons  of  Temperance,  and  was  a  consistent  working  advocate  of  the 
temperance  cause. 


GENEALOGY:    FLINT.  577 

CHILDRKN. 

1.  Emma  Frances^,  b.  in  II.,  July  29,  1853;  m.  Nov.  8,  1872,  Emery  J.  Dar- 

ling, of  Dublin;  a  millwright  and  carpenter;  res.  Fitchburg.    Child  : 
Lillian  C^,  b.  Nov.  4,  1879. 

2.  Clara  V.*,  b.  in  H.,  Aug.  16,   1855;  m.  Nov.   19,   1875,  L.  S.  Gerry;  res. 

Fitchburg ;  a  book-keeper. 

3.  George  W.*,  b.  in  West  Fairlee,  Vt.,  Sept.   17,   1857;    res.  Fitchburg ;    a 

machinist;  also  a  member  of  the  Fitchburg  band. 

4.  Willy    M.S    b.  iu    Rutland,  Vt.,  July  6,  1860;    res.  Fitchburg;  a  mill- 

wright. 

6.  An  infant'^. 

7.  Dolly-  Flint,  a  sister  of  John-,  was  b.  in  Maiden,  Mass.,  Sept. 
20,  1794.  At  the  time  her  brother  came  to  H.  or  Antrim  she  bought 
a  building  that  had  been  a  cooper-shop  on  the  borders  of  the  two 
towns,  and  fitted  it  up  for  a  home  for  her  mother  and  herself.  The 
house  was  so  situated  that  she  cooked  her  food  in  Aiitrim  and  ate 
it  in  H.  Here  her  mother  (Mrs.  Polly  Flint)  res.  a  large  portion  of 
the  time  alone,  as  she  worked  in  the  factory  in  Lowell,  Peterboro', 
and  Jaffrey.  Mrs.  Flint  d.  May  27,  1847,  aged  75  years.  Dolly  m. 
Sept.  14,  1848,  Enoch  Ware  (q.  v.),  and  about  that  time  she  moved 
her  house  (No.  68)  some  ten  rods  to  the  north-west.  After  the 
death  of  Mr.  Ware  she  continued  to  live  in  her  house  most  of  the 
time,  but  was  away  some  working  in  a  factory  until  her  marriage 
with  Asahel  Cummings  (q.  v.),  Sept.  19,  1854.  In  the  spring  of 
1856  they  rem.  to  the  village,  Mr.  Cummings  taking  down  the  house 
where  they  had  lived  and  making  use  of  the  materials  iu  the  new 
buildings  he  put  up  in  the  village. 


JACOB  AND  WILLIAM   B.   FLINT.* 

1.  Jacob'-,  son  of  Jacob^  and  Elizabeth  (Bradford)  Flint,  was 
one  of  a  family  of  ten  children,  two  of  whom  res.  in  H.  lie  was  b. 
in  Ilillsboro',  July  3,  1784;  ra.  Nov.  14,  1815,  Abigail,  dau.  of  IJev. 
Reed  Paige  (q.  v.)  ;  res.  iu  H,  until  1830,  when  he  rem.  to  Peter- 
boro', where  he  d.  Nov.  6,  1848.  His  wife  continued  to  res.  in 
Peterboro'  until  1863,  when  she  rem.  to  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  where  she 
d.  Aug.  10,  1880.     Children,  all  b.  in  H.  :— 

*  The  Flint  brothers  came  to  H.  as  early  as  ISIO. 


578  genealogy:  flint. 

2.  A  son^  b.  and  d.  Nov.  19,  1816. 

3.  A  dau.",  b.  Jan.  8,  1818  ;  d.  Jan.  11,  1818. 

4.  Elizabeth*,  b.  March  13,  1819;  m.  Dec.  21,  1842,  John  Scott 
Gray,  a  merchant  in  Peterboro',  who  d.  thei-e,  Oct.  13,  1843,  leaving 
a  son,  John  Flint^  b.  Nov.  6,  1843,  and  d.  Oct.  17, 1848;  she  m.  2, 
April  2,  1863,  Maj.  Samuel  Nay,*  who  was  b.  in  Peterboro',  but  had 
spent  a  large  portion  of  his  active  life  in  Shai-on,  where  he  held 
many  important  offices  of  trust  and  honor.  He  d.  in  Peterboro', 
April  25,  1880,  and  she  m.  3,  James  G.  White,  a  prominent  citizen 
of  Peterboro',  who  has  been  county  commissioner,  justice  of  the 
peace,  selectman,  etc. 

5.  William  BradfordS  b.  April  17,  1821 ;  d.  May  8,  1822. 

6.  Abby  MariaS  b.  Aug.  7,  1822 ;  d.  Jan.  19,  1860. 

7.  William  Bradford*,  b.  April  15,  1826;  a  dry-goods  merchant 
of  the  firm  of  Flint  &  Kent,  261  Main  street,  Buffalo,  N.  Y.;  m. 
May  29, 1862,  Joanna  Ireland,  dau.  of  James  and  Janet  (Richmond) 
Gillespie,  who  were  both  b.  in  Scotland. 

CHILD. 

1.     Abbie  Gillespie^,  b.  Sept.  18,  1863. 


8.  William  B.-  (Jacob^),  b.  in  Hillsboro' ;  m.  Feb.  16,  1815,  Jane 
M.  Whitcomb,  of  H.;  res.  in  H.  a  few  years  at  the  place  marked 
"A.  Copeland,"  about  the  year  1817.  He  went  to  Detroit,  Mich., 
where  he  d.,  after  a  few  months,  of  a  fever.  His  wife,  who  remained 
in  H.,  d.  March  28,  1819.     Child  :— 

9.  William  J.^  b.  Aug.  30,  1815.  About  the  year  1826  he  went 
to  Maine,  N.  Y.,  with  his  uncle,  J.  M.  Whitcomb;  m.  Sept.  1,  1836, 
Annis  Marean.  He  was  a  man  much  respected  in  the  community 
where  he  res.  He  always  retained,  under  all  circumstances,  in  all 
places,  and  with  all  men  with  whom  he  had  dealings,  a  Christian 
resignation  and  deportment.  He  was  a  highly  respected  and  con- 
sistent member  of  the  Congregational  church.  For  many  years  he 
followed  the  business  of  an  undertaker ;  d.  March  4,  1885. 

CHILD. 

1.     Esther  J.-*,  b.  Sept.  6,  1839;  m.  April  12,   1860,  Charles  G.  Bowers;  res. 
Maine,  N.  Y. 

*  Major  Nay's  father  res.  in  the  west  part  of  H.  (No.  33)  at  an  early  date  before  he 
(Major  Nay)  was  b. 


GENEALOGY:   FOGG.  579 

FOGG. 

1.  Jeremiah^  Fogg  and  Hannali  Eastman,  his  wife,  came  to  H. 
about  the  year  1794,  from  Seabrook,  where  three  of  their  children 
were  b. ;  settled  at  place  marked  "  C.  Fogg,"  which  he  purchased 
of  Elijah  Davis.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fogg  were  energetic,  hard- 
working people,  and  members  of  the  church  here.  He  was  a  Revolu- 
tionary soldier;  d.  Jan.  19,  1847,  aged  87  years  9  months  10  days. 
His  wife  d.  Oct.  23,  1833,  aged  67  years  10  months  20  days.  Chil- 
dren :  — * 

2.  Ebenezer-,  b.  Oct.  25,  1787;  d.  May  18,  1836;  m.  Dec.  25, 
1814,  Eliza,  dau.  of  Dea.  Thomas  Hovey,  of  Newton,  Mass.,  who  d. 
April  8,  1868.  He  purchased  the  Hovey,  afterwards  known  as  the 
Fogg,  hotel,  in  Cambridgeport,  Mass.,  which  he  kept  for  many  years. 
Ten  children,  of  whom  only  three  are  living. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  William  S:^  the  oldest  son,  b.  June  26,  1817;  d.  Dec.  22,   1884;  in.  Mary 

;  was  a  wholesale  dealer  in  feathers  and  mattresses  in  New  York 

city  for  over  forty  years.  In  1882  he  purchased  the  old  homestead 
in  H.  and  erected  the  Prospect  house,  intending  to  res.  here,  but  was 
prevented  from  doing  so  by  sickness.  Child:  William  W.*,  who, 
with  his  mother,  had  charge  of  the  Prospect  house  oue  season. 

2.  xVbbie^,  the  youngest  child  of  Ebeuezer-,  m.  Edward  Thorndike;  res.  on 

the  family  homestead  in  Cambridgeport.     Three  children. 

3.  Mary-,  b.  Sept.  4,  1789;  m.  Isaac  A.  Moors,     (q.  v.) 

4.  Jessed  b.  April  10,  1792  ;  went  West ;  d. 

5.  Simon-2,  b.  Oct.  20,  1802  ;  m.  Feb.  17,  1825,  Eliza  Knowlton, 
of  H.;  res.  Bridgewater,  Vt.,  where  he  d.  June  7,  1878. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Charles^,     2.  Chestei-^.     3.  Forrest-'.     All  m.  aud  have  children. 

6.  Charles^,  b.  Oct.  24,  1807;  m.  Nov.  24,  1830,  Roxanna  Far- 
num,  of  Dublin,  who  was  b.  May  9,  1806;  settled  on  the  homestead  ; 
he  d.  April  7,  1874.     Children  :  — 

7.  Orlando^,  b.  Feb.  10,  1832  ;  m.  1,  Oct.  G,  1857,  Hattie  L.  Ab- 
bott, who  d.;  m.  2,  July  3,  1869,  Lydia  Ann,  dau.  of  Isaac  A.Moors 
(q.  v.);  res.  in  Harrisville  several  years ;  was  a  successful  farmer; 

*  Piimelia  Styles  was  brought  up  by  Mr.  ami  Mrs.  Fogg ;  m.  Thomas  BlaisdoU ;  res. 
a  few  years  in  Croydon.  He  became  lutHUipcrate,  and  she  left  him;  res.  about  the 
year  1S40  with  her  children  at  place  in  the  viUage  marked  '  Mrs.  JI.  Kobb  "  ;  icni.  to 
Nashua  and  d.  there.    Family  extinct. 


580  genealogy:  fogg. 

held  various  offices  of  trust  in  the  town ;  present  res.  H.,  at  place 
marked  "  O.  Fogg,"  in  village ;  was  chosen  a  member  of  the  board 
of  selectmen  in  1888  by  a  large  majority,  but  declined  to  serve;  is 
at  present  tax-collector  in  H. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Luella  F.^  b.  Sept.  20,  1858;  d.  July  5,  1882;  m.  Dana  E.  Symonds,  who 

res.  in  Chesham.     Children:  (1),  Hattie  F.s,  b.  March  2,  1881.     (2), 
Orlando  T.^,  b.  June  19,  1882. 

2.  Nettie  R.^  b.  April  24,  1874. 

8.  Heraan  J.^,  b.  Feb.  20, 1833 ;  m.  Feb.  15,  1855,  Nancy  Knight, 
of  H. ;  settled  in  Gardner,  Mass.,  where  he  d.  Jan.  30,  1861 ;  his 
widow  res.  for  a  few  years  in  H.;  present  res.,  New  Boston. 

CHILD. 

1.     Charles  H.*,  b.  Aug.  22,  1859;  m.  June  14,  1887,  Annie  L.  Mansfield;  res. 
Peterboro'. 

9.  Frank  J.'',  b.  May  30,  1835;  res.  in  Vermont;  d. 

10.  Mary  E.^  b.  Sept.  2,  1836;  m.  July  2,  1855,  Romulus  M. 
Lowell;  res.  Mario w. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Clara  E.*,  b.  Sept.  12,  1856;  m.  Clifford  H.  Tenney.     (q.  v.) 

2.  Charles  L.*,  b.  June  8,  1858;  ra.  Nellie  M.  Blake;  res.  a  short  time  in  H. 

village,  at  G.  W.  Goodhue's,  where  their  oldest  child,  Grace^,  was 
b. ;  present  res.,  Gaysville,  Vt. 

3.  Forrest  L.^,  b.  March  23,  1860 ;  m.  Lillian  Philbrick ;  res.  Marlboro'. 

4.  Letitia  J.*,  b.  March  27,  1862 ;  ra.  Hollis  Towne :  res.  Bethel,  Vt. 

5.  Irving  M.*,  b.  July  13,  1864;  m.  Flora  E.  Boutell;  res.  Marlow. 

6.  Bert  D.*,  b.  June  24,  1868. 

11.  Darwin  C.^  b.  Feb.  10,  1838;  m.  1,  Emma  Barrett,  who  d.; 
m.  2,  Helen  Metcalf,  of  Keene;  res.  Keene.  Two  children,  one  by 
first  wife,  Addie*;  one  by  second  wife,  Herbert*. 

12.  Simon  S.^,  b.  June  18,  1845 ;  m.  1,  Sept.  2,  1869,  Addie  M. 
Brown,  of  H.,  who  d.  June  28,  1870;  ra.  2,  March  30,  1871, 
Loretta  J.,  dau.  of  Moses  and  Mary  ( Washburn )  Lakin  (q.  v.)  ; 
settled  on  the  homestead,  which  he  sold  to  his  cousin  (q.  v.) ;  rem. 
to  the  village  in  1885  ;  res.  jjlace  marked  "  S.  Fogg."  He  is  an  ex- 
tensive dealer  in  cattle. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     William  D.^  b.  Oct.  28,  1872.  2.     George  H.^  b.  Sept.  2,  1875. 

3.     Alice  May*,  b.  Sept.  18,  1887. 


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JOEL    FOSTER. 

1.  Isaac^  Foster,  b.  in  Tewksbury,  Mass.;  was  a  soldier  in  the 
French  war  at  the  age  of  18;  was  taken  prisoner  and  kept  three 
years  by  the  Indians;  was  then  sold  to  the  French  for  ten  gallons 
of  brandy,  and  finally  came  home;  his  mother  did  not  recognize 
him  at  first.  He  was  also  a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary  war,  as 
were  also  two  of  his  sons,  Isaac  and  Ezra;  d.  Nov.  8,  1808,  and  was 
buried  in  H.     He  came  to  H.  in  1803  with  his  son, — 

2.  JoeP  (Isaac!),  b.  in  Tewksbury;  d.  in  H.,  Feb.  22,  1842,* 
aged  64  years;  settled  at  No.  83,  on  a  farm  that  he  purchased  of 
Mr.  Gray,  and  sold  in  1885  to  Mr.  Nay  and  Mr.  Robbe;  m.  1,  Re- 
becca Hunt,  of  Tewksbury;  m.  2,  Dec.  26,  1811,  Agnes  Nancy 
Tyrrell,  of  H.;  she  d.  May  20,  1835,  aged  53  years.     Children:— 

3.  Matthias  Spaulding^  b.  Nov.  10,  1802;  m.  Dec.  18,  1830; 
celebrated  his  golden  wedding;  has  been  in  the  grocery  business 
nearly  sixty  years;  I'es.  in  Waltham,  Mass.     One  son,  Lebbeus  S."*. 

4.  JoeP,  b.  May  21,  1804;  d.  in  Boston;  m.t  in  1833,  Sarah 
Lord,  who  d. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Joel  H.4.       2.     Susan  L.*.      3.     Adalaide^.       4.     Louisa*.       5.     Emma*. 
6.     Henry*,  enlisted  as  a  private  in  Co.  H,  ICtli  rei^t.  Mass.  vols. ;  served 

three  years ;  was  in  many  battles ;  d.  in  a  hospital  at  the  age  of  22, 

and  was  buried  in  the  South. 

5.  John^,  b.  Oct  9,  1805;  d.  in  H.  in  1866. 

6.  Noah  Hunt^,  b.  March  19,  1809;  d.  in  H.,  Dec.  16,  1834. 

7.  Rebecca  Hunt^  b.  Sept.  23,  1812;  was  a  student  at  the 
academy  in  H.  in  the  autumns  of  1831  and  1832;  res.  in  Boston 
more  than  twenty-five  years;  was  matron  in  a  reformatory  institu- 
tion on  Rutland  street  some  twelve  years;  d.  at  the  home  of  her 
brother  in  Waltham,  Mass.,  Aug.  3,  1863,  and  was  buried  in  H. 

8.  Nancy  MacDonough^  b.  Sept.  16,  1816;  was  for  many  years 
a  matron  in  the  State  Almshouse,  Tewksbury,  Mass.;  is  a  woman  of 
great  force  of  character  and  of  a  kindly  nature.  To  her  we  are 
indebted  mainly  for  this  record,  yet  she  writes  that  of  herself  she 
has  nothing  to  say.     She  res.  with  her  brother  in  Meriden,  Conn. 

9.  Thomas  MitchelP,  b.  June  10,  1819;  d.  in  H.,  Oct.  24,  1834. 

*  In  the  church  records  it  is  stated  that  Joel-  Foster  d.  one  year  earlier  tlian  as  re- 
corded here. 

t  In  the  town  records  it  is  stated  that  Joel-  Foster,  m.  Khoda  Uuwsell,  Jan.  30, 1827. 
(See  p.  213.) 


682  GENEALOGY :    FOSTER. 

10.  Asa  Gray^  b.  July  16,  1825;  m.  in  1853,  Priscilla,  dau.  of 
Cyrus  and  Annie  Knight,  of  Ludlow,  Vt.;  has  been  employed  by 
the   Meriden  Britannia   Co.  for  many  years;    res.   Meriden,  Conn. 

Three  children  of  JoeP  Foster,  names  not  given,  d.  in  infancy. 


JOHN  FOSTER. 


1.  Ensign  John^  Foster  came  from  Deerfield,  Mass.,  as  early  as 
1779;  settled  at  place  marked  "Mrs.  Cummings";  m.  1,  Sarah,  dau. 
of  Isaiah  Taylor  (q.  v.),  who  d.  May  17,  1792,  aged  33  years;  m.  2, 
Aug.  6,  1794,  Lydia  Foster,  of  Temple,  who  d.  July  19,  1842,  aged 
80  years.  He  was  chairman  of  the  board  of  selectmen  in  1783;  d. 
July  10,  1810,  aged  66  years.     Children  :  — 

2.  John^,  b.  June  29,  1780;  m.  Styles,  of  Bradford;  res. 

Langdon,  where  he  d. 

3.  Sarah^  (Sally  on  records),  b.  June  28,  1782;  ra.  Elisha  Good- 
ell,  of  Hillsboro';  settled  in  Ohio,  where  they  res.  many  years. 
After  his  death  she  returned  to  H.,  and  spent  the  last  eight  years  of 
her  life  with  her  nephew,  Adolphus  G.  Foster;  d.  June  8,  1871. 

4.  Mercy^  (Marsey  on  records),  b.  March  30,  1786;  m.  Thatcher 
Bradford,     (q.  v.) 

5.  Isaiah^  [10],  b.  Oct.  28,  1789. 

6.  Joshua^  [11],  b.  Feb.  12,  1796. 

7.  Rebecca^,  b.  Jan.  3,  1800. 

8.  Silas^  [20],  b.  Oct.  24,  1802. 

9.  Betsey^.  This  name  is  not  with  the  rest  on  the  town  records. 
In  a  memorandum  before  me  it  is  stated  that  she  d.  Aug.  30,  1800. 
If  this  is  correct,  she  was  b.  before  Eebecca. 

10.  Isaiah-  [5]  (John^),  m.  Patty  Phipps  Hartwell;  res.  in 
Hillsboro',  where  he  d.  in  July,  1862.  She  d.  at  the  res.  of  her  son, 
C.  H.3  Foster,  in  Hillsboro',  in  1879. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Patty  Phipps^,  d.  in  childhood.  6.  Lorenza  Jane^,  d. 

2.  Isaiah  Woodbury^  d.  7.  Edward  Page^,  res.  Manchester. 

3.  Henry  Harrison^,  d.  in  childhood.  8.  Sarah  Rebecca^,  d. 

4.  Lozina  Jane^,  d.  in  childhood.  9.  Silas  Elbridge^,  res.  Manchester. 

5.  Charles  Harrison^,  res.  Hillsboro'. 

11.  Joshua'^  [6]  (John^),  m.  1,  Oct.  8,  1816,  Sally,  dau.  of  Boyd 
Hopkins,  of  Antrim,  who  was  b.  May  14,  1795;  d.  March  11,  1824; 


genealogy:  foster.  683 

m.  2,  Marcli  22,  1825,  Mary  Ann  Fletcher,  of  Peterboro',  who  d. 
May  28,  1851,  aged  48;  m.  3,  Oct.  16,  1851,  I\[rs.  Dorothy  Little,  of 
Peterboro'.  Mr.  Foster  carried  on  an  extensive  business  as  a  tanner 
(see  p.  85);  res.  many  years  at  place  marked  "J.  Foster."  About 
the  year  1858  he  erected  a  new  and  commodious  set  of  buildings  at 
place  marked  "J.  F.,"  where  he  d.  March  16,  1867.     Children  :  — 

13.  Elizabeth^,  m.  Zebedee  Bagerley;  settled  in  Seneca,  Mich. 
Children  :    John*,  George*,  and  Abby  Ann*. 

13.  Calista^,  d.  young. 

14.  Otis^,  d.  young. 

15.  Lydia  J.^,  d.  young. 

16.  Charles  O.^,  b.  Feb.  26,  1826  ;  m.  Mary  Ann,  dan.  of  Ken- 
dall Grey  (q.  v.);  settled  in  Lowell,  Mass.;  rem.  to  Boston,  then 
to  Seneca,  Mich.,  where  he  remained  seventeen  years,  then  to  H. 
(see  p.  85),  then  to  Russell,  Kan.,  where  he  now  res.  One  child, 
Ada*,  b.  in  Lowell,  Mass.,  in  185-4. 

17.  Sarah  L.^  b.  Feb.  1829;  m.  Oct.  28,  1847,  Lewis  G.  Nay. 
(q.  V.)     She  d.  Aug.  1,  1849  ;  was  buried  in  H. 

18.  Adolphus  G.^  b.  Feb.  19,  1835;  m.  Oct.  28,  1858,  Ellen  H., 
dau.  of  William  Lakin  (q.  v.);  settled  on  the  homestead  (see  p.  85); 
represented  the  town  at  the  General  Court  in  1879;  was  elected 
third  selectman  in  1882,  second  selectman  in  1883  and  1884,  and 
was  elected  chairman  of  the  board  in  1885  and  1886. 

19.  Elwin  C.-^  b.  in  1852  ;  m.  Annie  M.  Shaw,  of  Lynn,  Mass.; 
res.  Lynn ;  is  president  of  the  Lynn  &  Boston  Horse  Railroad  Co. 

30.  Silas^  [8]  (John^),  m.  twice;  d.  at  the  res.  of  his  son,  Mar- 
cus A.  Foster,  at  Colorado  Springs,  Dec.  4,  1881.  Six  children  by 
his  first  wife  and  one  by  his  second  wife. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Marcus  A. 3,  111.  Lizzie  Harris,  who  was  b.  iu  Wales.     Six  cliildrcMi ;  the 

oldest  b.  June,  1865;  the  youngest  b.  Maj^  1879. 

2.  Mrs.  B.  F.  Hooper^,  res.  iu  Montana  Territory;  has  one  sou,  b.  in  18C2. 

3.  W.  E.  C.■^  res.  in  Iowa  City,  la. ;  is  m.,  and  has  two  children. 


PERLEY  FOSTER. 

1.  Maj.  Perley-,  son  of  Diamond^  Foster,  a  Kevolutionary  sol- 
dier, was  b.  in  Greenfield,  Sept.  20,  1792.  He  came  to  H.  when  a 
small  boy  to  live  with  John  Morrison,  with  whom  he  lived  several 
years;  m.  Mary,  dau.  of  Moses  and  Mary  Gray  (q.  v.),  of  H.;  res. 


584  GENEALOGY:    FOSTER. 

a  short  time  in  H.  on  the  William  Gray  farm ;  rem.  to  Greenfield, 
where  they  remained  a  few  years,  when  they  rem.  to  Whitefield  ; 
rem.  to  Nashua  about  the  year  1833,  where  he  d.  Dec.  22,  1843 ;  his 
wife  d.  in  Nashua,  July  12,  1875.     Children:  — 

3.  Newman  S.^,  b.  in  Greenfield,  Nov.  20,  1816 ;  d.  in  Lawrence, 
Mass.,  Dec.  2-3,  1862;  was  a  cotton  manufacturer;  m.  June  2,  1842, 
Mary  E.,  dau.  of  Benjamin  and  Sophia  Jones,  of  Stewartstown,  who 
m.  2,  A.  G.  Reed,  of  Nashua,  where  she  now  res. 

3.  Mary  Jane^  b.  in  Greenfield,  Aug.  5,  1818;  d.  in  Nashua, 
March  14,  1848. 

4.  Maj.  John  Gray^,  b.  at  Whitefield,  May  27,  1823:  rem.  with 
his  parents  to  Nashua  when  10  years  old  ;  was  educated  at  the  pub- 
lic schools  in  Nashua,  at  the  Literary  and  Scientific  institute  in  H., 
at  David  Crosby's  Literary  institute  in  Nashua,  and  at  West  Point 
military  academy,  receiving  his  appointment  as  a  cadet  at  West 
Point  in  1842,  at  the  request  of  Hon.  Charles  G.  Atherton  and  Hon. 
Franklin  Pierce.  He  graduated  in  1846,  —  ranking  number  four  in 
the  class,  —  with  Generals  McClellan,  Reno,  Couch,  Seymour,  Stur- 
gis,  Stoneman,  Oakes,  and  Gordon  of  the  Union  army,  and  Jackson 
and  Wilcox  of  the  Confederate  army.  He  entered  the  army  as 
second  lieutenant  of  engineers,  and  was  brevetted  first  lieutenant 
in  1847,  for  gallant  and  meritorious  conduct  in  the  battles  of  Con- 
treras  and  Clierubusco.  He  was  severely  wounded  at  the  storming 
of  El  Molino  del  Ray,  and  for  his  gallantry  was  brevetted  captain. 
He  was  assistant  professor  of  engineering  at  West  Point  in  1855-57. 
At  the  outbreaking  of  the  Rebellion  he  was  second  in  command  at 
Fort  Sumter,  and  for  the  heroism  he  displayed  on  this  occasion  he 
was  appointed  brigadier-general  of  volunteers.  He  bore  a  conspic- 
uous part  in  the  battle  of  Roanoke  island,  the  capture  of  Newbern, 
and  received  the  unconditional  surrender  of  all  the  forces  upon  the 
island  in  Feb.  1862.  In  July  he  was  left  in  command  of  the  Depart- 
ment of  North  Carolina,  with  the  rank  of  major-general.  General 
Burnside  having  been  ordered  with  the  main  part  of  his  force  to 
Fortress  Monroe.  Late  in  the  autumn,  having  been  reinforced  by 
new  regiments  from  Massachusetts,  he  again  assumed  the  offensive. 
He  led  an  expedition  from  Washington  through  Williamston  to 
Hamilton,  on  the  Roanoke.  He  expected  to  find  and  destroy  some 
iron-clads  in  the  process  of  construction,  but  there  Avere  none;  he, 
however,  liberated  several  hundred  slaves. 

In  April,  1863,  General  Hill  made  an  attack  on  Washington,  N.  C, 


genealogy:    FOSTER;    FOX.  585 

but  was  handsomely  repulsed  by  General  Foster.  In  Oct.  18(33, 
General  Foster  succeeded  General  Burnside  in  east  Tennessee,  in 
command  of  the  Department  of  Ohio.  He  was  transferred  to  the 
command  of  the  Department  of  the  South  in  May,  1864,  to  the  De- 
partment of  Florida  in  1865,  and  was  mustered  out  of  the  volunteer 
service  in  Sept.  1866. 

All  through  the  war  he  occupied  responsible  positions,  and  was 
regarded  as  one  of  the  most  accomplislied,  brave,  and  prudent 
officers  in  the  army.  After  leaving  the  volunteer  service  he  re- 
turned to  his  corps,  and  was  appointed  to  take  charge  of  works  for 
the  preservation  and  improvement  of  Boston  harbor  and  the  con- 
struction of  the  defenses  of  Poi'tsmouth  (N.  H.)  harbor.  These 
operations  were  conducted  with  much  ability  and  professional  skill. 
He  was  to  the  citizens  of  Nashua,  where  he  was  best  known,  tlie 
"  beau  ideal  soldier  and  gentleman."  In  the  years  of  the  war  the 
people  looked  upon  him  as  a  son  and  brother,  and  followed  his 
career  with  pride.  His  affection  for  his  mother,  who  survived  him, 
was  marked.  He  never  forgot  her  early  teachings,  and  never  neg- 
lected to  write  her  as  often  as  was  possible  from  the  time  he  went 
to  West  Point  to  the  close  of  his  life.  Soon  after  the  close  of  the 
war  he  purchased  a  home  for  her  in  Nashua,  where  he  d.  Sept.  2, 
1874.  He  m.  1,  Jan.  1,  1851,  Mary  S.  Moale,  of  Baltimore,  Md., 
who  d.  June  6,  1871;  m.  2,  Nannie  Davis,  who  res.  in  Washington, 
D.  C. 

CHILD,    BY   FIRST   WIFE. 

1.     Anna*,  m.  Lieut.  Henry  Seatou,  of  the  regular  army. 

5.  Dr.  Moses  Gray'',  b.  at  Whitefield,  March  30,  1830;  was  town 
clerk  of  Nashua,  and  a  member  of  the  superintending  school  com- 
mittee; d.  in  Nashua,  July  14,  1853. 

6.  Perley',  b.  Sept.  1,  1833;  d.  at  Dubuque,  la.,  where  lie  was  a 
merchant,  Aug.  19,  1856. 

7.  George^  b.  at  Nashua,  Oct.  12,  1835;  was  in  the  clothing- 
business  in  Nashua;  d.  at  Nashua,  May  31,  1859. 


FOX. 

Timothy'-,  son   of  John^  Fox,  rem.  from  Littleton,  Mass.,  to  New 
Ipswich  in  1765;  m.  Abigail  Dudley.     He  d.  in  1827,  aged  86;  his 


586  GENEALOGY:    FOX. 

wife  d,  in  1808.     To  them  were  b.  ten  children,  three  of  whom  came 
to  H.  to  res.* 

1.  Peter^  (Timothy'^,  John^),  b.  in  New  Ipswich,  Sept.  15,  1771 ; 
m.  May  25, 1797,  Mittee  (for  Submit),  dau.  of  Joseph  and  Mittee  Sy- 
raonds  (q.  v.);  rem.  to  Peterboro',  and  from  there  to  H.  about  1800; 
res.  place  marked  "  R.  B.  Simonds  ";  rem.  to  Marlow  about  the  year 
1812  (name  on  tax-list  from  1800  to  1811,  inclusive).     Children: — 

2.  Sally^  b.  in  Peterboro',  Nov.  29,  1797;  m.  Calvin  Phelps; 
res.  in  Marlow,  where  she  d.  about  the  year  1867. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     George  S.^  res.  Marlow.  2.     Maria^,  res.  Acworth. 

3.    Elbridge^,  res.  Marlow.        4.     Freeman^,  res.  Marlow.        5.     Au  infant^. 

3.  CharlesS  b.  in  H.,  Jan.  8,  1801;  d.  Dec.  16,  1801. 

4.  George  Washington*,  b.  in  H.,  Nov.  26,  1802;  m.  1,  Rebecca 
Eoyce,  who  d.  about  1843;  m.  2,  Rectina  Boyden,  of  Guilford,  Vt., 
who  d.  in  the  winter  of  1882-83.  He  rem.  to  Fairbault,  Minn.,  about 
the  year  1862,  where  he  res.  until  his  death  in  1885.  His  body  was 
brought  to  Marlow  for  burial. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Edward  Alonzo^  res.  iu  Marlow ;  has  carried  on  the  currying  business 

many  years. 

2.  Charles  Gilman^,  is  a  locomotive  engineer,  and  for  many  years  has  been 

employed  by  the  Baltimore  &  Ohio  railroad ;  res.  in  Baltimore. 

5.  Peter^  b.  in  H.,  Nov.  27,  1804;  d.  July,  1807. 

6.  Roxana^  b.  in  H.,  Oct.  27,  1807;  m.  Ora  Monroe;  res.  in 
Marlow;  d.  about  the  year  1862. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Marion  E.^,  b.  Dec.  25,  1846;  m.  Oct.  20,  1866,  John  C  Stone,  of  Marl- 

boro'.    Five  children. 

2.  Abbie^  d.  in  Springfield,  Mass.,  in  1886. 

7.  Orin"  C.  (Oring;Senter  on  records),  b.  in  H.,  Sept.  7,  1809; 
res.  Marlow;  m.  Harriet  J.  Hodgman ;  he  d.  in  1854. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Cynthia  A.^,  m.  Samuel  J.  Lowell. 

2.     Orin  D. 5,  was  a  soldier  in  the  Civil  war;  d.  in  service.  3.     Paulina^. 

4.     Perley  "W.^,  res.  Marlow. 

*  Timothy  Fox  was  a  non-resident  landowner  in  H.  The  family  is  supposed  to 
have  settled  first  in  Woburn. 


GENEALOGY  :    FOX.  687 

8.  Peter  Tuttle\  b.  in  H.,  May  17,  1811 ;  ni.  March,  1833,  Emily 
Porley  ;  res.  Marlow. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Perlej'  E.*,   res.  Marlow;  has  been  in  cliarire  of  the  stove  and  tin  busi- 

ness in  town  for  some  twentj^  years ;  has  taken  out  three  patents, 
one  of  which  is  the  "  Granite  State  Evaporator,"  well  known  among 
sugar  makers. 

2.  Ashbury  T.^,  was  killed  by  an  accident  when  about  !)  years  old. 

3.  Frank  E.^,  was  also  killed  by  accident  when  about  10  years  old. 

9,  William  P.*,  b.  in  Marlow;  m.  Manda  Jacobs;  rem.  to  Min- 
nesota about  the  year  1862;  d.  about  the  year  1872.  His  wife  res. 
in  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Elleu^ 

2.  Louisas, 

3.  Granville  H. 

4.  Jennette^, 

5.  Sylvias,  J 


in  Minnesota,  except  EUen^,  who  res.   in  Ash- 
burnham,  Mass. 


10.  EmilyS  b.  in  Marlow,  Nov.  17,  1815;  m.  Robert  W.  Mat- 
thews,     (q.  V.) 

11.  Samuel-^  (Timothy-,  John^),  b.  in  New  Ipswich,  April  12, 
1773;  came  to  H.  as  early  as  1795;  m.  1,  March  2.5,  1800,  Sarah,* 
dau.  of  James  Duncan  (q.  v.);  m.  2,  Dec.  26,  1805,  Thankful  Breed, 
of  Nelson,  who  was  b.  May  22,  1786.  He  built  the  Fox  tannery 
about  the  year  1800;  res.  first  opposite  the  place  marked  "J.  Wash- 
burn "  (see  p.  83),  wliich  lie  sold  to  his  brother  (q.  v.),  and  res.  later 
at  No.  31;  rem.  to  Stoddard  in  1814,  where  he  d.  Nov.  27,  1814. 
Children,  all  b.  in  H.:  — 

13.  Eliphalet\  b.  Feb.  10,  1802;  went  to  Antrim  to  learn  the 
tanner's  trade  with  his  uncle,  George  Duncan  ;  m.  in  1837,  Mary 
Barker;  rem.  to  Stoddard,  where  he  d.  Oct.  11,  1862. 

*  In  the  list  of  marriages  this  name  is  given  Sally.  She  d.  July  2,  1805.  Thankful 
Breed  was  the  dau.  of  Kathaniel  Breed,  of  Kelson,  and  the  granddaughter  of  Dr. 
Nathaniel  Breed,  of  New  Ipswich,  a  native  of  Salem,  Mass.,  a  gi-aduate  of  Harvard 
college,  eminent  for  learning  and  piety,  and  a  suec-cssfnl  physician  and  surgeon. 
He  purchased  a  large  tract  of  land  for  his  sons  in  ra(i<ci>iitl<l,  served  in  the  army 
as  a  surgeon  during  the  Revolutionary  war,  and  came  iMniie  hrukcii  in  health  and 
in  fortune,  and  retired  to  a  farm  in  Packersfleld,  win  re  lie  d.  Mrs.  Fox  was  left 
with  her  little  family  without  a  dollar.  Two  years  after  tlie  deatli  ot  her  husband 
she  rem.  to  ^Vashington,  taking  with  her  three  children,  the  others  having'-  been 
provided  for  by  friends.  She  was  a  tailoress,  and  by  working  hard  at  her  trade 
she  was  able  to  keep  her  little  ones  from  want.  She  was  a  truly  good  woman,  and 
her  deeds  deserve  a  record.  She  rem.  to  Bradford  in  1831,  anil  to  Warner  in  ISfi.'), 
where  she  d.  Oct.  22, 1869. 


588  GENEALOGY  :    FOX. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Sarah  J  5.  b.  in  Stoddard,  March  9,   1840;  m.  May  2,  1865,  Rev.  Joseph 

Moulton,  who  was  b.  in  Antrim,  Aug.  12,  1834;  was  a  colporteur  in 
the  service  of  Bible  and  missionary  societies  some  fourteen  years ; 
has  been  pastor  of  Methodist  Episcopal  churches  in  Maine  for  the 
past  ten  years;  res.  Jan.  1886,  iu  North  Auburn,  Me.  Mrs.  Moulton 
d.  in  Newry,  Me.,  Nov.  4,  1881.  Children:  Arthur  A.«,  Berthie 
Florence^,  Agnes  Lucetta'J. 

2.  George  Duncan^,  b.  1843 ;  killed  at  the  battle  of  Antietam,  Sept.  17,  1862. 

3.  Samuel  B.s,  b.  in  1846;  m.  in  1869,  Louise  C.  Gray;  res.   Southampton, 

Mass.     Children:  Gracie  Louise*^,  d.,  Helen  Louise'',  Edith''. 

4.  Mary  A.^,  h.  1852  ;  m.  Wm.  J.  Smith  ;  res.  Lisbon  Falls,  Me.  Three  children. 

13.  George  DuncanS  b.  Jan.  16,  1804  ;  d.  Jan.  2,  1831. 

14.  Sally^  b.  Oct.  13,  1806;  m.  in  1830,  Thomas  Morse,  of 
Bradford;  rem.  to  Candia,  where  she  d,  March  22,  1839. 

15.  Samuels  b.  Feb.  21,  1808;  d.  in  Bradford,  Jan.  25,  1844. 

16.  CynthiaS  b.  Nov.  3,  1809;  d.  in  Bradford,  June  16,  1852; 
m.  Walter  II.  Morse,  of  Bradford. 

17.  Rev.  Nathaniel  BreedS  b.  Oct.  3,  1811.  After  the  death  of 
his  father  he  went  to  live  with  a  Mrs,  Moore  in  H.,  where  he  re- 
mained until  he  was  13;  then  he  went  to  Keene,  and  remained  two 
years  with  his  uncle,  Cyrus  Breed,  when  he  went  to  Nelson,  and 
here  he  formed  the  purpose  of  becoming  a  missionary,  and  at  the 
age  of  17,  encouraged  by  the  church  in  Nelson,  he  went  to  H.  and 
studied  one  year  with  Mr.  Burgess,  working  for  his  board  ;  then, 
by  teaching  school,  etc.,  be  was  able  to  sustain  himself  and  continue 
his  studies  in  Meriden  and  Dartmouth,  and  finally  he  was  graduated 
at  Amherst  college.  At  the  close  of  his  second  year  at  Dartmouth 
lie  taught  a  high  school  in  H,  one  term,  and  he  also  spent  one  year 
teaching  in  Fitchburg,  Mass. 

He  was  graduated  at  the  seminary  in  Andover,  Mass.,  but  at  the 
close  of  his  course  his  health  was  not  deemed  firm  enough  for  the 
life  of  a  missionary.  After  he  was  ordained  he  preached  a  few 
months  in  Dracut,  Mass.,  and  was  then  sent  by  the  missionary 
society  to  Granby,  Canada  East.  After  a  prosperous  pastorate  of 
five  years,  he  left,  with  regret,  this  field  of  his  self-denying  labors. 
He  subsequently  engaged  for  several  months,  with  much  acceptance, 
in  the  work  of  a  city  missionary  in  Worcester,  Mass. ;  but  the  en- 
ergies of  his  life  were  exhausted,  and  he  resigned  his  charge  and 
retired  to  the  res.  of  his  father-in-law,  in  Abington,  Conn.,  where, 
after  a  lingering  illness  of  fourteen  months,  he  d.,  Jan.  30,  1848. 


GENEALOGY  :    FOX.  589 

He  m.  Arethusa  J.  Ingalls,  of  Abington,  Conn.,  who,  after  his 
death,  became  a  teacher;  was  four  years  in  a  young  hidies'  seminary 
in  Freehold,  N.  J.,  and  for  a  long  term  of  years  in  the  Brooklyn 
Heights  Seminary  for  Young  Ladies. 

CHILD. 

1.     Katie5  was  for  teu  years  a  teacher;  m.  John  Tucker,  of  Hartford,  Conn. ; 
res.  Hartford. 

18.  Thankful,  b.  July  21,  1813;  res.  in  Warner.  A  dau.  of 
her  sister,  Cynthia,  res.  with  her. 

19.  Jedediah^  (Timothy",  John^),  b.  in  New  Ipswich,  Nov.  30, 
1780 ;  began  to  pay  taxes  in  H.  in  1803.  From  1805  onward  for  many 
years,  including  1811,  he  paid  taxes  on  real  estate  and  stock  in  trade, 
which  he  would  hardly  have  done  if  he  had  been  living  and  at  work 
in  Antrim.  There  is  no  doubt  but  that  he  settled  in  H.  in  1805,  as 
indicated  on  page  83.  He  m.  Dec.  27,  1810,  Mary,  dau.  of  Noah  and 
Mary  (Butterfield)  Wheeler,  (q.  v.)  He  is  best  known  as  a  success- 
ful hotel-keeper.  Many  strange  stories  are  told  of  his  eccentrici- 
ties, some  of  them  no  doubt  exaggerated.  He  was  a  man  of 
marked  ability,  rigidly  honest,  and  universally  respected. 

He  sold  the  hotel  in  1828,  and  soon  after  built  the  house  known 
as  the  Fox  place,  marked  "C.  W.  Farmer,"  where  he  res.  until  the 
close  of  his  life.  He  had  some  land,  which  he  cultivated ;  beyond 
this,  I  do  not  know  as  he  carried  on  any  business.  He  was  not  idle, 
however,  nor  did  he  grow  old  early.  As  an  example  of  his  activity,  I 
may  be  permitted  to  give  a  personal  reminiscence.  When  a  student 
at  the  seminary  in  the  fall  of  1849, 1  Avent  out  one  day  into  the  fields 
to  pick  some  black  cherries.  To  do  so,  I  climbed  into  a  large  tree, 
and  when  I  began  to  feel  that  it  might  be  a  little  dangerous  to  ven- 
ture so  high,  I  looked  up,  and  right  over  my  head  stood  Mr.  Fox, 
in  his  stocking  feet,  with  a  large  pail  almost  full  of  cherries.  He 
d.  Sept.  21,  1858.  Mrs.  Fox  continued  to  res.  at  the  homestead; 
she  d.  Nov.  8,  1875,  aged  86.     Child:— 


(fXtx-o^  ^«7^, 


30.  Hon.  Charles  James*,  b,  in  H.,*  Oct.  28, 1811 ;  was  fitted  for 
college  under  the  instruction  of  Rev.  Mr.  Burgess,  and  at  Francestown 

*  The  statement  raacle  above  in  regard  to  .Jedediah  Fox'.-  paying  taxes  in  H., 
seems  to  me  to  settle  the  matter  in  regard  to  the  birthphice  of  his  son,  but  out  of 
deference  to  tlie  wislies  of  Mr.  Eaton,  I  append  the  following  note,  which  is  substan- 


590  GENEALOGY  :  FOX. 

academy;  was  graduated  with  high  honors  at  Dartmouth  college  in 
1831.  Previous  to  his  graduation  he  taught  at  least  one  term  of 
school  in  district  No.  5,  and  perhaps  in  other  places.  He  was  grad- 
uated at  the  New  Haven  Law  school,  having  also  spent  some  time 
in  the  office  of  Hon.  Isaac  O.  Barnes,  of  Francestown.  He  became 
a  law-partner  with  Hon.  Daniel  Abbott,  of  Nashua,  in  1834;  was 
county  solicitor  from  1835  to  1844;  a  member  of  the  legislature  in 
1837;  a  member  of  the  commission  to  revise  the  statutes  of  New 
Hampshire  in  1841-42;  went  to  Egypt  in  1843,  and  to  the  West 
Indies  in  1844;  was  also  commissioner  of  bankruptcy,  and  treasurer 
of  the  Nashua  &  Lowell  Railroad  company. 

He  also  found  time  to  compile,  in  connection  with  his  pastor.  Rev. 
Samuel  Osgood,  d.  d.,  "  The  New  Hampshire  Book  of  Prose  and 
Poetry"  (1842),  a  work  of  great  merit;  to  prepare  the  "Town 
Officer"  (1843),  and  to  publish  the  "History  of  Dunstable"  (184(5), 
besides  writing  many  poems  of  more  than  ordinary  merit.  And  all 
this  work,  with  the  preparation  therefor,  was  crowded  into  a  short 
life  of  a  little  more  than  thirty-four  years.  Whatever  mistake  Mr. 
Cochran  may  have  made  in  regard  to  the  place  of  his  birth,  I  am 
sure  no  one  will  question  the  truth  of  his  verdict:  "  He  was  one  of 
the  ablest  and  best  men  New  Hampshire  ever  produced."  Mr.  Fox 
d.  in  Nashua,  after  a  long  illness,  Feb.  17,  1846.  (See  pp.  43,  44.) 
He  m.  in  June,  1840,  Catherine  Pickman,  dau.  of  Hon.  Daniel 
Abbott,  his  law  partner.     She  was  a  woman  of  remarkable  grace  of 

tially  as  he  sent  it :  Under  orrtinaiy  circumstances  we  should  deem  the  mere  state- 
ment of  this  fact  sufBcient,  but  in  viewof  tlie  fact  that  it  has  been  claimed  that  he  was 
b.  elsewhere,  we  give  some  of  our  proof.  First,  Mrs.  Mansel  Alcock  has  repeatedly- 
stated  to  her  children  (now  living)  that  she  was  present  when  he  was  b.  here.  Sec- 
ond, Jacob  P.  Boynton  stated  in  a  letter  to  us  that  he  was  at  work  for  and  with  Mr. 
Fox  in  the  tannery,  on  the  day  when  his  son  was  b.  here.  Third,  Mrs.  Dinsmore 
writes  that  she  alwajs  understood  from  him  that  he  was  b.  in  H.  Fourth,  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  D.  T.  W'are  understood  Mrs.  Fox  (his  mother)  to  say  that  he  was  b.  where  they 
res.  (Sworn  to.)  Fifth,  his  mother  stated  to  Orland  Eaton,  that  he  was  b.  in  II.  This 
statement  was  made  during  an  evening  that  Mr.  Eaton  was  spending  ;it  licr  house. 
(Sworn  to.)  Sixth,  Remington  Tattle,  who  was  then  14  years  old,  recollects  distinctly 
that  he  heard  Doctor  Tuttle  apologize  for  a  late  appearance  professionally  at  his 
father's,  on  account  of  his  presence  at  JedcUiah  Fox's  res.  under  the  hill,  when  his 
son  wash.  Seventh,  .rcilcilinh  Fox  took  his  deed  of  this  place  and  the  tannery,  of 
his  brother,  Samuel,  March  i:i,  isor..  Ki^hth,  there  is  a  note  in  the  town  records 
which  states  distinctly,  if  not  grammatically,  "All  those  children  (that  the  Town  is  not 
mentioned  where  thej-  was  b.)  was  b.  in  the  town  of  H."  The  record  of  his  birth 
was  made  by  Joseph  Symonds,  who  was  town  clerk  that  year,  as  a  comparison  with 
other  records  will  show.  Ninth,  several  copies  of  the  history  of  Dunstable,  written 
in  part  by  Mr.  Fox,  but  printed  after  his  death,  were  left  in  his  parents'  hands. 
Ebenezer'Ware  purchased  one  copy  of  Mr.  Fox  with  Antrim  crossed  out,  and  Han- 
cock inserted,  as  his  birthplace.  D.  T.  Ware  purchased  another  copy  with  the  same 
alteration  made.  Another  copy  was  presented  to  the  town  library  by  Mrs.  Dins- 
more,  with  the  same  ctniection  made.  These  corrections  are  all  in  one  handwrit- 
ing, and  that  evidently  his  mother's.  We  have  not  been  able  to  find  a  copy  procured 
fi-oui  tlie  laniily  that  has  not  this  ct)rrection. 

We  will  rest  the  case  here  with  the  remark,  that  while  ten  cities  claim  the  honor  of 
being  Homer's  birthplace,  it  is  hoped  that  there  never  will  be  more  than  two  towns 
to  claim  the  honor  of  being  the  birthplace  of  this  modern  Homer. 


GENEALOGY:  FOX;  FREKMAN;  FRENCH.  591 

manner  and  excellence  of  life;*  she  m.  2,  in  May,  1853,  ex-Gov.  Samuel 
Dinsmore,  of  Keene,  who  d.  Feb.  27,  1869.  Her  present  res.  is 
Philadelphia,  Pa. 

CHILD. 

1.  Dr.  Charles  William^,  b.  March  9,  1843;  was  graduated  at  Harvard  col- 
lege iu  1864 ;  settled  as  a  physician  in  Philadelphia  in  1870,  after  a 
course  of  study  in  New  York  city  and  Europe ;  res.  in  Philadelphia. 


FREEMAN. 


William  Freeman  was  b.  in  Greenland ;  m.  May  12,  1858,  Lucy, 
dau.  of  Isaac  A.  Moors;  rem.  to  H.,  April  20,  1865;  res.  with  his 
father-in-law;  rem.  to  Peterboro',  Nov.  1,  1870,  where  he  d.  July 
10,  1887. 

FRENCH. 

1.  James"^,  son  of  James^  and.  Nancy  (Russell)  French,  wash, 
in  Rindge,  Feb.  28,  1789;  m.  Sept.  12,  1811,  Polly  Whitney,  who 
was  b.  in  Townsend,  Mass.,  May  29,  1790.  They  rem.  to  H.  soon 
after  marriage,  where  he  kept  a  hotel  several  years  at  the  place 
marked  "  J.  Robinson,"  and  to  Henniker,  in  April,  1837.  He  was 
the  miller  at  No.  XVI,  and  a  superior  basket-maker,  which  business 
he  followed  many  years  ;  d.  March  30,  1862.  His  wife  d.  March  17, 
1861.     Children:  — 

2,  Mary3,  b.  Aug.  28,  1813;  m.  Hiram  Bell,  who  was  for  many 
years  manager  of  the  Profile  and  Crawford  houses  in  the  White 
mountains,  and  the  Pemigewasset  house  in  Plymouth.  He  d.  Feb. 
27,  1871.     Mrs.  Bell  res.  at  Hillsboro'  Bridge. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  George  E.^,  b.  in  Antrim,  May  15,  1834;  d.  April  25,  1880;  m.  in  Boston, 

Dec.  4,  1862,  Susan  J.  Thompson,  of  Embden,  Me. 

2.  Mary  E.*,  b.  in  Henniker,  Aug.  21,  1837;  m.  Feb.  20,  1860,  Col.  Edwin  R. 

Abbott;  res.  New  York  city.  Children:  (1),  Mary  Belle^,  b.  April 
20,  1861.  (2),  Arthur  T.^,  b.  June  9, 1862.  (3),  Edwin  A.«,  b.  March 
10,  1868.     (4),  Hiram  BelR  b.  Feb.  10,  1871. 

3.  Ellen  A.S  b.  May  4,   1845;    m.    July    1,    1873,    Solon  Newman.     Child: 

Blanche  BelF,  b.  Oct.  6,   1877. 


*  Catherine  Pickman  Abbott  was  b.  in  Nashua,  Aug.  19, 1819.  She  was  the  dau.  of 
Daniel  (177T-),  son  of  Timothy  (1745-1826),  son  of  Asa  (1731-17%),  son  of  Timothy  (1693- 
1766),  son  of  Timothy  (166:^-1730),  taken  prisoner  by  the  Indians  when  13  years  old, 
retained  a  number  of  months,  suffered  much  from  hunger,  and  brought  buck  by  a 
squaw,  was  the  son  of  George,  the  immigrant  (1615-1681). 


592  GENEALOGY:    FRENCH;   FRYE;    FULLER;    GASSETT. 

3.  James  Madison^,  b.  Jan.  29,  1818;  d.  188-;  m.  July  13,  1843, 
Mary  C.  Barker,  of  Henniker;  was  a  hotel-keeper  many  years,  hav- 
ing been  connected  with  the  Pemigewasset  in  Plymouth,  the  Fa- 
byan  and  Crawford  houses  in  the  White  mountains,  the  Phoenix  in 
Concord,  and  the  Rockingham  in  Portsmouth;  d.  in  West  Henniker. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  George  A.*,  b.  March  29,  1848;  m.  Jennie  Smith.     Child:  Henry  C.^,  b. 

July  22,  1877. 

2.  Charles  A.^  b.  Dec.  2,  1849 ;  m.  Nettie  H . 


FRYE. 

SamueP  Frye  (SamueP,  SaraueP,  SamueP,  John^),  of  Andover, 
Mass.,  was  a  brother  of  Mrs.  Moses  Dennis  (q.  v.);  b.  Jan.  15,  1769; 
m.  Hannah,  dau.  of  Jonathan  and  Susan  Poor;  came  to  H.  about 
the  year  1788;  rem.  to  Peterboro'  three  years  later;  soon  after  went 
back  to  Andover,  where  he  d.  May  8,  1847.  Nine  children,  one  of 
whom,  SamueP,  was  b.  in  H.,  March  5,  1789. 


DANIEL   FULLER. 

DanieP  Fuller  and  Betty,  his  wife,  came  to  H.  from  Temple  in 
Sept.  1788  ;  probable  res.  No.  80.     Children :  — 

1.  DanieF,  b.  in  Temple,  June  28,  1783. 

2.  Charles^  b.  in  Temple,  Oct.  5,  1785. 

3.  Milly-^  b.  in  Temple,  Feb.  18,  1788. 

4.  John-,  b.  in  H.,  May  7,  1790. 


HIRAM  FULLER. 

Hiram^  son  of  Martin^  Fuller  (q.  v.),  was  b.  Oct.  22,  1815;  m. 
Jan.  24,  1847,  Laurilla  H.  Cram;  for  res.  see  village  plan.  He  has 
long  been  an  extensive  dealer  in,  and  trainer  of,  horses.  Children: 
Lizzie  E.^,  Martin^,  Helen^  Susan  L.^ 


GASSETT. 

1,     Lotan^  Gassett,  was  b.  1771;  m.  1794,  Sally  Abbot,  who  was 
b.  Oct.  1777;  came  to  H.  about    1820;  res.  at  place   marked  "  L. 


GENEALOGY:    GASSETT.  693 

Johnson";   later  at  plnce  in  village  marked  "  D.   Wilds."     lie  d. 
July  28,  1861 ;  his  wife  d.  B^eb.  17,  1841.     Children  :— 

3.  Sabria^  b.  Feb.  15,  1795;  d.  Oct.  26,  1864;  m.  Nov.  25,  181 1, 
Jacob  Saunders,  who  was  b.  March  9,  1787  ;  d.  March  16,  1865. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Albert'',  b.  April  25,  18U.  5.  Edward^,  b.  Feb.  24,  1825. 

2.  Nancy3,  b.  Sept.  28,  181fi.  G.  Susan  J. 3,  b.  Nov.  16,  1827. 

3.  Harriets,  5.  ^eh.  23,  1820.  7.  Lydia  A.^,  b.  July  31,  1830. 

4.  Horaors,  b.  Nov.  24,  1822. 

3.  Levi^,  b.  Nov.  20,  1797. 

4.  Sally2,  b.  May  30,  1801;  m.  March  16,  1828,  Franklin  Saun- 
ders, of  Hoosick,  N.  Y. 

5.  Mary  B.-,  b.  1804;  m.  Jan.  1,  1829,  Stephen  W.  Thayer,  of 
Lunenburgh,  Mass. 

6.  Vashti-,  b.  July  10,  1806;  m.  Sept.  10,  1826,  Koyal  Wilkins. 
(q.  V.) 

7.  Lotan-,  b.  Feb.  29,  1808;  m.  1,  July  14,  1833,  Sybil  Augusta, 
dau.  of  Joshua  and  Sally  (Lee)  Davis  (q.  v.),  who  d.  April  19,  1841 ; 
ra.  2,  Dec.  1841,  Elizabeth  Dearborn,  of  H.  One  child^  d.  Aug. 
20,  1841,  about  2  years  old  ;  Charles^,  Frances^ 

8.  Abbott  b.  June  24,  1810 ;  d.  in  H.,  March  18,  1837. 

9.  William'^  b.  Sept.  13,  1815;  m.  Mary  E.,  dau.  of  Whitcomb 
May.     (q.  v.) 

CHILD. 

1.     Elizabeth  Adeline'^  b.  Feb.  5,  1842;  adopted  by  Josiali  Cram.     (q.  v.) 

10.  Charles  R.^  b.  March  24,  1822;  ra.  June  16,  1853,  L. 
Augusta  Blanchard,  of  Charlestown,  Mass.;  res.  Charlestown,  Mass.; 
d.  July  1,  1884.* 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Charles  Edward-^,  b.  May  24,  1854,  12  :  50  r.  M.  ;  m.  and  res.  Melrose,  Mass. 

2.  Alice  Augusta-^,  b.  .May  9,  1857,  7  :  50  a.  m.  ;  ra.  June  16,  1881,  Robert  B. 

Guild. 

3.  Grace  EvelynS,  b.  March  18,  1861,  about  9  p.  m.  ;  m.  Dec.  5,  1882,  Frank 

H.  Torrey. 

4.  Florence  Lilliau^,  b.  Sept.  26,  1863,  about  9  a.  m.  ;  d.  Dec.  28,  18G5,  4 :  20 

A.  M. 

5      Martha  Austin^,  b.  Dec.  19,  1866,  Wednesday,  about  9  a.  m. 


*  He  was  very  much  interested  hi  the  History  of  Hancock,  but  his  sudden  death 
interfered  with  his  plans  to  give  a  complete  record  of  his  father's  family.  What  we 
have  given  was  made  up  from  papers  he  had  furnislied  and  the  town  records.  1  have 
an  impression  that  the  family  came  from  Townsend,  Mass.,  buc  dare  not  state  it  as  a 
fact;  also,  tliat  several  of  the  children  of  Lotan  Gassett,  Sr.,  res. in  Cambridge,  Mass. 


594  GENEALOGY:    GATES. 

GATES. 

Thoiuas,  son  of  Thomas  Gates,  res.  in  the  city  of  Norwich,  county 
of  Norfolk,  Eng.,  in  the  reigns  of  Queen  Elizabeth  and  King  James  I. 

Stephen^  Gates  (son  of  Thomas,  son  of  Thomas),  was  b.  in  Nor- 
wich, Eng.,  probably  in  1605;  res.  after  marriage  in  Hingham,  Eng., 
until  1638  or  1642;*  res.  in  Hingham,  Mass.,  from  the  time  he  came 
to  this  country  until  1653;  rem.  to  Lancaster,  Mass.,  and  from  there 
to  Cambridge,  Mass.,  where  he  d.  in  1662.  Five  children,  three  b. 
in  England. 

Simon-  (Stephen^),  b.  in  England ;  res.  in  Cambridge,  Mass.,  time 
unknown;  rem.  to  Brookline,  Mass.,  where  he  d.     Eight  children. 

Amos^  (Simon-,  Stephen^),  the  fifth  child  of  his  parents,  was  b. 
about  1680;  m.  May  19,  1703,  Hannah  Oldham,  who  was  b.  Oct.  10, 
1681;  res.  in  Brookline,  Mass.;  rem.  to  Framingham,  Mass.,  where 
he  d.  in  1754.     Nine  children,  the  youngest, — 

SamueP  (Araos^  Simon-,  Stephen^),  was  b.  probably  in  Brookline, 
Mass.,  Aug.  21,  1725;  m.  April  11,  1751,  Abigail  Blodgett,  who  was 
b.  July  18,  1826;  d.  Oct.  3,  1820;  res.  in  Framingham  until  1767; 
rem.  to  Rutland,  Mass.,  where  he  d.  Feb.  19,  1803.  Seven  children, 
of  whom  the  third  was, — 


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in 


1.  SamueP,  Esq.  (SamueP,  Amos^,  Simon-,  Stephen^),  b 
P'ramingham,  Nov.  23,  1757;  m.  Dec.  4,  1782,  Susannah,  dau.  of 
Thomas  Laughton,  of  Rutland,  v/ho  was  b.  April  13,  1758 ;  d.  in  H., 
May  1,  1857.  Soon  after  his  marriage  Mr.  Gates  settled  in  H.  on 
land  that  he  had  previously  purchased,  and  on  which  he  had  per- 
formed some  labor  in  clearing.  He  built  a  small  house,  in  which  he 
res.  nearly  twenty-five  years,  and  in  1807  built  on  the  same  site  the 
house  marked  "Joel  Gates"  on  the  map.  This  house  and  one  other 
of  similar  construction  (built  by  Salmon  Wood)  were  at  the  time 
considered  the  best  houses  in  town.  Some  of  the  pine  boards  in  the 
inside  finishing  were  from  trees  much  larger  than  any  ever  seen  in 
this  state  by  persons  now  living.     The  location  of  the  house  is  one 

*  Stephen  Gates,  with  his  wife  and  two  cliildren,  came  from  Hingham,  Eng.,  in  the 
ship  Diligent,  in  1638,  according  to  a  record  by  Daniel  Gushing.  According  to  a  record 
published  in  the  "New  England  Historical  and  Genealogical  Register,"  Vol.  XXXI, 
Stephen  Gates,  with  wife,  two  sons,  and  one  dau.,  came  to  this  country  in  1642. 


GENEALOGY:    GATES.  695 

of  the  finest  in  town,  affording  a  view  to  the  nortli  and  east  of  a 
long  valley  and  of  high  lands,  and  a  range  of  hills  and  mountains 
beyond. 

Mr.  Gates  transferred  his  farm  to  his  son,  Joel,  in  1817,  l)ut  con- 
tinued to  work  at  his  trade  as  a  cooper,  and  to  act  in  various  capaci- 
ties in  adjusting  and  settling  the  affairs  of  others.  In  his  declining 
years  his  advice  was  frequently  sought,  and  all  were  impressed  with 
the  high  moral  tone  of  his  character  and  the  uprightness  of  his  life. 
From  the  beginning  he  took  an  active  interest  in  public  affairs,  and 
was  early  chosen  to  fill  offices  of  trust ;  was  one  of  the  board  of 
selectmen  in  1785,  and  was  frequently  chosen  to  the  same  place  sub- 
sequently, being  chairman  of  the  board  eleven  years;  d.  Aug,  28, 
1838. 


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who  survived  her  husband  nearly  twenty  years,  and  d.  in  the  one- 
hundredth  year  of  her  age,  was  one  of  the  original  members  of  the 
Congregational  church,  her  husband  becoming  a  member  later  in 
life,  and  she  survived  them  all,  as  well  as  all  the  settlers  of  the  town 
at  the  time  of  her  own  settlement  here.  "Her  mental  powers, 
always  strong,*  she  retained  unimpaired  to  the  last,"  "Peaceful 
was  her  death.  Embalmed  in  grateful  memory,  her  character  will 
be  the  subject  of  delightful  contemplation,  not  to  children  only,  but 
to  children's  children."     Children: — 

3.     NathanieP,  b.  July  17,  1785;  d.  May  5,  1810. 

3.  Hannah«,  b.  March  19,  1787;  d.  in  Peterboro',  April  27,  1859; 
m.  Philip  Averill. 

4.  Susannah^,  b.  Jan.  30,  1789;  m.  Dec.  22,  1812,  Dr.  Silas  Pear- 
son, of  Westminster,  Mass.,  who  d.  in  1824.  Mrs.  Pearson  returned 
to  H.;  d.  in  H.,  Sept.  25,  1872.  Children:  Susan  Gates^  and 
Charles  B.^     (q.  v.) 

5.  Samuel«  [9],  b.  Feb.  15,  1791. 

6.  JoeF  [10],  b.  Dec.  26,  1792. 

*  It  is  related  of  her  that  when  at  her  home  in  Rutlanfl,  some  British  soldiers  were 
quartered  in  town.  They  were  prisoners,  but  the  officers  were  allowed  some  liber- 
ties. One  of  these  officers  put  in  an  appearance  at  h(^r  tath<M-'s  door,  just  as  she  was 
swccpin^c  out  .some  diit\-  watrr  \\\\\\  w  liicli  ^lir  liad  lircu  wiisliiiiic  tlir  lloor.  She  re- 
qucstcil  him  to  stand  •■iMilc  lull  a-  he  ili<l  net  >lic  icjiratiMl  licr  i  c  inrst .  addiuf?  that 
if  he  did  not  stand  a>idc  lie  w.iuld  mt  .-iialtncd.  lit-  tuM  licr  >lic  dared  not  do  it. 
■she  replied  that  if  he  ilid  not  stand  a.side  he  would  see  what  sin-  dared  to  do.  The 
result  was  he  was  pretty  well  spattered,  tdp-boots  and  all,  and  the  next  ilay  he  called 
at  the  house  and  made  her  a  present  of  a  silver  dollar,  — a  rare  coin  in  those  days. 


596  genealogy:  gates. 

7.  Sybil*,  b.  Sept.  9,  1795;  d.  in  H.,  May  21,  1822  ;  m.  Willard 
Bacon,     (q.  v.) 

8.  Lydia^  b.  Jan.  3,  1798;  d.  in  H.,  April  11,  1829;  m.  David 
Low.     (q.  V.) 

9.  SamueP  [5]  (SamueP,  Samuel*,  Amos^,  Simon-,  Stephen^),  m. 
1,  Sept.  3,  1816,  Sarah  S.  Ferguson,  who  d.  June  25,  1822,  aged  27 
years;  m.  2,  Oct.  26,  1824,  Charlotte  Mitchell,  who  d.  Oct.  16,  1851, 
aged  53  years.  He  went  to  Peterboro'  in  1814;  was  a  blacksmith; 
was  appointed  postmaster  in  1841,  which  office  he  held  until  the 
close  of  his  life,  the  duties  of  the  office  being  acceptably  performed 
for  some  years  by  his  dau.,  Susan.  He  was  also  town  clerk  from 
1841  to  1850;  d.  May  7,  1854. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  George  S  ",  b.  July  23,  1817 ;  m.  Christine  Fletcher;  rem.  to  Grotou,  Mass. 

2.  Sybil  E.',  b.  April  14,  1819;  m.  Jiiue  15,  1858,  John  Holmes;  res.  Sprinac- 

fleld,  Vt. ;  d.  April  24,  1863.     Child :  George  C.^  b.  July  15,  1859;  d 
Sept.  15,  1860. 

3.  Sarah  S.",  b.  June  8,  1822;  d.  July  27,  1822. 

4.  Henry",  b.  May  3,  1825;  d.  July  5,  1826. 

5.  John',  b.  Feb.  27,  1827;  m.  Sept.  21,  1856,  Octavia  Sampson,  of  Hart- 

ford, Me.     He  was  long  in  trade  in  Peterboro'. 

6.  Charlotte  M.',  b.  Feb.  14,  1830;  m.  Dec.  23,  1860,  Charles  M.  Towusend. 

(q.  V.) 

7.  Henry",  b.  March  24,  1832;  d    in  Savannah,  Ga.,  in  1875. 

8.  Susan  M.',  b.  March  13,  1835;  m.  Aug.  4,  1861,  Mortier  L.  Morrison; 

res.  Peterboro',  where  she  d.     Mr.  Morrison  is  cashier  of  Peterboro' 
Savings  bank  and  a  prominent  citizen. 


10.  Joel*'  [6]  (SamueP,  Samuel^  Amos^  Simon'-,  Stephen^),  m. 
Dec.  26,  1815,  Eliza,  dau.  of  Oliver  Whitcomb.  (q.  v.)  Settled  on 
the  homestead,  where  they  remained  until  Nov.  1874,  when  the 
farm  was  sold,  and  they  rem.  to  Keene  to  res.  with  their  son,  Sam- 
uel O.,  where  they  remained  until  the  close  of  their  lives.  He  d. 
Jan.  14,  1877,  and  his  wife  d.  Jan.  18,  1877.     Both  were  buried  in  H. 

Mr.  Gates  was  a  man  of  much  influence  in  town.  His  education 
was  limited  to  the  common  school,  but  the  service  he  was  able  to 
render  to  his  fellow-townsmen  in  matters  of  law,  particularly  in  the 
transfer  of  property  and  the  settlement  of  estates,  shows  how  native 
talent   will   sometimes   find   opportunity    for  exercise  without  the 


GENEALOdY:    GATES.  597 

advantages  of  the  schools.  He  was  an  early  and  earnest  worker  in 
the  cause  of  temperance,  as  he  was  also  in  tlie  anti-slavery  cause, 
although  he  was  not  as  radical  in  this  direction  as  some  of  his  fellow- 
townsraen,  being  naturally  of  a  conservative  disposition.  He 
was  frequently  chosen  as  moderator  at  town-meetings,  held  the 
office  of  selectman  several  years,  was  a  justice  of  the  peace  for 
many  years,  and  when  he  was  in  his  eightieth  year,  was  chosen 
to  represent  the  town  in  the  legislature ;  was  appointed  to 
serve  as  one  of  the  committee  on  agriculture,  and  notwithstanding 
his  advanced  age,  he  took  quite  a  prominent  part  in  the  debates  of 
the  house  of  representatives,  and  few  men  had  more  influence  in 
that  body  than  he.  He  was  also  an  active  member  of  the  Congre- 
gational church  and  society,  and  the  improvements  made  in  the 
meeting-house  in  1851  were  largely  owing  to  his  influence.  Chil- 
dren : — 

11.  Susan',  b.  Oct.  '25,  1816;  d.  March  26,  1820. 

12.  Joel  Franklin^  b.  Aug.  31,  1819;  d.  Feb.  13,  1822. 

13.  Judge  Irwin  Willard^  b.  Feb.  1,  1822;  attended  the  Han- 
cock academy  from  1834  to  1842  ;  taught  school  in  Greenfield,  H., 
Roxbury,  and  Mount  Vernon,  a  portion  of  the  time,  in  the  years  1838 
to  1844.  In  1844  rem.  to  Troy,  O.,  and  engaged  in  teaching  until 
1851.  In  1851  rem.  to  Logansport,  and  engaged  in  teaching  in  the 
seminary  there  until  1856,  when  sickness  and  afiliction  in  his  family 
caused  him  to  seek  a  more  northern  climate,  and  in  1857  he  rem.  to 
Superior,  Wis.,  which  has  been  his  place  of  res.  to  the  present  time 
(1888).  Contrary  to  his  expectations,  lie  has  been  engaged  in  teach- 
ing and  as  superintendent  of  schools  most  of  his  time.  He  held  the 
ofllce  of  county  superintendent  of  schools  in  Douglas  county  for 
more  than  twenty  years,  and  was  county  judge  for  a  term  of  five 
years,  from  1859  to  1864;  m.  1,  Abby  Buckminster,  of  Keene;  m. 
2,  Lizzie  Wilder,  of  Keene;  m.  3,  Mary  E.  Wilder,  of  Keene.  Had 
eight  children;  three  sons  and  three  daughters  living  in  1883. 

14.  Lydia  Eliza^  b.  Nov.  1,  1824;  d.  Aug.  16,  1829. 

15.  Samuel  Oliver'',  b.  Aug.  5,  1827;  was  educated  in  th^  com- 
mon schools  and  academy  in  H. ;  was  employed  several  years  in  tlie 
store  of  A.  C.  Blood  ;  went  to  Keene  in  1851,  where  he  has  con- 
tinued to  res. ;  has  held  many  offices  of  trust  and  honor,  and  is 
greatly  respected  ;  was  in  the  grocery  and  dry  goods  business  sev- 
eral years  ;  was  assistant  assessor  of  internal  revenue  and  deputy 
collector;  deputy  sheriff  twelve  years;  representative  to  the  state 


598  GENEALOGY:    GATES. 

legislature  in  1864-65;  selectman  of  Keene  in  1873-74;  collector  of 
taxes  in  1879-83;  city  marshal  three  years;  U.  S.  ganger  several 
years,  and  has  also  been  engaged  to  a  great  extent  in  settling  estates  ; 
m.  June  29,  1854,  Sarah  A.,  dau.  of  Joseph  Randall,  of  Keene,  who 
d.  Sept.  15,  1877. 

16.  Hannah  Elvina^  b.  Feb.  24,  1830;  m.  Capt.  Ephraim 
Weston,     (q.  v.) 

17.  Dr.  Walter',  b.  June  19,  1833;  m.  1,  June  26,  1856,  Susan 
E.,  dau.  of  Moody  C.  Jameson,  of  Keene,  who  d.  in  Worcester, 
Mass.,  June  10,  1873;  ra.  2,  Jan.  1,  1874,  Lizzie  N.,  dau.  of  Charles 
Eager,  of  Worcester,  Mass.  Doctor  Gates  received  his  early  educa- 
tion in  the  common  schools  and  the  academy  in  H.  In  early  life  he 
was  employed  as  a  book-keeper  in  Proctors ville,  Vt.,  and  later 
for  a  large  manufacturing  company  in  Worcester,  Mass.,  and  in  the 
vicinity  of  Boston.  He  also  taught  school  several  terms.  He 
studied  medicine  and  practised  his  profession  in  Boston  several 
years.  He  rem.  to  Ai'lington,  Mass.,  a  few  years  before  his  death ; 
d.  in  Arlington,  Feb.  17,  1887. 

A  few  days  before  his  death  he  selected  two  hundred  volumes 
from  his  valuable  library  and  presented  them  to  the  town  library  of 
H.  A  generous  gift  from  one  whose  aim  was  to  live  the  life  that 
was  truest,  noblest,  and  purest.  That  he  succeeded  well,  many  lov- 
ing friends  can  testify.  Death  was  to  him  no  more  than  a  step 
forward  into  a  higher  life.  He  Avas  a  man  of  superior  mental  en- 
dowments, of  a  wide  range  of  reading,  and  of  deep  thought.  With 
Lowell, 

"  He  did  not  fear  to  follow  out  the  truth, 
Albeit  along  the  precipice's  edge." 

To  him  we  are  indebted  for  the  genealogy  of  the  Gates  family.  It 
is  a  matter  of  regret,  that  we  could  give  but  a  brief  abstract  of  his 
tribute  to  the  memory  of  his  father  and  grandfather. 

CHILDREN. 

I 

1.  Walter  Herbert^,  b.  in  Worcester,  Mass.,  April  13,  1868. 

2.  Susau  Elvina^,  b.  in  Worcester,  Mass.,  June  3,  1873. 


18.  Lydia  Jane^  b.  May  19,  1836  ;  d.  in  Keene,  Dec.  25,  1876  ; 
m.  May  24,  1866,  Paul  C.  Whittemore.     (q.  v.) 

19.  A  twin^  (no  name),  b.  and  d.  May  19,  1836. 


genealogy:    GEORGE.  699 


GEORGE. 

-John^  and  Annie  (Swadock)  George,  from  the  city  of  Norwicli, 
Eng.,  settled  in  Haverhill,  Mass.,  about  the  close  of  the  Seventeenth 
century.     They  had  one  son, — 

John  Swadock-,  b.  in  Haverhill,  Mass.,  Dec.  25,  1702  ;  ni.  three 
times.  His  third  wife  was  Sarah  Ash,  b.  in  Haverliill,  March  11, 
1728  ;  m.  about  1762.  By  this  marriage  he  had  five  children,  of 
whom  the  eldest,  — 

1,  Austin^,  was  b.  in  1763  (?)  ;  m.  Sally  Bradbury,  of  Haverhill, 
Mass.;  came  to  H.  to  res.  about  1820;  res,  at  No.  93;  was  a  class 
leader  in  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church ;  d.  in  H.,  Nov.  30,  1829.* 

CHILDREX. 

Sally*.       John*.       William*.        Natliauicl*.       Betsey*.       Phineas*.       Emily*. 
Austin*  was  a  judge  in  Michigan.         Patrick*.         Dennis*.         Scott*  f 

Of  whom  Nathaniel^  and  Austin'*  are  on  record  as  tax-payers  in 
1825,  and  Emily"  m.  Oct.  1,  1828,  Joel  Q.  Gilson,  of  Dunstable. 

The  fourth  child  of  John  S.^  and  Sarah  was 

3.  Nathaniel  Ash^,  b.  Oct.  16,  1769;  m.  Apphia  Moores,  of 
Haverhill,  Mass.  Settled  in  a  part  of  Greenfield  that  is  now  within 
the  limits  of  Bennington,  about  1795.     Several  children. 

The  fifth  child  of  John  S.'^  and  Sarah  was 

3.  AbigaiP,  b.  about  1770  ;  m.  Benjamin  Moody,  of  Landaff. 
Several  children. 

The  fifth  child  of  Nathaniel  Ash'^  and  Apphia  was  Mary  ("  Polly" ), 
b.  in  Greenfield,  Aug.  28,  1801;  m.  Nathaniel,  son  of  Benjamin  and 
Abigail  (George)  Moody,     (q.  v.)     Settled  in  H. 

The  tenth  child  of  Nathaniel  Ash^  and  Apphia  was 

4.  Ammi  Moores'',  b.  in  Greenfield  (now  Bennington),  April  21, 
1811 ;  m.  Eliza  Bickford,  of  Hillsboro',  and  d.  in  Nashua,  Nov.  8, 
1883.     Two  children,  one  of  whom, — 

5.  Benjamin  Franklin^,  was  b.  in  Hillsboro',  April  17,  1832;  res. 
on  the  old  homestead  in  Bennington.  He  is  a  civil  engineer;  was 
employed  in  the  construction  of  the  Manchester  &  Keene  railroad  ; 
was  also  a  conductor  on  that  road ;  has  frequently  served  the  town 
of  Bennington  as  one  of  the  selectmen,  moderator  of  town-meetings, 
etc.;  m. 

*The  churcli  record  is,  tb.T.t  he  was  68.  If  this  is  correct,  then  the  dates  given 
above  are  not. 

t  Several  ot  the  sons  were  sailors.    All  arc  believed  to  hiive  died. 


600  GENEALOGY:   GEORGE;   GILCHKEST. 

6.  Aaron*,  son  of  Nathaniel  Ash^  and  Apphia,  res.  a  few  years 
in  H.  One  dau.,  Mrs.  Ora  (George)  Flint ;  res.  in  North  Chelmsford, 
Mass. 

7.  Hezekiah  B.'*,  son  of  Nathaniel  Ash^  and  Apphia  George, 
was  b.  in  Greenfield,  May  25,  1813;  res.  on  the  John  Dennis  place 
in  H.  in  1865-66;  present  res.  Nashua;  m.  1,  Sirena  Hutchinson. 
One  child  by  first  marriage,  Grovenor  A. ;  res.  Bradford,  Mass.  He 
m.  2,  Jan.  13, 1863,  Mary  Adeline,  dau.  of  William  and  Mary  (Burtt) 
Darrah.     (q   v.) 

CHILDKEN,    BY   SECOND   WIFE. 

1.  EmilyS,  b.  Oct.  13,  1863;  d.  iu  Kansas. 

2.  Edvvin^,  b.  in  Bennington,  Oct.  7,  1864: ;  m. 

3.  Fred  Darrali^,  b   in  H.,  April  17,  1866;  d. 

4.  Eliza  Maria^,  b.  in  Kansas. 

6.     William  D.s,  b.  Dec.  U,  1872,  in  Kansas. 

6.  Lewis  R.5,  b.  May  22,  1876 ;  d. 

7.  Lucretia  V.^  b.  Oct.  23,  1880. 

8.  M.  M.  George,  probably  a  member  of  this  family,  has  served 
several  years  as  town  clerk  of  Bennington. 


GILCHREST. 


Robert^  Gilchrest  was  b.  in  Ayrshire,  Scotland ;  emigrated  to  this 
country  from  Londonderry,  Ireland,  about  the  year  1730,  and  set- 
tled in  Chester. 

Alexander^  (Robert^),  b.  in  1733 ;  m.  Martha,  dau.  of  John  Shirley. 
Seven  children. 

John^  (Alexander",  Robert^),  b.  in  Goffstown,  May  8,  1765;  d. 
Sept.  8,  1855;  m.  Sarah  Aiken,  of  Bedford.  Eleven  children,  of 
whom  the  sixth, — 

Frederick*,  was  b.  in  Goffstown,  July  4,  1803;  m.  1,  May  29, 
1832,  Lydia,  dau.  of  William*  and  Jeannie  (Dinsmore)  Morrison, 
of  Henniker,  who  was  b.  Oct.  9,  1806 ;  d.  Aug.  20,  1833;  m.  2,  May 
4,  1837,  Clarissa  Morrison,  sister  of  his  first  wife,  who  was  b.  Aug. 
20,  1802;  d.  at  Franklin  Falls,  June  26,  1882.  In  early  life  Mr. 
Gilchrest  rem.  from  Goffstown  to  Hillsboro'  Bridge,  and  from  there 
to  H.  in    1852;   res.  on  place  marked    "F.  Gilchrest,"  which  was 

*  William  Morrison  was  tbe  grandson  of  Samuel  Morrison,  .Jr.,  who  settled  in  Lon- 
donderry in  1730.     The  direct  line  is,  Sanmel',  Jr.,  SamueP,  William'. 


genealogy:   GILCHREST;   gilson.  601 

formerly  owned  by  Nathan  Wood.  Here  he  remained  until  his 
death,  April  15,  1874.  In  October  following,  the  family  sold  the 
place  and  rem.  to  Franklin  Falls.     Children  :  — 

3.  David  S.^  b.  in  Goffstown,  June  5,  1833;  rem.  to  Franklin 
Falls  in  1854,  and  is  engaged  in  the  dry  goods  and  grocery  trade; 
m.  June  20,  1861,  Emily  J.  Cheney,  who  was  b.  in  Derry,  Oct. 
22,  1833. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Frederic  Artlmr«,  b.  Oct.  7,  1862;  d.  Oct.  18,  18G3. 

2.  Harry  Wilbur'^  b.  May  13,  1868. 

3.  William  Frederick^  b.  in  Hillsboro'  Bridge,  May  27,  1838  ;  d. 
Feb.  17,  1841. 

4.  Mary  F.^  b.  in  Hillsboro'  Bridge,  Jan.  13,  1842;  res.  in 
Franklin  Falls ;  has  been  engaged  for  some  years  in  the  millinery 
business. 

5.  Jennie  L.^,  b.  i«  Hillsboro'  Bridge,  June  12,  1844;  res.  in 
Franklin  Falls,  and  is  engaged  in  business  with  her  sister. 

William^  Gilchrest  came  to  this  country  with  his  brother,  Robert. 
(See  Kichard  Emerson.)* 

6.  Gilman^  (John^,  Richard^,  William^),  was  b.  in  Dublin,  Nov. 
9,  1824;  came  to  H.  in  1851;  m.  1,  Jane  Philips;  m.  2,  Nancy  C. 
Draper;  res.  several  years  at  place  marked  "M.  E.  Johnson"  on 
village  plan;  later  at  place  marked  "W.  Lakin";  rem.  to  Harris- 
ville,  where  he  continues  to  res. 

CHILDREN  :    FIVE   BY   FIRST    WIFE   AND    FIVE    BY    SECOND    WIFE. 

1.  John  Bruce^,  d.  aged  9  years.  G.  Fred  S.^. 

2.  Medora5;  d.  7.   Carrie  B.^,  ni.  Edgar  L.Ware,   (q.v.) 

3.  AninfantS;  d.  8.  Lizzie^,  d.  Nov.  1871. 

4.  An  infant^ ;  d.  9.  Cliarles  A.^. 

5.  Bruce  G.s,  b.  Aug.  10,  1860.  10.  Mattie  M.^ 


GILSON. 


1.  Maj.  John^  Gilson,  b.  March  7,  1762,  in  Groton  or  Pepperell, 
Mass.,  was  a  descendant  of  the  fifth  generation  from  Joseph  Gilson, 
b.  in  Chelmsford,  Mass.,  about  1640.     He  enlisted  as  a  soldier  in 

*  There  is  a  slight  discrepancy  in  regard  to  dates,  etc.,  brt  without  doubt,  the 
Robert  Gilchrest,  who  settled  in  Chester,  and  the  William  Gilchrest,  who  settled  in 
Lunenburgh,  Mass.,  were  brothers. 

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602  GENEALOGY  :    GILSON. 

the  Revolutionary  war  at  the  age  of  14 ;  was  engaged  in  the  battle 
of  White  Plains,  Oct.  1776;  was  also  one  of  the  number  shut  up  in 
Fort  Stanwix,  near  Rome,  N,  Y.,  for  twenty-two  days  by  the  Indians. 
He  m.  1,  Lucy  Derby,  and  settled  in  Nottingham  West  (now  Hud- 
son) ;  rem.  to  H.  about  the  year  1800,  with  his  wife  and  five  children  ; 
res.  a  few  years  at  place  marked  "A.  Hall";  was  a  blacksmith, 
his  shop  being  on  the  opposite  side  of  the  road  from  where  the  house 
stands.  One  son  was  b.  here.  In  1804  or  '05  he  purchased  of  Jo- 
seph Putnam  the  fai-m  now  owned  and  occupied  by  the  heirs  of  the 
late  Arnold  Burtt,  in  Bennington.  While  he  res.  on  this  farm  two 
children  were  b.,  making  eight  in  all.  His  wife  d.  Aug.  10,  1834, 
aged  71  years  8  months,  and  her  mother,  Mrs.  Lucy  Derby,  d.  the 
same  day,  within  six  hours,  aged  92  years.*  They  had  lived  together 
continuously  fifty  years  and  were  buried  in  the  same  grave,  in  Pine 
Ridge  cemetery.  He  m,  2,  Mrs.  Hardy,  of  Hudson,  who  after  his 
death  went  to  res.  with  a  dau.  in  Beverly,  Mass.,  where  she  d.  within 
a  few  years.  In  1839  Major  Gilson  rem.  to  Merrimack,  where  he  d. 
in  1847,  and  was  buried  in  H.     Children  :  — 

2.  Thomas  Derby^  b.  June  12,  1791;  m.  Elizabeth  Day.  He 
was  educated  for  the  legal  profession,  but  did  not  practise  law  to 
any  great  extent;  was  a  school-teacher  in  several  towns  in  the  state 
of  New  York;  settled  in  Peru,  N.  Y. ;  was  honored  by  his  fellow- 
citizens  with  positions  of  public  trust  and  responsibility ;  was  a 
justice  of  the  peace  several  years,  high  sheriff  for  the  county,  and 
for  four  years  clerk  of  the  state  prison;  d.  in  Peru,  N.  Y.,  Sept. 
1872,  leaving  two  daughters  and  one  son;  the  latter  res.  in  Mont- 
real, P.  Q. 

3.  SamueP,  b.  Dec.  12,  1793 ;  m.  Amy  Ripley.  He  was  a  ma- 
chinist; spent  most  of  his  life  in  endeavoring  to  invent  some  new 
machine,  but  was  not  successful  in  inventing  any  thing  that  was 
very  profitable  to  him  ;  res.  in  New  York,  Canada,  and  Michigan ; 
d.  in  Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  1877,  leaving  one  son,  one  granddaughter, 
and  three  grandsons.  The  son  partakes  of  his  father's  inventive 
genius,  and  it  is  to  be  desired  that  he  will  realize  his  anticipations, 
and  accomplish  what  his  father  failed  to  do. 

4.  John^  b.  Sept.  13,  1795;  m.  1,  Sally,  dau.  of  Stephen  Wood 


*  She  was  a  daughter  of  .Jonas  and  Phoebe  (Lock)  Brewer,  and  had  been  a  mem- 
ber of  Mr.  Gilson's  family  for  fifty  years.  Her  husband,  Thomas  Derby,  son  of 
John  and  Eebecca  Derby,  b.  at  Concord,  Mass.,  .Jan.  12,  1731,  d.  in  the  army  at  White 
Plains.  Two  of  lier  sisters  d.  in  her  family,  one  of  whom,  Phoebe  (Brewer;  Jones, 
d.  at  the  age  of  94,  at  H.,  and  was  buried  in  Pine  Kidge  cemetery. 


GENEALOGY:    GILSON.  603 

(q.  v.),  who  d.  in  1851;  m.  2,  Mrs.  Greenwood,  of  Nashua,  who  now 
res.  with  a  dau.  near  Boston,  Mass,  He  settled  on  the  homestead, 
taking  upon  himself  the  responsibility  of  caring  for  his  father 
through  life;  was  in  the  wool-carding  and  cloth-dressing  business 
with  Merrick  Wentworth  a  few  years,  but  returned  to  the  farm, 
which  he  sold  in  1839,  and  rem.  to  Merrimack,  After  res.  in  Merri- 
mack some  thirteen  years,  he  rem.  to  Nashua,  where  he  was  a 
machinist.  At  the  age  of  17  he  enlisted  as  a  minute-man  in  the 
war  of  1812-14,  but  was  not  called  into  active  service.  He  was 
captain  of  the  Hancock  artillery  company,  26th  regt.  4th  brig.  3d 
div.  N.  H.  militia,  from  March  28,  1828,  to  Jan.  30,  1829; "was 
one  of  the  selectmen  of  H.  two  years  ;  d.  in  Nashua,  April,  1866, 
leaving  three  daughters,  two  sons  (two  children  having  d.),  and 
three  grandsons.  We  have  the  name  of  one  son,  to  whom  we  are 
indebted  for  this  record:  Stephen  W,^  Gilson,  b.  May  11,  1827, 
who  res,  in  Amherst;  m.;  has  three  children.  There  weie  also 
b.  in  H.,  Sarah  J.^,  b.  March  28,  1821,  and  John  F.^,  b.  P'eb.  13, 
1823,  both  of  whom  m. 

5.  Luther'^,  b.  June  7,  1797 ;  m.  Eliza  Ripley;  was  a  blacksmith; 
res.  in  New  Hampshire,  Vermont,  and  Massachusetts;  spent  his  last 
years  with  a  dau.  in  Springfield,  Mass.,  where  he  d.  in  1883,  leaving 
one  son  (who  res,  in  Stoneham,  Mass,),  four  daughters,  and  twelve 
grandchildren, 

6.  Lucy^,  b.  March  17,  1799 ;  was  for  many  years  very  efficient 
in  household  work,  and  by  reason  of  her  great  experience,  her  ser- 
vices were  sought  for  far  and  near  as  a  nurse  and  attendant  at  the 
bedside  of  the  sick  and  afflicted;  d.  in  Lowell,  Mass.,  July  30,  1880. 
She  was  cared  for  in  her  last  days  by  her  sister,  Elizabeth. 

7.  Calvin-,  b.  in  H.,  Nov.  24,  1800;  m,  twice  (names  of  his  wives 
not  given);  settled  in  Bennington,  Vt, ;  was  a  mason.  "Gifted  by 
Nature  with  high  intellectual  and  moral  faculties,  with  a  noble  and 
commanding  form,  for  nearly  fifty  years  he  went  in  and  out  among 
the  social  and  business  circles,  always  retaining  the  esteem  of  his 
townsmen  and  the  regard  of  the  noble  and  the  good."  He  d.  in 
Bennington,  Vt,,  Feb.  1871,  leaving  a  widow,  one  son,  and  two 
granddaughters. 

8.  Jonas  B.-,  b.  Aug.  27,  1802;  m.  Mary  R,  Fisher;  was  a 
teacher  for  many  years;  was  gifted  as  a  writer,  and  also  occasionally 
a  public  speaker;  when  quite  a  young  man  gave  a  Fourth-of-July 
oration  in  Orange,  Mass.;  in  later  years  he  was  a  farmer;  rem.  to 


604  GENEALOGY:    GILSON;    GOODHUE. 

Madison,  Wis.,  where  he  d.  Nov.  16,  1865,  leaving  a  widow  and 
one  daix..  Came  M.^,  who  m.  J.  P.  Kenea,  editor  of  the  La  Cygne 
(Kan.)  Journal^  to  whom  we  are  indebted  for  facts. 

9.  Elizabeth^,  b.  Dec.  12,  1806;  res.  in  Lowell,  Mass.;  she  was 
employed  many  years  in  cotton  mills  at  H.  Factory  village  and 
Nashua. 


GOODHUE. 


William^  Goodhue,  b.  in  England  in  1612,  settled  in  Ipswich, 
Mass.,  in  1636;  d.  in  1699. 

Joseph^  (William^),  b.  in  1639;  d.  in  1697;  m.  Sarah  Whipple, 
who  was  b.  in  Ipswich  in  1641  ;  d.  in  1681.  Nine  children.  Their 
fourth  child  was,  — 

John^  (Joseph^,  William^),  m.  Sarah  Sharon,  who  was  b.  in  1684; 
d.  in  1771. 

John*  (John^  Joseph^,  William^),  b.  May  16,  1722;  d.  in  1815; 
m.  in  1744,  Elizabeth  Sampson.  Ten  children.  Their  fourth  child 
was,  — 

1.  Ebenezer^  (John*,  John^,  Joseph^,  William^),  b.  in  Littleton, 
Mass.,  in  1754 ;  m.  Sarah  Potter ;  res.  few  years  in  Ipswich,  Mass, ;  rem. 
to  New  Boston,  where  they  res.  one  year,  when  they  rem.  to  Antrim, 
where  they  res.  five  years  on  the  Zadock  Dodge  place.  Soon  after 
they  settled  in  Antrim  he  bought  a  tract  of  land  (the  most  of  it 
wild)  in  the  north  part  of  H.,  where  he  spent  a  large  part  of  the 
time  for  five  years,  going  back  and  forth  daily  to  his  work,  guided 
by  marked  trees.  Having  cleared  a  part  of  the  land  and  put  up  a 
set  of  buildings,  comfortable  for  those  days,  he  rem.  to  H.  with  his 
family  in  1790.  The  place  marked  "  F.  M.  Hills"  remained  in  the 
family  until  after  the  death  of  his  son,  in  1857.  He  d.  Nov.  26, 
1853,  aged  99  years,  9  months,  and  9  days ;  his  wife  d.  May  1,  1851, 
aged  93  yeai's.     Children: — 

3.     Ebenezer^  [7],  b.  in  Ipswich,  Mass.,  May  31,  1778. 

3.  SamueP  [25],  b.  in  Ipswich,  Mass.,  June  13,  1780. 

4.  Sally®,  b.  in  Ipswich,  Mass.,  Aug.  3,  1782 ;  m.  Thomas 
Matthews,     (q.  v.) 

5.  Betsey^,  m.  Abel  Sawyer,     (q.  v.) 

6.  Lucy®,  b.  Aug.  1794 ;  d.  April  16,  1853.  She  spent  a  large 
part  of  her  life  at  home  with  her  parents,  to  whom  she  was  a  kind 
and  faithful  nurse.     She  was  greatly  beloved  by  all  the  family,  as 


GENEALOGY:    GOODHUE.  605 

well  as  by  all  who  knew  her.  Ever  sympathetic  and  kind  to  all, 
her  example  was  worthy  of  imitation.  She  was  ever  a  welcome 
guest  at  the  homes  of  her  brothers  and  sisters,  nephews  and  nieces, 
especially  on  wedding  occasions  and  other  seasons  of  festivity.  She 
was  in  feeble  health  many  years,  but  she  bore  all  her  sufferings  with 
patience  and  resignation ;  and  when  the  great  change  came,  and  she 
was  released  from  the  sufferings  of  earth,  she  passed  on  to  the  life 
beyond  hopefully,  and  with  the  expectation  of  meeting  the  loved 
ones  that  had  gone  before. 

7.  Ebenezer^  [2]  (Ebenezer^,  John^  John^,  Joseph-,  William^), 
m.  1,  Mehitable,  dau.  of  Benjamin  Knight,  of  Antrim,  who  d.  Dec. 
25,  1827,  aged  45  years,  3  months,  11  days;  m,  2,  June  2,  1829,  Bet- 
sey, dau.  of  Ebenezer  Knight,  of  H.  He  res.  five  or  six  years  in 
the  south-west  part  of  Antrim,  then  he  purchased  the  old  Willey 
place  next  south  of  the  Captain  Worthy  farm,  west  of  the  Gregg 
pond.  In  1827  he  rem.  to  H.,  and  purchased  the  John  Clark  {q.  v.) 
farm,  where  he  d.  Aug.  10,  1869.  His  second  wife  d.  Aug.  10,  1862, 
Children:— 

8.  Lydia^  b.  Dec,  1,  1803;  m.  Samuel  Knight  (q.  v.),  of  H. 

9.  Sally",  b.  Sept.  18,  1805;  m,  Warner  Clark  (q.  v.),  of  H. 

10.  Mehitable",  b.  June  27,  1807  ;  m.  Avery  M.  Clark  (q.  v.), 
of  H. 

11.  Priscilla^,  b.  May,  1809;  ra.  Asa  Symonds  (q.  v.),  of  H, 

12.  Ebenezer',  b.  May  17,  1811;  m,  in  1844,  Alniina  Dane,  of 
New  Boston  ;  a  carpenter  ;  was  killed  in  1862  by  falling  from  a 
building  in  Nashua. 

13.  Rodney^  b.  Aug.  26,  1813;  m.  March  14,  1839,  Susan 
Gates,  dau,  of  Asa  and  Lydia  (Laughton)  Davis  (q.  v,),  who  d. 
April  30,  1852;  he  m.  2,  March  3,  1853,  Sarah  S.  Turner  (q,  v.); 
owned  and  res.  near  the  Willey  mills  some  years  ;  rem,  to  Peter- 
boro',  wliere  he  res. 

CHILDREN. 

1,  Susan  Fidelia*,  b.  Oct.  29,  1842;  m.  June  14,  1864,  Geo.  W.  Blair.     Cliil- 

clreu,  all  b.  in  Peterboro' :  (1),  Auuie  Jane",  b.  Nov.  23,  18G6;  m. 
May  2,  1888,  Heury  F.  Buchanan,  of  Antrim.  (2),  Lucy  Goodliue^, 
b.  July  30,  1869  ;  d.  Nov.  25,  1872.     (3),  Ned  Goodhue^,  b.  Nov.  3,  1873. 

2.  Lydia  Frances  ElmiraS,  b.  Oct.  13,  1846 ;  d.  Aug.  28,  1847. 

14.  Gardner^  b.  July  30,  1816  ;  d.  June  21,  1821. 

15.  Benjamin",  b,  July  17,  1818;  m.  in  1841,  Caroline  B,  An- 
drews, of  New  Boston,  who  d.  Jan.  21,  1888;  settled  on  the  home- 


606  GENEALOGY:    GOODHUE. 

Stead  with  his  father.  He  represented  the  town  in  the  legislature 
in  1856-57.  In  1870  he  sold  the  farm  and  rem.  to  New  Boston, 
where  he  purchased  a  farm,  which  he  sold  in  1880  and  came  back 
to  H.;  res.  in  the  village  at  place  raai-ked  "B.  Goodhue."  He  was 
elected  to  fill  offices  of  trust  in  the  town  several  times  during  his 
stay  in  New  Boston,  Since  his  return  to  H.  he  has  also  been  called 
to  positions  of  trust,  and  is  considered  one  of  the  most  valuable 
citizens  in  the  town.     Children,  all  b.  in  H. :  — 

16.  Warner  Clark«,  b.  Jan.  28,  1845;  m.  Nov.  9,  1865,  Loenza 
v.,  dau.  of  George  and  Elizabeth  (Barber)  Hayward.  (q.  v.)  He 
is  a  farmer;  res.  place  marked  *' W.  B.  Bullard";  is  an  active  mem- 
ber of  the  Congregational  church. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Ida  E.9,  b.  March  31,  1868;  m.  April  10,  1886,  John  W.  Coolidge.    (q.  v.) 

2.  Nellie  C.9,  b.  Aug.  13,  1872.  8.     Florence  A.^,  b.  Jan.  29,  1881. 

17.  Andrew  J.\  b.  Jan.  19,  1848;  m.  Leraira  Barrett,  of  Merri- 
mack. He  learned  the  trade  of  a  machinist  in  Nashua;  rem.  to  Bur- 
lington, Vt.,  in  1870;  has  been  employed  as  an  engineer  by  Gates 
&  Co.,  but  is  now  in  business  for  himself.     Child:  Grace  A.^. 

18.  Cynthia  A.^  b.  Dec.  23,  1849;  ra.  George  Leek,  a  photog- 
rapher ;  res.  Lawrence,  Mass.     Children  :  Perley  R.^,  Arthur^. 

19.  Frank  B.^  b.  Nov.  11,  1854;  m.  Julia  Lane,  of  Nashua;  res. 
Nashua.  He  is  employed  by  the  Jackson  corporation  as  an  engineer. 
Children  :    Herbert  L.«  and  Everett  F.^ 

30.  Frances  C.^  b.  Nov.  11,  1854;  m.  Willis  Stephenson;  res. 
Lyndeboro'. 

31.  Dr.  Perley  E.^  b.  Nov.  11,  1858;  was  graduated  at  the 
Medical  university  in  Burlington,  Vt. ;  is  a  practising  physician  in 
Haverhill,  Mass. ;  m.  Alice  Carr. 

33.  Rev.  DanieP,  b.  Sept.  12,  1820.  At  the  age  of  17  years  he 
began  a  course  of  study  at  the  academy  in  H.,  which  he  pursued  for 
six  or  seven  years,  when  he  entered  Gilmanton  Theological  sem- 
inary, where  he  was  graduated  in  1847.  He  was  invited  to  supply 
the  pulpit  in  the  Congregational  church  in  Bradford  in  May,  1847. 
After  about  a  year  of  service,  he  was  ordained  as  pastor  of  the 
church.  May  2,  1848;  was  dismissed  in  1853.  He  then  entered 
upon  a  short  ministry  in  Shelburne,  N.  H.,  and  Gilead,  Me.;  was 
installed  as  pastor  of  the  Congregational  church  in  Danbury,  March 
2,  1855,  fi-ora  which  place  he  was  dismissed,  March  29,  1860.     He 


genealogy:   GOODHUE.  607 

rem.  immediately  to  Greenfield,  where  he  was  pastor  of  the  Congrega- 
tional church  three  and  a  half  years.  From  thence  he  rem.  to  Troy, 
where  lie  served  the  Congregational  church  about  the  same  length 
of  time.  From  Troy  he  rem.  to  Vermont,  where  he  remained  ten 
years,  laboring  most  of  the  time  as  a  missionary,  under  the  auspices 
of  the  Vermont  District  Missionary  society.  In  May,  1878,  he  rem. 
to  Pembroke,  his  present  home.  He  supplied  a  pulpit  in  that  town 
a  few  years,  but  at  the  present  time  is  not  actively  engaged  in  the 
ministry. 

Mr,  Goodhue  has  been  a  faithful  and  earnest  worker  in  the  church. 
He  served  for  more  than  twenty  years  as  a  home  missionary,  and 
during  his  ministry  has  been  favored  with  four  marked  seasons  of 
religious  awakening,  and  two  of  the  churches  with  which  he  labored 
were  more  than  doubled  during  his  pastorate.  He  has  always  been 
deeply  interested  in  the  cause  of  education.  He  writes  that  the 
first  real  beginning  of  his  own  education  was  obtained  by  the  light 
of  the  fire  of  wood  in  the  large  fire-place  in  his  father's  house.  He 
has  served  some  twenty  years  as  a  member  of  the  superintending 
committee  in  different  places,  beginning  in  H.  at  the  age  of  22.  At 
the  Hancock  Centennial  he  responded  to  the  sentiment,  "The 
Schools  of  Hancock:  Past  and  Present."  (See  p.  47.)  At  the 
present  time  he  is  chaplain  of  Pembroke  Grange.  He  m.  Aug.  15, 
1848,  Mary  P.  Morrill,  of  Guilford. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Mary  Elizabeth*,  b.  March  10,  1851;  m.  C.  A.  Hibbard,  who  served  three 

years  in  the  Civil  war  as  a  commissioned  officer  iu  a  Massachusetts 
regiment;  was  at  the  battle  of  Bull  Run;  has  been  for  many  years 
in  the  wholesale  business,  dealing  in  boots,  shoes,  shoe  findings,  etc., 
in  Burlington,  Vt. ;  was  a  member  of  the  Vermont  legislature  iu  1884. 

2.  Lucy  Priscilla  Ann*,  b.  March  25,  1857. 

33.  Lucy",  b.  May  6,  1823;  m.  Orin  Nelson,     (q.  v.) 

34.  Fannie  E.",  b.  in  H.,  May  30,  1827  ;  m.  John  A.  Bullard. 
(q.  V.)  One  child,  name  not  given  under  "John  A.  Bullard," 
Carlos  L.^  d.  March  6,  1853,  aged  3  years,  7  months. 

25.  Samuel^  [3]  (Ebenezer^  John^  John»,  Joseph-,  William^), 
m.  May  5,  1807,  Sally,  dau.  of  David  Knight  (q.  v.);  settled  on  the 
homestead,  where  he  d.  May  5,  1857;  his  wife  d.  Dec.  15,  1861. 
Children :  — 

26.  A  dau.",  b.  Aug.  9,  1808  ;  d.  young. 

21.     John",  b.  July  31,  1809;  m.  April  1,  1834,  Betsey,  dau.  of 


608  genealogy:  goodhue. 

Thomas  and  Sally  (Goodhue)  Matthews  (q.  v.);  is  a  farmer ;  has  res. 
in  Peterboro',  Francestown,  and  Bennington. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Calista   Jane^,  b.    in   Benuinjrton,  May   24,    1838;  m.  May   10,    1860,   in 

Francestown,  Andrew  Armer,  sou  of  Isaac  and  Roxaua  (Eaton) 
Wilkins,  who  was  b.  in  Deering,  July  22,  1832;  a  farmer;  res.  Deer- 
ing.    No  children. 

2.  Albert^,  b.  in  Bennington,  Jan.  24,  1841 ;  res.  with  his  parents. 

3.  Persist,  b.  in  Bennington,  Jan.  11,  1847;  d.  in  Bennington,  May  12,  1862. 

38.  SamueP,  b.  April  14,  1811  ;  m.  March  19,  1840,  Hannah, 
dau.  of  Isaac  Abbot  and  Mary  (Fogg)  Moors  (q.  v.);  rem.  to  Al- 
stead,  March  19,  1840;  came  back  to  H.  in  1880,  to  res.  on  place 
marked  "L.  Johnson"  ;  present  res.  place  marked  "Heirs  of  Cobb," 
in  the  village. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Lydia  Jane^,  b.  Jan.  5,  1841 ;  d.  July  6,  1862. 

2.  Mary  Viola^,  b.  June  8,  1846;  m.  May  16,  1875,  Robert  Polzer,  who  was 

b.  in  Troplowitz,  in  Upper  Silesia,  Germany,  Dec.  22,  1838,  and  im- 
migrated to  this  country  in  1863 ;  he  is  a  manufacturer  of  woolen 
goods;  res.  Gilsura. 

3.  Lucina  Almira^  b.  June  8,  1846;   d.  July  6,  1869. 

4.  Lucy  Caroline^,  b.  June  1,  1848 ;  d.  April  25,  1872. 

5.  Martha  Eliza«,  b.  Nov.  12,  1851 ;  d.  March  26,  1852. 

39.  Jonas  Wheeler^  b.  Dec.  21,  1812;  m.  1,  March  7,  1839, 
Lucinda,  dau.  of  Moody  and  Sally  (Dustin)  Butler  (q.  v.),  who  d. 
Nov.  3,  1846  ;  m.  2,  June  7,  1848,  Phebe,  dau.  of  John  Wilson,  of 
Stoddard,  who  was  b.  April  3,  1818.  He  purchased  a  farm  in  the 
eastern  part  of  Nelson,  where  he  res.  thirty  years  ;  was  representa- 
tive to  the  legislature  in  1863-64;  came  back  to  H.  in  1870,  to  what 
is  known  as  the  Rev.  Reed  Paige  place;  res.  in  house  marked  "J. 
W.  Goodhue."  He  is  an  enterprising  farmer.  In  connection  with 
his  son  he  built,  in  1881,  the  first  silo  in  town. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Sarah  T.^,  b.  Nov.  21,  1839  ;  d.  July  21,  1846. 

2.  Mary  M.s,  b.  Aug.   14.  1842;  m.  Jan.    30,   1862,  Henry  Melville,  sou  of 

Samuel  and  Lois  (Griffin)  Osgood,  and  grandson  of  Dea.  Nathaniel 
Osgood.      He  was  b.  iu  Nelson,  Dec.  4,  1837;  d.  in  Nelson,  Jan.  3, 

1878.     Children:  (1),  Mary  A.^,  b.  in  Nelson,  Feb.  12,  1866;  m. 

Proctor.  (2),  Carrie  L.a,  b.  in  Sullivan,  Feb.  28,  1869.  (3),  Fred 
W.9,  b.  in  Sullivan,  Nov.  13,  1875. 

3.  Adelaide  L.s,  b.  Feb.  5,  1850;  d.  Oct.  19,  1853. 


GENEALOGY:    GOODHUE.  609 

Alice  S.*^,  b.  Jan.  17,  1853;  m.  April  U,  1881,  Wm.  II.  Harris,  of  Fitch- 
burg,  Mass. 

George  Wlieeler",  b.  in  Nelson,  April  20,  1857:  m.  in  Peterboro",  Sept. 
18,  1879,  Ella  Lucetta,  dau.  of  Henry  and  Sarah  Caroline  (Kimball) 
Tuttle  (q.  V.)  ;  res.  in  the  village  at  place  marked  "G.  W.  Goodhue." 
He  is  chairman  of  tlie  boai\l  of  selectmen. 

Lettie  W.s  b.  Dec.  1,  1859. 


30.  Sarah  A.",  b.  June  15,  1814;  d.  May  5,  1815. 

31.  Almira^  b.  May  24,  1816;  ra.  June  11,  1844,  Avteinas 
Brown,  of  Antrim,  who  d.  May  31,  1875.  He  was  tlie  most  exten- 
sive land-owner  in  Antrim. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  George^  b.  in  18-16;  m.  Sophia  L.  Barney,  of  H.     (q.  v.) 

2.  Alvin^  b.  in  1849;  m.  Aug.  29,  1872,  Josie  M.  Dustin;  res.  Antrim. 


33.     Persis",  b.  April  26,  1818;  m.  F.  M.  Hills,     (q.  v.) 

33.  A  dau  ',  b.  Feb.  12,  1820  ;  d.  in  infancy. 

34.  Eoland",  b.  Aug.  22,  1821 ;  m.  March  16,  1847,  Emeline, 
dau,  of  Abel  Sawyer  (q.  v.);  settled  in  H.  on  place  marked  "  R. 
Goodhue,"  where  they  remained  until  Dec,  20,  1868,  when  they  rem. 
to  Marlow,  where  they  continue  to  res.  He  works  for  E.  A.  Fox  ; 
is  a  currier, 

CHILDREX. 

1.  Augustins,  b.  Sept.  11,  1848;  m.  Nov.  30,  1868,  Melissa  S.  Bennett;  res. 

Marlow.  He  lias  worked  for  several  years  for  James  Burnap;  is  a 
tanner.  His  wife  is  a  milliner  and  dress-maker.  Children:  (1), 
James  H.9,  b.  Nov.  3,  1871.     (2),  John  A.s,  b.  June  4,  1884. 

2.  Sarah  E.^,   b.   July  21,  1850;   is  engaged   as   a  dress-maker  with   her 

brother's  wife. 

3.  Asenath  A.s  b.  Oct.  6,  1853. 


Mr.  and  Mrs.  Augustin  Goodhue  are  members  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  church  in  Marlow.  Miss  Sarah  E.  Goodhue  is  a  member 
of  the  Christian  church  in  Marlow, 

35.  Asenath",  b,  Oct,  17,  1823;  d.  May  5,  1844;  m.  Nov.  9, 
1843,  Isaiah  W.  Sweetzer, 

36.  Gardner",  b,  Aug.  6,  1825 ;  d.  Sept.  1,  1825. 

37.  Alvan",  b.  April  2,  1827  ;  d.  May  29,  1843, 


610  GENEALOGY:    GORDON, 

ASA   GORDON. 

Alexander^  Gordon  was  b.  in  Scotland  ;  settled  in  Exetei'  in  1650  ;* 
d.  in  1697. 

Daniel  A.^  (Alexander^),  res.  in  South  Hampton,  Pembroke,  and 
Hopkinton.     Two  sons. 

Jonathan^  (Daniel  A.-,  Alexander^),  res.  in  Henniker;  d.  March 
13,  1827. 

David*  (Jonathan^,  Daniel  A.'-,  Alexander^),  b.  in  Henniker,  May 

27,  1774;  m.  in  1800,  Polly,  dau.  of  George  Hoyt,  of  Weare ;  res. 
in  Henniker.     Eleven  children. 

1.  Asa^  (David*,  Jonathan'',  Daniel  A.-,  Alexander^)  was  their 
second  child;  b.  July  26,  1803;  m.  Sept.  3,  1841,  Lydia,  dau.  of 
Cutting  and  Ruth  Favor ;  came  to  H.  about  the  year  1867  (?)  ;  pur- 
chased the  Dea.  Joseph  Kimball  farm,  where  he  res.  a  few  years. 
In  May,  1884,  he  sold  the  farm  to  William  Wheeler,  and  purchased 
the  place  marked  "A.  Farwell,"  where  he  res.  with  his  son.  Chil- 
dren :  — 

3.     Andrew  F.^  b.  Sept.  22,  1842. 

3.  Hannah  Maria^  b.  in  Henniker,  Nov.  1,  1844;  m.  Albert 
M.  Kimball,     (q.  v.) 

4.  Mary^  (David*,  Jonathan^,  Daniel  A.^,  Alexander^),  b.  Sept. 
29,  1811  ;  m.  Russell  Tubbs.     (q.  v.) 

5.  Eliza^  (David*,  Jonathan^,  Daniel  A.^,  Alexander^),  b.  Oct. 

28,  1815;  m.  Willard  Brooks,     (q.  v.) 


SAMUEL   GORDON. 

Nathaniel^  Gordon  was  b.  in  the  county  of  Tyrone,  Ire.,  in  1700; 
m.  Sarah  Martin  ;  came  to  this  country  in  1749  ;  settled  in  Dun- 
stable, Mass.,  where  they  remained  five  years,  when  they  rem.  to 
Shirley,  Mass.,  where  they  purchased  a  farm  ;  rem.  to  Peterboro'  in 
1780,  where  he  d.  in  1788;  his  wife  d.  in  1781.  Four  children,  of 
whom 

SaraueP  (NathanieP)  was  the  third  ;  b.  in  Ireland,  May  17,  1732; 
m.  Eleanor  Mitchell,  who  was  b.  in  Ireland ;  rem.  to  Cape  Breton; 
and  from  there  to  Boston,  her  father  having  been  killed  in  the 
French  war,  and  all  the  other   members  of  the  family,  but  her 


Was  he  not  one  of  Cromwell's  prisoners?    (See  p.  465.) 


GENEALOGY  :    GORDON.  611 

mother,  brother,  and  herself,  carried  off  by  the  small-pox.  They  set- 
tled in  Peterboro'  (see  above)  in  1780,  where  he  d.  Dec.  2,  1818,  and 
his  wife  d.  Nov.  2,  1820.     Eleven  children,  two  of  whom  res.  in  H. 

1.  SamueP  (SamueP,  Nathaniel^),  was  the  oldest  son;  b.  in 
Shirley,  Mass.,  May  27,  1765  ;  m.  Lydia,  dau.  of  Samuel  and  Sarah 
(Ball)  Ames  (q.  v.),  of  H.  He  was  a  leading  man  in  the  town  ;  was 
the  first  representative  to  the  legislature  chosen  by  the  town,  serv- 
ing in  that  capacity  from  1795  to  1797  ;  was  constable  in  1793,  one 
of  the  board  of  selectmen  in  1794-95,  and  moderator  at  the  annual 
town-meetings  seven  times,  besides  being  frequently  appointed  to 
serve  on  important  committees.  (See  "  Annals  of  the  Town.")  He 
was  a  country  tradesman  and  tavern  keeper  at  first,  near  mill  site 
No.  1,  and  afterwards  at  the  village;  res.  house  marked  "Mrs. 
Hills."  About  the  year  1798  he  entered  into  a  partnership  with 
Andrew  Seaton.  (q.  v.)  Mr.  Gordon  rem.  about  the  year  1810  to 
Cliarlestown,  Mass.,  where  he  kept  a  hotel,  and  subsequently  to 
Hallowell,  Me.,  where  he  d.  June  23,  1853.  His  wife,  b.  Feb.  19, 
1774,  d.  in  Hallowell,  July  5,  1853.     Children  :— 

2.  Samuel^  b.  Aug.  7,  1791  ;  d.  Aug.  12,  1791. 

3.  Yorick  Stearns",  b.  Jan.  9,  1793  ;  d.  May  12,  1820,  at  Pine- 
ville,  S.  C. 

4.  Oliver  Holden\  b.  June  17,  1794;  d.  Oct.  30,  1869,  at  Wood- 
side,  N.  J.  ;  m. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Oliver  KimbalP,  d. 

2.  Henry  Lawrence^,  res.  in  China. 

3.  Abbie  Olive^,  ni. Briggs ;  res.  in  New  York  city. 

4.  Jolin  Sawyer  Kimball^,  res.    in  New  York  city ;    in   business  witli  his 

brother-in-law. 

5.  Oliver  Herbert^,  is  in  business  in  Omaha,  Neb. 

5.  Lydia  Aurelia^  b.  Dec.  25,  1795 ;  d.  April  7,  1876,  at  Orange, 
N.  J.;  m.  William  White,  who  d.  in  Belfast,  Me.,  in  the  summer  of 
1832. 

CHILDREX. 

1.  Frances  Clark^,  d.  3.     Oliver  Gordon^  d. 

2.  William'"',  d.  4.     Mary  Eleanor',  d. 

5.     Lydia  Gordon-^  to  whom  we  are  indebted  for  the  records  of  the  Saiiniel 

Ames  and  Samuel  Gordon  families,  m. Gay,  b.  in  West  Dedham, 

Mass.,  and  a  grandson  of  Rev.  Dr.  Nathaniel  Emmons,  of  Eraiiklin, 
Mass. ;  res.  Burlington,  la.  Children :  (1),  Mary  Eleanor-,  b.  in  Bur- 
lington, la.,  March  17,  1851;  m.  April  25,  187G,  .Tames  II.  Dormau, 
who  was  b.  in  Vermont,  and  d.  in  Omaha,  Neb.,  May  3,  1882.     (2), 


612  GENEALOGY:    GORDON. 

Lizzie  Gordon^,  b.  in  Portland,  Me.,  Sept.  15,  1857;  m.  April  27, 
1882,  Ralph  Moore  Rosea,  of  Cincinnati,  O. ;  a  civil  engineer;  res. 
Denver,  Col.     Child:  A  son'',  b.  in  Burlington,  la.,  June  15,  1883. 

6.  Elizabeth  Maria^,  m.  Thomas  B.  Merrick;  res.  Germautown,  Pa.     Chil- 

dren: (1),  William  Gordon",  m.  and  res.  in  Virginia.  Five  children. 
(2),  Isabella",  m.  and  d.,  leaving  two  children. 

7.  Isabella  Sarah^,  res.  with  her  sister,  Mrs.  Merrick. 

8.  Frances  Annie^,  is  principal  of  the  music  department  at  Bethany  college 

(Episcopal),  Topeka,  Kan. 

6.  Isabellas  b.  Jan.  14,  1798;  d.  in  Salem,  Mass.,  Dec.  23,  1878; 
m.  and  left  two  daughters. 

7.  Eleanors  b.  Jan.  30,  1800  ;  d.  Sept.  8,  1800. 

8.  Sarahs  b.  June  9,  1804  ;  d.  June  10,  1804. 

9.  Elizabeth  AmesS  b.  Oct.  13,  1805  ;  d.  in  Brooklyn,  K  Y., 
Dec.  20,  1871 ;  m.  Thomas  Brown  Brooks. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  George  Gordon^,  m.  and  res.  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.     Children :  Four  sons 

and  one  dau.,  res.  in  San  Francisco. 

2.  A  dau.^  m. Martin.     Child:  Oliver  Gordon". 

10.  Rebecca  ClarkS  b.  Feb.  29,  1808  ;  d.  June  7,  1808. 

11.  Samuel  AmesS  b.  in  Charlestown,  Mass.,  Oct.  3,  1810;  d. 
Feb.  26,  1845  ;  left  a  wife,  a  son,  and  a  dau.  His  wife  and  son  are 
dead  ;  the  dau.  m.  Samuel  A.  Banks  ;  res.  Paterson,  N.  J. 

13.  Sarah  MariaS  b.  in  Charlestown,  Mass.,  March  6,  1813;  d. 
at  the  res.  of  her  niece,  Mrs.  Gay,  in  Burlington,  la.,  where  she  had 
res.  two  years,  Feb.  22,  1886;  m.  her  cousin.  Dr.  Justus  Hurd  (q.  v.), 
of  St.  Louis,  who  had  two  children  by  a  former  wife :    PineoS*  who 

d.  and  left  a  wife  and  children;  Isabella*,  m.  Clark;  res.  in 

Arkansas. 

13.  John  ClarkS  b.  in  Boston,  Oct.  12,  1816;  d.  Oct.  18,  1816. 

14.  Hannah^  ( SamueP,  NathanieP),  b.  in  1772;  m.  Stephen 
Pierce,     (q.  v.) 


SULLIVAN   H.    GORDON. 

Savory^  and  Sally  (Powers)  Gordon  were  res.  of  Bath,  where 
1,     Sullivan  H.^  was  b.  Feb.  5,  1821 ;  m.  Jan.  1, 1851,  Cynthia  G., 

*  As  Pineo  and  Isabella  belong  to  the  Ames-Hurd  familj%  I  give  the  number  of 
the  generation  to  conform  to  that  family . 


GENEALOGY  :    (JORDON;    GOULD;    GRANT.  613 

dan.  of  Samuel  S.  and  Nancy  (Sanborn)  Wallace,  of  New  Hampton; 
res.  in  Landoff  until  187'2,  then  four  years  in  Manchester,  la.  Set- 
tled in  H.  in  1876,  at  place  marked  "  S.  Matthews";  rem.  to  Man- 
chester in  1887. 

CIIII.DREN    (adopted). 

1.  Laura  E:>,  h.  March  3,  1858;  m.  Edward  W.  Kiiii;.     Cliild  :    Waller  Siil- 

livau^,  b.  Sept.  13,  1882. 

2.  Fred  G.  K.«,  b.  Sept.  4,  1860;  is  a  mail-route  aijeut. 


GOULD. 


Richard^  Gould,  of  Greenfield,  m.  Sally,  dau.  of  Joel  Russell 
(q.  V.)  ;  res.  Greenfield.     Their  oldest  child  was 

1.  Amos-,  m.  in  1834,  Harriet,  dau.  of  Nehemiah  Pierce  (q.  v.)  ; 
res.  several  years  in  Greenfield  and  Antrim  ;  rem.  a  few  years  ago 
to  H.,  where  they  have  res.  on  the  Pierce  homestead,  marked  "  D. 
Matthews." 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Almira^,  m.  Ephraim  Holt;  res.  in  Vermont. 

2.  Frank-^,  m.  Abbie  Winn,  of  Bennington,  where  they  res.     He  wa.s  chosen 

representative  from  Bennington  in  188G. 

3.  Martha^,  m.  Milton  Bartlett,  of  Marlow. 

4.  Oreu*,  res.  with  his  parents  in  H. 


GRANT. 


1.  Charles!  Qy^^t,  b.  in  Greenfield,  Aug.  18,  1783  ;  m.  Nov.  22, 
1809,  Mary  Bullard,  who  was  b.  in  Andover,  Mass.,  Dec.  1,  1788  ; 
settled  in  Greenfield  ;  rem.  to  Peterboro'  about  1830;  from  thence 
to  H.,  where  they  res.  until  1845,  when  they  rem.  to  Andover,  Mass., 
and  to  Londonderry,  where  he  d.  April  12,  1847.  His  wife  m.  2, 
Dec.  1852,  Nathan  Kendall,  of  Bedford,  who  d.  in  1862;  she  d. 
April  17,  1864. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Mary-^,  b.  Sept.  25,  1810;  m.  David  Abbott,  of  Andover,  Mass. 

2.  Eliza2,  b.  June  26,  1812;  d.  in  H.,  Aug.  26,  1836. 

3.  Hannah  B.-^,  b.  Sept.  19,   1815;  d.   July,   1873;  m.  Dec.  29,   183G,  Nathan 

C.  Abbott,  of  Andover,  Mass. 

4.  Margaret-,  b.  July  26,  1818;  m.  Aaron  N.  Luscomb,  of  Andover,  Mass. 

5.  Charles  C.-',  b.  July  9,  1820;  d.  Feb.  1821. 

6.  Charles  Cummiugs^  b.  in  Greenfield,  Feb.   15,   1822.     At  the  age  of  13 

years  he  united  with  the  Congregational  church  in  II.  ;  two  years 


614  genealogy:  grant;  gray. 


later  he  vveut  to  Andover,  Mass.,  where  he  res.  until  1859,  when  he 
rem.  to  Auburn,  where  he  now  res. ;  was  chosen  deacon  of  the  Free 
church  in  Andover  in  1857 ;  has  been  deacon  of  the  Congregational 
church  in  Auburn  since  April  13,  1864 ;  was  one  of  the  selectmen 
of  Auburn  five  years,  town  treasurer  three  years,  representative  two 
years,  and  a  member  of  the  convention  to  revise  the  constitution  in 
1876.  He  m.  1,  Jan.  19,  1843,  Salome  V.  Center,  of  Hudson,  who  d. 
Feb.  23,  1848;  m.  2,  March  26,  1849,  Frances  M.  Anderson,  of  Lon- 
donderry, who  d.  June  29,  1856;  m.  3,  Nov.  6,  1856,  Vernelia  S. 
Brown,  of  Cambridge,  Vt.,  who  d.  June  24,  1871;  m.  4,  Jan.  16, 
1872,  Hattie  F.  Coffin,  who  was  b.  in  Boscaweu,  Aug.  27,  1839. 
Children:  (1),  Louisa  C.^,  b.  Oct.  1,  1843;  m  1,  John  Y.  Demeritt, 
who  was  a  member  of  the  10th  regt.  N.  H.  vols. ;  d.  in  a  hospital  in 
Washington,  D.  C,  Dec.  1862;  she  m.  2,  Nov.  1866,  James  M.  Pres- 
ton, of  Auburn;  she  d.  Feb.  15,  1881.  (2),  Charles  H.3,  b.  July  8, 
1845 ;  was  corporal  in  Co.  A,  10th  regt.  N.  H.  vols. ;  was  in  the  bat- 
tles of  Fredericksburgh,  Bermuda  Hundreds,  Drury's  Bluff,  Cold 
Harbor,  Fort  Harrison,  and  Fair  Oaks;  was  taken  prisoner  at  Fair 
Oaks,  Oct.  25,  1863,  and  d.  in  the  Rebel  prison  in  Salisbury,  N.  C, 
Feb.  12,  1865.  (3),  Warren  S.s,  b.  Jan.  10,  1848;  d.  April  2,  1848. 
(4),  Josiah  A.s,  b.  Sept.  17,  1850;  d.  Aug.  19,  1853.  (5),  Luther^, 
b.  April  28,  1853;  d.  Aug.  25,  1853.  (6),  Addison  M.s,  b.  Sept.  22, 
1854.  (7),  Irving  F.3,  b.  March  25,  1856.  (8),  Ella  V.^,  adopted. 
(9),  Charles  H.3,  b.  June  24,  1873.  (10),  Hattie  F.3,  b.  April  6, 
1875.  (11),  Perley  C.s,  b.  Nov.  28,  1876.  (12),  Mary  B.s,  b.  Jan. 
13,  1879.     (13),  George  E.3,  b.  Sept.  29,  1880. 


GRAY. 

Moses^  Gi'ay,  res.  in  Tewksbury,  Mass. ;  was  in  the  battle  of  Bun- 
ker hill ;  was  wounded,  came  home,  and  d.  in  a  few  days.  His 
widow,  Mary,  m.  2,  Jesse  Holt.  After  the  death  of  Mr.  Holt  she 
came  to  H.  to  res.  with  her  son  ;  d.  March  25,  1825,  aged   80  years. 

1.  Moses^  (Moses^),  b.  in  Tewksbury,  Mass. ;  m.  Mary  Scarlett, 
of  Tewksbury ;  came  to  H.  about  1793  ;  settled  first  at  No,  109 ; 
later  at  place  marked  "K.  Gray";  d.  March  24,  1847,  aged  76  years. 
His  wife  d.  April  10,  1832,  aged  66  years.*     Children  :  — 

2.  Moses^  b.  Feb.  25,  1792 ;  d.  in  H.,  Jan.  29,  1830. 

3.  William^  [13],  b.  Jan.  13,  1795. 

4.  Mary^  (Polly  on  records),  b.  May  27,  1797;  m.  Perley  Foster, 
(q.  V.) 

5.  KendalP  [25],  b.  Jan.  2,  1799. 

*  Henry-  Gi-ay,  a  brother  of  Moses-,  res.  iu  H.  a  few  years. 


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genealogy:  gray.  615 

6.  Charles^  [30],  b.  Dec.  19,  1800. 

7.  Samh^  [39],  b.  Oct.  5,  1802. 

8.  Jolm^  [40],  b.  May  5,  1804. 

9.  Calvin'^  [45],  b.  Feb.  25,  1806. 

10.  Luther^  [48],  b.  Jan.  17,  1808. 

11.  Nanc}^  b.  March  8,  1810 ;  d.  March  28,  1819. 
13.     Lydia'^  [49],  b.  June  22,  1812. 

13.  William^  [3]  (Moses^  Moses^),  ra.  Jan.  23, 181(5,  Rhoda,  dau. 
of  David  and  Mary  Barker  (q.  v.)  ;  res.  in  H.  (see  map)  ;  was  fre- 
quently moderator  of  the  annual  town  -  meetings  ;  served  several 
years  as  one  of  the  board  of  selectmen,  and  two  years  (1852  and 
1853)  was  representative  of  the  town  in  the  legislature  ;  d.  Jan.  19, 
1866.     His  wife  d.  in   Antrim  in  1872.     Children:  — 

14.  Frederick  Williams  b.  April  27,  1816;  m.  1845,  Susan  H. 
Barker,  of  Antrim,  who  d.  Sept.  12,  1850 ;  he  d.  in  1849.  They  res. 
in  Bennington.     Child:   Frank'',  res.  in  Hillsboro'. 

15.  Mary  Barker*,  b.  April  15,  1817  ;  m.  in  1842,  Dea.  Harris 
B.  Newman,  who  d.  in  1876. 

CIIII-DKEN. 

1.  Helen  A.^  b.  in  1843;  d.  in  1883;  m.  in  1873,  John  H.  Wilkius. 

2.  Georg-e  F.^,  b.  in  1845 ;  d.  in  1847. 

3.  George  F.^  b.  in  1S48;  ra.  in  1871,  Ella  Bass.     (q.  v.) 

4.  Joseph  W.^,  b.  in  1852. 

5.  Mary  Louise^  b.  in  1857;  m.  in  1886,  John  H.  Wilkins. 

16.  DexterS  b.  1818  ;  d.  1819. 

17.  David  Barkers  b.  May  23,  1820  ;  ra.  Jan.  4,  1849,  Vestine, 
dau.  of  Samuel  and  Polly  (Bullard)  Abbott,  of  Bennington.  They 
were  employed  in  the  charge  of  town  farms  in  Francestown,  Tem- 
pleton,  Mass.,  Stoneham,  Mass.,  and  Woburn,  Mass.,  eighteen  years; 
later  res.  in  H.,  at  place  marked  "C.  L.  Eobbe";  rem.  to  Peterboro' 
in  the  summer  of  1868,  where  he  d.  Sept.  25,  1884.  ^ 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Addie  Francilla^,  b.  in  Bennington,  April  22,  1853;  m.  Frank  McGilvery ; 

res.  Spriugfield,  0. 

2.  Frank  Abbot^,  b.  in  Bennington,  Oct.   11,   1860;    m.   1,  Mary    Hines,  of 

Stoneham,  who  d.  Nov.   1883;  m.  2,  Sept.   1,  1885,  Alice  Bailey,  of 
Peterboro' ;  res.  Peterboro'. 

18.  Calvin  Dexter*,  b.  July  6,  1822;  d.  in  H.,  April  20,  1845. 

19.  Francis*,  b.  Dec.  14,  1823  ;  d.  in  H.,  March  29,  1851 ;  m.  in 
1850,  Louisa  G.  Abbott. 


616  GENEALOGY:    GRAY. 

20.  Kendall  M.*,  b.  April  11,  1826  ;  left  home  at  the  age  of  20 
years,  and  for  about  fourteen  years  worked  in  the  mills  in  Nashua, 
and  Lawrence,  Mass.  ;  rem.  to  Milford  in  1860,  and  was  in  the 
dry  goods  trade  seventeen  years.  For  the  last  eleven  years  he  has 
been  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  boys'  clothing,  in  which  busi- 
ness he  has  been  very  successful ;  res.  in  Milford.  He  m.  Dec.  7, 
1848,  Josephine  M.,  dau.  of  Abraham  and  Louisa  Melzer,  of  Milford. 

CHILDREN,    BORN  IN  LAWRENCE. 

1.  Alice  L.5,  b.  Oct.  2,  1853 ;  is  a  teacher  in  Milford. 

2.  Harry  A.^  b.  June  17,  1857;  is  employed  by  his  father;  m.  and  has  two 

children. 

31.  A\he(\\  b.  March  15,  1828;  m.  in  1852,  Mary  D.,  dau.  of 
Emerson  and  Roxanna  (Butler)  Favor  (q.  v.)  ;  res.  in  Bennington. 
Children,  names  not  given. 

23.     Rhoda  Eveline*,  b.  Jan.  2,  1830  ;    d.  in  H.,  June  20,  1851. 

23.  Gilbert  Addison",  b.  March  28,  1833  ;  m.  in  1854,  Augusta 
Bailey  ;   res.  Manchester.     Children,  names  not  given. 

24.  Lydia  A."*,  b.  Dec.  31,  1836;  m.  1,  1858,  David  A.  Smith, 
who  d. ;  m.  2,  1882,  Fred  A.  Crawford  ;  res.  Concord.  Children, 
names  not  given. 

25.  KendalF  [5]  (Moses"^,  Moses^),  m.  Fanny  Styles,  of  Green- 
field ;  settled  in  H.  at  place  marked  "E.  Pearsons";  later  owned 
and  res.  on  the  homestead  ;  rem.  to  Bennington,  where  he  res.  a 
short  time;  d.  in  Bennington,  Sept.  19,  1882.  His  wife  d.  Sept.  28, 
1883.  He  served  the  town  several  years  as  one  of  the  board  of 
selectmen,  and  as  moderator  of  the  annual  town-meeting,  and  was 
representative  of  the  town  to  the  legislature  three  years  (1837-89). 
Children:  — 

26.  Mary  Ann^  m.  Charles  O.  Foster,      (q.  v.) 

27.  Lawson  Kendall*,  b.  June  2,  1830;  m.  March  11,  1852, 
Lucy  Amelia,  dau.  of  John  Dennis,  (q.  v.)  He  d.  in  Eoseville,  111., 
Oct.  1868. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Lizzie  Frances^,  b.  in  Salem,  Mass.,  June  5,  1854;  d.  in  Melrose,  111., 

Aug.  24,  1873. 

2.  George  Lawson^,  b.  in  Salem,  Mass.,  June  24,  185G;  d.  in  H.,  Sept.  12, 

1856. 

3.  Ina  Louise^,  b.  in  Berwick,  111.,  Sept.  7,  1857. 

4.  John  KendalP,  b.  in  Roseville,  111.,  Sept.  29,  1859. 

5.  Ella  Leolas,  b.  in  Roseville,  Sept.  27,  1861 ;  d.  Nov.  17,  1864. 


genealogy:  gray.  617 

6.  Edward  Franklin^,  b.  in  Roseville,  Jan.  31,  1804;  d.  March  20,  1804. 

7.  Julia  Amelia^,  b.  in  Roseville,  Feb.  5,  1865. 

8.  Alice  May^,  b.  in  Roseville,  April  24,  1807. 

9.  Flora  Belief  b.  in  Roseville,  Aug.  25,  1868. 

38.  Lieut.  Frank  L.^  b.  Ajiril  17,  1837.  At  the  age  of  17  he 
went  to  Salem,  Mass.,  where  he  remained  about  four  years,  wlien  he 
returned  to  H.,  where  he  res.  at  the  breaking  out  of  the  Rebellion. 
He  enlisted  under  Captain  Weston  in  April,  but  was  discharged 
with  others,  as  no  more  three  months'  men  were  wanted.  In  Novem- 
ber he  enlisted  in  Capt.  O.  G.  Dort's  company  in  the  6th  regt.  N.  H. 
vols.,  as  a  private.  They  left  the  state  in  December.  After  stop- 
ping a  few  days  in  Washington,  they  were  ordered  to  Annapolis  to 
join  the  Ninth  army  corps,  under  General  Burnside,  in  the  expedi- 
tion to  North  Carolina.  They  followed  the  fortunes  of  that  corps 
as  long  as  he  remained  in  the  service.  He  was  promoted  through 
the  various  grades  to  the  position  of  lieutenant,  receiving  his  com- 
mission April  20,  1863,  He  was  engaged  in  the  following  battles  : 
Camden,  S.  C,  April  19,  1862;  second  Bull  Run,  Aug.  28,  1862; 
Chantilly,  Sept.  1, 1862;  South  Mountain,  Sept.  14,  1862;  Antietam, 
Sept.  17,  1862;  Fredericksburgh,  Dec.  13, 1862;  Vicksburg  and  Jack- 
son, Miss.,  July,  1863;  battle  of  the  Wilderness  in  1864;  was  se- 
verely wounded  in  the  face  at  Spottsylvania,  May  12, 1864;  and  was 
discharged  from  the  service  Dec.  25,  1864,  on  account  of  his  wound. 
He  had  re-enlisted  for  another  term  of  three  years,  when  the  regi- 
ment was  in  Kentucky.  Besides  the  engagements  enumerated 
above  he  was  with  his  regiment  in  numerous  skirmishes.  Major 
Cummings,  in  a  conversation  I  had  with  him  since  the  work  of  pre- 
I)aring  this  history  was  begun,  said  that  Frank  Gray  was  one  of  the 
bravest  and  best  men  in  the  regiment,  and  deserved  especial  men- 
tion. In  1865  Mr.  Gray  went  to  Manchester,  where  he  continues 
to  res.  He  has  been  a  member  of  the  city  government  two  years, 
and  commander  of  Louis  Bell  post,  G.  A.  R.,  two  years,  besides 
being  connected  with  various  other  organizations.  He  m.  Jan.  6, 
1868,  Mary  Adelaide,  dau.  of  Gilbert  P.  Hall  (q.  v.),  of  Bennington. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Lillian  J.s,  b.  Dec.  22,  1869. 

2.  Evelyn  H.^,  b.  Sept.  24,  1872. 

3.  Fannie  L.»,  b.  Aug.  6,  1875. 

4.  Alice  M.5,  b.  Oct.  22,  1879. 

5.  Morris  F.s,  b.  Nov.  15,  1880;  d.  July  8,  1881. 

40 


618  gknealogy:  gray. 

29.  Josephine  F.*,  m.  Jan.  17,  1877,  Charles  B.  Caldwell,  who  d. 
Feb.  6,  1883;  res.  Bennington. 

CHILD. 

1.     Daisys,  ij.  pec.  26,  1877. 

30.  Charles^  [6]  (Moses^,  Moses^),  ni.  1,  in  1820,  Ednah  Wilson, 
who  d.  Dec.  10,  1837,  aged  35  years;  m.  2,  in  1838,  Olive  Stiles, 
who  d.  Feb.  13,  1859,  aged  48  years  ;  m.  3,  in  1859,  Mrs.  Eliza 
Wilkins,  who  survives  him.  He  was  a  carpenter.  He  framed  the 
church  in  Bennington,  also  the  one  in  Greenfield,  and  built  the 
hotel  in  Hancock  Factory  (now  Bennington)  in  1839.  He  also  was 
a  bridge  builder,  working  on  the  covered  bridge  between  Hancock 
Factory  and  Antrim  in  1832,  and  later  built  the  county  bridge  (so 
called)  between  H.  and  Greenfield.  He  was  an  enthusiastic  sports- 
man, and  seldom  returned  from  hunting  empty-handed.  In  Nov. 
1834,  he  killed  two  foxes  at  one  shot,  and  on  June  16,  1836,  he  shot 
the  only  bear  known  to  have  been  killed  on  Crotchet  mountain.  It 
weighed  161  pounds.  He  owned  and  occupied  various  houses  in 
Bennington,  In  1861  he  bought  the  Jonathan  Page  place,  on  the 
Francestown  road,  and  there  he  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life.  He 
d.  May  12,  1876.  He  was  a  man  of  sound  judgment,  and  upright  in 
all  his  dealings  with  others.  He  bore  his  last  illness,  which  was 
long  and  painful,  with  a  degree  of  fortitude  and  patient  resignation 
few  could  attain.     Children:  — 

31.  Nancy^  b.  March  5,  1821;  m.  John  Friend;  res.  in  the 
vicinity  of  Boston.  Children  :  Maria^  Charles^,  George^,  and  John^ 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Friend  and  their  two  sons,  Charles'^  and  George^,  and 
dau.  are  dead  ;   John^  res.  in  Boston. 

32.  Charles^  b.  Sept.  5,  1823;  m.  in  San  Francisco,  March  2, 
1855,  Elizabeth  C.  Sawyer.  He  d.  in  Butlerville,  la.,  Aug.  1,  1883. 
Children  :  George^,  Anna®,  Lizzie®,  and  Sarah®. 

33.  Elizabeths  b.  Sept.  5,  1825  ;  d.  March  16,  1827. 

34.  Mary  S.\  b.  Sept.  25,  1828;  res.  in  Boston;  d. ;  m.  A.  D. 
Shaw.     Child  :  Mary  Anna®,  d. 

35.  Lydia  A.*,  b.  Aug.  29,  1830 ;  res.  Boston,  where  she  d.  Aug. 
8,  1854  ;  was  buried  at  Forest  Hills  cemetery;    m.  Otis  Tucker. 

36.  Sarah  J.\  b.  Oct.  29,  1832  ;  m.  Henry  Smith  ;  res.  Boston. 

37.  George  M.^  b.  Oct.  5,  1835;  enlisted  at  Toledo,  la.,  Sept. 
6,  1861,  in  Co.  C,  10th  regt.  la.  vols. ;  d.  at  Cape  Girardeau,  N.  C, 
Nov.  2,  1861 ;  was  buried  at  Jefferson  Barracks,  St.  Louis. 


genealogy:  gray.  619 

38.  Augustus  W.S  b.  May  28,  1843  ;  enlisted,  Aug.  29,  1862,  in 
Co.  D,  11th  regt.  N.  H.  vols.;  was  wounded  in  the  right  forearm 
at  the  battle  of  Fredericksburgh,  Dec.  13,  1862;  was  with  the  regi- 
ment during  the  siege  of  Knoxville,  and  received  his  discharge, 
April  10,  1865,  for  disability  ;  was  with  the  Sanitary  Commission 
in  Annapolis,  Md.,  for  a  time,  and  finally  returned  to  Bennington, 
where  he  res.  on  the  Samuel  Baldwin  place,  which  he  has  )>ur- 
chased  ;  m.  Jan.  25,  1866,  Eliza  A.,  dau.  of  Cassander  S.  and  Eli/a 
Wilkins.* 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Minnie  O.s,  b.  June  1,  1866;  d.  July  11,  1868. 
2.     George  A.s,  b.  Nov.  19,  1867.  3.     Charles  H.^  b.  Sept.  13,  1869. 

39.  Sarah^  [7]  (Moses-,  Moses^),  m.  Silas  Cutler,  of  Vermont ; 
res.  many  years  in  Lexington,  Mass.,  where  he  kept  a  hotel ;  d.  in 
Lexington.     Mrs.  Cutler  res.  in  Watertown,  Mass. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  George*,  d.  at  the  age  of  about  30  years. 

2.  Sarah  M.^  m.  Samuel  Bacheler;  res.  Watertown,  Mass.,  where  she  d., 

leaving  two  children. 

40.  John**  [8],  m.  April  29,  1828,  Hersina,  dau.  of  Dea.  Aaron 
and  Rebecca  (Adams)  Knight  (q.  v.) ;  rem.  to  Nashua  in  1836;  was 
a  hotel  keeper;  d.  May  26,  1851.  His  wife  d.  Feb.  9,  1845.  Chil- 
dren :  — 

41.  Dr.  Georges  b.  in  H.,  April  26, 1829;  d.  in  Nashua,  Dec.  14, 
1876;  m.  1,  June  9,  1852,  Margaret  E.,  dau.  of  Abram  and  Eliza 
Sterns,  of  Woodstock,  Vt.,  who  d.  in  Woodstock,  Jan.  1863  ;  m.  2, 
April  24,  1872,  Julia  A.,  dau.  of  Rev.  S.  S.  and  Julia  (Ashley)  Tilden, 
of  Middlebury,  Vt.  Doctor  Gray  was  graduated  from  the  medical 
college  in  Woodstock,  Vt.,  in  1850,  and  held  the  position  of  demon- 
strator of  anatomy  in  that  institution  for  one  year,  soon  after  which 
he  commenced  to  practise  his  profession  in  Nashua,  where  he  re- 
mained until  the  close  of  his  life.  He  was  thoroughly  fitted  for  his 
life  work,  and  took  a  high  rank  in  his  profession.  In  difficult  cases 
he  was  often  consulted,  his  judgment  was  trusted,  and  his  suc- 
cess was  commensurate  with  the  high  promise  of  his  youth.  He  d. 
at  the  post  of  duty,  of  diphtheria  contracted  during  attention  to  a 
patient. 

*  Mrs.  Eliza  A.  Gray  has  kindly  furnishod  us  tliu  ri'cord  of  the  Charles  Gray  family, 
and  her  paper  is  a  model  of  its  kind.  Her  mother,  Mrs.  Eliza  V'ilkius,  was  the  tliird 
wife  of  Charles  Gray.    She  m.  :i,  Mark  N.  .SpaMiug.    {n-  v.) 


620  GENEALOGY;    GRAY. 

43.  AdalineS  b.  in  H.,  Sept.  30,  1830;  m.  May  20,  1847,  Win- 
gate  Bixby,  of  Litchfield,  who  d.  Dec.  1,  1877. 

CHILDREN,    ALL   BORN   IN   NASHUA. 

1.  George  Wingate^,  b.  April  26,  1851;  m.  April  28,  1875,  Cornelia  C,  dau. 

of  Levi  Spaulding,  of  Derby  Line,  Vt.     Child  :  Clara  Gray  Gertrude^, 
b.  May,  1876. 

2.  Harry  Grays,  b.  July  27,  1853;  m.  Dec.  11,  1879,  Emilie  Adelaide  White, 

of  Saratoga  Springs,  N.  Y.     Child :  Lillian  WilliarasS  b.  May,  1882. 

3.  Herbert  Samuel^,  b.  March  2,  1856 ;  d.  Sept.  5,  1872. 

4.  Charles  Simeon^,  b.  Jan.  10,  1860;  d.  Sept.  5,  1879. 
6.     John  Foster^,  b.  May  27,  1866. 

43.  Ann^  b.  in  H.,  Oct.  8,  1833;  res.  with  her  sister  in  Nashua. 

44.  Hersina  K.^  b.  in  Nashua,  Dec.  26,  1844;  d.  April  24,  1845. 

45.  Calvin^  [9]  (Moses-,  Moses^),  m.  Oct.  20,  1829,  Louisa,  dau. 
of  Jonathan  and  Lois  (Knight)  Pollard,  (q.  v.)  He  was  a  farmer; 
d.  in  Nashua,  May  12,  1847;  his  widow  ra,  2,  David  Wood.  (q.  v.) 
Children:— 

46.  Sarah  Louisa^  b.  in  H.,  July  18,  1830;  ra. Simonds; 

res.  Woburn,  Mass. 

47.  Henry  Calvin^  b.  in  H.,  May  29,  1833;  is  editor  and  pro- 
prietor of  the  Maiden  (Mass.)  Mirror. 

48.  Luther''  [10]  (Moses-,  Moses^),  m.  Elizabeth  Smith,  of 
Nashua.  He  was  a  hotel-keeper  in  Nashua,  Hillsboro',  and  Stoddard  ; 
d.  in  Stoddard,  March  21,  1859. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Elizabeth  Ann*,  m.  Charles  Connors ;  res.  Nashua. 

2.  John*,  served  in  the  army ;  came  home  to  die. 

3.  Helen*,  m.  Frank  Marshall ;  res.  Nashua. 

4.  Erviu*,  served  in  the  army ;  d.  Oct.  22,  1884 ;  left  a  widow  and  children. 

5.  George*,  was  also  a  soldier;  m.  and  res.  in  Nashua;  two  children. 

6.  Mary*. 

7.  Florence*. 

8.  Katie*,  m.  Doctor  Sibley,  of  Nashua,  who  d.  in  1883. 

49.  Lydia^  [12]  (Moses-^,  Moses^),  m.  Otis  Stearns,  who  was  a 
merchant  in  New  Yorii  city,  where  he  d.  in  the  prime  of  life.  Mrs. 
Stearns  res.  in  Nashua. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Henry*,  is  an  extensive  flour  and  grain  dealer;  res.  Nashua;  m.  Jessie 

Tilston,  of  Boston. 

2.  George*,  was  a  captain  in  the  3d  regt.  N.  H.  vols. ;  m.  Anna  Dow,  of 

Boston ;  d.  in  Boston,  but  was  buried  in  Nashua. 


GENEALOCxY:    GKAYHAM.  621 

GRAYHAM. 

1.  Hugh^  Grayham*  was  b,  in  Windham  ;  came  to  H.  as  early 
as  1786;  res.  at  No.  49;  was  killed  by  the  falling  of  a  tree,  which 
"  brushed  him  down  and  struck  the  axe  he  was  chopping  with  into 
his  thigh,"  June  20,  1800 ;  he  was  at  work  on  the  island  in  the 
"Great  pond"  (Lake  Nubanusit).  He  m.  Mary  Anderson,  who  was 
b.  in  Derry  and  d.  in  Stoddard,  March,  1808.     Children  :  — 

2.  James-,  b.  in  Windham,  July  20,  1768;  m.  Oct.  23,  1792, 
Sarah,  dau.  of  Abner  Whitcomb  (q.  v.)  ;  he  built  the  house  marked 
"Mrs.  Marshall"  on  the  village  plan;  rem.  to  Dublin  and  to  Gilsum, 

where  he  kept  a  tavern.     He  d.,  and  his  widow  m.  2, Gilson, 

who  d.  in  Chesterfield ;  she  d.  at  the  home  of  her  dau.,  Mrs.  Bates, 
in  Springfield,  Vt. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Oliver^,  b.  in  H.,  June  29,  1793;  m.  Deborah  White;  res.  Rockingham, 

Vt.,  where  he  carried  on  a  woolen  factory.     Six  chiUlreu. 

2.  Mary3,  b.  in  H.,  April  27,   1795;  m.  James  Bates;  res.  Springfield,  Vt. 

Sis  children. 

3.  Sarah3,  b.  in  H.  in  1797. 

4.  Aaron3,  b.  iu  H.,  March  8,  1799. 

5.  Ruth'^  b.  in  Dublin,  May  9,  1801;    m.  Artemas  Leonard;  res.  Saxton's 

River,  Vt.  After  the  death  of  her  husband  she  rem.  to  Columbus, 
O.,  where  she  was  living  with  her  dau.  in  1884.  Seven  children. 
One  dau.  res.  in  Nevvtonville,  Mass. ;  one  son  res.  iu  Reid  Bluft',  Col. ; 
one  sou  res.  iu  Milford,  Mass.;  and  one  dau.,  Sarah  C.*,  m.  J.  M. 
Godmau  and  res.  in  Columbus,  O.  To  Mrs.  Leonard  we  are  greatly 
indebted  for  iuformation. 

6.  Amanda'',  b.  in  Dublin,  Jan.  16,  1803;  m.  James  Davis;  res.  Rockingham, 

Vt.     Ten  children. 

7.  James  Anderson-^,  b.  in  Gilsum,  Jan.   12,  1805;    m.  Merrill  Bates;   res. 

Springfield,  Vt.     Five  children. 

3.  Aaron^,  b.  in  Windham,  Dec.  12,  1769;  m.  Nov.  16,  1804, 
Mary  Milliken,  who  was  b.  Oct.  18,  1784;  went  to  Peterboro'  in 
1787;  was  a  carpenter;  learned  his  trade  in  Jaffrey;  res.  in  Peter- 
boro' until  1839,  when  he  rem.  to  Lowell,  Mass.,  where  he  d.  Sept. 

8.  1853. 

CHILDliEN. 

1.  Mary  A.3,  b.  Oct.  25,  1805;  res.  Lowell,  Mass. 

2.  William  M.3,  b.  Dec.  6,  1807;  d.  in  Peterboro',  Juue  19,  1883;  m.  Dec. 


*  Tills  was  the  original  family  name  and  is  retained  by  a  portion  of  the  family, 
although  many  spell  it  Grimes.  As  Hugh  and  Arthur  Grayham  spelled  their  names 
this  way,  we  put  their  families  under  the  name  Grayham,  and  the  first  settler  under 
the  name  Grimes. 


622  genealogy:  grayham:  grimes. 

6,  1837,  Betsey  Fairbanks,  who  was  b.  March  6,  1817.  Children: 
(1),  Caroline  E.^,  b.  July  3,  1840;  m.  Frederick  Newman.  (2),  Kate 
M/,  b.  April  19,  1843;  d.  July  7.  1876;  m.  George  W.  Wilson.  (3), 
Ann  M.S  b.  June  9,  1848.  (.4),  HelenS  b.  June  2,  1850.  (5),  Alfred*, 
b.  May  24,  1852  ;  m.  Hattie  Lovejoy.     (6),  Frank  H.-*,  b.  Sept.  30,  1855. 

3.  Katherine  S.^,  b.  Nov.  10,  1809;  d.  Dec.  9,  1852,  in  Lowell,  Mass.  ;  m. 

Henry  Wade. 

4.  Louisa  E.^,  b.  March  16,  1812;  m.  1,  William  Wilson,  who  d.  Nov.  1839; 

m.  2,  Ebenezer  Crane. 

5.  John  H.3,  b.  March  18,  1814;  d. 

6.  Aaron  A. 3,  b.  Aug.  20,  1815;  d. 

7.  Frederick^,  b.  July  2,  1817;  ra.  Margaret  Wade;  res.  Lowell,  Mass. 

8.  Sarah  A. 3,  b.  March  31,  1819 ;  d.  Aug.  25,  1844. 

9.  Jane  B.s,  b.  April  1,  1823;  m.  John  L.  Ordway. 

10.  James3,  b.  Oct.  9,  1824;  d.  Oct.  22,  1824. 

11.  Caroline  J.^,  b.  March  17,  1829. 

4.  Jean-,  b.  in  Windham,  May  8,  1771;  m.  Daniel  Morse,  (q.  v.) 

5.  Agnes-,  b.  July  18,  1772  j  ra.  Sept.  3,  1795,  Elijah  Carlcy. 
(q.  V.) 

6.  Isabel-,  b.  July  29,  1774  ;  m.  April  6, 1797,  Jonathan  Jenkins. 

7.  Mary-,  b.  June  1,  1776;  ra.  July  20,1797,  Sabra  Gustin,  of 
Marlow;  res.  Chelsea,  Vt.,  where  they  d. 

8.  Sarah^,  b.  May  14,  1778;  m.  Oct.  17,  1799,  Levi  Morse,  of 
Dublin. 

9.  Jeaiiett",  b.  May  9,  1780;  m.  Benj.  Burgess;  res.  Chelsea,Vt. 

10.  Mary  Ann-,  b.  April  28,  1782;  ra.  Silsby  Stevens;  res.  for 
many  years  in  Springfield,  Vt.(?) ;  rem.  late  in  life  to  Ohio,  where 
they  d. 

11.  Hugh-,  b.  Aug.  11,  1784;  ra.  Letitia  Swan,  of  Peterboro'. 
13.     Arthur^  Grayham,  supposed  to  be  a  bi-other  of  Hugh^  was 

one  of  the  early  settlers.  He  was  here  in  1779  (see  p.  7),  but  little 
is  known  of  him.  He  settled  at  No.  46;  res.  also  for  a  time  at  No. 
15.     He  m.,  it  is  supposed,  Ann,  dau.  of  William  Lakin,  Sr. 


GRIMES. 


John^  Grimes  emigrated  from  Scotland  or  the  north  of  Ireland  to 
Londonderry. 

1,  John^  (John^),  b.  in  Londonderry,  was  the  first  settler  of  H. 
(See  pp.  67  and  68.)     In  addition  to  the  statement  there  made  we 


GENEALOGY:    GRIMES.  623 

would  say  that  he  m.  Sarah,  dau.  of  Andrew  Robinson,  who  d.  in 
H.  in  1827.*     Children:  — 

2.  David=^,  b.  in  Londonderry;  rem.  to  Weston,  N.  Y. ;  d.  tliere. 

3.  Andrew^  b.  in  Londonderry;  rem.  to  Pennsylvania;  d.  there. 

4.  Betsey^,  b.  in  Londonderry;  m.  Simeon  Connor;  res.  many 
years  in  Peterboro';  d.  in  Fitchburg,  Mass.,  in  1855. 

5.  Rebecca^,  no  record. 

6.  William^,  b.  in  Londonderry,  May  8,  1781;  d.  in  Springfield, 
Vt.,  Feb.  21,  1864;  m.  April  23,  1805,  Polly  Jones,  who  was  b.  in 
Londonderry,  Jan.  13,  1786,  and  d.  in  Springfield,  Vt.,  Sept.  3, 1865. 
They  settled  in  H. ;  res.  at  No.  65,  and  later  at  the  place  north- 
west, shown  by  a  dot;  rem.  to  Alstead  about  1828,  where  they  res. 
some  years.  children. 

1.  John  GilraanS  b.  iu  H.,  March  16,  1806;  ra.  1,  iu  1825,  Elvira  Phillips,  of 

Dublin,  who  d.  in  1826;  m.  2,  in  1830,  Sally  Benson,  of  Orwell,  Vt. 
He  d.  in  Windsor,  Vt.,  June,  1861.  Eight  children:  six  are  living. 
Albert^  res.  iu  Charlestovvn. 

2.  Clarissa  Parkei-*,  b.  in  H.,  Jan.  14,  1808;  d.  in  Alstead,  May  3,  1881 ;  sur- 

vived her  husband  19  years;  m.  March  5,  1831,  Jabez  M.  Banks,  of 
Alstead.     Six  children,  three  of  whom  are  living,  one  in  Athol,  Mass. 

3.  Daua*.  b.  in  H.,  Jan.  •!,  1810:  a  farmer;  m.  Feb.  5,  1835,  Rebecca  Rice; 

res.  Springfield,  Vt. 

4.  Lavina  JaueS  b.  in  H.,  Feb.  18,  1812;  d.  Feb.  24,  1818. 

5.  BradfordS  b.  in  H.,  May  12,   1815;    a  farmer;    m.  July,  1840,   Mary  E. 

Norton,  of  Wethersfleld,  Vt.     Two  children,  both  d. 

6.  Kimball  D.-»,  b.  Oct.  9,  1818;  is  a  farmer;  m.  Nov.  1851,  Harriet  A.  Hol- 

ton,  of  Proctorsville,  Vt. ;  res.  Plymouth,  Hancock  county.  111. 

7.  Mary  Ann*,  b.  Jan.  27,   1821 ;  m.  1,   April  1,  1845,  Frauklin  Mansfield,  of 

Alstead,  who  d.  in  Springfield,  Vt.,  in  1872;  m.  2,  Dec.  11,  1878,  John 
W.  Argo,  of  Elgin,  la. ;  res.  Elgin,  la.  Seven  children  by  first  mar- 
riage, four  of  whom  are  living :  one  in  New  York  city,  two  iu  Ne- 
braska, and  one  in  Iowa. 

8.  Jones  F.'',  b.  April  13,  1824;  a  carpenter;  m.  iu  1846,  Matilda  Rice;  res. 

Spi'ingfield,  Vt.  One  son^,  who  m.  in  1870,  Alma  Brewster;  res. 
Woodstock,  Vt.     One  son,  William  J. 6. 

9.  Parker  R.*,  b.f  Aug.  25,  1826;  a  farmer  and  cattle  dealer;  m.  Jau.  1,  1854, 

Lydia  A.  Beckw^ith,  of  Alstead ;  res.  Springfield,  Vt.     Three  children. 

7.  John^,  m.  and  res.  in  Greenfield,  where  he  d. 

*  Another  paper  before  me  states  that  she  fl.  in  Greenfield.  From  the  chureh  rec- 
ords I  learn  tliat  Widow  Grimes  d.  in  H.,  Aug.  7, 1827,  aged  74.  There  may  be  a  mis- 
take in  regard  to  her  age.  I  have  long  ago  made  the  discovery  that  no  records  at 
hand  are  infallible.  It  is  barely  possible  that  the  .John  Grimes  who  was  the  first 
settler  was  another  man,  and  it  may  be  a  mistake  to  say  that  he  had  a  family  when 
he  came  to  H. 

t  Probably  all  the  children  of  William  Grimes  were  b.  iu  H.,  but  only  the  names 
of  the  first  five  are  found  on  the  town  records. 


624  GENEALOGY:    GUILFORD;    GULICK. 


GUILFORD. 

Rev.  William  M.^  Guilford  was  pastor  of  the  Baptist  church  and 
had  charge  of  the  seminary  in  1851.  (See  pp.  206  and  230.)  He 
was  one  of  the  best  instructors  that  it  was  ever  my  privilege  to 
meet,  —  an  enthusiast  in  his  profession,  —  and  it  is  a  great  pity  that 
his  valuable  services  were  not  retained  in  town.  He  was  m.  and 
had  four  children :  Hattie-,  Charles-,  William^,  and  one  son-  whose 
name  we  do  not  remember. 


GULICK. 


SamueP  Gulick,  of  French  Huguenot  descent,  was  a  soldier  in  the 
Revolutionary  war;  res.  in  Richmond,  Northampton  county,  Penn.; 
rem.  to  Mount  Bethel,  in  the  same  county,  where  his  son  also  res. 

Mezari-  (SamueP),  b.  in  Richmond,  Nov.  19,  1799;  m.  Phebe,  dau. 
of  John  Rosenberg,  a  well-to-do  farmer  of  German  descent;  she 
was  b.  in  Mount  Bethel,  Feb.  24, 1816;  res.  Mount  Bethel.  SamueP 
and  Mezari^  were  both  prosperous  farmers  and  elders  in  the  Presby- 
terian church  in  Mount  Bethel,  as  was  also  John  Rosenberg;  and 
his  dau.,  the  wife  of  Mezari^,  became  a  member  of  the  same  church 
in  her  eighteenth  year. 

1.  Rev.  Hervey^  (Mezari^,  SamueP),  b.  in  Mount  Bethel,  March 
27,  1846;  was  graduated  at  Lafayette  college,  Easton,  Penn.,  in  the 
class  of  1868,  and  in  1872  was  admitted  as  attorn ey-at-law  and 
master  in  chancery  in  the  state  of  New  Jersey.  In  1878  he  was 
graduated  at  the  Union  Theological  seminary.  New  York  city,  and 
came  to  H.  in  the  fall  of  the  same  year  to  supply  the  pulpit  of  the 
Congregational  church;  was  ordained  and  installed  pastor  of  the 
church  Nov.  5,  1879.  (See  pp.  200  and  201.)  He  m.  Nov.  27,  1879, 
Lizzie  E.,  dau.  of  Rev.  Edward  Brown  Emerson.*  (q.  v.)  Chil- 
dren : — 

2.  H.  PauP,  b.  Sept.  25,  1880. 

3.  Marie  Louise^  b.  Nov.  6,  1882. 

4.  Constania  E.\  b.  Feb.  6,  1888. 

*  Kev.  Edward  Brown  Emerson  d.  Jan.  10, 1888. 


GENEALOGY :    HADLEY.  625 


HADLEY. 

George^  Hadley  was  in  Ipswich,  Mass.,  as  early  as  1639,  and  was 
living  there  in  1678. 

SaraueP  (George^)  swore  allegiance  in  Ainesbury,  Mass.,  in  1677; 
ni.  Jane ;  seven  children,  of  whom  the  oldest  was 

SamueP  (SarnueP,  George^),  m.  Dorothy  Colby,  of  Aniesbury,  Jan. 
20,  1703.  Perhaps  he  was  the  Samuel  Hadley  who  d.  in  Amesbury, 
Dec.  14,  1745,  and  she  the  Dorothy  who  d.  there  May  18,  1756.  Six 
children,  of  whom  the  fourth  was 

Eliphalet"  (SamueP,  SamueP,  George^),  b.  March  2,  1718-19;  was 
m.  by  Orlando  Bagley,  Esq.,  to  Elizabeth  Davis,  of  Haverhill,  Mass., 
June  7,  1744.  He  d.  in  Amesbury,  Dec.  8,  1763;  his  wife  d.  in  H., 
Nov.  22,  1808. 

CHILDREN,    ALL   I50RN    IX    A:MESBURY. 

1.  Eliphalets,  b.  Feb.  5,  1745;  d.  June  15,  1745. 

2.  Eliphalets,  b.  May  22,  1746. 

3.  Lydia^,  b.  Aug.  9,  1748. 

4.  Seth5,  b.  Feb.  2,  1751. 

5.  DollyS,  b.  June  6,  1753. 
6  Enos*,  b.  Oct.  23,  1755. 

7.  Ruhaniah^,  b.  Dec.  28,  1757. 

8.  Benjamin^,  b.  July  11,  1760. 

9.  Abijah^  (Elijah  on  Amesbury  records),  b.  Oct.  5,  1762. 

About  two  years  after  the  death  of  Mr.  Hadley  his  widow  rem. 
with  her  children  to  Nottingham  West  (now  Hudson).  The  date  of 
her  removal  to  H.  is  unknown.  Four  of  the  children  of  Eliphalet* 
and  Elizabeth  (Davis)  Hadley  settled  in  H. 

1.  Seth^  (Eliphalet*,  SamueF,  SamueP,  George^),  b.  Feb.  2, 1751 ; 
came  to  H.  as  early  as  1785.  He  was  chosen  one  of  the  surveyors 
of  highways  that  year,  the  next  year  he  was  one  of  the  selectmen, 
and  while  he  remained  in  town  he  was  frequently  chosen  to  fill  im- 
portant positions;  was  m.,  but  had  no  children;  res.  on  what  was 
afterwards  the  town  farm  (No.  77),  where  he  remained  until  1800, 
when  he  rem.  to  Antrim  and  settled  near  the  soutli  village;  d.  in 
Antrim,  Jan.  12,  1809.  His  wife  survived  him,  but  the  date  of  her 
death  has  not  been  ascertained. 

3.  Ruhamah^  (EliphaletS  SamueP,  Samuel",  George^),  b.  Dec.  28, 
1757;  m.  Nathaniel  Hezelton.     (q.  v.) 

3.     Benjamin^  (Eliphalet^  SamueP,  SamueP,  George^),  b.  July 


626  GENEALOGY:   HADLEY. 

11,  1760;  came  to  H.  in  April,  1792.  According  to  the  custom  of 
the  time  he  was  warned  out  of  town,  his  brother  Seth  being  the 
constable  who  served  the  warrant.  This  notice  did  not  prevent 
him  from  promptly  going  to  work  to  provide  for  himself  a  home, 
neither  did  it  deter  the  tax-gatherer  from  looking  after  him,  for  two 
years  later  he  was  taxed  for  two  oxen,  two  cows,  ninety  acres  of 
unimproved  and  three  and  one-half  acres  of  improved  land.  In 
1798  he  had  improved  five  acres  more  of  land,  and  erected  buildings 
to  the  value  of  $100.  This  farm  (No.  76)  he  purchased  of  Edward 
Spaulding,  date  of  deed,  March  4,  1792.  He  m.  1,  March  24,  1796, 
Sarah  Hosley,  of  H.,  who  d.  Jan.  16,  1797;  ra.  2,  March  3,  1803, 
Esther,  youngest  dau.  of  Dea.  Thomas  and  Rebecca  (Derby)  Laugh- 
ton,  of  Rutland,  Mass.,  who  was  b.  in  Rutland,  Nov.  10,  1777 ; 
rem.  in  early  life  with  her  parents  to  Dummerston,  Vt.  But  few 
advantages  for  mental  training  were  enjoyed  in  that  new  settle- 
ment in  the  wilderness,  her  school  life  being  limited  to  three 
weeks,  but  she  had  a  strong,  well-balanced  mind,  which  she  re- 
tained in  a  very  remarkable  degree  to  the  close  of  her  life.  At 
the  time  of  her  death  she  had  been  for  several  years  the  oldest  per- 
son in  town.  In  early  womanhood  she  came  to  H.  to  res.  with  her 
sister,  Mrs.  Gates.  Sept.  6, 1802,  she  united  with  the  Congregational 
church  in  H.  and  continued  a  worthy  and  respected  member  through 
life.  For  nearly  three  years  before  her  death  she  was  unable  to  walk 
without  assistance,  and  she  suffered  continually,  but  her  Christian 
faith  sustained  her,  and  her  last  words  were:  "Lord  Jesus,  receive 
my  spirit.  Take  me  home  to  thyself."  She  d.  Jan.  14,  1871.  Mr. 
Hadley  d.  Sept.  26,  1846.     Children :  — 

4.  Sarah«,  b.  Jan.  3,  1797;  d.  Nov.  17,  1868;  res.  H. 

5.  Benjamin^  b.  Dec.  28,  1803;  d.  Oct.  1,  1805. 

6.  Thomas  Jefferson^  b.  Oct.  19,  1805.  At  the  age  of  20  years 
he  left  the  farm  and  connected  himself  with  Amos  Ball,  that  he 
might  learn  the  carpenter's  trade.  After  working  at  his  trade  in 
H.  and  vicinity  some  four  years  he  rem.  to  Worcester,  Mass.,  where 
he  remained  four  years  more.  In  1833  he  went  to  Boston,  where  he 
continued  to  res.  the  rest  of  his  life.  Soon  after  taking  up  his  res. 
in  Boston  he  m.  Melissa  Reed,  of  Rutland,  Mass.  They  united 
with  the  Old  South  church,  and  for  many  years  he  was  chairman 
of  the  standing  committee  of  that  church.  He  was  also  a  member 
of  the  Congregational  club.  He  d.  March  13,  1880 ;  his  wife  d. 
Dec.  22,  1882. 


GENEALOGY:    HADLEY.  627 

•7.  Rebecca^,  b.  Aug.  26,  1807;  worked  in  a  mill  in  Nashua  sev- 
eral years;  d.  in  H.,  Feb.  7,  1846. 

8.  John  Stark'',  b,  June  4,  1810;  a  farmer;  rem.  to  Soutli  An- 
trim in  1833,  where,  with  the  exce])tion  of  a  short  time  spent  in 
Nashua,  he  continued  to  res.  until  his  death,  Aug.  14,  1879.  He  m. 
July  6,  1842,  Nancy  J.  Derush,  of  Antrim. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Mar}-  Elizabeth",  res.  Peterboro'. 

2.  Sarah  Rebecca',  m.  Frank  A.  Smith ;  res.  Peterboro'. 

3.  Emma  Jane',  d.  May  11,  1860,  aged  6  years. 

4.  George  W.',  d.  June  7,  1860,  aged  3  years. 

9.  James  Hosley«,  b.  July  4,  1812;  m.  April  7,  1846,  Lavina, 
dau.  of  Walter  and  Lavina  (Clapp)  Gunn,  who  was  b.  in  Holden, 
Mass.,  Dec.  1,  1814;  settled  on  the  James  Hills  place  in  1841 ;  rem. 
in  1851  to  the  place  owned  by  Alfred  Kellam  ("J.  H.  Hadley"  on 
map),  and  in  1876  rem.  to  Rutland,  Mass.     Children: — 

10.  Granville  Kellam",  b.  March  15,  1847;  a  farmer;  m.  March 
25,  1875,  Ellen  Frances,  dau.  of  Samuel  and  Lydia  ( Goodhue  ) 
Knight  (q.  v.);  res.  Rutland,  Mass.  He  was  chosen  deacon  of  the 
Congregational  church  in  Rutland  for  three  years,  Jan.  1,  1879,  and 
re-elected  in  1882;  was  on  the  school  board  in  1879  and  1880.  To 
him  we  are  indebted  for  valuable  information  in  regard  to  the 
Hadley  family.     Child  (adopted)  :  Edna  Lavinal     (q.  v.) 

11.  Solon  Davis'^,  b.  Sept.  13,  1849;  a  farmer;  settled  on  the 
homestead  in  H.;  m.  June  14,  1876,  Alzina,  dau.  of  George  I.  and 
Harriet  (Hills)  Hayward  (q.  v.);  d.  Oct.  4,  1879;  his  wife  d.  Jan. 
25,  1883. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Edith  Marias,  b.  April  5,  1877;  d.  Oct.  8,  1879. 

2.  Edna  Lavina^  b.  Aug.  10,  1878.    (q.  v.) 

12.  Walter  Lockwood^  b.  July  23,  1854;  d.  May  14,  1856. 

13.  Thomas  Lawton'^,  b.  Aug.  31,  1857;  a  farmer;  settled  in 
Rutland,  Mass.,  in  the  spring  of  1878;  m.  Nov.  3,  1878,  Hattie  E., 
dau.  of  Ephraim  and  Elvina  (Gates)  Weston.  ( q.  v.)  He  was 
elected  one  of  the  school  committee  in  1881,  and  re-elected  in  1882; 
is  the  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Rutland  Co-operative  Creamery 
association. 

CHILD. 

1.     Grace  Elviua^  b.  July  13,  1882. 


628  GENEALOGY:    HADLEY. 

14.  E8ther^  b.  Jan.  5,  1817;  ra.  March  12,  184-  Lyman  Dow, 
of  Antrim;  she  d.  in  Hillsboi-o'  Bridge,  Dec.  24,  1880. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Sylvanus^,  res.  Antrim. 

2.  Charles  Lyman',  b.  April  21,  1846 ;  m.  Lizzie  Sawyer,  of  Pembroke ;  res. 

Woonsocket,  R.  I.     One  child. 

3.  Esther  A.\  b.  March  21,  1849;  m.  Nov.  2,  1868,  Arthur  A.  Miller. 

15.  Elizabeth  Eraily^  b.  May  23,  1822;  was  a  student  at  the 
seminary  under  the  instruction  of  Zebulon  Jones.  In  1850  or  1851, 
together  with  her  mother  and  sister  Sarah,  she  rem.  from  the  old 
homestead  to  the  village,  where  she  continued  to  res.  (taking  care 
of  her  mother  during  her  lifetime)  until  the  spring  of  1879,  when 
she  went  to  res.  with  her  nephew,  G.  K.  Hadley,  in  Rutland,  Mass.; 
she  d.  while  on  a  visit  to  her  sister,  Mrs.  Dow,  at  Hillsboro'  Bridge, 
Dec.  23,  1880. 

16.  Abijah^  (Eliphalet*,  SamueP,  Samuel^  George^),  b.  Sept.  24, 
1762  ;  m.  in  1793,  Abigail  Johnson,  of  Hollis.  He  served  in  the 
war  of  the  Revolution,  and  went  from  his  home  in  Nottingham 
West  to  Antrim  in  1781,  where  he  worked  for  Deacon  Aiken  some 
six  years;  then  he  res.  a  short  time  in  H.,  and  in  1793  settled  on  a 
farm  in  Antrim,  where  he  remained  nearly  two  years ;  he  then 
went  back  to  Nottingham  West,  but  his  stay  there  this  time  must 
have  been  short,  as  he  came  to  H.  to  settle  in  Feb.  1795.  With  the 
exception  of  a  short  period  when  he  lived  on  the  Wason  place, 
his  home  in  H.  was  on  the  place  now  owned  by  Luther  C.  Dutton. 
He  d.  June  15,  1837;  his  wife  d.  Aug.  4,  1845.     Children:  — 

17.  Abijah«,  b.  in  Antrim,  Feb.  15,  1794;  m.  March  31,  1818, 
Mary  P.,  dau.  of  Collins  Whittemore.  (q.  v.)  He  was  engaged  in 
business  for  a  short  time  in  early  life  in  Alstead ;  returned  to  H. 
and  settled  on  the  homestead,  where  he  remained  until  1860,  when 
he  sold  the  farm  to  Luther  C.  Dutton  and  rem.  to  the  village,  but  dur- 
ing the  last  few  years  of  their  lives  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hadley  res.  on 
the  old  homestead  with  Mr.  Dutton.  He  d.  June  18,  1879;  she  d. 
Dec.  26,  1880.  Mr.  Hadley  served  in  the  war  of  1812-14,  repre- 
sented the  town  in  the  legislature  in  1845-47,  and  served  as  one  of 
the  board  of  selectmen  in  1827,  1835,  1844,  and  1845,  besides  being 
frequently  called  upon  to  fill  a  place  on  important  committees,  etc. 
He  bequeathed  $1000  to  the  town  for  the  benefit  of  the  town  library, 
thus  leaving  a  lasting  memorial  of  his  interest  in  those  that  might 
follow  after  him.     Children: — 


GENEALOGY  :    HADLEY.  629 

18.  Dr.  De  Witt  Clinton^  b.  June  V2,  1823.  He  was  educated 
at  Francestown,  Meriden,  New  Hampton,  and  Woodstock,  Vt.;  was 
graduated  at  the  medical  college  at  Woodstock  in  June,  1850,  He 
immediately  began  the  practice  of  medicine  in  his  native  town,  and 
was  eminently  successful  in  his  profession,  and  was  just  beginning 
liis  life-work  when  disease  laid  a  heavy  hand  upon  him  ;  res.  house 
marked  "  O.  Fogg "  in  village.  He  was  deeply  interested  in  the 
welfare  of  the  town  ;  he  served  three  years  as  a  member  of  the 
superintending  school  committee  and  spent  considerable  time  in 
informing  himself  in  regard  to  the  history  of  the  town,  but  unfortu- 
nately the  result  of  his  labor  in  this  direction  was  lost.  He  m.  Nov. 
11,  1851,  Mary  A.  Haggett,  of  Lyndeboro'.  She  came  to  H.  in 
Feb.  1848,  to  attend  school  at  the  Literary  and  Scientific  institu- 
tion, and  spent  the  most  of  her  time  there  for  three  years,  either  in 
attending  school  or  teaching.  Her  res.  at  the  present  time  (1885)  is 
Wilton.  Doctor  Hadley  d.  deeply  regretted  by  his  many  friends, 
Feb.  11,  1859. 

CHILDKEN. 

1.  George  C.»,  h.  Sept.  3,   1852;  res.  Amherst,   N.  H. ;  fitted  for  college  at 

Fraucestowu  and  New  Ipswich,  but  did  not  enter  college;  m.  Sept. 
23,  1880,  Mar}'  F.  Burnham,  of  Milford;  res.  Mount  Vernon. 

2.  Andrew  P.^,  b.  June  14,  1855;  res.  Tyngsboro',  Mass.;  he  also  attended 

school  at  Francestown  and  New  Ipswich ;  m.  July  25,  1878,  Clara  A. 
Upton,  of  Tyngsboro',  Mass. 

3.  Edward  P.s,  b.  Aug.  23,  1858 ;  d.  Feb.  29,  I860. 

19.  Edward  J.',  b.  Aug.  21,  1825;  m.  Oct.  25,  1849,  Harriet  E. 
Brown,  of  Nashua;  he  d.  April  29,  1855. 

CHILD. 

1.     Frank  E.^,  b.  April  11,  1852. 

30.     Mark«,  )  ^  ^    .jj  g  j^gg     ^1  j^        jg  jgQQ^ 

21.    Miles«,  f         1         '  '  s       ' 

23.     AbigaiP,  b.  1804;  m.  Oct.  24,  1826,  David  Bonner,     (q.  v.) 


JACOB   HADLEY. 

Jacob^  Hadley  and  Elizabeth,  his  wife,  came  from  New  London. 
The  date  of  their  coming  and  the  place  of  their  res.  we  can  only 
infer  from  the  birth  record  and  the  transcript  of  a  road,  dated 
Nov.  10,  1788.     (See  p.  256.)      The  place  of  their  res.  could  not 


630  genealogy:  hadley. 

have  been  far  from  the  place  marked  "J.  H.  Hadley."  He  was 
highway  surveyor  in  1786,  bought  a  pew  in  the  meeting-house  in 
1790,  and  was  a  tax-payer  as  late  as  1792,  but  nothing  further  is 
known  of  the  family. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Jacob^,  b.  in  New  London,  Jan.  18,  1780. 

2.  Elizabeth'^,  b.  in  New  London,  March  15,  1782. 

3.  Joseph-,  b.  in  H.,  Dec.  18,  178G. 

4.  Sarah2.  b.  in  H.,  May  2,  1790. 

5.  Abraham-,  b.  in  H.,  April  30,  1791. 


THOMAS  AND   SAMUEL   HADLEY. 

Ebenezer'-^,  son  of  Thomas^  and  Ruth  (Lawrence)  Hadley,  was  b. 
in  Lexington,  Mass.;  m.  May  11,  1779,  Phebe  Winship,  who  was  b. 
July  23,  1755.  With  his  father  and  brother  Samuel'^  he  was  a  mem- 
ber of  Captain  Parker's  company  that  made  a  stand  at  Lexington, 
April  19,  1775.  Samuel  was  one  of  the  nine  who  fell  at  the  first 
fire  of  the  British  troops.  Ebenezer-  served  in  several  subsequent 
campaigns  during  the  war;  rem.  to  Peterboro'  in  1804.  Six  chil- 
dren, the  eldest  of  whom, 

Thomas^  b.  June  13,  1782;  m.  1,  Mary  Symonds;  m.  2,  Martha 
Barber;  res.  in  Peterboro'.     Five  children,  the  youngest  of  whom, 

1.  Thomas^  b.  March  16,  1824;  m.  1,  Asenath  Dyer,  who  was 
b.  Nov.  25,  1826 ;  d.  Aug.  29,  1855;  m.  2,  May  25,  1856,  Maria  A., 
dau.  of  Benjamin  Crosby ;  rem.  to  H. ;  res.  at  place  marked  "  I. 
A.  Moors." 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Mary  E.^,  b.  July  16,  1851 ;  m.  June  21,  1876,  Merrick  C.  Adams,  who  was 

b.  Sept.  2,  1853.  Children:  (1),  Eunice  L.«,  b.  in  Dublin,  July  2, 
1877.  (2),  Albert  G.e,  b.  in  Dublin,  Feb.  24,  1879.  (3),  Louis  W.% 
b.  in  Dublin,  Aug.  17,  1880.  (4),  Fred  J.s,  b.  in  Peterboro',  Feb.  26, 
1882.     (5),  Frank  T.e,  b.  in  Dublin,  Nov.  2,  1883. 

2.  Alfred  G.^,  b.  Aug.  5,  1853;  m.  June  23,  1875,  Gadie  F.  Holt,  who  was  b. 

Oct.  5,  1854.  Children:  (1),  Gadie  MabelS  b.  Jan.  30,  1876.  (2), 
Clarence  Alfred^,  b.  Dec.  29,  1878.    (3),  Alton  Perryo,  b.  Nov.  11,  1881. 

3.  Nellie  A.^,  b.  Aug.  29,  1855. 

4.  Arthur  Leslie^,  b.  June  6,  1862. 

The  second  son  of  Ebenezer^  Hadley  was 

Isaacs  b.  Aug.  9,  1784;  ra.  Feb.  9,  1813,  Sarah  Howe.  Six  chil- 
dren, of  whom  the  third  was 


genealogy:  hadley.  631 

2,  Samuels  b.  July  12,  1818;  m.  Sept.  24,  1849,  Mary  F.,  dau. 
of  Peter  Twist.  He  served  in  the  Civil  war ;  res.  in  H.  a  few  years 
at  Lee  place ;  present  res..  East  Jaffrey. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Luella  E.^  b.  iu  Peterboro',  March  29,  1850;  m.  Aug.  6,  1872,  Frank  O. 

Emerson  ;  res.  Fisherville.  » 

2.  Milton  L  «,  b.  in  Peterboro',  Nov.  27,  1851 ;  m.  April  12,   1874,  Amanda 

M.  Corey,  of  Peterboro' ;  res.  Jaffrey. 

3.  Harriet  0.»,  b.  iu  Milford,  July  6,  1853 ;  d.  Oct.  5,  1853. 

4.  Sarah  A.s,  b.  iu  Peterboro',  March  6,  1855;  m.  July  23,  1872,  Wallace  W. 

Richardson,  of  Sullivan;  res.  Jaffrey. 

5.  Delia  M.5,  b.  in  Peterboro',  Oct.  22,  1856 ;  m.  May  12,   1883,  Herbert  L. 

Wetherbee,  of  Kludge ;  res.  Manchester. 
G.     Hattie  M.^  b.  in  H.,  Oct.  22,  1859;  m.  May  6,  1880.  Robert  Morrow;  res. 
Manchester. 


JOEL  HADLEY. 

JoeP  Hadley  was  b.  in  Mount  Holly,  Vt.,  April  24,  1805;  m.  Jan. 
19,  1831,  Sarah,  dau.  of  Jacob  and  Olive  Towns,  of  Londonderry; 
res.  in  Nashua  and  Hudson  a  few  years;  came  to  H.  about  the  year 
1838,  where  they  remained  about  ten  years,  when  they  rem.  to 
Peterboro',  where  he  d.  June  8,  1855. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Sarah  J.^,  b.  in  Nashua,  June  18,  1833;   ra.  Nov.  23,  1853,  Daniel  W. 

Willoughby ;  res.  Peterboro',  where  she  d.  Sept.  18,  1855. 

2.  Mary  F.-^,  b.  in  Hudson,  April  13,  1835 ;  d.  in  Peterboro',  Jan.  28,  1857. 

3.  Eliza  A.-,  b.  iu  Nashua,  Nov.  3,  1836;  ra.  July  29,  1855,  George  A.  Felt, 

of  Peterboro'.  Children:  (1),  Albert  A. 3,  b.  in  Peterboro',  March 
29,  1857;  m.  Oct.  13,  1881,  Emma  C.  Wright,  of  Clinton,  Mass.  (2), 
John  P.3,  b.  in  Peterboro',  June  24,  1859 ;  m.  July  30,  1885,  Ada  M. 
Mury,  of  Waltham,  Mass.  (3),  Frank  E.s,  b.  in  Peterboro',  Oct.  3, 
1862;  d.  Aug.  3,  1865. 

4.  Osgood  T.2,  b.  in  Nashua,  Jan.  19,  1838 ;  an  engineer. 

5.  Daniel  P.^,  b.  in  H.,  March  20,  1839;  a  carpenter;  d.  in  Natick,  Mass., 

Nov.  26,  1860. 

C.  George  W.^,  b.  in  H.,  Oct.  26,  1841 ;  was  a  soldier  in  the  Civil  war;  d. 
in  the  service,  at  Hampton,  Va.,  March  31,  1863. 

7.  Olive  N.-^,  b.  in  H.,  Sept  2,  1843;  m.  Sept.  1,  1863,  John  McGowan,  of 
Mason;  shed,  in  Clinton,  Mass.,  March  22,  1880.  Children:  (1), 
Sarahs,  b.  in  Peterboro',  May  2,  1864.  (2),  Jane^,  b.  in  Worcester, 
Mass.,  July  11,  1865.  (3),  John  Henry^,  b.  in  Winchendon,  Mass., 
June  29,  18C8.     (4),  Olive^,  b.  in  Clinton,  Mass.,  July  16,  1870. 


632  GENEALOGY:  HADLEY;  HAIG;  HALL. 

8.  Emil.v  M.-^,  b.  in  H.,  March  7,  1845;  d.  in  Peterboro',  Sept.  2,  1886. 

9.  Edgar  J.-,  b.  iu  H.,  July  3,   1846;  a  machinist;  m.  Dec.   1,   1886, 

Carter,  of  Jaffrey.  Children:  (1),  MaryS,  b.  Dec.  13,  1868;  d.  April 
20,  1875.  (2),  Franks,  b.  in  Winchendon,  Mass.,  Sept.  19,  1870. 
(3),  Perleys,  b.  in  Winchendon,  Mass.,  July  30,  1873.  (4),  Everett^, 
b.  in  Winchendon,  Mass.,  June  23,  1876. 

10.  Charles  C.-,  b.  ie  Peterboro',  Aug.  20,  1850;  an  engineer. 

11.  Rev.  Willis  A.^  b.  in  Peterboro',  Feb.  19,  1854;  m.  June  27,  1883,  Stella 

L.  Beckwith,  of  New  London,  Conn. ;  is  colleague  pastor  of  the 
Belleville  Congregational  church,  Newburyport,  Mass. ;  was  pre- 
viously settled  in  Wilmette,  111. 


HAIG. 

John^  Haig,  an  immigrant  from  Scotland,  settled  in  Waddington, 
N.  Y. 

John^  (John^),  m.  Helen  Atchison  ;  res.  in  Potsdam,  N.  Y.,  where 
Dr.  Andrew*  (John^,  John^)  was  b.  May  4,  1857.  He  was  a  stu- 
dent one  year  at  Ann  Arbor,  Mich.,  and  two  years  at  the  College  of 
Physicians  and  Surgeons  in  Baltimore,  Md.  After  a  short  practice 
in  Baltimore,  he  came  to  H.  in  Aug.  1883.  He  rem.  to  Peterboro' 
in  1885,  but  preferring  H.  for  a  home,  he  returned  in  May,  1888. 
His  office  is  in  the  house  marked  "  Mrs.  Marshall,"  in  the  village.* 


JOHN  HALL,. 


1.  John!  Hall,  b.  in  Chester,  June  16,  1782 ;  d.  in  1860;  m.  Han- 
nah, dau.  of  Nathaniel  Ingalls,  who  d.  in  1868;  res.  in  Chester  and 
Derry;  rem.  to  H.  in  the  spring  of  1838;  returned  to  Chester  in 
the  spring  of  1840. 

3.  Dr.  Josiah  J.'-  (John^),  b.  March,  1805;  studied  medicine  with 
Drs.  Benjamin  and  Rufus  Kittredge  and  Doctor  McMullen,  of  New 
Boston;  rem.  from  Chester  to  Manchester,  where  he  res,  six  years; 
rem.  to  H.  in  the  spring  of  1834 ;  res.  opposite  place  marked  "  J.  Wash- 
burn"; practised  medicine  while  here;  rem.  to  Manchester  in  1840, 
and  to  Chester  in  1850,  where  he  d.  Oct.  19,  1881;  ra.  Mary  Dodge, 
a  sister  of  Mrs.  David  Matthews  (q.  v.),  who  d.  in  Manchester, 
March,  1848. 

*.Johu  Haig,  a  brother  of  Doctor  Haig,  lias  been  superintendent  of  schools  for  St. 
Lawrence  county  for  several  years. 


GENEALOGY:    HALL.  633 

CHII>DUKN. 

Hannah  Maria^,  m.  Stephen  S.  Wells,  of  Atkinson,  where  they  res.  until 

her  death  in  1858. 
John  G.3,  m.  Eliza  R.  Ellis,  of  Springfleld,  Vt. ;  res.  Chester. 
MargKiret  Ann-^,  b.  in  II. ;  ra.  George  Wright,  of  Atl<inson,  where  they 

res.  until  her  death,  July  30,  1886. 


JESSE   HALL. 

Jesse^  Hall  and  Ruth,  his  wife,  res.  for  a  few  years  on  the  place 
marked  "J.  H.  Hadley";  name  on  tax-list  from  1798  to  1813,  inclu- 
sive. 

CIIILPHEN. 

1.  Judith2,  b.  in  Amherst,  July  22,  1791. 

2.  Jesse-,  b.  in  Milford,  May  7,  1793. 

3.  Isaac-,  b.  in  II.,  March  13,  1805. 


OBADIAH   HALL. 

Richard^  Hall  and  Martha,  his  wife,  settled  in  Bradford,  Mass., 
about  the  year  1672.     Their  second  son  was 

Richard^  (Richard'),  b.  in  Bradford,  Mass.,  Feb.  6,  1676;  m. 
Abagail . 

SamueF  (Richard^,  Richard'),  b.  in  Bradford,  Mass.,  Jan.  11, 
1707  ;  m.  Hannah  Kittredge. 

William*  (SamueP,  Richard^  Richard'),  b.  Jan.  '29,  1737;  d.  July 
28,  1797  ;  rem.  from  Billerica,  Mass.,  to  Brookline ;  m.  Mary 
Fletcher,  who  was  b.  Feb.  15,  1742.  Nine  children,  of  whom  the 
fifth  was 

1.  Obadiah^,  b.  in  Brookline,  Monday,  June  13,  1774;  came  to 
H.  as  early  as  May  28,  1796,  at  which  date  he  purchased  of  Samuel 
Hosley  eight  acres  of  land,  situated  near  land  owned  by  Thomas 
Boynton,  and  land  owned  by  Samuel  Fox,  said  land  including  the 
place  marked  "J.  Washburn."  He  was  town  sexton  for  years. 
He  res.  several  years  in  a  log  house  near  the  place  marked  "  N. 
Holt,"  but  subsecjuently  rem.  to  the  above-named  place ;  m.  June 
13,  1799,  Betsey  Davis  (q.  v.),  who  d.  May  7,  1830.  He  d.  Nov. 
15,1848.     Children;  — 

2.  Betsey^  b,  Sunday,  Oct.  6,  1799;  m.  Joseph  Matthews, 
(q.  V.) 

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634  GENEALOGY:    HALL. 

3.  Mary^  b.  Sunday,  Oct.  11,  1801  ;  m.  Newell  Browu. 
(q.  V.) 

4.  Alonzo"  [9],  b.  Monday,  March  19,  1804. 

5.  Sylvia'',  b.  Wednesday,  July  16,  1806 ;  m.  Charles  Bradford 
Alcock.     (q.  V.) 

6.  Nathan  D.",  b.  Sunday,  July  5,  1812;  was  drowned  Sept.  5, 
1818. 

7.  William  F.^  [12],  b.  W^ednesday,  March  6,  1816. 

8.  Samuel  B.«  [24],  b.  Wednesday,  Jan.  6,  1819. 

9.  Alonzo"  [4]  (Obadiah^  William*,  SamueP,  Richard',  Rich- 
ard^), m.  1,  June  12,  1832,  Mrs.  Betsey  (Morrison)  Huntley,  who  d. 
Aug.  29,  1850;  m.  2,  Oct.  30,  1851,  Elizabeth  ColUns,  who  d.  June  6, 
1884.  Mr.  Hall  was  one  of  the  selectmen  of  the  town  in  1843-44; 
d.  Aug.  19,  1870.  He  res.  in  a  part  of  the  house  marked  "Mrs. 
Hills"  on  the  village  plan;  later  at  the  place  marked  "A.  Hall." 
Cliildren:  — 

10.  George  A.^  b.  Sept.  20,  1835;  d.  Aug.  22,  1837. 

11.  Betsey  Jane',  b.  Sept.  6,  1838;  m.  Porter  B.  Weston, 
(q.  V.) 

12.  William  P.^  [7]  (Obadiah^  William^  SamueP,  Richard'^ 
Richard^),  was  several  years  town  sexton  ;  m.  1,  April  22,  1834, 
Cynthia  F.^Russell,  who  d.  Aug.  10,  1846;  m.  2,  July  1,  1847,  Lucy 
A.  Hall;  res.  at  north  place  marked  "L.  Eaton,"  later  at  place 
marked  "  W.  Hall,"  present  res.  the  place  in  village  where  his 
brother  formerly  res.  (q.  v.)    Children:  — 

13.  Oscar  W.^  b.  April  2,  1835. 

14.  Cliarles  A.^  b.  Feb.  29,  1840;  m.  Louisa  Elizabeth  Rogers; 
res.  Ashland,  Neb.     Children:  Jennie  R.^  William  A.^ 

15.  Samuel  B.^  b.  Sept.  20,  1841.  In  the  fall  of  1858  he  went 
to  Illinois,  residing  at  El  Paso,  Bloomington,  and  Clinton,  in  that 
state.  July  27,  1861,  he  enlisted  in  the  41st  regt.  IlL  vols.;  was  the 
color  bearer  of  that  regiment  in  a  charge  at  Jackson,  Miss. ;  was 
wounded  four  times,  and  taken  prisoner  July  12,  1863;  was  ex- 
changed Oct.  1,  of  the  same  year,  and  on  his  return  to  his  regiment 
was  appointed  sergeant-major,  which  position  he  held  until  he  was 
mustered  out,  Aug.  28,  1864,  at  Springfield.  He  took  up  the  trade 
of  a  butcher,  wliich  he  has  followed  most  of  the  time.  He  joined 
the  I.  O.  O.  F.  in  1866,  and  has  passed  through  the  chairs  of  the  sub- 
ordinate lodge,  and  also  of  the  encampment,  and  m  1886,  had  just 
surrendered  to  his  successor  in  office  the  grand  patriarch's  chair  of 


genealogy:  hall.  635 

the  sjrand  jurisdiction  of  the  state  of  Nebi-aska,  He  rem.  to 
Nebraska  in  1869,  and  took  a  homestead  eight  miles  from  Ashland, 
Saunders  county,  which  he  continues  to  hold,  but  res.  in  Ashland  ; 
has  held  the  office  of  town  trustee,  and  was  obliged  to  positively 
decline  to  run  for  mayor  of  the  city  in  April,  1886;  m.  Nov.  17, 
1866,  Alice,  dau.  of  S.  M.  Morris,  who  was  b.  in  Indiana,  July 
31,  1844. 

CHILDRKX. 

1.  Ira  M.«,  b.  Sept.  16,  1867. 

2.  Manley  B.*,  b.  July  27,  1869. 

3.  Harry  E.  U.^,  b.  Nov.  18,  1871. 

4.  Maud  A.s,  b.  Nov.  1,  1873;  d.  Dec.  9,  1878. 

5.  Nellie  G.s,  b.  Feb.  U,  1877. 
6  Bruce  W.^,  b.  Oct.  28,  1879. 
7.  Kalph^  b.  May  25,  1884. 

16.  Frank  P.',  b.  April  17,  1848;  ra.  Clintine  Wilson;  res. 
Bennington.     Child  :  Dora^ 

17.  Sylvia  J.',  1).  Oct.  5,  1849;  m.  Frank  E.  Holt;  res.  Green- 
field.    Children  :   Grace^,  Arthur*,  Clarence^ 

18.  Ellen  R.^  b.  June  27,  1851  ;  m.  Frank  Burge;  res.  Alstead. 

19.  Eddy^  b.  July,  1853 ;  d.  Jan.  26,  1854. 
30.     Edwin  J.^  b.  March  25,  1854;  d. 
21.     Freddy^  b.  1857;  d.  Nov.  26,  1858. 

23.     George  E.^  b.  Aug.  17,  1858;  d.  Nov.  29,  1884. 

23.  Betsey  Viola",  b.  July  24,  1861 ;  m.  Albert  E.  Jewett;  res. 
Peterboro'. 

24.  Samuel  B.«  [8],  m.  June  29,  1845,  Julia  A.,  dau.  of  William 
and  Mary  Bryant,  who  was  b.  in  Stoneham,  Mass.,  April  8,  1826;  a 
carpenter;  rem.  to  Kansas  in  the  spring  of  1855,  where  he  took  u}) 
one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  of  land,  tipon  which  he  res.  until  1860, 
when  he  rem.  to  Topeka,  Kan.,  where  he  continues  to  res. ;  has 
served  one  term  as  a  member  of  the  city  council,  and  one  term  as 
a  member  of  the  board  of  education. 

CniLDRKX. 

1.  Maiy    Josephine",    ]y.    in   East    Caujbridj^e,    Mass.,    May  7,   1846;    d.    in 

Topeka,  Kan.,  Oct.  23,  1868. 

2.  Helen  Minerva',  b.  in  H.,  Dec.  19,  1847;  d.  in  Topeka,  Kan.,  Sept.  1.5, 

18.58. 

3.  Alice  Julia',  b.  in  Claremont,  April  23,  1853;  m.  in  Huntsville,  Mo.,  Jan. 

22,  1877,  Josiah,  son  of  \YiIliani  Barnes,  who  was  b.  in  Boston,  Bel- 
mont county,  O.,  April  4,  1842. 


636  GENEALOGY:   HALL. 


JOEL,   HALL. 


1.  JoeP  Hall,  m.  Phebe  W.  Butterfield,  and  res.  most  of  his  life 
in  H. ;  in  his  later  years  at  place  marked  "Mrs.  A.  C.  Blood,"  in  the 
village ;  d.  March  31,  1868,  aged  77.     Children  :  — 

3.     Uriah^,  res.  in  Newport,  where  he  d. 

3.  .ToeP,  enlisted  in  the  Union  army,  and  d.  in  the  service. 

4.  Stephen^,  m.  Eliza  Tyrrell;  d.  Oct.  29,  1855.  Children: 
Hiram^,  Mary^,  d.  young. 

5.  Horace"'^,  res.  in  H. 

6.  Lucy  Ann2,b.  Dec.  29,  1826;  m.  William  P.  HalL     (q.  v.) 

7.  Benjamin^,  m.  Mary  Drew;  res.  Greenfield,  where  she  d.; 
five  children. 

8.  Lyrinda^,  m.  Simon  Drew  ;  res.  Pembroke  ;  several  children. 

9.  Lucinda^  (twin  to  Lyrinda),  m.  John  Drew  ;  res.  Pembroke; 
several  children. 


GILBERT  P.  HALL. 

Gilbert  P.^  Hall,  b.  in  Warren,  Me.,  Aug.  31, 1813;  d.  in  Benning- 
ton, Jan.  1,  1867 ;  ra.  Nov.  27,  1834,  Elizabeth  R.,  dau.  of  Moody 
Butler  (q.  v.),  who  d.  in  Bennington,  July  19,  1869.  He  was  a 
paper  manufacturer.     Children :  — 

1.  Gilbert  F.^,  b.  Sept.  23,  1836;  d.  in  H.,  Jan.  31,  1840. 

2.  Elizabeth  Saraphene^,  b.  in  H.,  Feb.  22,  1839;  m.  Dec.  1864, 
Col.  F.  W.  Parker,  of  Manchester;  at  the  present  time  principal  of 
the  State  Normal  school  in  Illinois;  she  d.  in  Minneapolis,  Minn., 
Dec.  6,  1870. 

CHILD. 

1.     Annies,  b.  1865;  d.  Oct.  27,  1885. 

3.  Mary  Adelaide-,  b.  in  Lowell,  Mass.,  July  2,  1842;  m.  Frank 
L.  Gray.     (q.  v.) 

4.  Phebe  A.^  b.  in  Bennington,  May  10,  1845;  d.  in  Benning- 
ton, June  11,  1870. 

5.  Gilbert  Perry^,  b.  in  Bennington,  May  7,  1850;  d.  Oct.  17, 
1864. 


GENEALOGY :   HARDY.  637 


DAVID  HARDY. 

Dea.  Noah^  Hardy  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary  war;  m. 
Sarah  Spofford ;  res.  in  Hollis,  Nelson,  and  Antrim.  Seven 
children,*  of  whom  the  fourth  was 

1.  Dea.  David^,  m.  Sally,  dau.  of  Henry  Farwell  (q.  v.);  res. 
some  twelve  years  in  Westminster,  Vt. ;  rem.  to  North  Branch 
(Antrim)  in  1833,  to  H.  in  1837,  res.  place  marked  "C.  Nelson" 
on  the  village  plan  ;  rem.  to  Preble,  N.  Y.,  in  1840,  and  to  Cortland, 
N.  Y.,  in  1856.  Mr.  Hardy  d.  Sept.  23,  1873,  aged  76.  The  date 
of  the  death  of  his  wife  not  given.  Two  years  before  his  death 
they  celebrated  their  golden  wedding. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Nancie  S.^,  b.  June  9,  1825;  m.  W.  C  Woodward;  res.  Cortland,  N.  Y. 

Children:   (1),  Erviu  H.*.     (2),  David  Dell*      (3),  Eugene  Hardy*. 

2.  Hon.  Leonard  FarweUs,  b.  Aug.  31,  1827;  was  graduated  from  the  State 

Normal  school  at  Albany  in  1855;  m.  Phila  A.  Earle,  a  poetess; 
many  of  her  poems  were  published  in  the  popular  magazines  of  the 
day.  He  was  a  teacher  in  Hudson,  N  Y.,  and  Greenpoiut,  L.  I., 
one  term  each,  and  after  his  marriage  was  principal  of  the  Union 
school  in  Weedsport,  N.  Y.,  several  years;  subsequently  he  was  in 
mercantile  business ;  was  twice  a  member  of  the  state  assembly,  and 
was  twice  elected  school  commissioner  of  the  county  in  which  he 
lived.  He  also  held  the  office  of  town  supervisor,  and  was  post- 
master at  the  time  of  his  death,  which  event  occurred  in  Dec.  1881. f 
Children:  (1),  Angle  M.*.     (2),  Mary  D.*.     (3),  Leonard  Farwell*. 

3.  David^,  b.  July  25,  1829;  was  graduated  at  Cortland  academy  in  1854; 

became  a  teacher  in  the  English  department  there;  was  eminently 
successful.  He  accepted  the  position  of  principal  of  the  preparatory 
department  of  Bethel  college,  Russellville,  Ky.,  where  he  also  met 
with  merited  success;  d.  Oct.  3,  1857;  a  volume  of  his  poems  was 
published  after  his  death. 

4.  Wealtha  A. 3,  b.  July  29,  1832;  m.  Ward  T.  Earle,  a  farmer;  res.  Homer, 

N.  Y. ;  she  d.  in  Weedsport,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  18,  1871;  one  dau.,  Elva 
D.*,  d. 

5.  Sarah  A.-,  b.  Dec.  2,  1834;  m.  Marvin  Gaylord ;  res.  Otisco,  N.  Y. ;  she 

d.  April  5,  1855;  after  her  death  her  husband  entered  Ann  Arbor 
university,  intending  to  study  for  the  ministry,  but  on  the  breaking 
out  of  the  war,  he  entered  the  service,  and  d.  at  Newbern,  N.  C. 

*  Mrs.  David  Ames,  .Jr.,  was  one  of  the  cliilrtren.     (q.  v.) 

t  Tlie  boarfl  of  supervisors,  of  which  Mr.  Hardy  liad  been  a  member,  unanimously 
adopted  a  scries  of  resolutions,  from  which  wo,  take  the  followine::  — 

Resolrifil,  Tliat  in  him  we  r((co,:^nize  an  orticer,  lioncst,  faithliil  ;nid  cflicii-nt  in 
every  pl;u-c  of  piililic  trust  to  whicli  lie  hus  1)C(_mi  calh-il  l)vtl)c  \iitc.s(ii'  the  iuMtplc; 
a  citizen,  nnidcst  and  reti|■ill^^  yet  of  lirni  and  decided  convictions;  a  inan,  respeeted 
by  all  wlio  knew  hiui;  a  friend,  kind,  loving,  and  true;  and  a  consistent  Christian 
gentleman. 


638  GENEALOGY:   HARDY. 


KEV.  WILL  P.  HAKDY. 

Rev.  Will  P."  Hardy  (Frank^,  Noah-,  Dea.  Noah^),  was  b.  in  Nel- 
son, Jan.  10,  1862.  His  father  d.  in  the  Union  army,  and  his  mother, 
Mary  (Stevens)  Hardy,  d,  when  he  Avas  a  child.  He  came  to  H.  to 
res.  with  Porter  B.  Weston,  in  the  spring  of  1878,  and  while  in  H. 
decided  to  study  for  the  ministry.  He  graduated  from  Dartmouth 
college  in  the  class  of  1887,  and  entered  Hartford  (Conn.)  Theolog- 
ical seminary,  and  was  licensed  to  preach.  Ill  health  has  compelled 
him  to  abandon  for  a  time  his  studies.  He  m.,  July  18,  1888,  Lill  J. 
Adams;  res.  Marlboro'. 


BENJAMIN    HARDY'S   SONS. 

Benjamin^  Hardy,  b.  in  Andover,  Mass.,  in  1795;  d.  in  Green- 
field in  1879;  m.  Mehitable  Holt;  b.  in  Greenfield  in  1799;  d.  in 
Greenfield  in  1866.     Two  of  their  sons  lived  for  a  few  years  in  H. 

1.  Benjamin  Willard'^  (Benjamin^),  b.  in  Greenfield,  May  18, 
1827;  m.  Oct.  2,  1851,  Martha  A.,  dau.  of  Abraham  and  Martha 
(Marshall)  Whittemore,  of  Greenfield ;  became  a  res.  of  H.  in  May, 
1860;  res.  place  marked  "N.  Plolt  ";  rem.  to  Greenfield  in  1868. 

CUILDKKX. 

1.  Lilla  C.^  b.  in  Greenfield,  Jan.   18,   185:3;  m.  Nov.    19,   1873,  Willis    D. 

Hardy,  of  Greenfield.     Child:  Harvey  Willis^,  b.  Dec.  8,  1881. 

2.  George  W.^,  b.  in  H.,  Sept.  20,  1860;  m.  Nov.  24,  1885,  Mabel  Farnum, 

of  Rnmford,  Me.;  is  employed  by  the  American  Watch  Co.,  Wal- 
tliam,  Mass. 

2.  T)ea.  Alfred  N.^  (Benjamin^),  b.  in  Greenfield,  Sept.  21,  1829; 
m.  1,  Nov.  30,  1859,  Letitia,  dau.  of  James  and  Sarah  Gregg,  of 
New  Boston,  who  was  b.  in  Manchester,  and  d.  in  H.,  Aug.  13, 
1868;  m.  2,  Sept.  21,  1869,  Sabrina,  dau.  of  Dea.  Stephen  and 
Maria  (Foster)  Wood  (q.  v.);  res.  in  H.  two  or  three  years;  was 
superintendent  of  the  Congregational  Sunday  school,  and  taught 
the  High  school ;  is  at  present  time  deacon  of  the  Congregational 
church  in  Greenfield. 

CHILD. 

1.     Ella  Mav-',  b.  iu  New  Boston,  Feb.  19,  18G4. 


GENEALOGY:    HARRINGTON;   HARRIS;    HART.  639 

HARRINGTON. 

Thomas^  Han-ingtoii,  b.  in  England ;  m.  Lura  McMane  (?)  ;  res.  in 
Limerick  county,  Ireland.     Two  of  their  children  came  to  H. 

1.  John-  (Thomas^),  b.  in  Limerick  county,  Ireland,  May  4, 
1800;  m.  Feb.  1,  1832,  Margaret  Hayes;  came  to  H.  about  the  year 
1860;  res.  "  Dow  place,"  where  he  d.  May  4,  1873;  and  his  wife 
d.  July  4,  1873.     Children  :  Thomas^  and  John'^  never  res.  in  H. 

2.  Bridget  Ellen^  b.  1837;  m.  Michael  Cashion.     (q.  v.) 

3.  Mary3,  b.  Feb.  5,  1841 ;  d.  Aug.  Vl,  1870. 

4.  Catherine^  b.  June  15,  1843;  d.  Oct.  6,  1871. 

5.  Michael  E.^  b.  March  30,  1846;  m.  July  20,  1876,  Mary 
Bishop,  of  Bennington,  who  d.  March  14,  1887;  res.  on  the  home- 
stead.    Children  :  Mary^  John^  Richard^  Esther^  Nora-*. 

6.  Michael-  (Thomas^),  b.  in  Ireland  in  1821  ;  came  to  this 
country  in  1844,  and  five  years  later,  m.  1,  Anna  Power  (?),  who  d. 
in  1855 ;  m.  2,  Eliza  McDonald;  came  to  H.  in  1860  ;  res.  on  place 
marked  with  his  name  in  the  village.  His  second  wife  d.  Oct.  17, 
1877,  aged  57.     Children  :  — 

7.  MichaeP,  b.  in  Raymond,  Sept.  11,  1850;  is  employed  by  the 
Adams  Express  Co.;  res.  Boston,  Mass. 

8.  William^,  b.  in  Somerville,  Mass.,  July  3,  1852;  is  the  owner 
of  an  extensive  sale  stable  for  horses ;  i-es.  Boston,  Mass. 

9.  Thomas^  b.  Aug.  12,  1860. 

10.  Mary^,  m.  James  Coughlan.     (q.  v.) 

11.  Edward^. 


ELBRIDGE   HARRIS. 

Elbridge  Harris  came  to  H.  from  Nashua  about  twenty-five  years 
ago,  as  a  stage-driver  on  the  Forrest  line,  and  was  employed^as  such 
several  years;  later  he  purchased  the  farm  marked  "W.Gray"  near 
the  Junction,  which  has  been  his  home  in  recent  years. 


HART. 

1.  Jacob^  Hart,  b.  in  Marblehead.  Mass.;  m.  Patty  Shattuck, 
who  was  b.  in  Pepperell,  Mass.  They  came  to  H.  about  the  year 
1807;  res.  first  on  the  Clyde  place,  and  subsequently  on  the  Wilds 
place.     Children  :  — 


640  GENEALOGY:    HART. 

2.  Charles^,  b.  1804;  ra.  1825,  Ruth  Day;  settled  in  H.  on  the 
Wilds  place;  the  house  was  at  No. 67,  on  line  between  H.  and  Antrim. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  rarker3,  b.  in  1826;    m.  in  18i7,  Elizabeth  L.  Robbins,  who  was  b.  in 

Chester,  Vt.,  in  1831;  settled  in  H.,  in  1849.  He  purchased  the 
house  that  stood  at  No.  36,  which  he  moved  to  No.  63 ;  afterwards 
he  purchased  the  house  built  by  his  grandfather,  marked  "P.  Hartte"  ; 
eight  years  later  he  rem.  to  Stoddard ;  came  back  to  H.  in  1874 ; 
was  in  company  with  R.  H.  Colby,  at  the  Willy  mills;  lost  three  of 
his  fingers,  and  rem.  to  Nelson  in  1875,  where  he  now  res.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  9th  regt.  N.  H.  vols.,  three  years;  was  in  the 
battles  of  South  Mountain,  Antietam,  Fredericksburgh,  at  the  siege 
of  Vicksburg,  the  battles  of  Jackson,  Wilderness,  Spottsylvania,  Cold 
Harbor,  and  the  siege  of  Petersburgh;  was  wounded  twice,  and  sent 
to  the  hospital  and  discharged ;  is  commander  of  Post  Henry  H. 
Stevens,  No.  86,  G.  A.  R.,  in  Stoddard.  Children:  (1),  HattieS  b. 
in  H.  in  1851 ;  m.  John  E.  Dunbar,     (q.  v.)     (2),  Amon  P.*,  b  in  H. 

in  1853;  m.  Charan.      (3),  Ethel   N.*,  b.  in  1856;  m.  Charles 

Trask.  (4),  George  H.*,  b.  in  1858;  m.  Anna  Charan.  (5),  Fred 
C*,  b.  in  1860;  was  drowned  in  Jaffrey  in  1876.  (6),  Sherman  A.*, 
b.  in  1865;  d.  in  1885.     (7),  Merton  E.^  b.  in  1869. 

2.  William^,  3.     Eliza^. 

4.     Charles^,  m.  Mrs.  Lois  (Due)  Metcalf ;  res.  Antrim. 

3.  Asa-^,  m.  1,  Dec.  18,  1828,  Mary  Sawyer,  who  d.  May  7,  1849 ; 
m.  2, Tyrrell;  he  built  the  house  marked  "H.  Fuller,"  on  Ben- 
nington street;  he  d.  in  Mill  village,  Stoddard,  about  the  year  1872. 

CHILD. 

1.  Gratia^,  b.  in  H.,  Sept.  26,  1830;  d.  Dec.  11,  1884;  m.  in  1850,  George 
Bishop,  who  was  b.  in  Paris,  France,  Dec.  31,  1835;  his  father, 
Peter  Bishop,  was  a  soldier  under  Napoleon.  Children:  (1),  George 
N.^  b.  June  1,  1851;  d.  Aug.  18,  1879;  m.  Phebe  Hall,  of  Stoddard. 

(2),  Charles   H.*,  b.    Aug.  15,    1853;    m.    Emeline  ,  who   d.    in 

Charlestown,   Mass.;  m.  2;  res.  Chelsea,   Mass.     (3),  John   F.*,  b. 
•jau.   14,   1856;    m.  Ida  B.  Johnson;    res.    South  Lyndeboro'.       (4), 

Willie   A.'*,  b.  April  24,   1858;   ra.  Carrie  S.  ;  res.  Milwaukee, 

Wis.  (5),  Freddie  I.S  b.  April  10,  1861;  d.  April  6,  1879.  (6), 
Alvin  L.*,  b.  March  14,  1864.  (7),  Helen  E.*,  b.  Dec.  10,  1866;  m. 
William  Graham,  of  Boston.     (8),  Edwin  H.*,  b.  April  1,  1870. 

4.  Eliza"^  (Louisa  on  town  records),  m.  Oct.  3,  1837,  Eli  W.  Rey- 
nolds, of  West  Cambridge,  Mass. ;  res.  Keene. 

5.  Miliar 

6.  John2. 

7.  Nancy-,  d.  July  31,  1846,  aged  26  years  3  montlis. 


genealogy:    HAUTSHOKN;    llAYWAKD.  641 


HARTSHORN. 

John^  Hartshorn,  b.  in  Lyndeboro',  March  26,  1756;  ni.  Sarah 
Batchelder;  b.  June  26,  1763,  in  the  same  town. 

Dea.  Sainiier-  (John^),  b.  in  Lyndeboro',  Dec.  1,  1785;  m.  Sally 
Raymond,  b.  in  Mt.  Yernon,  Jan.  26,  1791;  six  children,  the  oldest 
of  whom, 

Dea.  SamueP,  b.  in  Lyndeboro',  Feb.  25,  1810;  m.  Lucinda ; 

res.  in  H.  a  few  years;  was  deacon  of  the  Baptist  church;  went 
back  to  Lyndeboro',  where  he  filled  the  same  office  in  the  Bajjtist 
church;  rem.  to  Mason,  where  he  d.  after  a  res.  of  a  week,  Nov.  18, 
1846. 


HAYWARD. 


George^  Hayward  was  one  of  the  little  band  Avho,  under  the  lead- 
ership of  Peter  Bulkley,  an  English  non-conformist  minister  from 
Odel,  in  Bedfordshire,  and  Simon  Willard,  an  Indian  trader  from 
Kent,  settled  the  town  of  Concord,  Mass.,  in  Sept.  1635.  He  d.  in 
Concord,  March  29,  1671.     His  wife  d.  in  1693. 

Joseph-  (George^)  was  their  third  child  and  second  son;  m.  1,  in 
1665,  Hannah  Hosmer,  who  d.,  and  he  m.  2,  in  1677,  Elizabeth 
Tread  well.     He  d.  Oct.  13,  1714,  aged  71. 

Simeon^  (Joseph-,  George^),  the  youngest  child  of  his  parents, 
was  b.  June  18,  1683;  m.  in  1705,  Eebccca  Hartwell,  a  grand- 
daughter of  William  Hartwell,  who  was  also  one  of  the  company 
that  came  to  Concord  in  1635;  she  was  b.  Feb.  14,  1682-3;  her 
husband  d.  May  18,  1719,  at  the  age  of  36,  and  she  m.  2,  Benjamin 
Temple,  and  lived  to  the  great  age  of  93. 

Lieut.  Josejjh'*  (Simeon^,  Joseph-,  George^),  the  fifth  child  of  his 
parents,  m.  Abigail  Hosmer,  who  was  a  lineal  descendant  of  another 
member  of  Mr.  Bulkley's  company  of  immigrants.  He  was  a  sol- 
dier in  the  war  with  the  French  and  Indians,  and  at  the  battle  of 
Concord  and  Lexington,  although  probably  past  60  years  of  age 
at  the  time,  was  one  of  the  most  active  of  the  minute-men,  who 
so  successfully  repulsed  the  British  soldiers.  Among  his  exploits 
on  that  eventful  day,  we  would  mention  that  he  followed  two 
British  soldiers  into  a  house,  and  neither  of  them  came  out  alive. 
He  captured  a  gun  that  was  pointed  towards  him  (which  sixty 
years  later  was  in   the  possession  of  one  of  his  sons),  and  latei-  in 


642  GKNEALOGY:    HAY  WARD. 

tlie  day,  seized  upon  two  chaises  in  Cambridge  that  had  been  taken 
in  the  morning,  slaying  a  hostile  occupant  in  each,  and  brought  the 
chaises  back  to  Concord.*  Other  examples  of  his  daring,  bordering 
on  recklessness,  might  be  mentioned,  but  space  will  not  admit;  but 
we  must  be  pardoned  if  we  relate  another  incident  of  his  life  of  a 
little  different  character.  A  young  man  stole  from  him  a  horse. 
He  did  not  appeal  to  the  law,  but  followed  the  thief  to  Salem, 
brought  him  and  the  horse  back  to  Concord,  took  him  into  his 
home,  trained  him  in  better  ways,  and  finally  sent  him  out  into  the 
world  a  valuable  citizen. 

Joseph^  (Joseph*,  Simeon^,  Joseph^  George^),  b.  in  Concord  in 
1746;  m.  Eebecca,  dau.  of  Col.  Charles  Prescott,t  who  was  b.  Sept. 
19,  1746,  and  d.  Oct.  30,  1825.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolu- 
tionary war,  serving  in  the  campaign  against  Burgoyne  in  1777.  As 
early  as  1779  he  was  a  land-holder  in  H.  (See  p.  6.)  Probably 
about  the  same  time  that  he  purchased  this  land  he  purchased  some 
land  in  Dublin,  near  the  Monadnock  lake,  and  rem.  with  his  family 
to  that  town  in  1781,  where  he  continued  to  res.  until  his  death  in 
1835.     Ten  children,  one  of  whom, 

1.  Charles  Prescott^  (Joseph^,  Joseph*,  Simeon^,  Joseph-, 
George^),  b.  in  Concord,  Mass.,  Sept.  30,  1774;  rem.  to  Dublin  with 
his  parents  in  1781,  and  at  about  the  age  of  20,  purchased  a  part  of 
his  father's  land  in  H.,  to  which  he  soon  rem.  and  began  to  clear  it 
and  provide  for  himself  a  home; ;  m.  May  25,  1796,  Sarah,  dau.  of 
Thaddeus  and  Sarah  (Morse)  Mason,  who  was  b.  in  Dublin,  Dec.  9, 
1774.  They  settled  first  on  the  spot  marked  "  17,"  and  about  the 
year  1810  rem.  what  buildings  had  been  erected  to  the  place 
marked  "  E.  Hay  ward,"  and  built  a  new  house,  in  Avhich  they  con- 
tinued to  res.  until  the  close  of  their  lives.     His  farm,  one  of  the 


*  Advertisement  in  the  Essex  Gazette,  of  the  10th  of  May,  1775:  — 
"  Lieut.  Joseph  Hayward,  of  Concord  gives  notice  that  on  the  ninetenth  of  April, 
last,  in  the  Fight  he  took  from  the  Regulars  in  Monotomy,  a  Horse  and  Chaise.  The 
Chaise  was  owned  l)y  Mr.  Reuben,  Brown  of  Concord.  What  remains  in  his  hands  is 
a  mouse  colored  Horse  near  13,  hands  high,  — old,  poor,  and  dull;  a  good  Red  Quilt, 
Tawny  on  both  sides;  a  good  Camlet  Riding  hood,  brown  color;  one  Pillow  and  a 
piece  of  Bed  Tick.  The  owner  may  have  them  by  telling  the  mark  and  paying  the 
charge  of  this  advertisement." 

t  Col.  Charles  Prescott,  b.  in  1710;  m.  in  1736,  Elizabeth,  dau.  of  Joseph  and  Re- 
becca (^Nlinot)  Bari-ett.  He  was  the  son  of  Dr.  Jonathan  and  Rebecca  (Bulkley)  Pres- 
cott, Relx'cca  IJulUlej-  being  dau.  of  Hon.  Peter  Bulkley,  and  granddaugliter  of  Rev. 
I'eter  l'.nlkh^>'.  (  olonel  Prescott  was  a  leading  man  in  Concord,  serving  as  repre- 
sentative to  the  (ieneral  Court  nine  years,  and  three  years  in  tlie  army.  Dr.  Jona- 
tliMH  Prescott  was  a  ilistiiiiiiiislied  physician.  He  was  a  lineal  ileseeiulant  in  the 
si.Ntli  i^'eiierution  iVoni  Sir  ,I:ini<'s  Pre.seott,  of  Standish  Hall,  Knii.,  and  his  wife,  Alice 
.MolineauN,  who  was  ;i  lineal  (h'scendant  from  K(hnund,  son  of  llenr\'  HI,  of  England, 
and  tlierei'ore  ol  a  long  line  of  Knglish  sovereigns,  including  William  the  ConcLueror 
and  Saxon  Alfred. 


GENEALOGY  :    HAYWAKD.  643 

best  ill  town,  demanding  all  his  attention,  he  never  sought  or  re- 
ceived any  public  office.  He  was  an  active  supporter  of  the  Con- 
gregational church,  and  both  he  and  his  wife  wore  members, 
although  he  did  not  become  one  until  somewhat  late  in  life.  He 
was  blessed  with  a  wife  of  great  force  of  character,  who  looked 
"  well  to  the  ways  of  her  household."  It  was  her  earnest  desire 
that  all  her  chil'dren  should  be  settled  near  her,  and  her  wish  was 
gratified,  as  she  lived  to  see  them  all  established  in  comfortable 
homes  in  town,  with  families  growing  up  around  them.  Although 
living  three  miles  from  the  church,  they  were  seldom  absent  from  its 
services,  and  this  continued  until  within  a  few  weeks  of  the  close 
of  her  life.  It  would  have  grieved  her  sadly  to  realize  that  it 
was  possible  for  any  one  of  her  family  to  wander  from  its  fold,  and 
her  memory  through  all  these  years  has  exerted  a  powerful  influence 
over  me.  The  long  rides  I  enjoyed  to  and  from  the  church  with 
them,  and  the  conversation  on  the  way,  can  never  be  forgotten. 
She  d.  after  a  brief  illness,  Oct.  24,  1847.  He  m.  2,  March,  1849, 
]\Irs.  Mary  (Haven)  Mason,  the  widow  of  John  Mason,  a  brother  of 
his  first  wife,  who  survived  him,  and  d.  at  an  advanced  age  at  the 
res  of  her  son,  John  Mason,  in  Westmoreland.  Of  her  I  have  also 
pleasant  memories,  and  her  words  of  encouragement  were  helpful 
to  me.     He  d.  Feb.  17,  1854.     Children  :  — 

2.  Charles",  b.  Oct.  5,  1797 ;  d.  Aug.  20,  1800. 

3.  Sarnh^  b.  March  5,  1799;  d.  Aug.  19,  1800. 

4.  Sallys  b.  Dec.  3,  1800;  m.  David  Davis,     (q.  v.) 

5.  John",  b.  April  22,  1803 ;  d.  May  13,  1803. 

6.  John"  [12],  b.  March  22,  1804. 

7.  Charles"  [19],  b.  Feb.  22,  1806. 

8.  Calvin^  [26],  b.  Feb.  16,  1808. 

9.  Edward"  [BO],  b.  April  26,  1810. 

10.  George"  [39],  b.  Aug.  14,  1812. 

11.  Einily^  b.  Sept.  1816;   m.  George  Sheldon,     (q.  v.) 

13.  John"  [6],  m.  April  6,  1826,  Melinda,  dau.  of  Elijah  Wash- 
burn, (q.  V.)  Settled  first  at  No.  20;  rem.  to  place  marked  "  G. 
Sheldon,"  where  he  res.  a  short  time,  and  then  rem.  to  the  ])lace  that 
bears  his  name  on  map;  he  also  purchased  several  other  farms  and 
pastures,  and  for  many  years  was  one  of  the  leading  farmers  in 
town  ;  later  he  rem.  to  Peterboro',  where  be  now  res.     Children:  — 

13.  George  Irving  b.  Aug.  6,  1827;  m.  April  15,  1851,  Harriet 
Letitia,  dau.  of    Joseph    and  Olive   (Knight)   Hills  (q.  v.),  who  d. 


644  genealogy:  iiaywakd. 

Oct,  3],  1884.  He  was  for  several  years  a  student  at  the  academy 
in  H.,  and  at  tliat  time  was  considered  one  of  the  best  scholars  in 
the  town,  and  although  he  chose  farming  as  an  occupation  for  life, 
he  did  not  by  any  means  give  up  his  early  desire  for  culture,  and  he 
continues  to  be  a  close  student  as  far  as  circumstances  will  permit. 
He  taught  school  several  terms,  and  in  1869  was  a  member  of  the 
superintending  school  committee.  Perhaps  but  few  men  have  con- 
sidered with  more  attention  the  great  problems  of  life  than  he. 
Resettled  at  place  marked  "  G.  I.  Hayward";  after  a  few  years 
he  rem.  to  place  marked  "E.  Washburn,"  where  he  continues  to  res. 

CHILDHEN. 

1.  Herbert  Irving  b    Aug.  17,  1852;  cl    Aug.  22,  1886. 

2.  Alzina  Letitiao,  b.  April  9,  1855;  m.  Solon  D.  Hadley.     (q.  v.) 

3.  Wilbur  Wallace^,  b.  Oct.  27,  1857;  owus  place  marked  "L.  Johuson." 

4.  Calla  Hattie^,  b.  Aug.  13,  1860. 

5.  Waldo  Marshall,  b.  Oct.  18,  1863;  d.   Jan.  30,  1883. 

6.  Arthur  MasonS,  b.  June  2-1,  1866. 

14.  Maria  Emily^  b.  May  5, 1832;  was  a  student  at  the  academy 
in  H.,  and  also  at  New  Ipswich  ;  m.  Sylvester  Tenney.    (q.  v.) 

15.  Milan  Wallace^  b.  Feb.  27,  1834;  was  a  student  at  the 
academy  in  H.  In  early  life  he  went  to  Natick,  Mass.,  subse- 
quently he  was  engaged  in  a  book-store  in  Boston,  and  also  in 
Malone,  N.  Y.  At  the  age  of  21,  he  engaged  in  business  in  Fitch- 
burg,  Mass.,  in  company  with  Sylvester  Tenney  ;  after  spending  a 
few  years  on  a  farm  in  Westboro',  Mass.,  he  rem.  to  Natick,  Mass., 
where  he  also  had  a  farm  a  short  time,  and  then  for  some  twenty 
years  was  the  proprietor  of  a  large  livery  stable,  and  also  carried 
on  the  business  of  a  blacksmith,  etc.;  res.-  Natick,  Mass.;  m.  in 
Springfield,  Mass.,  Dec.  9,  1858,  Mary  A.  Cowdin,  of  Fitchburg, 
Mass.,  a  womnn  of  rare  mental  and  moral  endowments;  an  active 
member  of  the  Ba])tist  church,  and  deeply  interested  in  all  the 
genuine  moral  reforms  of  the  day. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Willie  Milans,  b.  July  19,  1866;  d.  Dec.  17,  1866. 

2.  Nellie  Aurinda^,  b.  July  19,  1866;  was  graduated  in  the  classical  depart- 

ment of  the  Natick  High  school,  June  25,  1884,  and  with  honor  in 
the  scientific  department  of  Vermont  academy,  Saxton's  River,  Vt., 
June  21,  1888.  She  is  also  a  member  of  the  Baptist  church,  an 
active  worker  iu  the  Sunday  school  and  among  the  young  people 
of  the  church,  and  in  entire  sympathy  with  her  mother  in  all  real 
Christian  work. 


GENEALOGY:    HAYWARD.  645 

16.  John  Waltel•^  b.  April  12,1837;  attended  school  in  11.,  and 
at  the  academy  in  New  Ipswich  ;  m.  July  5,  1866,  Sarah  J.  Pierce, 
of  Peterboro' ;  a  farmer;  res.  Peterboro'. 

CHILD. 

1.     Perley  Herman^,  b.  Sept.  10,  187G;  d.  Aug.  22,  1877. 

17.  Sarah  Jane^  b.  Dec.  10,  1842  ;  d.  July  24,  1844. 

18.  Charles  Edson  Lorin«,  b.  Jan.  10,  1846;  m.  March  29, 
1879,  Jenny  Lind  Wilson,  of  Hooksett ;  res.  on  the  homestead;  is 
extensively  engaged  in  fruit  culture,  and  also  in  raising  fowls ;  has 
recently  set  out  three  thousand  fruit  trees;  his  crop  of  apples  this 
year  will  probably  reach  two  thousand  barrels ;  has  taken  more 
premiums  at  fairs  for  fowls,  and  has  owned  more  varieties  of  fowls, 
than  any  other  person  in  the  world.     (See  p.  81.) 

CHILDKEN. 

1.     Emma  P.o,  b.  May  27,  ISSO.  2.     Elizabeth  M.9,  b.  Sept.  17,  1S81. 

19.  Charles'  [7],  m.  Nov.  14,  1833,  Ann,  dau.  of  Jacob  G.  and 
Betsey  (Stanly)  Lakin  (q.v.),  who  had  taught  school  several  terms  in 
her  own  district,  and  although  her  educational  advantages  had  been 
limited,  she  had  made  the  most  of  them.  He  remained  at  home  until 
lie  was  21,  then  went  to  Francestown,  where  he  worked  one  year  on 
a  farm;  subsequently  he  spent  several  years  in  Massachusetts,  includ- 
ing about  six  months  as  an  attendant  at  the  McLean  asylum,  Charles- 
town  (now  Somerville),  and  some  three  years  at  Doctor  Cutter's 
private  asylum  in  Pepperell,  where  he  had  charge  of  the  farm,  etc. 
In  the  spring  of  1833  he  inirchased  about  one-half  of  his  father's 
farm,  a  large  proportion  of  which,  at  that  time,  was  yet  wild  land, 
and  has  res.  there  ever  since.  Within  tAventy  years  after  he  had 
settled  on  this  farm  he  had  added  many  acres  to  the  cleared  land, 
had  built  a  good  many  rods  of  stone  wall,  and  had  erected  a  com- 
modious set  of  farm  buildings,  all  of  which  required  labor  not  less 
arduous  than  that  of  the  early  settler.  He  had  but  few  of  the  ad- 
vantages of  the  schools,  but  he  has  ever  been  a  close  observer  of 
men  and  affairs.  It  is  a  delicate  matter  for  me  to  treat,  but  I 
should  do  injustice  to  myself  if  I  failed  to  acknowledge  my  indebt- 
edness to  him  for  what  little  success  I  may  have  met  with  in  life. 
His  words  of  advice  in  my  early  days  were  invaluable,  worth  more 
to  me  in  the  practical  concerns  of  life  than  all  that  I  learned  in  the 
schools,  and  to  this  I  may  add  his  example  as  a  man  of  the  sternest 


646  GENEALOGY:   HAYWARD, 

integrity.  In  the  work  of  establishing  a  home  he  was  fortunate  in 
having  the  hearty  co-operation  of  his  wife.  The  struggles  they 
were  obliged  to  make  and  the  hardships  they  endured  are  fresh  in 
my  memory.  That  home  has  ever  been  a  hospitable  one  ;  no  hungry 
person  was  ever  turned  away  from  their  door,  and  many  unfortu- 
nate ones  have  found  a  shelter  under  their  roof.  They  celebrated 
their  golden  wedding,  at  which  time  a  large  number  of  relatives 
and  friends  were  i)resent,  and  at  this  date,  Sept.  1888,  they  are 
the  oldest  married  couple  in  town  —  that  is,  their  marriage  ante- 
dates all  others,  although  there  are  a  few  older  persons  in  town. 
Children :  — 

30.  William  Willis^  b.  Oct.  17,  1834;  m.  Sept.  7,  1859,  Eliza- 
beth Ellen,  dau.  of  Hosea  and  Hannah  D.  (Britton)  Chase,*  of 
Keene,  who  was  b.  Sept.  8,  1841.  His  early  educational  advantages 
were  such  as  were  at  the  time  afforded  in  the  country  towns  in  New 
England,  supplemented  by  some  two  years  at  tlie  academies  in  H., 
Peterboro',  and  Francestown,  and  two  terms  at  the  New  England 
Normal  institute  in  Lancaster,  Mass.  He  taught  in  the  country 
schools  nine  winters,  and  subsequently  three  terms  in  private 
schools.  At  the  age  of  21  he  was  chosen  a  member  of  the  super- 
intending school  committee  in  H.,  and  at  later  periods  served  one 
year  as  superintendent  of  schools  in  Newfanc,  Vt. ;  three  years 
on  the  school  board  in  Keene,  and  one  year  as  superintendent  of 
schools  in  that  city.  He  spent  about  two  years  in  private  study 
with  Rev.  Lemuel  Willis  in  Warner,  and  was  ordained  as  a  Univer- 
salist  minister  at  Enfield,  in  June,  1859  ;  subsequently,  after  a  two 
years'  course  of  study  at  Tufts  Divinity  school,  he  took  the  degree 
of  B.  D.  in  1871.  He  has  had  settlements  in  Newfane,  Vt.,  Faii-- 
field.  Me.,  Keene,  and  in  Wakefield,  Acton,  Methuen,  Plymouth, 
and  South  Framingham,  Mass.,  besides  several  short  engagements 
elsewhere;  jjresent  res.  South  Framingham,  Mass.  He  served  a  few 
months  as  chaplain  of  the  13th  Me.  vols,  during  the  late  war,  and 
for  some  twenty  years  has  been  a  member  of  the  Grand  Army 
of  the  Republic.  He  is  also  a  Free  and  Accepted  Mason,  an  Odd 
Fellow,  a  member  of  the  order  of  the  Knights  of  the  Golden  Cross, 
and  of  the  Temple  of  Honor.  For  many  years  he  has  been  inter- 
ested in  the  temperance  cause,  and  lias  been  frequently  called  upon 

*  Hosea  Chase  was  a  near  relative  of  Hon.  Salmon  P.  Chase.  He  was  a  descendant 
in  the  sixth  generation  from  AquLla  Chase,  a  "  mariner  from  Cornwall,  Eng.,"  who 
settled  in  Hampton  in  I646.  Tlie  direct  line  is,  Aquilai,  Moses^,  Daniel^,  Caleb', 
8tep)icn",  I-fosea''. 


GENEALOGY  :    HAY  WARD.  647 

to  give  addresses  on  this  subject,  and  also  for  the  Grand  Army  of 
the  Republic  on  Memorial  days,  etc. 

In  his  life-work  he  has  had  the  hearty  and  efficient  co-operation 
of  his  wife.  When  in  the  army  she  joined  him  at  Martinsburgh,  W. 
Va.,  and  spent  several  weeks  with  him  literally  on  the  picket  line. 
Martinsburgh  was  at  that  time  the  base  of  General  Sheridan's  sup- 
plies, and  the  object  of  repeated  and  untiring  attacks  on  the  part 
of  the  Confederates,  under  the  command  of  Mosby,  the  noted 
guerilla.  Mrs.  Hayward  reached  Martinsburgh,  to  the  surprise  of 
her  husband,  by  a  night  ride  from  Baltimore,  at  a  time  when  firing 
upon  the  night  trains  over  the  Baltimore  &  Ohio  railroad  was  a  con- 
stant occun-ence.  When  she  reached  the  station  at  Martinsburgh, 
at  about  five  o'clock  of  a  November  morning,  she  was  informed  by 
the  officer  in  charge  that  the  13th  Me.  regt.  had  left  the  town.  A 
private  soldier  present  corrected  the  mistake,  and  to  him  was  en- 
trusted the  task  of  conducting  her  through  the  town  past  several  bar- 
ricades in  the  streets  to  the  head-quarters  of  the  regiment.  She  was 
a  splendid  horsewoman,  and  soon  became  deservedly  popular  with 
the  soldiers.  "Nor  did  she  fail  to  improve  her  opportunity  to  min- 
ister in  a  Christian  womanly  way  to  the  welfare  of  those  with 
whom  she  met  in  the  hospital;  writing  letters  for  the  sick  and 
wounded,  and  taking  care  of  money  for  their  families,  which  she 
concealed  in  times  of  danger  about  her  person.  God  cared  for  her 
in  the  midst  of  these  dangers." 

In  church  and  parish  work  and  in  the  great  moral  reforms  of  the 
time,  she  has  ever  displayed  the  same  spirit.  For  several  years  she 
was  superintendent  of  the  Sunday  school  connected  with  her  hus- 
band's parish,  and  in  many  ways  she  has  been  active.  She  is  at  the 
present  time  president  of  the  Woman's  Christian  Temperance 
union  in  South  Framingham,  and  in  that  capacity  has  led  a 
campaign  against  the  licensed  saloons  in  Framingham  during  the 
past  two  years  that  has  been  eminently  successful,  and  done  much 
to  relieve  the  town  from  the  thraldom  of  the  liquor  jiower.  In  her 
connection  with  the  Ladies'  Relief  corps,  she  has  been  equally  effi- 
cient, having  served  as  chaplain  of  the  corps  some  four  years. 

21.  Charles  Prescott^  b.  March  26, 1836;  d.  July  14,  1847.  Ho 
was  a  youth  of  rare  promise,  and  although  he  d.at  the  early  age  of  II 
years,  he  had  develojted  a  strong  Christian  faith  such  as  is  rarely 
witnessed  among  men.  To  him  the  veil  that  hides  the  future  was 
drawn  away,  and  he  d.in  the  triumphant  hope  of  a  blissful  immortality. 


648  GENEALOGY;   HAYWARD. 

33.  Jacob  Lakin»,  b.  Dec.  14,  1837;  d.  Oct.  9,  1861,  deeply  re- 
gretted  by  his  many  friends,  who  liad  learned  to  love  him  for  the 
sterling  qualities  of  his  character. 

33.  George  Washington^,  b.  Sept.  12,  1839;  m.  Nov.  26,  1861, 
Mary  Janet,  dau.  of  David  and  Jerusha  (Dodge)  Matthews  (q.  v.);  res. 
about  twenty  years  on  the  David  Matthews  place  in  H. ;  rem.  to 
Peterboro',  and  from  there  to  Walthara,  Mass.,  in  1883,  where  he  is 
in  the  livery  and  boarding  stable  business.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
I.  O.  O.  F.,  New  England  Order  of  Protection,  and  the  Ancient  Order 
of  United  Workmen.  Mrs.  Hayward  is  a  member  of  the  Woman's 
Relief  corps. 

CHILD. 

1.  Jerusha  Ann^,  b.  April  6,  18G7;  m.  Uah  Thelbert,  son  of  Robert  and 
Margaret  (Loycle)  Crawell,  who  was  b.  in  Halifiix,  N.  S.,  Jan.  1, 
1865;  res.  Waltham,  Mass.;  is  omployed  by  the  American  Watch 
company. 

34.  James  Stickney^,  b.  Dec.  31,  1844;  m.  Nov.  30,  1871,  Nellie 
F.,  dau.  of  John  A.  and  Mary  A.  Wheeler,  who  was  b.  in  Ashby, 
Mass.,  in  Aug.  1851.  In  1867  he  spent  several  months  in  Micliigan; 
subsequently  he  was  employed  about  two  years  in  a  hotel  in  East 
Wilton,  and  for  a  shorter  period  in  the  same  capacity  in  Woburn, 
Mass.  In  July,  1870,  he  settled  on  the  homestead,  where  he  contin- 
ues to  res.,  and  under  the  administration  of  himself  and  wife  the 
hospitalities  of  that  home  have  in  no  wise  suffered  or  retrograded. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  I.  O.  O.  F.,  and  at  the  present  time  one  of 
the  supervisors  in  the  town. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Annie  Almira^,  b.  Dec.  29,  1872. 

2.  Charles  Augustus^,  b.  Jan.  31,  1874. 

3.  Morris  James^,  b.  Aug.  14,  1877. 

4.  William  Wheeler^,  b.  Sept.  29,  1879. 

35.  Charles  Prescott^  b.  Feb.  22,  1850;  m.  Sept.  27,  1876, 
Katie  Maria,  dau.  of  John  S.  and  Katie  M.  (Sheldon)  Gilchrest, 
who  was  b.  in  Dublin,  Aug.  12,  1853  ;  settled  on  the  homestead  ; 
rem.  in  1885  to  Dublin,  where  they  res.  two  years;  res.  during  the 
summer  of  1887,  in  Waltham,  Mass. ;  present  res.  H.  He  was  for 
several  years  a  member  of  Peterboro'  cavalry ;  is  also  a  member  of 
the  I.  O.  O,  F. ;  was  one  of  the  marshal's  aids  at  the  H.  centennial. 

36.  Calvin^  [8],  m.  April  6,  1837,  Sally,  dau.  of  Bethuel  and 
Deborah  (Twitchell)  Harris,  who  was  b.  in  Harrisville,  Aug.  20, 
1811.     After  he  became  of  asre  he  went  to  Harrisville  and  learned 


GENEALOGY:    HAYWAKD.  649 

the  trade  of  a  cloth  dresser  in  the  establishment  of  Bethuel  Harris  & 
Co.,  where  he  remained  ten  years.  He  gained  the  confidence  of  his 
employers,  and  as  a  testimony  of  that  confidence,  they  made  him 
many  presents,  among  which  was  a  valuable  rei>eater  watch.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Hayward  began  housekeeping  in  the  basement  of  her 
father's  house,  where  they  took  boarders.  After  about  two  years 
they  rem.  to  H.,  to  the  place  marked  "  C.  Hayward,"  in  the  east 
part  of  PI.  He  never  held  any  public  office,  but  always  bore  the 
reputation  of  being  an  honest  and  hard-working  man.  In  1857  he 
enlarged  his  barns  and  put  a  cellar  under  the?ii ;  in  doing  this  he  re- 
ceived injuries  from  which  he  never  fully  recovered,  but  was  able  to 
attend  to  his  business  most  of  the  time;  d.  Aug.  14,  1867.  The  farm 
was  sold  to  Jonathan  Nesmith,  Nov.  1868,  and  Mrs.  Hayward  rem.  to 
Harrisville,  and  from  thence  to  Peterboro',  where  she  d.  April  23, 
1886.  She  also  in  her  early  life  worked  in  her  father's  mill  in  Harris- 
ville; the  first  work  that  she  did  there  was  to  splice  rolls  for  spin- 
ners. Both  were  members  of  the  Congregational  church.  "Miss 
Sally  Harris"  united  with  the  church  in  Nelson,  Sept.  2,  1827;  "Cal- 
vin Hayward"  united  with  the  same  church  July  1,  1838.  Both  were 
among  the  petitioners  to  be  set  off  with  the  Harrisville  church, 
Aug.  28,  1840;  they  were  transferred  to  the  church  in  H.  in  1848, 
and  Mrs.  Hayward  was  received  back  to  the  Harrisville  church  in 
1869.     Children  :  — 

2T,  Dr.  Cyrus  Harris^,  b.  Nov.  7,  1840.  He  worked  on  the 
farm  with  his  father  until  he  was  21  years  old,  attending  two  or 
three  terms  at  the  academy  in  H.,  and  one  term  at  the  academy  in 
Peterboro'.  After  he  became  of  age  he  worked  for  several  years  in 
the  machine  sl)op  of  Goodspeed  &  Wyman,  in  Winchendou,  Mass., 
with  the  exception  of  a  shoit  time  iu  the  winters,  when  he  taught 
school  in  H.,  Dublin,  and  Kindge.  In  the  spring  of  1867  he  entered 
the  office  of  Samuel  J.  McDougal,  m.  d.,  of  Boston,  as  a  student  of 
dentistry,  and  was  graduated  at  the  Boston  Dental  college  in 
March,  1870,  receiving  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Dental  Surgery. 
He  soon  became  a  member  of  the  New  Hampshire  Dental  society. 
In  June,  1884,  he  was  chosen  one  of  the  board  of  censors  for  the 
state,  and  in  June,  1888,  he  was  elected  president  of  the  above- 
named  society.  In  1880  he  was  one  of  the  delegates  to  the  Ameri- 
can Dental  association.  He  settled  in  Peterboro'  soon  after  his 
graduation,  where  he  has  successfully  practised  his  profession  until 
the  present  time, 
42 


650  GENEALOGY  :    HAYWARD. 

38.  Edmund  BethueP,  b.  Sept.  5,  1845 ;  d.  Sept.  7,  1849. 

39.  Mary  Ella«,  b.  Aug.  16,  1850  ;  d.  April  21,  1870. 

30.  Dea.  Edward^  [9],  m.  Oct.  10,  1833,  Emily  Foster,  who 
was  b.  in  Stoddard,  Dec.  19,  1811.  He  was  a  student  at  the 
academy  in  H.  a  few  terms ;  also  at  least  one  term  in  Antrim  ; 
taught  in  the  district  schools  in  H.  and  adjoining  towns  some  nine 
or  ten  winters,  in  connection  with  his  work  on  the  farm  ;  was  very 
much  respected  in  town  ;  was  deeply  interested  in  the  cause  of  edu- 
cation, and  an  active  member  of  the  Congregational  church;  was 
chosen  deacon  of  that  church  in  1864;  settled  on  the  homestead; 
rem.  to  Keene  in  1869,  and  from  there  to  Hyde  Park,  Mass.,  in 
1880  ;  d.  in  Hyde  Park,  Nov.  6,  1883  ;  was  buried  in  H.  His  wife 
continues  to  res.  in  Hyde  Pai'k.     Children  :  — 

31.  Sarah  Mason^,  b.  July  27,  1835;  was  a  student  at  the 
academies  in  H.,  Francestown,  and  New  Ipswich,  and  taught  school 
several  terms  ;  m.  June  5,  1855,  John  Ellery  Piper,  of  Boston,  who 
was  b.  in  Dublin,  Nov.  29,  1830.  He  has  been  a  dealer  in  coal, 
wood,  cement,  etc.,  in  Boston,  for  nearly  forty  years;  res.  many 
years  in  Boston ;  rem.  to  Hyde  Park,  Mass.,  some  twenty  years  ago ; 
is  a  deacon  of  the  Congregational  church  in  Hyde  Park,  and  a 
highly  respected  citizen. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Edward  E.9,  b.  Doc.   13,  185G;  m.   1,  June  8,  1880,  Essie  A.  Frcuch,  who 

d   June  28,  1881 ;  m.  2,  June,  1885,  Harriet  F.  Davenport. 

2.  Alice  G. 9,  b.  April  22,   18C0;  m.   Oct.  22,  1879,  Fred  T.  French.      Chil- 

dren :  (1),  Arthur  H.i",  b.  Aug.  1,  1880.  (2),  Fred  Y.io,  b.  July  14, 
1882.  (3),  Frank  'EA'\  b.  May  •«,  1685;  d.  June  S,  1885.  (4),  John 
EUeryi),  b.  Jan.  8,  1887.  3.     Marion  S.^,  b.  May  22,  1.8G4. 

4.     Arthur  W.^,  b.  Aug.  21,  1866.  5.     Mabel  E.o,  b.  Sept.  24,  1.8C9. 

33.     Sylvia  A.\  b.  July  4,  1837  ;  d.  April  3,  1838. 

33.  Cynthia  Foster^  b.  Sept.  10,  1839 ;  was  a  student  at  the 
academies  in  H.,  Francestown,  and  New  Ipswich,  and  taught  school 
several  terms ;  m.  Jan.  12,  1865,  Luke  Putnam  Willard,  of  Boston  ;  a 
coal  merchant;  res.  Boston,  in  the  Dorchester  district,  where  she  d. 
Sept.  15,  1885;  she  was  a  woman  of  rare  .mental  and  spiritual  en- 
dowments, and  greatly  beloved  by  her  many  friends. 

CHILDUKN. 

1.  Annie  M.9,  b.  Oct.  20,  1869. 

2.  May  L.- 

3.  Frederick  W.^,   }.  b.  Feb.  24,  1878;  d.  in  hifancy. 

4.  Kalph  P.9, 


3,  I  b. 


GENEALOGY:   HAY  WARD;    HAZ  ELTON;   HEATfL  651 

34.  Edward  Stearns^  b.  June  30,1841;  m.  Emma  Washburn, 
who  was  b.  in  Belfast,  Me.,  March  2,  184G.  After  receiving  a  good 
education,  he  went  to  Boston,  at  the  age  of  17  years.  He  was  in 
business  at  the  time  of  the  Boston  fire  in  1872;  at  the  present  time 
he  is  assistant  cashier  of  the  Massachusetts  National  bank  of  Bos- 
ton ;  res.  Hyde  Park,  Mass. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Harrison  W.^  b.  Jan.  1,  1873.  2.     Prescott  WaUlo^  b.  Sept   21,  1887. 

35.  Milan  A.8,  b.  June  7,  1843  ;  d.  June  25,  1843. 

3C  Mary  A.^  (twin  to  Milan  A.^),  b.  June  7,  1843;  d.  July  14, 
1843. 

3*7.  Lydia  Alice^,  b.  Oct.  24,  1847;  d.  Sept.  13,1853.  One  of 
the  rarest  flowers  that  ever  bloomed  in  a  home.  Her  early  death 
was  not  only  a  severe  atfiictiou  to  the  family,  but  also  to  all  who 
knew  her. 

38.  Frederick  A.^  b.  Jan.  31,  1856;  d.  June  14,  1860. 

39.  George'  [10],  m.  April  5,  1836,  Elizabeth  Barber,  of  Peter- 
boro',  who  was  b.  April  21,  1816.  He  taught  school  several  terms, 
and  spent  a  few  months  soon  after  he  was  of  age  in  New  York  city ; 
res.  many  years  on  the  place  that  bears  his  name  on  the  map;  later 
rem.  to  the  village  (see  village  plan);  has  for  a  long  time  been  an 
active  member  of  the  Congregational  church.     Children:  — 

40.  Sarah  Elizabeth^,  b.  Jan.  18,  1839;  d.  April  11,  1854. 

41.  Georgiann^,  b.  April  9,  1843 ;  d.  Nov.  17,  1862. 

43.  Loenza  Viola^  b.  Oct.  30,  1844;  m.  Nov.  9,  1865,  Warner 
C.  Goodhue,     (q.  v.) 

43.     Frances  Almira«,  b.  May  6,  1846;  d.  July  17,  1848. 


HAZELTON. 


Nathaniel  Hazelton  was  a  Revolutionary  soldier;  ra.  Ruhamah 
Hadley  (q.v.);  res.  many  years  at  No.  43,  and  was  the  last  one  to  leave 
that  section  of  the  town.     He  d.  July  8,  1829;  his  wife  d.  Jan.  13, 

1838.  

HEATH. 

Richard^  Heath,  and  Ruth,  his  wife,  \yith  Nathaniel  Davis^,  their 
child,  came  from  Nottingham  to  H.  in  Feb.  1793;  res.  No.  81. 

CHILDREN,    BORN   IN   HANCOCK. 

1.     .Tuda-,  b.  Nov.  IQ,  1793.  2.     Patty^,  b.  Aug.  2,  17'JG.  —  Town  records. 


652  GENEALOGY  :    HIGGINS;    HILL. 


HIGGINS. 

1,  Ephraim^  Higgins  and  Happy,  his  wife,  res.  in  Jamaica,  Vt.; 
rem.  to  Bennington,  and  from  there  to  Boston,  where  they  d. 

2,  Dea.  John^  (see  p.  291)  (Ephraim^),  b.  in  Jamaica,  Vt.,  Jan. 
16,  1803;  m.  Mary  Ann,  dau.  of  Stephen  and  Nancy  Farrar,  who 
was  b.  in  Groton,  Mass.,  March  2,  1804;  rem,  from  Boston  to  H.  in 
1840;  res.  on  the  Burtt  farm  in  what  is  now  Bennington;  rem.  to 
Somerville,  Mass.,  in  1853;  d.  at  Melrose  Highlands,  Mass.,  Dec. 
6,  1882. 

CHILDRKX. 

1.  George  Franklin^,  b.  in  Boston,  July  16,  1835;  m.  Annie  A.  Odell,  of 
Chelsea,  Mass. ;  res.  Melrose  Hii^hlands,  Mass.  ;  a  landscape  painter. 

2.  Charles  WarrenS,  b.  in  H.,  Nov.  6,  1840;  m.  1,  Ellen  Libby,  who  d.  in 
1871 ;  m.  2,  Adda  L.  Cook,  of  St.  Paul,  Minn. ;  res.  Melrose  High- 
lands, Mass. ;  a  builder  and  dealer  in  real  estate. 


HILL. 

DanieU  Hill  was  one  of  a  family  of  three  children  (Gregory, 
Daniel,  and  Sarah),  who  immigrated  from  England.  He  settled  in 
that  part  of  Cambridge,  Mass.,  now  called  Arlington,  date  not  given. 

DanieP  (DanieP),  settled  in  Mason  ;  m.  Elizabeth .     He  helped 

raise  the  entrenchments  at  Bunker  hill  the  night  previous  to  the  bat- 
tle, working  with  his  father's  oxen ;  he  also  served  for  a  time  in  the 
army  under  (leneral  Putnam. 

Lewis^  (Daniel-,  DanieP),  m.  Lydia,  dau.  of  John,  Jr.,  and  Lydia 
Russell.  John  Russell,  Jr.,  was  the  grandson  of  Jason  Russell,  who 
with  eleven  others  was  killed  by  the  British  in  his  own  house ;  he 
was  a  descendant  of  Sir  Richard  Russell,  of  Hereford,  Herefordshire, 
Eng. 

1.  John  Russell*  ( Lewis^,  DanieP,  DanieP ),  b.  in  Mason, 
June  6,  1827;  m.  Dec.  11,  1850,  Mary  Ann  Whitney,  of  Ashburn- 
ham,  Mass.;  settled  in  H.  (see  village  plan),  March  4, 1853;  a  black- 
smith.    Children :  - — 

2.  James  Lewis^  b.  in  Baldwinsville,  Mass.,  Feb.  13,  1852;  m. 
in  1872,  Mary  Blanchard,  of  Peterboro';  res.  in  Greenfield. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Willis  Clifton«,  b.  April  6,  1874.  2.     Alice  Lydia^,  b.  Aug.  7,  1879. 


genealogy:  hill;  hills.  653 

3.  Edward  Augustu8^  b.  May  6,  1854;  m.  in    1879,  Sarah    A. 
Dutton;  res.  at  place  marked  "J.  M.  Johnson." 

CHILDKEX. 

1.     Charles",  b.  Murcli  13,  1880.  2.     Daniel  Arthur'%  b.  Oct.  31,  1882. 

3.     Myrtie  J.s,  b.  Aug.  11,  188G. 

4.  Almon^  b.  June  8,  1858;  a  blacksmith;  m.  1,  in  1878,  Addie 
A.  Cheney,  who  d.  in  H.,  Oct.  5,  1882;  m.  2,  in  1883,  Louise  Dutton. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     John  Almon'',  b.  in  H.,  June  19,  1879.       2.     George  K.'',  b.  Aug.  29,  1888. 


HILLS. 

Joseph^  Hills,  b.  in  England  in  1602;  was  in  New  England  in 
1638;  res.  in  Boston  in  1639;  in  Charlestown  and  Maiden,  Mass., 
several  years,  thence  rem.  to  Newbury,  Mass.,  in  1656. 

Samuel-  (Joseph^),  res.  in  Newbury,  Mass.;  m.  Abigail  Wheeler. 

James*  (Samuel-,  Joseph^),  b.  in  Newbury,  Mass.,  Feb.  25,  1696 ; 
settled  in  that  part  of  Newbury  that  is  now  Newburyport,  in  1716. 

Ensign  Elijah*  (James^  Samuel'-,  Joseph^),  b.  in  1738  ;  m.  Dec. 
23,  1762,  Miriam  Kidder,  of  Londonderry,  Avho  was  of  Scotch 
parentage ;  rem.  Dec.  30,  1762,  to  Nottingham  West  (now  Hud- 
son); d.  Jan.  3,  1828;  his  wife  d.  Aug.  14,  1822,  aged  85.  Eight 
children,  two  of  whom  settled  in  H.* 

1.  James^  (Ensign  Elijah^  James'',  Samuel'^,  Joseph^),  b.  Hudson, 
Nov.  8,  1763;  came  to  H.  in  the  autumn  of  1783;  settled  on  place 
marked  "  L.  C.  Dutton  "  ;  built  a  log-hut,  and  began  his  clearing.  He 
remained  three  months  the  first  year  ;  his  nearest  neighbors  were  at 
South  Antrim.  From  them  he  had  some  assistance  in  cooking,  and 
he  frequently  spent  the  Sabbath  with  them.  The  meal  from  which 
their  bread  was  made  was  brought  from  New  Boston  on  the  back 
of  a  horse.  The  following  spring  he  came  back  and  continued  his 
improvements;  some  of  his  neighbors  came  with  him,  and  his 
brother,  Joseph,  soon  followed. 

*  Kli.jiih  Hills  was  a  land  owner  in  H.  as  early  as  1786. 


654  GENEALOGY:    HILLS. 

He  m.  1,  Feb.  28,  1787,  Abigail  Hills,  of  his  native  town,  who  was 
b.  April  3,  1760;  d.  Nov.  5,  1804;  ra.  2,  Oct.  17,  1805,  Thankful 
Coburn,  of  Wilton,  who  was  b.  Oct.  6,  1776;  d.  Oct.  26,  1867.  He 
was  a  persevering  and  energetic  man.  He  laid  the  abutments  of 
the  first  bridge  across  the  river  between  H.  and  Society  Land  ;  the 
foundation  of  the  first  church  in  H.,  and  of  many  other  buildings 
and  mills  in  the  vicinity.  He  was  retiring  in  his  habits,  and  was 
known  by  the  name  of  "  Honest  Jim,"  "  a  title  his  children  now 
take  pride  in  repeating,  and  claim  it  to  be  a  valuable  bequest."  He 
d.  Nov.  19,  1846.     Children  :— 

2.  Elijah^  b.  Dec.  24,  1787 ;  m.  March  5,  1816,  Lydia  Knight,  of 
H.     Settled  in  Alstead.* 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Eben  K.",  b.  March  (.?)  5,  1817;  m.  June  7,  18-t8,t  Dorothy  Clyde,     (q.v.) 

2.  George  C.',  b.  June  20,  1819;  d.  Aug.  8,  1827. 

3.  James  A.^  b.  Oct.  12,  1»21 ;  d.  Aug.  23,  1824. 

4.  Francis  M.7,  b.  July  12,  1825;  ra.  June  15,   1852,  Persis,  dau.  of  Samuel 

Goodhue  (q.  v.)  ;  res.  several  years  on  Samuel  Goodhue  place.  (See 
map.)  Was  one  of  the  selectmen  from  1862-64;  present  res.,  Ben- 
nington. 

5.  Augustus  N.",  b.  July  12,  1827;  m.   April  2,  1863,  Amelia  H.  Benjamin; 

res.  Alstead.     Two  children. 

6.  Willard  li.^  b.  Sept.  18,  1830;  m.  Amanda  ,  of  Salem,  Mass.;  res. 

Chicago,  111. 

3.  Sally",  b.  May    2,  1790;    m.  1,  Jonathan    ;   m.  2, 

Hunt.     She  d.  April  26,  1868. 

4.  Abigail^,  b.  April  5,  1792;  m.  Dec.  26,  1822,  Ira  Allen,  of  H. 
She  d.  in  H.,  Dec.  28,  1849. 

CHILD. 

1.     George  Franklin",  b.  in  H  ,  Feb.  28,  1824. 

5.  Hannah",  b.  Jan.  1,  1794;  d.  Nov.  15,  1860. 

6.  James",  b.  April  30,  1796;  m.  Freelove  Roberts,  of  Marsh- 
field,  Vt.  He  rem.  to  Marshfield,  Vt.,  at  the  age  of  25  years,  and 
settled  on  wild  land;  d.  June  6,  1872.  His  wife  d.  Feb.  1863. 
Children  :    Lucy'^,  Calving  Frances''. 

7.  Lucinda",  b.  July  26,  1798;  m.  May  26,  1826,  George  W. 
Putnam,  of  Andover,  Vt.,  who  d.  June  5,  1873.  She  d.  Feb.  22, 
1877.  Children:  George  W.^  Henry  E.^  Rachel  L.^  Abby  J.^ 
Sarah  C.^ 

*  Elijah  Hills,  of  H.,  m.  Mrs.  Susan  (Boyce)  (Hale)  Faxon.     (See  p.  382.) 
t  The  date  as  given  on  page  450  is  1844. 


GENEALOGY:    HILLS.  665 

8.  Lorena^  b.  Sept.  23,  1800;  d.  Feb.  29,  1880. 

9.  Mary«,  b.  Aug.  14,  1802;  m.  Jan.  1843,  Eben  Parkhurst,  of 
Dunstable,  Mass.,  who  d.  May  24,  1868;  she  d.  July  11,  1881. 

10.  Calvin«,  b.  July  2,  1806;  m.  Oot.  1833,  Sarah  Marshall,  of 
Hudson.  Settled  in  11.,  but  after  a  few  years  rem.  to  Marshfield, 
Vt. ;  d.  in  Cabot,  Vt.,  Dec.  8,  1879;  his  wife  d.  April  6,  1879. 

CHILDREN. 

L     Harriet'.  2.     Abby  F.". 

3.     James  E.",  b.  in  H.,  was  a  soldier  in  the  Civil  war;  d.  iu  the  hospital  in 
Brattleboro',  Vt.,  Jan.  1865. 
i.     Heury  M.'.  5.     Sarah  E.'.  6.     Katie".  7.     Isaac  AJ. 

Only  two  of  the  above  are  living. 

11.  Fanny  Boyd«,  b.  Sept.  12,  1807 ;  d.  Nov.  22,  1808. 

13.  Frances  Boyd«,  b.  May  26, 1809 ;  m.  June  29,  1848,  Emmons 
Thayer,  of  Braintree,  Mass.     (q.  v.) 

13.  RacheP,  b.  Jan.  22,  1811;  ra.  Dec.  31,  1839,  Samuel  S. 
Taylor,  of  Dunstable,  Mass.,  who  was  b.  Oct.  22,  1812. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     George  E  ',  d.  iu  the  service,  Feb.  18G2.  2.     Mary  E.". 

3.     Emma  S.  H.'. 

14.  George  C.%  h.  April  20,  1812;  d.  July  15,  1817. 

15.  Catherine*',  b.  June  28,  1814;  m.  Dec.  25,  1846,  Ealph 
Beatley,  of  Chelsea,  Mass.,  who  d.  July  29,  1879.  One  son,  James 
A.'',  a  graduate  of  Harvard  college  and  a  teacher  in  the  Boston 
schools;  m.     He  has  a  summer  home  in  H. 

16.  Milton«,  b.  Feb.  10,  1816;  m.  Oct.  28,  1838,  Hannah 
Fletcher,  of  Antrim,  who  was  b.  March  7,  1818.  Children  :  Lo- 
renzo M.^  Lizzie  E.^  Ellen  C.^  d.,  Mary  F.^  d.,  and  Elsie',  d. 

17.  Isaac  A.«,  b.  July  29,  1824;  d.  Sept.  8,  1834. 

18.  Joseph^  (Ensign  Elijah*,  James^,  Samuel^,  Joseph^),  b.  Hud- 
son, March  31,  1767;  came  to  H.  in  1786,  and  settled  on  place  marked 
"O.  Willey,"  and  began  to  clear  up  the  forest;  m.  1,  Dec.  31,  1789, 
Hannah  Peabody,  of  Hudson,  who  d.  Aug.  3,  1822,  aged  54  years; 
m.  2,  Mrs.  Lucy  Brown,  of  Nelson,  who  d.  in  Jefferson,  Ontario 
county,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  1854.     He  d.  Sept.  23,  1852.     Children  :— 

19.  Hannah^  b.  April  6,  1791 ;  m.  John  Wood.     (q.  v.) 

30.  01ive«,  b.  Dec.  8,  1792;  d.  Jan.  19,  1823. 

31.  Phebe^,  b.  Feb.  11,  1795;  m.  Joshua  Wood.     (q.  v.) 
33.     Joseph"  [28],  b.  Nov.  28,  1797. 


656  GENEALOGY:    HILLS. 

33.  DavicP  [34],  b.  Jan.  13,  1800. 

34.  Miriam^,  b.  Nov.  26,  1801;  d.  May  1,  1821. 

35.  Mary«,  b.  Dec.  19,  1803;  ra.  Elijah  Washburn,     (q.  v.) 

36.  Rev.  John  P.^,  b.  Jan.  29,  1810;  ra.  Cynthia  Kimball.  He 
fitted  for  college  at  the  Kimball  Union  academy  in  Plainfield,  and 
was  a  member  of  the  class  of  1838  in  Williams  college,  but  was 
graduated  at  Marietta  college,  Ohio,  in  1839,  having  spent  three 
years  at  Williams  college.  He  was  a  student  in  Lane  seminary  in 
1840-42,  and  settled  in  Manchester,  O.;  rem.  to  Oakfield,  111.,  where 
he  d.  in  1856.  Children:  Cynthia^,  Delia'',  Alice',  and  one  son'', 
who  d.  young. 

37.  Rev.  Daniel  Brown,  a  son  of  Mrs.  Lucy  Brown  (q.  v.)  at- 
tended school  at  Kimball  Union  academy  with  John  P.  Hills,  and 
entered  Williams  college  with  him  in  1834.  He  was  settled  in 
Peekskill,  N.  Y.,  and  d.  there. 

38.  Joseph^  [22],  m.  Nov.  22,  1821,  Olive,  dau.  of  David  and 
Abagail  Knight,  (q.  v.)  He  settled  on  land  purchased  of  his  father, 
situated  in  the  north-east  part  of  H.,  and  in  Antrim,  marked  "M.  W." 
In  the  spring  of  1841  he  sold  this  farm  to  Leonard  Sawyer  and  rem. 
to  the  village,  where  he  remained  five  years,  sending  his  children  to 
the  academy.  In  1846  he  purchased  the  James  Davis  place,  marked 
"J.  P.  Hills,"  and  res.  there  the  remainder  of  his  life.  In  1856  he 
sold  his  farm  to  his  son,  John  P.  Hills,  but  remained  with  him, 
doing  a  man's  labor  until  past  80  years  of  age.  His  wife,  Olive, 
was  an  invalid  for  some  time  previous  to  her  death,  which  occurred 
Sept.  8,  1871.     He  d.  Sept.  10,  1881.     Children  :  — 

39.  Joseph  Lauris'',  b.  Aug.  12,  1824;  went  West  at  the  age  of 
21  years,  and  finally  settled  in  Fayette  county,  O.;  m.  Anna  Purcell. 
He  d.  in  Rochester,  Pa.,  Nov.  10,  1878.  Children:  CarP,  Cady^ 
Forrest*,  Cleon*. 

30.  Olive  Calista",  b.  April  9,  1826;  d.  in  H.,  where  she  had 
res.  most  of  her  life,  Nov.  1,  1877. 

31.  Harriet  Letitia',  b.  June  2:i,  1829;  ni.  George  I.  Hay  ward. 
(q.  V.) 

33.     Loenza  Levia",  b.  Sept.  22,  1831;    m.  Frank   H.    Knight. 

(q.  V.) 

33.  John  Peabody",  b.  July  19,  1833;  m.  1,  May  28,  1858, 
Mary  M.,  dau.  of  Daniel  Alden,  of  Randolph,  Mass.,  a  lineal  de- 
scendant of  John  Alden,  who  came  over  in  the  Mayfloicer  in  1620. 
She  d.  May  9,  1859;    m.  2,  Jennie  C,  dau.  of   Lockhart  W.  and 


JOSEPH  HILLS. 


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genealogy:  hills;  holden.  657 

Mary  A.  (Whitteraore)  Brockway,  of  Hinsdale,  He  attended  school 
at  H.  (Literary  and  Scientific)  and  at  Mount  Vernon  Appleton 
academy.  Settled  on  the  homestead  (see  above),  where  he  con- 
tinues to  res.  He  has  served  the  town  three  years  as  one  of  the 
board  of  selectmen,  was  moderator  at  one  of  the  annual  town- 
meetings,  a  member  of  the  library  committee,  and  has  been  a  justice 
of  the  peace  several  years.  He  was  also  a  member  of  the  centennial 
committee,  and  is  a  member  of  the  committee  having  in  charge  the 
publication  of  H.  town  history,  and  from  the  beginning  has  mani- 
fested a  lively  interest  in  it. 

CHILD. 

1.     Dollie  B.  Bo\vkcT>^  (adopted),  b.  in  Fitzwilliam,  May  24,  1873. 

34.  David"  [23],  m.  Feb.  15,  1825,  Achsah,  dan.  of  David  and 
Anna  (Abbot)  Wood  (q.  v.);  res.  on  the  plain  in  the  north  part  of 
the  town.  (See  map.)  Late  in  life  rem.  to  the  village,  where  he  d., 
April  24,  1877.     His  wife  d.  June  2,  1887.     Children  :— 

35.  Maria  H.'^,  b.  March  15,  1826;  a  school  teacher  in  her  early 
life;  d.  June  8,  1858. 

36.  Achsah  Ann'^,  b.  Oct.  8,  1828.  She  was  also  a  school  teacher, 
and  taught  her  first  school  in  the  same  district  where  her  sister  began 
lier  work  as  a  teacher  the  previous  year.  It  was  my  privilege  to  be 
one  of  their  pupils,  and  of  both  of  them,  as  teachers,  I  have  pleasant 
recollections.  Subsequently  she  spent  considerable  time  in  Boston. 
Present  res.,  H. 

37.  t-alina",  b.  June  25,  1831 ;  d.  Jan.  8,  1883.  She  bequeathed 
$200  to  the  town  for  the  use  of  the  Congregational  Sunday  school. 
(See  p.  177.) 

38.  Dea.  David  Brainard^  b.  Dec.  18,  1833;  m.  Aug.  10,  1858, 
Mary  E.,  dau.  of  Rev.  C.  N.  Eansom,  of  Poultney,  Vt.  He  was  a 
student  at  the  academies  in  H.  and  Francestown;  is  in  the  insurance 
business;  res.  Columbus,  O.,  where  he  is  a  prominent  citizen.  Child, 
Clarence^  (adopted). 


HOLDEN. 

Asa^  Holden  was  a  descendant  in  the  fifth  generation  of  Richard^ 
Holden,  who  left  Ipswich,  Eng.,  May  30,  1634,  and  settled  in  Ij)S- 
wich,  jNlass.  He  was  at  that  time  25  years  of  age.  The  direct  line  is, 
Eichard^  Stephen^  Nathaniel^  Asa^  Asa^  He  was  b.  in  Shirley, 
Mass.,  Dec.  5,  1758.      He  answered  the  call  of  the  19th  of  April, 


658  genealogy:  holden;  holmes. 

1775,  and  enlisted  seven  days  afterwards  for  eight  months;  m.  Dor- 
cas, dau.  of  Dea.  Hezekiah  and  Margaret  Sawtell.  Came  to  H. 
about  the  year  1784;  res.  at  61  (lots  Nos.  8  and  9  of  third  range); 
rem.  from  town  to  Langdon  about  the  year  1795.  He  d.  Jan.  24, 
1850. 

CHILDREN,    ALL   BORN   IN   HANCOCK. 

1.  Lydia",  b.  Nov.  19,  1785;  m.  Rev.  L.  Pierce,  of  Alstead;  rem.  to  Bloom- 

field   0.     Child :   Lydia",  d.  Jan.  26,  1820. 

2.  Dorcas"^,  b.  June  G,  1787;  ra.  Solomon  Woodward,  b.  1784;  a  blacksraitli ; 

res.  iu  Springfield,  Mass.,  wliere  she  d.    Children  :  Erastus",  Nathan- 
iel', Solomon",  Asa'. 

3.  Asa'-',  b    Dec.  11,  17S8;  d.  June  1,  1795. 

4.  Aaron  Grimes^  b.  Nov.  22,  1790;  ni.  Jan.  15,  1814,  Lucy  White,  of  Lang- 

don.     Children:   Nathaniel   C.^    William   J.^,  Lucy   Ann',    Lydia", 
Oscar  S.'. 

5.  Nathaniel^  b.  Oct.  28,  1792;  m.  1,  Frances  Buell;  m.  2,  Julia  Shipmau. 

Seven  children. 

6.  Sally",    b.  1793;   m.   Oct.    7,  1816,  Silas    Angler,  of  Acworth.      Eleven 

children. 


HOLMES. 


Kev.  James-  Holmes,  the  eldest  son  of  John^  and  Sarah  (Anderson) 
Holmes,  was  b.  in  Londonderry,  April  14,  1811.  His  father  was  for 
many  years  an  elder  in  the  Presbyterian  church.  His  mother  d. 
when  he  was  only  8  years  old,  but  two  years  later  his  father  m.  2, 
Mary  Adams,  a  woman  of  intellectual  and  spiritual  earnestness, 
whose  influence  over  him  in  his  early  life  was  eminently  helpful. 
He  fitted  for  college  at  Phillips  academy  in  Andover,  Mass.,  and  was 
graduated  at  Dartmouth  college  in  1838.  During  his  academic  and 
collegiate  course,  he  taught  school  several  terras  with  success.  He 
was  graduated  at  Andover  Theological  seminary  in  1841,  having 
spent  the  middle  year  of  tliis  course  at  Lane  seminary,  where  he 
had  the  advantage  of  the  instruction  of  Dr.  Lyman  Beecher  and 
Professor  Stowe. 

He  m.  Sept.  30,  1841,  Amanda  M.  Burns,  of  Milford,  who  was 
admirably  fitted  for  the  position  and  work  of  a  minister's  wife. 

In  the  fall  of  1841  he  settled  as  a  home  missionary  in  Watertown, 
O.,  where  he  was  ordained  and  installed  in  June,  1842.  His  labors  in 
this  field  were  signally  blessed,  as  many  as  twenty-one  persons  hav- 
ing united  with  the  church  at  one  time.  The  church,  under  his 
administration,  became  self-supporting,  but  the  climate  was  decid- 


JAMES   HOLMES. 


GENEx\LOGY:    HOLMES.  659 

edly  uncongenial  to  both  himself  and  wife,  and  they  returned  East 
in  the  spring  of  1846.  In  June,  1846,  he  acce])ted  an  invitation  to 
Auburn,  where  he  was  installed  pastor  Dec.  5,  1849,  and  after  nearly 
twenty-three  years  of  service,  closed  his  labors  in  May,  1869.  Here 
a  new  church  was  erected  during  his  pastorate,  and  the  society  was 
made  self-su])porting. 

He  took  charge  of  the  Congregational  church  in  Bennington  in 
Nov.  1869,  and  moved  to  that  place  in  Jan.  1870.  At  th.at  time  the 
church  was  receiving  aid  from  the  Home  Missionary  society,  but 
through  his  influence  it  became  self-supporting.  He  served  the 
church  faithfully  thirteen  years,  and  during  that  time  received 
thirty-two  members. 

After  the  close  of  his  pastorate  he  continued  to  res.  in  Benning- 
ton and  to  take  a  lively  interest,  not  only  in  the  church,  but  also  in 
the  town.  He  and  his  wife  were  pioneers  in  securing  the  jiarsonage 
in  1884.  He  prepared  the  history  of  Bennington  for  the  County 
history,  and  has  rendered  efficient  aid  in  preparing  that  part  of  H. 
town  history  which  relates  to  what  was  formerly  known  as  Hancock 
Factory.  He  took  an  important  part  as  a  representative  of  Ben- 
nington at  the  H.  centennial  in  1879.  Few  present  will  forget  the 
sincerity  of  his  prayer,  "that  Hancock  and  Bennington,  although 
divided  politically  of  recent  years,  might  ever  be  united  in  every 
thing  good  and  noble." 

He  met  with  a  severe  loss  in  the  death  of  his  devoted  wife,  Dec. 
4,  1886,  and  Aug.  11,  1888,  after  a  life  well  spent,  he,  too,  passed  on 
to  the  land  of  the  immortals. 

To  them  two  children  were  b.  during  their  res.  in  Ohio  —  one 
son,  Lucian^,  who,  having  given  his  life  to  his  country's  service,  d. 
in  Salisbury  prison,  Jan.  4,  1865;  and  a  dau.^,  who  lived  but  a  few 
hours. 


STEPHEN   HOLMES. 

NathanieP  Holmes  lived  and  d.  in  Coleraine,  Ire. 

Nathaniel-  settled  in  Londonderry. 

Nathaniel  settled  in  Peterboro',  and  was  deacon  of  the  Presby- 
terian church  there. 

Andrew*  m.  Jane  Taggart. 

Stephen^  (Andrew*,  Dea.  Nathaniel'',  Nathaniel',  NathanieP)  was 
their  eldest  son,  b.  Dec.  2,  1820;  m.  Calisla  Dustin,  of  Antrim,  June 


660  genealogy:  holmes;  holt. 

11,  1857,  and  res.  first  in  H.,  near  the  Willey  mills;  later  rem.  to 
Greenfield,  and  served  in  the  Union  army  from  that  town.  They 
purchased  later  the  place  marked  "  D.  T.  Ware,"  and  res.  here  sev- 
eral years;  later  rem.  to  Greenfield,  where  she  d.  June  18,  1877. 
He  d.  in  Peterboro'  in  1887.  Child:  Charles  D.«,  d.  In  Wilton  in 
early  manhood. 

NATHAN  HOLT. 

1.  Dea.  Nathan^,  son  of  William^  and  Mehitable  Holt,  was  b. 
in  Greenfield,  Nov.  14,  1805;  m.  Sept.  20,  1832,  Charlotte,  dau.  of 
Maj.  William  and  Deborah  (Parker)  Brooks,  (q.  v.)  He  was  a 
mason,  and  settled  in  H.  at  place  marked  "D.  Wilds";  rem.  to 
Henniker,  where  he  remained  a  year  or  two,  when  he  came  back  to 
H.,  and  res.  at  place  marked  "N.  Holt."  In  1860  or  '61,  he  rem.  to 
place  marked  "  Mrs.  Wood."  In  the  summer  of  1863  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Holt  went  to  visit  friends  in  Smithboro',  Tioga  county,  N.  Y., 
where  Mrs.  Holt  d.  on  the  27th  of  August.  After  her  death  he 
went  to  res.  with  his  son  in  Michigan,  where  he  had  a  large  circle  of 
friends,  and  was  respected  and  esteemed  by  all.  He  was  for  sev- 
eral years  deacon  of  the  Congregational  ciiurch  in  Grand  Ledge, 
Mich.,  where  he  d.  March  2,  1876.     Child:  — 

2,  Charles  William^,  b.  in  H.,  Dec.  14,  1837;  m.  Jan.  1,  1864, 
Christinia  Hamlin,  of  Medina,  Mich.,  b.  Oct.  18,  1843.  He  learned 
the  trade  of  a  bricklayer  in  Concord,  went  to  Michigan  in  the  spring 
of  1862,  and  worked  in  Hudson,  Adrian,  and  other  towns  along  the 
line  of  Michigan  Southern  railroad.  He  res.  some  seven  or  eight 
years  at  Medina,  where  he  worked  at  his  trade;  rem.  to  Grand 
Ledge,  Eaton  county,  where,  after  working  at  his  trade  some  seven 
years,  he  went  into  the  drug  and  grocery  business  with  Dr.  W.  A. 
Davis,  in  which  business  he  still  continues. 

CniLDKKN. 

1.     Nathan  Hamlin*,  b.  June  12,  1865.        2.     Louis  Brooks*,  b.  May  27,  1883. 


TIMOTHY   HOLT. 

Timothy^  Holt  (Timothy^),  b.  in  Peterboro',  May  16,  1802;  m.  in 
1825,  Mary  Jackman;  was  a  blacksmith;  res.  about  two  years  with 
Dea.  Stephen  Wood,  working  for  him  in  the  summer  and  at  his  trade 
in  the  village  in  the  winter.  Four  children.  The  eldest,  Sylvester^, 
was  b.  in  H. 


GENEALOGY:  HOLT;  HOPKINS;  HOSLEY.  661 


SIMEON   HOLT. 

Simeon- Holt  (James^),  b.  in  West  Boylston,  Mass.;  m,  Roxana 
Bemis,  of  Winchendon,  Mass.;  res.  at  the  Deacon  Hosley  place  in 
H.  a  few  years,  prior  to  1860. 

CniLDKKN. 

1.     Lord  S.«. 

2*  Hosea  Edson^,  m.  Alice  M.,  dan.  of  John  and  Mary  Bartlett  (Gale) 
Brown,  a  descendant  of  Governor  Bartlett,  one  of  the  signers  of 
the  Declaration  of  Independence.  He  is  a  snccessfal  nmsic  teacher 
and  composer.  His  specialty  is  music  in  public  schools ;  res.  Lex- 
ington, Mass. 

3.  Asa  M.3,  ra.  Cynthia  Capen  ;  res.  Keene. 

4.  Lavinia^,  m.  Samuel  Nims. 

5.  Eunice^.        6.     Susie^,  m.  Orlando  Gott.        7.     Lucinda^,  m.  Otis  Gott. 

8.     Lucy^,  m.  Charlie  Morgan.        9.     Laura^,  m.  Thomas  Lesure. 
10.     Elsie^  11.     LowelR 


ASA   HOLT. 

Asa^  Holt  was  b.  in  Vermont.  He  was  a  blacksmith  by  trade. 
He  m.  Elmina  E.  Wood,  and  res.  first  at  her  father's  place,  No.  70; 
later  as  a  blacksmith  at  place  marked  "Mrs.  S.  Alcock,"  in  the  vil- 
lage; later  rem.  to  Bennington,  where  he  d.,  Sept.  1876;  his  wife  d. 
April  21,  1876. 

CniLDlJEN. 

1.  Helen  A. 2,  b.  in  H. ;  m.  Sept.  5,  1868,  Chas.  Bromley ;  res.  Plattsburgh,  N.Y. 

2.  George'^,  b.  in  H. ;  m.  Flora  Ruffle ;  res.  Marlboro'. 

3.  Harry"-,  b.  in  Bennington ;  d.  in  1884. 


HOPKINS. 

William  Hopkins,  from  Greenfield,  res.  with  his  family  for  a  brief 
period  at  the  place  marked  "  D.  Wood,"  in  the  south  part  of  the 
town.     He  sold  to  Mr.  Faulkner  in  1883,  and  returned  to  Greenfield. 


HOSLEY. 


James^  Hosley,    b.  May  1,  1649,  m.  Martha  Parker;    d.  July  9, 
1677. 

James^  (James^),  b.  Sept.  4, 1675;  d.  Feb.  18,  1728;  m.  Maria . 

James^  (James-,  James^),  b.  in  Billerica,  Mass.,  May  19,  1702;  m. 


666  GENEALOGY  :   HOSLEY. 


CIIILDHEN. 

1.  Lavina  P.^,  b.  Feb.  17,  1827;  d.  Nov.  1850;  m.  Jan.  22,  1849,  Henry  Law- 

rence. 

2.  David",  b.  April  12,  1830;  m.  Aug.  1859,  Serena  S.  Turner. 

3.  Hannah  G.^  b.  Feb.  19,  1832;  m.  1,  May  23,  1852,  C.  M.  Cooledge ;  m.  2, 

Sept.  15,  1864,  J.  A.  Jackson;  m.  3,  Lanan  Jonsou. 

4.  Stella  A.",  b,  June  25,  1834;  m.  April  22,  1852,  C,  C.  Fuller. 

5.  German  S.',  b.  April  28,  1836;  m.  Feb.  18G3,  Laura  S.  Ingalls. 

6.  Elizabeth  C.',  b.  Oct.  3,  1838;  m.  April,  1859,  Charles  C.  Eaton. 

7.  Augusta  R.',  b.  July  10,  1840;  m.  May  19,  18(38,  George  Britton. 

8.  Calista  P.^,  b.  July  29,  1844. 

18.  Polly^,  was  at  work  in  a  woolen  factory  in  Winchester  in 
1828. 

19.  Hoeea",  was  at  home  with  bis  parents  in  1828. 

20.  John*',  b.  May  2,  1814;  d.  young.  No  mention  is  made  of 
him  in  a  letter  written  by  his  father  in  1828.  At  that  time  Stephen, 
Sally,  and^Samuel  were  in  Vermont,  Betty  and  Sophia  in  Gardner, 
Mass.,  Henry  in  Winchester,  David  in  Marlow,  James  in  Swanzey, 
and  Polly  and  Hosea  as  above. 

31.  SamueP  [4]  (Dea.  James'',  James^,  Jaraes^,  James^),  settled 
on  the  homestead  ;  m.  1,  Aug.  23,  1791,  Polly,  dan.  of  Moses  Dodge 

(q.  v.),  who  d.  Oct.  15,  1822  ;  m.  2,  Kezema ,  who,  after  the 

death  of  Mr.  Hosley,  res.  for  a  few  years  on  her  portion  of  the  old 
homestead,  and  m.  2,  April  16,  1828,  Levi  Sawin,  of  Lexington. 
Mr.  Hosley  d.  Dec.  20,  1826.     Children  :  — 

22.  Mary«  (Polly^on  records),  b.  Feb.  3, 1793;  m.  Jan,  31, 1815, 
William  Carr,  of  Antrim. 

CHILDEEN. 

1.  Mary  Ann',  b.  March  31,  1817;  m.  Dec.  13,  1838,  David  O.  White;  res. 

on  the  homestead  of  her  father  in  Antrim. 

2.  Benjamin',  b.  April  24,  1822;  m.  1,  Sept.  10,  1844,  Ann  Jenkins,  of  Stod- 

dard; ra.  2,  Angelia  S.  Morse,  of  Portsmouth.     He  d.  in  Concord, 
June  9,  1877. 

23.  John^  b.  May  5,  1794;   d.  in  Binghamton,  N.  Y.;   m.  1, 

Mary  Jameson,  of  Antrim;  m.  2,  Quigley;  res.  a  few  years  in 

Francestown,  where  he  had  a  tannery;  ;!;em.  to  New  York.  One 
child  by  first  wife,  John  Jameson'',  who  res.  in  Pennsylvania;  one 
by  second  wife,  James  Q.',  and  perhaps  others. 

24.  Martha"  (Patty  on  records),  b.  Nov.  14,  1800;  m.  April  22, 
1823,  Archelaus  Cragin,  of  Andover,  Mass.;  res.  Peterboro',  where 
she  d.  March  31,  1852.     He  d.  in  1887. 


genealogy:  irosLEY.  667 


CHILDREN. 

1.  Eveline",  1).  Jan.  31,  1824;  m.  Sept.   11,   1857,  Joshua  Dean;   res    Bri(li,'e- 

water,  Mass.     Four  children. 

2.  George",  b.   Dec.  2,  1825;  m.  Nov.  7,   1851,  Sarah  Miles.     CliiM:  Sarah 

Ella*. 

3.  Martha  A.",  b.  Sept.  20,  1829;  d.  Jan.  7,  1845. 

4.  John",  b.  Nov.  2,  1831;  m.  Dec.  IG,   1858,  Maria  S.  Ober.    ((i- v.)    Child: 

Lizzie  Maria*. 

5.  Sarah",  b.  Dec.  19,  1833;  d.  Feb.  24,  1875;  ni.  Nov.  20,   1855,  Calvin  Nel- 

son Washburn. 


25.     SamueP  [27],  b.  Sept.  28,  1802. 

36.  Danforth^  a  child  by  second  marriage;  date  of  birtli  not 
given ;  res.  Boston,  Mass. 

37.  SaniueP[25]  (SamueP,  Dea.  James"*,  James'',  James",  James^), 
m.  April  13,  1824,  Sophia,  dau.  of  Jesse  Wilson,  of  Antrim,  who 
was  b.  April  5,  1801.  Settled  on  the  Ilosley  homestead;  was  a 
farmer;  res.  in  H.  until  1855,  when  he  rem.  to  Franklin,  where  he 
d.  Jan.  10,  1871.  His  wife  survived  him  but  six  days.  He  was  an 
honorable  man  and  an  e.xemplary  Christian  gentleman.     Cliildren  :  — 

38.  Elvira^  b.  Jan.  19,  1825  ;  d.  July  20,  1825. 

39.  Hon.  John^  b.  May  12, 1826 ;  m.  in  1854,  Dorothy  H.  Jones, 
of  Weare.  He  was  brought  up  on  his  father's  farm,  and  gained 
what  education  the  common  schools  of  H.  afforded.  In  1846  he 
went  to  Manchester,  where  he  was  an  overseer  in  the  weaving  de- 
partment of  the  Amoskeag  Manufacturing  company.  Subsequently 
he  engaged  in  the  grocery  business,  and  has  also  dealt  in  real  estate 
and  given  considerable  attention  to  farming.  In  these  various  en- 
terprises he  has  met  with  a  measure  of  success. 

He  has  been  called  to  many  important  positions  of  trust  and 
honor  by  his  fellow-citizens,  and  whenever  a  candidate,  he  has 
invariably  received  more  than  his  party's  strength  at  the  polls.  He 
represented  his  ward  in  the  legislature,  common  council  two  years, 
and  board  of  aldermen  five  years ;  was  a  member  of  the  board  of 
education  two  years,  collector  of  taxes  two  years,  and  was  elected 
mayor  twice,  besides  holding  several  minor  ofiices  in  the  city.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  national  union  convention  in  1865,  is  a  prom- 
inent Free  Mason,  and  has  held  the  highest  offices  in  Hillsboro' 
lodge  of  Odd  Fellows.     In  religion  he  is  a  Unitarian. 

He  is  a  man  of  no  common  abilities.  He  has  grown  up  with 
Manchester,  and  has    done  his    part  in  moulding  iis  policy.     Men 


668  GENEALOGY:   HOSLEY. 

believe  in  his  wisdom,  his  capacity,  and  his  strict  integrity.  His 
administration  as  mayor  was  a  wise  and  economical  one,  not  sur- 
passed in  that  direction  in  the  history  of  the  city,  and  he  is  now 
(1888)  serving  a  third  term  as  mayor  of  Manchester. 

He  is  a  genial  gentleman,  well  versed  in  the  courtesies  of  life, 
and  a  very  close  and  accurate  observer  of  human  nature,  and  there 
are  but  few  men  who  better  understand  the  motives  which  actuate 
mankind. 

CHILD. 

1.     Marion  J.*,  m.  Nov.   1882,  William  M.  Parsons,  m.  d.,  of  Manchester. 
Ciiild:  Martha  S.^,  b.  April  30,  1884. 

30.  Jesse  Wilson^  b.  July  3,  1828;  d.  Jan.  27,  1829. 

31.  Martha  Elvira^  b.  Jan.  12,  1830  ;  m.  George  G.  Wadsworth ; 
res.  Chelsea,  Mass. 

33.  Lydia  Sophia^  b.  Aug.  27,  1832;  d.  Oct.  8,  1846. 

33.  Samuel  Clifton^  b.  May  1,  1835;  d.  in  Franklin,  Jan.  28, 
1859. 

34.  Sarah  Abigail,  b.  Jan.  23,  1839;  d.  Aug.  2,  1846. 

35.  Lucretia  Josephine^  b.  Aug.  2,  1842 ;  m.  Oliver  Dearborn  ; 
res.  Denver,  Col. 

36.  Warner  Clark^  b.  July  27,  1845;  d.  Aug.  8,  1847. 

3*7.  Joseph^  [6],  m.  Louisa  Parks,t  of  Temple;  settled  in  Liv- 
ermore,  Me.,  as  early  as  1802,  where,  in  connection  with  his  brother 
James,  he  built  the  first  lulling  mill  in  that  region.  They  also 
erected  a  saw-mill  at  about  the  same  time.  Neither  of  these  mills 
has  been  in  existence  for  over  half  a  century.  He  d.  in  Belfast,  Me. 
Children :  — 

38.  Salome*',  b.  in  Temple,  Sept.  20,  1799;  d.  young. 

39.  Christopher  Columbus^,  b.  in  H.,  April  9,  1802;  d.  in  Leeds, 
Me.,  Oct.  6,  1885;  m.  Abigail  Benson,  dau.  of  Capt.  John  Griffcth, 
of  Livermore,  Me.,  who  d.  July  20,  1886. 

GHILDKEN. 

1.  Charles  Carrol",  b.  in  Waterforcl,  Me.,  .Sept.  8,  1833;  d.  iu  Portland,  Me., 

Feb.  5,  1859;    ra.  Ellen   Elder,  of   Dexter,  Me.      Children:     Clara 
Celestial,  Annie  Liucoln^. 

2.  Leuora  Myrtilla",  b    in  Winthrop,  Me.,  ;©ot.  -8,  1837;   m.  May  3,  1857, 

Rodolphus  Jenuiugs,*  of  Leeds,  Me.;  res.  Minneapolis,  Minn.    Chil- 

*  R.  Jennings  &  Son  are  dealers  in  boots  and  shoes,  eoal,liard  wood  and  mill  wood 
in  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

t  This  is  the  name  as  given  by  his  granddaughter,  Mrs.  Jennings,  but  Mr.  Eaton  is 
sure  that  it  should  be  Stone. 


GENEALOGY:   HOSLEY.  669 

(Iron:  (1),  Frank  NorveF,  b.  Feb.  28,  IS.jS.  (2),  Leiiora  Louise^, 
b.  July  7,  18()5. 

3.  Abby  Cek-stia",  b.  in  Winthrop,  Me.,  May  15,  1845;  m.  May  3.  1866,  Dex- 
ter W.  True,  of  Turner,  Me.;  she  d.  Feb  5,  186'.).  Child:  Myrtilla 
Lillian^. 

i.  Columbus  Parks",  b.  in  Winthrop,  Me.,  May  8,  1847;  m.  in  1871,  Bessie 
Bod.i'e,  of  Leeds,  Me.  Children :  William  Chester^,  Fred  Clintoas, 
Linvvood  Parks**,  Charles  GrithtliS. 

40.  Leiiora^,  b.  1804;  d.  in  Chicago,  July  25,  1869;  ra.  in  1825, 
Hiram  A.  Pitts,  the  well-known  horse-power  and  steam-threshing 
machine  inventor.  Children:  Hiram  Marcellus^  Joseph  Leforest^, 
Aurelius  Vernon'',  Florison  Deloss".  These  four  brothers  constitute 
the  Pitts  Manufacturing  company,  Marseilles,  111. 

41.  Myrtilla®,  d.  in  Livermore,  Me.,  at  the  age  of  14  years. 

43.  James^  (Dea.  James^  James^  James^,  James^),  m.  1802,  Pru- 
dence, dau.  of  Israel  Paul,  of  Livermore,  Me.  He  learned  the  trade 
of  a  dresser  of  cloth  of  Mr.  Prentice,  of  H.,  and  about  the  age  of  21 
years  went  to  Lynn,  Mass.,  and  shortly  afterwards  to  Livermore,  Me., 
where,  in  connection  with  his  brother  Joseph,  he  built  a  fulling  mill. 
The  enterprise  did  not  at  first  succeed,  and  he  gave  up  his  interest 
in  it  and  returned  to  H.  in  Jan.  1804,  and  res.  a  few  months  in  the 
house  of  Jonathan  Davis.  From  H.  he  rem.  to  Dublin,  where,  in 
connection  with  Jonas  Clark,  he  carried  on  the  clothing  business 
sevei-al  years,  it  being  the  first  business  of  the  kind  in  what  is  now 
Harrisville.     They  sold  to  Bethuel  Harris. 

The  dates  of  his  going  to  Dublin  and  removal  from  there  are  not 
known,  but  he  was  living  there  in  April,  1806,  and  in  Oct.  1810. 
Subsequently  he  rem.  to  Livermore,  Me.,  where  he  purchased  a  farm, 
upon  which  he  lived  the  rest  of  his  life;  d.  March  3,  1851.  His 
wife,  who  survived  him,  d.  in  Jay,  Me.,  Aug.  1868.  Children,  all  b. 
in  Livermore:  — 

43.  Eliza**,  b.  Jan.  15,  1803.  About  the  year  1827  she  went  to 
Alstead,  and  res.  for  some  time  with  her  uncle,  Samuel  Morrison  ; 
returning  to  Livermore,  she  m.  Oct.  19,  1835,  Apollos  Conant,  b.  in 
Bridgewater,  Mass.,  May  28,  1809;  d.  Jan.  19,  1884;  rem.  to  Jay, 
Me.,  where  they  res.  on  a  farm.  She  d.  Nov.  22,  1878,  in  Jay;  was 
buried  in  Livermore. 


1.     Florinda  Eliza",  b.  .June  4,  1841;  m.  Nov    17,  18.")8,  Ilosea  Axtel,  of  Jay, 
who  was  b.  Sept.  26,  1831,  and  d.  May  6,  1867;  res.  Dixtield,  Me. 


t)TU  GENEALOGY  :    HOSLEY. 

44.  Caroline^  b.  Aug.  15,  1812;  ra.  Nov.  5,  1839,  Solomon 
Thomas  Alden,  b.  July  25,  1814;  res.  many  years  in  Peru,  Me.;  a 
farmer  and  shoemaker,  also  the  owner  of  a  ferry  across  the  Andros- 
coggin river.  About  tlie  year  1866  they  rem.  to  Lynn,  Mass.,  where 
she  d.  June  2,  1870. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  James  Almou",  b.  Nov.  5,  1841;  a  shoemaker;  res.  Lynn,  Mass. 

2.  Belinda  Marble',  b.  Aug.  23,  1843;  m.  Calvin  Holland,  of  Canton,  Me. ;  a 

shoemaker;  res.  Ljnin,  Mass.     Several  cliildren. 

3.  Eudora  Prudence",  b.  Sept.  9,  1846;  d.  in  Lynn,  Mass.,  June  17,  186G. 

4.  Emma  Frances",  res.  in  Lynn,  Mass.  ;  is  a  milliner. 

45.  John^,  b.  March  1,  1814;  m.  Lucinda,  dau.  of  Samuel  and 
Olive  Beals,  of  Livermore;  settled  on  the  homestead.  In  the  spring 
of  1855  he  rem.  to  North  Livermore,  Me.,  and  engaged  in  trade. 
One  year  l^ater  he  rem.  to  East  Dixfield,  Me.,  where  he  remained 
engaged  in  trade  until  1862,  when  he  purchased  a  farm  of  about 
two  hundred  acres,  upon  Avhich  he  continues  to  res.  He  served  in 
the  militia  of  Maine  in  early  life,  and  in  1862  assisted  in  raising  Co. 
H,  14th  regt.  Me.  vols.,  and  was  appointed  second  lieutenant  of  the 
company,  but  was  stricken  down  with  the  measles,  and  resigned  his 
commission.  He  has  served  his  town  several  years  as  one  of  the 
board  of  selectmen  and  as  collector  of  taxes,  and  has  also  served  as 
justice  of  the  peace  for  the  county  of  Oxford. 

CIIII.DREX. 

1.  James  Roscoe",  b.  Feb.  18,  1841 ;  ra.  1,  Nov.  27,  1862,  Rebecca  Carrie,  dau. 

of  Ansel  and  Rebecca  Staples,  of  Dixfield,  Me.,  who  d.  Feb.  6,  1866; 
m.  2,  March  27,  1879,  Mrs.  Joanna  (Soule)  Stimson,  dau.  of  Benja- 
min and  Joanna  Soule.  He  res.  a  few  years  in  East  Dixfield,  where 
he  was  at  first  engaged  in  trade  and  was  afterwards  the  proprietor  of  a 
small  mill.  Subsequently  he  studied  law  with  Hon.  W.  \V.  Bolster, 
of  Dixfield,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Paris,  in  Oxford  county, 
Dec.  4,  1872;  rem.  to  Lewiston,  Me.,  where  he  was  for  some  seven 
years  a  member  of  a  law  firm  under  the  name  of  Pulsifer,  Bolster  & 
Hosley.  He  was  city  solicitor  of  Lewiston  one  year,  and  in  xVpril, 
1880,  rem.  to  Boston,  Mass.,  where  he  now  res.  Has  held  commis- 
sions as  justice  of  the  peace  in  Oxford  and  Androscoggin  counties.* 

2.  Olive  Prudence",  b.  May  26,  1849;  m.  Milan  D.  Morrison,     (q.  v.) 

3.  John  Whitcorab",  b.  Jan.  6,  1854;  d.  May  4,  1855. 

46.  James^,  b.  March  1,  1816;  d.  Oct.  24,  1824. 

*  He  has  manifested  a  deep  interest  in  this  history,  and  to  him  we  are  greatly  in- 
debted for  information,  especially  in  giving  us  extracts  from  old  letters. 


GENEALOGY:   HOWE;   HUBBARD.  671 

•     HOWE. 

Elbvidge''  Howe  (James^  SamueP)  was  b.  in  Peterboro',  Sept.  6, 
1833;  m.  Oct.  3,  1858,  Henrietta  Felch;  came  to  H.,  Nov.  1867;  res. 
on  place  marked  "A.  E.  Nutting,"  Bought  the  mill  of  Charles 
Dennis;  sold  it  to  H.  K.  French,  and  rem.  to  Peterboro',  Aug. 
1869,  where  he  is  extensively  engaged  in  truss  manufacturing. 
Children  :    Albion  P.^  J.  Everett^  Dana  Burdett^ 


HUBBARD. 


1.  David^  Hubbard,  b.  in  Concord,  Mass.,  in  1754;  was  a  sol- 
dier in  the  Revolutionary  war.  He  went  with  General  Arnold  in 
his  expedition  against  Quebec,  and  afterwards  served  under  General 
Gates.  He  was  discharged  from  the  army  of  General  Gates  in  Nov. 
1776,  on  account  of  ill-health.  He  is  described  as  "twenty-two 
years  of  age,  five  feet  eight  inches  high,  dark  hair,  dark  eyes,  dark 
complexion;  belonging  to  the  town  of  Concord."  He  was  a  cor- 
poral in  Captain  Miles'  company,  of  Colonel  Reed's  x-egiment. 

He  m.  Mary,*  dau.  of  Dea.  Thomas  and  Mary  (Jones)  Barrett, 
of  Concord,  and  came  to  H.  as  early  as  1782;  settled  at  No. 
84;  rem.  to  the  place  marked  "S.  Knight."  (See  p.  33.)  He 
was  one  of  the  selectmen  of  the  town  in  1783  and  1784,  and 
constable  in  1786.  He  remained  in  town  until  1796.  The  date  of 
his  death  is  not  known.  Mrs.  Hubbard  m.  '2,  about  1800,  William 
Nutting,  of  Groton,  Mass.,  having,  like  herself,  a  large  family  of 
children.     Children  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hubbard:  — 

3.     Davids  b.  May  17,  1778 ;  d.  in  Buffalo,  N.  t.,  in  1852. 

3.  Ebenezer",  b.  Sept.  6,  1782.  When  about  10  years  of  age  he 
went  to  Conco?-d,  Mass.,  to  live  with  his  grandfather,  and  became 
the  owner  of  the  old  homestead  in  Concord.  He  d.  in  Concord, 
Oct.  3,  1871,  leaving  a  handsome  legacy  to  his  native  town.  (See 
p.  168.) 

4.  Charles  Barrett^,  b.  April  24,  1784;  m.  Dec.  3,  1812,  Susan, 
dau.  of  Levi  and  Phebe  (Williams)  Packard,  of  Wilmington,  Vt. 
He  res.  in  Brattleboro',  Vt. ;  was  a  saddler  and  harness-maker;  d. 
Oct.  15,  1851 ;  his  wife  d.  March  15,  1857,  aged  72. 

*  She  was  the  youngest  sister  of  Charles  Barrett,  Esq.,  who  .  ettled  in  New  Ipswich, 
aud  was  a  large  landliolder  in  H. 


672  GENEALOGY:   HUBBARD. 


CHU.DREN.      • 

1.  Charles  Barretts,  b.  Sept.  9,  1813;  d.  Sept.  30,  1813. 

2.  Sarah  P.^,  b.  April  10,  1815;  m.  1,  Dec.  7,  1858,  Luther  Field,  a  farmer, 

who  d.  Feb.   12,  1867;  m.  2,  Nov.  17,  1867,  Ebenezer  F.  Baldwin,  of 
Brattleboro',  Vt. ;  a  carpenter. 

3.  Charles  Barrett^,  b.  March  22,  1817;  d.  Sept.  13,  1819. 

4.  Chester  Johnson^,  b.  March  20,  1819 ;  d.  April  19,  1820. 

5.  Mary  Barrett",  b.  April  28,  1786;  d.  Sept.  6,  1847;  m.  in 
1809,  William,  son  of  William  Nutting  (q.  v.);  a  lawyer;  res.  in 
Randolph,  Vt. ;  d.  Nov.  26,  1863,  aged  84.  He  was  a  graduate  of 
Dartmouth  college. 

ELKVEN   CHILDREN,   THREE   OF   WHOM   DIED   YOUNG. 

1.  Eliza  Ann3,  b.  in  1810;  d.  Aug.  1864;  m.  in  1842,  Rev.  S.  A.  Benton. 

2.  Sarah  Maria^,  b.  in  1813;  d.  in  1841 ;  m.  in  1838,  Rev.  S.  A.  Benton.    Mr. 

Benton  was  a  chaplain  during  the  Civil  war;  was  settled  in  Macomb 
county,  Mich.,  and  also  in  Ananiosa,  la.,  where  he  d. 

3.  Williams,  b.  in  1815;  d.  at  Bellows  Falls,  Vt.,  Oct.  1869;  m.  Mary  Ann 

Bradshaw. 

4.  Charles^,  b.  in  1817;  m.  Cordelia  M.  Gilman;  res.  Randolph,  Wis. 

5.  Rufuss,  b.  in  1820;  d.  in  Wheaton,  111.,  in  1876;  m.  Sarah  H.  Nutting,  of 

Groton. 

6.  Rev.  George  Barrett^,  b.  in  1826;  ra.  1,  Sarah  Fi.  Hodges;  m.  2,  Susan  A. 

Hodges.     He  was  a  missionary  in  Turkey  many  years;  came  home 
in  1868;  present  res.,  Hancock,  Minn. 

7.  Dr.  David^,  b.  in  1829  ;  ra.  Mary  E.  Nichols.     He  was  a  missionary  phy- 

sician in  Turkey  for  many  years ;  came  home  in  1876;  present  res., 
Randolph,  Vt. 

8.  Mary  Olivia-^,  b.  in  1831;  librarian  at  Mount  Holyoke  seminary.     To  her 

we  are  greatly  indebted  for  information  in  regard  to  the  Hubbard 
family. 

6.  Sarah  BondS  b.  April  27,  1788 ;  d.  Sept.  30,  1838. 

7.  Betsey^  b.  March  4,  1790;  d.  Oct.  1875;  m.  Anthony  Van 
Doom,  b.  Bristol,  R.  I.,  Oct.  11,  1792;  res.  Brattleboro',  Vt. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Mary  Elizabeth^,  b.  June  17,  1816. 

2.  Charles  Barrett^  b.  June  3,  1818;  d.  July  8,  1820. 

3.  Moses  Truman^,  b  Jan.  12,  1821 ;  d.  Nov.  12,  1885;  m.  Sophia  L.  Siraonds. 

Child  :  Elbridge*,  b.  Sept.  22,  1848  ;  m.  Nov.  18,  1875,  Mary  H.  Couch ; 
res.  Brattleboro',  Vt. 

4.  Harriet^,  b.  Jan.  17,  1823;  m.  July  8,  1848,  John  S.  Brown.     One  dau.,  d. 

in  1875. 

5.  Charles  Anthony-',  b.  Jan.  3,  1825;  m.  1,  Sarah  M.  Brown,  b.  in  Strattbrd, 


genealogy:  hubbakd;  hunt.  673 

Vt. ;  m.  2,  July  5,  1869.  Celia  A.  Baklwiu,  b.  in  Jamaica,  Vt.,  June 
19,  1842.  With  his  wife  he  spent  some  years  with  his  uncle,  Eben- 
ezer.  towards  the  latter  part  of  his  life;  present  res.,  Grcentlekl, 
Mass. 

8.     Silas  Barrett^,    b.  Jan.  27,  1792;   d.   in    Littleton,  Schuyler 
county.  111.,  June  17,  1859. 


DORCAS   HUBBARD. 

Dorcas^  Hubbard,  a  widow  lady  from  Rindge,  owned  and  res.  at 
the  place  marked  "Mrs.  Bugbee"  in  the  village  several  years  prior 
to  1850;  d. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     2,  m.  Georj^e  Handy;  d.  in  Dublin. 

2.  Albert  G.^,  m.  Lydia  J.  Richardson  (see  p.  505)  ;  res.  in  Dublin.     He  sold 

to  Edwin  Ware  (q.  v.)  ;  rem.  to  Ac  worth,  where  he  d. 

3.  James',  res.  near  Boston;  d. 

4.  Adeline-,  res.  with  her  mother  while  in  H. ;  m  ,  and  res.  Keene. 


HUNT. 

William^  son  of  Robert  Hunt,  of  Halifax,  Yorkshire,  Eng.,  was  b. 
Jan.  27, 1605;  came  to  Concord,  Mass.,  in  1635  (see  Hayward  family); 

m.  1,  Elizabeth  ,  who  d.  Dec.  27,  1661 ;  ra.  2,  in  1664,  Mercy 

Rice;  rem.  to  Marlboro',  Mass.,  where  he  d.  in  1667.  His  third 
son  and  fifth  child  was 

Isaac-  (William^),  b.  1647;  d.  Dec.  12,  1680;  m.  May  14,  1667, 
Mary  Stone;  res.  Concord,  Mass.  Their  third  son  and  fourth  child 
was 

Isaac^  (Isaac^  William^),  b.  Nov.  18,  1675;  d.  Dec.  6,  1717 ;  m. 
Mary  Willard ;  res.  Sudbury,  Mass.  Their  eighth  son  and  ninth 
child  was 

Abidah*  (Isaac\  Isaac-,  William^),  b.  July  31,  1717;  d.  Sept.  12, 
1789;  m.  July  26,  1739,  Phebe  Pratt;  res.  Holliston,  Mass.  Their 
eldest  son  was 

1.  Willard^  (Abidah^  Isaac^  Isaac^  William^),  b.  May  7,  1741 ; 
m.  in  1759  or  '60,  Martha  Wadkins;  settled  in  Dublin,  and  about  the' 
year  1800  rem.  to  H. ;  res.  place  marked  "  D.  Hunt."  Six  children, 
of  whom,  — 


674  GENEALOGY  :   HUNT. 

2.  Isaac''  (Willard^,  Abidah*,  Isaac^  Isaac^,  William^)  was  the 
third  son  and  fourth  child;  b.  in  1767;  d.  Sept.  20,  1841;  m.  Martha 
Knowlton,  who  d.  Oct.  23,  1858,  aged  89.  Settled  first  in  Dublin ; 
rem.  to  H.  about  the  year  1800;  settled  at  No.  49,  and  became 
wealthy  and  an  extensive  land-owner.     Children  :  — 

3.  koses^  b.  in  Dublin,  Dec.  12,  1788;  m.  July  16,  1811,  Lucy, 
dau.  of  Josiah  and  Millicent  (Wheeler)  Stone,  (q.  v.)  Settled  in 
H. ;  succeeded  his  grandfather  at  the  place  marked  "D.  Hunt"; 
was  a  soldier  in  the  war  of  1812;  rem.  to  Mai'lboro'  about  1832;  d. 
March  29,  1876.     His  wife  d.  Aug.  11,  1877.     Children :  — 

4.  Curtis  F.^  b.  Aug.  26,  1812 ;  ra.  1,  Oct.  5,  1840,  Harriet,  dau. 
of  Ziba  and  Eunice  (Bass)  Nason,  who  d.  Aug.  7,  1843;  m.  2,  Mary 
E.  Pike,  of  Marlow,  Avho  d.  Feb.  5,  1875. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Lucius  F.o,  b.  Aug.  9,  1841.  2.     An  infanta,  b.  Sept.  9,  1846;  d. 

3.     Ella  L.9,  b   May  8,  1849  ;  m.  Levi  Morse. 

5.  Lorenzo^,  b.  Jan.  20,  1815;  m.  Sept,  5,  1839,  Cynthia  Ann 
Woodward. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Ann  Marias,  b.  April  13,  1844;  m.  Henry  W.  Wliitcomb. 

2.  Andrew  A.9,  b.  April  5,  1848;  d.  Feb.  11,  1872. 

6.  Allen  D.«,  b.  Sept.  23,  1816;  ra.  Emeline  Ward;  res.  Win- 
chester. 

7.  Maria  L.«,  b.  Dec.  29,  1817 ;  m.  May  7,  1840,  Reuben  Ward. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Fredericlv  Elbridge^  b.  April  10,   1841;    d.   March  2,  1864;    m.  Jan.   1, 

1864,  Dorothy  Wincli. 

2.  Henry  HubbarcP,  b.  Sept.  4,   1842;  m.  May  1,  1871,  Mattie  Collins,  of 

Winchester,  Mass.     Children :  Freddie  O.^'^,  George  Henryi". 

3.  Orville  Allen^,   b.  March  8,  1845;   m.  Oct.  31,  1871,  Mary  Fogg;   res. 

Boston.     Child  :  Fred  Orville^". 

4.  Addle  M.^,  b.  July  9,  1847;  res.  Boston. 

5.  Frank  P.^,  b.  Aug.  27,  1848;  d.  Dec    11,  1877. 

6.  Louisa  H.^,  b.  Sept.  15,  1851 ;  d.  Nov.  9,  1851. 

7.  Erwin  E.^,  b.  Oct.  8,  1852;  m.  April  26,  1876,  Emma  F.  White.     Child: 

Frank  Ervvini''. 

8.  Charles  C.»,  b   April  1,  1855;  res.  Boston. 

9.  Lillia  M.9,  b.  Oct.  15,  1858. 

10.     Nellie  J.^,  b.  June  15,  1863;  d.  Sept.  22,  1863. 


GENEALOGY  :   HUNT.  675 

8.  Millicent  W.«,  b.  May  12,  1821 ;  d.  May  29,  1877. 

9.  Martha  L.^  b.  Oct.  28,  1825;  res.  Boston. 

10.  Adolphus  H.^  b.  May  15,  1834;  m.  May  1,  1859,  Mary  A. 
Kendall. 

CHILDIJEX. 

1.  Stella  M.^  b.  in  Athol,  Mass.,  July  9,  18G0;  m.  Nov.  28,  1878,  Dexter  A. 

Smith,  of  Athol. 

2.  Flora  E.^,  b.  iu  Marlboro',  Sept.  28,  1865. 

11.  Alphonso  A.^  b.  April  5,  1836;  d.  April  23,  1837. 
13.     Aaron^  b.  in  Dublin,  Oct.  10,  1790;  ^ 

13.  David^  b.  in  Dublin,  Dec.  26, 1792 ;  [  d.  1800,  of  dysentery. 

14.  Isaac^  b.  in  Dublin,  Feb.  4,  1795  ;     ) 

15.  Betsey^  b.  in  H.,  July  4,  1803;  m.  Wright  Wilds,     (q.  v.) 

16.  Harriet^  b.  in  H.,  July  30,  1805  ;  m.  Robert  Rice.     (q.  v.) 

17.  Hannah^  b.  in  H.,  May  13,  1807  ;   ra.  Ira  Dodge,     (q.  v.) 

18.  Sarah^  b.  in  H.,  May  28,  1809;  d.  in  Windsor,  Jan.  11, 
1872. 

19.  David^  b.  in  H.,  Oct.  12,  1811 ;  d.  in  H.,  Dec.  4,  1882 ;  ni. 
Lucinda  Matthews  (q.  v.),  b.  in  Marlow,  Sept.  27,  1810;  d.  in  H., 
March  21,  1885.  He  was  a  prominent  farmer  and  a  man  of  good 
judgment.  He  lived  formerly  on  what  was  known  as  the  "David 
Hunt  place,"  in  the  north-west  part  of  the  town.  He  lived  the  last 
of  his  life  in  the  village,  in  the  house  marked  "L.  Hunt."  Chil- 
dren :  — 

20.  Caroline  Lucinda^,  b.  Oct.  1,  1834;  m.  Squires  Clement 
Chase,     (q.  v.) 

31.  Frank  David^,  b.  Oct.  27,  1836;  m.  April  13,  1864,  Harriet 
Naomia,  dan.  of  David  and  Elizabeth  (Toole)  Burbank,  who  was  b. 
iu  Worcester,  Mass.,  Jan.  7,  1845.  He  is  a  good  mechanic,  and  has 
res.  since  his  marriage  in  Worcester,  Mass.,  Dublin,  North  Chelms- 
ford, Mass.,  and  Antrim. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Antoinette  Adeline^,  b.  in  Worcester,  Feb.  15,  1865. 

2.  Florence  Caroline^,  b.  in  North  Chelmsford,  Aug.  29,  1871. 

33.  Lewis^,  b.  Oct.  24,  1839;  m.  June  2,  1869,  Alma  Louisa 
Colby,  (q.  v.)  He  is  a  carpenter;  has  res.  in  Somerville,  Mass., 
but  has  recently  purchased  the  house  in  which  his  father  d.,  and  is 
erecting  a  fine  set  of  buildings  there. 

33.     Lucy  Elvira^  b.  April  13,  1842;  m.  John  Freeman  Eaton. 


676  GENEALOGY:    HUNT;   HUNTLEY. 

(q.  V.)  The  names  and  births  of  her  children  are  given  incorrectly 
under  the  name  of  "Eaton."  All  three  were  b.  in  H. :  1.  Fred 
Chase,  b.  Dec.  9,  1873  ;  2.  John  Norman,  b.  Dec.  11,  1877;  3.  Ad- 
die  Hunt,  b.  Dec.  13,  1879;  d.  July  27,  1884. 

34.  Orland  Thomas^  b.  June  13,  1844;  d.  Feb.  2,  1845. 

35.  Adeline  Lucetta^  b.  Dec.  30,  1846;  d.  April  24,  1863. 

36.  Melvin  Orland«,  b.  June  22,  1849;  ra.  Nov.  22,  1870,  Fran- 
ces Louisa,  dau.  of  Horace  and  Sarah  E.  (Taylor)  Yeardly,  b.  in 
Dublin  (now  Harrisville),  Aug.  20, 1850.  He  has  res.  in  Dublin  and 
H.;  is  a  farmer  and  butcher;  res.  farm-house  marked  "J.  Barney." 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Eldora  Lucy^  b.  in  Dublin,  Oct.  24,  1871. 

2.  Alraa  SquiresO,  b.  in  Dublin,  Sept.  10,  1877. 

37.  Almond  Thomas*,  b.  Jan.  27,  1851 ;  d.  July  27,  1855. 

38.  Fred»,  b.  April  28,  1854;  ra.  June  5,  1878,  Alice  Irene  Fes- 
senden,  b.  in  Winchester,  Mass.,  July  25,  1857,  dau.  of  Edwin  A. 
and  Hannah  M.  (Millitt)  P'essenden.  He  is  a  farmer  and  butcher ; 
res.  in  H.  on  the  Calvin  Hayward  place.  Child  :  Ina  Louise^,  b.  in 
H.,  June  5,  1881. 

39.  Elvira^  b.  Oct.  21,  1813;  m. 


WILLIE    N.   HUNT. 

Willie  N.',  son  of  George  W.^  and  Arabella  S.  Hunt,  was  b.  in 
Haverhill,  Mass.,  July  17,  1861;  res.  in  Haverhill  imtil  1867,  when 
he  rem.  with  his  mother  to  Lynn,  Mass.  Came  to  H.,  Aug.  10, 1883  ; 
settled  on  the  Solon  Hadley  place;  m.  July  27,  1881,  Florence  N., 
dau.  of  James  S.  and  Sophia  A.  (Young)  Tyler,  b.  in  Fisherville, 
Nov.  24,  1859. 

CHILD  REX. 

1.     Arthur  Tyler^  b.  Sept.  3,  1882.         2.     Lnella  Frances^,  b.  April  U,  1886. 


HUNTLEY. 


Erastus  W.  R.^  son  of  Rufus-  and  Betsey  (Morrison)  Huntley 
(q.  v.),  and  grandson  of  Gen.  Elisha^  Huntley,  was  b.  in  Mar- 
low,  Oct.  27,  1825;  res.  several  years  with  Sampson  Tuttle,  Jr.; 
m.  1,  March  15,  1849,  Cordelia  Hills  Gates,  who  d.  Aug.  10,  1851 ; 


GENEALOGY  :    HUNTLEY;   HUTCHINSON.  677 

m.   2,  in  185*2,  Enialine  Wilson,  of   Temple,      He  was    a   cabinet- 
maker; rem.  to  Antrim  in  1849;  d.  Dec.  15,  1856. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Helen  Cordelia^,  b.  Feb.  '28,  1850;  m.  George  Folsom. 

2.  Eclwina  E.*,  d.  in  1867,  aged  14. 

3.  Nettie  A.*,  d.  July  19,  1872,  aged  18. 

4.  L.  JenuieS  b.  May  4,  1856. 


DR.  JONAS   HUTCHINSON. 

.The  Hutchinson  family  trace  their  ancestry  to  the  year  1282.  At 
that  time  Barnard  Hutchinson  res.  in  Cowlan,  Yorkshire,  Eng. 

Richard*  Hutchinson,  b.  in  Arnold,  Eng.,  in  1602,  came  to  America 
in  1634  with  liis  wife,  Alice,  and  four  children,  and  settled  in  Salem 
Village  (now  Danvers)  in  1637. 

Nathan^  Hutchinson  was  b,  in  Salem  Village,  Mass.  He  was 
baptized  Feb.  10,  1717.  As  we  have  no  means  of  knowing  the  line 
from  Richard  to  Nathan,  we  shall,  in  accordance  with  our  plan, 
reckon  Nathan  as  of  the  first  known  generation ;  but  he  was  prob- 
ably the  fourth.  He  m.  Rachel  Stearns,  of  Billerica,  Mass. ;  settled 
in  Souhegan  West  in  1748. 

Nathan^  (Nathan^),  b.  in  Souhegan  West,  Feb.  1752 ;  m.  Rebecca, 
dau.  of  William  and  Rebecca  Peabody,  in  1778.  Their  fourth  son 
and  sixth  child  was,  — 

1,  Dr.  Jonas^  (Nathan-,  Nathan^),  b.  in  what  is  now  Milford, 
June  2,  1792.  Was  a  student  with  Dr.  John  Wallace,  of  Milford, 
and  completed  his  studies  at  the  medical  school  connected  with 
Daitmouth  college.  At  the  age  of  23  he  began  the  practice  of 
medicine  in  H.;  m.  Sept.  15,  1815,  Nancy,  dau.  of  John  and  Polly 
(Bradford)  Wallace,  who  was  b.  June  4,  1794.  They  boarded  for  a 
short  time  with  Rev.  Reed  Paige,  then  purchased  the  place  at  the 
foot  of  the  sand  hill,  which  he  afterwards  sold  to  Richard  Emerson, 
and  then  built  and  occupied  the  house  in  the  village  now  called  the 
"  Forest  house  ";  rem.  to  Milford  in  1841,  where  he  continued  the 
practice  of  medicine  until  within  a  few  months  of  the  clo<e  of  his 
life;  d.  Sept.  1857.  His  wife,  who  survived  him,  d.  in  May,  1874. 
For  further  notice  of  Doctor  Hutchinson  see  page  40.  We  will  add 
that  the  years  that  he  represented  the  town  were  1833,  '34,  and  '35, 


*  Richard  was  in  the  tenth  generation  from  Barnai'd  :    Barnard',  .Janies^,  James* 
WiUiamS  Anthony"',  Thomas'',  Lawrence',  Thomas',  Thoi^a*^,  I^ichard"'. 


678  GENEALOGY:  HUTCHINSON. 

and  that  after  he  rem.  to  Milford  it  is  said  that  he  received  an  offer  as 
candidate  for  governor  of  the  state,  under  circumstances  in  which 
a  nomination  was  equivalent  to  an  election.     Children  :  — 

2.  Robert  BruceS  b.  Nov.  14,  1816;  d.  Dec.  12,  1819. 

3.  Isabelle  Ann  BraidfootS  b.  Nov.  1,  1820 ;  m.  Dr.  Francis  P. 
Fitch,  who  d.  in  Vineland,  N.  J.,  Dec.  1874.  Mrs.  Fitch  res.  in 
Milford  at  the  old  homestead. 

4.  Lucretia  JosephineS  b.  May  16,  1823  ;  d.  Oct.  27,  1839. 

5.  Helen  CurtisS  b.  Nov.  22,  1828;  d.  July  30,  1830. 

6.  Catherine  Frances^  m.  Clinton  S.  Averill,  a  prominent  citizen 
of  Milford.     She  d.  April  4,  1878.     One  child,  d. 


EBENEZER   HUTCHIIVSOIV. 

1.  Ebenezer^,  son  of  NathanieP  and  Katherine  Hutchinson,  was 
b.  in  Saugus,  Mass.,  Aug.  28,  1764 ;  d.  in  St.  Johnsbury,  Vt.,  Feb.  5, 
1854;  m.  Thamazan  Griffin,  who  was  b.  on  Cape  Ann,  Mass.,  Oct. 
3,  1760;  d.  in  St.  Johnsbury,  Vt.,  1856.  They  settled  in  North 
Lyndeboro',  where  they  remained  until  1833;  rem.  to  H.  in  1833, 
to  Nelson  in  1837,  to  Gilsum  and  to  St.  Johnsbury,  Vt.,  in  1840. 
To  them  were  b.  eleven  children,  all  but  the  youngest  b.  in  a  log 
house.     The  youngest  two  came  to  H. 

2.  Harriet^,  b.  Sept.  17,  1806;  m.  Dr.  Nehemiah  Rand.     (q.  v.) 

3.  Dea.  Arnold  Bryant^  b.  April  17,  1808;  m.  1,  in  1833,  Clar- 
issa, dau.  of  Seth  Fuller,  of  Francestown,  who  d.  Aug.  1,  1834;  m. 
2,  June  10,  1835,  Martha,  dau.  of  Dea.  John  Holt,  of  Greenfield. 
He  came  to  H.  with  his  parents,  purchased  the  place  marked  "E. 
Weston  "  of  Mr.  Cragin,  and  sold  it  to  William  Weston  ;  rem.  to 
Nelson,  etc.,  with  his  parents  (q.  v.);  was  deacon  of  the  Second 
Congregational  church  in  St.  Johnsbury;  rem.  to  Portsmouth  in 
1869,  where  he  res.  with  his  son. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Clara  F.*,  b.  July  19,  1834;  was  adopted  by  her  uncle.  Doctor  Hand,  and 

continued  to  live  in  his  family;  m.  March  5,  1856,  Benjamin  Frank- 
lin Watts,  b.  Aug.  14,  1830;  d.  June  2,  1872.  Five  children.  Mrs. 
Watts  res.  in  Portsmouth. 

2.  John  Holt*,  m.  Mary  E.  Graham,  of  St.  Johnsbury:  was  a  lieutenant  in 

Co.  G,  3d  regt.  Vt.  vols. ;  res.  in  Portsmouth ;  has  one  of  the  finest 
jewelry  stores  in  the  city;  has  been  superintendent  of  the  North 
Congregational  Sunday  school  some  ten  years.     Two  children. 


GENEALOGY  :   JACKSON;   JAQUITH.  679 

JACKSON. 

Charles^  Jackson  res.  in  H.  at  the  place  marked  "J.  Duncan"  sev- 
eral years,  early  in  the  century,  with  his  family,  Mr.  Jackson  and 
his  sons  were  brick  masons,  and  worked  at  their  trade  in  New  York 
state  summers.  We  know  not  whence  they  came  to  H.,  or  where  the 
family  located  when  they  rem. 

CniLDRJiN. 

1.     Charles-,  m.  Arathusa  BuUard  (q.  v.) ;  rem.  to  Detroit,  Mich. 
2.     Joseph-.  3.     Sally-.  4.     Betsey-. 


JAQUITH. 

Abraham^  Jaquitli  appeared  in  Charlestown,  Mass.,  in  164.3. 

Abraham-  (Abraham^)  res.  in  that  part  of  Woburn,  Mass.,  w^hich 
afterwards  became  Wilmington. 

Abraham^  (Abraham^,  Abraham^),  b.  Dec.  30,  1701 ;  m.  Han- 
nah  . 

Ebenezer^  (Abraham^,  Abraham^,  Abraham^),  b.  Dec.  24,  1732; 
m.  Jan.  19,  1758,  Esther,  dau.  of  Ebenezer  and  Esther  French,  who 
was  b.  Feb.  22,  1736 ;  res.  in  Billerica,  Mass. ;  rem.  to  Jaffrey  in 
1781. 

Ebenezer^  (Ebenezer^,  Abraham^,  Abraham'-,  Abraham^),  b.  in 
Billerica,  Nov.  20,  1758  ;  rem.  to  Jaffrey  in  1781 ;  m.  June  22,  1786, 
Sarah  Hathern,  b.  Aug.  9,  1767.     He  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolution. 

Joseph*^  (Ebenezer^,  Ebenezer*,  Abraham^,  Abraham'^,  Abraham^), 
b.  Oct.  8,  1792;  m.  Jan.  1,  1822,  Hannah  Gleason,  of  Weston, 
Mass.     Nine  children,  of  whom, 

1.  Albert^  b.  March  2,  1829,  was  the  fifth.  He  came  to  H.  in 
1842;  res.  several  years  with  William  Lakin  ;  m.  April  8,  1856, 
Emily,  dau.  of  Joseph  and  Malinda  (Dane)  Wilder,  (q.  v.)  He  is 
a  skilful  carpenter.  Among  the  buildings  he  has  had  charge  of  in 
erecting  we  would  mention  Elijah  Washburn's  barn,  built  in  1851 ; 
Hiram  Whittemore's  barn,  built  in  1857,  and  Joshua  Foster's  barn, 
built  in  1857-58,  the  first  slated  building  in  town,  and  the  first 
building  in  town  the  roof  of  which  was  hung  by  a  truss.  The  slate 
was  obtained  in  Castleton,  Vt.,  and  the  freight  from  Keene  amounted 
to  more  than  the  cost  of  the  slate  at  that  place.  He  also,  in  con- 
nection with  Alvah  Copeland,  erected  the  Whitcomb  library  build- 
ing, and  in  1862  or  '63  repaired  the  steeple  of  the  meeting-house 


680  GENEALOGY:   JAQUITH;   JENKINS. 

without  taking  it  down,  strengthening  it  by  putting  inside  a  large 
pine.  He  was  also  the  architect  of  the  grand  stand  at  Hancock 
Centennial. 

He  was  always  greatly  interested  in  military  affairs.  When  a  boy 
at  the  district  school  he  manufactured  some  wooden  guns,  and  put 
them  in  the  hands  of  the  other  boys,  whom  he  had  organized  into  a 
company  and  had  trained.  He  received  a  commission  as  second 
lieutenant  from  Governor  Martin,  and  later  had  command  of  the 
H.  battery*  (see  p.  11);  res.  at  place  marked  "E.  Hay  ward."  Chil- 
dren :  — 

2.  Walter  A.^  b.  March  27,  1857;  m.  Carrie  Wood  (q.  v.);  res. 
on  the  Dane  homestead. 

CniLDKEX. 

1.     Florence  E.9,  b.  Oct.  31,  1878.  2.     Mary  M.^,  b  July  12,  1880. 

3.     Helen  C  F.^,  b.  .Tan.  1,  1882;  d.  Sept.  2,  1885. 

3.  Lucella*^,  b.  Jan.  3, 1859;  m.  Beuel  B,  Knovvlton,  of  Stoddard. 

CHILD. 

1.     Christopher  R.'-',  b.  April  IG,  1880. 


JENKINS. 


1.  William  P.*  Jenkins  (John^  Stephen^,  Stephen^),  b.  in  Mil- 
ton, April  16,  1811;  m.  June  16,  1836,  in  Dover,  Martha  S.  Rogers. 
He  came  with  his  family  to  H.  in  1863,  and  settled  on  the  Warner 
Clark  place.     In  1870  he  rem.  to  Mt.  Vernon.     Children  :  — 

2.  Mary  E.^  b.  April  14,  1837;  m.  Oct.  28,  1865,  Calvin  E. 
Stockbridge  ;  res  Haverhill,  Mass. ;  a  shoemaker.  She  d.  March 
10,  1872. 

3.  Harriette  A.^  b.  May  17,  1839 ;  m.  June  30,  1869,  Charles  S. 
Freeborn,  freight  agent  of  Star  Union  line  from  St.  Louis  to  Bos- 
ton ;  res.  St.  Louis. 

4.  Ellen  M.^  b.  March  21,  1841 ;  m.  Milan  E.  Davis,     (q.  v.) 

*  Mr.  Jaquith  has  furnished  us  with  a  list  of  those  who  commanded  the  Hancock 
Artillery.    As  it  came  too  late  for  insertion  in  Part  I,  we  insert  it  here  :— 

Gen.  James  Miller,  captain,  and  Oliver  Lawrence,  first  lieutenant. 
Joseph  Symonds,         George  Duncan,  William  Low,  David  A.  Wood, 

Robert  Duncan,  David  Low,  Ebenezer  Ware,  Leonard  Sawyer, 

Chapin  Kidder,  John  G.  Flint,  Gardner  Nay,  Danforth  T.  Moors, 

Warren  Wood,  Arnold  Burtt,  David  Hunt,  Ephraim  Weston, 

Christy  Duncan,  David  Bonner,  Eben  G.  Matthews,     Albert  Jaquith. 

John  Gilson, 


GENEALOGY:   JENKINS;   JEWETT.  681 

5.  Henry  S.^,  b.  July  16,  1843;    d.  in  New  Orleans,  Aug.  16, 
1874.     Was  supercargo  on  a  steamboat. 

6.  Cliarles  A.^  b.  July  2, 1845 ;  m.  Jan.  1,  1867,  Sarah  L.  Heath ; 
res.  Milford  ;  a  farmer. 

CHILDKEX. 

1.  Nettie  L.«,  b.  in  H.,  Feb.  7,  1870. 

2.  Hattie  M.^,  b.  iu  Bennington,  Aug.  11,  1871. 

3.  A  sou'%  b.  in  H.  iu  1875 ;  cl.  at  tlie  age  of  4  weeks. 

7.  Elizabeth  H.^  b.  Aug.  12,  1847;  m.  June  4,  1873,  John  M. 
Holt;  a  shoemaker  ;  res.  Haverhill,  Mass. 

8.  Addie  F.^  b.  July  10,  1853;  m.  Xov.  24,  1874,  Edward  S. 
Foster;  res.  Mt.  Vernon  ;  a  farmer. 

9.  Annie  P.%  b.  May  15,  1855. 

10.  William  P.^,  b.  May  23,  1857  ;  m.  Oct.  11,  1882,  Vianna  A. 
Green  ;  res.  Mt.  Vernon  ;  a  woodworker. 


JEWETT. 


EzekieP  Jewett,  a  res.  of  Hollis,  m.  Feb.  3,  1758,  Lucy  Townshend. 

Isaac-  (EzekieP),  b.  in  Hollis,  July  5,  1763;  rem.  with  his  parents 
to  Temple,  and  from  there  to  Nelson.     He  m.  Nov.  27,  1788,  Mary, 

dau.  of  Ebenezer  and (Burnap)  Chandler,  of  Wilton.     Two  of 

their  children  res.  in  H.* 

1.  Eunice^,  b.  in  Nelson,  1799;  m.  Lemuel  Eaton,     (q.  v.) 

2.  Harvey^  b.  in  Nelson,  Jan.  17,  1809;  m.  1,  1831,  Sarah 
Blodgett,  who  d.  in  the  spring  of  1837 ;  m.  2,  May  8,  1837,  Philena 
Bloflgett,  who  d.;  m.  3,  Nov.  1843,  Catherine  Hinkle,  wlio  was  b. 
in  Pennsylvania.  At  the  age  of  18  years  he  left  the  farm  and  began 
to  learn  the  trade  of  a  clothier.  He  carded  wool  and  dressed  cloth 
one  year  with  Mr.  Hale,  of  Nelson,  and  one  year  with  Mr.  Locke,  of 
H. ;  then,  in  company  with  Mr.  Buxton,  he  purchased  the  mill  No. 
V,  and  carried  on  business  some  two  or  three  years,  after  which  he 
went  to  Peterboro'  and  worked  in  a  woolen  factory  until  1836,  when 
he  returned  to  Nelson  and  rented  the  Greenwood  mills. 

May  8,  1837,  he  started  for  the  West,  and  finally  settled  in  Ore- 
gon, 111.,  one  hundred  miles  west  of  Chicago,  which  at  that  time  was 

*Hon.  Francis*  .Jewett  (Capl.  Isaac%  Isaacs  Ezekiel'),  a  proiiinent  citizen  of 
Lowell,  Mass.,  was  a  temporary  resident  and  student  at  the  Literary  and  Scien- 
tific Institution  in  H. 


682  GENEALOGY:   JEWETT;   JOHNSON. 

a  small  settlement,  composed  of  a  few  log  houses,  but  with  great 
expectations.  Here  he  was  exposed  to  the  privations  incident  to 
the  life  of  the  pioneer.  In  1845  he  rem,  to  Mt.  Vernon,  Linn 
county,  la.,  where  he  owned  one-fourth  of  the  town.  With  three 
others  he  laid  out  the  town  and  named  it.  In  1849  he  returned  to 
Oregon,  where  he  engaged  in  the  drug  business,  and  where  he  con- 
tinues to  res. 

CHILDREN. 

1,  Harvey  Alonzo*,  d.  in  the  winter  of  1836,  at  the  age  of  11  months. 

2,  George  Ehnei-^,  d.  at  the  age  of  14  months. 

3,  Jennette'S  b.  July  24,  1845;  d.  Nov.  1,  1846. 

4,  Thomas  Allison'^,  b.  July  7,  1847;  m.   March  31,  1869,  Nancy  Petty,  who 

was  b.  in  Ogle  county,  111.,  May  23,  1850.  He  enlisted  in  Co.  I,  140th 
regt.  111.  vols.,  April  28,  1864,  and  was  mustered  out  Oct.  29,  1864. 
After  he  came  home  from  the  army  he  went  to  school  one  year,  and 
then  went  into  the  drug  store  with  his  father  and  became  his  partner 
in  1867.  He  has  been  town  clerk  seven  years,  and  has  also  served 
four  years  as  an  alderman  of  the  second  ward  of  the  town.  Child  : 
Harvey  Claud^,  b.  April  16,  1878. 


DANIEL  JEWETT. 

1.  DanieP  Jewett,  a  brother  of  Mrs.  Phineas  Ames  (q.  v.),  came 
to  H.  from  Hollis  to  res.  at  No.  99  prior  to  1798.  He  ra.  Dec.  17, 
1797,  Polly  Brooks,  and  after  a  few  years  rem.  from  the  town. 

CHILD. 

1.    John-,  "  d.  Aug.  28,  1800,  aged  16  months  and  16  days." — Tomhstone  record. 


JOHNSON. 


Stephen^  Johnson  was  an  early  settler  of  that  part  of  Lancaster, 
Mass.,  that  in  1740  was  incorporated  as  the  town  of  Leominster.  His 
ancestors  came  from  Scotland,  and  settled  first  in  Hinghara,  Mass. 
He  was  town  clerk  from  1767  to  '75,  and  was  chairman  of  various 
committees  appointed  to  carry  out  the  instructions  of  the  town  in 
regard  to  the  civil  and  military  necessities  of  that  Revolutionary 
period.  He  m.  June  23,  1757,  Dorothy  Whitcomb.  Twelve  chil- 
dren, most  of  whom  lived  to  an  advanced  age. 

1,  Jesse^  (Stephen^),  b,  in  Leominster,  July  17,  1779.  In  early 
life  he  learned  the  trade  of   a  cabinet-maker  of   a   Mr.  Wood,  of 


GEiSTEALOGY:   JOHNSON.  683 

Mason,  and  at  the  age  of  25  m.  Betsey  Fay,  of  Mason,  and  came  to 
H.  and  settled  on  the  place  now  owned  by  W.  F.  Symonds.  Some 
two  or  three  years  later  he  exchanged  this  place  for  one  then  owned 
by  Samuel  Whitcomb,  marked  '•  G.  I.  Play  ward  "  ;  d.  March  4,  1865. 
His  wife  d.  Feb.  15,  1852.     Children,  all  b.  in  H.:— 

3.  Volney  HilP,  b.  Feb.  1,  1806;  m.  1,  Feb.  9,  1830,  Eda  Gould, 
of  Greenfield,  who  d.  Sept.  29,  1853;  m.  2,  Dec.  20,  1854,  Nancy  M. 
Richardson,  of  Washington.  In  early  life  he  built  a  turning 
mill  on  Davis  brook.  (See  p.  82.)  He  also  owned  the  Bradford 
mill,  and  manufactured  wheelbarrows  and  children's  toys  for  a  few 
years;  later  rem.  to  Greenfield,  in  1834  to  Antrim,  in  1845  to  Wash- 
ington, and  in  1860  back  to  Antrim.  He  res.  a  few  years  late  in  life 
at  the  place  marked  "M.  K.  Johnson"  on  the  village  plan,  but  d.  at 
the  res.  of  his  son  in  Washington,  D.  C. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Jesse  OrvilleS  b.  July  18,  1833;  m.  Nov.  6,  18(34,  Emma  A.  Austin:  res. 

Washiugton,  D.  C. 

2.  Francis  R.*,  b.  July  26,  1836;  res.  Washington,  D.  C. 

S.     Alfred  Otis^,  b.  June  14,  1837 ;  was  in  Arkansas  when  the  war  broke  out ; 
was  pressed  into  the  Rebel  army  and  d.  in  battle. 

4.  Julia  S.^  b.  April  26,   1840;  m.  April  22,   18G4,  George  A.   Guild;  res. 

Nashua. 

5.  Auldin  S.*,  b.  June  16,  1842;  was  In  the  Union  army;  m.  Nov.  3,  1869, 

Clara  E.  Gray  ;  res.  Reading,  Mass. 

6.  Ira  Straws  b.  June  18,   1844;    was  killed  at  the  battle  of  Fredericks- 

burgh,  Dec.  13,  1862. 

7.  Charles  SherraauS  b.  Dec.  28,  1846;  d.  March  1,  1864. 

8.  James  Howe-',  b.  Jan.  17,  1850;  d.  in  infancy. 

9.  Waldo  M.*,  d.  in  infancy. 

10.     George  Volney*,  b.  Sept.  11,  1856;  d.  March  8,  1862, 

3.  Eliza^,  b.  June  4,  1807;  m.  Stephen  Buxton,     (q.  v.) 

4.  Lewis'',  b.  May  4,  1809;  rn.  Dec.  27,  1836,  Jane  Dinsmore,  b. 
in  Jaffrey,  Jan.  7,  1814;  a  sister  of  John  Dinsmore.  (q.  v.)  Mr. 
Johnson  is  a  carpenter;  res.  in  H.  until  1866;  rem.  to  Philadelphia, 
to  Leominster,  Mass.,  to  Lunenburgh,  Mass.,  and  in  1872  to  Peter- 
boro',  where  they  now  res. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Charles  Edwin^  b.  Feb.  1838;  d.  in  Philadelphia,  Oct.  13,  1860. 

2.  Martha  Ann*,  m.  Henry  B.  Needham,  of  Whiting,  Vt. ;  res.  Peterboro'; 

she  d.  July  9,  1884. 

3.  Walter  Scott*,  d.  Aug.  1,  1844,  aged  13  months. 


684  GENEALOGY :   JOHNSON. 

5.  Curtis^  b.  April  21,  1811;  m.  April  14,  1835,  Jane,  dau.  of 
Thomas  Matthews  (q.  v.),  b.  in  Marlow,  March  31,  1813;  d.  in 
Riverside  Village,  Gill,  Mass.,  July  25,  1882.  Mr.  Johnson  is  a 
carpenter  and  farmer;  has  res.  in  H.  at  place  marked  above  No.  65, 
and  in  Jaffrey ;  present  res.,  Gill,  Mass. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Lucy  JaneS  b.  in  Autrmi,  Aug.  16,  1836;  m.  1,  in  Jaffrey,  Oct.  31,   1855, 

Oscar  Nehemiah,  sou  of  Nehemiah  aud  Lydia  (Benjamin)  Adams, 
who  was  b.  in  Jaffrey,  Dec.  15,  1832,  and  d.  in  Troy,  Oct.  5,  1860; 
m.  2,  in  East  Jaffrey,  May  8,  1864,  Steplieu  Emery,  son  of  Stepheu  aud 
Esther  (Emery)  Kniglit,  who  was  b.  in  Rindge,  April  24,"  1823.  He 
is  a  chair-malver  at  Gardner,  Mass.  She  has  had  one  child  by  eacli 
husband:  (1),  Frederic  Oscar^,  b.  in  East  Jaffrey,  Feb.  5,  1861;  d. 
there,  April  1,  1863.  (2),  Flora  Estelle^,  b.  at  Gardner,  Feb.  6,  1866 ; 
m.  Aug.  5,  1885,  Arthur  Gaton,  son  of  Moses  P.  and  Lydia  L.  (Lu- 
ther) Merrill,  who  was  b.  in  Reading,  Mass.,  Nov.  20,  1861;  res.  ia 
Gardner.     She  has  a  child.  Hazel  Mays,  b.  in  Gardner,  Nov.  26,  1886. 

2.  Mary  Elizabeth*,  b.  in  H.,  Sept.  8,  1839;  m.  at  East  Jaffrey,  Jan.  18,  1866, 

Alfred  Mason,  son  of  Nathan  aud  Mary  (Howard)  Adams,  who  was 
b.  in  Mason  Village  (now  Greenville),  Sept.  6,  1844;  a  carpenter; 
res.  Riverside  Village,  Gill,  Mass.  Three  children:  (1),  Lillian 
Gertrude!^,  b.  in  Mason  Village,  Jan.  13,  1867;  d.  there  Feb.  13,  1867. 
(2),  Fred  Lester^,  b.  in  Riverside,  Aug.  9,  1869.  (3),  Lilla  MayS,  b. 
in  Riverside,  Jan.  18,  1872. 

3.  Charlotte  Lakin^  b.  iu  H.,  March  8,  1843;  m.  at  Greenville,  May  16,  1866, 

Samuel,  son  of  James  Francis  aud  Margaret  (Kane)  McGoun,  who 
was  b.  in  Glasgow,  Scot.,  Dec.  24,  1844,  and  d.  at  North  Adams, 
Mass.,  Jan.  19,  1888.  She  d.  at  Greenville,  May  16,  1880.  Children, 
all  b.  in  Mason  Village  (now  Greenville)  :  (1),  Jennie  Cordelia'',  b. 
July  11,  1867;  m.  iu  Manchester,  May  31,  1887,  William  Edward,  son 
of  James  and  Kate  (Goodwin)  Septou,  who  was  b.  in  Stockport, 
Eug.,  Dec.  19,  1860;  res.  Manchester;  employed  in  a  mill.  (2), 
Henry  Samuel^,  b.  Aug.  27,  1869;  works  in  a  mill  at  Manchester. 
(3),  Frederick  Curtis^,  b.  Feb.  28,  1872;  works  in  a  mill  at  Manches- 
ter. (4  and  5),  William  Wallace^  aud  Minnie  Charlotte^  (twins),  b. 
June  12,  1874,  and  both  d.  at  Greenville  (William,  Dec.  28,  1875,  aud 
Minnie,  Dec.  29,  1875). 

4.  Curtis  Edwiu^  b.  in  H.,  July  2,   1846;  d.  in  Gardner,  Mass.,   April  28, 

1S70. 

5.  William  GrovenorS  b.  in  H.,  Aug.  7,  1848;  m.  iu  Rockingham,  Vt  ,  Jan. 

2,  1875,  Carrie  Elizabeth,  dau.  of  Warren  C.  and  Laura  A.  (Mudge) 
Chamberlain,  who  was  b.  in  Lansing,  Mich.,  Oct.  28,  1856.  He  is  a 
merchant  at  Riverside,  Gill,  Mass.  Children,  both  b.  at  Riverside  : 
(1),  Anna  Laura^  b.  May  29,  1877.  (2),  Alice  Elizabeth^,  b.  March 
19,  1879. 


genealogy:   JOHNSON.  685 


6.  Josephine  Serena*,  b.  in  H.,  March  8,  1850;  m.  in  Greenfield,  Mass.,  Sept. 

28,  1871,  Elliott  Dandridije,  son  of  Jeremiah  and  Susan  (Grover) 
Diirkee,  who  was  b.  in  Montague,  Mass.,  Oct.  23,  1838;  res.  Orange, 
Mass.  ;  a  mechanic.  He  was  in  the  war  in  the  31st  Mass.  regt.  ;  was 
wounded  and  was  three  months  in  a  Rebel  prison  and  then  exchanged. 
One  child  :  Gertrude  Josephine''",  b.  in  Orange,  Sept.  22,  1874. 

7.  Herbert  FrancisS  b.  in  H.,  Feb.  10,  1853  ;  d.  at  East  Jafl'rey,  Sept.  29,  1858. 

6.  Rowena  M.^,  m.  John  Dinsmore.     (q.  v.) 

7.  James  M.^,  b.  June  1,  1817;  m.  1,  Nov.  18,  1841,  Sarah  Jane 
Gary,  of  Peterboro',  b.  Oct.  20,  1823 ;  d.  Sept.  30,  1851 ;  m.  2,  May  23, 
1853,  Mary  A.  Sawyer,  of  Marlboro',  b.  Dec.  30,  1821  ;  d.  March  9, 
1885.  He  was  a  carpenter.  Soon  after  his  first  marriage  he  began 
the  sash  and  door  business,  which  he  carried  on  for  some  thirty 
years,  then  bought  land  and  engaged  in  farming  and  lumbering ;  res. 
at  place  marked  "J.  M.  Johnson";   d.  Dec.  31,  1884. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  James  Willis*,  b.  Sept.  12,  1844;  enlisted  in  Co.  G,  16th  regt.  N.  H.  vols., 

Oct.  23,  18G2.  The  regiment  was  surprised  while  stationed  at  Baton 
Rouge,  La.,  guarding  army  stores,  and  he  was  among  those  that 
were  drowned  in  the  river.  His  body  was  found  by  his  comrades, 
and  was  buried  July  2.  18G3. 

2.  George  E.*,  b.  July  23,  1847;  m.  Nov.  16,  1871,  Nellie  E.  Stearns,    (q.  v.) 

He  is  a  farmer;  res.  on  the  Daniel  Spauldiug  place.  Children  :  (1), 
Fred  0.«,  b.  Jan.  20,  1878.     (2),  Arthur^,  b.  March  10,  1881. 

3.  Ida  Ella*,  b.  July  19,  1855 ;  an  excellent  organist,  a  sweet  singer,  and  an 

humble  Christian.  Her  winning  ways  endeared  her  to  every  one; 
she  d.  March  11,  1876,  lamented  by  those  in  her  home,  in  the  Sabbath 
school,  and  all  special  gatherings. 

4  Myron  Ellis*,  b.  Sept.  24,  1857 ;  m.  June  9,  1880,  Clara  E.  Ellenwood,  of 
Deering,  who  was  b.  Aug.  11,  1860;  res.  on  the  homestead.  Chil- 
dren:  Bertie  M.^,  Lester^,  Morris^. 

5.     Isa  Lourilla*,  b.  Jan.  25,  1862;  d.  June  23,  1863. 

8.  Emily^  b.  Nov.  4,  1819;  m.  June  27,  1855,  Robert  Holmes 
Morrison,     (q,  v.) 

9.  Jonas  F.3,  b.  May  3,  1822  ;  ra.  April  1,  1851,  Lucy  E.  Perry, 
b.  in  Dublin,  Jan.  5,  1832;  built  the  house  north  of  the  one  marked 
"J.  M.  Johnson." 

CHILDKEX. 

1.  Lumau  F.*,  b.  in  H.,  April  23,  1852;  d.  Sept.  1862. 

2.  Manley  A.*,  b.  in  Peterboro",  April  24,  1854;  d.  in  Winchendon,  Mass., 

Oct.  8,  1876. 


686  genealogy:  johnson;  jones. 

3.  Lizzie  E.^  b.  in  Peterboro',  July  2,  1856;  ra.  July  2,  1878,  Henry  M.  Ray- 

mond, of  Winchendon,  Mass. 

4.  Carrie  L.*,  b.  in  H.,  May  13,  1859;  ni.  T.  F.  Manan,  of  Athol,  Mass. ;  she 

d.  in  Orange,  Mass.,  May  24,  1882. 

5.  Davis  E.*,  b.  in  H.,  March  13,  1862. 

6.  Alfred  C.*,  b.  in  Jaffrey,  May  10,  1864. 

7.  Jesse  T.*,  b.  in  Rindge,  Oct.  15,  1866. 

8.  Ada  Belle*,  b.  in  Rindge,  March  6,  1869. 

9.  Franklin  O,  b.  in  Rindge,  Oct.  7,  1873. 

10.     Eliza  F.S  b.  in  Winchendon,  Mass.,  Nov.  18,  1876. 

10.  William  Fay^,  b.  July  9,  1824;  ra.  Dec.  29,  1852,  Betsey 
Wentworth,  of  Ossipee.  He  was  a  machinist;  worked  for  G.  P. 
Felt,  of  Peterboro',  and  Hinkly  &  Drury,  South  Boston.  After 
learning  his  trade  he  went  to  Montgomery,  Ala.,  where  he  remained 
about  twelve  years;  rem.  to  Philadelphia  in  June,  1860,  and  went 
into  the  gas  business.  In  June,  1878,  he  was  injured  by  the  falling 
of  a  gas  holder,  weighing  about  eleven  hundred  pounds,  upon  him, 
and  lived  but  a  few  days  ;  his  wife  res.  in  Nashua.  Child :  Willis*, 
res.  in  Philadelpliia,  Pa. 

11.  Alvin  G.^,  b.  July  21,  1826;  went  to  California  by  the  way 
of  Cape  Horn,  about  the  time  the  gold  fever  broke  out.  After  com- 
ing back  he  went  into  the  grocery  business  in  Lawrence,  Mass. ;  then 
went  South  and  went  into  the  mill  business.  He  m.  a  Southern 
lady,  and  while  at  his  work  a  belt  broke,  and  the  speed  of  a  mill- 
stone was  so  increased  that  it  burst,  and  he  was  killed  instantly,  in 
Aug.  1858. 

12.  Sarah  A.^,  b.  March  3,  1830;  d.  June  18,  1830. 

13.  Arvilla  N.^  b.  April  8,  1832;  d.  Dec.  15,  1882;  m.  1, 
Stephen  Lovejoy,  of  Andover,  Me. ;   m.  2,  Robinson. 


JONES. 

Thomas^  Jones,  and  Sally,  his  wife,  res.  in  H.  a  few  years  at  place 
marked  "  W.  B.  Bullard." 

CHILDRKX. 

1.  Hannah'^  b.  July  24,  1781.  4.     AVilliam^  b.  Feb.  11,  1787. 

2.  Sally2,  b.  June  24,   1783.  5.     Thomas'-^,  b.  Nov.  30,  1789. 

3.  Lucy-willm2,  b.  Feb.  27,  1785.  6.     John-^,  b.  April  30,  1791. 

7.     Polly-,  b.  Aug.  7,  1793.  —Town  Becords. 


GENEALOGY:    JONES;   .TOSLIN.  687 

KEV.   ZEBULON   JONES. 

Re\'.  Zebulon-,  son  of  Dea.  Amzi^  Jones,  was  b.  in  Cornwall,  Vt., 
Sept.  8,  1812;  was  graduated  from  Middlebury  college  in  1836  ;  be- 
came principal  of  Literary  and  Scientific  institution  in  H.  the  same 
year,  and  was  ordained  as  a  Baptist  minister  in  1837.  He  continued 
in  that  relation  until  1839,  when  he  became  pastor  of  the  Baptist 
church  in  Peterboro',  where  he  remained  until  1843.  He  then  rem. 
to  Ham])ton  Falls,  where  he  was  pastor  of  the  Baptist  church  and 
also  principal  of  Rockingham  academy  for  about  ten  years.  In 
addition  to  his  other  duties,  he  was,  in  185U,  appointed  commissioner 
of  common  schools  for  Rockingham  county  and  elected  president  of 
the  New  Hampshire  board  of  education. 

He  rem.  from  Hampton  Falls  to  Vermont,  where  he  was  pastor 
for  two  or  three  years  in  Cornwall,  and  afterwards  in  Monkton.  He 
was  engaged  for  some  time  in  teaching  and  in  business,  and  in  1869 
became  pastor  of  the  Baptist  church  in  East  Hubbardston,  where  he 
continued  until  the  close  of  his  life,  preaching  for  the  last  time  Feb. 
25th,  and  dying  March  2,  1883. 

"Mr.  Jones  was  a  busy  and  industrious  man.  ...  As  a 
scholar,  he  was  thorough  and  exact,  and  although  never  making 
much  exhibition  of  his  acquirements,  was  jDrobably  one  of  the  best 
linguists  among  the  Baptist  ministers  of  Vermont."  He  m.  1, 
Elizabeth  D.  Sherman,  of  Salem,  IS".  Y.,  who  d.  during  his  pastorate 
in  Peterboro' ;  m.  2,  April  18,  1843,  Mary  B.  Allison,  of  Peterboro', 
b.  Jan.  31,  1813;  d.  in  1862;  m.  3,  in  1868,  Phebe  Johnson,  of  East 
Hubbardston,  Vt.,  who  survived  him. 

CHILDKEX,    ONE   BY   FIRST    WIFE   AXD    FOUR   BY    SECOND. 

1.  Maiy  E.'^  m.  William  J.  Abernethy;  res.  Minneapolis,  Miun. 

2.  Maria  Frances'^  m.  Hurlbert  ( ?) ;  res.  Ripton,  Vt. 

3.  Ella  Carrie-^  m.  Lewis ;  res.  Genoa  Blutts,  la. 

4.  Willie  Allison3,  d. 

5.  Frank  Irvine;'',  cl. 


JOSLIN. 

Elias^  Joslin  came  from  Stoddard  to  H.  in  1837,  and  purchased 
the  blacksmith  shop  at  place  marked  "  Mrs.  S.  Alcock,"  of  Daniel 
H.  Mason,  where  he  carried  on  business  about  two  years;  sold  to 
Oliver  Whitcomb  in  1841,  when  he  rem.  to  Dublin,  later  to  Keene, 
where  he  now  res.  Child:  E.  J.^,  m.  Hon.  Horatio  Colony;  res.  in 
Keene. 


688        GENEALOGY:  KELLEY:  KEMP:  KENT;  KEYES. 


KELLEY. 

MichaeP  Kelley  came  from  Ireland  with  Rose,  his  wife;  res  for  a 
time  in  Antrim,  working  for  Hon.  D.  H.  Goodell ;  rem.  to  H.,  and 
res.  near  No.  16,  also  between  E.  Ware's  and  H.  W.  Ware's,  and 
in  other  places;  rem.  to  Massachusetts. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Mary-,  m. 

2.  Michael'-,  is  a  railroad  bridge  builder. 

3.  James^,  is  also  a  railroad  bridge  builder. 

4.  Kate^,  b.  May  25,  1865  ;  m. 

5.  Edward-,  b.  July  16.  1867 ;  a  blacksmith. 

6.  Caroline^  b.  July,  1869. 

7.  Emma2,  b.  May,  1871. 

8.  An  infants,  d.  April  19,  1873. 


KEMP. 

Isaac  Kemp  came  to  H.  from  Nelson,  and  res.  several  years  with 
Asa  Simonds.  He  d.  April  13,  1875,  aged  70,  and  was  buried  in 
Norway  Plain  cemetery. 


KENT. 

Elisha^  Kent  ra.  Louisa  Hunt,  sister  of  Isaac  Hunt  (q.  v.),  and 
came  to  H.  to  res.  early  in  the  present  century,  first  at  mill  No.  VIII, 
later  at  No.  XII,  and  still  later  built,  in  company  with  his  brother- 
in-law,  the  "Hall  Mills,"  so-called  (No.  XHI).  The  family  rem.  to 
Bucyrus,  O.,  where  Mr.  and  Mrs,  Kent  d. 

CHILDUEX. 

1.  Datus-. 

2.  Sarah'-^,  m.  Tipton.     Five  children. 

3.  Napoleon  B.-,  m.  Lucy  G.  .     Child  :   George  0.^.  served  in  the  Union 

army  and  was  wounded. 


KEYES. 

Solomon^  Keyes  was  b.  in  England.  Settled  first  in  Newbury, 
Mass.;  m.  Oct.  2,  1653,  Frances  Grant,  and  soon  after  that  date  rem. 
to  Chelmsford,  Mass.,  where  he  d.  March  28,  1702  ;  his  wife  d.  1708. 

Moses^  (Solomon^),  their  third  son,  was  b.  in  Chelmsford,  March 


GENEALOGY:    KEYES.  689 

21,  1671 ;  m.  Mehitable ■  about  1693 ;  res.  in  Chelmsford,  where 

he  d.  Jan.  14,  1746. 

EzekieP  (Moses^,  Solomon^),  the  third  son,  was  b.  March  19,  1699; 
m.  Abigail ;  res.  in  Chelmsford,  where  he  d.  1742. 

1.  Abner^  (EzekieP,  Moses-,  Solomon^),  was  the  youngest  son, 
b.  1738;  m.  Dec.  30,  1763,  Mary  Shedd,  of  Billerica,  Mass.;  rem.  to 
HoUis,  subsequently  to  Rumney,  and  about  the  year  1792  to  H., 
where  he  d.  at  the  home  of  his  son,  Abner^,  in  1819.  He  was  a  sol- 
dier in  the  French  war  and  also  in  the  war  of  the  Revolution. 
Eleven  children,  b.  between  1764  and  1785. 

2.  Anna^  m.  Feb.  5,  1795,  Ebenezer  Russell,     (q.  v.) 

3.  Esther^  m.  Jan.  17,  1796,  Eli  Maynard.     (q.  v.) 

4.     ^  m. Rice. 

5.  William^  ra.  Feb.  22,  1803,  Betsey  Russell  (q.  v.);  res.  at  the 
place  marked  "C.  Keyes";  rem.  to  Hillsboro'. 

CHILDREN,    BORN    IN   HANCOCK. 

1.     Polly'',  b.  Dec.  12,  1803.  2.     Williame,  b.  Dec.  6,  180-1. 

3.     Betsey^  b.  Feb.  1,  1807. 

6.  Abner^  [13],  b.  Aug.  2,  1780. 

7.  Mary^,  m.  French. 

8.  Rebecca^,  m.  Edwin  Sargent. 

9.  Lucy^  m.  Lemuel  Cooledge.  One  son,  Cornelius®,  res.  Hills- 
boro'. 

10.  Elizabeth^  m.  John  Bryant,  of  Sandwich.  One  dau.,  Eliza- 
beth«,  b.  in  Billerica,  Mass.,  Oct.  31,  1807;  m.  Sept.  15,  1829, 
Leonard  Winch,     (q.  v.) 

11 .     ^  m. Wheat. 

12.  Hannah'^  m.  Nathaniel  Shattuck.     (q.  v.) 

13.  Abner^  [6]  (Abner^  EzekieP,  Moses^,  Solomon^),  m.  Nov. 
27,  1806,  Susanna  Barton,  of  Barton,  Vt.  Came  to  H.  with  his 
parents  when  about  12  years  of  age ;  res.  at  the  place  marked 
"No.  65"  until  about  1814,  when  he  rem.  to  place  marked  "C. 
Keyes,"  where  he  d.  Feb.  12,  1837.  His  wife,  who  was  b.  Aug.  31, 
1788,  d.  Nov.  23, 1858.     Children  :  — 

14.  Abner«,  b.  Dec.  2,  1807 ;  d.  March  1,  1826. 

15.  Ruth*'  (Mary  on  town  records),  b.  Aug.  25,  1809;  m.  Dec. 
26,  1839,  Col.  Hiram  Munroe,  of  Hillsboro'  ;  she  d.  March,  1848. 
Four  children,  one  living:  Owen  P.'^,  res.  Maro,  Madison  county.  111. 

16.  Jonathan  French'',  b.  Aug.  25,  1811;  m.  1,  Aug.  11,  1830, 


690  GENEALOGY:    KEYES. 

Mary  Woods,  of  Francestown,  who  d.  Dec.  18,  1852;  ra.  2,  in  1853, 
Susan  (Kelley)  Robinson,  of  'New  Hampton.  He  began  to  work  in 
the  first  paper  mill  at  H.  Factory  in  1828,  where  he  remained  until 
1848,  when  he  rem.  to  Holderness  (now  Ashland),  where  he  con- 
tinued in  the  same  business  until  1872.  He  joined  a  temperance 
society  when  about  30  years  old,  and  has  continued  to  be  an  earnest 
temperance  man;  has  been  grand  worthy  patriarch 'of  the  New 
Hampshire  division.  Sons  of  Temperance,  and  also  a  delegate  to  the 
North  American  division  in  New  Haven,  Conn.,  and  Montreal,  P.  Q. 
A  Congregationalist,  he  has  been  most  of  his  life  a  member  of  an 
Episcopal  society.  He  was  appointed  postmaster  by  President 
Pierce,  and  held  the  office  six  years ;  was  proprietor  of  the  principal 
store  in  the  village  many  years;  has  been  selectman,  town  treasurer, 
county  commissioner  for  six  years,  president  of  Grafton  county 
Agricultural  association  for  twelve  years,  chairman  of  the  board  of 
education  five  years,  and  treasurer  of  Ashland  savings  bank  from 
its  foundation  until  1880.  A  life-long  Democrat,  he  still  holds  his 
own  in  a  Republican  town,  county,  and  state. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Orlando  Woods',  b.  April  5,  1832;  m.  Aug.  1,  1855,  Sarah  L.  Ellis,  of 

Plymouth,  who  d.  within  a  short  time.  He  attended  Francestown 
academy;  was  a  paper-maker  and  an  active  business  man;  also  a 
Free  Mason,  a  Son  of  Temperance,  and  a  member  of  the  Episcopal 
parish  in  Holderness ;  was  first  lieutenant  and  afterwards  captain 
of  Co.  D,  12th  N.  H.  vols.,  and  was  killed  at  Chancellorsville, 
May  3,  1863. 

2.  Mary  Elizabeth',  b.  April  30,  1834;  m.  Oct.  6,  1853,  Thomas  Perkins 

Cheney,  who  has  been  superintendent  of  the  New  England  mail 
service,  and  later  pension  agent  for  New  Hampshire  and  Vermont. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Cheney  are  Freewill  Baptists.  Children:  (1), 
Olney  Sherwood^  b.  Oct.  7,  1856;  d.  June  9,  1860.  (2),  Rodney 
Woods'*,  b.  Dec.  29,  1860.  (3),  Jonathan  Morrison^  b.  Dec.  15, 
1868.  (4),  Alice  Maud^,  b.  May  15,  1865.  (5),  Harry  Applebee^, 
b.  Nov.  20,  1870.  (6),  Sarah  Addie^  b.  May  26,  1872.  (7),  George 
Bangs*,  b.  Nov.  6,  1873;  d.  Nov.  9,  1879.  (8),  Anne  Perkins*,  b. 
Dec.  5,  1876. 

3.  Lucy  Ann",  b.  April  10,  1836 ;  m.  July  13, 1869,  R.  R.  D.  Dearborn,  editor 

.  and  proprietor  of  the  Ashland  Item,  which  he  founded.  Both  are 
FrecMdll  Baptists.  She  has  for  many  years  been  town  librarian, 
and  has  also  for  a  long  time  represented  Ashland  at  the  Grafton 
county  fairs. 

4.  Susannah  Emily',  b.  July  29.  1838 ;  m.  June  4, 1862,  John  Hubbard  Fay, 

of  Peterboro'  —  a  paper-maker.     She  d.  in  Ashland,  June  15,  1876 ; 


GENEALOGY:    KEYES.  691 


was  a  member  of  St.  Mark's  Episcopal  church,  Ashland.  Cliil- 
dren  :  (1),  Edgar  Partridge*,  b.  in  York,  Me.,  April  30,  18G;^.  (2), 
Geuive%  b.  in  Ashland  in  1867;  d.  when  a  few  months  old.  (;{), 
Orland  Keyes%  b.  in  Ashland,  June  16,  1868.  (4),  Dot%  b.  in 
Fairview,  Pa.,  Dec.  18,  1874. 

5.  Henry  French",  b.  Oct.  12,  1841 ;  m.  Aug.  7,  1864,  Martha  W.  Shaw. 

He  was  a  soldier  in  the  Civil  war,  and  lost  an  arm  at  Chancellors- 
ville;  was  a^jpointed  postmaster,  and  served  until  his  death,  July 
24,  1865.     Child  :   Henry  Sheridan^  res.  Cambridge,  Mass. 

6.  Alice  Jane",  b.  June  13,  1845;  m.  April  6,  1867,  Eri  G.  Clapp;  present 

res.,  Ashland.  He  is  a  tinman.  He  is  one  of  the  selectmen  of 
the  town  and  postmaster ;  is  a  Universallst ;  his  wife  is  an  Episco- 
palian. Children:  (1),  Carleton  French%  b.  Feb.  13,  1872.  (2), 
Helen  Elizabeth%  b.  in  Bethel,  Vt.,  Aug.  31,  1874.  (3),  Arthur 
Bretts,  b.  Dec.  24,  1876.  (4),  Philip  Scott^  b.  May  11,  1879.  (5), 
Stacy  WendelF,  b.  Jan.  19,  1882. 

7.  Fanny  Mariah',  b.  Dee.  31, 1847 ;  was  graduated  with  the  first  class  from 

the  New  Hampton  Commercial  college  and  from  the  New  Hamp- 
ton institute  in  1868,  and  with  the  second  class  at  the  aSTornuil 
school  in  Plymouth  in  1872 ;  has  taught  school  in  liumney,  Milford, 
Brunswick,  N.  Y.,  and  Ashland;  has  been  a  clerk  in  the  Ashland 
post-office  some  five  years;  she  is  an  Episcopalian. 

8.  Josephine  Whittemore",  b.  Jan.  25,  1850;  m.  Nov.  21, 1872,  John  Harlan 

Blakslee,  of  New  York  city,  where  she  has  res.  most  of  the  time 
since;  present  res.,  Columbus,  Wis.  She  is  an  Episcopalian. 
Children:  (1),  Clyde  Balch^,  b.  in  Fairview,  Pa.,  Feb.  2,  1874. 
(2),  Henry  Sheldon*,  b.  in  Whitefield,  Dec.  12,  1875.  (3),  Edith 
Mayflower*,  b.  in  New  York  city.  May  4,  1879.  (5),  Eva*,  b.  in 
New  York  city,  Feb.  1,  1884. 
9  and  10.     Joseph  Woods"  and  Mary",  b.  Dec.  18,  1852 ;  lived  about  a  montli. 

The  children  of  Jonathan  French  Keyes  who  grew  up  to  man- 
hood and  womanhood  all  had  good  opportunities  for  an  education. 
Several  of  them  were  students  at  New  Hampton  and  Newbury,  Vt. 

17.  Varanus«,  b.  Sept.  23,  1813;  m.  Nov.  6,  1831,  Mary  G. 
Lewis,  of  Pittsfield,  Mass.  Has  res.  in  Lee,  Mass.,  Nashua,  Ash- 
land, and  Weston,  Mass. ;  present  res.,  Antrim. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Franklin  L.",  b.  in  Lee,  Mass.,  Aug.  31,  1832;  m.  1,  Oct.  30,  1854,  Eliza 
Hay,  of  Nashua,  who  d.  April  9,  1860;  m.  2,  Aug.  1,  1866,  Almena 
P.,  sister  of  Professor  Quimby,  of  Dartmouth  college.  He  was  a 
soldier  in  the  Civil  war,  and  has  a  highly  honorable  record ;  was 
signal  officer  and  messenger  for  General  McClellan;  was  severely 
wounded  bj^  the  bursting  of  a  shell  when  carrying  reports  on  the 
last  day  of  the  seven  days'  fight  before  Kiclimond.     He  has  been 


692  GENEALOGY:    KEYES. 


for  many  years  a  helpless  cripple,  but  a  worthy  and  much-respected 
man.  I  have  before  me  a  valuable  letter  from  him,  giving  infor- 
mation and  encouragement,  and  evincing  an  interest  in  this  work. 
It  closes  with  these  words:  "I  desire  to  do  all  the  good  I  can." 
He  res.  in  Portsmouth.  Two  children  by  first  wife ;  both  d.  youug. 

2.  Susan  E.",  b.  Aug.  26,  1835;  m.  1,  Andrew  J.  Varnum,  who  d. ;  m.  2, 

Weston. 

3.  Flora  M.^,  b.  Sept.  21,  1846;  m.  Arthur  Porter,  a  tinmaker;  res.  North 

Adams,  Mass. 

18.  Horace  Wells",  b.  Feb.  18,  1816 ;  m.  1,  Jan.  23,  1845,  Sophia 
K.  Page,  who  was  b.  Oct.  23,  1819;  d.  April  2,  1866;  m.  2,  Ann  J. 

W ;  res.  in  Milford  about   thirty   years;   rem.  to  Amherst  in 

1877,  where  he  now  res. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Alfred  P.",  b.  March  22,  1845;  m.  Nov.  22,  1866,  Hattie  N.  WTieeler; 

res.  Nashua. 

2.  Ellen  R.',  b.  Feb.  18,  1848 ;  m.  Allen  E.  Hurd ;  res.  Bennington. 

3.  Edmund  P.',  b.  Sept.  30,  1850;  d.  Jan.  8,  1851. 

4.  Abbie  S.',  b.  July  23,  1852 ;  d.  Oct.  19,  1861. 

5.  Emma  T.",  b.  Oct.  30,  1861 ;  d.  Dec.  5,  1883 ;  m.  Warren  H.  Dow. 

6.  Annie  S.",  b.  Dec.  14,  1869. 

7.  Henry  W.',  b.  April  13,  1871. 

19.  Ephraim«,  b.  Nov.  6,  1818 ;  d.  Feb.  27,  1837. 

30.  Reuben  H.^  b.  May  8,  1821  ;  d.  April  27,  1832. 

31.  Alfred^  b.  July  19,  1823;  d.  Feb.  9,  1828. 

32.  Corydon  Dennis^,  b.  May  2,  1825;  m.  Dec.  9,  1847,  Alma 
Campbell,  who  d.  Oct.  8,  1853;  was  a  soldier  in  the  Civil  war,  being 
a  member  of  the  16th  regt.  N.  H.  vols. ;  d.  at  Baton  Rouge,  La., 
June  28,  1863.  One  son,  Owen  B.'^,  was  with  his  father  in  the 
army;  a  member  of  the  same  regiment;  d.  at  Cairo,  111.,  Aug.  20, 
1863.  A  child  of  C.  D.  Keyes  d.  Sept.  15,  1853,  aged  6  months. 
A  child  of  "Mr."  Keyes  d.  April  12,  1852,  aged  4  years. 

33.  Albert  Barton",  b.  Jan.  26,  1828;  m.  Aug.  2,  1851,  Hannah 
Gordon,  of  Ashland ;  res.  Washington,  D.  C. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Mary  E.',  b.  Sept.  12,  1864. 

2.  William  H.",  b.  Sept.  20,  1866 ;  d.  Aug.  21,  1876.* 

*  I  find  the  names  of  Mary  E.  and  William  H.  in  connection  with  that  of  Albert 
Barton'',  but  am  not  sure  that  they  are  his  children.  The  names  of  the  children  of 
Abner^  are  not  probably  given  in  their  true  order,  as  there  was  nothing  to  guide  me. 

Nathan  Keyes  m.  March   11,  1802,  Sally  Duncan,    (q.  v.) Keyes  m.  Betty  Todd 

Duncan  (q.  v.),  but  their  connection  with  Abner  Keyes  is  not  known;  and  in  the 
church  records  I  find  George  Keyes  d.  Sept.  28, 1851,  aged  8. 


GENEALOGY:   KIDDER;    KILLUM.  693 


KIDDER. 


Cai)t.  Chapin-,  son  of  Lieut.  Janies^  and  Deborah  (Wood)  Kidder, 
was  b.  in  Alstead  in  1780.  He  came  to  H.  and  learned  tlie  trade  of  a 
clothier  of  Nehemiah  Chandler.  He  bought  out  Mr,  Chandler  and 
carried  on  the  business  until  1827,  when  he  sold  to  Merrick  Wcnt- 
M'orth,  and  returned  to  Alstead;  d.  in  Alstead,  March  30,  1847, 
respected  by  all  who  knew  him.  He  res.  in  Northfield,  Vt.,  from 
1828-40. 


KILLUM. 


1.  Alfred",  son  of  Thomas^  Killum,  was  b.  in  Wilmington,  Mass., 
Oct.  15,  1788;  m.  1,  in  1809,  Hannah  Clark,  who  d.  in  1810;  m.  2, 
Feb.  20,  1816,  Cynthia  Davis  (q.  v.),  who  d.  May  13, 1821 ;  m.  3,  Dec. 
17,  1824,  Mrs.  Lavina  (Clapp)  Gunn,  who  was  b.  Holden,  Mass.,  Dec. 
2,  1785.  Mr.  Killum's  parents  rem.  when  he  was  young  to  Hills- 
boro'.  He  learned  the  shoemaker's  trade,  and  went  to  Lyndeboro' 
about  the  year  1808.  Subsequently  he  came  to  H.  and  worked  for 
Joshua  Foster,  then  rem.  to  East  Washington  and  to  Hillsboro', 
where  he  engaged  in  farming.  About  1821  he  returned  to  H.  and 
worked  for  Mr.  Fox  in  the  hotel,  and  about  the  time  of  his  third 
marriage  he  purchased  a  farm  in  H.  of  Mr.  Robinson,  marked  "J. 
H,  Hadley,"  where  he  spent  the  remainder  of  his  days.  His  wife  d. 
May  22,  1861 ;  he  d.  Nov.  22,  1863.     Children:  — 

2.  Alfred  Clark^,  b.  Jan.  1,  1810;  was  a  carpenter;  m.  in  1835, 
Ann  Kutan  ;  res.  in  Mobile,  Ala.,  and  New  York  city.  He  d.  in 
1865.     Eight  children. 

3.  Charles  Davis^  b.  in  East  Washington,  March  25,  1818;  left 
home  at  the  age  of  18;  is  a  carpenter;  res.  St.  Louis  and  California  ; 
was  m.,  but  wife  d.     One  child. 

4.  Eliza  Ann^,  b.  Jan.  11,  1820,  in  Hillsboro'  ;  m.  Dec.  1,  1852, 
Leonard  B.  Lockwood,  of  Waltham,  Muss.;  a  machinist;  present 
res.,  Gardner,  Mass.     Child:    Arthur  Leonard^  m.;  two  children. 

5.  Adeline  C.^,  b.  May  2,  1827 ;  d.  May  6,  1851. 

6.  Francis^  b.  Oct.  15,  1825;  d.  March  14,  1828. 

Mrs.  Lavina,  wife  of  J.  H.  Hadley  (q.  v.),  was  the  dau.  of  Mrs. 
Killum  by  her  first  husband,  Walter  Gunn. 


694  GENEALOGY:    KIMBALL. 

KIMBALL. 

1.  Dea.  Daniel-,  son  of  DanieU  Kimball,  was  b.  in  Ipswich, 
Mass.,  Oct.  20,  1755;  served  in  the  war  of  the  Revolution;  also 
worked  in  a  powder  mill  owned  by  Samuel  Phillips,  making  powder 
for  the  Continental  army.  He  came  first  to  Greenfield*  and  then  to 
H.  The  first  deed  of  land  that  he  had  in  H.  states  that  Jan.  2, 
1787,  Jedediah  Holt,  of  Andover,  Mass.,  conveyed  to  him  "  a  strip 
of  land  bounded  easterly  by  land  of  Moses  Dennis,"  etc.  Also  from 
a  deed  given  later  we  learn  that  on  the  29th  of  Oct.  1792,  Samuel 
Phillips  conveyed  to  him  "a  certain  tract  of  land  lying  in  Hancock, 
being  part  of  land  called  Blanchard  Mile  Square."  He  m.  1, 
Elizabeth,  dau.  of  John  and  Mary  (Phelps)  Osgood,  of  North  An- 
dover, Mass.,  b.  March  1,  1757;  d.  Dec.  3,  1789.  With  his  wife  he 
united  with  the  South  church  in  Andover,  Oct.  26,  1783,  and  they 
were  dismissed  to  the  church  in  H.,  March  16,  1789.t  Mr.  Kimball 
was  chosen  deacon  of  the  church  in  H.,  Oct.  20,  1791.  He  m.  2, 
June  21,  1791,  Abiah,  dau.  of  Joshua  and  Phebe  (Farnum)  Holt,  of 
Andover,  Mass.,  who  was  b.  April  16,  1761 ;  united  with  the  South 
church  in  Andover,  May  1,  1791,  and  was  dismissed  to  the  church 
in  H.,  March  20,  1792  ;  d.  May  4,  1841.$ 

Deacon  Kimball  served  the  town  as  a  member  of  the  board  of 
selectmen.  In  order  to  get  money  to  help  pay  for  his  farm,  he 
shaved  shingles,  often  prolonging  his  work  until  late  in  the  night, 
and  it  was  not  uncommon  for  his  wife,  Abiah,  to  keep  him  company, 
carding  wool,  that  her  family  might  be  supplied  with  garments.  He 
d.  May  24,  1843.  His  death  was  hastened  by  injuries  received  from 
being  thrown  from  a  carriage.     Children  :  — 

"i,  John^  b.  in  Andover,  May  20,  1784;  m.  Sarah,  dau.  of  Wil- 
liam  and  Sarah  Pierce,  of  Weston,  Vt.,  where  they   res.      He  d. 

*  While  cleai-ing  his  land  in  Greenfield  he  slept  in  a  large  hollow  log,  stopping  the 
entrance  with  a  stump  to  keep  out  wild  beasts,  and  went  three  miles  through  the 
woods  to  Peterboro'  by  marked  trees  to  get  his  bread  baked. 

t  Mr.  Kimball  did  not  r.-cvivc  the  ti-llowsbip  of  thr  churcb  in  11.  until  May  31,  17itO, 
and  previous  to  that  time  liis  \\\U-  had  become  a  nuinbcr  of  the  i-hureh  above. 

t  .'she  had  four  lirotlins  and  four  sisters  settled  in  (ireenlield  and  the  boundary 
side  of  Peterboro'.  so  tluit  loi-  many  je-ars  she  could  visit  the  eight  without  passing 
any  house  or  land  but  that  of  brothers  or  sisters.  Her  father  served  in  the  war  of 
the  Revolution;  was  captain:  commanded  a  company  of  minute-men,  April  19, 1775; 
was  justice  of  the  peace. 


GENEALOGY:   KIMBALL.  695 

previous  to  1854,     His  wife  d.  Jan.  22,  1857,  aged    77  years  and 
5  months. 

CHILD. 

1.     ]NLiryS  d.  Doc.  11,  1865,  aged  51  years  and  8  months. 

3.  DanieF,  b.  iu  Society  Land  (Greenfield),  Oct.  15,  1786;  d. 
Dec.  19,  1841. 

4.  NatbanieP,  b.  April  5,  1788  ;  d.  Dec.  22,  1826. 

5.  Betsey^,  b.  April  1,  1793;  m.  Epbraim  Smith,     (q.  v.) 

6.  Phebe^  b.  March  28,  1795;  m.  Oct.  20,  1814,  Ralph  Hol- 
brook  Chandler,  of  Andover,  Mass.  She  spent  some  of  her  younger 
years  with  her  grandparents;  united  with  the  South  church  in  An- 
dover, May  1,  1825;  d.  Jan.  18,  1836;  res.  Andover,  Mass.  Mr. 
Chandler  was  a  tanner,  but  in  1826  he  purchased  a  farm,  on  which 
he  res.  a  number  of  years  ;  he  was  deacon  of  the  church  in  North 
Andover  several  years;  d.  Aug.  1861. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Holbrooke  b.  July  12,  1815;  d.  March  25,  181G. 

2.  Almira  Phebe^  m.  1,  Calvin  Wilkins;  m.  2,  John  Duncan,     (q.  v.) 

3.  Josephs  b-  May  3,  1818 ;  d.  Nov.  7,  1820. 

4.  Mary*  (twin  to  Joseph),  b.  May  3,  1818  ;  d.  July,  1818. 

5.  Holbrook*,  b.  May  27,  1820;  m.  Nov.  9,  1843,  Margaret  Burrows,  of 

Dover;  res.  iu  Manchester  fifteen  years;  was  an  overseer  on  the 
Amoskeag  corporation,  a  member  of  the  city  government  in  1850, 
and  a  deacon  of  tlie  Hanover-street  church.  He  returned  to  An- 
dover in  1857,  and  for  several  years  has  been  agent  for  the  Trustees 
of  Phillips  academy ;  is  deacon  of  the  Soutli  church  in  Andover. 
Cliildreu:  (1),  Clara  Ellen^,  b.  Oct.  21,  1844;  m.  April  26,  1869, 
Addison  M.,  son  of  Samuel  W.  and  Maria  L.  Eobinson,  of  Hollis, 
who  was  for  some  years  a  farmer ;  now  a  clerk  in  Andover,  Mass. 
Children:  (a),  Annie  May«,  b.  May  2,  1870;  d.  Feb.  1875.  (b), 
Mabel  Stuart^,  b.  April  27,  1876.  (c),  Kalph  Chandler'^  b.  Oct. 
1,  1879.  (2),  Adeliza  Burrows^,  b.  Nov.  26,  1848;  a  teacher.  (3), 
AVillie  Holbrooke  b.  May  27,  1859;  d.  Sept.  11,  1859.  (4),  Ralph 
Amos%  b.  Aug.  28,  1860 ;  d.  May  22,  1868. 

6.  Mary  Ann*,  b.  Oct.  27,  1823;  m.  June  6,  1847,  George  N.  White,  who 

was  orderly  sergeant  in  the  1st  R.  1.  cavalry ;  d.  in  Goflfstown,  May, 
1881,  aged  60,  having  for  niany  years  been  an  active  member  of  the 
Congregational  church.  His  widow  res.  in  Goflstown.  Children  : 
(1),  George  Holbrook^,  b.  May  2,  1848;  was  graduated  at  Amherst 
college  in  1869;  was  instructor  in  Amherst  college;  since  1876  has 
been  professor  of  languages  at  Oberlin  college,  O. ;  m.  Nov.  1871, 
Laura  J.  Billings,  of  Deerfield,  Mass.  Children:  (a),  George 
Fredericks,  b.  Dec.  9, 1872.     (6),  Jessie  May'',  b.  Oct.  27,  1874.     (c). 


696  GENEALOGY:    KIMBALL. 


Annie  Lam-a^,  b.  Jan.  19,  1881.  (2),  Anna  Isabellas,  b.  Jan.  6 
1850;  m.  Aug.  29,  1877,  Frank  Blaisdell,  M.  D.,  of  Goffstowu. 
Children:  (a),  Arthur  G.e,  b.  April  21,  1880.  (6),  Percy  N.e,  b. 
Dee.  1, 1881.  (3),  Frank  Newton^,  b.  Xov.  17, 1851 ;  was  a  telegraph 
operator;  now  a  salesman  in  New  York  citj.  (4),  Mary  Etta^,  b. 
April  6,  1854;  d,  July  14,  1855.  (5),  Charles  Fremouts,  b.  Oct.  4, 
1856;  m.  Dec.  18,  1878,  Ella  M.  Lufkin,  of  Golfstown.  He  is  in 
charge  of  a  mauufaetory  in  Boston.  Child  :  Alice  C.'',  b.  July  10. 
1883.  (6),  Harry  Chandler^,  b.  Aug.  10,  1858;  was  a  telegraph 
operator;  now  a  clerk  in  Chelsea,  Mass.  (7),  William  Edward^, 
b.  March  15, 1861 ;  was  two  years  at  a  college  in  Washington,  D.  C. ; 
was  graduated  at  a  college  in  Hartford,  Conn. ;  is  a  mechanic. 

7.  Emily  Jane*,  b.  Nov.  16,  1825. 

8.  Joseph  KimbalP,  b.  Sept.  3,  1827;  m.  1,  Sept.  5,  1850,  Betsey  Ann, 

dau.  of  Peter  and  Lucy  (Hopkins)  Farnum,  of  Francestown,  who 
d.  May  9,  1869,  aged  42;  m.  2,  June  22,  1871,  Nettie  H.,  dau.  of 
Joseph  M.  and  Eliza  (Tewksbury)  Andrews,  of  New  Boston;  res. 
some  years  in  Manchester;  has  been  an  expressman  between  Man- 
chester and  New  Boston  since  1855 ;  res.  New  Boston.  Children: 
(1),  Arthur  Holbrooke  b.  April  12,  1873.  (2),  Henry  Tewksburys, 
b.  April  14,  1875.     (3),  Fred  Kennard^,  b.  March  27,  1878. 

9.  Nathan^  b.  April  4,  1829 ;  m.  July  1,  1861,  Zebiah  I.,  dau.  of  Peter  and 

Lucy  (Hopkins)  Farnum,  of  Francestown.  He  is  a  clerk  in  Man- 
chester. Children:  (1),  Emma  Frances^,  b.  Oct.  25,  1862 ;  d.  Aug. 
2,  1872.  (2),  Hattie  Hurd^,  b.  Feb.  17,  1865.  (3),  Joseph  Hol- 
brooke, b.  Jan.  19,  1869.     (4),  Mark  BalchS  b.  May  13,  1877. 

10.  John  NewtonS  b.  March  16,  1833  ;  d.  Oct.  5,  1839. 

11.  Sarah  Eliza*,  b.  Jan.  9,  1836;  was  a  teacher  in  Boston;  m.  March  11, 

1865,  John  G.  Smith,  of  Beverly,  Mass.,  who  was  a  soldier  in  the 
Civil  war ;  engaged  in  the  fruit  business  in  New  York  city ;  rem. 
to  St.  Louis  in  1878.  Children:  (1),  Everett  Hurd^,  b.  Nov.  12, 
1866;  a  student  in  Washington  university,  St.  Louis.  (2),  Willie 
Chandler^,  b.  Feb.  2,  1869.  (3),  Martha  Graves^,  b.  Aug.  25,  1878. 
(4),  Hannah  KimbalP,  b.  Nov.  24,  1879. 


7.  Hannah^,  b.  Nov.  17,  1796;  m.  Dea.  Luke  Bowers,     (q.  v.) 

8.  Annas,  ^  j^iy  23,  1798 ;  d.  Nov.  1800. 

9.  Joseph^  b.  Dec.  6,  1799;  d.  Nov.  1800. 

10.  Dea.  Joseph^,  b.  Jan.  21,  1801 ;  m.  Oct.  20,  1831,  Lucy,  dau. 
of  James  and  Fanny  Boyd,  of  Antrim.  He  owned  and  lived  on 
what  was  a  part  of  his  father's  farm ;  was  for  many  years  a  deacon 
in  the  Congregational  church;  d.  in  Somerville,  Mass.,  in  Sept.  1864, 
at  the  home  of  his  sister,  where  he  was  visiting  previous  to  his 
leaving  for  the  West,  as  was  his  intention.  Mi"S.  Kimball,  with  her 
daughters,  rem.  to  Antrim,  where  she  d.  Feb.  10,  1879.  Children: — 


GENEALOGY:    KIMHALL;    KITTREDGE.  697 

11.  James  B.*,  d,  in  childhood. 

13.  Mary  Frances^*  res.  Medford,  Mass. 
18.  Joseph  M."*,  d.  in  1862,  aged  28  years. 

14.  L.  Helen*,*  res.  Medford,  Mass. 

15.  Benjarain^  b.  Feb.  8,  1803;  d.  March  18,  1877;  m.  Oct.  27, 
1829,  Sally,  dau.  of  Thomas  Matthews  (q.  v.),  who  was  b.  Jan.  5, 
1804,  and  d.  March  31,  1887.  He  was  a  farmer  ;  owned  and  res.  on 
a  part  of  his  father's  farm.     Children:  — 

16.  Lucetta  Jane*,  b.  March  25,  1831 ;  d.  Aug.  23,  1844. 

17.  Sarah  Caroline*,  b.  Aug.  13,  1835;  m.  Henry  Tuttle. 
(q.  V.) 

18.  Benjamin  Franklin",  b.  Dec.  30,  1839;  d.  Dec.  13,  1841. 

19.  Edward  Fayson*,  b.  Nov.  5,  1841;  d.  July  6,  1872. 

20.  Edwin  Paige*,  b.  Nov.  5,  1841;  d.  in  the  service  at  Mem- 
phis, Tenn.,  Aug.  26,  1863.     His  body  is  buried  at  Memphis. 

31.     Alfred  Holt*,  b.  Oct.  1,  1844;  res.  on  the  homestead. 

22.  Albert  Matthews*,  b.  Oct.  1,  1844;  m.  Oct.  19,  1870,  Han- 
nah Maria,  dau.  of  Asa  and  Lydia  (Favor)  Gordon  (q.  v.),  who  was 
b.  in  Henniker,  Nov.  1,  1844;  res.  first  house  east  of  Cavender's 
station  in  Greenfield. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Lilla  Estella5,  b.  in  Peterboro',  May  10,  1872. 

2.  Mary  Caroline^,  b.  iu  H.,  Dec.  20,  1878. 

33.  Mary^  b.  Oct.  14,  1805;  m.  Oct.  20,  1836,  Ralph  Holbrook 
Chandler,  who  had  previously  m.  her  sister  Phebe.     (q.  v.) 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Frances  Ellen^,  b.  Oct.  11,  1838,  to  whom  we  are  under  great  obliga- 

tions for  the  record  of  the  Kimball  family ;  she  is  a  teacher. 

2.  Laura  Maria*,  b.  Oct.  5,  1844;  a  teacher. 


KITTREDGE. 


There  is  a  tradition  that  the  ancestor  of  the  Kittredge  family  in 
this  country  was  the  master  of  an  English  ship  and  the  bearer  of 
dispatches  between  the  medical  faculty  of  England  and  a  foreign 
country.  Being  of  a  surgical  turn  of  mind,  he  copied  the  recipes 
entrusted  to    his    care,  and  also  experimented    upon  their  healing 

*  These  two  sisters  are  now  (Nov.  ISSS)  building  a  fine  residence  above  S.  S.  Fogg's, 
on  High  street  in  H. 

45 


698  genealogy:  kittredge. 

properties  by  breaking  the  limbs  of  animals  and  observing  the  ra- 
pidity with  which  he  could  cause  them  to  heal.  He  afterwards 
took  charge  of  some  men  who  had  broken  their  limbs,  and  in  doing 
so  violated  the  medical  laws  of  the  country  and  was  obliged  to  flee 
to  America,  settling  in  Kittery,  Me,  His  name  was  John.  There 
were  several  generations  of  the  same  name.  John\  John^,  John^, 
and  then  Solomon^,  m.  Tabithy ,  whose  sixth  child  was 

1.  Dr.  Stephen^  b.  in  Tewksbury,  Mass.,  June  27,  1765;  d.  in 
H.,  Oct.  6,  1806;  m.  Mehitable  Eussell,  Nov.  27,  1787.  On  the  day 
of  his  marriage  they  went  to  Francestown  to  res.;  rem.  to  H.,  Oct.  6, 
1790,  where  he  remained  until  his  death.  He  was  a  successful  physi- 
cian and  highly  respected  in  town.  On  the  second  day  of  May,  1802, 
his  wife  united  with  the  church  and  consecrated  their  children  to 
the  Lord,  and  May  30,  1805,  he  was  chosen  deacon  of  the  church. 
His  widow  remained  in  town  until  Sept.  1811,  when  she  m.  2,  Daniel 
Bickford  and  rem.  to  Sedgwick,  Me.  Children  of  Stephen  and 
Mehitable  R.  Kittredge :  — 

2.  Stephen^,  b.  May  3,  1789. 

3.  Gratia^,  b.  Dec.  29,  1790;  m.  Dr.  Peter  Tuttle.     (q.  v.) 

4.  RusselP,  b.  Nov.  11,  1792;  d.  April  30,  1799. 

5.  Prentice^,  b.  Dec.  27,  1794;  d.  Jan.  6,  1820. 

6.  Marcus^,  b.  Oct.  22,  1796;  d.  Dec.  3,  1869. 

7.  Charles^  b.  Dec.  22,  1798 ;  no  record. 

8.  RusselP,  b.  Jan.  14,  1801 ;  no  record. 

9.  Betsey",  b.  March  12,  1802;  d.  Nov.  25,  1823. 

10.  Kodney'',  b.  Dec.  3,  1804;  d.  in  Charlestown,  Me.,  May 
1,  1883. 

11.  James  Carter^  b.  March  21, 1807;  m.  Oct.  22,  1829,  Amanda 
Melvina  Kendall,  who  was  b.  in  Sterling,  Mass.,  April  9,  1810,  and 
d.  Oct.  16,  1857.  He  d.  Feb.  21,  1853;  res.  several  years  on  Depot 
street  in  H.,  later  in  Clinton,  Mass. 

CHILDKEN. 

1.  Angelia  Melvina",  b.  Feb.  17,  1831;  d.  Jan.  16,  1854;  m.  David  Cady, 

Oct.  17,  1851. 

2.  Herman  K.%  b.  March  2,  1833 ;  d.  Sept.  7,  1850. 


GENEALOGY:   KITTREDGE;   KNIGHT.  699 


3.  Harriet  M.",  b.  May  30,  1835;  d.  March,  1860;  m.  Jan.  1,  1855,  George 

Mason.    Two  children. 

4.  Darwin  Carter,  b.  Jan.  U,  1838  ;  d.  Jnly  3,  1855. 

5.  Sarah  Pratt',  b.  Dec.  4,  1840;  m.  July  16,  1860,  Frank  E.  Carr.     One 

child. 

6.  Peter  Tattle',  b.  July  9,  1843;  m.  April  7,  1869,  Agnes  Goddard.     Four 

children. 

7.  Moroa  Submit',  b.  July  5,  1845;  ni.  June  3,  1869,  James  Martin.     Two 

children. 

8.  George  Pratt",  b.  Aug.  IS,  1847;  d.  July  11,  1872;  ra.  March  1,  1869, 

Anu-eau  Jostlin. 

9.  Maria  Louisa",  b.  Jan.  4.  1851 ;  d.  March  5,  1852. 


Children  of  DanieP  and  Mehitable  R.  (Kittredge)  Bickford : — 
1,     Calvin^,  b.  Jan.  2,  1813;  was  graduated  at  Waterville  (Me.) 

college ;  was  a  few  years  since  ^jrincipal  of  the  academy  in  "Warren, 

Me. 

3.     Rev.  Luther-,  b.  Aug.  18,  1814;  was  graduated  at  Waterville 

(Me.)  college,  also  at  the  Theological  institute  in  Newton,  Mass.; 

was  settled   in   1837,  at  Richmond,  Va.;    afterwards  at  Waltham, 

Mass. 


KNIGHT. 


Walter  Knight  was  one  of  the  first  settlers  of  Salem,  Mass.,  be- 
ing there  as  early  as  1626,  with  Roger  Conant.  There  is  also  a  tradi- 
tion that  Joseph  Knight,  whose  elder  brother  d.  in  England,  pos- 
sessed of  a  large  estate,  came  to  this  country  (date  not  known)  and 
settled  in  Woburn,  Mass. 

Benjamin^  Knight,  who  res.  in  Salem,  Mass.,  had  three  sons,  Enos^, 
John-,  and  Ebenezer-, 

Enos^  was  b.  in  Salem,  Mass.,  in  1730 ;  res.  in  Topsfield,  Mass., 
until  1781,  when  he  rem.  to  New  Ipswich.  He  was  m.  three  times. 
His  first  wife,  who  was  the  mother  of  his  children,  was  Lois  Hawke, 
who  d.  in  1788,  aged  62  years ;  m.  2,  Mrs.  Mary  Estabrook,  who  d. 
in  1797,  aged  57  years;  m.  a  third  wife,  who  d.  in  1802.  He  d.  in 
1804.  Ten  children,  of  whom  Ebenezer^,  Enos'^,  David^,  and  Benja- 
min*^ came  to  H.  to  res.  John^  settled  in  Francestown,  and  Elijah^ 
settled  on  the  homestead,  in  New  Ipswich,  situated  on  what  is  known 
as  "Knight's  Hill." 

1.     Ebenezer^  (Enos-,  Benjamin^),  b.  in  Topsfield,  Mass.,  March 


700  GENEALOGY:   KNIGHT. 

17,  1751;  m.  Margaret  Peabody;  rem.  to  New  Ipswich  and  then  to 
H. ;  res.  at  place  marked  "  S.  Knight."     Children :  — 

2.  Asa"  [4],  b.  in  New  Ipswich,  Oct.  4,  1791. 

3.  Robert*,  b.  in  H.,  Nov.  5,  1800. 

4.  Asa*  [2]  (Ebenezer^  Enos'-,  Benjamin^),  m.  Feb.  6,  1817, 
Melinda  Adams.  He  was  a  miller  and  farmer  ;  res.  in  H.  (at  Cool- 
idge's  Mills),  Milford,  and  New  London,  where  he  d.  Aug.  14,  1871. 
Children,  all  b.  in  H. : — 

5.  Rev.  Ephraim^  b.  Nov.  1,  1817;  m.  April  20,  1847,  Augusta 
B.  Crane,  of  Peterboro',  His  boyhood  was  passed  in  helping  his 
father  on  the  farm  and  in  the  mill.  His  early  advantages  for  an 
education  were  limited,  as  the  large  and  increasing  family  of  his 
father  made  it  necessary  for  him  to  work  wh^n  there  was  work  to 
do.  When  he  was  18  years  of  age  he  had  never  studied  English 
grammar.  At  that  time  he  went  one  term  to  the  new  seminary  in 
H.  He  made  rapid  progress,  all  the  enthusiasm  of  his  nature  was 
awakened,  and  he  was  soon  in  advance  of  those  whose  advantages 
had  been  superior  to  his  own.  He  continued  his  studies  and  within 
two  years  taught  a  term  of  school  in  Lyndeboro'.  By  teaching 
classes  in  mathematics  to  pay  his  board  and  tuition,  and  teaching 
district  schools  in  winter  to  pay  for  his  clothing,  he  was  able  to  fit 
for  college,  but  circumstances  prevented  him  from  entering  Water- 
ville  college  in  the  spring  of  1846,  as  he  had  intended,  and  he  re- 
turned to  H.  and  finished  the  freshman  year  under  the  direction  of 
Mr.  Colcord. 

In  April,  1846,  he  began  what  proved  to  be  a  seven  years'  engage- 
ment at  New  Hampton  academy  as  a  teacher  of  mathematics,  when 
he  went  to  New  London,  where  he  had  charge  of  the  same  depart- 
ment of  instruction  for  twenty  years,  when  failing  health,  in  the 
summer  of  1873,  compelled  him  to  resign  his  position.  He  was  also 
for  many  years  employed  at  intervals  in  giving  lectures  at  teachers' 
institutes,  and  was  appointed,  by  Governor  Weston,  superintendent 
of  the  state  Normal  school.  He  was  ordained  as  a  Baptist  minister 
in  1869,  at  Sutton,  where  he  preached  on  alternate  Sundays  for  four 
years.  He  was  also  frequently  called  upon  to  attend  funerals  in 
the  adjoining  towns.  He  was  never  idle.  "  He  sowed  beside  all 
waters."  He  received  the  honorary  degree  of  A.  M.  from  Brown 
university  in  1849,  and  from  Dartmouth  college  in  1861.  He  d. 
greatly  lamented,  March  4,  1878.  His  former  pupils  have  erected 
a  handsome  granite  monument  to  his  memory. 


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CHILDREN. 

1.  Herbert'',  b.  Jan.  1,  1850;  d.  in  infancy. 

2.  Carl  E.",  b.  Maj^  6,  1851;  a  successful  lawyer  in  Milford. 

3.  William  M.<^,  b.  Maj^  20,  1855;  a  lawyer  in  Meridian,  Tex. 

4.  Hubert  A.'',  h.  April  17,  1859 ;  d.  July  25,  1871. 

6.  Cynthia^  b.  Feb.  9,  1820;  m.  Elbridge  Hutchinson,  of  Mil- 
ford,  where  they  res.  until  the  death  of  Mr.  Hutchinson.  Cliild: 
Josephine  AnuabelP,  d.  in  childhood. 

7.  Ebenezer^,  b.  June  28, 1822;  d.  Oct.  1, 1860;  m.  Mary  Keeley, 
of  Saco,  Me.  He  fitted  for  college  at  H.  academy,  and  entered 
Waterville  (Me.)  college,  but  did  not  finish  his  course;  res.  Milford 
and  New  London. 

CHILD. 

1.    Louise  Elizabetb'',  ni.  March  28,  1882,  Benj.  J.  Boutwell,  of  Lyudeboro'. 

8.  Addison^,  b.  June  16,  1824;  m.  Margaret  Chase,  of  London- 
derry. He  learned  the  trade  of  a  cabinet-maker;  worked  for  thirty 
years  for  the  Jackson  corporation  in  Nashua.  He  held  various 
places  of  responsibility  and  trust,  and  for  a  few  years  was  superin- 
tendent of  the  corporation;  d.  suddenly  in  Milford  in  1884.  Child  : 
Helen  AnnabelP,  d.  in  infancy. 

9.  Robert  Jackson^  b.  Dec.  16,  1826;  d.  Feb.  16,  1851.  He 
fitted  for  college  at  New  Hampton  academy  and  entered  Waterville 
(Me.)  college.  "  He  was  a  young  man  of  rare  promise,  and  was 
taken  away  in  the  full  flush  of  early  manhood,  while  preparing  him- 
self for  life's  work." 

10.  Francis  Wayland^  b.  April  27,  1829;  m.  Mary  G.  Haines. 
He  is  a  machinist,  and  by  his  industry  and  integrity  has  risen  to  the 
position  of  master  mechanic  of  the  Maine  Central  railroad.  Child: 
Bertha  A.®,  a  teacher. 

11.  George  Malcolm^  b.  May  24,  1831;  m.  Melinda  Adams. 
He  is  a  carpenter;  res.  in  New  London,  where  he  owns  a  fine  farm; 
has  been  superintendent  of  schools,  also  one  of  the  commissioners 
of  Merrimack  county. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Mary  J.«,  b.  April,  1861.  2.     Robert  M.s,  b.  Oct.  1871. 

12.  Edward  Boardman^,  b.  Aug.  22,  1834;  m.  1,  Sept.  15,  1864, 
Hannah  E.  White,  of  Newport,  who  d.  Nov.  14,  1878;  m.  2,  Feb.  12, 
1882,  Mary  E.  White,  of  Newport.  In  the  fall  of  1851  he  went  to 
Nashua  to  learn  the  trade   of   a  machinist,  remaining  about  two 


702  GENEALOGY  :    KNIGHT. 

years.  He  fitted  for  college  at  the  academy  in  New  London,  and 
was  graduated  at  Dartmouth  in  the  class  of  1861,  supporting  him- 
self mainly  while  at  college  by  teaching  school,  working  out  at  hay- 
ing, and  other  employments.  He  taught  school  in  the  fall  and  win- 
ter after  leaving  college,  in  Washington,  and  in  the  spring  of  1862 
he  began  the  study  of  law  in  the  office  of  G.  W.  Everett,  in  New 
London,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Newport,  Sullivan  county, 
in  Sept.  1863.  He  opened  a  law  office  in  Dover  in  the  spring  of 
1864,  and  in  March,  1865,  he  rem.  to  Charleston,  Kanawha  county, 
W.  Va.,  where  he  has  successfully  practised  his  profession  until  the 
present  time.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Constitutional  convention 
of  West  Virginia  in  1872,  but  has  had  no  taste  or  desire  for  public 
office,  and  has  attended  closely  to  business. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Edward  W.s,  b.  April  30,  1866 ;  entered  Dartmouth  college  in  the  fall 

of  1883. 

2.  Harold^,  b.  July  3,  1868. 

3.  Mary  EtheF,  b.  Jan.  21,  1870. 

13.  Enos^  (Enos-,  Benjamin^),  b.  in  Topsfield,  Mass.,  Sept.  30, 
1752;  came  to  H.  about  the  year  1782;  settled  on  place  marked 
"H.  Knight."  He  was  a  blacksmith,  and  made  all  the  nails  used  in 
the  house  occupied  for  many  years  by  his  nephew,  Samuel  Knight; 
m.  1,  Dorcas  Nooning,  who  d.  Jan.  2,  1815,  aged  60;  m.  2,  June  20, 
1815,  Mrs.  Betsey  Holt,  of  Deering.  He  d.  June  14,  1824.  Chil- 
dren :  — 

14.  Dorcas*,  m.  Jacob  Emerson,     (q.  v.) 

15.  Dea.  Aaron*  [19],  b.  in  New  Ipswich  in  1781. 

16.  Lois*,  b.  Dec.  17,  1784;  m.  Jonathan  Pollard,     (q.  v.) 

17.  Ruth*,  b.  June  2,  1792;  d.  Oct.  30,  1816. 
18.-    George*  [31],  b.  Jan.  4,  1796. 

10.  Dea.  Aaron*  [15]  (Enos^,  Enos^,  Benjamin^),  m.  Rebecca, 
dau.  of  Ephraim  Adams,*  of  New  Ipswich.  He  settled  on  the  home 
place.  He  was  a  man  of  ability  and  strong  character,  influential 
and  respected.  He  held  the  office  of  deacon  in  the  Congregational 
church  for  many  years,  and  ever  took  an  active  interest  in  its  wel- 
fare.   In  his  life-labor  he  was  most  rarelv  sustained  and  blessed  in  his 

*  Ephraiui  Adams,  b.  Dec.  15,  174!>,  was  the  son  of  Epliraini  and  Lydia  (Kinsman) 
Adams.  Ephr.iini  Adams,  Sr.,  was  b.  in  Ipswich,  Mass.,  in  17'24.  He  represented  his 
town  in  the  Provincial  congress,  and  was  a  man  of  great  intellectnal  and  moral 
power.  He  was  a  descendant  ft-om  William  Adams,  who  was  in  Cambridge  in  163.'). 
but  rem.  to  Ipswich  before  1642. 


GENEALOGY:    KNIGHT.  703 

wife,  .and  tlieir  liome  was  tlie  center  of  an  influence  that  was  elevating. 
Rebecca  (  Adams  )  Knight  was  intellectually,  morally,  and  spirit- 
ually fitted  to  fill  any  sphere  of  life  in  the  foremost  rank  among  the 
women  of  any  time.  Her  sphere  was  limited,  but  she  made  the 
most  of  it.  She  was  an  earnest  Christian,  and  a  woman  of  deep, 
strong  convictions.  She  took  a  leading  part  in  church  work,  and 
was  ever  a  power  for  good.  Her  influence  was  everywhere  felt  and 
recognized  as  a  factor  in  building  up  character  in  the  church 
and  general  community.  Her  children  inherited  to  a  large  degree 
her  remarkable  qualities,  and,  as  a  family,  have  not  been  unworthy 
of  such  a  mother.  She  was  b.  Nov.  15,  1782;  d.  Feb.  3,  1854. 
Deacon  Knight  d.  Sept.  29,  1867.     Children  :  — 

30.  Loami^  b.  Oct.  14,  1803;  d.  Jan.  5,  1868;  rem.  to  Lexing- 
ton, Mass.,  in  1821 ;  m.  May  1,  1829,  Mary,  dau.  of  Stephen  Rob- 
bins,  Jr.,  who  d.  May  12,  1875.  He  was  interested  in  the  militia, 
and  rose  to  the  rank  of  major. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Mary«,  b.  April  2,  1830;  d.  April  6,  1830. 

2.  Francis  H.",   b.  May  11,  1831 ;    m.  1,  Aug.  15,  1855,  Loenza,  dau.  of 

Joseph  and  Olive  (Knight)  Hills  (q.  v.),  who  d.  Oct.  25,  1859;  m. 
2,  Nov.  15,  1860,  Lizzie  H.,  dau.  of  Horace  and  M.  E.  Collamore, 
of  Woburn,  Mass.  He  was  a  student  at  Hancock  academy  nearly 
every  year  from  1839  to  1844;  afterwards  he  attended  school  in 
Lexington,  and  in  1847  obtained  a  situation  as  clerk  with  Jewctt  & 
Prescott,  dealers  in  silk  goods  and  shawls.  No.  2  Milk  street,  Bos- 
ton. In  March,  1851,  he  became  book-keeper  for  Bates  &  Gold- 
thwait,  carpet  dealers,  45  Washington  street,  Boston.  In  1861  he 
became  a  partner  in  the  firm,  and  retained  his  interest  in  it  until 
1880,  although  failing  health  compelled  him  to  retire  from  active 
business  in  1875.  He  lived  in  Lexington,  Mass.,  until  1862,  when 
he  rem.  to  Reading,  Mass.,  and  in  Nov.  1877,  to  Santa  Barbara, 
CaL,  where  he  now  res.  In  1882  he  went  into  the  furniture  busi- 
ness, being  senior  member  of  the  firm  of  Knight  &  Blood.  Chil- 
dren: (1),  Clarence  E.",  b.  July  21,  1858.  (2),  Lizzie  Loenza",  b. 
Oct.  6,  1861.  (3),  Mary  C.',  b.  June  24,  1864.  (4),  Nellie  W.',  b. 
Oct.  23,  1867.     (5),  Annie  E.',  b.  May  28,  1869. 

3.  Mary  R.'-,  b.  Nov.  17,  1833 ;  d.  July  13,  1883 ;  m.  Nov.  25,  1852,  Joshua 

Hobart.     Child  :  Mary  L.",  b.  July  9,  1855 ;  a  teacher  in  Boston. 

4.  Franklin",  b.  Sept.  29,  1835. 

5.  Melinda'S  b.  July  19,  1838;  m.  Nov.  22,  1866,  Jolin  D.  Smith;  res.  in 

Charlestown,  Mass. 

6.  Helen  A/\  b.  May  1,  1841;  m.  Sept.  25.  1861,  Franklin  E.  Melvin;  res. 

Littleton. 

7.  Annie  M.'',  b.  March  8,  1844;  res.  with  her  brother  in  California. 


704  genealogy:  knight. 

31.  Hel•sina^b.  Feb.  19,  1806;  m.  John  Gray.  (q.  v.) 
33.  Aaron^  b.  July  11,  1808;  m.  Nov.  27, 1835,  Melinda  Patten, 
of  Candia;  rem.  to  Limerick,  Me.,  where  he  res.  several  years;  but 
a  short  time  before  his  death  he  returned  to  H. ;  d.  at  his  father's 
home,  Feb.  22, 1848.  His  wife  was  b.  March  21,  1808,  and  d.  March 
18,  1878. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Dr.  Granvilles,  b.  July  5,  1836;  m.  Sept.  16,  1862,  Addie  H.  Fa^,  of 

Weathersfleld,  Vt.  He  was  for  several  years  a  practising  physician 
in  Springfield,  Vt.,  but  has  recently  been  succeeded  by  Doctor  Haig 
(q.  v.),  of  H.,  intending  to  commence  a  city  practice. 

2.  Aarons,  b.  April  28,  1838 ;  d.  July  20,  1842. 

3.  Abbies,  b.  Aug.  2,  1840;  m.  Oct.  13,  1859,  Justus  Dart;  res.  Weathers- 

field,  Vt. ;  he  is  state  superintendent  of  education  and  state  sena- 
tor. Children :  (1),  William  H.',  b.  Sept.  12, 1860;  was  graduated 
from  St.  Johnsbury  academy  in  June,  1883,  and  entered  Dartmouth 
college  the  same  year.  (2),  Francis  P.'',  b.  Aug.  22,  1865;  was 
graduated  from  St.  Johnsbury  academy  in  June,  1884.  (3),  Mary 
A.%  b.  June  17,  1872. 

4.  Aaron  P.^,  b.  Sept.  17,  1843 ;  was  killed  in  the  battle  of  Opequan  creek, 

near  Winchester,  Va.,  Sept.  19,  1864. 

5.  John  A.6,  b.  in  Biddeford,  Me.,  Sept.  10,  1846;  d.  Sept.  29,  1846. 

6.  Charles  H.«,  b.  in  H.,  Feb.  2,  1848;  d.  in  Weathersfleld,  Vt.,  Sept.  13, 

1853. 

33.  Eebecca^  b.  May  19,  1810;  d.  Jan.  12,  1854;  m.  May  25, 
1832,  Dea,  Francis  Patten,  of  Candia;  a  prominent  and  influential 
citizen,  filling  various  town  offices,  and  deacon  of  the  Congrega- 
tional church  for  thirty-six  years. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Keziah  P.",  b.  March  4,  1833 ;  m.  Sept.  6,  1854,  John  Colby,  of  Candia ; 

present  res.,  Lowell,  Mass.  Children:  (1),  Mary  P.",  b.  April  9, 
1857.  (2),  Ella  F.',  b.  April  20,  1859;  d.  Jan.  6, 1869.  (3),  Thomas 
Jenness",  b.  Feb.  23,  1865;  d.  Sept.  10,  1865.  (4),  Emma  Bell',  b. 
June  24,  1868.     (5),  Grace  P.%  b.  Jan.  4,  1873. 

2.  Abbies,  b.  June  20,  1835;  m.  Dec.  16,  1860,  Moses  F.  Emerson,  of  Can- 

dia. Children:  (1),  Arthur  Waldo",  b.  March  10,  1861;  d.  Aug. 
20,  1861.  (2),  Francis  P.',  b.  June  10,  1862;  is  attending  lectures 
at  the  College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons,  New  York  city.  (3), 
Abraham  F.'',  b.  June  19,  1804;  is  assistant  cashier  of  the  First 
National  bank,  Manchester.  (4),  Nellie  M.'^,  b.  Aug.  19,  1866. 
(5),  Annie  S.",  b.  Aug.  18,  1867.  (6),  William  P.  P.",  b.  Sept.  29, 
1870.     (7),  Nat.  Waldo",  b.  Nov.  16,  1878. 

3.  William  P.g,  b.  Aug.  30, 1837 ;  fitted  for  college  at  Pembroke  and  Atkin- 

son, was  graduated  at  Dartmouth,  and  taught  the  academy  in  Ches- 


GENEALOGY  :    KNIGHT.  705 


ter;  was  captain  of  Co.  I,  lltli  N.  II.  vols.  Ai'tor  the  close  of  tlie 
war  he  studied  law  with  Hon.  David  Cross,  of  Manchester,  and 
practises  his  profession  in  that  city.  He  has  been  a  member  of  the 
legislature  sevei'al  years,  and  has  also  served  several  years  as  city 
solicitor. 

4.  A.  Frank's  t).  July  12,  1841;  m.  Ella  Batchelder,  of  Dover;  settled  on 

tlie  homestead. 

5.  Sarah  E.'%  b.  April  4,  1844 ;  m.  Charles  A.  Sykes,  who  was  b.  in  Lowell, 

Mass. ;  a  graduate  of  a  business  college ;  has  been  overseer  and 
superintendent  of  cotton  mills  for  many  years ;  res.  in  Manchester, 
Slaterville,  E.  I.,  North  Adams,  Mass.,  and  Ware,  Mass.,  their 
present  res.  Children:  (1),  Arthur  W.",  b.  in  North  Adams;  lived 
three  mouths.     (2),  Albert  Patten",  b.  Dec.  29,  1882. 


34.  Melinda^,  b.  Dec.  13,  1812;  d.  at  the  Profile  house,  April 
•22,  1863;  ra.  March  29,  1835,  John  Robbins,  of  Lexington,  Mass. 
He  was  engaged  in  the  fur  business  in  Lexington ;  rem.  to  Augusta, 
Me.,  then  back  to  Lexington.  Subsequently  he  kept  the  Washing- 
ton house,  in  Nashua,  and  the  Flume  house,  Franconia  Notch. 

25.  Isaac  Stearns^  b.  Jan.  5,  1816;  d.  July  20,  1878 ;  m.  Martha 
M.  Blood,  of  Dunstable,  Mass.;  was  a  hotel  keeper  in  Tyngsboro', 
Mass.,  about  two  years,  then  purchased  a  farm  in  Groton,  Mass.; 
was  burned  out,  rebuilt,  and  subsequently  returned  to  Tyngsboro', 
and  engaged  in  farming ;  d.  of  lung  disease  contracted  in  the  army ; 
was  a  member  of  the  6th  Mass.  vols.     His  widow  res.  in  Tyngsboro'. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Stearns  M.%  b.  Oct.  26,  1841;  d.  March  7,  1846. 

2.  Rebecca  M.«,  b.  May  8,  1843 ;  m.  Nov.  9,  1864,  George  H.  Vinall,  of 

Lowell,  Mass.;  res.  Peterboro';  is  foreman  of  Briggs'  Piano  Stool 
factory.  Children:  (1),  George  W.",  b.  Oct.  7,  1869.  (2),  Frank 
H.",  b.  Aug.  28,  1871.     (3),  Jennie  M.',  b.  Aug.  24,  1877. 

3.  Hersina  J.«,  b.  Nov.  2,  1844;  m.  Feb.  4,  1865,  Charles  A.  Vinall,  of 

Lowell,  Mass.,  brother  of  George  H.  Vinall  (q.  v.);  a  carpenter; 
res.  South  Framingham,  Mass.  Children:  (1),  Charles  Edward", 
b.  Nov.  25,  1865;  m.  and  res.  in  South  Framingham,  Mass.  (2), 
Bertha  Jane",  b.  Oct.  30,  1867;  d.  July  30,  1871.  (3  and  4),  Frank 
Declaration"  and  Fred  Independence",  b.  July  4,  1869.  (5),  John 
Warren",  b.  Oct.  4,  1871.  (6),  William  Richard",  b.  Sept.  17,  1875. 
(7),  Mary  Almeda",  b.  June  13,  1878.  (8),  Mabel  Hersina^  b.  Nov. 
8,  1880;  d.  April  3,'  1888.  (9),  Albertou  Knight",  b.  Feb.  26,  1884; 
d.  March  23,  1888. 

4.  Mary  L.^,  b.  Aug.  29,  1846 ;  d.  Oct.  3,  1848. 

5.  Minnie  M.«,  b.  July  20,  1848 ;  d.  Nov.  27,  1864. 

6.  Richard  H.',  b.  March  22,  1850;  d.  June  20,  1876;  m.  Emma  J.  Bovn- 


706  genealogy:  knight. 


ton,  of  Lowell.  He  served  nine  mouths  in  the  59th  regt.  Mass. 
vols. ;  was  an  engineer  and  was  burned  to  death  at  the  U.  S.  cav- 
alry post  in  Wyoming  Territory. 

7.  Lucinda  M.e,  d.  Nov.  25,  1864. 

8.  Maitland  S.^,  b.  Xov.  24,  1851. 

9.  John  A.6,  b.  April  22,  1853 ;  d.  Nov.  24,  1864. 

10.  Mary  A.«,  b.  Xov.  26,  1854;   m.  Aug.  26,  1880,  Granville  Queen,  of 

Tyngsboro",  Mass. ;  a  farmer.  Children:  (1),  Grace  M.',  b.  Dec. 
12,  1881.     (2),  Chester  H.",  b.  July  16,  1883. 

11.  Frank  J.«,   b.  Sept.  29,  1856;   m.  June   6,    1883,  Minnie   Fletcher,  of 

Townsend  Harbor,  Mass.,  where  they  res.     He  is  a  blacksmith. 

12.  Keziah'%  b.  Aug.  15,  1857;  d.  Sept.  25,  1857. 

13.  Zeba  C.«,  b.  April  3,  1859;  d.  Dec.  13,  1872. 

14.  Lizzie  F.e,  b.  June  5,  1861;  m.  1,  May  15,  1883,  Albert  B.  Perham,  of 

Tyngsboro",  Mass.,  who  d. ;  m.  2,  June  10,  1885,  John  M.  Collins, 
of  Peterboro".     (q.  v.) 

15.  Alice  J.«,  b.  Feb.  15,  1864;  d.  Nov.  16,  1864. 


26.  Lucmda^  b.  Sept.  5,  1817  ;  m.  May  23,  1839,  Richard  Taft, 
of  Tyngsboro',  Mass.,  who  was  b.  in  Vermont,  March  14,  1812;  d. 
in  Littleton,  Feb.  14,  1881.  His  early  life  was  spent  on  a  farm  in 
Alstead.  At  the  age  of  18  he  went  to  North  Chelmsford,  Mass., 
where  he  was  employed  in  a  hotel.  He  was  a  hotel  keeper  in  Tyngs- 
boro', Mass.,  Lowell,  and  Xashua,  until  1849,  when  he  rem.  to  the 
Flume  house,  in  Franconia  Notch,  "  and  was  the  first  successor  of 
the  keepers  of  small  mountain  houses,  which  had  been  scarcely  more 
than  shelters  in  the  wilderness.  No  man  in  New  Hampshire  was 
more  widely  known  and  respected.  His  life  was  closely  associated 
with  the  history  of  the  Franconia  mountains  for  thirty-two  years. 
When  the  traveling  community — then  a  very  small  part  of  the 
population — first  began  to  visit  the  Franconia  Notch,  Mr.  Taft  was 
their  host.  Under  his  direction  the  Profile  house  grew,  fi'om  year 
to  year,  attracting  more  and  moi-e  visitors,  always  leading  the  other 
White-mountain  houses,  and  compelling  them  to  improvements, 
which  led  to  the  present  vast  hotel  accommodations,  the  springing 
up  of  neighboring  villages,  the  extension  of  railroads,  and  the 
abundant  wealth  which  has  been  poured  into  northern  New  Hamp- 
shire. Mr.  Taft  was  a  man  of  exceedingly  quiet  demeanor,  but  of 
great  ability,  foresight,  and  cautious  energy.  New  Hampshire  owes 
to  him  a  debt  which  it  will  never  be  able  to  repay,  for  the  results 
accomplished  by  his  examj^le,  advice,  and  jjersonal  labor  in  the 
mountain  coimtry Two  years  previous  to  his  death  he 


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GENEALOGY:    KNIGHT.  707 

completed  the  means  of  access  to  the  Notch  by  the  construction  of 
the  Narrow  Gauge  Profile  House  railroad  from  Bethlehem." 

His  success  in  life  was  largely  due  to  the  fact  that  he  was  a  man 
of  the  most  unswerving  probity  of  character.  He  commanded  the 
respect  and  confidence  of  all  men. 

llis  wife  was  in  every  way  especially  fitted  for  the  work  and  posi- 
tion of  a  landlady,  and  her  husband  admitted  that  she  had  done 
more  than  her  share  to  establish  his  reputation  as  a  hotel  keeper. 
She  was  always  ready  and  able  to  meet  any  emergency  of  his  calling. 
Their  guests  found  her  ever  mindful  of  their  personal  wants  and 
comforts.  She  gave  her  attention  to  details,  as  well  as  to  the  more 
important  matters,  and  to  this  thoroughness  is  due,  in  a  great  degree, 
the  success  which  they  both  attained.  She  continues  to  retain  the 
ownership  of  the  business  in  which  her  husband  was  so  long  identi- 
fied, but  is  unable  to  take  so  active  a  part  in  the  management  of  it 
as  formerly.  She  never  neglected  the  ties  of  domestic  life,  and  has 
tilled  completely  her  duties  as  wife  and  mother.  She  bears  cheer- 
fully her  own  burdens,  and  was  always  ready  to  share  those  of  her 
husband,  who  was  during  all  their  married  life  in  delicate  health. 
She  is  endeared  to  family  and  friends,  and  universally  admired  for 
her  remarkable  energy,  vivacity,  and  kindness.  Her  warm  and  gen- 
erous heart  responds  always  to  every  good  work,  and  her  charities 
are  unostentatious,  but  ever  constant,  unrestrained.  In  early  life 
she  became  a  member  of  the  Olive-street  Congregational  church, 
Nashua.* 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Lucinda«,  h.  Feb.  8,  1841 ;  d.  March  8,  1841. 

2.  Henry",  b.  May,  1844;  d.  April,  1845. 

3.  George  Knight",  b.  July,  184(j;  d.  June,  1848. 

4.  Mary  Ida",  b.  Oct.  3,  1850;  d. ;  m.  Sept.  15,  1875,  Charles  F.  Eastman, 

of  Littleton,  of  tlie  Arm  of  C.  &  C.  F.  Eastman,  dealers  in  general 
merchandise.  Children  :  (1),  Richard  Taft',  b.  Jan.  2,  1881.  (2), 
Mary  Ida". 

27.  Dr.  Ebenezer  Adams^  b.Oct.  19, 1819 ;  d.  May  6, 1872 ;  m.  Aug. 
2,  1843,  Mary  Wheeler,  of  H.  (q.  v.)  He  began  the  study  of  medi- 
cine with  Doctor  Wood;  subsequently  he  attended  medical  lectures  at 

*  This  tribute  to  the  menioi-y  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Taft  was  furnislicd  by  their  dau., 
Mrs.  C.  F.  Ka>tiiiaii,  and  is  yiven  to  tlie  pnl)lic  sul)stantiallv  as  it  <-ainc  to  us,  under 
date  nt  I).'.-,  ji.  I-:;,  ^iiu-c^  lliat  liiuc  slir  has  passed  on  to  the  hlKlier  lite.  Shed. 
Jlarcli,  I--T.  I  will  -iniiily  a<ld  in  this  place,  that  to  have  reared  a  dauj,diter  so  ap- 
preciati\  e  must  liave  brouglit  more  real  happiness  to  her  parents  than  all  the  suc- 
cess that  they  met  with  iu  their  life-work. 


708  GENEALOGY  :    KNIGHT. 

Woodstock,  Vt.,  Boston,  Mass.,  and  Pittsfield,  Mass.,  where,  at  that 
time,  there  was  a  popular  medical  school,  and  where  he  was  gradu- 
ated as  a  physician.  Returning  to  H.  he  spent  a  short  time  with 
Doctor  Wood,  and  in  1843  rem.  to  Springfield,  Vt.,  where  he  was 
engaged  in  business  until  1846,  when  he  "began  an  independent 
practice,  to  which  he  devoted  himself  with  a  degree  of  diligence, 
assiduity,  enthusiasm,  and  success  surpassed  by  very  few."  He  was 
not  alone  a  successful  and  greatly  beloved  and  trusted  physician  ;  he 
was  deeply  interested  in  every  thing  that  appertained  to  the  welfare 
of  the  community  in  which  he  lived.  He  gave  money,  influence, 
and  professional  lectures  to  establish  an  academy  in  Springfield. 
He  was  also  active  in  his  efforts  to  beautify  the  church  where  he  was 
accustomed  to  worship,  in  the  erection  of  new  buildings,  and  "down 
to  the  minutest  improvements  he  took  a  generous  interest,  as  if  all 

wei-e    one  family He  was  a  great  admirer  of   beauty, 

both  in  nature  and  art;  not  less,  certainly,  was  music  a  joy  to  his 
soul He  was  the  tenderest  and  most  devoted  of  hus- 
bands, the  very  fondest  of  fathers,  and  the  light  and  joy  of  his 
home."  In  early  life  he  became  deeply  interested  in  religion,  and 
ever  after  continued  to  be  very  active  in  the  church.  He  united 
with  the  Bowdoin-street  Congregational  church  in  Boston,  and  re- 
moved his  relations  to  the  church  in  H.,  and  from  thence  to  the 
Congregational  church  in  Springfield,  May  10, 1849.  He  was  super- 
intendent of  the  Sunday  school  in  H.,  and  as  I  look  back  over  the 
years  and  remember  his  earnestness  and  enthusiasm,  I  think  I  can 
understand  why  it  was  that  he  was  able  to  win  the  hearts  of  the 
people  of  Springfield.  He  was  superintendent  of  the  Sunday  school 
in  Springfield  several  years,  and  also  leader  of  the  church  choir. 
"His  work  is  done,  and  well  done;  he  has  fought  a  good  fight,  kept 
the  faith,  died  in  it,  triumphing  gloriously."     One  child:    Mary^  m. 

Frisbee ;  res.  Jersey  City,  N.  J. 

28.  Dea.  John  Bartlett^  b.  Sept.  5, 1822 ;  was  educated  at  the  dis- 
trict schools  and  the  academy  at  H.;  taught  school  in  H.  at  least  one 
winter;  rem.  to  Nashua  in  1846;  worked  for  the  Nashua  Manufac- 
turing company  about  two  years.  He  was  engaged  in  the  grocery 
business  about  twenty-eight  years,  and  deacon  of  a  Congregational 
church  there ;  came  back  to  H.  in  1876,  where  he  continues  to  res., 
at  the  place  marked  "T.  D.  Lakin"  ;  m.  1,  April,  1846,  Mary  Ann, 
dau.  of  Cyrus  Greenwood,  of  Nashua,  who  d.  July  9,  1852 ;  m.  2, 
April  19,  1853,  Nancy  Elizabeth,  dau.  of  David  and  Susanna  (Coch- 


GENEALOGY:    KNIGHT.  709 

ran)  Richardson,  of  Londonderry,  Yt.,  who  d.  June  29,  1887,  aged 
58  years  7  months  14  days. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Charles  NeweH",  b.  Jau.  1847;  d.  Aug.  22,  1847. 

2.  Charles  Albert^  b.  Jau.  8,  1852 ;  d.  July  23,  1854. 

3.  Albiou  Herberts,  b,  Sept.  6,  1855;  ui.  June  26,  1887,  Mary  Grace,  dau. 

of  James  and  Eliza  (McClearn)  Wilson,  of  Boston;  res.  in  Con- 
cord.*    Child:  Albiou  Wilson",  b.  Aug.  7,  1888. 

4.  Oriou  Liudel'',  b.  Aug.  29,  1856;  d.  June  17,  1861. 

5.  Myron  Lincoln",  b.  Jau.  12,  1860;  -was  drowned  at  Asbury  Park,  X.  J.. 

while  bathing,  July  23,  1883.  He  was  at  the  time  head  waiter  at 
the  Cahill  house.  He  received  his  early  education  at  the  public 
schools  in  Xashua,  but  by  the  removal  of  his  parents  to  H.  he  was 
obliged  to  leave  the  High  school  at  the  close  of  his  first  year ;  but 
having  an  ardent  desire  for  a  liberal  education,  although  thrown 
upon  his  own  resources,  he  continued  his  studies  and  was  gradu- 
ated at  the  academy  in  Francestown  in  May,  1883,  and  having  suc- 
cessfully passed  the  entrance  examination  to  Amherst  college,  he 
accepted  the  position  he  occupied  at  the  time  of  his  death.  He  had 
previously  spent  several  summers  in  a  similar  position  at  the  Profile 
house,  Fraucouia  Notch,  and  had  also  taught  school  seven  terms  in 
Xew  Boston,  Antrim,  and  Francestown.  In  the  various  positions 
he  had  occupied  he  had  endeared  himself  to  many  friends,  and  his 
sudden  death  was  deeply  mourned  by  them.  "  Four  days  later  the 
sea  gave  up  its  dead.  The  remains  were  brought  to  H.  for  inter- 
ment Aug.  1st.  The  church  in  H.  was  filled  with  sympathizing 
friends,  who  came  to  pay  the  last,  sad  tribute  to  the  departed. 
Numerous  floral  offerings  were  the  silent  yet  fading  expressions  of 
an  unfading  aftection.  Tender  and  appropriate  words  were  spoken 
by  Rev.  Frederick  Alford,  of  Nashua ;  Rev.  William  R.  Cochrane, 
of  Antrim ;  Rev.  H.  Gulick,  of  H.,  and  Prof.  H.  S.  Cowell,  of 
Francestown.  Then  tenderly  and  reverently  the  trusted  friends  of 
his  youth,  the  associates  and  classmates  of  his  school  life,  laid 
him  away  to  his  final  rest,  and  thus  closed  a  life  of  which  it  is  no 
exaggeration  to  say  that  it  was  one  of  rare  excellence,  and  one 
which  gave  unusual  promise  of  great  usefulness." 

6.  Berton  Adams'',  b.  July  27,  1863 ;  res.  H. 

7.  Mary  Luciuda",  b.  Oct.  13,  1865 ;  res.  H. 

29.  Charles^  b.  Dec.  16,  1824;  was  fitted  for  college  at  H. 
academy,  and  entered  Amherst  college;  d.  in  his  junior  year  at 
Hopkinton,  Mass.,  Feb.  24,  1848;  was  buried  at  H. 

*  To  him  we  are  under  great  obligation  for  the  history  of  the  Dea.  Aaron  Knight 
family.  It  is  a  matter  for  deep  regret  on  our  part  that  we  liave  been  obliged  to 
greatly  abridge  his  work. 


710  GENEALOGY;   KNIGHT. 

30.  Dea.  Henry^  b.  Jan.  11,  1826;  was  educated  at  the  com- 
mon schools  in  H.  and  at  the  H.  academy.  He  partially  perfected 
his  plans  for  the  study  and  practice  of  medicine,  when  he  was  called 
upon  to  abandon  the  object  of  his  ambition  and  take  upon  himself 
the  care  of  his  aged  parents.  He  taught  school  several  terms,  but 
devoted  most  of  his  energies  to  farming.  He  held  the  office  of 
deacon  of  the  Congregational  church,  and  also  various  town  offices, 
being  selectman,  moderator,  overseer  of  the  poor,  a  member  of  the 
school  committee,  and  representing  the  town  in  the  legislature.  His 
influence  over  the  young  men  of  the  town  was  always  in  the  right 
direction.  In  1868  he  rem.  to  Weathersfield,  Vt.,  and  one  year  later 
to  Franconia,  where  he  took  charge  of  the  fruit  and  vegetable  farm 
connected  with  the  Profile  house.  After  remaining  there  eight 
years  he  rem.  to  Peterboro',  where  he  continues  to  res.  At  the 
Hancock  Centennial  he  responded  to  the  sentiment,  "The  men  and 
women  of  1788  who  laid  the  foundation  of  the  first  church  of  Han- 
cock"; and  at  the  church  centennial,  in  1888,  he  was  the  president 
of  the  day. 

He  m.  Ellen  B.,  dau.  of  Dea.  Nathaniel  Warren,  of  Weathersfield, 
Vt.,  who  d.  in  Peterboro',  Jan.  20,  1879.  She  "was  a  cheerful,  will- 
ing helpmate,  a  conscientious,  devoted,  loving  wife  and  mother. 
.  .  .  .  She  made  her  home  a  center  of  social  life  and  a  power 
for  good  in  the  community." 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Charles  H.e,  b.  July  10,  1854 ;  na.  Nov.  23,  1880,  Mattie  Titus,  of  Haver- 

hill ;  res.  Peterboro' ;  is  a  clerk  in  Joshua  Briggs'  Piano  Stool  works. 
Children  :  Nathaniel  C."  and  James  G.",  b.  Nov.  30,  1881 ;  James  G.'^ 
d.  soon  after  birth. 

2.  Edmund  W.o,  b.  March  12,  1858 ;  is  head  clerk  of  the  Profile  house  dur- 

ing the  summer  season,  and  serves  in  other  places  in  a  similar 
capacity  during  the  winter. 

3.  Fred  A.e,  b.  July  16,  1860;  d.  April  11,  1880. 

4.  William  A.e,  b.  Sept.  10,  1862;  res.  in  Peterboro'. 

5.  Mary  E.e,  b.  July  12,  1865;  res.  in  Peterboro'. 

6.  Ella  K.«,  b.  Nov.  18,  1867 ;  res.  in  Peterboro'. 

7.  Anna  W.e,  b.  April  20,  1872 ;  d.  May  4,  1883. 

31.  George*  [18]  (Enos^  Enos-,  Benjamin^),  m.  Elizabeth ; 

res.  place  marked  "  T.  D.  Lakin."     He  d.  Oct.  22,  1829.     Children  :— 

32.  Elizabeth^  b.  in  Andover,  Mass.,  Feb.  16,  1817. 

33.  Harriet^  b.  in  H.,  Dec.  3,  1821. 


genealogy:  knight.  711 


34.  David"  (Enos-,  Benjamin^),  b.  in  Topsfield,  Mass.,  Sept.  6, 
1761;  m.  in  New  Ipswich,  Abigail  Wheeler.*  Settled  first  in  New 
Ipswich,  where  two  of  their  children  were  b.,  and  came  to  H.  about 
the  year  1786;  res.  at  place  marked  "E.  Thayer."  He  built  a  log 
house,  in  which  they  lived  until  the  year  1800,  when  he  erected  a 
frame  house,  which  they  occupied  the  rest  of  his  life.  When  a 
child  his  father  thought  him  too  delicate  for  farm  life,  and  so  he 
sent  him  to  school ;  but  when  fitted  for  college  physicians  warned 
him  that  he  could  not  go  through  with  a  course  of  study,  and  ad- 
vised him  to  do  what  he  could  on  a  farm.  He  was  for  many  years 
one  of  the  selectmen  of  H.,  and  always  took  a  deep  interest  in  the 
welfare  of  the  town.  He  d.  March  28,  1843;  his  wife  d.  April  24, 
1845.     Children  :— 

35.  David^  [46],  b.  May  10,  1784. 

36.  Sally^  b.  Aug.  19,  1785;  m.  May  5,  1807,  Samuel  Good- 
hue,    (q.  V.) 

37.  Abigail^  b.  July  3,  1787;  m.  Feb.  10,  1810,  Thomas  Bou- 
telle.     (q.  v.) 

38.  Amos"  [47],  b.  Dec.  8,  1788. 

39.  Lois^  b.  April  1,  1791 ;  d.  June  29,  1796. 

40.  Persis^  b.  Jan.  23,  1794;  d.  Aug.  26,  1803. 

41.  Betsey*,  b.  Dec.  27,  1795;  m.  Dec.  1,  1818,  Charles  Bou- 
telle.     (q.  v.) 

42.  01ive^  b.  Aug.  19,  1798;  m.  Nov.  22,  1821,  Joseph  Hills, 
Jr.     (q.v.) 

43.  SamueP  [48],  b.  Aug.  8,  1800. 

44.  Rebekah^  b.  Nov.  1,  1802;  m.  April  11,  1837,  Christopher 
P.  Parkhurst.     (q.  v.) 

45.  Asenath-*,  b.  Sept.  22,  1804;  d.  June  6,  1861;  m.  Oct.  18, 
1825,  William  Prescott,  b.  in  Concord,  Mass.  His  father  was  high 
sheriff,  and  his  grandfather  was  the  celebrated  Dr.  Jonathan  Pres- 
cott. He  built  the  house  mai-ked  "Mrs.  Wood,"  and  res.  several 
years  in  H.,  but  rem.  to  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  where  he  engaged  in  trade. 
Nine  children,  only  two  of  whom  are  living. 

*  Abigail  Wheeler  was  b.  in  New  Ipswich,  in  1759  or  '60.  She  was  a  descendant  ol 
the  famous  Captain  Wheeler,  who  commanded  the  (Joncord  horse  company  in  1675. 


712  GENEALOGY:   KNIGHT. 

46.  David*  [35]  (David^,  Enos^  Benjamin^),  m.  Jan.  22,  1807, 
Eunice  May;  rem.  in  1808  to  Westfield,  N.  Y.,  where  he  res.  on  a 
farm.  He  wrote  many  poems,  which  appeared  in  print,  and  always 
took  a  deep  interest  in  the  education  of  the  young.  He  served  in 
the  war  of  1812-14;  d.  Oct.  28,  1856. 

CHILDREX. 

1.  DavicF,  res.  Westfield,  N.  Y. ;  m.  and  has  two  children. 

2.  Thomas  M.^,  res.  Westfield,  N.  Y. ;  a  broker,  of  the  firm  of  Babcocb  & 

Knight. 

3.  Rev.  Elbridges  (a.  m.),  b.  in  Newport,  N.  Y.,  July  19,  1812;  m.  in  Mout- 

pelier,  Vt.,  Dec.  10,  1841,  Anne  Whitten,  who  was  b.  in  Rochester, 
Vt.,  April  6,  1816.  She  attended  the  academy  in  H.  several  terms. 
In  1834  Mr.  Knight  went  to  Andover,  Mass.,  where  he  spent  four 
years  in  studying  the  higher  mathematics,  civil  engineering,  and  the 
classics  at  Phillips  academy  and  in  teaching  during  the  winter  sea- 
son ;  subsequently  he  was  mathematical  teacher  in  Holmes'  Teachers' 
seminary  and  theological  institute  in  Plymouth.  He  also  spent  three 
years  at  Gilmantou  theological  seminary.  He  received  the  honorary 
degree  of  A.  M.  from  Vermont  university  while  a  teacher  at  Crafts- 
bury,  Vt.  He  was  ordained  and  installed  pastor  of  the  Congrega- 
tional church  in  Waterville,  Vt.,  in  1843;  was  principal  of  Crafts- 
bury  (Vt.)  academy  three  years  from  1846,  and  in  1849  rem.  to 
Braintree,  Vt.  In  1852  he  began  to  labor  in  the  ministry  at  Fort 
Fairfield,  Me.,  and  vicinity,  which  was  then  sparsely  settled.  In 
the  summer  of  1854  he  was  employed  as  surveyor  to  set  ofl"  lands  to 
settlers  on  the  Aroostook  river ;  the  next  year  he  surveyed  the  town 
of  Washburn,  and  has  been  engaged  more  or  less  as  a  surveyor  until 
the  present  time.  For  more  than  thirty  years  he  preached  almost 
every  Sabbath,  and  continues  to  preach  a  portion  of  the  time,  al- 
though he  performs  but  little  pastoral  labor.  He  has  also  been  an 
extensive  farmer,  having  received  a  lot  of  wild  laud  from  the  state, 
to  which  he  has  made  additions  by  purchase.  Post-oflice  address : 
Maple  Grove,  Me.  Children:  (1),  Herman'^,  b.  in  Eden,  Vt.,  Dec.  5, 
1842;  m.  June  6,  1866,  at  Fort  Fairfield,  Me.,  Abbie  S.  Hadley. 
Children:  One  son  and  two  daughters.  (2),  Homer  Whitten%  b.  in 
Waterville,  Vt.,  March  26,  1845;  m.  April  5,  1866,  at  Fort  Fairfield, 
Me.,  Eunice  C.  Ellis.  Children:  Four  sons  and  three  daughters. 
(3),  Mary  Anna^,  b.  in  Braintree,  Vt.,  June  9,  1850;  d.  in  Burling- 
ton, Vt.,  March  18,  1873.  (4),  Ella  MayS  b.  in  Braintree,  Vt.,  Sept. 
2,  1851;  m.  Oct.  11,  1878,  in  Fort  Fairfield,  Me.,  John  H.  Bolster. 
(5),  Herbert  David^  b.  in  Fort  Fairfield,  Me.,  Oct.  31,  1853 ;  m.  Nov. 
14,  1880,  in  Fort  Fairfield,  Me.,  Mary  J.  Jenkins.  (6),  Henry  El- 
bridges,  b.  in  Fort  Fairfield,  Me.,  Dec.  3,  1856.  (7),  Dora  Euuicee, 
b.  in  Fort  Fairfield,  Me.,  March  30,  1859;  d.  Sept.  12,  1864.  (8), 
Effie  Morao,  b.  in  Fort  Fairfield,  Me.,  Nov.  17,  1861;  m.  Nov.  14, 


GKNEALOGY:    KNIGHT.  713 

1880,  in  Fort  Fairtield,  Me.,  Walter  B.  Fraser.       (9),  Delbert  Her- 
mau'',  b.  iu  Fort  Fairtield.  Me.,  Dec.  17,  1863. 
4.     Rufus'"',  d.  young.  5.     Persist,  d.  yoang. 

47.  Amos"  [38]  (DavicP,  Enos",  Benjamin^),  rn.  April  28,  1812, 
Hannah,  dau.  of  David  Davis  (q.  v.);  rem.  to  a  farni  in  Alstead, 
where  they  remained  until  the  close  of  their  lives.  Children  : 
David%  Amos  Franklin^,  Horace^  Emily^.  His  sons  m.  and 
settled  on  farms  in  Alstead;  but  since  his  death,  they  have  rem. 
to  Keene. 

48.  SamueP  [43]  (David%  Enos-,  Benjamin^),  m.  Nov.  26,  1822, 
Lydia,  dau.  of  Ebenezer  Goodhue,  Jr.  (q.  v.)  He  res.  on  the  place 
marked  "S.  Knight";  was  highly  respected  by  his  fellow-towns- 
men, served  three  years  as  one  of  the  board  of  selectmen,  and  ever 
took  a  lively  interest  in  the  welfare  of  the  town.  No  man  was  more 
interested  in  the  exercises  at  the  -Centennial,  and  he  was  one  of  the 
earliest  of  those  interested  in  this  History.  I  have  a  letter  from 
him  on  the  subject,  —  the  first  one,  I  believe,  I  received  from  any 
person,  —  and  from  the  tenor  of  it  I  infer  that  he  had  written  one 
before  that  never  reached  me.  He  d.  March  31,  1882.  His  wife  was 
able  to  be  j^resent  at  the  church  centennial  in  1888.     Children :  — 

49.  Lydia  Ann^,  b.  Oct.  31,  1823;  m.  Feb.  10,  1857,  William  C, 
son  of  Dea.  Issacher  Andrews;  res.  New  Boston.  One  son  (adopted), 
Ulysses  Grant^  b.  April  1,  1866. 

50.  Samuel  Gardner^  b.  July  9,  1825;  d.  July  9,  1878;  m.  1, 
Dec.  9,  1852,  Lydia  Elmina,  dau.  of  Samuel  and  Lydia  (Davis)  Bar- 
ber (q.  v.),  who  d.  April  6,  1854;  m.  2,  Feb.  20,  1855,  Sarah  Louisa 
Lawton,  of  Dummerston,  Vt.,  who  survives  him.  He  served  three 
years  in  the  Civil  war;  was  a  member  of  Co.  E,  6th  regt.  N.  H. 
vols. 

CHILDREX. 

1.  Eben  Willis*',  b.  Dec.  28,  1850 ;  m.  and  res.  iu  Gardner,  Mass. 

2.  Sarah  Elmiua's  b.  Feb.  10,   18C0;  m.  Feb.  10,   1881,  Dr.  Albert  E.  Ware. 

(q.  V.) 

3.  Harlan  Page«,  b.  Feb.  28,  1868. 

51.  Sarahs  b.  May  22,  1827  ;  d.  Oct.  18,  1856. 

52.  MehitableS  b.  Oct.  22,  1828;  m.  April  25,  1850,  Henry  M,, 
son  of  Rev,  Perez  Chapin,  of  Pownal,  Me.,  and  grandson  of  Dr. 
Perez  Chapin,  of  Benson,  Vt.  They  res.  in  Portland,  Me.,  twelve 
years,  where  he  printed  and  published  the  Christian  Mirror^  which 

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714  genealogy:  knight. 

was  edited  by  the  late  Asa  Cummings,  d.  d.  Failing  health  demand- 
ing a  change,  he  purchased  a  farm  in  Nelson,  and  a  few  years  later 
rem.  to  Keene,  where  he  was  a  compositor  in  the  Cheshire  Repub- 
lican office;  d.  in  Keene,  Feb,  23,  1876.  His  wife  res.  in  New 
Boston. 

CHILDREX. 

1.  Edward  Perez«,  b.  June  25,  1851;  d.  Aug.  26,  1851. 

2.  Rev.  Frankliu  Munroe",  b.  April  19,  1853 ;  was  graduated  at  Dartmouth 

college  and  Hartford  Theological  institute;  was  ordained  to  the 
Christian  ministry,  June  20,  1880 ;  m.  June  30,  1880,  Flora  M.  Bar- 
rett. They  sailed  from  San  Francisco  as  missionaries  of  the  Ameri- 
can Board,  Sept.  1,  1880,  and  arrived  at  Kalgan,  North  China,  their 
present  field  of  labor,  Oct.  22,  1880.  Child :  William  Landers",  b.  in 
Pekin,  China,  May  12,  1881. 

3.  Ella6,  b.  May  3,  1857.  4.     Asa  Cummings«,  b.  Feb.  18,  1866. 

5.     Mary  Bogardis^,  b.  June  13,  1868. 

53.  Persis^  b.  July  27,  1830 ;  d.  Nov.  4,  1853. 

54.  Francis  Edwin^  b.  Sept.  7,  1832 ;  d.  Nov.  10,  1833. 

55.  A  dau.^  b.  June  30,  1834;  d.  July  5,  1834. 

56.  Nancy^  b.  June  24,  1835  ;  m.  Feb.  15,  1855,  Heman  J., 
son  of  Charles  and  Roxana  (Farnum)  Fogg.     (q.  v.) 

57.  Harlan  Page^  b.  Sept.  26,  1837;  d.  Dec.  21,  1862;  was  a 
member  of  Bowdoin  college,  of  the  class  of  1865.  He  enlisted  in 
Co.  E,  6th  regt.  N.  H.  vols. ;  was  wounded  in  the  first  battle  of 
Fredericksburg,  and  d.  one  week  later. 

58.  Abby  Elizabeth^  b.  July  4,  1840 ;  m.  June  1,  1858,  William 

0.  Gordon,  of  Danbui-y.  He  worked  for  many  years  for  the  Head 
Brothers  in  Hooksett;  is  now  on  a  farm  in  New  Hampton. 

CHILDREX. 

1.  Nellie  Augusta^,  b.  May  11,  1859;  m.  Jan.  21,  1882,  Andrew  T.  True;  res. 

East  Deering,  Me. 

2.  Mary  Lydia^,  b.  Oct.  11,  1861. 

3.  Myra  Gault^,  b.  Feb.  12,  1864. 

4.  Arthur  Williame,  b.  May  23,  1866. 

5.  Elmer  Dudley",  b.  May  25,  1869 ;  d.  Feb.  4,  1875. 

6.  Samuel  KnightS  b.  July  6,  1871 ;  d.  Feb.  6,  1875. 

7.  An  infant",  b.  Dec.  7,  1875;  d.  Jan.  1,  1876. 

8.  Joseph  Stone",  b.  Aug.  19,  1877. 

9.  Clarence  Isaac",  b.  Sept.  10,  1880. 

59.  Lucy  Caroline^,  b.  Nov.  26,  1842 ;  d.  Dec.  3,  1853. 

60.  Ellen  Frances^  b.  Oct.  18,  1844;  m.  March  26,  1875,  Gran- 
ville K.,  son  of  James  Hosley  Hadley.     (q.  v.) 


GENEALOdV  :    KNIGHT.  715 

61.  Edwin  Franklin-^  b.  Oct.  18,  1844;  d.  Oct.  18,  1877;  m. 
Nov.  27,  1869,  Eva  D.,  dan.  of  Chauncy  Barker,  of  Harrisville.  He 
was  a  professor  of  penmanship;  was  a  student  at  the  Business  col- 
lege in  Manchester  several  terms,  and  finished  his  studies  under 
Professor  Schoville,  of  Providence,  R.  I.  He  has  left  some  fine 
specimens  of  his  art. 

62.  Irving  Augustine^  b.  Aug.  14,  1847 ;  m.  Sept.  1,  1878,  Mary 
A.,  dau.  of  Gideon  and  Melvina  (Bean)  Felch,  of  Sutton,  who  d. 
May  29,  1880;  res.  on  the  homestead  several  years;  he  d.  in  New 
Boston,  Nov.  26,  1885. 

CHILD. 

].     Elmer  Irving'%  b.  June  20,  1879. 

All  the  children  of  Samuel  Knight,  who  grew  up,  were  students 
at  the  academy  in  H, 

63.  Benjamin^  (Enos-,  Benjamin^),  b.  in  Topsfield,  Mass.,  June 
16,  1765;  m.  1,  Jan.  9,  1787,  Sarah,  dau.  of  Jonathan  and  Sarah 
Davis  (q.  v.),  of  New  Ipswich,  who  d.  March  29,  1800;  m.  2,  Feb. 
19,  1801,  Lucy,  dau.  of  Joseph  Baker,  of  Nelson,  who  d.  June  2, 
1858,  aged  82  years.  He  came  to  H.  as  early  as  1786 ;  settled  on 
lot  10,  range  4,  marked  «  J.  K."  ;  d.  May  9,  1848.     Children  :  — 

64.  Ira^  [75],  b.  May  27,  1788.* 

65.  Sarah%  b.  June  20,  1792;  d.  Dec.  18,  1846.  She  res.  many 
years  in  Westford,  Mass. 

66.  NathanieP  [76],  b.  June  4,  1795. 

67.  Benjamin^  [77],  b.  Feb.  12,  1798. 

68.  Lucy^  [78],  b.  June  30,  1802. 

69.  Joseph''  [79],  b.  Jan.  12,  1805. 

70.  Enos"  [83],  b.  Feb.  17,  1806. 

71.  Ruth",  b.  March  7,  1810;  d.  March  17,  1845;  m.  Feb.  20, 
1844,  John  Knight,  of  Woburn,  Mass. 

73.  Emily",  b.  May  2,  1811 ;  d.  July  10,  1854 ;  m.  Sept.  24, 1840, 
Asa  Simonds.     (q.  v.) 

73.  Elijah"  [84],  b.  March  19,  1813. 

74.  Esther",  b.  Sept.  8,  1815;  d.  Sept.  25,  1843;  m.  Aug.  14, 
1843,  Rev,  Corban  C.  Curtice,t  of  Sanbornton. 

*  His  name  appears  on  town  records  as  being  b.  in  H.,  but  the  paper  before  me 
states  that  he  was  b.  in  New  Ipswich. 

t  Rev.  Corban  C.  Curtice  was  b.  in  Windsor,  Feb.  11, 1809.  He  was  a  student  at  H. 
academy  four  years;  taught  one  year  in  Nelson,  besides  teaching  ten  consecutive 
wintei-s;  was  three  years  at  Gilmanton  Theological  seminary,  and  was  ordained  as 
pastor  of  the  churches  at  Xorthfield  and  Sanbornton  Bridge,  Oct.  1, 1843,where  he  was 
a  successful  pastor  twenty-seven  j-ears. 


716  genealogy:  knight. 

75.  Ira*  [64],  m.  1,  in  1811,  Abigail,  dau.  of  Ebenezer  Pratt 
(q.  v.),  who  d.  Nov.  7,  1844;  m.  2,  Abigail  Burton,  who  was  b.  in 
Jaffrey  in  1787;  d.  July  6,  1871.  He  res.  in  Marlow,  where  he  d. 
Jan.  14,  1880. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Lewis  A.5,   b.  April   25,  1812;   m.  1,  May  30,  1841,  Thankful  Watson 

Gibbs,  who  was  b.  in  Sullivan,  June  24,  1815,  and  d.  in  Westmore- 
land, June  24,  1867;  m.  2,  Nov.  25,  1869,  Almira  Adams.  Children: 
(1),  Addle  Rosella^,  b.  Feb.  13,  1843;  m.  1,  May  12,  1866,  James 
Powers,  who  d.  July  19,  1866;  m.  2,  Roscoe ;  m.  3,  David  Mil- 
ton Tiffany;  res.  Mason  City,  la.  Children:  («),  Fred  Lewis"  (Tif- 
fany), b.  May  20,  1877.  (6),  Julian  Osro"  (Tiffany),  b.  in  Mason 
City,  Dec.  4,  1879.  (2),  Harlan  Norris",  b.  in  Marlow,  Dec.  27,  1844; 
d.  Nov.  19,  1847.  (3),  Orar  Lewisc,  b.  in  Marlow,  May  31,  1848;  m. 
Carrie  Robinson;  res.  Mason  City,  la.  Child:  Ella",  b.  in  Green 
Bay,  Wis.,  Sept.  16,  1879.  (4),  Mary  Ella«,  b.  in  Sullivan,  Sept.  6, 
1850;  d.  Dec.  24,  1864. 

2.  NathanieF,  b.  June  15,  1813;  m.  July  22,   1833,  Zilpha  Miller,  who  was 

b.  in  Marlow,  May  26,  1807 ;  res.  Marlow.  Children  :  (1),  Lydia  E.''>, 
b.  1834;  d.  April,  1861;  m.  Oct.  20,  1858,  Cyrus  K.  Farnsworth,  of 
Washington.  (2),  Lewis  A.«,  b.  in  Marlow,  Sept.  29,  1838:  m.  April 
26,  1864,  Martha  E.,  dau.  of  Arnold  and  Betsey  (Taylor)  Burtt  (q.v.) ; 
res.  at  the  "A.  Burtt"  homestead  in  Bennington.  Children:  (a), 
Henry  A.",  b.  July  2,  1865;  m.  (&),  Fred  A.\  b.  Feb.  21,  1869.  (3), 
Alfred  Francis^,  b.  in  Marlow,  Aug.  15,  1840;  ra.  Mary,  dau.  of  John 
and  Abigail  Fletcher,  of  Marlow.  Child:  Viola",  b.  Marlow,  1867. 
(4),  Milan  A.'^  b.  in  Marlow,  July  8,  1849;  m.  May  24,  1873,  Vesta 
Shelley,  who  was  b.  in  Rockingham,  Vt.,  Oct.  23,  1852.  Children: 
(rt),  Emery  Augustus",  b.  in  Marlow,  March  25,  1874.  (6),  Clara  L.', 
b.  in  Marlow,  July  7,  1876.  (c),  Bertie  Leroy",  b.  in  Marlow,  May 
20,  1881 ;  d.  Aug.  9,  1882. 

3.  William^,  b.  June  9,  1814;  d.  March  14,  1822. 

4.  Elvira^,  b.  Oct.  12,  1816;  d.  Sept.  12,  1818. 

5.  Ira  Daviss,  b.  Sept.  12,  1819;  m.  May  22,  1845,  Caroline  B.  Hemenway; 

res.  Keene.  Children:  (1),  Jane  R.«,  b.  Dec.  7,  1846;  m.  Sept.  19, 
1868,  Lucius  P.,  son  of  Col.  Bethuel  Farley,  b.  May  29,  1843.  Chil- 
dren:  (a).  Flora  B.",  b.  Dec.  11,  1868.  (6),  Frank",  b.  April  26, 
1870.  (c),  Ella",  b.  Nov.  27,  1871.  (d),  James  Weston^  b.  March 
29,  1874;  d.  May  4,  1875.  (e),  Eva  M.",  b.  Nov.  17,  1876.  (2),  Wil- 
lieB,  d.  (3),  George^,  b.  May  23,  1851;  m.  Alma  Underwood,  of 
Svvanzey.  (4),  Charles  F.e,  b.  July  16,  1853;  m.  Sept.  1877,  Maria 
Moore,  of  Dublin.  (5),  Frank",  b.  March  24,  1856;  m.  Sept.  1880. 
(6),  Harriet'5,  b.  May  24,  1857;  m.  Fred  Flagg.  (7),  Edward",  b. 
Aug.  18,  1858;  d.  Dec.  29,  1864.  (8),  Emmac,  b.  March  27,  1861 ;  m. 
Aug.  30,  1880,  Frank  Pooie.     (9),  Walton",  b.  Jan.  1,  1865. 


genealogy:  knight.  717 

G.     Mary  Abigail^,  b.  Jan.   14,  1821;    d.  Feb.  20,   1883;    m.  May   21,   1848, 
Joseph  Clyde,     (q.  v.) 

7.  Ebenezer  Pratt^.  b.  Dec.  1,  1824;  m.  1,  Jan.  1,  185G,  Emily  Jaue,  dau.  of 

Rev.  W.  W.  Lovejoy,  of  Antrim,  who  was  b.  April  14,  1834;  d.  Sept. 
29,  1859 ;  ra.  2,  May  26,  1861,  Elvira  Richardson,  who  was  b.  Jan.  28, 
1843.  Children:  (1),  Willie  Eugene",  b.  Aug.  22,  1859;  d.  Oct.  11, 
1859.     (2),  Eugene  W.'s  b.  Sept.  15,  1863. 

8.  Susan  Pratt»,  b.  Sept.  5,   182G;    m.  June  15,   1853,   Samuel    D.,  son  of 

David  and  Lucy  (Dart)  Bill,  who  was  b.  in  Gilsum,  Sept.  9,  1824. 
Children:  (1),  Daniel  Dennis",  b.  May  15,  1854;  d.  Sept.  1,  1858. 
(2),  Fred  Wilder",  b.  Dec.  27,  1859. 

9.  Benjamin  Franklin^,  b.  June   12,  1828 ;    m.  in   1854,  Lucy   B.  Barney. 

(q.  V.)  Children:  (1),  Emma  Jane«,  b.  Nov.  12,  1854;  d.  Oct.  5, 
1856.  (2),  Edgar  Leforest",  b.  Jan.  5,  1858;  d.  July  13,  1860.  (3), 
Mellie  E.«,  b.  July  8,  1862. 
10.  Sarah  Davis^,  b.  Sept.  4,  1830;  m.  June  18,  1851,  William  H.  Darrah 
(q.  v.),  of  Bennington.  Mr.  Darrah  has  served  the  town  of  Benning- 
ton as  one  of  the  selectmen,  representative  to  the  legislature  and 
town  clerk.  To  Mrs.  Darrah  we  are  under  great  obligations  for 
valuable  papers  concerning  the  Knight,  Pratt,  and  Darrah  families. 

76.  Nathaniel  [66],  m.  Aug.  26,  1821,  Mary,  dau.  of  Andrew 
and  Elizabeth  Robb,  of  Antrim,  who  was  b.  Sept.  25,  1801 ;  d.  Dec. 
3,  1855.  He  settled  in  Webster,  Monroe  county,  N.  Y.,  where  he 
continues  to  res. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Andrews,  b.  July  26,  1828;  d.  April  15,  1831. 

2.  Andrew  M.s,  b.  Feb.  28,  1831. 

3  and  4.     George  W.^  and  James  M.^,  b.  Nov.  2,  1833. 
5.     William  R.s,  b.  Aug.  27,  1835. 


Atwood,  of  Nelson,  who  was  b.  in  Nelson,  Sept.  29,  1799;  d.  Sept. 
13,  1865.  They  settled  first  in  Webster,  Monroe  county,  N.  Y. ; 
rem.  to  Springwater,  N.  Y.,  and  from  there  to  Utica,  Mich.,  where 
he  now  res. 

CHILDREN-. 

1.  Edwin  Lincoln^,  b.  in  Webster,  Oct.  29,  1822 ;  d.  in  Edgarton,  O.,  Oct.  1873. 

2.  Albins,  b.  Oct.  25,  1824;  d.  March  3,  1825. 

3.  Sarah5,  b.  April  9,  1826;  d.  Jan.  3,  1855. 

4.  Philip  A. -5,  b.  Sept.  6,  1828.     A  graduate  of  Ann  Arbor  university  and  a 

practising  physician  at  Utica,  Mich. 

5.  Lucy  Ann\  b.  Sept.  1831 ;   d.  March  16,  1856. 

6.  Mary  EmilyS,  b.  Aug.  27,  1838 ;  d.  March  6,  1840. 

7.  Albert  Bruce^,  b.  Feb.  23,  1843;   belongs  to  the  Signal  service,  and  is 

stationed  at  Helena,  Montana. 


718  GENEALOGY:    KXIGHT. 

78.  Lucy^  [68],  m.  March  29,  1829,  James  Collins  ;  res.  in  Goffs- 
town,  where  she  d.  June  30,  1844. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  George^  b.  May  30,  1830;  res.  several  years  with  liis  grandparents  in  H. ; 

present  res.,  Fort  Wayne,  lud. 

2.  JaneS,  b.  Sept.  20,  1834 ;  she  also  spent  several  years  in  H. ;  m.  and  res. 

in  Donevan,  111. 

3.  Charles  F.  G.^,  b.  Feb.  4,  1889 ;  d.  Dec.  18,  1883 ;  m.  and  res.  in  Beloit, 

Wis. 

79.  Joseph^  [69],  d.  Dec.  20,  1872  ;  m.  1,  Nov.  24,  1836,  Caro- 
line Bullard  (q.  v.),  who  was  b.  May  11,  1815;  d.  Oct.  16,  1847;  m. 
2,  Feb.  1,  1849,  Mrs.  Mary  Caroline  Strong,*  of  Dublin;  res.  on 
place  marked  "J.  Knight";  occupied  also  the  homestead  marked 
"  J.  K."  Was  a  highly  respected  citizen  ;  served  the  town  as  one 
of  the  board  of  selectmen  and  as  representative  to  the  legislature. 
Children :  — 

80.  An  infant^  b.  Jan.  14,  1840  ;  d. 

81.  George  Washington^  b.  Aug.  1,  1841;  m.  Aug.  28,  1875, 
Mrs.  Kate  C.  Cody,  of  Harrisville;  res.  several  years  on  the  B. 
Knight  homestead;  present  res.,  Greenfield. 

CHILDREX. 

1.  Joseph  R.6,  b.  May  30,  1876;  d.  July  17,  1887. 

2.  Elijah  G.e,  b.  Dec.  29,  1877;  d.  May  1,  1878. 

3.  Lewis  J.6,  b.  Dec.  29,  1877 ;  d.  July  5,  1887. 

4.  Freddie  C.e,  b.  Aug.  25,  1881;  d.  July  11,  1887. 

5.  Laurie  V.e,  b.  Sept.  25,  1884;  d.  July  9,  1887. 

83.     Lucy  Caroline^,  b.  Oct.  16,  1847 ;  d.  Oct.  15,  1865. 

83.  Enos*  [70],  m.  Sept.  16,  1830,  Betsey  Eobb,  who  was  b.  in 
Antrim,  Dec.  8,  1805;  settled  in  Webster,  N.  Y.,  where  they  con- 
tinue to  res. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Wallace^  b.  Dec.  21,  1832.  4.     Hortons,  b.  Nov.  29,  1839. 

2.  Erailyf^,  b.  Jan.  13,  1835.  5.     Lucy  Jane*,  b.  June  27,  1841. 

3.  Nathaniels,  b.  Jan.  16,  1837.  6.     Esthers,  b.  Aug.  12,  1844. 

84.  Elijah^  [73],  m.  Aug.  28,  1842,  Mary  Jane,  dau.  of  James 
and  Jerusha  (Palmer)  Griffin,  of  Manchester,  who  was  b.  Nov.  18, 

*  Mrs.  Mai-y  Caroline  (Strong)  Knight  continues  to  res.  on  the  place  marked  "  .J. 
Knight."  She  had  two  daughters  by  her  first  husband :  Emogene  B.  Strong,  b.  Dec. 
16, 1841 ;  m.  .Jan.  19, 1860,  Francis  C.  Ober  (q.  v.) ;  and  Maria  L.  Strong,  b.  Aug.  24, 1844; 
d.  Sept.  21,  1863.  Her  first  husband  was  a  grandson  of  Henry  Strongman,  who  was 
the  first  permanent  settler  of  Dublin. 


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GENEALOGY:    KNIGHT.  719 

1819.  Mr.  Knight  remained  on  his  father's  farm  until  he  was  18 
years  of  age,  assisting  his  parents  and  attending  the  district  school 
in  the  winter,  with  the  addition  of  two  terms  at  academies  —  one  in 
H.  and  one  in  Stoddard.  About  this  time  he  left  home  and  worked 
through  the  winter  with  a  clock-maker,  and  also  the  succeeding 
winter.  The  next  winter  he  taught  two  district  schools  —  one  in 
H.,  in  the  district  adjoining  his  own,  and  one  in  Alstead.  The  sum- 
mers intervening  during  these  three  years  he  spent  at  ?iome  on  the 
farm.  On  attaining  his  majority  he  began  his  life-work  as  a  clock- 
maker,  working  one  season  in  Goffstown,  two  years  in  Nashua,  and 
one  winter  in  Charlestown,  Mass.,  and  Boston,  Mass.,  and  then  again 
in  Nashua.  In  July,  1837,  he  went  into  business  as  a  jeweler  in 
what  was  then  the  little  village  of  Araoskeag.  They  were  at  that 
time  just  building  the  guard-locks,  preparing  to  build  up  the  city  of 
Manchester.  After  remaining  in  Amoskeag  two  years,  he  rem.  to 
Manchester,  w^hich  was  then  growing  fast,  and  he  was  able  to  do  a 
good  business.  In  the  autumn  of  1841  he  took  a  trip  to  "  the  West," 
but  soon  returned,  and  established  himself  in  New  Market,  where  he 
remained  twelve  years,  and  then  rem.  to  Concord,  where  he  res. 
until  the  close  of  his  life.  While  res.  in  New  Market  he  was  com- 
missioned a  justice  of  the  peace  by  Governor  Martin,  and  was  solic- 
ited to  act  as  trial  justice,  but  declined.  This  office  he  held  ten 
years  while  a  res.  of  New  Market,  and  also  held  the  same  office  in 
Concord.  He  was  honored  by  his  townsmen  by  being  chosen  a 
member  of  the  convention  which  met  in  Concord,  in  1850,  to  revise 
the  constitution  of  the  state.  He  also  held  a  commission  as  major 
in  the  state  militia. 

"  His  life  ran  along  in  an  easy,  quiet  way,  free  from  broils  and. 
entanglements,  and  with  but  very  little  fret  and  worry.  He  has 
done  good  by  being  in  the  world,  and  never  knowingly  harmed  a 
single  individual.  He  was  always  a  staunch,  true  Democrat,  and 
ever  took  a  deep  interest  in  political  affairs,  being  anxious  that  what 
he  deemed  the  right  principles  should  prevail.  He  was  many  times 
the  candidate  of  his  party  for  various  offices,  but  his  party  being  in 
the  minority,  he  of  course  failed  of  an  election.  He  was  a  close 
observer  of  public  men  and  public  events,  keeping  well  informed, 
upon  all  that  was  transpiring  in  the  world  by  reading  and  observa- 
tion. He  formed  his  own  opinions  for  himself,  and  was  always 
ready  to  maintain  them  by  candid  argument.  He  was  brought 
up    under   the  Orthodox-Presbyterian   faith,  and    always    attended 


720  GENEALOGY:    KNIGHT. 

divine  worship  with  that  church.  He  embraced  Odd  Fellowship 
in  1844,  and  became  quite  prominent  in  the  order,  holding  all  the 
various  offices  in  the  subordinate  lodge  and  encampment.  He  was 
also  a  Royal  Arch  Mason.  He  was  a  good  citizen,  social  and  genial, 
and  possessed  sound  qualities  of  mind  and  heart.  He  was  a  man  of 
strong  convictions  of  right  and  wrong,  a  great  lover  of  Nature  and 
her  marvelous  works,  very  sympathetic  and  social  in  his  nature, 
careful  and  considerate  with  his  associates,  a  friend  to  every  just 
enterprise,  and  an  honored  and  esteemed  citizen  of  the  city  where, 
for  over  thirty  yeai's,  he  did  a  prosperous  business  and  enjoyed  his 
quiet,  happy  home  in  peace  and  content.  He  was  truly  one  of 
Nature's  noblemen^  and  this  modest  sketch  pays  but  a  faint  tribute 
to  the  real  worth  of  the  man  as  a  kind  neighbor  of  warm  sympa- 
thies and  a  valued  citizen  of  sound,  ripened  judgment,  holding  the 
best  interests  of  the  community  at  heart,  and  blessed  with  an  ex- 
tended circle  of  appreciative  friends."     He  d.  Aug.  11,  1886. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Helen  Jane^,  b.  in  New  Market,  May  15,  1845 ;  d.  in  Adams,  Mass.,  Dec.  17, 

1882 ;  m.  July  30,  1868,  Elisha  P.  Fisher,  of  East  Bridgewater,  Mass. 

2.  Lizzie  EmilyS,  b.  in  New  Market,  April  12,  1849 ;  m.  July  26,  1871,  James 

Cutler  Badger;  res.  Concord. 


JOSEPH    K.    KNIGHT. 

Joseph  K.^  Knight,  m.  Nancy  Wilder,  of  Lempster,  Mass.,  and 
rem.  from  there  to  Stoddard. 

1,  Joseph  K.2  (Joseph  K.^),  was  b.  in  Lempster,  in  1790,  and 
came  with  his  parents  to  Stoddard,  where  most  of  his  life  was  spent. 
He  m.  Koxana  Pitcher,  of  Stoddard.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the  war 
of  1812,  and  a  man  of  sterling  integrity.  They  came  to  H.  to  res., 
at  the  place  marked  "Mrs,  Marshall,"  in  the  village,  in  their  last 
years.  He  d.  April  27,  1871 ;  she  d,  Oct.  31,  1876,  aged  82  years 
and  8  months.     Both  are  buried  in  Pine  Ridge  cemetery. 

CHILDREN,    BORN   IN   STODDARD. 

1.  Sumner^,  was  for  years  deputy  sheriff  aud  United  States  revenue  asses- 

sor ;  res.  Keene.     Several  children ;  one  is  a  doctor. 

2.  Joseph  W.'^,  res.  Tennessee. 

3.  Rosalva»,  m.  Abel  C.  Wilder,  of  Stoddard,  who  d.  in  1866.     Mrs.  Wilder 

res.  with  her  brother-in-law  in  H. 

4.  Joanna^,  d.  young, 

5.  Ellen  F.^,  m.  Owen  L.  Boutelle,     (q,  v.) 


GENEALOGY:    KNIGHT;    KNOWLTON.  721 

2.  David-  (Joseph  K.^),  m.  Candace  Gilson,  of  Stoddard.  He 
res.  several  years  in  Stoddard,  and  came  to  H.  to  res.  about  the 
middle  of  this  century,  at  the  place  marked  "M.  E.  Johnson"  on 
the  village  plan.  He  was  a  tanner  and  currier.  After  a  res.  of 
about  ten  years  in  H.  the  family  rem.  He  d.  in  Wilton ;  his  widow 
d.  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

CHILDKEX. 

1.     Echviu-^  d.  j'ouug.  2.     Daupluu'',  d.  young. 

3.     Anna  W.-',  b.  in  H. ;  m.  and  res.  in  Boston,  Mass. 


KNOWLTON. 

1.  Thaddeus^  Knowlton,  b.  in  Dublin;  ra.  Rebecca  Bishop,  who 
was  b.  in  Sherborn,  Mass.;  res.  in  Sherborn,  Mass.,  several  years. 
Came  to  H.,  where  they  res.  at  No.  67;*  rem.  to  Dublin,  where 
they  d.     Children  : — 

3.     Eliza-,  b.  in  Sherborn,  Mass.;  m.  Simon  Fogg.     (q.  v.) 

3.  Lyman",  b.  in  Sherborn,  Mass.;  m.  Jane  Grey,  of  Peterboro'. 
He  d.  in  Nelson. 

4.  Sylvia-,  b.  in  Sherborn,  Mass.;  ra.  1,  John  Todd  (q.  v.);  m. 
2,  George  Todd  (q.  v.);  m.  3, Chandler;  res.  Peterboro';  d. 

5.  Dexter  B.^,  b.  in  "Southby,"  Mass.,  Jan.  19,  1813;  m.  Dec. 
2,  1834,  Mary  A.  Newell;  res.  in  H.,  in  house  owned  by  Mr.  Dow, 
on  the  Greenfield  road,  a  few  years;  rem.  to  East  Jaffrey,  where  his 
wife  d.;  present  res..  East  Jaffrey. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  George  D.^,  b.  Aug.  2,  18—;  d.  in  the  army;  was  a  member  of  Co.  I,  2Gth 

Mass.  regt. 

2.  Mary  E.3,  b.  April  30,   1837;  m.  Feb.   13,   ]856,  Cliaplain  Deeth;  slie  d. 

July  24,  1865(.?). 

3.  Hannah  Jane'^,  b.  in  IL,  July  1,  1839;  m.  Chaplain  Deeth. 

4.  Charles  L.^,  b.  Sept.  17,  1845. 

5.  William  A.^,  b.  May  11,  1849;  m.  Mary  E.  Mansfield. 

6.  Katie  E.s,  b.  and  d.  June  21,  1856. 

6.  Emeline-,  b.  in  H.;  m.  Luke  Bryant,  of  Jaffrey,  who  d.  in 
Jaffrey. 

7.  Mary  A.-,  b.  in  Dublin;  d.  in  Nelson;  m.  John  Gibson. 

*  Before  liviiiy  at  No.  G7  "  be  lived  beyond  the  long  pond  for  a  long  time,"  possibly 
in  Nelson. 


722  GENEALOGY:    KNOWLTON;   LAKIN. 

ABNER  KNOWLTON. 

Ebenezei-^  Knowlton  res.  in  Holliston,  Mass.,  and  was  a  Revolu- 
tionai-y  soldier. 

Gideon-  (Ebenezer^),  m.  Mary,  dau.  of  Daniel  Gibson,  and  settled 
first  in  New  Boston  ;  later  res.  in  Windsor  and  Stoddard. 

1,  Abner^  (Gideon-,  Ebenezer^),  b.  in  Windsor,  May  7,  1807;  m. 
Nancy,  dau.  of  Samuel  and  Mary  (Dresser)  Swett,  of  Windsor. 
He  worked  in  brick-yards  near  Boston  when  young,  and  settled  on 
the  Frank  Matson  place  in  Stoddard.  The  family  came  to  H.  to 
res.  in  1875.  (For  res.  see  village  plan.)  Mrs.  Knowlton  d.  Feb. 
19,  1884. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Jennette  Swett*,*  m.  Israel  D.  "Woodman,     (q.  v.) 

2.  May  Frances*.  4.     Arielle*,  m.  John  R.  Putney,    (q.  v.) 

3.  Norris  Edgar*,  d.  in  infancy.        5.     Hattie  Adell*,  d.  young. 


LAKIN. 


William^  Lakin,  b.  in  England  in  1581 ;  came  to  Massachusetts 
with  his  daughter-in-law  and  two  grandsons  about  the  year  1640, 
his  son  having  d.  in  England.  They  settled  in  Reading,  but  subse- 
quently rem.  to  Groton.  His  daughter-in-law  m.  2,  William  Martin, 
and  continued  to  res.  in  Reading  for  some  time,  but  rem.  to  Groton. 
The  two  grandsons,  William^  and  John",  had  grants  of  land  in 
Groton,  on  which  they  settled.  William^  d.  Dec.  10,  1672,  prob- 
ably in  Groton,  although  a  member  of  the  family,  who  has  investi- 
gated the  matter,  claims  that  he  d.  in  England. 

Ensign  John"  ( %  William-'),  m.  Mary ;  settled  in  Groton, 

Mass.,  where  he  d.  in  1697.     Seven  children,  of  whom 

William*  (John", -,  William^),  the  oldest  son  and  thii'd  child, 

was  b.  in  Groton,  May  12,  1664;  m.  in  1685,  Elizabeth  .     Five 

children,  of  whom 

William^  (William*,  John",  %  William^),  the  oldest,  was  b. 

in  Groton,  Sept.  2,  1686;  m.  Miriam  Arwin,t  who  was  b.  in  Scot- 
land. Nine  children,  two  of  whom  came  to  H.,  although  one  re- 
mained but  a  short  time. 


*  Abner  Knowlton's  three  daughters  have  been  prominent  school  teachers. 

t  There  is  a  tradition  in  one  branch  of  the  family,  that  an  ofHcer  in  the  British 
army,  stationed  at  Boston  in  1775,  came  out  to  Groton  to  visit  his  sister,  Miriam 
(Arwin)   Lakin. 


GENEALOGY;    LAKIN.  723 

1.     William"  (William^  WilliamS  Jolm^,  %  William^),  b.  in 

Groton,  May  22,  1732;  rn.  1,  Feb.  27,  1756,  Priscilla  Ames,  who  d. 
about  three  months  after  her  marriage;  m.  2,  Feb.  2,  1758,  Anna 
Gragg;  date  of  death  not  known.  She  was  of  Scotch-Irish  extrac- 
tion, and  in  her  day  a  noted  doctress;  m.  3,  March  9,  1796,  Margaret 
Percy,  of  Peterboro'.  He  served  in  the  French  and  Indian  war, 
and  was  taken  prisoner  at  Ticonderoga.  He  and  another  prisoner 
were  bound  and  placed  between  two  Indians;  his  companion  untied 
the  cords  that  bound  them  with  his  teeth,  and  they  made  their  es- 
cape, and  after  enduring  many  hardships,  were  able  to  reach  their 
homes  in  safety.  He  settled  in  Groton,  but  about  the  year  1770 
rem.  to  H.  (then  Society  Land),  and  settled  at  No.  8,  where  he 
occupied  for  a  short  time  a  hunter's  abandoned  camp.  Subse- 
quently he  rem.  to  No.  10,  and  spent  the  last  years  of  his  life  in 
the  house  marked  "  J,  S.  Lakin." 

We  have  no  means  of  knowing  anything  about  this  hunter.  He 
was  a  bold  pioneer  without  doubt;  but  when  William  Lakin  took  up 
his  abode  here  there  were  but  two  other  families  in  town,  and  per- 
haps but  one ;  for  aught  we  know,  John  Grimes  had  left,  but  Moses 
Morrison  had  just  established  himself  not  far  from  the  shores  of 
Half-moon  pond.  All  else  was  an  unbroken  wilderness.  The  nearest 
grist-mill  was  in  Jaffrey,  twelve  miles  distant,  and.  for  several  years 
he  was  accustomed  to  shoulder  a  bag  and  go  that  distance  to  mill. 
He  was  elected  constable  at  the  first  town-meeting  of  which  we  have 
a  recoi'd,  and  in  many  ways  proved  himself  to  be  a  worthy  citizen. 

He  made  frequent  visits  to  Groton,  always  going  on  foot,  and 
from  time  to  time  brought  bundles  of  small  apple-trees  on  his  back 
to  H.,  and  as  a  result  in  a  few  years  he  had  a  large  orchard.  He  d. 
in  1816.     Children:  — 

2.  William"  [13],  b.  in  Groton,  Oct.  11,  1758. 

3.  Ann"  [14],  b.  in  Groton,  Oct.  11,  1758. 

4.  LemueF  [15],  b.  in  Groton,  Feb.  26,  1761. 

5.  Robert^  [65],  b.  in  Groton,  Jan.  9,  1763. 

6.  Jonas"  [66],  b.  in  Groton,  Feb.  24,  1765. 

7.  JoeF  [67],  b.  in  Groton,  May  4,  1767. 

8.  Elizabeth"  [68],  b.  in  Peterboro',  Nov.  25,  1770. 

9.  Jonathan^  [69],  b.  in  H.,  Dec.  30,  1775. 

10.  Miriam'^,  b.  in  H.,  Aug.  15,  1777;  no  further  record. 

11.  John^  [70],  b.  in  New  Ipswich,  July  29,  1781. 

12.  Hannah  Spofford",  b.  in  H.,  May  16, 1782  ;  no  further  record. 


724  GENEALOGY:    LAKIN. 

In  addition  to  the  above  there  were  six  children  who  d.  young, 
and  no  record  was  made. 

13.  William"  [2]  was  a  soldier  in  the  Eevolutionary  war  (see 
p.  236);  m.  Elizabeth  Wilson,  who  d.  at  about  the  age  of  50  years. 
He  res.  a  few  years  at  No.  9  (name  on  tax-list  in  1790,  but  not  in 
1792);  rem.  to  Salem,  Washington  county,  N.  Y.,  where  he  res. 
until  1798,  when  he  rem.  to  Van  Buren,  Onondago  county,  N.  Y., 
where  he  continued  to  res.  until  the  close  of  his  life ;  d.  Feb.  23, 
1835. 

CHILD. 

1.  John^  b.  in  Salem,  N.  Y.,  April  8,  1795;  m.  June  28,  1818,  Catherine 
Evans,  who  was  b.  in  Boston,  Mass.,  and  cl.  Oct.  6,  1867,  aged  69 
years;  res.  Van  Buren,  Onondago  county,  N.  Y.  He  was  a  farmer; 
held  many  town  and  county  offices,  and  was  a  member  of  the  state 
legislature  in  18-17  and  '18 ;  spent  most  of  his  life  on  the  farm  where 
his  father  settled  in  1798;  d.  Sept.  22,  1870.  Children:  (1),  Lafay- 
ette^,  b.  Jan.  7,  1825 ;  m.  Ann  Eliza  Cown ;  res.  McGrawville,  Cort- 
land county,  N.  Y.  Child:  Juliaio,  res.  Albany,  N.  Y.  (2),  Eliza- 
beths, b.  April  9,  1827;  m. McCall;  res.  Syracuse,  N.  Y.     To 

her  we  are  under  great  obligation  for  valuable  information  in  regard 
to  her  family.  (3),  Jane^,  b.  April  9,  1827;  m.  Daniel  Cardee ;  res. 
Syracuse,  N.  Y.  (4),  William^,  b.  Jan.  22,  1829;  d.  Aug.  1882.  (5), 
S.  Evaus^,  d.  in  Laport,  Ind.,  Aug.  6,  1855,  aged  19  years.  (6), 
Charles'',  b.  March  5,  1845;  res.  Niles,  Mich. 

14.  Ann"  [3],  m.  Arthur  Graham  (q.  v.);  rem.  from  H.  to  Al- 
stead,  and  then  to  Holland  Purchase,  N.  Y.,  and  from  there  to 
Geauga  county,  O.,  where  she  d.  about  the  year  1826.  Their 
family  res.  in  Sturgis,  Mich. 

15.  Capt.  Lemuel"  [4],  ni.  Hannah,  dau.  of  Moses  Morrison 
(q.  v.);  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary  war  (see  p.  236),  and 
ever  after  manifested  a  great  interest  in  military  affairs.  When 
chosen  constable  in  1796  he  was  ensign,  and  when  chosen  to  the 
same  office  one  year  later  he  was  lieutenant.  Subsequently  he 
served  as  captain  some  fourteen  or  fifteen  years.  His  early  advan- 
tages for  an  education  were  somewhat  better  than  the  rest  of  the 
family  enjoyed,  as  he  spent  some  years  in  Groton  after  the  family 
rem.  to  H.,  and  he  not  only  inherited  the  militai-y  spirit  of  the 
family,  but  the  stirring  scenes  of  the  Eevolutionary  period  must 
have  made  a  lasting  impression  on  his  mind. 

"  He  was  a  great  reader  of  the  Bible,  and  fond  of  argument.  He 
quoted  Scriptures  readily,  and  it  was  his  custom  to  say,  '  Let  us  see 


GENEALOGY:    LAKIN.  725 

what  St,  Paul  or  St.  John  says  on  this  subject.'  He  was  a  Presby- 
terian, but  later  in  life  embraced  Fniversalist  views."  He  settled 
on  the  homestead  at  No.  10.  The  house  that  was  built  on  that  spot 
was  burned  in  1786,  and  rebuilt  the  same  year.  It  was  subsequently 
rem.  to  the  spot  where  it  now  stands,  marked  "  M.  Lakin."  He  d. 
May  4,  1829 ;  his  wife  d.  Oct.  30,'  1842.  Children  :— 
IG.     Jacob  Gragg^  [27],.  b.  Nov.  14,  1785. 

17.  Margaret^  b.  Jan.  28,  1788 ;  m.  Dec.  26,  1809,  Joshua  Stan- 
ley, of  Dublin;  res.  in  Dublin  many  years,  but  after  the  death  of 
her  husband  rem.  to  Chelsea,  Mass.,  where  she  res.  with  her  daugh- 
ters, Mrs.  Wells  and  Mrs.  Kibbe,  and  d.  at  an  advanced  age,  at  the 
home  of  her  grandson,  Charles  Wilder. 

CHILPKEN. 

1.  Elvira^,  m.  Lemuel  Cook,  who  d.  ;  res.  for  a  time  iu  St.  Louis,  Mo. ;  present 

res.,  Ciielsea,  Mass.     One  sou,  LemueU",  a  successful  photographer. 

2.  Laura^,  m.  William  Fairfield ;  both  d.  many  years  ago ;  they  res.  iu  Bos- 

ton; several  children. 

3.  Lemuel'',  d.  young. 

4.  Hannah'-',  m.  James  Wilder,  of  Peterboro' ;  both  d.  many  years  ago.    One 

son,  Charlesi',  res.  iu  H.  with  his  uncle,  Joseph  Wilder,  several  years  ; 
served  iu  the  Civil  war  as  a  member  of  a  Massachusetts  regiment; 
m.  Anna  Wells;  res.  Chelsea,  Mass. ;  d.  about  the  year  1882;  several 
children. 

5.  Harriet^,  m.  Franklin  Morse,  of  Dublin;  res.  Dublin  and  Chelsea,  Mass., 

where  both  d.     Two  sous. 
C.     Euth^,  m.  Ivory  Wells ;  res.  Chelsea,  Mass. ;  several  children. 

7.  Sarah  Ann^,  m.  J.  H.  Kibbe;  res.  Chelsea,  Mass.;  several  children. 

8.  Wallace'^,  m. ;  d.  iu  Chelsea,  Mass. ;  three  children. 

18.  Moses  Morrison^  [59],  b.  March  9,  1790. 

19.  RacheP,  b.  Feb.  9,  1792;  d.  Nov.  19,  1824. 

20.  William*,  b.  Dec.  27,  1795;  d.  Aug.  12,  1798. 

21.  Sarah«,  b.  June  20,  1796;  d.  Feb.  6,  1846. 

22.  Anna*,  b.  June  6,  1798;  d.  Nov.  18,  1800. 

23.  Harriet*^  [60],  b.  June  10,  1800. 

24.  Lemuel*,  b.  Sept.  28,  1802;  was  in  early  life  a  school- 
teacher; m.  1,  May  16,  1830,  Julia  Chamberlain,  who  was  b.  A])ril 
13,  1809;  d.  in  Rochester,  N.  Y. ;  m.  2,  June  10,  1834,  Lucy  Cham- 
berlain, who  was  b.  May  18,  1800;  d.;  res.  in  Rochester  and  Pem- 
broke, N.  Y.,  and  Waupun,  Wis.,  his  present  res.  Child  :  Julia 
Chamberlain^,  b.  May  26,  1835, 

25.  Caroline^  b,  Sept.  11,  1804;  d.  March  4,  1867;  m.  May  22, 


726  GENEALOGY:   LAKIN. 

1829,  Josiah  Morse,  of  Henniker;  res.  Henniker,  with  the  exception 
of  a  few  years  spent  in  Bradford  and  Newbury.  Mr.  Morse  ra.  2, 
Sarah  Cogswell,  and  continues  to  res.  in  Henniker,  where  he  has 
been  for  many  years  a  prominent  citizen.  He  is  one  of  the  oldest 
Free  Masons  in  the  state. 

CHIL*). 

1.  J.  Webster^,  b.  April  8,  1830;  res.  Henniker;  a  wholesale  traveling  mer- 
chant; m.  June  19,  1851,  Almira  Gillingham,  who  cl.  Dec.  7,  1857. 
Children  :  (1  and  2),  Twins",  b.  March,  1852;  d.  young.  (3),  Caro- 
line Lakinia,  b.  May  3,  1854.  (4),  Frank  W.i",  b.  Sept.  25,  1856; 
d.  Sept.  12,  1857. 

36.  Napoleon  Bonaparte^  b.  June  2,  1806;  d.  Jan.  1859;  ra.  Dec. 
31,  1833,  Charlotte  Woods,  who  d.;  res.  in  H.,  Hillsboro',  and  West 
Cambridge  (now  Arlington),  Mass. 

37.  Jacob  Gragg«  [16],  m.  Dec.  1809,  Betsey  Stanley,  of  Dub- 
lin, who  was  b.  Dec.  28,  1788 ;  d.  Aug.  10,  1849.  Settled  on  the 
homestead  ;  was  for  many  years  one  of  the  most  prominent  citizens 
of  the  town ;  served  as  one  of  the  selectmen  ten  years,  and  was  also 
one  of  the  overseers  of  the  poor  many  years  ;  d.  May  25,  1852. 
Children :  — 

38.  Ann^  b.  Dec.  19,  1810;  m.  Charles  Hayward.     (q.  v.) 

39.  William^  [38],  b.  May  26,  1812. 

30.  Margaret^,  b.  May  13,  1814;  d.  July  9,  1815. 

31.  Joshua^  b.  Dec.  10,  1815;  d.  Nov.  5,  1819. 

33.     Charlotte^  b.  Oct.  3,  1819;  m.  Matthews  Miller,     (q.  v.) 

33.  Moses«  [46],  b.  Oct.  14,  1821. 

34.  Joshua  Stanley^  [55],  b.  Nov.  9,  1823. 

35.  LemueP,  b.  Feb.  5,  1826 ;  d.  Sept.  12,  1829. 

36.  Elizabeth  Maria^  b.  July  23,  1828 ;  m.  March  8,  1849, 
Adoniram  Russell,  of  Lyndeboro',  who  was  b.  April  28, 1822 ;  res.  one 
year  in  H.,  at  place  marked  "W.  Lakin "  ;  rem.  to  Lyndeboro', 
where  they  have  since  res.  Mr.  Russell  has  served  the  town  as  one 
of  the  board  of  selectmen  several  years. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Clarence  E.i'\  b.  June  22,  1850;  d.  March  30,  1870. 

2.  Ella  T.i",  b.  May  7,  1852;  m.  in  Wilton,  April  5,  1870,  Emery  Holt,  who 

was  b.  in  Lyndeboro',  May  27,  1848  ;  res.  Lyndeboro'.  Children  :  (1), 
Adaria  A.ii,  b.  Jan.  8,  1873.  (2),  Bertha  E.",  b.  April  20,  1874.  (3), 
Harvey  E.n,  b.  July  3,  1876.  (4),  Elma  L.",  b.  July  18,  1877.  (5), 
Ida  L.",  b.  May  26,  1881.  (.6),  Forest  A.",  b.  July  13,  1882.  (7), 
Charlotte  M.",  b.  July  6,  1883.     (8),  Ruth". 


genealogy:  lakin.  727 

3.  IdaL.w,  b.  Oct.  13,  1854;  d.  Oct.  li),  18G8. 

4.  Augusta  A.i",  b.  June  4,  1*857 ;  m.  in  Peterboro',  Nov.  25,  1879,  William 

F.  Field,  who  was  b.  in  Peterboro',  Feb.  16,  1852;  res.  Peterboro'. 
Child  :  Arthur  R.",  b.  Oct.  14,  1882. 

5.  George  J.i^  b.  Sept.  17,  1863;  m.  Alice  Gilsou. 

6.  Annie  M.i'\  b.  April  22,  1868;  d.  April  15,  1870. 

7.  Lilly  L.w,  b.  Dec.  26,  1871 ;  d.  De«.  26,  1871. 

37.  Andrew  Jackson'',  b.  July  1'2,  1834;  d,  at  North  Branch, 
Calaveras  county,  Cal.,  Aug.  8,  1854. 

38.  William^  [29],  m.  1,  March  23, 1837,  Malvina,  dau.  of  David 
and  Hannah  (Davis)  Davis  (q,  v.),  who  d.  Sept.  30,  1848;  m.  2, 
Mrs.  Mary  H.  Bartlett,  who  d.  April  5,  1851 ;  m.  3,  March  10, 
1853,  Lydia,  dau.  of  Ebenezer  and  Marcy  (Abbot)  Bartlett  (q.  v.), 
who  d.  Jan.  28,  1866;  m.  4,  Mrs.  Malinda  Norcross,  of  "Westminster, 
Mass.  He  was  a  student  at  the  academy  in  New  Ipswich  one  term, 
earning  the  money  to  pay  his  expenses  there  by  working  on  a  mill- 
dam.  He  also  attended  school  at  Dublin,  and  taught  school  several 
winters.  Settled  on  the  place  marked  "  W.  Lakin "  ;  rem.  to  the 
village,  and  from  there  to  East  Harrisville,  where  he  now  res. 
Children :  — 

39.  Ellen  Hannah^",  b.  Jan.  13,1838;  m.  Adolphus  G.  Foster, 
(q.  v.) 

40.  Ann^",  b.  Dec.  7,  1839;  was  a  successful  school-teacher  ;  m, 
John  L.  Little,     (q.  v.) 

41.  Mary  W.^  b.  Jan.  18,  1842;  m.  Charles  C.  Little,     (q.  v.) 
4:2.     Lura  M.'\  b.  March  27,  1845;  d.  Aug.  8,  1848. 

43.  Charlotte  J.^",  b.  Nov.  8,  1847;  d.  June  25,  1848. 

44.  William  L}%  b.  Aug.  30,  1850;  m.  April  12,  1877,  Nettie 
J.  Craige,  of  Montpelier,  Vt. ;  res.  Acworth. 

45.  Jacob  G.",  b.  April  24,  1854;  m.  Alice  M.  Whitney;  res. 
East  Harrisville. 

CHILDREX. 

1.     Lora  W.",  b.  April  13,  1882.  2.     Clara  E.n,  b.  March  14,  1886. 

46.  Moses«  [33],  m.  March  6,  1845,  Mary,  dau.  of  Eli  and  Nancy 
(Pratt)  Washburn,  (q.  v.)  Settled  on  the  homestead.  He  held 
no  public  office,  but  was  deeply  interested  in  the  -welfare  of  the 
community,  and  very  active  in  public  affairs;  d.  Jan.  22,  1858;  his 
wife,  who  survived  him,  d.  May  14,  1859.     Children:  — 

47.  George  A^\  b. Oct.  30, 1846;  a  carpenter;  m.  Feb.  18,  1886, 
Mrs.  Ella  Gray ;  res.  Alstead. 


728  GENEALOGY:    LAKIN. 

48.  Lemuel  D.^",  b.  March  13,  1848 ;  .a  farmer;  res.  H. 

49.  Mary  Jane^",  b.  Sept.  18,  1849;  m.  April  11,  1872,  Benja- 
min Lindsey.     (q.  v.) 

50.  Frank  H.^°,  b.  Jan.  31,  1851 ;  a  mechanic  ;  m.  Jan.  1,  1881, 
Mrs.  EUena  A.  Merrill,  who  was  b.  in  Ashby,  Mass.,  Nov.  1,  1842; 
res.  Worcester,  Mass. 

51.  Lorette  J}\  h.  July  2,  1852;  m.  Simon  S.  Fogg.     (q.  v.) 

52.  Fred  W.",  b.  Nov.  20,  1853 ;  res.  Alstead. 

53.  Nancy  M.^°,  b.  Sept.  17,  1855  ;  is  employed  in  a  hotel  in 
California  during  the  winter,  and  also  in  the  White  mountains  in 
the  summer. 

54.  Alice  A.^^  b.  Jan.  15,  1857;  m.  Oct.  11,  1877,  Edwin  Wil- 
bur, who  was  b.  in  Erving,  Mass.,  Jan.  18,  1839;  a  mechanic;  res. 
Erving,  Mass. 

CHILD. 

1.     Leou  E.ii,  b.  Sept.  14,  1878;  d.  July  31,  1880. 

55.  Joshua  Stanley^  [34],  m.  June  30,  1846,  Sarah,  dau.  of 
John  and  Margaret  (Stanley)  Gilchrest,  of  Dublin.  He  was  brought 
up  by  his  uncle,  Moses  M.  Lakin,  and  gained  what  education  the 
common  schools  of  the  time  afforded.  Settled  on  the  old  homestead, 
and  there  continues  to  res.  on  the  same  farm  where  his  great- 
grandfather settled  one  hundred  and  eighteen  years  ago.  When 
a  boy,  he  was  fond  of  music,  and  was  leader  of  a  band  for  many 
years ;  was  captain  of  a  militia  company  two  years,  and  was  master 
of  John  Hancock  grange  one  year;  served  as  one  of  the  selectmen 
of  the  town  six  years ;  was  representative  to  the  legislature  in  1876 
and  1877;  has  been  justice  of  the  peace  for  many  years;  was  one 
of  the  Centennial  committee  and  j^resident  of  the  day;  was  chair- 
man of  the  board  of  supervisors  four  years,  and  in  1886  was  elected 
one  of  the  school  board  for  three  years.  He  is  also  one  of  the  com- 
mittee having  in  charge  the  publication  of  this  History,  and  has 
from  the  beginning  taken  an  active  interest  in  the  same.  Chil- 
dren :  — 

56.  Amaret^°,  b.  June  26,  1847  ;  m.  June  5,  1867,  Joseph  A. 
Tarbell.     (q.  v.) 

57.  Emogene^",  b.  Jan.  23,  1851;  m.  July  1,  1879,  Fred  B. 
Richards,     (q.  v.) 

58.  Myron  C.^  b.  Aug.  30,  1852  ;  d.  Oct.  15,  1874. 

59.  Capt.    Moses  Morrison^  [18],  m.  July  29,  1817,  Sarah  B. 


GENEALOGY:   LAKIN.  729 

Stanley,  who  was  b.  in  Dublin,  May  15,  1791;  d.  June  15,  1867; 
settled  on  the  homestead;  res.  at  place  marked  "J.  S.  Lakin." 
During  his  lifetime  the  original  farm,  with  some  additions  that  they 
had  made,  was  owned  and  carried  on  by  himself  and  his  brother, 
Jacob  G.  (q.  v.);  but  after  his  death  the  farm  was  divided,  and  No. 
8,  where  William"  sealed,  fell  to  his  family.  He  was  a  soldier  in 
the  war  of  1812-14,  and  subsequently  captain  of  a  company  of  mili- 
tia. His  death  was  the  result  of  an  accident,  being  thrown  from 
his  carriage  on  his  way  to  the  village,  near  the  res.  of  C.  E.  L.  Hay- 
ward  ;  d.  Oct.  8,  1843.  They  had  no  children,  but  brought  up  two 
nephews,  Joshua  S.  Lakin  (q.  v.)  and  Moses  Washburn  (q.  v.),  and 
one  niece,  Sarah  L.,  dau.  of  Simeon  Stanley,  who  m.  David  A. 
Wood.     (q.  v.) 

60.  Harriet^  [23],  m.  Aug.  29,  1824,  John  Wilder  ;  res.  in  Dub- 
lin, Antrim,  and  H.,  where  she  d.  Feb.  5,  1869.     Children  : — 

61.  Sally  Broad^  b.  in  Dublin,  Dec.  18,  1826;  d.  in  H.,  April 
16,  1847. 

63.  Mariah  Eames^  b.  in  Dublin,  Dec.  21,  1828 ;  res.  several  years 
in  the  family  of  Charles  Hay  ward;  m.  Harvey  Washburn,  of  Al- 
stead.     (q.  v.) 

63.  Julia  Chamberlain^,  b.  April  13,  1831 ;  res.  several  years  in 
the  family'of  William  Lakin  ;  m.  Alfred  J.  Tenney.     (q.  v.) 

64.  John  Gragg^  b.  March  26,  1834  ;  m.  Harriet  Frost;  enlisted 
in  the  U.  S.  army. 

65.  Eobert"  [5],  was  a  soldier  in  the  Kevolutionary  war ;  set- 
tled in  Salem,  Washington  county,  N.  Y.     Subsequently  he  res.  in 

Sandgate,  Vt.     Children:    LemueP,  Susan^  Malinda**,  m.  Saf- 

ford  ;  Betsey^,  m.  Bates;  res.  Evansville,  Ind.     The  name  of 

one  grandson  has  reached  us  —  Henry^. 

66.  Jonas^  [6],  remained  in  H.  until  about  the  year  1792.  Pur- 
chased a  pew  in  the  meeting-house,  and  also  owned  the  land  after- 
wards owned  by  Oliver  Davis  (see  p.  256)  ;  rem.  to  Hancock, 
Delaware  county,  N.  Y. ;  m.  Dec.  23,  1798,  Prudence  Parks,  who 
was  b.  July  1,  1774;  d.  Jan.  4,  1883.*  He  had  a  good  education, 
was  a  great  reader  of  ancient  and  modern  history,  and  loved  mathe- 


*  "  strong  in  body  and  mind,  verv  intelligent,  she  retained  her  faculties  up  to  the 
last  six  months  of  her  life.  She  was  stately  in  form  :uid  had  n  tino  address.  Her 
parents,  Josiah  and  Anne  (Weekly)  Parks,  were  trnm  NCw-  l.oniloii,  Conn.,  and  liv- 
ing, as  they  did,  on  the  frontier,  endured  great  linidsliips  during  the  Kevolutionary 
war.  Her  "fatherwas  the  man  who  went  from  tlic  iilace  now  lallid  I '(nt  .Jarvis  across 
the  counti-y,  guided  by  a  compass,  to  Wilkesbarre,  to  notify  the  people  ot  the  intended 
'  Wyoming  massacre.' " 

47 


730  genealogy:  lakin. 

matics  and  astronomy.  He  was  justice  of  the  peace  about  thirty 
years,  and  also  deputy  sheriff  of  the  county.  He  owned  a  farm  of 
about  three  hundred  acres;   d.  April  25,  1847. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  William  G.s,  b.  June  27,  1801 ;  d.  Oct.  26,  1851. 

2.  Elvira^,  b.  Sept.  21,  1803 ;  ra.  John  Bonner,  who  d. ;  she  took  care  of 

her  aged  mother;  res.  Hancock,  N.  Y. 

3.  Sallows  S.8,  b.  June  11,  1806;  res.  Hancock,  N.  Y. 

4.  Omar  A.^,  b.  March  24,   1808;  res.  Lakin,  Wayne  county,  Pa.     To  his 

dau.,  Ada  G.^,  we  are  under  great  obligation  for  the  valuable  infor- 
mation that  she  has  furnished  us  concerning  the  various  branches  of 
the  Lakin  family. 

5.  Rev.  Arad  S.«,  b.  May  6,  1810;  served  as  chaplain  in  the  Civil  war;  was 

at  the  time  a  resident  of  Peru,  Ind.  After  the  close  of  the  war  he 
rem.  to  Alabama;  is  presiding  elder  of  the  Marion  district,  Alabama 
conference.     His  family  res.  at  Huntsville,  Ala. 

6.  George  W.  F.»,  b.  Oct.  7,  1812;  d.  Aug.  28,  1866. 

7.  Betseys,  b.  Feb.  21,  1815;  d.  Sept.  15,  1815. 

8.  Thankful*,  b.  Sept.  19,  1816;    m.  Rev.  David   B.  Turner,  of  the  New 

York  conference,  who  d.  in  1874 ;  res.  Newburg,  N.  Y.  One  of  her 
daughters  m.  Rev.  David  Hannaburg. 

9.  Louisa**  (adopted),  b.  May  27,  1817;  m.  Robert  S.  Darin;  res.  Hones- 

dale,  Wayne  county.  Pa. 

10.  Sally  M.8,  b.  Nov.  9,  J 819;  m.  1,  Dr. Gilbert;  m.  2,  David  Pettit; 

res.  Belvidere,  111.  Three  children,  one  of  whom  is  a  short-hand  re- 
porter in  Chicago. 

11.  Robert  S.»,  b.  Sept.  1,  1822;  d.  Sept.  8,  1830. 

67.  JoeF  [7],  rem.  to  Hancock,  N.  Y.,  where  he  d.  about  the 
year,  1814.  Children:  Jonas^,  John*,  Sally*,  Betsey*;  one  dau.  res. 
in  Kapa  City,  Cal. 

68.  Elizabeth'  [8],  m.  1,  June  4,  1793,  John  Harper  ;  res.  in  H. 
and  Alstead,  where  he  d. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Miriam*,*  b.  in  Alstead,  Jan.  15,  1798;  m.  Sept.  8,  1818,  James  Wilkins, 

of  Antrim;  rem.  to  Reading,  Vt.,  in  1820,  and  afterwards  to  Weston, 

Vt.,  where  he  d.  Sept.  1832.     Children:  George^,  James^  (m.  

Twitchell,  and  has  one  son,  Georgei",  who  res.  in  Peterboro'), 
JoeP,  William^,  Manly^,  Clark^,  Margaret^,  Sarah^,  Walter^. 

2.  Lemuel  Lakin*,  b.  in  Alstead,  Dec.  28,  1799. 

3.  Caroline*,  b.  in  1806 ;  m. Axtell ;  res.  near  Deposit,  N.  Y. 

After  the  death  of  her  husband  Mrs.  Harper  left  three  children 

*  She  was  brought  up  by  Lemuel  Eaton,  of  H. 


GENEALOGY:    LAKIN.  731 

(name  of  one  not  given)  with  her  sister,  Mrs.  Ann  Graham,  and  went 
West  and  lost  sight  of  them.  She  m.  2,  Joseph  Lovelass.  Children: 
Jonas^,  William*. 

69.  Jonathan"  [9],  m.  Asenath  Parks,  sister  of  Prudence  Parks 
(q.  v.);  res.  in  Hancock,  N.  Y.;  was  a  soldier  in  the  war  of  1812-14; 
was  wounded  at  the  storming  of  Little  York  (now  Toronto),  Can., 
and  d.  in  central  New  York.  His  wife  and  children  went  in  a  wagon 
from  Hancock,  N.  Y.,  to  see  him,  and  after  his  death  returned  to 
their  home.     Children  :    Orsemus'^,  Robert^  Eunice^  Malinda**. 

70.  John''^  [llji  was  a  soldier  in  the  vv^ar  of  1812-14;  m.  Betsey- 
Hale,  of  Carlisle,  Mass.;  res.  a  few  years  in  H. ;  rem.  to  the  state  of 
New  York;  returned  to  H.  about  the  year  1845,  where  he  continued 
to  res.  the  rest  of  his  life;  d.  April  9,  1863.  Children:  Caroline^, 
John**. 

71.  Oliver"  (William^  William*,  John^,  \  William^),  b.  in 

Groton,  Feb.  24,  1733-34;  m.  1,  Submit  (or  Mehitable)  Woods;  m. 
2,  Sybil  (Woods)  Farwell,  sister  of  his  first  wife;  res.  most  of  his 
life  in  Groton,  but  was  in  H.  a  few  years;  res.  at  place  marked  "J. 
S.  Lakin."  It  is  highly  probable  that  he  built  the  house,  or  at  least 
one  room  of  it.  He  served  in  the  French  war  and  also  in  the  Rev- 
olutionary war.  He  was  taken  prisoner  by  the  Indians,  was  sen- 
tenced to  be  burned  at  the  stake,  ran  the  gauntlet,  was  stolen  by 
another  tribe,  was  given  to  an  Indian  family  as  a  slave,  escaped  with 
other  prisoners,  captured  a  French  ship  while  going  down  the  St. 
Lawrence,  and  met  General  Wolfe,  who  desired  to  retain  his  ser- 
vices as  a  guide  ;  but  he  said  that  he  had  killed  so  many  Indians 
that  he  would  rather  be  shot  on  the  spot  than  to  expose  himsel^ 
any  more,  and  they  were  permitted  to  go  on  their  way,  and  reached 
Marblehead  in  safety.*     Children  :  — 

73.  Oliver^  b.  in  Groton,  Feb.  11,  1765;  settled  first  in  H.;  rem. 
to  Keene  ;  had  a  large  family. 

73.  Peter^,  b.  in  Groton  ;  no  further  record,  but  probably  came 
to  H.  with  his  father. 

74.  John'',  b.  in  H.,  June  8,  1782  ;  he  mysteriously  disappeared 
when  about  20  years  of  age. 

75.  David'',  b.  Jan.  1,  1785;  his  mother  d.  when  he  was  an  in- 
fant, and  his  father  d.  when  he  was  about  18  years  old.     With  his 


*  One  version  of  this  story  is  that  the  Indians  named  the  three  men  Stevens,  Stebo, 
and  Bimbo,  and  tliat  the  ship  liad  at  the  time  only  one  man  aboard,  tlie  rest  liaving 
gone  ashore. 


732  GENEALOGY  :    LAKIN. 

bi-other,  John,  he  was  adopted  by  his  aunt,  Elizabeth  Lakiii,  whose 
first  husband's  name  was  Gragg,  and  her  second  husband  was  Job 
Shattuck,  who  was  interested  in  Shays'  rebellion.  He  ra.  Job  Shat- 
tuck's  granddaughter,  Sarah  Hartwell,  and  rem,  to  Stetson,  Me., 
where  he  d.  Aug.  12,  1873.  He  served  in  the  war  of  1812-14.  He 
had  several  children,  one  of  whom,  George  W.^  served  in  the 
Civil  war;  res.  East  Newport,  Me.;  has  written  several  letters  that 
have  thrown  much  light  on  the  history  of  the  Lakin  family.  An- 
other son,  John*,  had  a  son,  John  H.^,  who  is  a  druggist,  corner  of 
Boylston  and  Tremont  streets,  Boston,  Mass. 

Isaac^  (William'',  John^  %  William^),  b.  in  Groton,  Dec.  11, 

1702;  was  one  of  a  company  of  men  commanded  by  Captain  Love- 
well,  who  had  a  battle  with  the  Indians  near  Fryeburg,  Me.,  in 
which  battle  Paugus,  the  Indian  chief,  was  killed  by  Chamberlain, 
of  Groton;  m.  Jan.  2,  1725-26,  Elizabeth  Shattuck.  Five  children, 
of  whom  the  second  was 

76.  Josiah*^,  b.  April  7,  1730 ;  was  in  the  battle  at  Bunker  hill, 
and  probably  served  in  the  army  later.  Came  to  H.  in  his  old  age 
tores,  with  his  son,  and  d.  here;  m.  Mary  Ranger.  Several  chil- 
dren, of  whom 

77.  Simeon",  was  the  oldest;  b.  March  6,  1760.  He  was  only 
15  years  old  when  the  war  of  the  Revolution  broke  out,  but  he 
entered  the  service  as  early  as  April  25,  1775,  going  first  as  a  sub- 
stitute for  Luther  Phelps,  with  whom  he  was  living.  He  was  at 
thatUime  six  feet  one  and  one-half  inches  in  height,  with  a  little 
beard  on  his  face  and  his  long  hair  hanging  down  over  his  shoulders. 
He  was  sent  to  the  barber  as  soon  as  he  was  accepted.  His  first 
term  of  service  expiring  Sept.  21st,  he  returned  home  and  pretty 
soon  took  his  father's  place  at  Cambridge  in  the  same  company, 
under  Capt.  Asa  Lawrence,  of  Groton.  This  company  formed  a 
part  of  Col.  William  Prescott's  regiment.  He  volunteered,  in  1777, 
for  three  months,  with  Capt.  John  Bradford,  Colonel  Nichols'  N.  H. 
regiment;    was  in  the  battle  of   Bennington,*  Aug.  16,  1777,  and 

*  At  the  battle  of  Bennington  he  heard  General  Stark  give  his  celebrated  speech, 
"  Boys,  we  must  whip  those  Red-coats  to-day,  or  Mollie  Stark  is  a  widow."  At  what 
proved  to  be  the  close  of  his  last  term  of  service,  he  was  in  a  hospital,  and  they  were 
dying  all  around  him.  He  knew  he  could  last  but  a  day  or  two  longer  there,  so  he 
asked  the  surgeon  for  a  discharge.  The  surgeon  told  him  he  would  get  one  in  a  few 
days ;  all  he  would  need  would  be  a  rough  box.  He  replied,  "  Let  me  go  out  of  here, 
and  1  will  save  you  the  trouble."  He  was  discharged  and  given  some  gruel  in  his 
haversack,  and  weak  as  he  was,  started  for  home.  He  got  on  slowly  until  one  night 
he  stopped  in  a  farmhouse  in  Connecticut,  and  was  permitted  to  sleep  by  the  kitchen 
Are.  The  woman  gave  him  some  supper,  and  with  it  a  pickle,  which  he  saw  her  take 
from  ajar  in  the  room.  In  the  night  he  got  up  and  took  some  more  pickles  and  ate 
them,  and  in  the  morning  he  was  almost  well,  and  in  a  few  days  he  was  safe  at  home. 


GENEALOGY:    LAKIN.  733 

also  at  the  surrender  of  Burgoyne,  Oct.  17,  1777.  This  time  he  en- 
listed from  Amherst.  He  also  served  two  terms  of  duty  in  the 
vicinity  of  Boston  —  one  of  three  months,  under  Captain  Hunt,  and 
the  other  of  six  weeks.  He  enlisted,  July  1,  1780,  at  Groton,  for 
six  months,  under  Captain  Pratt,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's  regiment, 
which  was  stationed  at  Peekskill  and  West  Point  during  his  term 
of  service. 

After  coming  home  to  Groton  he  spent  several  months  with  his 
uncle,  Levi  Lakin.  In  the  fall  of  1781  he  had  some  trouble  with  a 
Mr.  Wright,  who  insisted  on  shooting  pigeons  that  were  on  a  stand 
he  had  made.  They  had  two  battles,  the  second  late  in  the  winter, 
and  as  Mr.  Wright  came  out  second  best  both  times,  he  went  for  the 
law  and  got  out  a  writ  to  arrest  him,  so  he  left  for  HoUis,  where 
his  uncle,  Nehemiah  •  Woods,  res.  When  he  reached  Hollis  he 
learned  that  John  Brooks,  who  afterwards  m.  his  cousin,  Elizabeth 
Woods,  had  gone  to  H,  to  establish  a  home ;  so  the  next  morning  he 
started  for  H.  and  found  Mr.  Brooks  boiling  maple  sap  on  land  now 
owned  by  Cyrus  A.  Whittaker.  He  purchased  fifty  acres  of  land  of 
Mr.  Brooks,  and  soon  built  the  house  marked  "  D.  Lakin,"  where 
he  continued  to  live  the  rest  of  his  life.  He  m.  July  27,  1786,  Lois, 
dau.  of  Samuel  and  Sarah  (Holden)  Hartwell,  who  was  b.  in  Groton, 
Dec.  19,  1758,  and  d.  in  H.,  Dec.  4,  1852;  he  d.  Dec.  10,  1842. 
Children :  — 

78.  Simeon^  [83],  b.  Oct.  9,  1788. 

79.  Moodys  [88],  b.  Feb.  4,  1790. 

80.  Lois«,  b.  Nov.  19,  1791;  m.  Charles  H.  Brooks,     (q.  v.) 

81.  DanieF  [94],  b.  July  13,  1795. 

83.     Sally^  b.  May  1,  1801 ;  m.  Josiah  Taylor,     (q.  v.) 

83.  Simeon^  [78],  served  in  the  war  of  1812-14;  m.  Dec.  18, 
1815,  Betsey,  dau.  of  Moses  and  Sarah  (Frye)  Dennis  (q.  v.);  res. 
at  place  marked  "G.  C.  Lakin."  He  was  a  member  of  the  board 
of  selectmen  ten  years  ;  d.  Feb.  16,  1869;  his  wife  d.  Feb.  10,  1872. 
Children :  — 

84.  Martha  Elizabeth^,  b.  Feb.  18,  1817;  m.  Ebenezer  Ware, 
(q.  V.) 

85.  Rodney  Sylvester^,  b.  June  13,  1819;  res.  several  years  in 
H.;  was  in  trade  with  A.  C.  Blood;  was  town  clerk  in  1846  and  '47; 
rem.  to  Boston,  where  he  is  book-keeper  for  the  Howard  Watch 
company,  Boston;  res.  Boston  Highlands;  m.  1,  Oct.  11,  1846,  Susan 
Page,  dau.  of  Joseph  and  Elvira  (Moore)  Gilbert,  who  was  b.  Jan. 


734  GENEALOGY:    LAKIN. 

20,  1830;  d.  June  7,  1852;  m.  2,  Nov,  17,  1863,  Martha  A.,  dau.  of 
Lewis  and  Betsey  (Hartwell)  Stiles,  who  was  b.  in  Amherst,  June  2, 
1832. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Willis  Gilberts,  b.  Sept.  11,  1847;  m.  Sept.  4,  1877,  Susie  B.,  dau.  of 

"Warren  W.  and  Kittie  A.  (Paine)  Cobb,  who  was  b.  in  Wellfleet, 
Mass.,  July  31,  1855;  res.  Boston.  He  is  a  clerk  in  the  Post-office 
department.     Child  :  Susie  Gilbert",  b.  May  30,  18»2. 

2.  Clara  Francesio,  b.  May  31,  1850;  d.  Sept.  7,  1851. 

3.  John  Clarkio,  b.  May  8,  1852. 

4.  Gertrude  Hartwell^,  b.  Oct   19,  1869. 

86.  Mary  Ann«,  b.  Sept.  18,  1822;  m.  Franklin  J.  Ware, 
(q.   V.) 

87.  Giles  Campbell^  b.  Oct.  1,  1828;  settled  on  the  homestead; 
m.  1,  Jan.  17,  1861,  Elizabeth,  dau.  of  Sargent  Bohonan  (q.  v.),  who 
d.  July  24,  1864;  m.  2,  April  9,  1867,  Elizabeth,  dau.  of  John  and 
Lilly  (Smith)  Gribben,  who  was  b.  in  Caldiff,  Donegal  county,  Ire., 
Aug.  20,  1837. 

CHILDREN. 

1.    Albert  Gilesi",  b.  March  2,  1868.         2.    Martha  Elizabethi",  b.  Sept.  24,  1869. 
3.     George  S.  Bohonani",  b.  Sept.  12,  1872. 

88.  Moody«  [79],  m.  March  20,  1815,  Betsey,  dau.  of  Abraham 
and  Mary  (Nudd)  Gove,  who  was  b.  in  Deering,  Feb.  17,  1787;  d. 
March  14,  1863;  settled  in  H.,  and  built  the  house  marked  "M. 
Alcutt";  rem.  to  Greenfield  in  1834,  and  d.  there,  Feb.  1,  1872. 
Children  :  — 

89.  Lavinia^,  b.  Dec.  29,  1815 ;  d.  Nov.  20,  1822. 

90.  Eliza^  b.  June  8,  1818;  m.  1,  Cassander  S.  Wilkins ;  m.  2, 
Charles  Gray  (q.  v.);  m.  3,  Mark  N.  Spaulding.     (q.  v.) 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Anna  C."  (Wilkins),  b.  May  25,  1844;  d.  Aug.  4,  1846. 

2.  Eliza  A.i^^  (Wilkins),  b.  Sept.  11,  1846;  m.  Augustus  W.  Gray.     (q.  v.) 

91.  HartwelP,b.  July  7,  1820;  ra.  Feb.  25,  1851,  Minda  G.,  dau. 
of  Abijah  and  Jane  (Mcllvaine)  Barker,  who  was  b.  in  Antrim, 
March  23,  1823  ;  res.  Bennington  ;  is  a  jeweler. 

93.  Dearborn^  b.  Aug.  7^  1822;  m.  Nov.  28, 1861,  Emeline,  dau. 
of  Reuel  and  Betsey  (Davis)  Richardson  (q.  v.),  who  was  b.  Feb.  19, 
1833.     Settled  in  Greenfield;  rem.  to  Antrim  in  1884  ;  a  farmer. 


GENEALOGY  :    LAKIN;    LAWRENCE.  735 

93.  Harrison^  b.  Aug.  7,  1822;  m.  Feb.  24,  1864,  Mrs.  Lizzie 
(Leathers),  dau.  of  Jesse  and  Susanna  (Stiles)  Cudworth,  who  was 
b.  in  Greenfield,  June  2,  1818  ;  res.  in  Greenfield  ;  is  a  farmer. 

94.  DanieP  [81],  served  in  the  war  of  1812-14;  settled  on  the 
homestead  ;  m.  Oct.  1,  1822,  Mary  F.,  dau.  of  Josiah  and  Betsey 
Dodge  Taylor,     (q.  v.)     He  d.  Sept.  20,  1864.     Child:— 

95.  Taylor  D.^  b.  June  29,  1824;  m.  1,  Sept.  1,  1846,  Melinda 
A.,  dau.  of  David  P.  and  Melinda  (Keyes)  Needham,  who  was  b.  in 
Milford,  Aug.  12,  1824;  m.  2,  Nov.  3,  1868,  Ann  Augusta^  dau.  of 
David  and  Anna  H.  (Robinson)  Dales,*  who  was  b.  in  Hancock  Fac- 
tory village  (now  Bennington),  March  20,  1838.  To  her  we  are 
under  great  obligation  for  valuable  letters  and  papers  concerning 
the  Lakin  and  Taylor  families.  In  historical  research  she  is  an  en- 
thusiast. Mr.  Lakin  is  a  skilful  machini?*t ;  he  settled  in  H.,  res.  in 
the  house  that  bears  his  name,  and  was  the  proprietor  of  mill  jVo. 
XVI  (see  p.  83);  he  also  built  the  Goodell  Co.'s  works  in  Benning- 
ton ;  later  he  rem.  to  Greenfield,  where  he  now  res. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Mary  Estelle^,  b.  Aug.  10,  1847;  d.  Nov.  4,  1847. 

2.  Ada  Meliudai'\  b.  Sept.   14,  1849;    m.  Feb.  26,   1880,  Willis    O.,  son  of 

Ebenezer  P.  and  Eoxanna  (Keyes)  Dunlilee,  who  was  b.  In  Milford, 
May  24,  1851;  a  farmer;  res.  Newton,  Vernon  county,  Wis.  Chil- 
dren: (1),  A  sonii,  b.  June  21,  1881;  d.  June  23,  1881.  (2),  Elmer 
Ross",  b.  Jan.  6,  1885. 

3.  Winfred  Taylori",  b.  Nov.  1,  1869. 

4.  Mary  Anna  Augusta^",  b.  July  17,  1870. 

5.  Bertha  Dalesi",  b.  March  25,  1875 ;  d.  April  23,  1876. 

6.  Lilla  Daleio,  b.  March  24,  1878. 


LAWRENCE. 


1.  Oliver-,  son  of  Oliver^  and  Mary  (Cummings)  Lawrence,  was 
b.  in  Hollis,  Oct.  7,  1755;  a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary  war;  m. 
May  7,  1772,  Lydia,  dau.  of  Capt.  Reuben  and  Lydia  (Jones)  Dow. 
He  came  to  H.  in  1779;  was  one  of  the  signers  of  the  petition  for 
the  incorporation  of  the  town  (see  p.  7),  and  spent  three  summers 

*  DavicP,  son  of  William  anfl  Catherine  (Cavin)  Dales,  b.  in  Kortright,  Delaware 
county,  N.  Y.,  July  22,  1810,  came  to  H.  in  the  spring  of  1833,  in  coinpauy  with  Oliver 
Whitcomb  and  family.  He  was  a  tailor  and  opened  a  shop  in  Haucocic  Factory  vil- 
lage; m.  March,  18:37,  Anna  Hancock,  dau.  of  Samuel  and  Olive  (Austin)  Robinson, 
b.  in  Greenfield,  May  10,  1810.  He  d.  in  Greenfield,  Sept.  21,  1838.  Child:  Ann 
Augusta^,    (q.  V.) 


736  GENEALOGY  :    LAWRENCE. 

here  in  leveling  the  forest  and  preparing  for  his  future  home,  and 
immediately  after  his  marriage  began  housekeeping  here  in  a  log 
cabin ;  subsequently  he  built  a  one-story  house,  which  was  burnt  a 
few  years  since,  and  later  the  two-story  house  known  as  the  Na- 
thaniel Dow  place,  where  he  spent  the  rest  of  his  life.  He  was  a 
prominent  citizen,  and  served  the  town  as  one  of  the  selectmen,  con- 
stable, etc.     He  d.  Sept.  15,  1843;  his  wife  d.  Nov.  25,  1835. 

2.  Daniel-  (Oliver^),  b.  in  Hollis,  April  26,  1762 ;  d.  in  Hollis, 
Feb.  21,  1844;  m.  June  22,  1790,  Polly  Johnson,  who  d.  in  Hollis, 
July  8,  1824.  They  came  to  H.  immediately  after  their  marriage 
and  res.  here  about  ten  years,  at  place  marked  "E.  Pearson." 

CHILDREN. 

1.  MaryS,  b.  June  16,  1791;  d.  Aug.  16,  1823;  m.  Worcester.     Child: 

Caroline*,  m. Morse ;  res.  Milford. 

2.  Betsey3,  b.  Oct.  20,  1792 ;  d.  Dec.  4,  1839  ;  ra.  King.     Child  :  Daniel 

L.*,  res.  Waterville,  Me. 

3.  Charlottes,  b.  Sept.  5,  1794;  d.  Sept.  19,  1815. 

4.  Euth^  b.  Nov.  21,  1796;  d.  July  29,  1877;  m.  Noah  Farley,  of  Hollis. 

5.  DanieP,  b.  April  7,  1798;  d.  July  5,  1848;  res.  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

6.  Abigail,  b.  June  10,  1800;  res.  Westford,  Mass. 

7.  Marks,  b.  Aug.  20,  1801. 

8.  Dr.  LukeS,  b.  April  14,  1803;  d.  Jau.  19,  1832;  res.  Lunenburgh,  Mass., 

and  Hollis. 

9.  Louisa^,  b.  June  14,  1807;  ra.  Abijah  Fletcher;  res.  Westford,  Mass. 

3.  Aaron-  (Oliver^),  b.  in  Hollis,  May  19,  1786(?);  ra.  March  8, 
1802,  Lucy  Putnam,  of  Stow,  Mass.;  came  to  H.  in  1809;  res.  at 
place  marked  "  L.  Johnson  ";  rem.  to  Weston,  Vt.,  about  the  year 
1820,  where  he  d.  Aug.  17,  1838;  his  wife  d.  Aug.  17,  1862. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Lucy  Piituams,  b.  in  Hollis,  May  22,  1803 ;  d.  May  22,  1850 ;  m.  Feb.  9, 

1825,  Ambrose  Pease,  a  merchant,  of  Landgrove,  Vt. 

2.  Aarons,  b.  in  Hollis,  Dec.  23,  1804;  d.  Sept.  1,  1867;  a  merchant;  m.  1, 

Sept.  14,  1830,  Lucretia  Claggett,  of  Amherst;  m.  2,  Sarah  Stearns, 
of  Billerica,  Mass. 

3.  Mary  PiituamS,  b.  in  Stow,  Mass.,  March  27,  1807;  d.  Sept.  13,  1854; 

m.  Dec.  17,  1829,  Perkins  Wiley,  a  merchant,  of  Weston,  Vt. 

4.  Davids,  b.  in  Stow,  Mass.,  Feb.  24,  1809;  d.  May  3,  1833;  a  merchant. 

5.  Jane  DuncauS,  b.  in  H.,  Feb.  9,   1811;  d.  in  1854;  m    in  1850,  Joseph 

Gates,  a  machinist,  of  Versailles,  Ky. 

6.  Alona  AnnS,  b.  in  H.,  Feb.  4,  1813;  d.  Aug.  25,  1841;  m.  Aug.  30,  1836, 

Franklin  Keyes,  a  merchant. 

7.  Wilhelrainas,  b.  in  H.,  April  14,  1815;  d.  Sept.  7,  1839;  a  teacher. 


GENEALOGY  :    LAWRENCE;   LEE.  737 

8.     Dorothy  Maria^,  b.  in  H.,  Jan.  28,  1817;  d.  in  1859;  m.  Simeon  Spauld- 

inij,  a  farmer,  of  Weston,  Vt. 
i).     Nancy  Bullard-',  b.  in  H.,  Marcli  31,  1819;  d.  June  IG,  1842, 

10.  Sarali  S.3,  b.  in  Weston,  Vt.,  June  8,  1821 ;  res.  Weston,  Vt. 

11.  Eliza  Aun^,  b.  in  Weston,  Vt  ,  Aug.  4,  1823;  m.  Sept.  4,  1842,  Franklin 

Keyes ;  res.  Wabash,  Ind. 

12.  Jamess,  b.  in  Weston,  Vt.,  May  16,  1826;  m. ,  of  Jeffersonville,  Ind. 

He  d.  at  Logansport,  Ind.  ;  was  a  merchant. 


NICHOLAS   LAWRENCE. 

1.  Nicholas^  Lawrence,  a  distant  relative  of  the  above,  b.  in  Hollis 

in  1759;  m.  Sarah  Cummings  (q.  v.),  b.  in  1761 ;  came  to  H.  about      6/ 
1783;  settled  at  No.  60;  rem,  to  place  near  mill  site  No.  XI  (see  pp. 
83  and  271) ;  rem.  to  Weston,  Vt.,  about  the  year  1800,  where  he 
d,  Jan.  6,  1854;  his  wife  d,  Sept.  18, 1834,     Children,  eight  of  whom 
were  b,  in  H.:  — 

2.  Rebecca-,  b,  Feb,  9,  1784  ;  m,  - —  Warner. 

3.  Polly'^,  b.  Nov.  29,  1785;  m.  George  Hart;  went  West. 

4.  John-,  b.  March  16,  1788  ;  d,  in  Mount  Tabor,  Vt.,  Sept.  2, 

1854  ;  m. Higgins,  who  d.  July  21,  1877.     Children  :    Elvira'', 

ra.  Horace  W.  Bennett  (q.  v.);  the  date  of  their  deaths  was  June, 
1885;  Lucy^,  Betsey'',  Mary^,  Pheah  H.^,  Lois^,  John^,  Lewis^ 

5.  Jonas-,  b.  March  12,  1790;  d.  in  Ludlow,  Vt.,  Sept.  30,  1850; 
m. Dodge.     Child  :  AskeP,  res.  Ludlow,  Vt, 

6.  Barnard-,  b,  April  17,  1792. 

7.  Eoxania^  b.  Sept.  9,  1794;  d.  June  26,  1844. 

8.  Peter^,  b.  Feb,  5,  1796;  m, •  Higgins, 

9.  Betsey^,  b.  April  5,  1799;  m,  Daniel  Goodhue;  went  West, 

10.  Sally^,  m.  Luke  Lee  ;  went  to  Michigan, 

11.  Nicholas'^,  m. '^^-^^-^^  Mo9r.      He  d.  in  Nashua.      Children: 
Charles^,  Orlando^,  both  res.  in  Lawrence,  Mass, 

13.     Relief^,  d.  in  Weston,  Vt. ;  m, Pease, 

13.     Submit^,  m,  Thomas  Powell ;  went  West, 
Mrs.  Putnam  Burton,  of  Weston,  Vt,,  is  a  grandchild  of  Nicholas 
Lawrence,  Sr. 


LEE. 

1.  Jonathan^  Lee,  b.  in  Concord,  Mass. ;  m,  Sally  Hayward,  dau. 
of  Lieut.  Joseph*  (see  p.  641);  res.  in  Sudbury,  Mass.,  Ash  by,  Mass., 
New  Ipswich,  Mason,  and  IL,  at  place  marked  "A.  Hall,"  and  later 


738  GENEALOGY:    LEE;    LINDSEY. 

at  place  marked  "Lee."  His  wife  d.  in  Mason,  and  he  m.  2,  in  H., 
April  9,  1807,  Sybil  Butterfield,  who  d.  Nov.  17,  1854.  Children, 
by  first  wife  : — 

3.     Sally-,  m.  Joshua  Davis,     (q.  v.) 

3.  Henry^  settled  in  Athol,  Mass. 

4.  Dexter'-,  settled  in  Athol,  Mass. 

5.  Dennis'-,  settled  in  Athol,  Mass. 

These  three  brothers  in.  and  had  families.     Several  of  their  sons 
are  successful  business  men. 

6.  Jonathan"^,  studied  medicine  with  Doctor  Tuttle.     Settled  in 
Syracuse,  N.  Y. ;  ra.,  and  had  three  children. 


CHARLES   HENRY  LEE. 

1.  Charles  Henry'-  (Herbert^)  Lee,*  b.  in  Weston,  Vt.,  April  8, 
1846;  ra.  Aug.  22,  1866,  Eliza  Josephine  Newell,  who  was  b.  in 
Lyndeboro',  Nov.  24,  1850.  He  was  a  Union  soldier;  res.  at  place 
marked  "J.  Matthews."     Children  :  — 

2.  Orissa  Jane^,  b.  Sept.  26, 1867  ;  ra.  Wilfred  J.  Sheldon,     (q.v.) 

3.  Anna  J.'',  b.  July  5,  1870;  m.  Clarence  H.  Ware.     (q.  v.) 

4.  Elsie  D.^  b.  Oct.  24,  1872;  ra.  Dr.  Eugene  Wason.     (q.  v.) 


LINDSEY. 


Benjamin^  Lindsey,  an  iraniigi-ant  from  Scotland,  settled  in  Lynn, 
Mass. 

John-  (Benjamin^),  was  b.  in  Lynn. 

Benjamin^  (John-,  Benjamin^),  was  b.  in  Lynn. 

1.  John^  (Benjamin^,  John"-,  Benjamin^),  b.  in  Danvers,  Mass., 
Aug.  19,  1829;  m.  Sept.  10,  1851,  Mary  Jane  Larrabee,  of  Peabody, 
Mass.;  rem.  to  H.  in  Nov.  1875,  and  purchased  the  Joel  Gates 
place,  where  they  continue  to  res. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Charles  Ernest^,  b.  in  Peabody,  Mass.,  May  14,  1852. 

2.  Annie  M.s,  b.  in  Lynn,  Mass.,  April  5,  1865;  m.  Sept.  29,  1883,  Edward 

Dinsmore  Woods  (q.  v.),  of  Bennington. 

*  His  parents,  Herbert  and  Esther  Lee,  now  res.  in  H.,  at  the  place  marked  "  E. 
Tyrrell."    Three  of  their  sons  were  Union  soldiers. 


GENEALOGY:    LINDSEY;    LITTLE.  739 

3.  Benjamin  N.^  (Benjamin^,  John^,  Benjamin^),  b.  in  Peabody, 
Mass.,  ]  835 ;  served  in  the  Civil  war ;  was  a  member  of  the  19th 
regt.  Mass.  vols.;  m.  2,  April  11,  1872,  Jennie  Mary,  dau.  of  Moses 
and  Mary  (Washburn)  Lakin  (q.  v.);  res.  in  H.,  at  place  marked 
"C.  Turner"  in  the  village,  and  has  charge  of  the  town  road 
machine. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Grace  Foster",  b.  Dec.  30,  1882.         2.     Leon  BeujaminS  b.  Dec.  21,  1884. 
3.     Ethel  Louise^,  b.  Sept.  15,  1888. 


LITTLE. 


Thomas^  Little  was  b.  in  Ireland  in  1688.  His  wife,  Jean,  was 
also  b.  in  Ireland  in  1702.  They  immigrated  to  this  country  in 
1787.     Their  second  son  and  third  child  was 

Thomas'-  (Thomas^),  b.  in  Ireland  in  1727  ;  m.  Susannah  Wallace. 

John'^  (Thomas^,  Thomas^),  b.  in  Peterboro'  in  1764;  m.  Aug.  27, 
1809,  Lucinda,  dau.  of  Joshua  Longly,  Esq.,  of  Shirley,  Mass. 

Joshua  L.^  (John^,  Thomas^,  Thomas^),  b.  in  Peterboro',  Sept.  8, 
1812;  d.  in  West  Wilton,  Sept.  8,  1846;  m.  April  27,  1837,  Dor- 
othy Carter,  who  was  b.  in  Leominster,  Mass.,  Jan.  30,  1814;  she  m. 

2,  Joshua  Foster,     (q.  v.) 

1.  John  L.^  (Joshua  L.'*,  John^,  Thomas'-,  Thomas^),  b.  March 

3,  1838.  Came  to  H.  with  his  mother;  m.  Aug.  1862,  Ann,  dau.  of 
William  and  Melvina  (Davis)  Lakin  (q.  v.);  settled  in  H.;  res.  at 
place  marked  "J.  F." ;  rem.  to  Hollister,  Cal. 

CHILD. 

1.     William  L.e,  b.  in  H.,  March  19,  1864. 

2.  Charles  C.^  (Joshua  L.\  John^,  Thomas",  Thomas^),  b.  May 
12,  1843;  m.  Oct.  18,  1860,  Mary  W.,  dau.  of  William  and  Melvina 
(Davis)  Lakin  (q.  v.);  settled  in  H. ;  res.  at  placed  marked  "Man- 
ning" ;   rem.  to  Hollister,  Cal.,  where  his  wife  d.,  Aug.  28,  1886. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Minnie  M.^',  b.  in  H.  ;  d.  young. 

2.  Annie  M.e,  b.  in  H.,  April  14,  1864;  m.  Edward  Barry,  of  Soledad,  CaL 

Child :  Edward  Little". 

3.  Ellen  D.«,  b.  in  H.,  Oct.  28,  1867. 

4.  Melvina'^,  b.  in  California;  d.  young. 


740  ■  genealogy:  long;  low. 


LONG. 

SamueP  Long  m.  Lydia,  dan.  of  Peter  Farmer  ;  res.  in  H.,  at  place 
marked  "J.  Robinson";  rem.  to  No.  102,  and  thence  to  Vermont. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Ednah2,  b.  Dec.  13,  1802.  5.  Sarah-^,  b.  March  18,  1810. 

2.  Samuel-,  b.  Feb.  9,  1804.  6.  Abigail-,  b.  March  8,  1812. 

3.  Lydia-,  b.  March  24,  1806.  7.  John  Ramsey-,  b.  Jan.  20,  1814. 

4.  Peter  HilP,  b.  Jan.  2,  1808.  —  Town  Becords. 


LOW. 


1,  Col.  David'^,  son  of  Eliezer^  and  Sarah  (Perkins)  Low,  was  b. 
in  Essex,  Mass.,  in  1792;  rem.  with  his  parents,  a  few  years  later,  to 
Derry,  "where  he  spent  his  boyhood  days,  making  the  most  of  the 
town  schools,  and  afterwards  increasing  his  fund  of  information  by 
spending  several  months  in  an  extended  voyage  to  foreign  parts." 
About  the  year  1824  he  came  to  H.  and  opened  a  village  store,  which 
he  carried  on  for  many  years  in  the  place  marked  "J.Davis,"  which 
he  built.  His  res.  was  the  place  marked  "Mrs.  Hills."  He  ra.  1, 
Feb.  1,  1825,  Lydia,  dau.  of  Samuel  Gates  (q.  v.),  "  a  beautiful  and 
finely  educated  lady,  who  lived  but  four  years  after  her  marriage, 
dying  April  11,  1829";  m.  2,  March  4,  1840,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  (War- 
ren) Smith,*  of  Keene;  "a  lady  who  made  many  friends  among  the 
good  Hancock  people  by  her  generous  and  companionable  disposi- 
tion, and  her  many  noble,  womanly  traits  are  still  fresh  in  the  minds 
of  many."  She  d.  Oct.  9,  .1865,  at  the  residence  of  her  son-in-law, 
the  late  Dr.  Charles  Wells,  of  Manchester. 

Colonel  Low  acquired  considerable  prominence  in  his  time  by  the 
acceptable  manner  in  which  he  filled  many  town  and  state  offices, 
both  civic  and  military.!     "He  was  a  prominent   member  of   the 

*  Elizabeth,  dau.  of  Levi  and  MoUj'  (Abbot)  Warren,  was  b.  Feb.  21, 1794 ;  m.  1,  Dec. 
13, 18-21,  Elisha  Smith,  of  Alstead,  who  d.  March  27,  1838.  Two  daughters,  who  came  to 
H.  with  their  mother :  Mary  M.,  m.  Dec.  1,  1847,  Dr.  Charles  Wells,  who  d.  since  1884; 
res.  in  Manchester.    Emily  E.,  res.  with  her  sister  in  Manchester. 

t  He  was  colonel  of  the  26th  regt.  of  the  N.  H.  militia. 


DAVID  LOW, 


kVV^U,  tV»V>',>5?,, 


GENEALOGY:    LOW.  741 

Orthodox  church,  an  energetic  worker  in  social,  religious,  and  state 
affairs,  a  trustworthy  citizen,  and  devoted  husband  and  father.  The 
romantic  scenery  of  his  adopted  town  was  always  a  great  delight  to 
him;  he  loved  its  mountains,  its  fertile  valleys,  and  its  gurgling 
brooks,  and  never  tired  of  enjoying  and  praising  their  beauty.  In 
1866  Colonel  Low  rem.  to  Cambridge,  and  spent  the  remaining  days 
of  his  life  with  his  youngest  dau.,  who  at  that  time  res.  in  that  city, 
departing  this  life  Sept.  5,  1868.  In  personal  appearance  he  was  a 
large,  dignified  gentleman  of  the  old  school  type.  In  conversation 
he  was  very  entertaining,  being  a  good  narrator  of  adventure  and  a 
capital  story-teller."     Children  :  — 

2.  An  infant^  d.  Nov.  21,  1825. 

3.  L.  Margaret  Ann^,  b.  March  16,  1827;  m.  March  5,  1850,  J. 
Edwin,  son  of  Timothy  and  Elizabeth  A.  M.  Fletcher,  who  was  b. 
in  Charlestown,  Mass.,  June  8,  1823;  d.  Jan.  26,  1867;  res.  Charles- 
town,  Mass. 

4.  Susan  M.^  m.  Sept.  4,  1850,  Jacob  T.  Steele,     (q.  v.) 

5.  Capt.  William-  (Eliezer^),  b.  in  Derry,  March  30,  1804;  came 
to  H.  in  1822  or  '23;  m.  July  9,  1829,  Emeline,  dau.  of  Dr.  Peter 
Tuttle  (q.  v.),  who  d.  Jan.  7,  1884.  He  settled  in  H.,  and  res.  in 
the  house  marked  "Mrs.  Marshall"  on  the  village  plan;  rem.  to 
Peterboro'  in  1842,  and  bought  a  farm,  which  he  occupied  until 
1852;  was  a  carpenter  about  three  years,  and  a  painter  until  April, 
1871,  when  he  rem.  to  Pleasant  Valley,  Wis.,  where  he  now  res. 
Children :  — 

6.  Charlotte  W.^,  b.  Sept.  19,  1831 ;  m.  Aug.  21,  1852,  George, 
son  of  Hon.  John  H.  Steele;  rem.  to  Pleasant  Valley,  Wis.,  March, 
1868. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Charles  H.^  b.  May  29,  1853;  m.  Sept.  7,  1877,  Fauiiie  W.  Hugh,  of  Hud- 

sou,  Wis.;  res.  Winuipeg,   Mau.     Child:   Ethel^,  b.  Aug.  21,  1879; 
d.  Jan.  26,  1881. 

2.  William  L.*,  b.  Oct.  21,  1858;  m.  Jau.  15,  1883,  Haunah  E.  Bennett,  of 

Madison,  Wis.,  and  res.  there. 

3.  Harry  T.S  b.  May  3,  1861 ;  res.  Pleasant  Valley,  Wis. 


7.     Mary  E]izabeth^  b.  1842;  m.  Jan.  1,  1872,  R.  F.  Miller,  of 
Beaver  Falls,  Wis.;  res.  St.  Paul,  Minn. 

CHILD. 

1.     Willie  D.S  b.  Sept.  15,  1876. 


742  genealogy:   manning;  manson. 


MANNING. 

Thomas^  Manning  was  a  resident  of  H.  a  few  years  about  1820, 
and  had  charge  of  the  boarding-house  at  Hancock  Factory.  He  d. 
in  H. ;  his  widow  d,  at  her  daughter's,  in  Antrim.  Child:  Abigail^, 
m.  John  P.  Richardson,     (q.  v.) 


AUSTIN   G.  MANNING. 

1.  Austin  G.^  Manning,  b.  in  Francestown  (now  Bennington);  m. 
Anna  Sherburn,  of  Portsmouth;  res.  in  Boston,  where  he  d.  in  1861. 
Mrs.  Manning  rem.  from  West  Newton,  Mass.,  to  H.  in  March,  1881, 
and  purchased  the  place  marked  "Manning,"  where  she  continues 
to  res.     Child :  — 

3,  Henry  A.^  b.  in  Boston,  1856;  came  to  H.  with  his  mother, 
and  continues  to  res.  with  her;  ni.  Oct.  28,  1883,  Nellie  E.,  dau.  of 
Edward  R.  Danforth.     (q.  v.) 

CHILD. 

1.     Harrys,  b.  March  18,  1886. 


MANSON. 


Rev.  Albert^  son  of  William^  and  Ruth  (Andres)  Manson  (both 
of  Scotch  origin,  but  b.  in  the  United  States),  was  b.  in  West  St. 
Armand,  Can.,  Nov.  25,  1803.  He  was  educated  at  the  government 
school  in  that  place,  studied  law,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
Chittenden  county,  Vt.  Subsequently  he  studied  theology  at  Gil- 
manton  seminary ;  m.  April  27,  1834,  Rebecca  Farr,  who  was  b.  in 
Lempster,  Feb.  4,  1808.  They  celebrated  their  golden  wedding  at 
Quasqueton,  la.  He  was  ordained  pastor  of  the  Congregational 
church  in  what  is  now  Bennington,  Nov.  8,  1841,  and  was  dismissed 
May  28,  1850.  He  surveyed  the  boundaries  and  made  the  field- 
book  for  Bennington,  in  1842,  out  of  the  five  townships  from  which 
the  town  was  taken.  He  served  the  Congregational  church  in 
Rochester,  Vt.,  four  years,  after  which  he  rem.  to  Marion,  Linn 
county,  la.,  where  he  spent  ten  years  as  a  missionary ;  then  to  Quas- 
queton, la.,  where  he  was  actively  engaged  as  a  missionary  some 
twenty-one  years,  preaching  his  last  sermon  in  May,  1885.  In  Nov. 
1885,  he  rem.  back  to  Marion,  and  on  the  27th  of  April,  1886,  he 
buried  his  wife. 


GENEALOGY:  MANSON;  MARGERY;  MARSHALL.       743 

CHII.DREN. 

Eliza«,  b.  in  Milton,  Vt.,  May  1,  1835;  m.  Nov.  4,  18G1,  at  Galesburg,  111., 

Joseph  G.  Knox,  who  d.  three  years  later. 
Dr.  Dwights,  b.  in  Bennington,  Oct.   17,   1842;   was  educated   at    Rush 

college  in  Chicago;    ra.   April  24,  1878,  Armilda  Leatherman ;    res. 

Quasquetou,  la.      Children:     (1),  Rebecca*,  b.  April  14,  1879.     (2), 

Jessie  Armilda*,  b.  Aug.  5,  1883. 


MARGERY. 


1.  Jonathan^  Margery  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary  war. 
From  a  letter  before  me,  dated  Exeter,  Dec.  17,  1791,  signed  by 
Samuel  Tenney  and  William  Pai-ker,  Jr.,  and  directed  to  His  Excel- 
lency Josiah  Bartlett,  Esq.,  it  appears  that  Jonathan  Margery  "was 
a  soldier  in  the  2^<i  N,  Hampshire  Regt.  &  received  a  Wound  in  the 
Groin,  while  in  the  service  of  his  Country."  There  was  a  lack  of 
vouchers,  but  he  was  recommended  to  be  worthy  of  a  pension  of 
two  dollars  per  month,  beginning  May  1,  1782,  when  he  was  dis- 
charged. He  is  described  as  36  years  of  age,  and  it  is  recommended 
that  his  name  be  sent  on  vpith  others.  He  was  in  H.  as  early  as 
1788.  (See  p.  255.)  From  this  it  appears  that  at  that  time  he  lived 
not  far  from  what  is  now  the  Forest  road,  and  one  tradition  is  that 
he  lived  near  Miller's  mountain.  Another  tradition  is  that  he  lived 
where  his  son,  Andrew,  afterwards  lived,  No.  44,  He  left  town 
about  the  year  1801,  and  was  not  heard  from,  but  the  horse  he  went 
away  with  came  back  three  years  later  alone.  His  wife  used  to 
weave  for  a  living.  She  finally  gave  her  property  to  the  town  to 
take  care  of  her;  she  d,  June  1,  1836,  aged  86.     Children: — 

2.  Ellenor^,  m.  April  30,  1801,  William  Boynton.     (q.  v,) 

3.  Andrew-,  m,  Jan.  27,  1806,  Susanna  Griffin,  of  Greenfield  ; 
res,  at  No,  44.  Child :  Peggy'^,  d,  young.  He  d,  about  the  year 
1809,  and  his  wudow  m.  2,  Shadrach  Tenney,     (q.  v.) 


MARSHALL. 

SamueP  Marshall,  and  Lydia,  his  wife,  came  to  H.  from  Notting- 
ham West,  in  March,  1791.  With  them  came  two  children,  Parker^ 
and  Dustin-,  and  there  were  b,  to  them  in  H.:  Lettie^,  b,  Dec,  6, 
1791;  Bridget^  and  RacheP,  b,  Nov,  18,  1797.  The  family  res.  on 
the  place  marked  "  A.  Simonds,"  which  they  sold  to  David  Knight, 


744  GENEALOGY:    MARSHALL;    MARTIN. 

and  left  town  about  the  year  1800,  but  later  Parker^  came  back  and 
built  a  house  on  land  owned  by  C.  P.  Hayward  ( place  marked 
"C.  Hayward"),  where  he  lived  a  few  years;  later  he  res.  on  place 

where  Hon.  C.  J.  Fox  was  b. ;  rem.  from  town.     He  m.  Judith  , 

and  had  a  large  family  of 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Mary  Ann^,  d.  in  H.,  May  20,  1836,  aged  18. 

2.  Elizabeth  J.  A."-,  m.  Josiah  K.  Green,  of  Lowell,  Mass.     (See  p.  216.; 
And  others. 


H.  J.  MARSHAIiL. 

H.  J.^  Marshall  was  b.  in  Weare ;  m.  Mary  A.,  dau.  of  J.  L.  and 
Lydia  (Williams)  Stone,  who  was  b.  in  Wilton,  JSTov.  7,  1836;  he  d. 
Mrs.  Marshall  came  to  H.  to  res.  in  1876,  with  her  son.  For  res., 
see  village  plan. 

CHILD. 

1.  Hiram  B.2,  b.  in  Peterboro',  May  24,  1862;  m.  Jennie  Willard  (q.  v.), 
June  1,  1882.  Children  :  (1),  Don  W.^,  b.  April  1,  1883.  (2),  Ruby 
U.3,  b.  Nov.  24,  1885. 


MARTIN. 

Lewis^,  son  of  Robert^  Martin,  was  b.  in  Francestown  in  1808; 
m.  Betsey,  dau.  of  Nathaniel  Eaton. 

Benjamin''  (Lewis-,  Robert^),  b,  in  Society  Land  in  1837;  m.  Jan. 
1865,  May  E.,  dau.  of  Heman  and  Sally  Sturtevant,  of  Stoneham, 
Mass.,  who  was  b.  in  1826;  rem.  to  H.  in  1870;  res.  on  the  Solon 
Hadley  place;  left  in  1873;  present  res.,  Ober  place,  in  Bennington. 


J.  J.   MARTIN. 


Thomas  Henry^  Martin,  b.  in  Damariscotta,  Me.,  April  16,  1833; 
enlisted  in  the  English  army  at  the  age  of  20,  and  was  wounded  in 
the  head  at  the  battle  of  Inkerman ;  m.  Sept.  20,  1861,  Susan 
Keenan,  who  was  b.  in  county  of  Tyrone,  Ire.,  July  4,  1836;  d.  in 
South  Andover,  Mass.,  June  20,  1880.  She  was  of  Scotch  parent- 
age, and  came  to  this  country  alone  at  the  age  of  15. 

1.  Dr.  John  J.^  (Thomas^),  was  b.  in  Lowell,  Mass.,  May  29,  1862; 
came  to  H.,  and  res.  with  Dea.  Orland  Eaton.  He  had  had  the  ad- 
vantages of  but  five  terms  of  school  when   he    came  to    H.,  after 


GENEALOGY:    MARTIN;   MASON;   MATHER.  745 

which  time  he  attended  one  terra  at  the  common  school  and  one 
year  at  Francestown  academy,  and  studied  medicine  with  Dr.  J.  H. 
Adams  at  Derry  Depot.  He  is  an  expert  swimmer ;  he  swam  across 
the  Merrimac  river  at  Concord,  June  1,  1868,  and  since  that  time 
has  saved  the  lives  of  seven  persons  from^  drowning.  He  m.,  Nov. 
6,  1883,  Hattie  J.,  dau.  of  Cyrus  A.  and  Alvira  A.  (Shedd)  Whit- 
taker,     (q.  v.) 


MASON. 

Daniel  Heald^,  son  of  Larkin^  and  Hannah  (Heald)  Mason,  was  b. 
in  Temple,  March  1,  1812;  d.  in  Sullivan,  July  11,  1872;  m.  in 
Dublin,  Oct.  1,  1835,  Aurora,  dau.  of  Samuel  and  Mary  (Farnum) 
Jones,  who  was  b.  in  Dublin,  Jan.  27,  1816.  Mr.  Mason  was  a  black- 
smith; came  to  H.  about  1837  and  res.  at  the  place  marked  "Mrs.  S. 
Alcock";  remained  a  few  years,  after  which  he  rem.  to  Sullivan, 
where  he  lived  till  his  death.  He  was  an  intelligent,  thoughtful, 
and  honest  man;  his  widow,  who  is  a  well-informed  and  refined 
lady,  still  lives  in  Sullivan. 

CHILDRKN. 

1.  Elleu3,  b.  in  Dublin,  Sept.  8,  1836;  d.  in  H.,  Feb.  24,  1838. 

2.  George  Larkin-^,  b.  in  H.,  Dec.  25,  1838.     He  is  unmarried,  is  a  farmer, 

and  lives  with  his  mother  in  Sullivan. 

3.  Albert^,  b.  in  Sullivan,  Sept.  11,  1842;  m.  Eva  Phedora,  dau.  of  Jason  B. 

and  Phedora  W.  (Priest)  (q.  v.)  Blauchard,  who  was  b.  in  New 
Ipswich,  Jan.  29,  1851.  Children:  (1),  Walter  Alfred*,  b.  in  Peter- 
boro",  July  13,  1869;  d.  there,  Sept.  4,  1885.  (2),  Frank  Larking  b. 
in  Belmont,  Mass.,  Feb.  17,  1874.  (3),  George  Blanchard*,  b.  in 
Cambridge,  Mass.,  Oct.  18,  1875;  d.  there,  Oct.  11,  1878.  Mr. 
Mason  was  in  the  N.  H.  light  battery  in  the  war.  He  makes  bar- 
ometers and  fine  instruments,  at  328  Washington  street,  Boston. 


MATHER. 


Col.  James  H.^  Mather,  came  to  Goshen  from  Connecticut,  and  was 
probably  a  descendant  of  Cotton  Mather. 

Elisha  H.2  (Col.  James  H.^)  m.  Emily  R.  Giddings.  They  had  six 
children,  one  of  whom  was 

1.  Dr.  Rockwood  Giddings^  (Elisha  H.^,  Col.  James  H.^),  b.  in 
Goshen,  Jan.  10,  1840.  At  the  age  of  13  years  he  united  with  the 
Baptist  church  at  Newport,  where  his  father  had  rem.  He  studied 
48 


746  GENEALOGY:   MATHER;    MATTHEWS. 

medicine  with  Doctor  Sanborn,  of  Newport,  and  receiving  his  de- 
gree at  Dartmouth  college,  he  began  the  practice  of  his  profession 
at  Washington,  where  he  remained  only  about  a  year.  He  m.  Annie 
Maria,  only  dau.  of  George  Alfred  Whittemore,  of  Bennington,  who 
was  b.  March  6,  1841,  and  rem.  to  Marlow,  where  he  met  with  good 
success.  In  the  summer  of  1864  he  joined  the  army,  and  was  ap- 
pointed assistant  surgeon  in  the  field  hospital  of  the  18th  army  corps. 
On  his  return  from  service  in  the  field  he  studied  dentistry  and 
moved  to  H.,  where  he  built  up  a  good  practice.  He  d.  Sept.  30, 
1874,  after  a  brief  illness  of  only  ten  days,  and  not  considered  in  a 
dangerous  condition  until  just  before  his  death.  His  wife  followed 
him  the  22d  of  the  next  April,  after  a  very  brief  illness. 

CHILD. 

1.     Maurice  Whittemore*,  b.  in  H.,  Oct.  16,  1866;  was  fitted  for  college  at 
Exeter,  and  entered  Harvard  university  in  the  fall  of  1886. 


MATTHEWS.* 


1.  Kobert^  Matthews,  the  ancestor  of  the  large  Hancock  family 
of  that  name,  was  b.  in  Ireland  in  1750.  He  was  brought  to  this 
country  by  his  parents  in  early  youth,  to  Bedford ;  spent  his  youth 
in  the  central  part  of  the  state,  and  after  his  marriage  res.  for  a  time 
in  Bedford.  Jan,  22,  1790,  he  swapped  farms  with  John  Moor,  of 
H.  In  that  year  he  moved  to  H.  and  settled  at  No.  57,  north  of  the 
Miller  hill,  and  about  two  miles  north  of  the  center  of  the  town. 
His  parents  were  probably  James  and  Hannah  Matthews,  who  came 
to  H.  with  Robert  and  lived  with  him.  They  probably  emigrated 
to  Bedford  about  1753  or  '54.  The  parents  of  this  James  were 
probably  James  and  Mary  Matthews,  The  elder  James  came  to 
America  in  1737  or  earlier,  and  settled  first  in  Andover,  Mass.,  and 
in  a  year  or  two  moved  to  Bedford.  Robert  reared  a  large  family. 
He  was  a  devout  Presbyterian,  and  worshipped  with  his  wife  at  the 
Presbyterian  church  at  Antrim;  he  d,  in  H,,  Aug.  31,  1818;  ra.  1, 
Dec.  19,  1775,  Sarah  Baxter,  who  d.  of  consumption  shortly  after 
their  marriage  (about  1776) ;  m,  2,  Elizabeth  Gibson,  who  was  b. 
Nov.  14,  1752,  and  d.  in  H.,  Oct,  7,  1833.     The   mother  of   Mrs. 


*  The  history  of  the  Matthews  family  has  been  prepared  by  Rev.  J.  L.  Seward,  who 
has  also  furnished  material  for  the  history  of  all  the  branches  of  tlie  family,  besides 
affording  valuable  aid  in  many  directions. 


GENEALOGY  :    MATTHEWS.  747 

Matthews,  Mrs.  Janet  Smith,  also  lived  with  them,  and  d.  in  the 
summer  of  1820,  at  the  age  of  98.  Mr.  Matthews  was  a  Revolu- 
tionary soldier.     Children  : — 

2.  Thomas-  [14],  b.  in  Bedford,  Jan.  9,  1778. 

3.  Janet^,  b.  Oct.  25,  1779;  m.  John  Miller,  Jr.     (q.  v.) 

4.  James^  [24],  b.  July  28,  1781. 

5.  Hannah^,  b.  June  28,  1783;  d.  in  H.,  Oct.  14,  1797. 

6.  Samuel  Smith^  [35],  b.  in  Bedford,  April  27,  1785. 

7.  William  Dickey-  [40],  b.  in  Bedford,  May  28,  1787. 

8.  Sarah^,  b.  in  Bedford,  Aug.  23,  1789  ;  m.  Ward  Ware.  (q.  v.) 

9.  Robert^,  b.  in  H.,  Nov.  9,  1792;  was  a  soldier  in  the  war  of 
1812;  d.in  H.,  July  8,  1823. 

10.  Joseph-,  b.  in  H.,  June  9,  1794;  d.  in  H.,  March  30,  1857; 
m.  Dec.  25,  1828,  Betsey,  dau.  of  Obadiah  and  Betsey  (Davis)  Hall, 
who  was  b.  in  H.,  Oct.  6,  1799,  and  d.  in  Marlow,  March  1,  1886. 
No  children.  Mr.  Matthews  was  somewhat  eccentric  in  manner 
and  witty  in  conversation.  He  could  make  much  fun  for  boys,  was 
fond  of  fishing  and  sports,  and  was  a  generous  and  kind  man. 

11.  Elizabeth-,  b.  in  H.,  July  4,  1796;  d.  iu  H.,  July  15,  1796. 
13.     Jesse^  [43],  b.  in  H.,  July  2,  1798. 

13.  David^  [50],  b.  in  H.,  Feb.  18,  1800. 

14.  Thomas'^  [2]  (Robert^),  b.  in  Bedford,  Jan.  9,  1778 ;  d.  in 
H.,  Nov.  12,  1868;  m.  Sally,  dau.  of  Ebenezer  and  Sally  (Potter) 
Goodhue  (q.  v.),  of  H.,  who  was  b.  in  Ipswich,  Mass.,  Aug.  3,  1782, 
and  d.  in  H.,  Nov.  27,  1864.  He  res.  in  Marlow,  but  principally  in 
H.,  on  the  place  where  J.  Dodge  Matthews  now  lives,  and  was  an 
honest  and  industrious  farmer.     Children  :  — 

15.  Sally^  b.  in  H.,  Jan.  5,  1804;  m.  Benjamin  Kimball,  (q.  v.) 

16.  Betsey8,  b.  in  H.,  Feb.  3,  1806;  m.  John  Goodhue,     (q.  v.) 

17.  SamueP,  b.  in  Marlow,  Aug.  20,  1808;  d.  in  H.,  Aug.  26, 
1874;  m.  1,  May  13,  1834,  Lucy,  dau.  of  Abel  and  Betsey  (Goodhue) 
Sawyer  (q.  v.),  who  was  b.  in  H.,  Feb.  2,  1811,  and  d.  in  H.,  July 
12,  1850  ;  m.  2,  Sept.  24,  1850,  Lydia,  dau.  of  Hosea  and  Mary 
(Moors)  Estabrooks  (q.  v.)  (later  called  Brooks),  who  was  b.  in  H., 
June  12,  1812,  and  d.  in  H.,  April  20,  1875.  For  res.  see  town  map. 
Six  children  by  first  wife,  and  one  by  second. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Charles*,  b.  in  H.,  March  2,  1835;  d.  in  H.,  March  9,  1835. 

2.  George*,  b.  iu  H.,  Sept.  20,  1836;  d.  in  H.,  Oct.  7,  1849. 

3.  Charles  Alonzo*,  b.  iu  H.,  Aug.  7,  1838;  d.  in  H.,  Oct.  i,  1849. 


748  genealogy:  Matthews. 

4.  Infant  son*,  b.  and  d.  in  Antrim,  Aug.  5,  1840. 

5.  Infant  son*,  b.  and  d.  in  Antrim,  Aug.  3,  1842. 

6.  Sarali  Elmina*,  b.  in  H.,  May  24,  1844;  d.  in  H.,  Sept.  20,  1849. 

7.  Lydia  Elmina*,  b.  in  H.,  Sept.  18,  1852;  d.  in  H.,  March  15,  1864. 

18.  Lucindas,  b.  in  Marlow,  Sept.  27,  1810;  m.  David  Hunt. 
(q.  V.) 

19.  Jane^  b.  in  Marlow,  March  31,  1813;  m.  Curtis  Johnson, 
(q.  V.) 

30.  Lucy^  b.  in  Marlow,  May  2,  1815 ;  d.  in  Marlow,  Aug.  19, 
1818. 

31.  Ebenezer  Goodhue^,  b.  in  Mai'low,  Aug.  1,  1817;  m.  Nov. 
27,  1841,  Irene,  dau.  of  John  and  Sally  (Collins)  Tenney  (q.  v.), 
who  was  b.  in  H.,  Dec.  17,  1821.  Has  res.  in  H.,  Fitchburg,  Har- 
risville,  and  Marlboro' ;  a  farmer. 

CHILD. 

1.  Franlilin  KimballS  b.  in  H.,  Sept.  11,  1843;  m.  in  Nelson,  April  10,  1866, 
Marcia  Ann,  dau.  of  Asa  and  Fidelia  M.  (Cheney)  Cofrin,  of  H.,  who 
res.  at  the  place  marked  "  I.  Dodge,"  in  Depot  village.  She 
was  b.  in  Nortlifield,  Vt.,  March  20,  1848.  Mechanic  and  farmer; 
res.  Harrisville.  Child:  Willie  Frauk^  b.  in  Mendon,  Vt.,  March 
2,  1867. 

33.     LucyS  b.  in  Marlow,  July  17, 1819;  d.  in  H.,  March  2, 1887. 

33.  James  Dodge^  b.  in  H.,  March  12,  1824;  m.  1,  June  20, 
1850,  in  Keene,  Sarah  Rebecca,  dau.  of  James  and  Lottie  (Dodge) 
Boutwell,  of  Antrim,  who  was  b.  in  Antrim,  May  5,  1830;  d.  in  H., 
July  27,  1856;  m.  2,  in  Antrim,  Aug.  15,  1857,  Adaliza,  dau.  of 
Joshua  and  Rhoda  (Manning)  Farnum,  who  was  b.  in  Washington, 
June  20,  1825;  d.  in  H.,  Nov.  1,  1873.  He  is  a  farmer,  and  res.  on 
the  farm  owned  by  his  father.  Three  children  by  first  wife,  and  two 
by  second,  all  b.  in  H. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Ella  Lucella*,  b.  May  15,  1851 ;  res.  with  her  father. 

2.  Milan  Eugene*,  b.  Nov.  28,  1853;  unm. 

3.  George*,  b.  Nov.  8,   1855;  d.  in  Antrim,  March  8.   1883;  m.  in  Antrim, 

Dec.  3,  1881,  Nettie  Viola,  dau.  of  Edmund  N.  and  Abby  E.  (Rich- 
ardson) Clinton,  who  was  b.  in  Haverhill,  Mass.,  Jan.  16,  1866;  res. 
Antrim.  Oue  child  :  Harry  Gray^,  b.  in  Antrim,  Sept.  27,  1882.  The 
widow  subsequently  m.  Charles  G.  Matthews,     (q.  v.) 

4.  Charles  Thomas*,  b.  June  20,  1862. 

6.     Sarah  Etta*,  b.  April  21,  1867;  m.  Fred.  N.  Clark,     (q.  v.) 


GENEALOGY:   MATTHEWS.  749 

24.  James-^[4]  (Robert^),  b.  July  28, 1781 ;  d.  in  H.,  Nov.  13, 1852; 
m.  Dec.  26,  1809,  in  Sullivan,  Abigail,  dau.  of  Ichabod  and  Abigail 
(Hammond)  Keith,  of  that  place,  who  was  b.  in  Uxbridge,  Mass., 
April  28,  1789;  d.  in  H.,  Dec.  30,  1872.  He  was  a  quiet  and  in- 
dustrious farmer.  He  lived  at  No.  68  in  the  north  part  of  the  town, 
on  the  John  Flint  place,  on  the  Antrim  line.  At  first  he  was  very 
prosperous,  but,  by  buying  too  much  land,  he  became  financially  in- 
volved, and  never  really  recovered  from  the  blow.  He  afterwards 
lived  in  various  places  in  H.  and  Stoddard,  Nelson,  and  Sullivan; 
then  rem.  to  H.  again,  and  lived  last  in  the  east  part  of  the  town, 
where  his  son,  David,  lived  till  recently.     Children,  all  b.  in  PL: — 

25.  Elvira^,  b.  March  29,  1811;  m.  Franklin  Robinson,     (q.  v.) 
3G.     Abigail,  b.  Feb.  15,  1813;  m.  Lewis  W.  Alcock.     (q.  v.) 

27.  Hannah^  b.  April  15,  1815;  m.  A.  R.  W.  Burtt.     (q.  v.) 

28.  Melvin^  b.  Feb.  19,  1817;  d.  at  Georgetown  townsh'ip, 
Ottawa  county,  Mich.,  March  28,  1861,  from  the  effects  of  an  injury 
which  he  received  from  a  falling  pole  which  he  had  erected  for  boil- 
ing maple  sap.  He  m.  1,  in  Ashby,  June  1, 1843,  Sarah  Adams,  dau. 
of  Abel,  Jr.,  and  Martha  (or  Patty)  (Lawrence)  Richardson,  of  that 
town,  who  was  b.  in  Ashby,  June  25,  1816;  d.  in  Boston,  June  2, 
1848.  He  m.  2,  in  Boston,  Nov.  3,  1851,  Hannah  Maria,  dau.  of 
Thomas  and  Ann  (Dunston)  Watson,  of  Boston,  who  was  b.  in  St. 
Swithend's  parish,  Lincoln,  Eng.,  June  29,  1833,  and  was  christened 
in  Lincoln  cathedral;  d.  in  Georgetown,  Mich.,  May  13,  1861.  He 
owned  a  good  farm  in  Michigan  at  his  death. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  George  Melvin^,  b.  in  Boston,  Jan.  12,  184:5;  m.  in  Newport,  Nov.  9,  1867, 

Josepliine  Alois,  dau.  of  George  and  Electa  (Copeland)  Shepardson, 
of  Marlow,  wlio  was  b.  there,  Jan.  22,  1853 ;  res.  Marlow.  Cliild  : 
Lois  Electa^,  b.  in  Saxtou's  River,  Vt.,  May  12,  1876;  d.  in  Marlow, 
May  26,  1885. 

2.  Infant  son*, 

3.  Infant  dau.*, 


twins,  b.  and  d.  in  Boston,  same  day,  June  2,  1848. 


29.  Arvilla^,  b.  Dec.  26,  1818  ;  d.  in  Keene,  Jan.  1,  1881  ;  ra.  in 
Nelson,  Oct.  1,  1840,  David,  son  of  Josiah  (Jr.)  and  Polly  (Wilson) 
Seward,  of  Sullivan,  who  was  b.  in  Sullivan,  Sept.  14,  1816,  and  d. 
in  Keene,  Nov.  3,  1886;  res.  Sullivan  and  Keene.  Mr.  Seward  in- 
herited the  farm  which  Dea.  Josiah  Seward,  his  grandfather,  had 
purchased  in  1781,  in  Sullivan,  and  he  continued  to  live  upon  this 
place  for  many  years.     He  was  a  justice  of  the  peace  at  a  time  when 


750  GENEALOGY  :   MA'l  THEWS. 

that  office  involved  the  performance  of  many  duties.  His  services 
were  repeatedly  sought  in  writing  deeds,  mortgages,  and  wills;  in 
the  settlement  of  estates,  and  even  in  marrying  many  couples  who 
wished  to  be  "squired  together."  In  1862  he  rem.  to  Keene,  where 
he  continued  to  res.  until  his  death. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Infant  dau.*,  b.  lifeless,  in  Sullivan,  Aug.  17,  1841. 

2.  Josiah  Lafayette'^,  b.  in  Sullivan,  April  17,  1845.     After  receiving  such 

education  as  the  district  school  afforded,  he  attended  for  two  years 
the  Westmoreland  Valley  seminary,  then  under  the  tuition  of  Rev. 
S.  H.  McCoUester  (now  D.  D.),  afterwards  president  of  Biichtel 
^  college  in  Ohio.  In  1861  he  entered  the  Phillips  Exeter  academy, 
graduating  therefrom  in  1864 ;  he  entered  Harvard  university  the 
same  year,  and  received  his  degree  of  A.  B.  from  that  institution  in 
1868.  In  1868-69  he  taught  a  public  school  in  Fraukford,  Greeubrier 
county,  W.  Va.  His  experience  there  was  curious  and  profitable. 
The  more  respectable  persons  detested  free  schools  and  Yankee 
teachers.  No  blacks  dared  to  show  themselves  in  the  school-room, 
and  all  branches  were  taught,  from  the  alphabet  to  Greek  and  Latin. 
In  1869-70  he  taught  a  private  school  in  what  was  then  Selwyn's 
theatre  building,  in  Boston,  preparing  young  men  for  college.  In 
1870-71  he  was  the  first  principal  of  the  Conant  Free  school,  an 
academy  in  Jaffrey.  His  school  was  in  the  old  meeting-house  build- 
ing, now  finely  rebuilt,  which  is  said  to  have  been  raised  on  the  day 
of  the  battle  of  Bunker  hill.  In  1871  he  received  the  degree  of  A.  M. 
from  Harvard. 

In  1871  he  entered  the  Harvard  Divinity  school,  and  graduated 
with  the  degree  of  B.  D.  in  1874.  The  same  year  he  received  calls 
from  the  Universalist  church  at  Springfield,  Mass.,  and  the  Unitarian 
churches  in  Lancaster,  N.  H.,  and  Lowell,  Mass.  He  accepted  the  last- 
mentioned  call,  and  was  ordained  over  the  Lowell  church,  Dec.  31, 
1874.  He  continued  in  his  Lowell  charge  for  fourteen  years,  an 
unusually  long  pastorate  for  these  modern  times.  While  in  Lowell 
he  was  a  director  for  a  dozen  years  of  "The  Ministry-at-Large  in 
Lowell,"  a  director  for  several  years  of  the  Lowell  Silent  society, 
president  of  the  Channing  Fraternity,  a  director  of  the  City  Institu- 
tion for  Savings,  president  of  the  Field  club,  member  of  the  Plato 
club,  and  a  corresponding  member  of  the  New  Hampshire  Historical 
society.  He  was  for  many  years  a  director  of  the  Lowell  City 
library,  and  had  the  charge  of  making  the  new  card  catalogue,  clas- 
sifying the  books  himself  for  the  scientific  subject  catalogue,  and 
handling  over  twenty  thousand  volumes  for  that  purpose. 

Wearied  with  so  many  cares,  on  the  1st  of  January,  1888,  he 
tendered  his  resignation,  to  take  effect  on  July  31st.  On  the  first 
day  of  August,  1888,  immediately  after  leaving  Lowell,  he  became 


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the  acting  pastor  of  the  First  Unitarian  society  of  Waterville,  Me. 
He  has  been  much  interested, in  Freemasonry,  and  has  received  the 
highest  or  thirty-third  degree.  He  has  felt  much  interest  in  tlie 
Hancock  history,  and  has  taken  great  pains  to  collect  the  genealogies 
of  the  Matthews  and  allied  families. 

3.  Emily  Normanda*,  b.  in  Sullivan,  March  21,  1847;  d.  in  Keene,  May  27, 

1885.  She  was  educated  at  Miss  Hall's  school  for  young  ladies  at 
Keene,  and  was  a  cultivated  and  refined  lady.  She  was  a  member  of 
the  Unitarian  church,  had  a  class  for  many  years  in  the  Sunday 
school,  and  was  charitable  and  philanthropic. 

4.  James  Byron+,  b.  in  Sullivan,  Aug.  11,  1849.     At  the  age  of  13  years,  he 

accompanied  his  kinsman.  Gen.  James  Wilson,  of  Keene,  to  San 
Francisco,  where  he  remained  two  years.  The  experience  of  the 
world  which  he  there  acquired  was  invaluable.  He  was  afterwards 
educated  at  the  Westbrook  (Me.)  seminary  and  the  Kimball  Union 
academy,  at  Meridt-n.  He  had  a  desire  for  a  business  life.  After 
serving  an  apprenticeship  in  Whitcomb's  clothing  .'-tore  in  Keene,  he 
served  for  a  time  at  George  Fenno's  in  Boston ;  afterwards  at  New 
York  with  Union  Adams  &  Co.,  with  A.  T.  Stewart,  and  with  Mills 
&  Gibb.  Finally  he  entered  into  business  for  himself  as  a  commis- 
sion merchant.  He  has  an  account  with  the  Gebrueder  Herrfuert, 
of  Chemnitz,  Germany,  and  has  been  several  times  in  Europe  on 
business.  He  has  associated  with  him  as  a  partner,  his  brother-in- 
law,  J.  E.  Tourtellot,  their  business  place  at  present  being  7]  Frank- 
lin street,  New  York  city.  He  m.,  Oct.  18,  1877,  Sarah  Annie,  second 
dau.  of  James  and  Hannah  L.  (Booth)  Mott,  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  who 
was  b.  in  Williamsburg  (now  Brooklyn,  E.  D.).  July  4,  1858;  res.  in 
Brooklyn.  Children:  (1),  Florence  Arvilla^,  b.  in  Brooklyn,  Aug. 
12,  1883;  d.  there.  May  10,  1885.  (2),  Louise-^,  b.  in  Brooklyn,  June 
21,  1887. 

5.  Daniel  Wilson*,  b.  in  Sullivan,  June  24,  1851 ;  d.  there,  June  27,  1851. 

30.  Adeline^,  b.  in  H.,  Jan.  2,  1821 ;  d.  there,  Oct.  20,  1847. 

31.  Normanda^  b.  in  H.,  Aug.  6,  1822;  d.  in  Stoddard,  Jan. 
25,  1844. 

32.  Enlily^  b.  in  H.,  Sept.  15,  1824;  m.  Gardner  Towne.     (q.v.) 

33.  David^,  b.  in  H.,  May  20,  1826;  res.  in  Hancock  village; 
unm.;  farmer. 

34.  Elmina^  b.  in  H.,  July  7,  1828 ;  d.  there,  Feb.  19,  1829. 

35.  Samuel  Smith"  [(5]  (Robert^),  b.  in  Bedford,  April  27,  1785; 
d.  in  Marlow,  April  25,  1831;  m.  in  Dublin,  Dec.  20,  1809,  Lucy,  dau. 
of  Asa  and  Dolly  (Warren)  Fiske,  of  that  town,  who  was  b.  in 
Dublin,  Aug.  3,  1788.  After  his  death  she  m.  2,  Benjamin  Dear- 
born, and  d.  at  Faribault,  Minn.,  Feb.  1867.  Mr.  Matthews  res.  in 
Stoddard  and  Marlow,  and  was  a  farmer  and  drover.     Children:  — 


752  GENEALOGY;   MATTHEWS. 

36.  Robert  WalTen^  b.  in  Stoddard,  Sept.  11,  1810;  m.  in  Mar- 
low,  July  23,  1833,  Emily,  dau.  of  Peter  and  Mitty  (Symonds)  Fox 
(q.  v.),  who  was  b.  in  Marlow,  Nov.  17,  1815;  res.  Marlow  and 
Faribault,  Minn.  ^_^ 

'  CHILDREN. 

1.  Samuel  Fiske*,  b.  in  Marlow,  Feb.  3,  1833;  m.  1,  in  Marlow,  Jan.  22,  1854, 

Almira  Smith,  of  that  town;  divorced,  and  she  m.  2,  Patrick  Healy, 
of  Waseca,  Minn.;  he  m,  2,  in  Portland,  Ore.,  Dec.  9,  1876,  Susan 
Hannah,  dau.  of  Beverly  and  Jane  G.  (Tubbs)  Apperson,  who  was 
b.  in  Richmond,  Va.,  Dec.  17,  1841;  res.  in  Richland  and  Faribault, 
Minn.,  and  Portland,  Ore.  Three  children  by  first  wife,  and  one  by 
second:  (1),  Bentley  Smith^,  b.  in  Richland,  Minn.,  Nov.  4,  1859. 
(2),  Alonzo  BakerS,  b.  in  Richland,  Minn.,  Aug.  16,  1863.  (3),  Jen- 
nie^,  b.  in  Faribault,  Minn.,  July  3,  1865.  (4),  Laura  Richardson^, 
b.  in  Salem,  Ore.,  May  29,  1879. 

2.  Emily  Maria^,  b.  in  Marlow,  Aug.  8,  1835;  m.  in  Faribault,  Minn  ,  July 

9,  1857,  Warren  Lorenzo,  son  of  Daniel  and  Esther  (Eaton)  Fiske, 
of  Dublin,  who  was  b.  there,  March  12,  1826.  He  lived  one  year  at 
Faribault,  Minn.,  but  for  many  years  has  lived  in  Dublin ;  has  been 
town  clerk  and  town  treasurer  in  Dublin,  and  has  represented  the 
town  in  the  General  Court.  Children:  (1),  Clarence  Leslie^,  b.  in 
Dublin,  March  8,  1860;  d.  there,  April  9,  1864.  (2),  Wilfred  Mat- 
thews5,  b.  in  Dublin,  Dec.  27,  1863.  (3),  Idella  Maria^,  b.  in  Fari- 
bault, Minn.,  May  6,  1868.  (4),  Henry  EugeneS,  b.  in  Dublin,  April 
28,  1870.  (5),  Herbert  Leslie^  b.  in  Dublin,  Dec.  12,  1871.  (6), 
Albert  Perley^,  b.  in  Dublin,  Feb.  24,  1877. 

3.  Eliza  Ann"*,  b.   in  Marlow,    March   7,  1837;    d.  in  Keithsburg,   Mercer 

county,  111.,  Feb.  11,  1866;  m.  in  Richland,  Minn.,  June  18,  1857, 
Ozro,  son  of  Simeon  and  Esther  (Fames)  Carter,  who  was  b.  in 
Wilmington,  Mass.,  June  29,  1830.  After  her  death  Mr.  Carter  m. 
2,  Jan.  3,  1867,  Esther  Ann  Dryden.  There  were  four  children  by 
the  first  marriage,  all  b.  at  Walcott,  Minn.,  and  the  last  three  all  d. 
there  :  (1),  Fred.  Al]ey^  b.  May  30,  1858.  (2),  Charles  Wesley^,  b. 
Sept.  30,  1860;  d.  Jan.  9,  1862.  (3),  Nellie  Ozma^,  b.  Jan.  29,  1863; 
d.  Feb.  8,  1866.     (4),  Herbert  Leroy^,  b.  May  3,  1865  ;  d.  Jan.  16,  1867. 

4.  Harriet  Roxaua^,  b.  in  Marlow,   May  17,   1843;    m.  in  Richland,  Minn., 

May  9,  1865,  Rev.  John,  son  of  Rev.  Robert  S.  and  Elizabeth  (Stof- 
ford)  Stoflbrd,  who  was  b.  in  Becstson,  Nottinghamshire,  Eng.,  Dec. 
6,  1843.  He  was  educated  at  Hamlin  university.  Red  Wing,  Minn., 
and  was  ordained  to  the  ministry  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church, 
by  Bishop  Simpson,  in  1869.  He  has  been  located  at  Narijo,  Still- 
water, Anoka,  Minneapolis,  St.  Paul,  and  Rochester,  all  in  Minnesota. 
He  was  for  three  years  the  agent  of  Hamlin  university.  Children: 
(1),  Emma  MayS,  b.  Excelsior,  Minn.,  March  9,  1866;  d.  there,  Sept. 
22,  1866.  (2),  Charles  Emery^,  b.  Stillwater,  Minn.,  June  26,  1868. 
(3),  Mary  Alice",  b.  Minneapolis,  Minn.,  April  19,  1873.  (4),  Walter 
Alling-a,  b.  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  April  17,  1878;  d.  there,  Sept.  29,  1878. 


GENEALOGY  :    MATTHEWS.  753 

37.  Asa  Fiske^  b.  in  Stoddard,  Aug.  8,  1813;  m.  1,  Sept.  12, 
1837,  in  Mario w,  Calista,  dau.  of  Hubbard  and  Mehitable  (Mather) 
Huntley,  of  that  town,  who  was  b.  in  Marlow,  Aug.  19,  1819,  and  d. 
there,  July  4,  1840;  m.  2,  Sept.  12,  1841,  in  Marlow,  Abigail  Farro- 
sina,  dau.  of  Cyrus  and  Rebecca  (Sawyer)  Cheney,  of  that  place, 
who  was  b.  in  Concord,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  19,  1819.  He  has  lived  in 
Marlow  and  Lynn,  Mass.,  and  is  a  baker.  He  had  two  children  by 
the  first  wife,  and  three  by  the  second,  all  b.  in  Marlow. 

CHILDKEN. 

1.  Lucj'  Janet*,  b.  in  Marlow,  July  1,  1838  ;  ra.  in  Lynn,  Sept.  18,  1856,  Stephen 

Franklin,  son  of  Stephen  and  Dorothy  (Dow)  Sullivan,  who  was  b.  in 
Tuftonboro',  July  30,  1837  ;  res.  Lynn,  Mass. ;  is  a  shoemaker.  He  was 
a  sergeant  in  the  2cl  Mass.  heavy  artillery,  and  a  prisoner  at  Ander- 
sonville.  Children,  all  b.  in  Lynn:  (1),  Frank  Augustus^,  b.  Feb. 
22,  1861 ;  d.  in  Lynn,  July  18,  1861.  (2),  James  Franklin^,  b.  March 
13,  1863;  d.  in  Lynn,  Sept.  13,  1864.  (3),  Ida  Emogene^,  b.  June  24, 
1867.  (4),  Willie  CookmanS,  b.  Feb.  13,  1872;  d.  in  Lynn,  July  31, 
1872.  (5),  Etta  Florence^,  b.  March  27,  1874.  (6),  George  Frank- 
lin^  b.  May  2,  1876.     (7),   William  Henry^,  b.  April  19,  1878. 

2.  William  Osmore^  b.  in  Marlow,  March  13,  1840;  d.  in  San  Francisco,  Cal., 

Oct.  21,  1876;  m.  March  5,  1864,  Mrs.  Sarah  Jane  Neagus.  No  chil- 
dren.    He  was  a  first  lieutenant  in  the  40th  Mass.  regt.  in  the  war. 

3.  Sarah  Abbie*,  b.  in  Marlow,  Aug.  17,  1842;  d.  in  Lynn,  Mass.,  Aug.  26, 

1864;  m.  in  Lynn,  Feb.  22,  1863,  Charles  Wallace,  son  of  Daniel  and 
Esther  (Eaton)  Fiske,  of  Lynn,  who  was  b.  in  Dublin,  June  14,  1833. 
No  children.  Mr.  Fiske  m.  2,  Mary  Lois  Frasier,  of  Bangor,  Me., 
and  has  by  her  eight  children.     He  is  a  farmer  in  Dublin. 

4.  Calista  Addie^,  b.  in  Marlow,  June  29,   1848;  d.  in  Lynn,  Mass.,  Oct.  7, 

1873;  m.  in  Lynn,  April  4,  1872,  George  Champion,  son  of  Alfred  and 
Harriet  (Kice)  Bacon,  who  was  b.  in  Natick,  Mass.,  Feb.  17,  1842; 
res.  Lynn ;  shoemaker.  They  had  one  child,  Horace  Eugene^,  b.  in 
Lynn,  Jan.  21,  1873;  d.  there,  July  29,  1873. 

5.  Edwin  Cyrus*,  b.  in  Marlow,  Sept.  19,  1851 ;  unm. ;  res.  with  his  parents; 

a  shoemaker. 

38.  Sylvester^  b.  in  Stoddard,  March  27,  1815;  d.  at  Saxton's 
River,Vt.,  Oct.  18,  1884;  m.  1,  in  Marlow,  Oct.  18,  1834,  Mary,  dau. 
of  John  and  Sally  (Tubbs)  Giffin,  of  Marlow,  who  was  b.  Jan.  8, 
1818,  and  d.  in  Marlow,  Aug.  27,  1843;  ni.  2,  in  Bellows  Falls,  Vt., 
July  4,  1845,  Gratia,  dau.  of  Charles  and  Sally  (Dennis)  Symonds 
(q.  v.),  of  H.,  who  was  b.  there,  Oct.  14,  1822;  divorced,  and  she 
subsequently  m.  Franklin  D.  Reed,  of  Keene.  (See  Symonds.) 
Sylvester  had  two  children  by  first  wife  and  four  by  second ;  he  res. 


754  genealogy:  Matthews. 

in  H.  at  the  place  marked  "  O.  Nelson  "   on  the  village  plan,  and 
later  at  Marlow. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  John  Giffin*,  b.  ia  Marlow,  June  17,  1835 ;  d.  there,  April  7,  1859. 

2.  Dexter  Fiske*,  b.  in  Marlow,  June  18,  1837;  d.  there,  Dec.  5,  1870;  m. 

in  Billerica,  Mass.,  Nov.  23,  1862,  Ellen  Louisa,  dau.  of  Nathan,  Jr., 
and  Mary  (Gardner)  Bryant,  who  was  b.  in  Bedford.  Mass.,  March 
6,  1846.  No  children.  She  m.  2,  John  H.  Foster,  of  Springfield,  Mass. 

3.  Leona  Eutella*,  b.  in  Marlow,  July  22,  1847;  m.  in  Keene,  July  31,  1869, 

James  Henry,  son  of  James  M.  and  Catharine  (Fadden)  Mark,  who 
was  b.  in  Black  Brook,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  28,  1848;  res.  Keene.  Children  : 
(1),  Charles  Henrys  b.  in  Keene,  Feb.  13,  1873.  (2),  George  ElmerS, 
b.  in  Keene,  Jan.  12,  1875.  (3),  Cora  May^,  b.  in  Saxton's  River, Vt., 
Dec.  3,  1878. 

4.  Lucretia  Mary*,  b.  in  H.,  June  11,   1849;    m.  in  Keene,  April  13,  1869, 

George  Sawyer,  son  of  Charles  and  Mary  Ann  (Ellis)  Wyman,  who 
was  b.  in  Keene,  June  12,  1845;  res.  Keene;  farmer.  Childreu,  all  b. 
in  Keene:  (1),  Grace  May^,  b.  Jan.  2,  1871.  (2),  Fred  Symonds^, 
b.  July  7,  1872.  (3).  Charlotte  Fanny",  b.  March  31,  1874.  (4), 
Walter  Earle^,  b.  Feb.  22,  1876.  (5),  Charles  Algernon^,  b.  May  4, 
1878.  (6),  Clarence  Leslie^,  b.  Feb.  17,  1880.  (7),  Florence  Lucre- 
tias,  b.  March  26,  1884.     (8),  Henry  Albert^,  b.  July  18,  1886. 

5.  George^  b.  iu  H.,  Feb.  28,  1851. 

6.  Charles  Syraonds*  (last  name  now  changed  to  Reed),  b.  in  H.,  March  7, 

1855;  m.  in  Hanover,  Dec  18,  1877,  Elmina  Maria,  dau.  of  Mason  and 
Jane  (Cochran)  Fay,  of  Hanover,  who  was  b.  in  Walpole,  June  26, 
1848 ;  res.  Keene ;  a  tanner.  Child :  Nellie  May^  b.  in  Hanover, 
Sept.  22,  1878. 

39.  Dexter3,b.  in  Marlow,  Sept.  12, 1819;  d.  there,  Sept.  21, 1820. 

40.  William  Dickey-  [7]  (Robert^),  b.  in  Bedford,  May  28, 1787 ; 
d.  in  Chatham,  Can.,  Oct.  20,  1885;  m.  l,Mary  Sargent,  dau  of  Hon. 
John  and  Tabitha  (Sargent)  Prentiss,  of  Londonderry;  m.  2,  Cyn- 
thia, dau.  of  Thomas  and  Mary  (Reed)  Noyes,  of  Chatham,  Can. 
He  was  well  educated  for  his  time,  and  used  to  teach  school.  He 
lived  a  short  time  in  Stoddard,  also  in  H.,  being  the  first  trader  at 
the  store  afterwards  occupied  by  A.  C.  Cochran  (q.v.),  then  went  to 
Chatham,  Can,,  where  he  engaged  in  the  lumber  business.    Children: 

41.  Elizabeth  Gibson^  b.  in  Stoddard,  July  13,  1817;  m.  David 
Wildes,  of  H.     (q.  v.) 

43.  Ann  Prentiss^  b.  iu  H.,  March  22,  1819;  d.  in  Chatham, 
Can.,  in  1820. 

43.  Jesse^  [12]  (Robert^),  b.  in  H.,  July  2,  1797;  d.  there,  Sept. 
11,  1875;  m.  1,  in  Mason,  Sept.  18,  1827,  Almira,  dau.  of  Stephen 


GENEALOGY:    MATTHEWS.  755 

Farrar  and  Hannah  (Kimball)  Preston,  of  New  Ipswich,  who  was 
b.  in  that  town,  Aug.  25,  1804,  and  d.  in  H.,  Oct.  2,  1829  ;  m.  2,  in 
H.,  March  31,  1831,  Louisa,  dau.  of  Josiah  and  Melicent  (Wheeler) 
Stone,  of  H.,  who  was  b.  Aug.  7,  1800,  and  d.  there,  Oct.  5,  1876. 
He  was  a  farmer,  and  lived  in  various  places ;  once  at  the  place 
marked  "J.Matthews,"  and  finally  on  the  Dea.  James  Duncan  place, 
where  his  son,  Charles  Gibson,  now  lives.  Children,  one  by  first 
wife,  and  five  by  second  : — 

44.  Infant  dau.^,  b.  in  H.,  June  12,  1829;  d.  same  day. 

45.  Amelia  Adelaide^  b.  in  II.,  April  19,  1833;  d.  there,  Jan. 
3,  1861. 

46.  Charles  Gibson*^,  b.  in  Marlow,  Nov.  27,  1835;  m.  1,  in  Peter- 
boro',  Aug.  20,  1873,  Flora  Maria,  dau.  of  Henry  and  Maria  (Pea- 
body)  Kibling,  who  was  b.  in  Ashburnham,  Mass.,  May  28,  1853,  and 
d.  in  H.,  Octl  20,  1881 ;  m.  2,  in  Peterboro',  Dec.  2,  1885,  Mrs.  Net- 
tie Viola  (Clinton),  wadow  of  George  Matthews,  (q.  v.)  He  is 
a  farmer  on  the  place  where  his  father  d.,  and  has  held  town  offices. 

CHILDREN,    BORN   IN    HANCOCK. 

1.     Ida  Maria*,  b.  April  12,  1874.  2.     Annie  Amelia*,  b.  Nov.  12,  1877. 

3.     Florence  Louise*,  b.  July  11,  1881;  d.  in  H.,  Sept.  17,  1881. 

47.  Granville^  b.  in  Antrim,  Feb.  6,  1838;  d.  in  H.,  Nov.  12, 
1872  ;  m.  in  H.,  Nov.  16,  1864,  Nettie  Viola,  dau.  of  John  Willard 
and  Maria  (Bradford)  Cummings  (q.  v.),  of  H.,  who  was  b.  in  New 
Ipswich,  June  27,  1842.  No  children.  She  m.  2,  Jan.  1,  1877,  Otis 
H.  Forbush,  of  Acton,  Mass. 

48.  Otis  Preston^,  b.  in  H.,  Oct.  15,  1841 ;  a  farmer,  unm.,  and 
res.  with  his  brother,  Charles  G. 

49.  Almira^  (twin  to  the  above),  b.  in  H.,  Oct.  15,  1841,  and  d, 
there,  Oct.  26,  1841. 

50.  David^  [13]  (Robert^),  b.  in  H.,  Feb.  18,  1800;  d.  there, 
June  17,  1855;  m.  1,  in  New  Boston,  May  27,  1828,  Jerusha,  dau.  of 
James  and  Margaret  Ann  (Gordon)  Dodge,  of  Goffstown,  who  was 
b.  there,  Nov.  20,  1801,  and  d.  in  H.,  March  3,  1846;  m.  2,  in  Dublin, 
Nov.  20,  1849,  Elizabeth,  dau.  of  Benjamin  and  Anna  (Morse)  Mar- 
shall, of  Dublin,  who  was  b.  in  that  place,  July  25,  1804.  After  the 
death  of  Mr.  Matthews  she  m.,  May  4,  1858,  Henry,  son  of  Henry 
and  Susan  (Hobart)  Kibling,  of  Ashburnham,  Mass.,  who  was  b.  in 
Walpole,  April  24,  1804,  and  d.  in  Dublin,  July  7,  1884.  She  d.  in 
Dublin,  Aug.  27,  1880.    Mr.  Matthews  was  a  farmer  and  tanner,  and 


766  GENEALOGY;   MATTHEWS;    MAY. 

was  much  respected  as  a  citizen  and  business  man.     He  lived  where 
Doctor  Ware  now  lives.     Children,  all  b.  in  H. : — 

51.  George  William^,  b.  Oct.  18,  1829;  m.  1,  in  Hillsboro',  April 
22,  1858,  Joanna  Lorinda,  dan.  of  David  and  Lorinda  (Gray)  Emer- 
son, of  Greenfield,  who  was  b.  there,  Oct.  12,  1839,  and  d.  in  H.,  Feb. 
12,  1860;  m.  2,  Mrs.  Reed,  of  San  Francisco.  He  served  in  the 
war;  d.  at  the  City  hospital  in  San  Francisco,  Aug.  15,  1879. 

CHILD. 

1.  George  Edward*,  b.  in  H.,  Oct.  27,  1859;  m.  in  East  Jaffrey,  June  9,  1883, 
Fannie  Maria,  dau.  of  Tlioraas  B.  and  Harriet  Louisa  (Snow)  Wait, 
of  Dublin,  who  was  b.  June  30,  1866;  res.  Dublin;  a  farmer.  They 
have  a  dau.,  Joanna^,  b.  in  Dublin,  June  13,  1884. 

52.  Jerusha  Ann^  b.  March  18,  1835;  d.  in  H.,  March  2,  1852. 

53.  Mary  Janet^  b.  Oct.  18,  1841 ;  m.  George  Washington  Hay- 
ward,     (q.  V.) 


MAY. 

1.  Thomas^  May,  b.  in  Sterling,  Mass.,  July  26,  1757;  m.  Eunice 
Brooks,  who  was  b.  April  13,  1759.  He  served  in  the  war  of  the 
Revolution;  settled  in  Sterling,  Mass.;  came  to  H.  as  early  as  1786, 
and  settled  where  his  son,  Whitcomb,  afterwards  res.;  d.  June  20, 
1816;  his  wife  d.  in  Washington,  Dec.  12,  1841.  Children,  all  but 
one  b.  in  H.: — 

3.  Eunice-,  b.  in  Sterling,  Mass.,  Dec.  27,  1783 ;  m.  David 
Knight,     (q.  v.) 

3.  Thomas'^  b.  July  21,  1786;  d.  March  31,  1807. 

4.  John^,  b.  March  7,  1788;  m.  March  14,  1816,  Betsey  Brigham, 
of  Dublin,  who  was  b.  Oct.  21,  1787;  settled  in  Washington,  where 
they  continued  to  res.  until  the  close  of  their  lives.  He  was  a 
farmer;  served  as  one  of  the  selectmen  of  the  town  several  years; 
d.  Sept.  18,  1864;  his  wife  d.  May  19,  1851. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Abigail  E.^,  b.  May  11,  1817;  m.  Joshua  L.  Jaquith;  res.  Washington. 

2.  Eunice  M.s,  b.  Feb.  9,   1821;  m.  Jan.  11,  1849,  George  W.  Newman;  res. 

Washington. 

3.  Mary  J.s,  b.   Aug.  23,   1824;    d.  Feb.   1,   1847;    ra.  Oct.  31,   1844,   James 

Newman,  of  Washington. 

4.  Clara  H.3,  b.  April  22,  1827;  m.  Feb.  21,  1854,  Shubael  W.  Hurd;  res. 

Washington. 


genealogy:  may.  757 

5.  Whitcomb",  b.  Feb.  1,  1791;  served  in  the  war  of  1812-14; 
m.  March  11,  1824,  Mary  Felch,  who  was  b.  in  Francestown,  Jan. 
26,  1802;  res.  at  place  in  H.  marked  "W.  May."  He  d.  March  31, 
1869.     Children  :  — 

6.  Mary  E.^  b.  Dec.  10,  1824;  m.  William  Gassett.     (q.  v.) 

7.  Betsy  F.^  b.  Dec.  12,  1826;  m.  Dec.  13, 1846,  Thomas  Blake, 
of  Cambridgeport,  Mass.,  who  was  b.  Dec.  22,  1821,  and  killed  in 
New  Durham  powder  mills  in  1855.  Mrs.  Blake  res.  several  years 
on  the  Far  well  place  in  H. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Helen  A.*,  d.  May  5,  1866. 

2.  Charles  S.*,  b.  in  Lowell,  1847;  d.  Nov.  i,  1848. 

3.  George  E.*,  b.  Sept.  2,  1849. 

4.  Thirsa  V.^  b.  Sept.  17,  1851;  m.  Charles  F.  Wilcox,     (q.  v.) 

5.  Chester  F.*,  b.  in  Lowell,  Nov.  14,  1853;  m.  Feb.  13,  1878,  Ella  L  Eaton, 

of  Peterboro',  who  was  b.  Sept.  25  1855.  Children:  (1),  Leon 
Chester^,  b.  in  Woburn,  Mass.,  Sept.  4,  1879;  d.  March  1,  1880. 
(2),  Ella  L.5,  b.  in  Woburn,  Mass.,  June  4,  1881. 

8.  Charles  P.  0.=^,  b.  Feb.  22,  1829;  m.  Sept.  1,.1852,  Samantha 
Badger,  who  was  b.  in  Woburn,  Mass.,  June  2,  1835  ;  res.  Gardner, 
Mass.;  a  watchman  in  a  chair  shop. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Charles  C.^  b.  in  Lowell,  Sept.  20,  1853;  m.  July,  1880,   .Mrs.  A.  A.  Day, 

of  Cambridge,  Mass. 

2.  Stephen  UA.  b.  in  Lowell,  Sept.  28,  1855:  ra.  April,   1882,  Ida  S.  Davis, 

■  of  Winchendon,  Mass. 

3.  Alice  M.*,  b.  in  Lowell,  June  7,  1858;  d.  in  Gardner,  Dec.  14,  1884. 

4.  Orin  B.^  b.  in  Lowell,  Sept.  1,  1860. 

5.  Walter  G.*,  b.  in  Wilton,  Oct.  18,  1868. 

6.  Frank  W.*,  b.  in  Wilton,  Nov.  8,  1870. 

9.  Nathaniel  H.^,  b.  Oct.  16,  1831 ;  d.  March  19,  1854. 

10.  Samuel  F.^  b.  Feb.  18,  1835 ;  d.  Feb.  19,  1835. 

11.  Thomas  M.^  b.  June  1,  1836;  m.  1,  in  1855,  Lucy  A.  Wil- 
son, of  Greenfield  ;  m.  2,  Jane  Wilson,  of  Greenfield ;  m.  3,  Mary 
Carter,  of  Concord  ;  res.  Concord;  a  laborer  in  a  paper  mill.  Two 
children  by  second  wife,  and  nine  by  third. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Alice-*,  b.  in  Greenfield,  Sept.  12,  1858. 

2.  AddieS  b.  in  Danbury,  Vt.,  Aug.  1860. 

3.  George*,  b.  in  Concord,  March  22,  1867. 


758  GENEALOGY:    MAY;    MAYNARD. 

4.  Lizzie*,  b.  in  Concord,  Nov.  1,  1868. 

5.  Nellie*,  b.  in  Concord,  May  15,  1870. 

6.  Mary*,  b.  in  Concord. 

7.  Clara*,  b.  in  Concord,  Feb.  29,  1872. 

8.  Willie*,  b.  in  Concord,  Feb.  28,  1874. 

9.  Nettie*,  b.  in  Concord,  Jan.  12,  1877. 

10.  Annie*,  b.  in  Concord,  Aug.  6,  1879. 

11.  Thomas*,  b.  in  Concord,  Oct.  5,  1881. 

13.  John  E.3,  b.  April  20,  1841;  ra.  Feb.  21,  1866,  Alcina  M. 
Straw,  of  Greenfield,  who  was  b,  Nov.  4,  1843;  a  fanner;  res.  in 
Peterboro'. 

CHILDREN,  BORN  IN  PKTERBORO'. 

1.  Helen  A.*,  b.  April  14,  1868.  3.     Abbie  B  *,  b.  Dec,  3,  1874. 

2.  Julia  E.*,  b.  May  4,  1872.  4.     Johnnie  A.*,  b.  Sept.  17,  1883. 

13.  George  D.^  b.  Sept.  22,  1843  ;  served  in  the  Civil  war;  was 
a  member  of  Co.  K,  1st  N.  H.  cavalry  ;  enlisted  March  15,  1865  ; 
was  discharged  July  15,  1865;  is  a  farmer;  res.  West  Wilton  ;  m, 
Harriet  J.  Blanchard,  of  Peterboro',  who  was  b.  Feb.  24,  1848. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  George  E.*,  b.  in  Peterboro',  Oct.  9,  1865. 

2.  Hattie  I.*,  b.  in  Greenfield,  Jan.  11,  1868(.?);   m.  Jan.  6,   1883,  Frank  O. 

Nickerson,  of  Lancaster,  Mass.     Child :  Henry  A.  M.^. 

3.  Nettie  E.*,  b.  in  H.,  July  16,  1868. 

4.  Mary  F.*,  b.  in  Harrisville,  Dec.  9,  1871. 

5.  Lizzie  B.*,  b.  in  Wilton,  Nov.  6,  1874. 

6.  Harry  H.*,  b.  in  Wilton,  Nov.  23,  1879 ;  d.  Dec.  8,  1879. 

14.  Betsey-,  b.  May  17,  1793 ;  d.  March,  1856. 

15.  Nathaniel  Holmes'",  b.  Sept.  14,  1796;  m.  Maria  Nichols,  of 
New  Ipswich,  and  d.  there. 


MAYNARD. 


John^  Maynard,  an  immigrant  from  England,  is  found  in  Sudbury, 
.,  in  1638. 

John^  (John^),  b.  in  England  in  1630;  settled  in  Marlboro',  Mass. 

Levi^  (David^  David^  John^  John^),  b.  in  Northboro'  or  West- 

boro',  Mass.;  m.  Esther ,  who  d.  in  Leominster,  Mass.,  in  1799; 

he  d.  in  Ashburnham,  Mass.,  in  1812.     Their  second  child, 


GENEALOGY:   MAYNARD;    M'CLOURGE;   M'INTIRE.  759 


\^^^aLytnayy-^€L- 


1.     Dea.  EIi«,  b.  in  Northboro',  Mass.,  Aug.  27,  1766;  m.  1, 

Merrill,  who  d.;  tn.  2,  Jan.  17,  1796,  Esther,  dau.  of  Abner  Keyes 
(q.  v.),  and  came  to  H.  the  same  year  or  early  in  1797,*  and  settled 
at  the  place  marked  "J.  B.,"  near  the  junction.  He  was  a  worthy 
and  upright  man,  and  an  active  member  of  the  chuixh  in  Society 
Land;  was  chosen  deacon  of  the  church  Nov.  4,  1827,  which  office 
he  held  till  his  death,  April  22,  1840;  his  wife,  Esther,  d.  in  Ben- 
nington, Aug.  16,  1861,  aged  88.     Children: — 

3.  Betsey'^,  b.  in  1791  or  '92  ;  m.  Abner  Rodgers,  of  Greenfield; 
res.  in  Greenfield,  where  she  d.,  Jan.  25,  1863;  he  d.  Sept.  8,  1849. 
Seven  children. 

3.  Esther^  b.  March  19,  1793;  m.  1,  Jeremiah  Baldwin  (q.  v.); 
m.  2,  Capt.  Joseph  Symonds  (q.  v.);  she  d.  Sept.  14,  1843. 

4.  Polly^,  b,  in  1795;  m.  1,  Enoch  Nichols,  of  Sutton,  who  d. 
Dec.  18,  1834;  m.  2,  Jonas  Ball  (q.  v.),  of  H.;  she  d.  March  11, 1854. 


McCLOURGE  (or  McCLOURY).] 

George-,  son  of  Charles^  and  Esther  McClourge,  was  b.  in  London- 
derry, May  18,  1728  ;  m.  Ann  .     He  came  to  H.  from  Peter- 

horo'  (see  p.  68);  he  was  in  the  French  war  in  1759,  also  at  the 
battle  of  Bunker  hill  (see  p.  235);  res.  in  H.  at  No.  4.  Two  of  his 
sons  served  in  the  Revolutionary  war.     (See  p.  235.) 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Elizabeths,  b.  Aug.  22,  1752.'  4.     SamueP,  b.  Sept.  13,  1757. 

2.  Johns.  5.     Sarah^  b.  March  29,  1759. 

3.  Roberts,  b.  Feb.  13,  1755.  6.     George^,  b.  Jan.  10,  1760. 


McINTIRE. 

Elias^  Mclntire  was  a  resident  of  Stoddard,  where 
Martin^  was  b.     He  ra.  Mary  Taylor,  of  Stoddard,  and  rem.  to 
Munsonville. 

*  Mr.  Maynard  probably  had  a  previous  res.  in  town.    (See  p.  102.)    His  first  wife 
•was  probably  a  sister  of  Moses  Merrill. 


760  GENEALOGY:   M'INTIRE;    M'MASTER. 

1.  Dr.  Horatio^  (Martin^,  Elias^)  ra.  1,  Lydia  Holt,  of  Nelson, 
who  was  the  mother  of  his  children,  and  d.;  ra.  2,  Addie  Black,  of 
New  York  city,  and  came  to  H.  to  res.  during  the  construction  of 
the  Manchester  &  Keene  railroad ;  lived  at  the  place  marked  "  C.W. 
Farmer"  on  the  village  plan.  After  res.  here  about  two  years  he 
rem.  to  Milford,  and  later  returned  to  Munsonville,  where  both  their 
children,  Edith*  and  Don*,  d.  of  consumption  within  a  few  days  of 
each  other.  Doctor  Mclntire  rem.  to  Dakota  after  the  death  of  his 
children. 

McMASTER. 

1,  Thomas'^,  son  of  John^  and  Betsey  (Brown)  McMaster,  of 
Windham,  m.  Lydia,  dau.  of  Dea.  David  Badger,  of  Lyndeboro'; 
came  to  H.  as  early  as  1790;  settled  at  No.  79;  rem.  to  Antrim  in 
1799,  where  he  d.  in  1841,  aged  80;  his  wife  d.  in  1853,  aged  87. 
Children  :— 

3.     Lydia^,  b.  in  1787;"  ra.  Archilaus  Tay,  of  Woburn,  Mass. 

3.  David^,  was  drowned  in  a  well  in  1790,  aged  1  year  6  months. 

4.  Hannah  W.^  b.  in  1789;  d.  in  Lowell,  Mass.,  Sept.  23,  1846. 

5.  Margaret  D.^  b.  Jan.  29,  1793;  d.  in  Lowell,  Mass.,  Nov.  7, 
1849;  m.  Nov.  11,  1813,  Abraham  McNeil,  of  New  Boston. 

6.  Thomas^,  b.  Jan.  22,  1795;  m.  Dec.  29, 1829,  Lydia  C.  Thomp- 
son, of  Stoddard  ;  settled  in  Antrim,  and  was  a  prominent  citizen 
there;  settled  in  H.  in  1838,  at  the  place  marked  "  N.  J.  Duncan  "; 
rem.  to  Dublin,  and  from  thence  to  Southboro',  Mass.,  where  he  d. 
Dec.  21,  1875. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  De  Witt  Clinton-*,  b.  in  Antrim,  Oct.  20,  1830;  a  painter;    res.  South- 

boro', Mass. 

2.  Mirinda  A.*,  b.  in  Antrim,  May  29,  1832 ;  'd.  Oct.  23,  1832. 

3.  Thomas  Allen*,  b.  in  Antrim,  Aug.  27,  1833;  m.  June  12,   1872,  Sarah  A. 

Hadley ;  res.  Lowell,  Mass. :  was  a  boot  and  shoe  dealer. 

4.  Lucas  Irving-t,  b.  in  Antrim,  Sept.  8,  1835 ;  m.  Juue  4,  1860,  Nancy  P. 

Davis,  of  Waterville,  Me.  ;  res.  Apopka,  Fla. 

5.  Lydia  A.*,  b.  in  H.,  May  1,  1838;  m.  Jan.  25,  1865,  Milo  A.  Cranch;  res. 

Southboro',  Mass. 

6.  Angeline  E.*,  b.  in  H.,  Sept.  12,  1840;  d.  Feb.  16,  1841. 

7.  Louisa*,  b.  in  H.,  Jan.  21,  1842;  d.  March  11,  1869;  m.  Charles  B.  Swain; 

res.  Southboro',  Mass. 

8.  Henry  Austin*,  b.  in  H.,  June  24,  1844;  m.  May  1,  1869,  Mary  C.  Rymes ; 

res   Boston. 

9.  Anna  M.*,  b.  in  Dublin,  Oct.  7,  1847 :  d.  in  Southboro',  Mass.,  June  3,  1867. 


genealogy:  M'MASTER;  MEAD;  MEARS.  761 

7.  Seth  H.^  b.  July  29,  1797;  a  machinist;  d.  in  Pelham. 

8.  Rachel  B.^   b.  Sept.  6,  1800;    m.  July  7,  1823,   Dea.  Imla 
Wright,  of  Antrim. 

9.  Betsey^,  b.  in  1802;  d.  at  the  age  of  3  months. 

10.  Ann  M.^  b.  July  31,  1803;  m.  Asa  McClure,  of  Amherst. 

11.  Sarah  B.^  b.  March  29,  1806;    ra.  April   20,  1831,  Peter 
Andrews,  of  Shirley,  Mass. 

13.     Stephen^  b.  in  1808;  d.  in  infancy. 

13.     Betsey  A.^  b.  Sept.  16,  1810;  m.  1,  William  Buswell,  who 
d.  in  1853;  m.  2,  Hugh  Rogers. 


SAMUEL  McMASTER. 

SamueP  McMaster,  probably  a  brother  of  Thomas^,  was  in  town 
as  eai-ly  as  1786;  m.  Jennie  Smith,  of  New  Boston;  rem.  to  Antrim 
in  1790;  rem.  from  Lyndeboro'  to  H.  in  1792;  went  West  in  1795. 
Six  children  ;  we  have  the  names  of  three :  Peggie^,  Anna  Smith^, 
b.  March  3,  1791,  and  John  Smithy  b.  Oct.  4,  1792. 


MEAD. 

Thomas^  Mead  and  Margaret,  his  wife,  came  to  H.  in  1878;  was 
foreman  of  the  section  west  of  the  station  several  years;  rem.  to 
Ayer  Junction,  Mass.,  in  1885.  Children,  the  last  three  of  whom 
■were  b.  in  H. :  John-;  Mary^;  Lizzie^;  Katie  E.'^,  b.  Dec.  1,  1879; 
Anna'-;  Thomas  H.-,  b.  April  17,  1884. 


MEARS. 


Oliver^  Mears  was  b.  in  Easton,  Mass.,  in  1777;  m.  Eunice  Perry. 

Franklin-  (Oliver^)  was  b.  in  Greenfield ;  rem.  to  and  settled  in 
Peterboro',  and  d.  there;  m.  1,  Eliza  Hazeltine,  by  whom  he  had 
two  sons;  she  d.;  m.  2,  Sarah,  dau.  of  William  and  Lucy  (Ryan) 
McCoy,  who  was  b.  in  Sharon,  March  4,  1810.  Mrs.  Mears  was  a 
student  at  Hancock  Literary  and  Scientific  institution  in  its  early 
years.  After  the  death  of  her  husband,  she  came  to  H.  to  res.,  in 
1878,  purchasing  the  house  marked  "C.  W.  Farmer"  on  the  village 
49 


762  genealogy:    MEARS;   MERRILL;    MESSENGER. 

plan.     Mrs.  Mears  was  much  esteemed  as  a  resident,  and  d.  in  H., 
Dec.  28,  1884. 

CHILDREN. 

L     Sarah  E.s,  b.  July  4,  1848;  m.  Charles  W.  Farmer,     (q.  v.) 
2.     Eunice  E.3,  b.  April  19,   1854;  m.  Nov.  23,  1876,  Albert  H.  Bellis ;  res. 
Waltham,  Mass.     Child  :   Ethel  L.*,  b.  July  26,  1879. 


DANIEL   MERRILL. 

DanieP  Merrill,  of  Shelburne,  m.  Dec.  30,  1792,  Ruth,  dau.  of 
Samuel  Ames  (q.  v.);  rem.  to  H.,  where  two  children  were  b. ;  res. 
I^lace  marked  "J.  Washburn,"  at  the  foot  of  the  sand  hill. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Phylintla^  b.  Aug.  3,  1797.  2.     John^,  b.  June  1,  1798. 


MOSES   MERRILL. 

Moses^  Merrill  and  Milly,  his  wife,  who  d.  Aug.  14,  1808,  aged  41. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Milly2,  b.  Nov.  29,  1786.  3.     Moses-^,  b.  Aug.  3,  1790. 

2.  Esther'^,  b.  Oct.  11,  1788.  4.     Eli  Maynard-^,  b.  July  3,  1794. 

5.     Araos^,  b.  Oct.  17,  1796. 

The  family  res.  in  the  north-east  part  of  the  town,*  at  the  place 
marked  "J.  H.  Hadley." 

Asa  Merrill  res.  in  town  several  years ;  he  was  probably  a  brother 
of  the  above. 


MESSENGER. 

Mrs.  Fannie  M.'^  Messenger,  a  dau.  of  George^  Holmes,  of  Sharon, 
Mass.,  who  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary  war,  came  to  H.,  Sept. 

18,  1872,  and  res.  in  house  marked  "  C.  Turner."     She  was  b.  Sept. 

19,  1805;  was  in  early  life  a  school-teacher;  m.  July  14,  1836,  Mar- 
shalP  Messenger,  who  was  b.  May  16,  1802,  and  d.  April  28,  1865. 
His  father,  SaniueP  Messenger,  was  also  a  soldier  in  the  Kevolu- 
tionary  war,  and  served  in  the  same  regiment  with  Mr.  Holmes. 

*  Daniel  Wood  writes  that  they  lived  at  the  foot  of  the  sand  hill. 


GENEALOGY  :    MESSENGER;   MILLER.  763 


CHILDREN. 

Freeman  Woodburys,  b.  May  1,  1837  ;  m   Nov.  19,  1SG3,  Hattie  E.  Blodg- 

ett,  who  d.  Aug.  14,  1864. 
George  Milan^,  b.  Jau.  1,  1839;  d.  Nov.  29,  185G. 
Nancy  Maria^,  b.  May  5,  1840;  d.  July  26,  1881;  m.  March  7,  1866. 
Edward  MarshalP,  b.  June  12,  1841 ;  was  a  soldier  in  the  9th  N.  H.  regt. ; 

was  wounded   at  Antletara;  is  proprietor  of  the   Bromlield  house, 

Boston:  m.  Nov.  24,  1864,  Mattie  \V.  Leach,  of  Westmoreland,  who 

d.  Sept.  27,  1865. 


MILLER. 


1.  John^  Miller  and  Esther  (Boyes  or  Boyce),  his  wife,  res,  in 
New  Boston ;  rem.  to  Goffstown,  and  from  there  to  11.,  probably  in 
1775*  (see  p.  68) ;  later  rem.  to  No.  54;  d.  Dec.  10,  1800,  aged  50 
years.     His  wife  d.  Oct.  27,  1836,  aged  90  years.     Children:  — 

2.  Margaret'^  b.  in  New  Boston,  Feb.  5,  1771 ;  d.  Aug.  7,  1800. 

3.  Elizabeth-,  b.  in  Goffstown,  May  2,  1773;  m.  Nov.  16,  1797, 
William  Boyes,  of  Londonderry. 

4.  Janet'-,  b.  in  Goffstown,  April  5,  1775;  ni.  April  10,  1800, 
Daniel  Sawyer,     (q.  v.) 

5.  John^  [7],  b.  in  H.,  Aug.  31,  1780. 

6.  Robert^  b.  in  H.,  Jan.  11,  1783;  d.  in  Marlow  about  1822; 
m.  Mary,  dau.  of  James  and  Margaret  Boyce.     (q.  v.) 

7.  John-  [5]  (John^),  m.  in  H.,  Dec.  25, 1804,  Janet,  dau.  of  Robert 
and  Elizabeth  (Gibson)  Matthews  (q.  v.),  b.  Oct.  25,  1779;  d.  in  H., 
Sept.  16,  1850.  He  lived  on  the  homestead  on  Miller  hill ;  the 
house  disappeared  several  years  since;  d.  Oct.  14,  1843.  Four  chil- 
dren, all  b.  in  H. : — 

8.  Elizabeth^  (usually  called  Betsey),  b.  Oct.  25,  1805  ;  m.  Josiah 
Cram,  Jr.     (q.  v.) 

9.  James^  b.  1807;  d.  in  Westminster,  Mass.,  May  7, 1865;  unmd. 

10.  John^,  b.  Aug.  2,  1809;  d.  in  H.,  April  23,  1862;  m.  in  H., 
March  8,  1832,  Harriet,  dau.  of  Oliver  and  Hannah  (Hosley)  Whit- 
comb  (q.  v.),  b.  in  H.,  Oct.  13,  1811;  d.  in  Fitchburg,  Mass.,  P'eb. 
28,  1871 ;  res.  H.,  at  No.  54,  and  Templeton,  Mass.  Th^y  had  five 
children,  all  b.  in  H. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Sarah  Janet*,  b.  Feb.  10,  1833;  m.  in  Concord,  Mass.,  Sept.  22,  1862,  Al- 
bert, son  of  David  D.  and  Betsey  (Bartlett)  Mdntire  (see  Bartlett), 

*  It  is  possible  that  this  date  Is  incorrect.  From  a  re-examination  of  tlie  records 
it  appears  that  there  is  no  positive  evidence  of  his  res.  in  H.  previous  to  June  3, 1779. 


764  GENEALOGY  :    MILLER. 

b.  iu  Fitchburg,  Mass.,  Dec.  21,  1832;  res.  Fitchburg.  Five  chil- 
dren, all  b.  iu  Fitcliburg:  (1),  Edward  Alfred^,  b.  Nov.  13,  1864; 
m.  Juue  1,  1887,  Maria  Luella,  dau.  of  Tlioraas  P.  aud  Maria  A. 
(Burne)  Taj^ler,  who  was  b.  in  Fitchburg,  Nov.  23,  1865 ;  res.  West 
Fitchburg;  child:  Ralph  Waltei*,  b.  April  21,  1888.  (2),  Lizzie  Ev- 
elines,  b.  April  20,  1866.  (3),  Hattie  Loenza^,  b.  Nov.  8,  1867.  (4), 
Fanny  Laura^  b.  April  7,  1870.     (o),  Elva  Louise^,  b.  Sept.  29,  1874. 

2.  Stillman  Andrew  Jackson*,  b.  May  31,  1834;  d.  in  Hubbardston,  Mass., 

Nov.  9,  1853. 

3.  Harriet  Elizabeth*,  b.  July  3,  1836;  m.  in  Fitchburg,  Mass.,    Aug.  20, 

1854,  Charles  Augustus,  sou  of  Charles  and  Cyrena  (Thompson) 
Batemau,  b.  in  New  Ipswich,  Aug.  20,  1830.  He  was  a  merchant  and 
tinsmith  for  seventeen  years  in  Fitchburg.  Since  1872  he  has  been 
a  wholesale  furnace  and  stove  dealer  in  Boston;  res.  Charlestowa 
district.  Five  children,  all  b.  in  Fitchburg:  (1),  Hattie  Cyrena^  b. 
Feb.  6,  1856;  d.  iu  Fitchburg,  Oct.  13,  1859.  (2),  Fred.  Augustus^, 
b.  March  29,  1858;  d.  in  Fitchburg,  March  25,  1859.  (3),  Capt.  Leon 
Herberts,  b.  Sept.  12,  1860 ;  d.  in  Charlestown,  Nov.  12,  1887.  He 
graduated  at  the  head  of  his  class  from  the  Bunker  Hill  grammar 
school  in  1875.  He  fltted  for  college  at  the  Charlestown  high  school, 
and  was  captain  of  the  school  cadets.  He  excelled  iu  elocution,  and 
was  selected  to  read  Washington's  farewell  address  at  a  public  cele- 
bration, Feb.  22,  1876.  He  graduated  at  the  head  of  his  class  in 
1879.  He  then  studied  a  year  at  the  Chauncy  Hall  school.  He  grad- 
uated at  the  Boston  University  Law  School  in  1883.  He  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  Suflblk  bar,  and  entered  the  law-office  of  Hon.  A.  E. 
Pillsburjs  who  took  a  warm  interest  in  him  while  he  lived.  He  was  an 
active  member  of  the  Starr  King  Literary  association,  the  first  presi- 
dent of  the  Lawrence  association,  and  was  made  a  Master  Mason  in 
Henry  Price  lodge,  Feb.  25,  1885.  When  but  19  years  of  age  he  was 
commissioned  second  lieutenant  in  the  Charlestown  Cadets,  of  the 
5th  regt.,  M.  V.  M.  In  1881,  he  was  made  first  lieutenant:  in  1882, 
captain;  and  June  17,  1885,  he  was  commissioned  adjutant.  He  was 
an  excellent  soldier.  His  health  finally  failed,  and  he  went  to  Colo- 
rado for  recuperation.  He  returned  only  a  week  before  the  death  of 
his  youngest  brother.  His  pulmonary  trouble  increased,  aud  he  ex- 
pired at  Cliarlestown,  Nov.  12, 1887,  and  his  body  was  interred  at  Fitch- 
burg on  the  15th.  (4),  Frank  Elliott",  b.  Feb.  5,  1866.  He  fitted 
for  college  at  the  Boston  Latin  school,  and  graduated  from  Tufts 
college  in  1887  —  two  days  before  his  brother  Ernest's  death.  He 
taught  a  while  at  South  Lee,  Mass. ,  and  is  now  the  principal  of  the 
high  school  at  Kingston,  Mass.  (5),  Charles  Ernest^,  b.  April  16, 
1868.  He  graduated  from  the  Boston  English  high  school,  and  took 
the  Franklin  medal.  He  entered  the  scientific  department  of  Tufts 
college,  of  the  class  of  '88,  and  was  leading  his  class  in  every  study 
when  his  health  failed,  and  he  d.  at  Charlestown,  June  17,  1887,  and 
his  body  was  interred  at  Fitchburg  on  the  20th. 


GENEALOGY:   MILLER.  765 

4.  Laura  Woods',  b.  Dec.  26,  1839;  d.  at  Leominster,  Mass.,  March  8,  1881); 

111.  1,  in  Fitchbiirg,  Mass.,  Aug.  28,  1855,  Theodore  Augustus,  son 
of  John  B.  and  Harriet  (Cushing)  Whitney,  b.  in  Ashby,  Mass., 
April  29,  1830;  d.  in  Ashby,  April  30,  1861.  He  was  a  piano-inalver. 
She  m.  2,  in  Leominster,  Mass.,  July  12,  1863,  Charles,  son  of  Samuel 
W.  and  Lucy  (Farnsworth)  Joy,  b.  in  Leominster,  Dec.  15,  1840. 
He  is  a  painter,  and  res.  in  Leominster.  She  had  one  child  by  tirst 
husband,  and  four  children  by  second  husband  :  (1),  George  Augustus-^ 
(Whitney),  b.  in  Fitchburg,  May  28,  1856.  He  is  an  iron  moulder, 
and  res.  in  Chelsea,  Mass. ;  m.  in  Wakefield,  Mass.,  Jan.  4,  1887, 
Minnieville  Whitney,  dan.  of  Francis  and  Arvilla  (Whitney)  Wood- 
ward, b.  in  Wakefield,  Jan.  5,  1862.  One  child  :  James  Theodore'^, 
b.  in  Chelsea,  June  3,  1888.  (2),  Minnie  Laura'',  b.  in  Leomin- 
ster, July  7,  1866.  (3),  Charles  Ulysses^  b.  in  Leominster,  Feb.  5, 
1870.  (4),  Lizzie  Almera^,  b.  in  Winchendon,  Mass.,  Feb.  3,  1874; 
d.  in  Norwich,  Conn.,  May  5,  1874.  (5),  Nettie  Irene^  b.  in  Leom- 
inster, Oct.  1,  1881. 

5.  Hannah  Taylors  b-  J^i"-  27,  1842;  d.  in  Terapleton,  Mass.,  June  28,  1S5L 

11.  Matthews^,  b.  Oct.  5,  1814;  m.  June  29,  1843,  Charlotte 
Stanley,  dau.  of  Jacob  G.  and  Betsey  (Stanley)  Lakin,  b.  in  H.,  Oct. 
3,  1819;  d.  in  Marlboro',  Feb.  5,  1882;  res.  H.,  at  No.  54  and  near 
the  depot  (see  map),  also  in  Marlboro'  and  Westminster,  Mass. 
Throe  children,  and  one  adopted  dau.,  all  b.  in  H. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  George  Alden^  b.  Sept.  20,  1844;  d.  in  H.,  Sept.  18,  1846. 

2.  Charles  Maro^  b.  July  24,  1847;  m.  in  Westminster,  Mass.,  May  17,  1874, 

Lucia  Conant,  dau.  of  Luther  and  Prudent  R.  (Brown)  Maynard,  b. 
in  Stowe,  Mass.,  April  12,  1854.  Farmer;  res.  Westminster.  Chil- 
dren: (1),  George  Matthews^,  b.  in  Westminster,  Oct.  4,  1875.  (2), 
Calvin  Wilber^,  b.  in  Marlboro',  Dec.  12, 1878.  (3),  Leona  Blanche^, 
b.  in  Marlboro',  Jan.  23,  1881.  (4),  Amy  Geraldine^,  b.  in  West- 
minster, Oct.  20,  1883.  (5),  Leon  Walter"^,  b.  in  Westminster,  April 
23,  1886. 

3.  Lura  BetseyS  b.  Dec.  10,  1851;  m.  in  Westminster,  July  21,  1870,  Calvin, 

son  of  Nathan  and  Eliza  Ann  (Tavner)  Eaton.  He  is  a  chair-maker ; 
res.  Westminster.     Children :  an  infant  son^,  b.  and  d.  Oct.  7,  1872. 

4.  Alice  Amanda  Lakin,  dau.  of  Moses  and  Mary  (Washburn)  Lakin  (q.v.), 

and  adopted  dau.  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  M.  Miller. 

12.  Thomas^  (see  pp.  68  and  87). 


Robert  Miller,  of  H.,  m.  Sept.  10,  1790,  Betty  Clary,  of  New  Ips- 
wich.    (See  p.  208.) 

Robert  Miller  and  Mercy,  his  wife,  came  to  H.  from  New  Boston 
in  March,  1793. 


766  GENEALOGY:    MILLS;   MITCHELL. 

MILLS. 

Drake^  Mills  was  a  resident  of  Pittsfield,  Mass. 

John  K.'-*  (Drake^)  was  a  sailor  in  his  youth.  He  m.  Elizabeth, 
dau.  of  Hiram  Holt,  of  Nelson,  and  settled  first  in  Greenville,  and 
later  owned  the  Jewett  farm  in  Nelson,  where  he  res.  at  his  death. 
Mr.  Mills  was  a  man  of  good  education,  and  an  active  Christian 
worker  in  his  later  years.     He  was  much  esteemed  in  Nelson. 

1.  Silas  Lord^  (John  K.-,  Drake^),  was  their  youngest  son,  and 
came  to  res.  with  Dea.  Orland  Eaton  soon  after  the  death  of  his  father, 
in  1878;  res,  in  H.  about  two  years.  He  m.  Ella  M.,  dau.  of  Ed- 
ward W.  and  Charlotte  M.  (Loomis)  Flagg,  of  Berlin,  Mass.,  and 
res.  in  that  town. 


MITCHELL. 

Dea.  SamueP  Mitchell,  who  rem.  from  Londonderry  to  Peterboro', 
m.  Janet,  dau.  of  John  Morrison.  Seven  children,  of  whom  three, 
Margaret",  SamueP,  and  Janet-^,t  came  to  H.  to  res. 

1.  Samuel-  (SamueP),  b.  April  22,  1753;  d.  July  29,  1822;  was 
a  res.  of  H.  in  1776  (see  p.  236);  m.  Peggy  Swan,  of  Peterboro'; 
rem.  to  Manchester,  Vt.     Seven  children. 

Benjamin"  (SamueP),  b.  Jan.  9,  1755,  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolu- 
tionary war;  m.  Martha,  dau.  of  David  Steele,  of  Peterboro'.  Eleven 
children.     Charlotte^  m.  Samuel  Gates,     (q.  v.) 

3.  Jonathan^  (Benjamin-,  SamueP),  b.  Jan.  21,  1787;  m.  March 
13,  1817,  Sally  White;  res.  several  years  in  H,,  on  place  marked "C. 
Hayward,"  in  the  east  part  of  the  town;  rem.  in  1840,  to  Preble, 
N.  Y.,  and  from  there  to  Belvidere,  111.,  where  he  d.  Sept.  1,  1853; 
his  wife  d.  in  1861.     Children:   Susan^,  Frances*,  Emily*,  Stephen*. 

3.  SamueP  (Benjamin-,  SamueP),  b.  March  4,  1807;  was  a  black- 
smith; came  to  H.  about  the  year  1830,  and  res.  in  the  village,  at 
place  marked  "Mrs.  S.  Alcock";  rem.  to  Temple  in  1840,  and  sub- 
sequently to  Nashua,  where  he  d.  Aug.  22,  1850.  He  was  an  ex- 
cellent man,  and  an  active  member  of  the  Congregational  church ; 
m.  March  5,  1829,  Harriet  Child,  of  Temple,  who  survived  him,  and 
m.  2,  Dec.  25,  1855,  Dea.  Francis  Patten,  of  Candia.     (See  Knight.) 

CHILD. 

1.     Martha  J.*,  b.  May  23,  1831 ;  d.  Aug.  7,  1853. 

*  His  sister  was  the  wife  of  Fernando  Wood,  member  of  congress  from  New  Toi-k  city. 
t  Margaret  m.  David  Ames  (q.  v.) ;  Janet  m.  Samnel  Wbitcomb.    (q.  v.) 


genealogy:    MITCHELL;    MOODY;   HOOK.  767 

4.  Isaac  Mitchell's  name  appears  several  times  on  the  town 
records,  indicating  that  he  was  a  resident.  His  wife's  name  was 
Jemima.     Six  children  were  b.  in  Peterboro'. 


MOODY. 

Nathaniel-,  son  of  Benjamin^  and  Abigail  (George)  Moody,  b.  in 
Landaff,  Feb.  2,  1797;  m.  Mary,  dau.  of  Nathaniel  Ash  and  Apphia 
George  (q.  v.);  came  to  H.  in  1838,  where  he  d.  June  9,  1847;  res. 
on  place  marked  "Mrs.  Moody,"  near  the  Contoocook  river.  The 
family  rem.  to  Manhattan,  Kan.,  in  18(37.  Mrs.  Moody  d.  in  Beloit, 
Kan.,  in  1870. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Eliza^,  b.  in  Deering,  Oct.  27,  1822 ;  d.  Oct.  1835. 

2.  Sargent  C.^,  b.  in  Deeriug,  Dec.  26,  1824;  d.  in  Kansas  in  1870;  m.  in 

1848,  "Olive  Pray,  of  Danvers,  Mass.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the  Civil 
war ;  was  a  member  of  tlie  50th  111.  regt.  ;  enlisted  as  a  private,  and 
came  out  with  the  rank  of  brevet-captain.  Children :  Cornelia*, 
Josephine*,  Florence*,  Frank*,  Carrie* ;  all  res.  in  Kansas. 

3.  Arvillas,  m.  Albert  L.  Rockwell,     (q.  v.) 

4.  Apphia  .7.3,  b.  in  Landaflf,  Nov    15,  1829;  m.  1,  in  1846,  Jonathan  Whitte- 

more,  of  Greenfield,  who  d.  in  Stoddard;  one  child,  George  M.*,  b. 
June  12,  1852;  d.  April,  1853;  m.  2,  Jerome  Messenger,  of  Stoddard; 
rem.  to  Kansas  in  1867. 

5.  Benjamin  F.^,  b.  in  Laudafl;  March  9,  1832;  m.  in  1850,  Sarah  Collins,  of 

Danvers,  Mass.;  rem.  to  Illinois  with  his  brother,  Sargent;  enlisted 
in  the  same  regiment;  was  promoted  to  the  rank  of  quartermaster; 
res.  Beloit,  Kan. 

6.  Dearborn   S.3,   b.    in  Landafl;  Feb.    12,  1834;  enlisted  from   Stoueham, 

Mass.,  in  the  6th  Mass.  regt.,  for  three  months;  re-enlisted  from  H. 
in  the  4th  N.  H.  regt. ;  was  promoted  to  lieutenant;  res.  in  Kansas. 

7.  George  M.%  b.  in  Greenfield.  April  1,  1836;  d.  in  H.,  Sept.  1849. 

8.  Ammel  G.3,  b.  in  H.,  Sept.  25,  1839;  d.  Sept.  1841. 

9.  Lorenza  C.^,  b.  in  H.,  Oct.  24,  1846;  m.  Aug.  16,  1868,  Edwin  A.  Kendall. 

Children :  (1),  Walter  B.*,  b.  March  31,  1870.  (2),  Mary  L.*,  b.  Feb. 
26,  1872.  (3),  Hermon  G.*,  b.  June  27,  1875  (4),  Earl  N.*,  b.  Aug. 
19,  1877.  (5),  Ben  M.*,  b.  Aug.  4,  1879.  (6),  Henry  E.*,  b.  Nov.  28, 
1882.     (7),  Blanche  A.*,  b.  Dec.  13,  1885;  d.  Dec.  24,  1886. 


JOHN  MOOR. 


William^  Moor  was  b.  in  the  county  of  Antrim,  Ire.,  in  1718;  res. 
in  Londonderry,  where  he  m.  Molly  Jack,  and  in  1745  rem.  to  Bed- 


768  GENEALOGY:  MOOR;  MOORS. 

foi'd.     He  was  a  highly-respected  citizen,  and  his  name  stands  on 
the  first  board  of  elders  in  the  Presbyterian  church  in  Bedford. 

1.  John^  (William^),  b.  in  Bedford,  Feb.  7,  1746;  taxed  in  1768 
as  John  Moor,  3d;  m.  Betsey  Miller;  came  to  H.  as  early  as  1773, 
and  settled  at  No.  57,  where  he  remained  until  1790,  when  he  ex- 
changed his  farm  for  one  in  Bedford,  owned  by  Robert  Matthews. 
He  was  chosen  constable  of  the  town  at  the  first  town-meeting  held 
in  the  winter  of  1779-80,  of  which  we  have  no  record.  The  town 
clerk  of  Bedford*  informs  us  that  he  had  ten  children,  of  whom  six 
were  b.  in  H. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Molly3,  b.  April  29,  1773.  4.     Jane^,  b.  Feb.  23,  1781. 

2.  Janets,  b.  Dec.  26,  1775.  5.     David^  b.  Aug.  23,  1783. 

3.  Williams,  b.  July  12,  1778.  6.     James^,  b.  April  27,  1786. 


TIMOTHY  MOORS. 

Abraham^  Moors,  of  Groton,  Mass.,  m.  Nov.  21,  1717,  Elizabeth 
Gilson. 

Timothy^  (Abraham^),  b.  Sept.  11,  1720;  m.  April  26,  1743,  Lydia 
Nutting;  res.  Groton,  Mass. 

1.  Timothy^  (Timothy-,  Abraham^),  b.  Feb.  2, 1756;  m.  in  1775, 
Sybil,  dau.  of  John  and  Sarah  (Lawrence)  Cummings.  (q.v.)  He  was 
one  of  the  band  that  went  up  in  the  night  to  fortify  Bunker  hill,  and 
participated  in  the  battle.  Settled  first  in  Groton,  Mass.;  rem.  to 
New  Ipswich,  and  from  thence  to  H.  in  1780.  They  lived  a  few 
years  in  a  log  house  built  beside  a  large  rock  in  their  field,  marked 
107.  Here  Lucy  was  b.  Subsequently  they  built  the  house  marked 
"J.  L.  &  C.  G.  Moors,"  where  they  continued  to  i-es.  the  rest  of 
their  lives.  He  was  a  good  citizen,  and  much  respected  in  town. 
In  those  early  days  there  was  no  grist-mill  in  the  vicinity,  and  on 
one  occasion  he  came  home  from  the  mill  with  a  bag  of  meal  on  his 
back,  and  not  reaching  his  home  until  after  dark,  his  wife  waved 
lighted  torches  to  guide  him  to  his  door.  He  was  ready  to  drop 
with  fatigue,  but  the  light  inspired  him,  and  he  was  able  to  cross 
the  threshold  and  then  fell  entirely  exhausted,  and  it  was  some 
time  before  he  could  speak.     His  wife  d.  Nov.  29,  1829,  and  he  m. 

*  He  also  informs  us  that  Thomas  English  was  taxed  flrst  in  Bedford  in  1769.  He 
m.  Nancy,  sister  of  John  Moor. 


GENEALOGY:    MOORS.  769 

2,  Mrs.  Sarah  (Brooks)  (Bonner)  Whitcoml)  (q.  v.),  wlio  <\.  May  '^, 
1854;  he  d.  July  11,  1845.     Children,  all  but  two  b.  in  H.:— 

2.  Sarah^  b.  in  Groton,  Mass.,  May  5,  1776;  ni.  June  11,  1799, 
Hezekiali  Bennett,     (q.  v.) 

3.  01ive^  1).  in  New  Ipswich,  May  27,  1778 ;  d.  in  H.,  April  9, 
1861. 

4.  Timothy^  [14],  b.  Sept.  4,  1780.* 

5.  Lucy*,  b.  May  "25,  1783 ;  m,  Oliver  Fanner,     (cj.  v.) 

6.  Joseph*  [25],  b.  July  29,  1785. 

7.  Betsey*,  b.  Feb.  16,  1788;  m.  Jan.  26,  1808,  Abraham,  son  of 
Abraham  and  Susanna  (Stephens)  Moors,  of  Peterboro' ;  res.  and  d. 
there,  Nov.  13,  1866;  she  d.  in  Nashua,  1839.     Twelve  children. 

8.  Cummings*,  b.  April  12, 1790 ;  d.  May  16,  1801. 

9.  Polly*,  b.  July  15,  1792  ;  d.  Feb.  8,  1870. 

10.  Jeremiah*  [26],  b.  Aug.  2,  1794. 

11.  Relief*,  b.  Oct.  28,  1796;  d.  Sept.  1,  1800. 
13.     David*,  b.  March  22,  1799;  d.  Aug.  28,  1800. 
12a.     David*,  b.  April  11,  1801 ;  d.  May  10,  1803. 

13.  Friend*,  b.  June  28,  1804;  m.  Dec.  1828,  Tryphena  Senter, 
of  Hudson.  He  was  a  natural  mechanic;  worked  at  home  on  the 
farm  and  as  a  carpenter  and  cooper  until  he  was  about  22  years  of 
age,  when  he  went  to  Nashua  and  worked  in  the  mills  there  a  few 
years;  then  rem.  to  Londonderry  and  engaged  in  farming  one  year; 
left  his  family  with  friends  and  went  West  to  find  a  home ;  was  away 
about  a  year,  returned  for  his  family,  and  started  back  with  them, 
but  spent  a  few  months  in  Marlboro',  Vt.,  and  returned  to  make  a 
farewell  visit:  gave  up  the  idea  of  a  western  home  and  settled  in 
Londonderry  for  two  years;  rem.  to  Nashua,  and  in  1837  to  H.  (to 
the  old  homestead),  and  to  Greenfield  in  1840,  to  Stoddard  in  1843, 
and  to  Andover,  Mass.,  in  1845;  subsequently  they  res.  in  H.,  Peter- 
boro', and  Winchendon,  Mass.,  where  he  d.  April  20,  1866,  and  was 
buried  in  H.  under  Masonic  honors.     His  wife  survives  him. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Cumniings  T.'^,  b.  in  Londonderry  in  1829;  m.  in  185G,  Lydia  Dodge,  of 
Stoddard ;  res.  in  Stoddard ;  bought  a  saw-raill,  since  known  as  the 
"Woods  mill,"  and  was  extensively  engaged  in  getting  out  lumber; 
d.  June  22,  1859.  Child:  John  F.s,  b.  June  14,  1857;  m.  Oct.  1880, 
Emma  Gunn  ;  res.  Keene. 


*  There  luis  been  a  general  impression  tliat  lie  was  tlie  first  mule  cliild  b.  in  towi 
after  it  was  incorporated.    Tlie  records  show  that  .John  Miller  was  b.  Aug.  31, 1780. 


770  GENEALOGY;   MOORS. 

2.  John  L. 5,  b.  in  Marlboro',  Vt.,  Aug.  27,  1831;  was  a  shoemaker  in  the 

early  part  of  his  life;  m.  Jan.  1864.  Annie  K.  Fiske,  of  Lowell;  was 
at  that  time  keeping  a  shoe  store  in  West  Peterboro' ;  is  now  a 
market  farmer  in  North  Tewksbury,  Mass. 

3.  Charles  G.^,  b.  in  Londonderry,  Oct.  9,  1833;  m.  June  9,  1857,  Louisa  F. 

Honians,  of  Campton;  settled  on  the  Moors  homestead  ;  rem.  in  1873 
to  Pelham,  where  he  res.  several  years;  now  res.  in  New  York  state. 
They  celebrated  their  silver  wedding  :  "  About  two  hundred  were 
present.  Many  valuable  preseuts  were  received,  including  a  testi- 
monial from  General  Stark  Colony  of  Pilgrim  Fathers,  of  which  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Mooi's  are  members ;  and  Mr.  T.  A.  McMaster,  of  Lowell, 
read  a  long,  original  poem,  abounding  in  good  hits."  Children: 
(1),  Charles  W.^,  b.  July  29,  1861;  res.  Lawrence,  Ma-s.  (2),  Cora 
L.6,  b.  Feb.  14,  1863;  d.  Dec.  19,  1873.  (3),  Arthur  L.e,  b.  Jan.  25, 
1865.  (4),  Edwin  F.%  b.  July  5,  1873.  (5),  Emma  L.s,  b.  Nov.  9, 
1875. 

4.  MaryS,  b.  iu  Nashua,  Jan.  11,  1836;  d.  Feb.  18,  1858. 

5.  Salome^,  b.  in  H.,  Feb.  17,  1838;  d.  in  Wincheudon,  Mass.,  Nov.  5,  1865; 

m.  Dec.  1862,  A.  M.  Hannaford,  of  the  2d  regt.  N.  H.  vols.,  going 
out  from  Peterboro'.     Child  :    Franks,  b.  March,  1865. 

6.  Gratia^,  b.  in  H.,  Feb.  26,  1840;  d   May  7,  1850. 

7.  Caroline^   b.  in  Greenfield    (now  Bennington),  March  31,  1842;  m.  1, 

July,  1860,  Edwin  A.  Moody,  who  served  in  the  Civil  war;  was  a 
member  of  Co.  C,  24th  regt.  iMass.  vols. ;  was  in  the  Burnside  expe- 
dition; re-enlisted  at  St.  Augustine,  Fla  ,  at  the  expiration  of  his 
furlough;  was  transferred  to  the  Army  of  the  Potomac;  was 
wounded  iu  a  slight  skii*mish,  and  d.  fifteen  days  later,  at  Hampton, 
Va.,  in  the  summer  of  1864;  m.  2,  in  1867,  Heury  Richardson;  res. 
Cambridge,  Mass.  Nine  children:  one  by  first  husband,  and  eight 
by  second  husband ;  one  dau.  d.  in  1879. 

8.  Vienna^,  b.  in  Stoddard,  Aug.  26,  1844;  d.  in  West  Peterboro',  Oct.  10, 

1860. 

9.  Adeline^,  b.  in  Andover,  Mass.,  Feb    28,  1847;  d.  in  Andover,  Sept.  6, 

1854. 
10.  Albert  Senter^,  b.  in  Andover,  Mass.,  July  26,  1849.  To  him  we  are  in- 
debted for  record  of  Friend  Moors'  family ;  m.  April  24,  1872,  Maria 
Josephine  Cram  (q.  v.),  who  d.  Feb.  10,  1886;  res.  H.,  on  place 
marked  "  C.  P.  Parkhurst."  Children:  (1),  Albert  Henry",  b.  in 
North  Tewksbury,  Mass.,  Feb.  18,  1875.  (2),  Frank  CoreyS,  b.  in 
H.,  July  6,  1877.'    (3),  Adolph  Bernard'',  b.  in  H.,  July  29,  1879. 

14.  Capt.  Timothy*  [4]  was  a  prominent  citizen,  and  served  as 
one  of  the  selectmen,  etc.;  settled  on  place  marked  "  M.  N.  Spauld- 
ing";  ra.  Feb.  20,  1806,  Mary  Moore  (Polly  Moors  on  records),  who 
was  b.  in  Londonderry,  Jan,  14,  1785,  and  d.  Dec.  11,  1850;  he  d, 
June  30,  1856,     Children:-. 


GENEAL0G!%i.;Mq^8;;;i,v-  771 

15.  Jane^  b.  Jan.  16,  1807;  d.  Feb.  10,  1815. 

16.  Reliefs,  b.  Nov.  26,  1809;  m.  Oct.  6,  1835,  Jason  Robinson, 
(q.v.) 

17.  David^  b.  Jan.  10,  1812;  m.  Nov.  28,  1837,  Lorenzo,  dau.  of 
Douglas  and  Hannah  Robinson,  of  Greenfield;  res.  Greenfield,  where 
he  was  killed  by  the  falling  of  a  tree,  Sept.  15,  1841.  Mrs.  Moors 
m.  2,  Rufus  Hardy,  and  d.  in  1864. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Laura  A.'\  h.  Nov.  30,   1830;  m.   1,  Jan.   11,   1861,  George  D.  Chapman, 

who  was  a  soldier  in  the  Civil  war;  d.  at  Portsmouth,  Va.,  Aug.  24, 
1863;  m.  2,  Nov.  20,  1870,  C.  Edwin  Jaquith,  a  manufacturer  and 
builder;  res.  Peterboro'.  Child:  Elva  M.",  b.  Peb.  18,  1862;  m. 
June  17,  1885,  George  P  Dustin;  is  in  the  express  business;  res. 
Peterboro'. 

2.  Hattie  G.«,  b.  March  7,  1842;  d.  in  Peterboro',  Dec.  1875. 

18.  Letitia%  b.  Sept.  24,  1813;  d.  Nov.  5,  1815. 

19.  Mary^  b.  July  30,  1815;  d.  Doc.  9,  1842;  ni.  March  26, 
1840,  John  Adaras,  of  Nashua. 

20.  Harriet  A.^,  b.  June  2,  1817;  d.  Feb.  2,  1887;  m.  Nov.  13, 
1845,  Tarbell  Eliott,  of  Pepperell,  Mass. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Edgar  A.'s  b.  Oct.  10,  1846. 

2.  George  T.e,  b.  April  16,  1848;  m.  June  15,  1877,  Mrs.  Ednah  F.   Oliver; 

res.  Great  Bend,  Kan.     Child  :    Minnie  E.",  b.  March  26,  1878. 

3.  Ellen  M.e,  b.  Dec.  14,  1849;  m.  Dec.  20,   1871,    Heman   J.   Smith;    res. 

Great  Bend,  Kan.     Child  :   Hattie  Izora',  b.  July  15,  1873. 

4.  Hattie  F.«,  b.  Nov.  11,  1851;  m.  July  27,  1877,  George  W.  Hart;  res.  at 

Great  Bend,  Kan.  Children:  (1),  Metie  Ellen",  b.  July  20,  1879; 
d.  July   31,  1879.     (2),  Jessie  May",  b.  April  17,  1880. 

31.  AbbyS  b.  June  9,  1819;  m.  Jan.  22,  1852,  Lucius  C.  Chase, 
of  Boston. 

33.     Letitia  J.^  b.  Aug.  31,  1822;  d.  April  3,  1828. 

33.  Capt.  Timothy  Danforth^  b.  June  12, 1826 ;  d.  Nov.  14, 1849. 

34.  Maria  L.^  b.  Nov.  7,  1830;  d.  Dec.  24,  1878;  m.  Nov.  7, 
1859,  William  A.  Dunklee. 

35.  Joseph^  [6],  m.  Dec.  24,  1812,  Marcia  Richmond,  and  settled 
in  H.,  on  the  homestead;  rem.  in  Sept.  1828,  to  Union,  N.  Y.  (the 
north  part,  where  he  res.,  is  now  called  Maine),  where  he  d.,  March 
14,  1873;  his  wife  d.  in  the  summer  of  1837. 


772  GENEALOGY:  MOORS;  MOORES. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Isabel^,  b.  April  14,  1815;  d.  July  25,  1835;  was  buried  in  H. 

2.  Maria5,  b.  Nov.  5,  1817;  d.  in  1831. 

3.  Joseph  Warren^,  b.  Oct.  2,  1822 ;  d.  in  Washington  Territory,  in  1883 ; 

m.  A.  Delia  .     He  was  a  soldier  in  the  Civil  war;  res.  Maine, 

N.  Y.  Children:  (1),  Lucia  IsabeF,  m.  Robert  W.  Crain,  who  was 
in  the  service  four  years  and  three  months  in  the  Civil  war;  res. 
Maine,  N.  Y.  Four  children,  one  of  whom  d.  (2^,  Lottie  'ES',  m. 
M.  H.  Lewis,  a  merchant ;  res.  Lisle,  N.  Y.  Three  children,  one  of 
whom  d. ;  Mrs.  Lewis  is  d. 

4.  Justus  Edward^,  b.  Sept.  25,  1824;  m.  1,  Rebecca  E.  ,  who  d.  Jan.  17, 

1881.  They  res.  in  Maine,  N.  Y.  After  the  death  of  his  wife  and 
children,  he  rem.  to  Perham,  Minn.,  where  he  now  res.;  m.  2,  in 

1882, .     Children:    (1),  George  A.«,  b.  Feb.  1849;    d.  June  10, 

1881.  (2),  Alice  M.e,  b.  May  24,  1851;  d.  Oct.  28,  1878.  (8),  Wil- 
liam D.'',  b.  May  31,  1853;  d.  Sept.  8,  1885.  (4),  Marcia  D.e,  b.  July 
3,  1857;  d.  Oct.  3,  1880.  (5),  Nellie  G.^,  b.  Feb.  14,  1872;  d.  June 
24,  1881. 

26.  Jeremiah^  [10]  was  one  of  the  early  settlers  of  Detroit, 
Mich.,  and  was  identified  with  the  growth  of  the  city;  d.  in  1858  ; 
was  a  Mason  of  high  degree,  and  his  memory  is  revered  by  the  fra- 
ternity throughout  that  whole  country.  His  widow  was  res.  in 
Detroit  in  1861.     Two  sons,  and  perhaps  one  dau. 


ABRAHAM   MOORS. 

Abraham^  Moors  was  in  town  as  early  as  1783;  res.  at  No.  33, 
and  later  at  No.  52.  He  went  to  Andover,  Vt.,  about  the  year 
1799.  One  dau.,  Mary,  was  left  behind,  who  res.  with  Oliver  Law- 
rence a  few  years,  and  m.  Hosea"  Estabrooks.  (q.  v.)  Perhaps 
Lydia  Moors,  who  m.  Jesse  Pratt,  of  Dublin,  Oct.  20,  1801,  was 
also  his  dau.     (See  pp.  93,  210.) 


MICHAIAH   MOORES. 

Michaiah^  Moores  was  b.  in  Salisbury,  April  6,  1794;  m.  1,  Oct. 
25,  1816,  Lucy  Kittredge,  who  was  b.  Feb.  24, 1794 ;  d.  in  H.  April  14, 
1819;  m.  2,  Dec.  2,  1819,  Sarah  Newton,  who  was  b.  in  Weathersfield, 
Vt.,  Sept.  15,  1795 ;  d.  Oct.  18,  1869.  Mr.  Moores  came  to  H.  about 
the  time  of  his  first  marriage;  res.  in  the  house  marked  "Barney,"  near 


GENEALOGY:    MOORES.  778 

the  depot;  was  a  man  of  good  Christian  habits;  a  cabinet-maker,  and 
sexton  of  the  town;  rem.  Oct,  10,  1828,  to  Maine,  Broome  county, 
N.  Y.,  his  family  then  consisting  of  his  wife,  five  children,  and  his 
mother,  who  d.  in  1851.  He  continued  to  carry  on  the  business  of 
a  cabinet-maker  and  undertaker  for  many  years.  His  son,  Joshua, 
was  with  him  a  few  years,  and  after  he  d.,  William  J.  Flint  (q.v.) 
was  with  him.  His  son,  Edward,  was  in  company  with  liim  until 
he  was  too  feeble  to  have  charge  of  the  work,  and  in  1863  they 
went  to  live  with  Mrs.  DeLano,  where  Mrs.  Moores  d.,  in  1869,  and 
Mr.  Moores,  Aug.  21,  1881. 

CHILDREN,   ALL  BUT   ONE  BORN   IN   HANCOCK. 

1.  Joshua  K.^,  b.  Aug.  24,  1817;  cl.  Oct.  31,  1838. 

2.  Sarah-',  b.  March  5,  1819;  cl.  Sept.  6,  1882;  m.  Feb.  14,  1836,  Erancis  H. 

Morean,  a  farmer  and  merchant ;  res.  Maine,  N.  Y.  Children:  (1), 
Lucy^,  m.  Henry  H.  Dayton;  a  farmer.  (2),  Henry'^  a  merchant, 
has  represented  Broome  county  in  the  state  assembly.  (3),  Marcus 
M.3,  a  farmer  and  carpenter.  (4),  Arthur  E.^,  a  mechanic.  (5), 
Minnie  J.^,  m.  Rev.  James  White,  of  Milwaukee. 

3.  Lucy  Jane-,  b.  Sept.  27,  1820;  d.  Oct.  27,  1820. 

4.  Lucy  Jane-,  b.  Aug.  15,  1822.     To  her  we  are  indebted  for  the  record  of 

her  father's  family;  ra.  Jan.  6,  1852,  Marshall  DeLano,  a  blacksmith, 
insurance  agent,  and  farmer;  res.  Maine,  N.  Y.  Child:  Marys,  a 
music  teacher. 

5.  Elizabeth  M.'^,  b.  April  14,  1824 ;  ra.  April  14,  1840,  Perez  P.  Packard,  a 

machinist;  res.  Piano,  111.  Children:  (1),  Newton  S.^,  an  expert 
for  Piano  Manufacturing  Co.  (2),  Elnora  E.^,  m.  Jackson  Ingalls,  a 
miller.  (3),  Adelaide^,  m.  Weed  Wiley,  a  merchant.  (4),  Eraucis 
D.3,  an  expert  for  Piano  Manufacturing  Co.     (5),  Jesse  M.3. 

6.  Edward  Newton-^,  b.  Oct.  10,  182G;   m.  Nov.  3,  1857,  Annie  Barton;  a 

farmer;  res.  Maine,  N.  Y.  Children:  (1),  Winfred  H.s  (?),  a 
farmer.  (2),  Charles  W.3.  (3),  Clara  S.-l  (4),  Gartha  H.3.  (5), 
Brena  L.^. 

7.  Lydia  A.^,  b.  in  Maine,  N.  Y.,  June  3,  1829;  ra.  May,  1850,  Lewis  B.  Hine, 

overseer  of  public  work  on  streets  iu  Baltimore,  Md.  Child :  Eu- 
gene M.3. 

Michaiah  Moores  m.  3,  March  16,  1871,  Rhoda  (Russell)  Foster, 
widow  of  Joel  Foster,  2d,  of  H.,  who  was  b.  Nov.  25,  1803;  d.  May 
25,  1876. 


ABRAHAM  MOORS,   3d. 

1.     Abraham^    Moors,    2d,  was    b.  in  Andover,  Mass.,   Dec.  17, 
1762.     He  was  of  Scotch-Irish  lineage;  m.  Susanna  Stej)hens,  who 


774  GENEALOGY:   MOORS. 

was  b.  in  1769  and  d,  in  Mason,  Sept.  10,  1835.  He  was  a  soldier 
in  the  Revolutionary  war.  Settled  in  Peterboro',  near  H.  line,  in 
1787  ;  d.  in  H.,  March  3,  1842.     Children  :  — 

3.     Abraham",  b.  April,  1781;  m.  Betsey  Moors,  of  H.     (q.  v.) 

3.  Isaac  Abbot^  b.  Nov.  20,  1786;  ra.  Mary,  dau.  of  Jeremiah 
Fogg  (q.  v.),  who  d.  Aug.  19,  1867.  He  res.  with  his  father  in 
Peterboro'  a  few  years  after  he  was  m.;  rem.  to  H.  in  1821;  res.  on 
place  marked  "I.  A.  Moors,"  which  he  purchased  of  Doctor  Pea- 
body  or  Mr.  Stephens;  was  a  carpenter;  d.  Feb.  19,  1875.  Chil- 
dren :  — 

4.  Lucy^  b.  April  14,  1817;  m.  William  Freeman,     (q  v.) 

5.  Hannah^  b.  March  2,  1819;  m.  Samuel  Goodhue,  Jr.     (q.  v.) 

6.  Charles^  b.  Jan.  26,  1823;  d.  Aug.  19,  1872;  m.  May  14, 
1846,  Lucinda  A.  Jaft,  who  was  b.  Sept.  24,  1827.  Children: 
Charles  E'rederick^  Helen  Frances^  George  Warren*  (d.  young), 
Harry  Winfield^ 

7.  Isaac^  b.  Dec.  13,  1825;  m.  Nov.  5,  1843,  Augusta  O.  Kemp, 
who  was  b.  March  13,  1827.  Children  :  Louis  Edgar^  Ida  Augusta'* 
(d.  in  Lawrence),  Ella  Dean*. 

8.  Warren^  b.  March  12,  1827;  m.  1,  March  17,  1852,  Augusta 
M.  Colburn,  of  Lawrence,  who  was  b.  Jan.  26,  1830;  d.  July  30, 
1855;  m.  2,  Nov.  29, 1866,  Marcia  M.  Church,  of  Bellows  Falls,  Vt. 

CHILD. 

1.     Albert  Wildei-*,  b.  Dec.  25,  1867. 


9.  Lydia  Ann^,  b,  Dec.  6,  1831 ;  m.  Orlando  Fogg.     (q.  v.) 

10.  Mary  Jane^  b.  June  16,  1834;  m,  June  1,  1864,  Isaac  O. 
Monroe,  of  Marlow.  Children :  Arthur*,  Oscar* ;  besides,  Mr.  Mon- 
roe had  one  son,  Isaac  O.,  by  a  previous  marriage.  The  family  went 
to  Orange  City,  Fla.,  in  April,  1882,  to  res.  She  had  a  fever,  was 
somewhat  deranged,  got  up  from  her  bed,  and  went  out  and  drowned 
herself  in  a  lake,  June  29,  1882. 

11.  SusanS  b.  Sept.  15,  1789;  d.  March  21,  1795.     • 

13.  Susan^  b.  May  10,  1796  ;  d.  June  2,  1821  ;  m.  John  Puffer, 
of  Peterboro'.     Two  children. 

13.  Jacob^  b.  Jan.  21,  1798;  d.  Sept.  5,  1800. 

14.  Jacobs  b.  March  2,  1802;  d.  in  Illinois,  July  17,  1860;  m. 
Martha  McCrillis,  of  Peterboro',  who  was  b.  Feb.  23,  1809.  Two 
children,  d.  young. 


GENEALOGY:   MORRILL.  775 


MORRILL. 


Hon.  Hiram  T.'^,  son  of  Hiram^  and  Judith  (Tenney)  Morrill,  was  b. 
in  Weare,  May  22,  1815,  but  his  parents  rem.  to  Vermont  soon  after 
his  birth  ;  m.  June  15,  1842,  Anna  Maria  Mason,  of  Boston,  who  d. 
June  4,  1875.  He  worked  on  a  farm  until  he  was  of  age,  when  he 
purchased  the  stage  line  from  H.  to  Nashua;  res.  in  H.  until  1850, 
at  the  place  marked  "J.  Woodward,"  when  he  rem.  to  Peterboro', 
and  drove  the  stage  from  Peterboro'  to  Wilton  some  two  years,  at 
the  end  of  which  time  he  rem.  to  Nashua,  which  continued  to  be 
his  home  until  his  death,  July  7,  1885.  At  the  time  he  rem.  to 
Nashua  he  went  into  the  express  business,  operating  a  line  from 
Boston  to  Wilton.  He  was  extensively  engaged  in  the  express 
business  over  the  Boston,  Lowell  &  Nashua  railroads  and  branches 
until  1882,  when  he  retired  from  business.  He  served  two  terms 
in  the  legislature,  and  was  elected  state  senator  the  year  he  died, 
but  was  not  able  to  take  his  seat  on  account  of  his  declining 
health.  He  was  mayor  of  Nashua  in  1862  and  '63,  and  was  known 
as  the  "war  mayor."  The  amount  of  work  which  he  did, — 
his  wise  precautions  to  preserve  the  peace  and  uphold  the  gen- 
eral government;  his  gratuitous  services  in  hours  of  danger  and 
sorrow;  journeys  at  his  own  expense  to  the  battle-field,  caring  for 
Nashua's  wounded,  burying  her  dead,  and  providing  for  widows 
and  orphans,  —  are  worthy  to  be  recorded  among  the  sacrifices  and 
the  brave  deeds  of  the  heroes  who  stood  by  the  nation  in  the  day  of 
its  peril.  He  was  commissioner  for  Hillsboro'  county  seven  consecu- 
tive years ;  a  member  of  Rising  Sun  lodge.  Ancient,  Free,  and  Ac- 
cepted Masons,  of  Meridian  Sun  Royal  Arch  Chapter,  and  of  St. 
George  Commandery,  Knights  Templars.  Pie  also  received  all  the 
grades  of  Scottish  Rite  Masonry  to  the  thirty-second  degree,  inclusive. 
He  was  president  of  the  New  Hampshire  Banking  Company,  and  "an 
active  citizen,  who  was  ever  ready  to  do  his  part  in  any  enterprise 
to  advance  the  interests  of  his  city ;  and  he  gave  with  a  lavish 
hand  to  the  poor  and  every  good  cause  that  appealed  to  him.  In 
his  home  he  was  all  that  the  most  endearing  words  can  possibly 
suggest. 


CHILDREN. 


1.  Ellen  Marian  b.  Jau.  14,  1843;  m.  Sept.  9,   1867,  Hon.  J.  B.  Fassett;  a 

lawyer  and  judge  of  the  police  court  in  Nashua. 

2.  William  Masous,  b.  Dec.  13,  1845;  m.  Aug.  14,  1883,  Alice  D.,  dau.  of 


776 


genealogy:  MORRILL;  MORRISON. 


James  Scott,  of  Spriuofleld,  Mass.     He  is  a  mauufacturer  of  cards 
and  glazed  paper;  res.  Brightvvood,  Mass. 

3.  Fred  Hiram^,   b.   March  23,    1860;    is   clerk   of  the   police   court;   res. 

Nashua. 

4.  Edward  Tenney^,  b.  Aug.  21,  1861 ;  res.  Nashua. 


MORRISON. 


MORISON. 

The  above  coat-of-arms  is  inserted  by  Mr.  Eaton,  without  the 
historian's  knowledge,  as  the  first  permanent  settler  was  a  member 
of  this  clan.  We  append  the  following  description,  copied  from 
Hon.  L.  A.  Morrison's  "History  of  Windham,"  page  654:  — 

"The  motto,  'Pretio  Prudentia  Praestat,'  is  translated,  'Prudence 
precedes  the  prize,'  or  'Prudence  is  better  than  riches.' 

"  Explanation  of  the  three  Moors'  heads  in  the  arms  and  crest.  — 
It  is  asserted  that  an  early  member  of  the  family,  named  Kenneth 
Mhoir,  or  More,  accompanied  Lord  James  Douglass  into  Spain  about 
1330,  where  they  engaged  with  Alonzo  XI  to  fight  on  the  Christian 
side  against  the  Moors.  In  a  charge  against  the  enemy,  Kenneth 
More  slew  three  Moors  and  cut  off  their  heads,  when  one  of  the 
Scots  exclaimed  :  '  One  Scottish  Christian  More  can  kill  three  Pagan 
Moors';  hence  the  coat-of-arms,  and  crest,  and  motto." 

John^  Morrison  was  b.  near  Aberdeen,  Scot. ;  rem.  to  the  vicinity 
of  Londonderry,  Ire.,  as  early  as  1688.  At  the  siege  of  London- 
derry, Gen.  Conrad  de  Rosen,  in  command  of  the  French  forces,  is- 
sued an  order  by  which  four  thousand  Protestants  were  driven  under 


GENEALOGY:   MORRISON.  777 

the  walls  of  the  city,  where  they  were  exposed  to  starvation  and  the 
missiles  of  both  armies.  This  was  done  to  compel  the  city  to  sur- 
render; but  it  proved  ineffectual,  and  on  July  4,  1689,  after  being 
so  exposed  five  days,  they  were  permitted  to  return  to  their  homes. 
John  Morrison  and  his  family  were  among  the  number,  and  were 
subsequently  admitted  into  the  city.  He  was  m.  twice;  his  last 
wife  was  Jane  Steele.  He  came  to  this  country  about  1720,  and 
settled  in  Londonderry;  d.  Feb.  16,  1736,  at  the  reputed  age  of  108 
years.     Eight  children  :  — 

John-  (John^),  b.  probably  in  Scotland  in  1678 ;  was  one  of  the 
first  sixteen  settlers  of  Londonderry,  in  1719;  rem.  to  Peterboro' 
about  1750,  where  he  was  one  of  the  early  settlers,  and  where  he  d., 
June  14,  1776;  m.  in  Ii'eland,  Margaret  Wallace,  who  d.  April  18, 
1769,  aged  82  years.     Ten  children,  of  whom  the  youngest  was 

1,  Moses^  (John-,  John^),  b.  in  Londonderry,  June  7,  1732;  m. 
Rachel,  dau.  of  Colonel  Andrew  and  Beatrix  (Moore)*  Todd,  who 
was  b.  in  Londonderry,  April  14,  1733;  res,  a  few  years  in  Peter- 
boro', and  came  to  H.  in  1769;  settled  at  No.  2.  He  was  the  first 
settler  who  made  a  permanent  home  here;  was  moderator  of  the 
first  town  meeting  of  which  we  have  any  record,  and  was  in  all  re- 
spects a  worthy  citizen.  (See  p.  74.)  He  was  a  carpenter,  and  late 
in  life  gave  up  his  home  and  res.  with  his  son,  John. 

2,  John*,  b,  in  Peterboro',  Aug.  12,  1762;  m.  1,  Jane,  dau.  of 
Samuel  Todd,  of  Peterboro' ;  m.  2,  Judith  Hutchinson,  who  d. 
March,  1855;  settled  in  H.;  res.  at  No.  3  until  the  fall  of  1820, 
when  he  sold  his  farm  to  Jabez  Carley  and  Reuben  Washburn,  and 
rem.  to  Bradford,  where  he  d.  at  an  advanced  age.  By  his  first 
wife  he  had  ten  children,  all  of  whom  d.  young. 

CHILDREN   BY   SECOND   WIPE. 

1.  Rodueys,  b.  Feb.  28,  1806;  d.  in  Bradford,  in  1845. 

2.  Jane^,  b.  Dec.  31,  1810;  d.  iu  H.,  in  1813. 

3.  MaryS,  b.  June  4,  1812;  d.  in  Bradford,  Dec.  21,  1850. 

4.  Moses^,  b.  Nov.  25,  1814;  m.  1,  March,  1841,  Mary  S.  Cressey,  of  Brad- 

ford, who  d.  March  1,  1800;  m.  2,  May  1,  1869,  Manda  F.  McCarey, 
of  Ohio;  res.  in  Bradford  until  1854,  when  lie  rem.  to  Glencoe,  Minn., 
his  present  res.  Children:  (1),  Mary  J.«,  b.  May  25,  1842;  ra.  May 
13,  1862,  Jonathan  N.  March,  of  Aevvorth;  res.  Litchfield,  Minn. 
Children :  Frank  Morrison",  Nelson  D.",  George  K.",  Charles  H.", 
Mary  N.".     (2),  Hannah  A.«,   b.  Dec.  13,  1843;    m.  April  15,  1869, 

*  Beatrix  Moore  was  the  diiu.  of"  John  Moore,  who  was  murdered  in  the  massacre 
at  Glencoe,  in  1692. 

50 


778  genealogy:  morrison. 

Axel  H.  Reed,  of  Hartford,  Me. ;  res.  Gleucoe,  Minn.  Children : 
CoraL.s  Nellie  A. 7,  Axel  H.".  (3),  John  F.e,  b.  Feb.  16,  1846;  m. 
March  16,  1871,  Kate  W.  Appleton,  of  Pittsburgh,  Pa. ;  res.  Glencoe, 
Minn.  Child  :  Frank  B.".  (4),  Ellen  E.s,  b.  in  St.  Anthony,  Minn., 
Oct.  18,  1855. 

5.  John  H.5,  b.  Jan.  13,  1817;  d.  March,  1877,  in  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  where  he 

had  res.  several  years,  and  where  his  family  continue  to  res. ;  m. 
Ellen  R.  Davis,  of  Indiana.  Children:  (1),  Sarah  E.s,  b.  in  St. 
Anthony,  Minn.,  Sept.  24,  1856.  (2),  Henriettas,  b.  in  St.  Paul, 
Minn.,  July  31,  1858.  (3  and  4),  Ada^,  and  Ida^,  b.  in  Indiana,  Aug. 
31,  1862;  Ida  d.  1863.  (5),  Ellen'',  b.  in  Indiana,  May  9,  1866.  (6), 
Cora«,  b.  in  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  Sept.  1873. 

6.  Sarah^,  b.  Jan.  20,  1819;  d.  July  6,  1853;  m.  in  1851,  Lee  Hadley;  res. 

Bradford.     Child  :    Frank  G.^,  b.  Feb.  16,  1853. 

3.  Betridge*,  b.  in  Peterboro',  Aug.  8,  1764;  d.  Oct.  3,  1849;  m. 
Feb.  1,  1785,  John  Patterson,  who  was  b.  in  Londonderry,  Oct.  11, 
1755;  d.  in  Londonderry,  Vt.,  April  11,  1831. 

CHILDREN,    ALL   BORN  IN  LONDONDERRY,    VT. 

1.  Rachel^,  b.  Oct.  29,  1785;  d.  in  H.,  Feb.  3,  1799. 

2.  Col.  Samuel^,  b.  June  24,  1787;  d.  May  6,   1846;  m.  about  1808,  Charity 

Howard,  who  was  b.  in  Taunton,  Mass.,  Dec.  13,  1788;  d.  April  2, 
1850  or  1853.  He  was  a  prominent  citizen  of  his  native  town. 
Twelve  children :  Beatrix^,  James«,  Betsey",  Samuel  Almon",  Hor- 
ace*%  Bethia  Arvilla*^,  Hiram",  Emily  Dorcas*',  John",  Abby  H.", 
Daniel  Warner",  Stephen  H.". 

3.  James^,  b.  Dec.  14,  1789;  d.  Sept.  3,  1798. 

4.  Betsey^  b.  Nov.  12,  1795;  d.  Aug.  18,  1798. 

5.  Beatrix*,  b.  Dec.  3,  1800 ;  d.  Oct.  17,  1802. 

6.  Pollys,  ij.  Nov.  23,  1802;  m.  Jan.  12,  1826,  Luther  Martin,  of  Weston,Vt., 

who  was  b  June  12,  1798;  d.  June  3,  1869;  Mrs.  Martin  res.  with 
her  dau.  in  Ludlow,  Vt.     Children  :    Mary  Jane",  John  Pattersons. 

7.  John  Morrison^,  b.  Feb.  7,  1805;  d.  in  Irvington,  la.,  Sept.  27,  1870;  m. 

Jan.  22,  1829,  Sarah  Calif,  who  was  b.  in  Deny,  Dec.  27,  1809.  Chil- 
dren :    Polly  Amelia",  Betsey  Ann",  Mary  Atlanta",  Henry  Harrison". 

4.  Hannah*,  b.  in  Peterboro',  Nov.  18,  1765;  m.  Lemuel  Lakin. 
(q.  V.) 

5.  Sarah*,  b.  in  Peterboro',  July  26,  1769;  m.  Josiah  Duncan, 
(q.  V.) 

6.  Andrew*,  b.  Jan.  21,  1770-71;  ra. Chase;  rem.  to  Can- 
ada West  in  1804;  was  in  Kingston  in  1812;  had  a  contract  from 
the  government  to  furnish  square  timber.  He  became  quite  wealthy, 
owning   seven    hundred    acres  of   land,  besides  a  large  amount  of 


GENEALOGY:   MORRISON.  779 

money;  d.  in  1833.  Cliildren,  three  b.  in  H.  and  seven  b.  in  Canada: 
Sally^  Hannah^  Betsey",  Roxanna"',  Hulday^,  Gilberf^,  Hil•am^  Eli- 
jah'^, DanieP,  Catlierine\  of  whom  all  are  dead,  with  the  exception 
of  Elijali,  who  res.  in  Colborne,  Ont.,  and  has  furnished  us  the  above 
record.  He  informs  us  that  his  mother  was  connected  with  the 
Millers  and  Hydes.  He  also  gives  the  date  of  his  father's  birth, 
Jan.  27,  1771.  The  town  records  give  it  Jan.  21,  1770;  probably 
the  date  was  1770-71. 

7.  Samuel*,  b.  June  12,  1774.  He  res.  a  few  years  with  his 
brother,  John;  ra.  March  4,  1802,  Mrs.  Betsey  (Hosley)  Whitcomb 
(q.  v.);  res.  at  No.  74;  rem.  to  Alstead  about  the  year  1806,  where 
he  purchased  a  farm  of  Arthur  Grimes,  (q.  v.)  His  wife  d.  in 
Alstead,  July  20,  1830;  he  d.  in  Antrim,  Dec.  7,  1847. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Sally5,  b.  in  H.,  Oct.  14,  1802;  d.  March  28,  1814.        % 

2.  Betseys,  b.  in  H.,  June  1,  1805;  m.  1,  Nov.  7,  1823,  Rufus  Himtly  (q.  v.); 

m.  2,  June  12,  1832,  Alonzo  Hall.     (q.  v.) 

3.  Capt.  Samuels,  b.  in  Alstead,  Aug.  24,  1807;  res.  Alstead;  a  carpenter, 

pump  maker,  and  farmer;  had  a  keen,  strong  mind,  with  much 
originality;  was  well-informed,  although  his  early  advantages  for 
education  were  few ;  represented  the  town  three  years  in  the  legisla- 
ture; m.  Jan.  30,  1835,  Eliza  A.,  dau.  of  David  and  Anna  (Jones) 
Buss,  of  Marlow.  He  d.  Nov.  26,  and  his  wife  d.  Nov.  24,  188(1. 
She  was  76  years,  3  months,  and  29  days  old.  Children  :  (1),  An- 
drews,  b.  1835;  m.  May  15,  1861,  Julia  V.,  dau.  of  Nelson  Kidder,  of 
Alstead,  who  was  b.  in  1836;  res.  Alstead.  Children:  (a),  Eliza 
J.",  b.  March  24,  1862;  d.  June  4,  1877.  (&),  Nettie  S.',  b.  Jan.  18, 
1865.  (2),  George  D.c,  b.  Sept.  23,  1838;  m.  March  20,  1866,  Lucy 
Ann,  dau.  of  David  Knight,  of  Alstead,  who  was  b.  July  11,  1838; 
res.  Marlow.  (3),  Milan  D.s,  b.  Oct.  28,  1843;  m.  June  18,  1868, 
Olive  Prudence,  dau.  of  John  Hosley  (q.  v.),  of  Livermore,  Me. ;  a 
farmer;  res.  South  Carthage,  Me.  Children:  (a),  Frederic  W.",  b. 
Oct.  6,  1869.  (&),  Stella  A.",  b.  June  11,  1873.  (c),  Effie  M.",  b.  Jan. 
3,  1878.  (d),  Cora  E.",  b.  Nov.  23,  1879.  (e),  Hattie  0.',  b.  Dec.  3, 
1882.     (/),  Ernest  M.",  b.  Aug.  26,  1886. 

4.  Marks,  b.  j^  Alstead,  Jan.  25,  1810;  d.  Feb.  1,  1810. 

5.  Andrews,  b.  in  Alstead,  May  4,  1811;  d.  March  27,  1814. 

6.  Benjamin  F.s,*  b.  in  Alstead,  June  29,  1813 ;  a  machinist,  locomotive  engi- 

neer, and  inventor;  m.  1,  Feb.  9,  1837,  Sophia  R.  Dodge,  of  Spring- 
field, Vt.,  who  was  b.  Oct.  21,  1816;  d.  June  4,  1855;  m.  2,  March  31, 
1856,  Mrs.  Laura  (Kidder)  Hatch,  b.  in  Alstead,  and  d.  May  25,  1879, 
at  the  age  of  61  years,  8  months,  20  days ;  ra.  3,  Mrs.  Emaline  (Wilson) 

*  Capt.  Samuel  and  Benjamin  F.  Morrison  were  deeply  intere.sted  in  tins  work, 
and  many  valuable  letters  were  received  from  them. 


780  GENEALOGY:    MORRISON. 

Huntley,  who  survives  him.     He  rem.  from  Marlow  to  Antrim  in  1844 ; 
rem.  to  Illinois  in  1849,  and  subsequently  to  Central  City,  la.,  where 
he  purchased  two  hundred  and  thirty  acres  of  land,  and  became  a 
farmer.     In  1879  he  returned  to  New  Hampshire  (post-office  address 
East  Alstead),  where  he  d.     Children:    (1),  James  H.^,  b.  Aug.  10, 
1840;  m.  1,  July  4,  1864,  Sylvia  M.  Corey,  of  Washington,  who  was 
b.  Dec.  14,  1838;  d.  Aug.  20,  1872;  m.  2,  May  15,  1873,  Mrs.  Frances 
M.  (Harris)    Gould;   res.    Marlow.     Children:    (a),   Frank  E.",   b. 
March   16,  1865.     (b),  Clarence  E.',  b.  Sept.  17,  1867.     (c),  Leslie 
J.",  b.  Jan.  6,  1869;  d.  Aug.  9,  1869.     (d),  Lillie  J.',  b.  Jan.  6,  1869 
d.  Aug.  2,  1869.     (2),  Frances  A.«,  b.  July  9,  1845;  d.  April  14,  1853 
7.     Dexter  B. 5,  b.  Jan.  16,  1816;  d.  March  29,  1872;  a  farmer;  res.  Marlow 
m.  Dec.  12,  1842,  Mrs.  Mary  (Banks)  Mayo,  of  Acworth,  who  sur 
vived  him;  res.  Marlow.     Children,  all  b.  in  Alstead:  (1),  An   in 
fants,  d.  Dec.  5,  1850.     (2),  Elisha«,  b.  Dec.  18,  1852;  a  carpenter 
res.  Holyoke,  Mass.     (3),  Lottie  A.e,  b.  March  23,  1855;  m.  Jan.  14 
1873,  John  Q.   Pickering,  of  Gilsum;    a  carpenter;   res.    Holyoke 
Mass.     Children:    Ira  L.",  Leon   Q.".     (4),  Hattie  E.e,  b.  Oct.  20 
1857.     (5),  William  D.",  b.  June  21,  1859. 

Capt.  Thomas^  (John^,  John^),  b.  in  Ireland  in  1710.  Settled  in 
that  part  of  Londonderry  that  is  now  Windham;  rem.  to  Lunen- 
burgh,  Mass.,  and  from  there  to  Peterboro'  in  1749;  d.  Nov.  23, 
1797;  m.  Oct.  2,  1739,  Mary,  dau.  of  Robert  and  Elizabeth  Smith. 
Ten  children. 

Eobert^  (Capt.  Thomas^  John-,  John^),  b.  Nov.  29,  1744;  d.  Feb. 
13,  1826;  res.  in  Peterboro',  on  place  where  John-  settled  ;  m.  Eliza- 
beth Holmes.     Ten  children. 

8.  Robert^  (Roberts  Capt.  Thomas^  John^  John^),  b.  May  8, 
1784;  m.  Sept.  12,  1805,  Betsey,  dau.  of  Josiah  C.  Spring,  of  Peter- 
boro', who  was  b.  June  28,  1787;  rem.  in  1818  to  H.,  where  he  res. 
about  two  years,  on  the  Isaa:c  A.  Moors  place;  rem.  to  Greenfield, 
and  returned  to  H.  in  1828;  res.  five  years  at  the  Carlton  house 
(No.  89),  and  in  1833  rem.  to  house  near  the  Bradford  mills,  —  no 
name  on  map,  —  which  was  built  for  him  by  his  sons;  rem.  to  Peter- 
boro' in  1855,  where  he  d.,  April  25,  1861;  his  wife  d.  in  Greenfield, 
Feb.  27,  1877. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Samuel  S-S  b.  Feb.  19.  1806;  d.  Oct.  21,  1825. 

2.  Josiah  S.s,  b.  Jan.  12,  1808 ;  m.  Sept.  4,  1831,  Phoebe  Knight,  who  was  b. 

June  19,  1807 ;  res.  in  Peterboro'  many  years,  where  he  was  a  prom- 
inent citizen;  later  res.  in  H.,  at  place  marked  "I.  Dodge,"  near 
depot;  present  res.  South  Acworth.  Children:  Sarah  T.",  Lizzie 
M.",  m.  M.  S.  Buxton  (q.  v.).  Elan",  Sylvia  S.',  Robert  S.',  Edgar 
K.',  Phoebe'. 


genealogy:   MORRISON;   MORSE.  781 


3.  Robert   Hplmes",  b.  March  19,  1810;  came  to  H.  to  res.  with  Bezaleel 

Spaulding  in  1819,  where  he  remained  twelve  years.  At  the  age  of 
21  years  he  began  to  learn  the  trade  of  a  tanner  and  currier  with 
Joshua  Foster;  rem.  to  Charlestown  in  1835,  and  in  1837  went  to 
Zanesville,  O. ;  was  in  Ohio  and  Illinois  until  1840,  when  he  returned 
to  H.,  and  went  into  company  with  Robert  G.  Bell,  (q.v.)  In  April, 
1843,  Mr.  Bell  sold  out  his  interest  to  David  Matthews,  and  under 
the  firm-name  of  Matthews  &  Morrison,  they  carried  on  business 
until  1855,  when  Mr.  Morrison  rem.  to  Lowell,  Mass.,  where  he  re- 
mained until  1862,  when  he  purchased  a  farm  in  Peterboro',  where  he 
continues  to  res.  ;  m.  June  25,  1855,  Emily,  dau.  of  Jesse  Johnson, 
(q.  V.)  Children:  (1),  Elmer  Leland",  b.  June  20,  1857.  (2),  Her- 
mon  R.",  b.  Sept.  25,  1859;  m.  Nov.  17,  1883,  Eudora  G.  O'Heir; 
res.  Lowell,  Mass.     (3),  Stella  Edwinas  b.  Nov.  25,  1863. 

4.  NathanieF,  b.  May  6,  1812;  m.  Oct.  8,  1839,  Mary  Knight,  who  was  b. 

Oct.  18,  1815;  res.  Greenfield.  Children:  Edgar  David^  Henry 
Baker",  Willie  Aldo",  and  Myron  Almon",  b.  June  21,  1859;  m.  Nov. 
19,  1876,  Nellie  A.  Atherton. 

5.  Elizabeth  A.'',  b.  Dec.  3,  1814;  ra.  Rev.  Goodyear  Bassett.     (q.  v.) 

6.  Mary  Ann^  b.  April  20,  1817;  m.  George  Wilcox,     (q.  v.) 

7.  Davids,  b.  July  31,  1819;  m.  Sept.  21,  1841,  Mary  Ann  Sargent,  of  Fitz- 

williara,  who  was  b.  March  15,  1819;  res.  Lowell,  Mass.  Children: 
Emily  Eliza",  David  Edwin",  Mary  Emma",  Susan  Ella",  Frederick 
David". 

8.  Sarah«,  b.  Jan.  18,  1823 ;  d.  Oct.  29,  1825. 


DANIEL    MORSE. 

DanieF,  son  of  DanieP  Morse,  was  b.  in  Holliston,  Mass.,  July 
28,  1761;  d.  May  14,  1847;  m.  1,  in  1783,  Abigail  Adams;  m. 
2,  March  24,  1791,  Jane,  dau.  of  Hugh  Grahani.  (q.  v.)  Came  to 
H.  about  the  year  1792;  res.  at  No.  95;  rem.  to  Westford,  Vt.,  about 
the  year  1805. 

CHrLDREN. 

1.  Prudence^,  b.  in  Dublin,  Sept.  19,  1784. 

2.  DanieF,  b.  in  H.,  April  10,  1793. 

3.  Nabeys,  b.  in  H.,  March  20,  1795. 

4.  Levi^  b.  in  H.,  May  22,  1797. 

5.  Johns,  b.  in  h.,  June  25,  1801. 

6.  Alpheus^  |b.  in  H.,  Feb.  14,  1804. 

7.  John^,         i 

8.  Ezekiel  P.^  b.  in  Westford,  Vt.,  in  1808. 


782  genealogy:  morse;  mulhall;  murphy. 


LEMUEL   MORSE. 

LemueP  Morse  was  b.  in  Athol,  Mass. ;  m.  Emily,  dau.  of  Thatcher 
Bradford  (q.  v.);  res.  in  Greenfield,  Lowell,  Acworth,  H.,  and  Peter- 
boro',  where  he  d.,  June  1,  1884. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Edwin^,  b.  in  Greenfield;  m.  Clara  Dustin;  res.  Hillsboro'. 

2.  Marcellus^,  b.  in  Greenfield ;  m.  Phebe  J.  ;  res.  Chicago,  111. ;  a  coal 

dealer.     Children:   Edwin  D.s,  William  M.",  Anna  L.^. 

3.  Emma^,   b.  in  Lowell,  Mass.;  m.  Charles  Robbius;  she  d.  in  Waverly, 

N.  Y. ;  her  husband  is  also  dead. 


MULHALL. 

Edward^  Mulhall  was  b.  Dec.  25, 1828,  in  Kilkenny,  Ire. ;  m.  Nov. 
21,  1857,  Mary  Welch,  b.  1841  in  Kilkenny,  Ire.,  and  settled  in 
Dublin.     Came  to  H.  in  1863;  res.  on  place  marked  "A.  Simonds." 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Annie  S.2,  b.  Nov.  30,  1860;  m.  Charles  Anson  Fleming;  res.  Bennington. 

2.  Willie  L.-!,  b.  Feb.  1,  1863. 

3.  Mary  E.2,  b.  May  29,  1865 ;  ni.  Edward  W.  Burnham.     Child :  William 

E.3,  b.  Jan.  22,  1885. 

4.  Edward  T.-^,  b.  Nov.  25,  1867. 

5.  Alice  B.-,  b.  Aug.  29,  1869. 

6.  John  M.2,  b.  June  1,  1871. 

7.  Louisa  E.-,  b.  March  6,  1874. 

8.  Grace  M.'^  b.  July  31,  1876. 

9.  Robert  N.2,  b.  Sept.  13,  1878. 

10.  Harry  W.^,  b.  Oct.  4,  1880. 

11.  Lawrence-,  b.  April  8,  1883. 


MURPHY. 


Albert  L.-^  Murphy  was  brought  up  in  the  family  of  William 
Dennis  (q.  v.),  and  served  in  the  Union  army  for  H.  (See  p.  239.) 
He  m.  Mary  M.  Draper,  of  Greenfield;  res.  Peterboro', 

CHILD. 

1.     Gilman  S.-,  b.  in  Greenfield,  Aug.  27,  1867 ;  is  an  officer  of  Sons  of  Vet- 
erans camp,  No.  33,  of  Petei'boro'. 


GENEALOGY:   NAHOR.  783 


NAHOK. 

1.  David-,  son  of  Jaines^  and  Jane  (Nichols)  Nahor,  was  b.  in 
Litchfield,  April  25,  1766;  m,  Esther,  dau.  of  Capt.  David  and 
Phebe  (Andrews)  Peabody.  (q,  v.)  Came  to  H.  about  the  year 
1800 ;  res.  on  what  is  called  "  Nahor  hill,"  No.  77.  He  was  an  ac- 
tive member  of  the  Congregational  church,  and  for  several  years  its 
clerk;  rem,  to  Antrim,  March  31,  1834,  and  in  the  spring  of  1841 
rem.  to  Peterboro',  to  res.  with  his  son;  d.  May  2,  1841 ;  his  wife  d. 
at  the  residence  of  their  dau.,  Mrs.  Robb,  in  Stoddard,  March  11, 
1848,  aged  74.     Children  :  — 

3.  David'',  b.  in  Litchfield,  Dec.  9,  1794;  was  a  clerk  in  Boston 
five  years;  went  to  New  Orleans  at  the  age  of  27,  and  was  never 
afterwards  heard  from. 

3.  Mary^  b.  in  Litchfield,  Sept.  6,  1796;  m.  March  26,  1818, 
Charles  Cavender.     (q.  v.) 

4.  Esther^,  b.  in  Litchfield,  Sept.  6,  1798;  d.  in  infancy. 

5.  Sarah«,  b.  in  H.,  Oct.  19,  1800;  d.  Aug.  22,  1876;  m.  March 
19,  1829,  Sauford  Adams,  who  d.  Nov.  1880;  res.  Westboro',  Mass. 

6.  James^,  b.  Aug.  13,  1802;  d.  March  17,  1829. 

7.  Esther^,  b.  April  25,  1804;  m.  March  27,  1834,  James  Robb, 
who  d.  Nov.  15,  1884;  res.  Stoddard. 

8.  Leonard^,  b.  Dec.  8,  1806;  m.  April  6,  1837,  Morinda,  dau.  of 
Stephen  Tenney  (q.  v.);  res.  in  Peterboro',  where  he  d.,  April  23, 
1879;  his  wife  d.  Feb.  3,  1886. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Lucy  Frances*,  b.  April  25,  1838;  d.  Jau.  20,  1863. 

2.  David  Judsou*,  b.  July  22,  1839;  d.  Oct.  11,  1848. 

3.  Stephen  Monroe*,  b.  Aug.  9,  1841. 

4.  Mary  Ellen*,  b.  April  26,  1843;  d.  Oct.  11,  1848. 

5.  Ellen  Maria*,  b.  July  26,  1849. 

6.  Emma  Jane*,  b.  June  25,  1854. 


9.  Hannah  B.^  b.  Dec.  4,  1810;  m.  Nov.  24,  1837,  Nathaniel 
Flint,  of  Antrim ;  res.  Lexington,  Mass.,  where  she  d.,  July  22,  1852. 
Her  husband  d.  March,  1874.  Children  :  several  daughters,  and 
two  sons,  George''  and  WilliamjW.*. 


784  GENEALOGY;   NAY. 


NAY. 


This  name  was  originally  McNee. 

Dea.  William  McNee,  b,  in  Ireland  in  1711;  settled  in  Peterboro' 
in  1752;  m.  Mary  Ecklees  Brownley,  also  b.  in  Ireland.  Their  de- 
scendants number  between  one  and  two  thousand. 

Dea.  William-  (William^),  ra.  Betsey  Russell. 

1.  William^  (William^,  William^);  res.  a  short  time  in  H,,  about 
the  year  1793,  on  place  marked  "33."  He  returned  to  Peterboro', 
and  lived  many  years  in  Sharon. 

2.  Capt.  Gardner*  (William^  William-,  William^),  b.  in  Peter- 
boro', Aug.  9,  1801 ;  m.  Sept.  25,  1823,  Amelia  Symonds.  (q.  v.) 
Settled  in  New  York;  came  to  H.  about  1830,  and  res.  on  place 
marked  "  J.  Robinson  " ;  rem.  to  Gridley,  111.,  where  he  d.  in  1860  ; 
his  wife  d.  in  Petaluma,  Cal.,  June  1,  1879.  He  served  several 
years  as  one  of  the  selectmen  of  H.     Children  :  — 

3.  Lewis  G.^  b.  in  New  York;  m.  1,  Oct.  28,  1847,  Sarah,  dau. 
of  Joshua  Foster  (q.  v.),  who  d.  in  Lawrence,  Mass.,  Aug.  1,  1849 
ra.  2,  Eliza  Walker,  of  Braintree,  Mass.,w-ho  d.  in  H.,  Oct.  21,  1855 
m.  3,  Margaret  Fishburn,  of  Gridley,  111.,  who  d.  in  Petaluma,  Cal. 

m.  4, .     Children  :  one  by  second  Avife,  Lewis^,  b.  in  Braintree 

Mass.,  and  two  daughters  by  third  wife, 

4.  Amelia^,  b.  in  New  York ;  m.  Andrew  Thurston,  of  Charles- 
town,  Mass.;  res.  Petaluma,  Cal. 


1.  Charles^,  b.  in  Charlestown,  Mass. 

2.  Isabelle'5,  b.  in  Charlestown,  Mass. ;  d.  in  Gridley,  111. 

5.  William^  b.  in  New  York ;  m.,  and  has  two  daughters.     His 
wife  is  dead  ;  res.  Petaluma,  Cal. 

6.  SamueP,  b.  in  H. ;  m.     Children:    Charles^  Heber«,  Franks 

7.  Lavina^  b.  in  H. ;  m.  Eben  Hovey,  of   Charlestown,  Mass. 
Four  children. 

8.  Hiram^,  b.  in  H.;  d.  at  the  age  of  1  year, 

9.  Janett^  b.  in  H. ;  m.  Philip  Dahaven,  of  Gridley,  111.     One  dau. 

10.  Lucinda^,  b.  in  H. ;  m.  Austin  Peck,  of  Gridley,  111.    One  son. 

11.  John^  (William^,  William^),  ra.  Betsey  Puffer;  res.  a  short 
time  in  H.,  about  the  year  1830.    Three  of  their  children  res.  in  H.* 

*  My  authority  for  giving  this  name  in  this  place  is,  "  John  Nay's  "  name  appears 
on  the  tax-book  as  a  resident. 


genealogy:    NAY;   NELSON;   NESMITH.  785 

12.  Esther^  b.  Feb.  4,  1798;  m.  James  Cross,     (q.  v.) 

13.  William^  b.  Dec.  28,  1807;  m.  Diadaraa  Cram;  was  for 
many  years  superintendent  of  William  Weston's  farm  in  Antrim ; 
res.  several  years  in  H.,  at  place  marked  "  Barney,"  near  the  depot, 
where  he  d.,  April  27,  1852;  his  wife  d.  in  Peterboro',  but  was 
buried  in  H. 

CHILDREN. 

L  Josiah  C.^,  is  superintendent  of  a  paper  mill  in  Maine;  m.  twice.  His 
second  wife  was  Alferretta  Richardson,  of  Teterboro'.  One  son : 
Edson  0.8. 

2.  Saraii  Jane^  d.  in  Peterboro';  was  buried  in  H. 

3.  William  H.^,  m.,  and  had  three  children;  was  a  paper-maker;  d.  some 

years  ago. 

14.  Matilda^  b.  May  12,  1806;  m.  1,  Timothy  Weston  (q.  v.); 
m.  2,  Abisha  Tubbs,  of  Peterboro';  d. 


NELSON. 


Moses^  Nelson,  b.  in  Sutton,  June  30,  1780;  m.  in  1817,  Dolly 
Bean,  b.  in  Sutton,  Sept.  24,  1797. 

Oren^  (Moses^),  b.  in  Sutton,  Feb.  14,  1819.  When  about  21 
years  of  age  he  went  to  Peterboro'  and  worked  in  the  Phoenix  cot- 
ton mills  about  five  years;  returned  to  Sutton  and  went  into  busi- 
ness, roughing  out  bobbins;  sold  out  in  1859,  and  purchased  a  large 
farm  in  Stoddard,  and  about  the  same  time  went  into  ti*ade  in 
Stoddard;  came  to  H.,  Oct.  23,  1865;  purchased  the  A.  C.  Cochran 
house  in  the  village,  where  he  res.  until  the  fall  of  1871,  when  he 
rem.  to  the  Doctor  Kittredge  house,  which  he  had  purchased,  and  has 
continued  to  res.  there  until  the  present  time,  engaged  in  farming; 
m.  Sept.  8,  1846,  Lucy,  dau.  of  Ebenezer  Goodhue,     (q.  v.) 


NESMITH. 


Jonathan^  JSTesmith  (Thomas  D.^  Jonathan'',  James'-,  James^),  b. 
Jan.  24,  1816;  m.  Nov.  15,  1841,  Marietta  F.  Morrill,  of  Franklin; 
rem.  from  Antrim  to  H.,  Dec.  1868;  res.  on  the  Calvin  Hayward 
place;  went  back  to  Antrim  in  March,  1881. 


786  GENEALOGY:    NESMITH;    NEWELL. 


CHILDREN. 

1.  Jenuy  M.*^,  b.  Sept.  23,  1842;  "an  excellent  teacher." 

2.  Thomas  S.^,  b.  May  12,  1846 ;  d.  at  the  age  of  3  years. 

3.  Fannie  H.^,  b.  Dec.  8,  1848 ;  m.  Erank  H.  Baldwin,     (q.  v.) 

4.  Annie  M.  T.^,  b.   Sept.   12,  1852;  m.   April,   1881,  Alphonso  J.  Smith,  of 

Lowell,  Mass. ;  is  proprietor  of  the  Everett  house,  Wilton. 

5.  Abbie  Isabel^,  b.  Nov.  15,  1854 ;  d.  1856. 

6.  George   Miles^,    b.    Sept.    26,  1857;    m.    Aug.   1884,  Clara  H.  Foster,  of 

Brooks,  Me.     Child  :  Arthur  Scott',  b.  April  23,  1886 ;  res.  Antrim. 

7.  Addie  M.«,  b.  Jan.  27,  1860. 

8.  John  S.*',  b.  May  5,  1863 ;  in  business  with  his  brother,  George,  dealers  in 

meats,  provisions,  etc.,  Antrim. 


NEWELL. 


Oliver^  and  EzekieP  Newell  were  residents  of  Pepperell,  Mass., 
where  SamueP  was  b.  He  m.  Mehitable,  dau.  of  Daniel  Lawrence,* 
of  Pepperell,  Mass.,  and  settled  in  Brookline,  where 

1.  John"  (SamueP,  EzekieP,  Oliver^)  was  b.  Aug.  30,  1824;  he 
settled  as  a  miller  in  Lyndeboro',  but  came  to  H.  to  res.  in  1857,  and 
built  his  mill.  (See  p.  84.)  Mr.  Newell  has  run  a  circular  saw  for 
fifty-two  years  without  receiving  an  injury  sufiicient  to  draw  blood. 
He  was  the  first  inventor  of  the  spiral  wire  spring  bed,  and  has  in- 
vented or  aided  in  perfecting  many  useful  articles.  He  has  had 
charo-e  of  H.  town  clock  for  years,  and  has  recently  (March,  1889) 
been  chosen  chairman  of  the  committee  having  charge  of  the  build- 
ing of  the  new  school-house  at  the  village  and  the  repairs  of  the  out- 
lying school-houses.  He  m.  1,  Eliza  Jane,  dau.  of  John  and  Sally 
Gage,  who  spent  their  last  years  and  d.  in  Lyndeboro';  she  d.  Aug. 
1853;  m.  2,  Harriet,  sister  of  the  above,  who  d.;  m.  3,  Lucetta 
Elvira,  dau  of  Herbert  and  Esther  Lee.     (q.  v.) 

CHILDREN,    TWO   BY   EACH   WIFE. 

1.  Eliza  Josephine^,  m.  Charles  H.  Lee.     (q.  v.) 

2.  Cliarles  M.^,  d.  in  infancy. 

3.  Harriet^,  m.  Ben.iamin  Savage;  res.  Greenville. 

4.  Ida  Bell•^  m.  Sargent ;  res.  Greenville.     A  son^. 

5.  Walter  Perley^. 

6.  Lillia  Evadell^. 


*  Daniel  Lawi-ence  made  the  first  castings  for  a  shingle-min,  which  is  stlH  In  part 
preserved  in  this  country;  also  the  first  spring  shuttle  (before  power  looms  wei-e 
known),  which  was  successfully  operated  by  Mrs.  Lawrence  in  her  hand  loom,  and  it 
is  from  his  mother's  race  Mr.  Newell  appears  to  have  derived  Ms  remarkable  me- 
chanical genius. 


genealogy:  nutting.  787 


NUTTING. 

1.  Addison  E.^  Nutting  was  b.  in  Mason  (now  Greenville), 
March  6,  1811.  His  father  came  from  Groton,  Mass.;  his  mother,  a 
native  of  Mason,  lived  to  the  age  of  98  years,  10  months.  He  m. 
Jan.  20,  1887,  Mary  C,  dau.  of  Dr.  Asher  and  Mary  (Wright)  Love- 
land,  b.  in  Stoddard,  May  16,  1812.  Doctor  Loveland  was  a  native 
of  Glastonbury,  Conn.  Mr.  Nutting  settled  in  H.,  Aug.  9,  1846,  at 
the  place  known  as  the  Bradford  mill;  rem.  to  Peterboro',  March, 
1865,  and  to  Vineland,  N.  J.,  in  November  of  the  same  year.  Chil- 
dren :  — 

2.  Frances  M.'-,  b.  in  Mason,  Oct.  9,  1837 ;  m.  at  Washington, 

D.  C,  April  2,  1866,  Samuel  L.  Leatherwood,  of  Maryland.  She 
attended  the  district  school  until  17  years  of  age,  and  three  or  four 
terms  at  the  academy  at  H. ;  taught  in  the  district  schools  several 
terms,  and  after  marriage  res.  for  five  years  at  Woodbine,  Md , 
when  they  rem.  to  Vineland,  N.  J.  Four  children,  names  not 
given. 

3.  Willis  A.'-,  b.  in  Mason,  Nov.  1,  1838.  He  was  for  several 
years  employed  in  a  store  in  Peterboro';  was  a  private  in  Co.  E, 
6th  N.  H.  regt.  vols.,  serving  his  full  time  of  three  yeai-s;  was  in 
many  battles,  and  had  some  narrow  escapes;  was  for  a  time  steward 
of  the  hospitals  at  Cape  Hatteras  and  Roanoke  island.  After  the 
close  of  his  service  in  the  army,  he  bought  and  kept  a  dining  saloon 
in  Washington,  D.  C,  for  about  a  year;  then,  after  a  residence  in 
Vineland  of  five  years,  he  rem.  to  New  Berne,  N.  C,  where  he  now 
res.  He  m.  in  May,  1863,  Pollie  Ann  Dixon,  of  Portsmouth,  N.  C. 
Children,  seven,  two  of  whom  are  not  living;  names  not  given. 

4.  George  E.-,  b.  in  Temple,  June  1,  1844;  m.  June  1,  1867, 
Addie  L.  Tenney,  of  Worcester,  Mass.  He  is  a  machinist;  res.  in 
Waltham,  Mass.     Children,  four ;  names  not  given. 

5.  Warren  A.^,  b.  in  H.,  Feb.  25,  1848;  m.  Feb.  25,  1872,  Mary 

E.  Hammond,  b.  in  New  Bedford,  Mass.,  Sept.  10,  1848.  In  the 
spring  of  1865  he  went  to  Washington,  D.  C,  with  his  brother, 
Willis,  returning  in  the  fall  to  Peterboro',  where  he  attended  one 
term  of  the  academy  and  worked  in  a  saw-mill  during  the  winter ; 
went  to  Vineland  in  April,  1866,  where  he  remained  about  three  years  ; 
was  an  active  member  of  a  lodge  of  Good  Templars.  In  the  fall  of 
1869  he  went  to  Boston,  where  he  now  res.  Was  employed  in  a 
dining  room,  in  Faneuil-hall  market,  in  the  factory  of  F.  M.  Holmes 


788  GENEALOGY:    NUTTING;    OBER. 

&  Co.,  in  Charlestown,  where,  by  an  accident,  he  lost  one  finger  and 
seriously  injured  two  more ;  obtained  a  situation  with  Shepard, 
Norwell  &  Co.,  then  with  George  M.  Smith  &  Co.,  wholesale  book- 
sellers ;  was  for  about  four  months  engaged  in  the  printing  business 
in  Providence,  R.  I. ;  was  book-keeper  for  about  one  year  for  Thomp- 
son &  Nowell,  machinists,  and  March  4,  1879,  obtained  his  present 
position  as  superintendent  of  Studio  building,  Tremont  street,  Bos- 
ton.    Child :  — 

6.  John  Warren^  b.  Dec.  31,  1872. 

7.  Henrie  E.^  b.  in  H.,  Nov.  27,  1849;  d.  Feb.  17,  1850. 

8.  Granville",  b.  April  12,  1851 ;  m.  May,  1881,  Eva  Gushing,  of 
Fitchburg.  A  machinist ;  res.  Walthara,  Mass.  One  child,  b.  Oct. 
5,  1882. 

9.  Lizzie  M.^,  b.  June  2,  1855;  m.  Nov.  18,  1875,  Oren  H.  Wis- 
wall;  res.  Marlboro',     Children,  four;  names  not  given. 


OBER. 

1.  Hezekiah^  Ober,  b.  in  Tewksbury,  Ma^s.,  Aug.  16,  1765  ;  m. 
Mary  Clark,  b.  in  the  same  town,  May  28,  1768.  Came  to  H.  as 
early  as  1794 ;  res.  on  place  marked  "  H.  Ober,"  at  the  present  time 
within  the  limits  of  Bennington.  He  d.  June  20,  1865;  his  wife  d. 
May  26,  1 854.     Children :  — 

2.  Mary2,  b.  June  25,  1795;  res.  Bennington;  d.  May  27,  1884. 

3.  Betsey^  b.  May  16,  1797  ;  d.  Sept.  17,  1803. 

4.  Sally2,  b^  Dec.  28,  1799  ;  ra.  Alexander  Boyles.     (q.  v.) 

5.  Hezekiah^  b.  July  21,  1801 ;  d.  May  28,  1868  ;  m.  May  6, 
1830,  Prudence,  dau.  of  Frederick  and  Mercy  (Barber)  Poor,  who 
was  b.  Sept.  12,  1801 ;  d.  July  18,  1877  ;  res.  on  the  homestead. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Maria  L.3,  b.  Jan.  25,  1832;  m.  Dec.  16,  1858,  John  Cragin,  who  was  b. 

Nov.  2,  1832 ;  res.  Peterboro'.  Child :  Lizzie  Maria*,  b.  Jan.  21, 
1864;  m.  Dec.  15,  1886,  Sumner  J.  Perry,  of  Dublin,  who  was  b. 
Dec.  12,   1859. 

2.  Francis  C.^,  b.  Sept.  29,  1833 ;  m.  Emogene  B.  Strong ;  res.  on  the  home- 

stead; d.  March  17,  1867. 

3.  George  H.^  b.  June  17,  1839 ;  d.  Sept.  3,  1859. 

6.  John-,  b.  Sept.  27,  1803;  d.  Oct.  17,  1879  ;  m.  April  1,  1834, 
Sarah  Robinson,  of  Greenfield,  who  was  b.  Sept.  8,  1800  ;  d.  March 


GENEALOGY  :  OBER;  OCENDON;  ODELL.  789 

24,  1875  ;  rem.  to  Pine  Rock  township,  Ogle  county.  111.,  Nov.  6, 
1854. 

CIIILDKEN. 

1.  Sarah  M.s,  b.  Feb.  27,  1839. 

2.  Johu  C.3,  b.  Oct.  21,  1841;  m.  March  21,  1877,  Sarah  E.  Edwards.     He 

has  been  town  clerk  nine  years,  and  town  treasurer  four  years. 

3.  Dexters,  b.  Oct.  12,  1844 ;  d.  Oct.  4,  1880. 

7.  Betsey^  b.  July  4,  1806;  d.  Nov.  12,  1829. 

8.  Melinda^  b.  March  3,  1808;  ra.  Lewis  Robbe.     (q.  v.) 

9.  Clarissa^  b.  March  11,  1810;  d.  March  30,  1884;  m.  William 
Darrah.     (q.  v.) 

10.  Clark-,  b.  Jan.  21,  1813 ;  d.  in  Jersey  City,  N.  J.,  Sept.  29, 
1867. 


OCEIVDO:^. 


Thomas  Ocendon(?)  res.  at  No.  40  a  few  years,  about  the  close  of 
the  last  century.  He  is  said  to  have  buried  a  child  about  ten  rods 
east  of  the  spot  where  the  Adams  and  the  Bennett  children  were 
buried.     (See  p.  249.) 


ODELL. 


William-,  son  of  William^  Odell,  was  b.  in  1752;  m.  Susan  Love- 
joy  ;  res.  Amherst. 

Luther^  (William-^,  William^),  b.  Sept.  9,  1785;  m.  March  16,  1806, 
Betsey  Green. 

1.  Luther"  (Luther^,  William-,  William^),  b.  July,  1817;  m. 
March  21,  1844,  Susan,  dau.  of  Jonathan  and  Ruthy  (Cloutman) 
Richardson,  of  Mount  Vernon.  He  was  a  carpenter  by  trade ;  res. 
about  thirty  years  in  Lyndeboro',  and  nineteen  years  in  Wilton ; 
purchased  the  place  marked  "  F.  Gilchrist,"  and  came  to  H.  to  res. 
in  1878,  where  he  d.,  Feb.  13,  1887. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Susan  A.s,  b.  Jan.  1875 ;  d.  at  the  age  of  14. 

2.  William  H.s,  b.  April  22,  1848 ;  m.  Dec.  7,  1875,  Sarah  Josephine,  dau.  of 

Caleb  Jewett  and  Kuth  B.  (Felt)  Kimball,  of  Bennington.  Came  to 
H.  to  res.  with  his  parents;  after  a  residen'fce  of  niue  years,  rem.  to 
Bennington;  is  a  machinist.  Children  :  (1),  Fred  W.'',  b.  in  Wilton, 
March  14,  1877.     (2),  Ethel  M.«,  b.  in  H.,  Dec.  24,  1882. 

3.  Hattie  E.^,  b.  Oct.  11,  1849;  d.  at  the  age  of  15. 


790  GENEALOGY:   ORDWAY:    ORR. 


ORDWAT. 

SamueP,  son  of  Tristram^  and  Margaret  (Heath)  Ordway,  was  b. 
in  Greenfield,  Feb.  14,  1795;  m.  Aug.  28,  1822,  Sarah,  dau.  of 
Stephen  and  Achsah  Perrin.  Came  to  H,  about  the  year  1826;  res. 
at  place  marked  "O.  W.  Spaulding  "  ;  was  secretary  and  janitor  of 
the  academy,  and  rang  the  bell  for  the  church  and  school  a  number 
of  years;  rem.  to  Beaver  Dam,  Wis.,  Sept.  1846,  where  he  d.,  Jan. 
15, 1861 ;  his  wife,  who  was  b.  May  9,  1803,  d.  May  30,  1860. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  John  Q.3,  b.  in  H.,  Aug.  1,  1826;  res.  Texas. 

2.  Sarah  G.^  b.  March  3,  1829 ;  m.  June  24,  1847,  Hiram  Booth,  a  merchant 

tailor;  res.  Beaver  Dam,  Wis.  Children:  (1),  Nellie  L.^,  b.  March 
24,  1848;  m.  Dec.  7,  1871,  H.  C.  Rogers;  res.  Breckeuridge,  Col.; 
is  overseer  of  the  Brooks-Snider  gold  and  silver  mining  camp.  (2), 
Mary  F.-*,  b.  June  17,  1850;  d.  in  infancy.  (3),  Henry  W.*,  b.  Sept. 
1,  1851;  d.  in  infancy.  (4),  Clara  L.*,  b.  April  3,  1853;  m.  Sept.  19, 
1882,  Frank  P.  Hambright ;  res.  Beaver  Dam ;  is  traveling  salesman 
for  Chandler,  Cougdon  &  Co.'s  woolen  mills  of  Beaver  Dam.  (5), 
Sarabell*,  b.  Feb.  23,  1855;  res.  Beaver  Dam.  (6),  Eddie  S.*,  b. 
Sept.  24,  1857;  d.  in  infancy.  (7),  Willis  H.*,  b.  April  23,  1859;  res, 
Sioux  Falls,  Dak. ;  is  a  jeweler.     (8),  Charles  H.*,  b.  Oct.  7,  1869. 

3.  Charles  T.^,  b.  Aug.  9,  1835;  m.  Mrs.  Julia  Barron;    res.  Fon  Du  Lac, 

Wis.     Child  :  Hiram*,  b.  1875. 

The  children  of  Samuel  Ordway  attended  the  academy  in  H. 


ORR. 

Hugh^,  son  of  John^  and  Margaret  Orr,  was  b,  in  Ireland ;  came 
to  this  country  in  early  life  with  his  parents;  res.  in  Bedford.  He 
m.  Sarah  Reed,  of  Londonderry;  came  to  H.  as  early  as  1786;  was 
one  of  the  selectmen  in  1789;  res.  at  No.  80;  rem.  to  Rockingham, 
Vt.,  in  1795,  and  to  Homer,  N.  T.,  a  few  years  later,  where  he  d. 
Mr.  Cochrane  claims,  probably  with  justice,  that  he  was  troubled  be- 
cause he  found  that  his  house  was  in  H.  instead  of  Antrim,  as  he 
had  supposed.  Nine  children.  One  dau.  m.  James  Aiken,  of 
Antrim. 


GENEALOGY:  OSGOOD;  OSMORE.  791 


OSGOOD. 

John^  Osgood,  the  immigrant,  was  b.  in  Norfolk,  Eng. ;  settled  in 
Hampton  as  early  as  1638;  soon  rem.  to  Andover,  Mass.,  where  he 
d.,  Oct.  24,  1651;   m.  Sarah  . 

John-  m.  Mary  Clement. 

John^  m.  Hannah  Abbot. 

Josiah*  m.  Abigail  Day. 

Josiah^  ra.  Sarah  Stevens;  res.  in  Methuen,  Mass. 

John*'  res.  in  Nelson;  had  two  wives. 

1,  Horatio''  (John®,  Josiah^,  Josiah^,  John^,  John'-,  John^),  was 
his  only  child  by  his  second  wife,  Betsey  (Rice);  m.  Hannah  Dens- 
more,  of  Sutton,  Vt.;  was  a  prosperous  farmer  in  Nelson;  also  the 
owner  of  a  plumbago  mine.  Came  to  H.  in  March,  1871.  (For 
res.  see  village  plan.)  He  d.  Aug.  4,  1882;  his  wife  d.  April  4,  1888. 
Children :  — 

3.     Sarah  Elizabeth^,  d.  at  the  age  of  2  years. 

3.  John^^,  was  a  soldier  in  the  Civil  war;  m.  Emma  J.  Howard; 
res.  Ware,  Mass.     Three  children. 

4.  Lucy  Maria^  d.  in  infancy. 

5.  Lydia  Densmore*,  res.  H.     (See  p.  60.) 


OSMORE. 

This  name  was  originally  spelled  "Hosmore"  or  "Hosmer." 
Levi^  Osmore  was  b.  in  Concord,  Mass.  He  m.  1,  Rhoda  Brooks, 
of  Sterling,  Mass.,  who  was  a  tailoress*  and  the  mother  of  his  chil- 
dren, and  d.  in  1810;  m.  2,  Polly  Evans,  May  30,  1813.  He  res.  a 
few  years  in  Fitzwilliam,  and  came  to  H.  as  the  successor  of  Elisha 
Kent  at  mill  No.  XII,  and  res.  later  at  the  places  marked  "E.  Wes- 
ton," "C.  Otis,"  and  elsewhere  in  town;  d.  in  H. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Jolin2,  d.  in  infancy.        3.     James-,  m.  Sally  Osgood;  settled  in  Alstead. 

2.  Parker'-,  d.  young.  4.     Joseph-,  settled  in  Windsor,  Vt. ;  unm. 

5.     Benjamin  B.^,  b.  Feb.  19.  1796;  m.  1,  Oct.  29,  1826,  Sarah  K.  Hartwell, 
of  Hillsboro',  and  res.  in  various  places  in  town  for  years ;  rem.  to 

*  Mrs.  Thankful  (Breed)  Fox  (q.  v.)  learned  her  trade  of  Mrs.  Osmore. 


792  GENEALOGY:  OSMORE;  OTIS;  PAIGE. 

Peterboro',  where  Mrs.  Osmore  d.,  Sept.  4,  1853;  m.  2,  Betsey  Clark, 
of  Peterboro',  who  d. ;  m.  3,  Mrs.  Mary  A.,  widow  of  James  Boutel, 
of  Amherst,  who  survives  him.  He  d.  in  Peterboro',  June  5,  1884. 
Children,  b.  in  H.  :  (1),  Sarah  Maria^,  b.  March  23,  1828;  m.  John 
J.  Barker,  (q.  v.)  (2),  Charles  B.s,  b.  Aug.  24,  1829;  d.  May  3, 
1831.  (3),  Rhoda  A.3,  b.  March  17,  1832;  d.  Nov.  25,  1838.  (4), 
James  O.^,  b.  Aug.  9,  1836;  d.  April  17,  1859.  (5),  Mary  E.^,  b.  Oct. 
27,  1838 ;  d.  May  10,  1849. 


OTIS. 

Charles  Lewis^  Otis  (last  name  legally  changed  from  Alcock),  son 
of  Lewis  W.  and  Abigail  (Matthews)  Alcock  (q.  v.),  was  b.  in  H.,  April 
4,  1847;  res.  in  a  new  house  which  has  been  built  upon  the  site  upon 
which  formerly  stood  the  house  of  his  grandfather,  Mansel  Alcock. 
He  is  a  prosperous  farmer;  has  been  successful  in  orchard  crops; 
m.  in  Wilton,  April  30,  1871,  Emma  Dorcas,  dau.  of  John  and  Dor- 
cas (Putnam)  Putnam.  She  was  b.  in  Wilton,  Feb.  28,  1845 ;  was 
a  successful  school-teacher. 

CHILDREN,    ALL   BORN   IN   HANCOCK. 

1.  Mary  Emma",  b.  March  22,  1873. 

2.  Helen  Frances-,  b.  March  30,  1875. 

3.  Louis  Royal-,  b.  March  15,  1877. 

4.  Ernest  Mansel-^,  b.  June  9,  1879;  d.  in  H.,  April  24,  1881. 

5.  Charles  Erlan^,  b."  March  25,  1882. 

6.  Dean  Putnam-,  b.  Sept.  18,  1883. 


PAIGE.* 

NathanieP  Paige  and  Joanna,  his  wife,  with  three  children,  came 
to  New  England  about  the  year  1685,  and  settled  in  Roxbury,  Mass. 
June  2,  1686,  he  was  appointed  by  Pres.  Joseph  Dudley  one  of  the 
two  marshals  (or  sheriffs)  of  Suffolk  county.  In  the  spring  of  1688 
he  rem.  to  that  part  of  Billerica,  Mass.,  which    is    now    Bedford, 

*  We  are  greatly  indebted  to  Rev.  Lucius  Robinson  Paige,  d.  d.,  of  Cambridge, 
Mass.,  a  nephew  of  Rev.  Reed  Paige,  for  information  concerning  the  Paige  family. 
Doctor  Paige  lias  prepared  several  works  for  the  use  of  Sunday  schools,  and  a  com- 
mentarj'  on  the  New  Testament;  gave  a  centennial  address  at  Hardwick,  Mass.,  in 
1878;  prepared  a  history  of  Cambridge,  Mass.,  published  in  1877,  and  a  history  of 
Hardwick,  Mass.,  publislied  in  1883.  He  received  the  degree  of  A.  M.  from  Harvard 
college  in  1850,  and  that  of  D.  D.  from  Tufts  college  in  1861.  He  has  manifested  a 
lively  interest  in  the  History  of  Hancock,  and  rendered  important  assistance  in 
various  ways. 


GENEALOGY:   PAIGE.  793 

where  he  d.,  April  12,  1692;  his  wife  d,  about  1724.  Their  young- 
est son,  — 

Christopher^  (Nathaniel^),  b.  in  Bedford,  Feb.  16,  1690-91,  was 
one  of  the  earliest  settlers  of  Ilardwick,  Mass. ;  was  one  of  the  first 
deacons  of  the  church  in  that  town  (elected  Dec.  3,  1736);  was  a 

farmer;  d.  March  10,  1774;  m.  1, ;  in.  2,  May  23,  1720,  Eliza. 

beth,  dau.  of  Dea.  George  Reed,  of  Woburn,  Mass.  He  left  a  large 
family  of  children,  one  of  whom, — 

Col.  Timothy^  (Christopher-,  NathanieP),  was  b.  May  24,  1727; 
m.  Oct.  24,  1754,  Mary,*  dau.  of  Dea.  James  Foster,  of  Rochester, 
Mass.,  who  was  b.  April  11,  1732;  d.  July  21,  1825.  Colonel  Paige 
was  a  farmer,  selectman,  town  treasurer,  representative,  captain  in 
the  Revolutionary  war,  and  afterwards  colonel  of  militia;  res.  Hard- 
wick,  where  he  d.,  Aug.  26,  1791.  He  had  eleven  children,  two  of 
whom.  Rev.  Reed*  and  Thomas*,  settled  in  H.  The  eldest  dau., 
Lydia*,  b.  Sept.  15,  1755,  m.  Nov.  26,  1778,  Thomas  Fuller.  (See 
"Duncan.") 

1.  Rev.  Reed*,  a.  m.  (Timothy^,  Christopher^  ISTathanieP),  was 
b.  in  Hardwick,  Aug.  30,  1764 ;  m.  Dec.  25,  1794,  Hannah,  dau.  of 
Davidf  and  Abigail  (Jones)  Paige,  of  Bedford,  Mass.,  who  was  b. 
March  11,  1773.  He  was  graduated  at  Dartmouth  college  in  1786; 
studied  divinity  with  the  celebrated  Doctor  Emmons,  of  Franklin, 
Mass.;  was  a  Hopkinsonian  of  the  straitest  sect,  and  an  ardent 
Democrat  in  politics.  He  was  an  excellent  scholar,  and  highly  es- 
teemed by  his  brethren  in  the  ministry,  and  by  the  people  with 
whom  he  labored.  His  first  visit  to  H.  was  probably  in  the  autumn 
of  1789.  (For  an  account  of  his  work  in  H.  see  centennial  address, 
Doctor  Clark's  address,  annals  of  the  town,  and  church  history.) 
After  coming  to  the  town,  he  boarded  for  a  few  months  with  Dea. 
James  Duncan,  and  then  settled  on  a  lot  of  land  received  from  the 
town  at  an  appraisal ;  but  the  town  did  not  obtain  the  deed  of  the 
same  for  some  seven  years  after  it  was  voted  to  deed  it  to  Mr.  Paige. 
On  this  lot  he  built  the  house  marked  "G.  W.  Goodhue,"  generally 

*  Mary  Foster  was  a  lineal  descendant  of  Elder  William  Brewster,  Gov.  Thomas 
Prence,  and  Maj.  John  Freeman.  Her  mother,  Lydia  (Winslow)  Foster,  was  a  de- 
scendant in  the  fourth  generation  of  Kenelm  Winslow,  brother  of  Gov.  Edward  Win- 
slow.  Kenelmi  was  b.  in  Droitwich,  Eng.,  April  29,  1599;  came  to  Plymouth  in  1G29; 
d.  in  Salem,  Sept.  11, 1672.  Kenelm-  was  b.  in  1635.  Edward^  was  b.  in  16si;  d.  June 
25,  1760.    Lydia*  was  b.  Sept.  8,  1709;  m.  in  July,  1729,  Dea.  Jam'^s  Foster. 

t  David  Paige  was  also  a  descendant  of  Nathaniel'  (David*,  Nathaniel^,  Nathan- 
ieP,  XathanieP).  He  was  b.  April  4, 1740;  m.  Oct.  16, 1764,  Abigail  Jones,  of  Concord, 
Mass. ;  was  a  farmer,  and  for  many  years  carried  milk  to  the  Boston  market.  He  was 
familiarly  known  as  "King  David."  Late  in  life  he  rem.  to  Middlebury,  Vt.,  where 
he  d.  June  11, 1819. 

51 


794  genealogy:  paige. 

known  as  the  "Paige  house,"  where  he  continued  to  res.  until  his 
death;  d.  July  22,  1816.  His  wife,  who  survived  him  many  years, 
continued  to  occupy  the  house.  She  d.  Oct.  7,  1847,  aged  74  years. 
Children :  — 

2.  AbigaiP,  b.  Jan.  23,  1796;  ni.  Nov.  1815,  Jacob  Flint,     (q.v.) 

3.  MaryS  [9],  b.  Oct.  2,  1799. 

4.  David^  [10],  b.  March  11,  1802. 

5.  Timothy^  b.  Aug.  31,  1805 ;  was  graduated  at  West  Point 
about  the  year  1825;  was  a  lieutenant  in  the  regular  army  many 
years ;  served  under  General  Harrison ;  was  stationed  for  a  time  at 
New  Orleans,  and  also  had  command  at  Key  West.  He  resigned 
and  went  to  California;  d.  at  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  June  14,  1867. 

6.  Nathaniel  George  Reed^  [11],  b.  Aug.  17,  1807. 

7.  William^  b.  April  18,  1811;  entered  the  office  of  Isaac  Hill, 
of  Concord,  where  he  learned  the  trade  of  a  printer;  res.  West 
several  years;  d.  on  an  overland  journey  to  California. 

8.  Sudden  Orphan^,*  b.  July  18,  1816;  d.  July  26,  1816. 

9.  Mary^  [3],  m.  Dec.  2,  1817,  Moses,  son  of  Samuel  and  Thank- 
ful (Wilder)  Whitney,  of  Westminster,  Mass.,  who  was  b.  May  19, 
1789;  d.  in  Oswego,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  23,  1860;  res.  a  short  time  in  New 
Boston;  rem.  to  Francestown,  and  in  1827  to  Oswego,  N.  Y.,  where 
they  continued  to  res.  the  rest  of  their  lives.  "Mrs.  Whitney  was 
a  woman  of  rare  and  excellent  virtues,  a  most  devoted  wife  and 
mother,  a  practical  Christian,  a  kind  and  unselfish  neighbor,  with  a 
heart  to  feel  and  a  hand  ever  ready  to  relieve  the  sufferings  of  others. 
She  was  greatly  beloved  by  the  many  friends  whom  during  her  long 
life  she  had  made  in  Oswego.  ...  Of  her  it  may  be  truly  said, 
'  she  did  what  she  could.' "  She  was  deeply  interested  i^  her  na- 
tive town,  and  wrote  several  valuable  letters  to  aid  in  this  history ; 
d.  June  29,  1885. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Keid  Paige'5,  b.  Dec.  17,  1818;  was  educated  at  Charabley,  near  Montreal; 

was  a  grain  merchant  in  Chicago ;  d. ;  m.  in  188-. 

2.  SamueF,  b.  Jan.  23,  1821;  d.  in  the  army,  at  Fort  Craig,  N.  M.,  Feb.  2, 

1863. 

3.  Charles^,  b.  Feb.  2,  1831;  a  grain  merchant;  res.  Chicago. 

4.  Catherine  Abby^,  b.  Aug.  12,  1834 ;  res.  Oswego. 

5.  Henry  H.^,  b.  Sept.  27,  1838 ;  a  grain  merchant ;  res.  Chicago. 

*  In  the  "  Winslow  Memorial  "  the  name  Llewellyn  is  given  instead  of  this. 


GENEALOGY:   PAIGE.  795 

10,  Dr.  David^  [4],  was  graduated  at  the  medical  school  at 
Dartmouth  in  1826.  Soon  after  this  time  he  rem.  to  White  Pigeon, 
Mich.,  where  he  speculated  in  land  and  also  held  the  office  of  county 
clerk.  From  thence  he  rem.  to  La  Porte,  Ind.;  served  as  surgeon 
in  the  Black  Hawk  war,  and  rem.  to  Belvidere,  111.,  where  he  con- 
tinued to  res,  until  the  time  of  his  death,  Jan.  10,  1868;  m.  Oct.  1, 
1844,  Frances  Tyler,  who  was  b,  in  Brookfield,  Vt.,  July  3,  1811, 
and  continues  to  res,  in  Belvidere,  To  her  we  are  under  obliga- 
tion for  valuable  information. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Fannie  Tyler's  b.  Nov.  26,  1845;  ra.  Jan.  25,  1871,  Eugene  E.  P.  Trues- 

dell,  of  Warren,  Mass. ;  res.  Belvidere,  111.  Children :  Ernest 
Paige",  Lucy  Frances",  Blanche  Eugenia",  Fannie  Ethel". 

2.  Charles  Heury^  b.  Oct.  6,  1847 ;  d.  Nov.  4,  1847. 

3  and  4.     Martha''  and  Mary'J,  b.  Nov.  6,  1849 ;  both  d. 

11.  Nathaniel  George  Reed^  [6],  He  dropped  his  first  name 
and  the  letter  "i"  from  Paige,  and  was  known  by  his  family  as 
George  R.  Page;  m.  Nov.  8,  1840,  Mary  E.,  dau.  of  Thomas  and 
Polly  (Stanton)  Lillibridge,  who  was  b.  Nov.  28,  1820.  She,  also, 
has  kindly  sent  us  a  record  of  her  family.  Her  mother  was  a  cousin 
of  Secretary  Stanton,  Mr,  Page  was  a  farmer;  res.  Marengo,  Mc- 
Henry  county.  111,,  where  he  d.  Dec.  1853  ;  he  was  highly  respected. 
After  his  death  Mrs.  Page  left  the  farm  and  rem,  to  the  town  of 
Marengo,  that  she  might  be  able  to  educate  her  children  and  have 
them  with  her.  She  writes:  "I  gave  my  children  a  good  educa- 
tion, taught  them  to  be  honest  and  u}>right,  told  them  they  came  of 
good  family  and  must  not  disgrace  it.  I  am  repaid  by  seeing  them 
respected,  as  their  father  was  before  them." 

CHILDREN. 

1.  William'%  b.  Oct.  4,  1842;  m.  Aug.  1873,  Mary  Slater.     He  is  a  lawyer; 

res.  Butler,  Bates  county.  Mo. 

2.  George  R.o,  b.  Dec.  18,  1846;  m.  Oct.  1,  1867,  Amelia  Smith.     He  is  a 

farmer;  res.  Pleasanton,  Linn  county,  Kan.  Children:  (1),  Mary 
E.",  b.  Nov.  25,  1868.  (2),  Emma  S.^  b.  Oct.  30,  1871.  (3),  Gene- 
viene  L.",  b.  Dec.  22,  1873.  (4),  George  R.",  b.  July  10,  1877.  (5), 
Laura",  b.  Feb.  6,  1879.     (6),  Lucina",  b.  Feb.  22,  1881. 

3.  Lucy'^,  b.  May  29,  1849 ;  d.  at  the  age  of  9  years  and  7  months. 

4.  Louis  F.«,  b.  Aug.  5,  1851;  m.  Aug.  1880,  Emma  Mapes.     He  studied  law, 

but  a  student's  life  not  agreeing  with  him,  he  purchased  a  farm  in 
Adrian,  Bates  county,  Mo.,  where  he  res. 


796  GENEALOGY  :   PAIGE. 

13.  Thomas*  (Timothy^,  Christopher-,  NathanieP),  was  b.  in 
Hardwick,  Mass.,  April  '20,  1772;  m.  June  17,  1798,  Susan,  dau.  of 
Wai-hani  Warner  (see  p.  442),  who  was  b.  in  New  Braintree,  Mass., 
Oct.  30,  1776;  settled  in  H.;  res.  on  the  farm  marked  "  E.  Bass." 
In  1809  he  sold  his  farm,  and  bought  the  place  marked  "C.  A. 
Whitaker";  rem.  in  1817  to  New  Braintree,  where  they  res.  ten 
years;  rem.  to  Hardwick,  Vt.,  and  in  1832  or  '38  to  Compton,  Can., 
where  they  spent  the  remainder  of  their  days.  He  d.  June  16,  1855 ; 
his  wife  d.  Nov.  8,  1863.     Children:  — 

13.  Susan  Warner^  b.  in  H.,  Aug.  10,  1800 ;  d.  in  Worcester, 
Mass.,  at  the  residence  of  her  sister,  Mrs.  Samuel  A.  Porter,  where 
she  spent  the  last  twenty  years  of  her  life,  June  5,  1880  ;  unm. 

14.  Hannah  Ware^,  b.  in  H.,  June  29,  1802;  m.  Feb.  9,  1848, 
Samuel  Wood,  of  Farnham,  Can. ;  a  man  prominent  in  town 
business  and  for  some  years  a  member  of  parliament.  He  d.  Jan. 
26,  1848,  aged  61  years. 

15.  Daniel  Waldo^  b.  in  H.,  Feb.  18,  1804;  m.  in  1836,  Sarah 
Smith,  of  Connecticut.  Settled  in  Compton,  Can.,  where  he  d., 
Feb.  9,  1877.  He  was  a  hotel-keeper  and  farmer;  his  widow  con- 
tinues to  res.  in  Compton.     Three  sons. 

16.  George  Washington^  b.  in  H.,  May  18,  1806;  m.  in  1835, 
Elvira  Waters,  of  Barre,  Vt.;  res.  at  Hardwick,  Vt.,  a  few  years, 
where  his  wife  d.;  present  res.,  if  living,  Chicago.  Two  sons,  one 
of  whom  res.  in  Chicago. 

17.  Almira  Clark^  b.  in  H.,  Feb.  7,  1808 ;  d.  in  Compton,  Can., 
March  11,  1838;  unm. 

18.  Prudence  Maria^  b.  in  H.,  May  15,  1811  ;  m.  April  5,  1831, 
Samuel  A,  Porter,  of  Worcester,  Mass. ;  a  mechanic ;  res.  Worcester, 
Mass.  Mrs.  Porter  has  kindly  furnished  us  the  record  of  her  father's 
family. 

19.  Sophia  Foster^  b.  in  H.,  March  4,  1815;  m.  March  15, 
1886,  Austin  Willard  Bixby,  of  Worcester,  Mass.,  who  d.  Feb,  18, 
1871,  aged  57  years ;  was  a  pattern-maker ;  res.  Worcester,  Mass. 

CHILDREN,   ALL  BORN  IN   WORCESTER. 

1.  Maria  Antoinettes,  b.  Sept.  25,  1837. 

2.  George  Austin^,  b.  July  20,   1839 ;  was  a  member  of  Co.  H,    25th  regt. 

Mass.  vols.;  enlisted  Sept.  17,  1861;  d.  July  1.  1864,  in  Richmond, 
Va.,  from  wounds  received  at  Drury's  Blufl",  May  16,  1864. 

3.  Charles  Porterc,  b.  Aug.  21,  1841;  d.  March  7,  1845. 

4.  John  Thomas^,  b.  April  4,  1844 ;  was  a  member  of  Co.  H,  15th  regt.  Mass. 


genealogy:  PAIGE;  PARKER.  797 

vols. ;  enlisted  Aug.  3,  1861 ;  d.  Sept.  12,  I8G3,  in  Gettysburgh  hos- 
pital, of  disease  contracted  in  the  service. 

5.  Harriet  Sophia*"',  b.  April  19,  1848. 

6.  Ann  Washburn«,  b.  Aug.  25,  1856 ;  d.  Dec.  27,  1882. 

30.  Letticia  Duncan^  b.  in  New  Braintree,  Mass.,  May  2,  1817; 
res.  with  her  sister,  Mrs.  S.  A.  Porter,  in  Worcester,  Mass. 

21.  Thomas  Reed^,  b.  in  New  Braintree,  Mass.,  June  1,  1821; 
was  killed  by  the  kick  of  a  horse  in  Compton,  Can.,  in  1836. 

22*  Harriet  Antoinette^,  b.  in  New  Braintree,  Mass.,  July  2, 
1825;  d.  May  5,  1827,  in  New  Braintree. 


EZEKIEL   PAIGE. 

EzekieP  Paige  (or  Page),  with  Lovis,  his  wife,  came  to  H.  from 
Nottingham  West,  in  March,  1791 ;  res.  at  No.  70 ;  was  constable 
in  1801 ;  rem.  to  Antrim  in  1808,  and  to  Vermont  in  1815.  Chil- 
dren :  Deborah'-,  m.  April  20,  1815,  Jesse  McAllister.  (See  History 
of  Antrim.)  Also  Lydia-,  Reede^,  and  Lois'-,  who  were  baptized 
Sept.  12,  1802.     (See  Church  Records,  p.  285.) 


AARON  PARKER. 

Aaron^  Parker,  a  Revolutionary  soldier,  m.  Hannah,  dau.  of  David 
and  Prudence  (Sheldon)  Abbot,  of  Andover,  Mass.  Came  to  H.  as 
early  as  1789;  res.  at  place  marked  "  C.  L.  Robbe";  was  one  of  the 
highway  surveyors  that  year,  and  was  one  of  the  selectmen  in  1792, 
'93,  and  '94;  rem.  about  the  year  1803  to  near  Sherbrooke,  P.  Q.; 
rem.  to  Compton,  P.  Q.,  in  1832,  where  he  d.  March  17,  1857,  aged 
98  years.     His  wife  d.  at  same  place,  Dec.  28,  1856,  aged  96  years. 

CniLDKEN. 

1.  Aaron-,  b.  probably  before  they  came  to  H. ;  res.  at  Pierpoint,  Ashtabula 

county,  O. ;  d.  about  the  year  1874. 

2.  David  Abbot-,  b.  in  H.,  Feb.  28,  1791;  went  West  with  his  uncle,  Benja- 

min Abbot,     (q.  V.)     Settled  in  South  Ridge,  Ashtabula  county,  O. ; 

m.  1, ;  m.  2,  Huldali  Evans;  ra.  3,  .     Eight  or  nine  children. 

One  son  was  in  the  Mexican  vvai-.     (1),  Fanny  L.^,  b.  July  15,  1826; 

m.  Ferguson.     (2),  Abigail-'.     (3),  Mary^.     (4),  Vienna-'.     (5), 

Heury3.     (6),  David-^. 

3.  Justus-,  date  of  his  birth  not  given ;  is  not  on  town  records ;  res.  many 

years  in  a  town  on  the  Ottawa  river;  rem.  to  Manotic,  Out.,  where 


798  GENEALOGY:  PARKER;  PARKHURST. 


he  d.,  Feb.  1877.     Children :    George  Lakin^,  Frances^,  Aaron  Fil- 
more^,  Maria^,  Charles^,  "William^. 

4.  Hannah^,  b.  in  H.,  July  22,  1792;  d.  in  H.,  Oct.  7,  1799, 

5.  Priscilla2,  b.  in  H.,  May  22,  1794;  d.  in  H.,  Oct.  1,  1799. 

6.  James2,*  b.  in  H.,  Jan.  22,  1796 ;  res.  in  Ascott,  P.  Q. ;  m.  Harriet  Lowell. 

After  his  death  the  family  rem.  to  Greeley,  la.     Children:    Harriet^, 
LemueF,  Charles^,  George-',  Rebecca^. 

7.  Lemuel  Lakin^,  b.  in  H.,  June  11,  1797 ;  d.  when  a  young  man  in  Vermont. 

8.  Alfred  C.^,  b.  in  Ascott,  P.  Q. ;  d.  in  Coaticook,  P.  Q.,  March  20,  1882, 

aged  78  years;  m.  Zeruiah  Whitcomb,  who  d.  in  Compton,  P.  Q., 
April  15,  1866,  aged  59  years.  He  was  an  active,  energetic  man;  an 
earnest  temperance  worker ;  with  his  wife,  a  member  of  the  Metho- 
dist Episcopal  church,  and  every  member  of  their  family  belongs  to 
the  same  church.  They  had  thirteen  children,  two  of  whom  d.  in 
infancy ;  the  others  are  all  living,  and  are  scattered  all  through  the 
»  United  States,  only  one,  Mary  Ann  (Lyman),  being  left  in  Canada: 

James  Lakin^,  Edwiir'',  Carlton  T.^,  Maria^,  Samuel  A. 3,  Alice  E.^, 
Lemuel^,  Justus  J.^,  Mary  Ann^,  Ella  Priscilla^,  Charles  A.^, 


MARK  A.  PARKER. 

Mark  A.^,  son  of  Dea.  N.  B.f  and  T.  O.  Parker,  of  Nelson,  was  b. 
in  1835;  m.  in  1858,  Lucinda  R.  Estes,  of  Bethel,  Me.,  who  was  b. 
in  1836.  Came  to  H.  in  1873;  res.  on  the  Daniel  Lakin  place  a 
few  years ;  present  res.,  place  marked  "M.  A.  Parker,"  on  Benning- 
ton street.     He  is  a  good  citizen ;  occupation,  a  butcher. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Carrie  A. 3,  b.  in  1859;  m.  James  W.  Wilds,     (q.  v.) 

2.  A  son'',  b.  1873 ;  lived  but  three  days. 


PARKHURST. 

1.  Christopher  C.^,  son  of  William^  and  Sarah  (Ball)  Parkhurst, 
was  b.  in  Temple,  Aug.  28,  1809.  Came  to  H.  when  seven  years  of 
age  to  res.  with  Stephen  Tenney ;  m.  April  11, 1837,  Rebekah,  dau.  of 
David  and  Abigail  Knight  (q.  v.);  res.  many  years  on  place  marked 

*  When  the  family  rem.  to  Canada,  James  was  left  behind  with  Hezekiah  Ober, 
where  he  remained  until  he  was  grown  up.  He  was  deaf,  and  was  killed  while  walk- 
ing on  a  railroad. 

t  Deacon  Parker  was  b.  in  Rockingham,  Vt.,  and  lived  a  few  years  with  Rev.  Reed 
Paige  in  H.  There  have  been  other  families  bearing  this  name  "in  town :  David  Par- 
ker res.  near  Hezekiah  Ober's;  Stephen  Parker's  name  appears  on  the  tax-list  from 
1797  to  1S04  inclusive ;  Nathaniel  Parker,  from  1811  to  1815  inclusive,  and  perhaps  others. 


genealogy:  parkhurst;  patten.  799 

with  his  name.     Flis  wife  d.  June  11,  1880.     He  res.  at  the  present 
time  with  Albert  Jaquith. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Johu  A.3,  b.  Jau.  4,  1840;  d.  Sept.  1847.  2.     Cbilds,  d.  young. 


PATTEN. 

The  ancestry  of  the  Patten  family  can  be  traced  back  to  Argyll- 
shire, Scot. 

SamueP  Patten  was  b.  in  Londonderry,  Ire.,  in  1735.  His  parents 
being  immigrants  from  Argyllshire,  he  was  a  lineal  descendant  of 
Margaret  Stutirt,  from  whose  tombstone  in  Scotland  the  following 
epitaph  is  copied  :  — 

"  stop,  passenger,  until  my  life  you  read. 
The  living  may  get  knowledge  from  the  dead! 
Five  times  five  years  I  lived  a  vii-gin's  life, 
Ten  times  five  years  I  was  a  virtuous  wife, 
Ten  times  five  years  I  lived  a  widow  chaste. 
Now,  wearied  of  that  mortal  life,  I  rest. 
Between  my  cradle  and  my  grave  have  heen 
Eight  mighty  kings  of  Scotland  and  a  Queen ; 
Four  times  five  years  the  Commonwealth  I  saw, 
Ten  times  the  subjects  rose  against  the  law. 
Twice  did  I  see  old  Prelacy  pulled  down. 
And  twice  the  cloak  was  humbled  by  the  gown. 
An  end  of  Stuart's  race  I  saw  — nay,  more  — 
My  native  country  sold  for  English  ore. 
Such  desolations  in  my  time  have  been, 
I  have  an  end  of  all  perfection  seen." 

In  1759  he  m.  Priscilla  Miltmoor  (sometimes  called  Moor  or  Moor- 
land), a  descendant  of  one  of  the  earls  of  Argyll.  Their  oldest 
son, — 

Jonathan-,  was  b.  in  Londonderry,  in  1760.  Eight  years  later 
Mr.  Patten  emigrated  to  America,  and  settled  first  in  Marblehead, 
Mass.,  where  he  remained  till  1776,  when  his  wife  and  son,  Jonathan, 
having  joined  him,  they  rem.  to  Londonderry,  N.  H.,  and  settled  on 
what  is  still  called  the  "Patten  range."  In  1781  they  rem.  to  Deer- 
ing,  at  which  time  there  were  only  seventeen  settlers  in  the  town. 
SamueP  and  Jonathan^  both  served  for  a  time  in  the  Revolutionary 
war,  although  they  had  so  recently  come  from  the  mother  country. 
In  1784,  Jonathan'-^  m.  Abigail,  dau.  of  Ebenezer  Blood,  a  descend- 
ant of  Solomon  Blood,  one  of  the  early  settlers  of  Plymouth,  Mass.; 
he  came  as  early  as  the  fall  of  1624.  To  Jonathan  and  Abigail 
(Blood)  Patten  were  b.  eight  children,  the  fifth  child  being 


800  GENEALOGY:   PATTEN. 

1.  Hon.  David^  (Jonathan"^,  SamueP),  b.  in  Deering,  Nov.  1, 
1798;  m.  Oct.  21,  1820,  Alice,  dau.  of  Dr.  Micah  Tubbs,  of  Deering. 
He  was  a  farmer  in  his  native  town  until  1829,  when  he  rem.  to  H. 
He  purchased  of  Jedediah  Fox  the  Jefferson  hotel,  where  he  res. 
until  the  time  of  his  death,  which  occurred  May  15,  1875.  He  was 
popular  as  a  landlord,  and  successful  in  his  business.  He  was  a  man 
of  strict  integrity ;  his  word  was  considered  as  good  as  his  bond. 
He  made  no  great  pretensions,  but  those  who  knew  him  best  were 
cognizant  of  many  acts  of  charity,  of  which  the  world  knew 
nothing. 

He  was  ever  interested  in  the  welfare  of  the  town.  Among  other 
enterprises,  he  was  one  of  the  prominent  founders  of.  the  seminary, 
which  was  for  many  years  a  flourishing  and  successful  educational 
institution.  His  children  were  all  educated  at  this  school.  He  was 
interested  in  agriculture,  having  a  large  farm  which  he  cultivated. 
In  1838  he  planted  an  orchard,  and  for  many  years  was  in  the  habit 
of  rising  at  four  o'clock  in  the  morning,  during  the  summer  season, 
to  care  for  it.  When  remonstrated  with  for  so  doing  by  members 
of  his  family,  he  would  say  to  them  that  the  orchard  would  support 
him  in  his  old  age,  if  he  lived  to  see  it  productive,  and  if  not,  it 
would  be  a  benefit  to  somebody.  He  also  predicted  that  when  the 
railroad  was  completed  to  H.,  a  market  would  be  easy  of  access. 

Mr.  Patten  was  always  interested  in  political  matters,  and  from 
the  first  was  a  Jeffersonian  Democrat  of  the  old  school.  A  political 
opponent,  after  his  death,  said  of  him:  "Within  the  last  twenty 
years  we  have  had  some  pretty  stormy  times  in  politics,  but  no  man 
can  say  he  ever  found  in  David  Patten  a  foeman  unworthy  of  his 
steel.  If  he  gave  hard  blows,  he  was  ready  to  take  them ;  and 
when  the  battle  was  over,  he  would  greet  you  with  so  much  cor- 
diality and  kindness  you  would  soon  forget  that  you  had  been  com- 
batants." 

He  served  in  various  town  ofiices,  as  moderator  of  town-meetings, 
selectman,  etc.  He  represented  the  town  in  the  legislature  in  the 
years  1840,  '41,  and  '54,  and  was  at  different  times  a  member  of  the 
state  senate  and  the  executive  council.  He  died  deeply  lamented 
by  a  wide  circle  of  friends,  and  his  memory  will  be  cherished  by  all 
who  knew  the  stern  integrity  of  his  character. 

Mrs.  Alice  (Tubbs)  Patten,  wife  of  David  Patten,  mother  of  all 
his  children,  and  his  constant  companion  for  twenty-eight  years,  d. 
at  H.,  Nov.  18,  1848.     She  was  a  woman  of  more  than  ordinary 


DAVID  PATTEN, 


genealogy:  patten.  801 

ability:  energetic,  industrious,  and  frugal;  a  true  helpmate  to  her 
husband,  whose  success  in  life  was  largely  due  to  her  skilful  man- 
agement in  domestic  affairs  and  her  unwavering  devotion  to  his 
interests.  Mr.  Patten  m.  2,  April  18,  1850,  Mrs.  Maria  C.  Barnes, 
who  d.  Dec.  5,  1879.     Children  :  — 

2.  Syrene^  [7],  b.  in  Deering,  March  27,  1822. 

3.  Elvira  Tubbs"  [11],  b.  in  Deering,  July  17,  1823. 

4.  Alice  Jane^  [17],  b.  March  8,  1827. 

5.  David  Russell^  [20],  b.  in  H.,  July  12,  1831. 

6.  Helen  Josephine^  [21],  b.  in  H.,  May  6,  1833. 

7.  Syrene-'  [2]  (David^  Jonathan-,  SamueP),  b.  March  27,  1822; 
m.  May  31,  1841,  Oliver  M.  Lovell ;  res.  in  Putney,  Vt.,  till  1856, 
when  they  rem.  to  Chatfield,  Minn.,  where  they  still  res.  Mr.  Lov- 
ell was  a  successful  farmer  for  many  years,  having  a  fertile  farm  on 
the  banks  of  the  Connecticut.  He  continued  in  the  business  for 
some  time  after  rem.  to  Minnesota.  '  Children:  — 

8.  Alice  J.5,  b.  March  2(5,  1842;"  d.  June  15,  1849. 

9.  Herbert^  b.  Dec.  10,  11845;  m.  Feb.  23,  1876,  Louise  A. 
Kelley. 

CHILD. 

1.     Oliver  H.«,  b.  March  13,  1882. 

10.  Rollin  B.^  b.  April  19,  1849;  m.  Feb.  19, 1873,  Ella  Thomp- 
son. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Alice  J.6,  b.  Nov.  27,  1873. 

2.  Charles  W.e,  b.  Aug.  2,  1875;  d.  Aug.  18,  1881. 

11.  Elvira  Tubbs*  [3]  (David^  Jonathan-,  SamueP),  b.  July  17, 
1823;  m.  at  H.,  Sept.  29,  1845,  Prof.  Amos  B.  Goodhue,  of  New 
Boston.  Mr.  Goodhue  fitted  for  college  at  the  seminary  in  H.,  and 
was  graduated  at  Dartmouth.  On  the  day  of  their  marriage  they 
left  H.  for  their  home  in  Alabama ;  res.  one  year  in  Claiborne,  Ala., 
w^here  they  conjointly  had  charge  of  a  female  school.  They  then 
rem.  to  Marion,  Ala.,  where  Mr.  Goodhue  became  professor  of 
mathematics  in  Howard  college,  which  position  he  held  twenty-six 
years.  In  Jan.  1873,  they  rem.  to  Oxford,  Ala.,  where  he  was  co- 
principal  of  the  Oxford  Male  and  Female  college  six  years.  In  1880 
they  rem.  to  Gadsden,  Ala.,  where  he  became  the  founder  and  prin- 
cipal of  the  Gadsden  Public  institute.     Children:  — 


802  genealogy:  patten. 

13.  David  Patten^  b.  in  Claiborne,  Ala.,  Aug.  10,  1846;  was  a 
private  soldier  in  the  Confederate  army  a  few  months,  at  the  age  of 
17  years;  was  graduated  at  Howard  college  in  1864;  became  tutor 
in  the  college  in  1865,  but  has  for  some  years  been  principal  of  a  male 
and  female  school  in  Fort  Deposit,  Ala.;  m.  Jennie  Shaw,  an  ac- 
complished teacher. 

13.  Alice  Ann^  b.  in  Marion,  Ala.,  Aug.  16,  1849;  m.  Feb.  9, 
1868,  Capt.  William  C.  Ward,  b.  in  Centreville,  Ala.;  a  successful 
lawyer  in  Selma,  Ala. 

CHILDREN. 

1.    Alice  Lilian^,  b.  June  13,  1869.  2.    Julia^,  b.  Feb.  4,  1875. 

14.  Julia  Barron^  b.  in  Marion,  Ala.,  Dec.  13,  1851;  m.  Aug. 
29,  1876,  Aurelius  Franklin  Belford,  m.  d.  ;  res.  in  Oxford,  Ala. 

15.  Amon  Edwin^  b.  in  Marion,  Ala.,  Sept.  6,  1859;  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  Selma  bar  at  the  age  of  18  years,  and  now  occupies  a 
high  position  in  the  Gadsden  bar. 

16.  Henry  Talbird^  b.  in  Marion,  Ala.,  Dec.  30,  1860;  a  half 
owner  in  a  large  drug  store  in  Oxford. 

17.  Alice  Jane'*  [4]  (David^  Jonathan^,  SamueP),  b.  March  8, 
1827;  m.  at  H.,  Jan.  14,  1847,  Isaac  S.  Allen,  of  Boston,  Mass.  Mr. 
Allen  was  a  student  at  the  seminary  in  H.  in  1842-43;  res.  in  Mas- 
sachusetts six  years  and  in  Burlington,  Vt.,  three  years,  during 
which  time  he  was  a  successful  dealer  in  furniture.  In  1856,  being 
afflicted  with  bronchitis,  he  rem.  with  his  family  to  Sacramento,  Cal., 
and  three  years  later,  his  health  being  restored,  to  San  Francisco, 
where  they  now  res.     Children  :  — 

18.  Isaac  Patten^,  b.  in  Manchester,  Mass.,  Nov.  2,  1847;  m.  at 
H.,  June  3,  1869,  Elizabeth  Cram  Fuller,     (q.  v.) 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Arthur  Fuller''',  b.  in  Sacramento,  Cal.,  March  23,  1870. 

2.  Sydney  De  Witf^,  b.  in  Sacramento,  Cal.,  May  14,  1872. 

3.  Isaac  Christie^,  b.  in  H.,  Dec.  20,  1874. 

19.  Alice  Caroline^  b.  in  Melrose,  Mass.,  May  12,  1850;  m.  at 
San  Francisco,  Nov.  3,  1870,  William  R.  Townsend,  of  Cleve- 
land, O. 

30.  David  Russell^  [5]  (David^,  Jonathan^,  SamueP),  b.  July  12, 
1831;  m.  Feb.  24,  1853,  Helen  E.  Davis,  of  H. ;  res.  a  short  time  in 
Peterborcr',  and  in  1858  went  to  California,  where,  in  company  with 


GENEALOGY:   PATTEN.  803 

liis  uncle,  Micah  Tubbs,  he  was  proprietor  of  two  first-class  hotels 
in  San  Francisco,  viz.,  the  Lick  house  and  Cosmopolitan  hotel.  Mr. 
Patten  was  very  popular  as  a  landlord  and  successful  in  the  business 
engaged  in.  His  wife  was  also  highly  esteemed,  and  aided  materi- 
ally in  maintaining  the  popularity  of  those  establishments.  His 
close  attention  to  business  gradually  undermined  his  health,  result- 
ing in  an  attack  of  hemorrhage  of  the  lungs,  which  compelled  his 
retirement  from  active  life.  He  returned  to  H.,  where  he  remained 
about  two  years,  when  his  health  being  somewhat  improved,  he  en- 
gaged in  business  at  Salt  Lake  City  for  a  short  time ;  but  disease  had 
too  strong  a  hold  on  him,  and  he  returned  again  to  H.,  where  he  d. 
Dec.  6,  1875. 

"  He  was  one  of  those  noble,  generous,  and  kind-hearted  men  who 
gained  the  good-will  and  friendship  of  all  in  every  place  or  situation 
he  occupied  as  a  business-man.  As  a  companion,  he  was  agreeable, 
mild,  easy,  courteous,  and  respectful.  ...  As  a  neighbor,  he 
was  esteemed,  ever  ready  to  render  assistance  to  those  who  were 
sick  or  needy.  As  a  citizen,  he  was  respected.  In  his  death  his 
loss  will  be  deeply  felt  by  his  family,  friends,  and  the  community." 

31.  Helen  Josephine''  [6],  b.  May  6,  1833;  ra.  Jan.  20,  1852, 
Dr.  P.  B.  Richards;  d.  at  H.,  Aug.  31,"  1859.     Children  :— 

23.     David  Patten^,  b.  1855;  d.  at  H.,  1856. 

23.     Caroline  Maria^  b.  Aug.  8,  1857. 

For  the  record  of  the  Patten  family  we  are  indebted  mainly  to 
Mrs.  Alice  J.  Allen,  of  San  Francisco.  Her  words  concerning  the 
last  resting-places  of  those  of  her  family  who  have  })assed  on  to  the 
higher  life  are  so  tender  and  touching  that  I  can  not  forbear  giving 
them  as  they  came  to  me  from  her  pen.  Concerning  her  brother, 
she  writes  :  "His  remains  rest  in  a  tomb  in  the  new  burying  ground 
at  Hancock,  on  a  spot  which  will  ever  be  dear  to  the  writer,  whose 
memory  reverts  to  its  pleasant  location  near  the  beautiful  pond, 
where,  during  our  youth,  we  had  so  often  played  together.  Dear 
brother,  how  much  I  loved  you !  Can  it  be  that  I  shall  never  clasp 
your  hand  again  ?  Hon.  David  Patten,  his  wife,  Alice  T.  Patten,  and 
their  dau.,  Helen  Jose])hine,  were  all  buried  in  the  old  burying  ground 
in  Hancock.  The  old  burying  ground  !  How  sacred  that  dear  old 
ground  has  always  seemed  to  me!  How  often  in  early  youth  have 
I  lingered  about  the  green  graves  and  looked  upwards  to  the  tall 
pine  trees  that  so  many  years  had  stood  as  grand  and  solemn  senti- 
nels, watching  over  the  beloved  dead  resting^  at  their  feet.     Are  those 


804  GENEALOGY:    PATTEN;    PATTERSON;    PEARSONS. 

sentinels  still  watching  there  ?  Alas !  no.  The  hand  of  the  vandal 
has  been  raised  against  them,  and  they  ai-e  gone,  and  only  the  mon- 
umental stones  stand  guard  over  the  dead.  It  seems  desolate  and 
cold  now,  as  if  the  very  tenants  of  those  graves  must  shiver  for 
want  of  the  protection  those  ancient  pine  trees  gave  them." 


PATTERSON. 

Adam  Patterson  was  an  early  settler  at  No.  39  (see  p.  69),  now 
known  as  the  "Jewell  lot,"  and  a  highway  surveyor  in  1780  (see  p. 
86),  but  we  have  failed  to  leani  anything  further  of  him  or  his  family. 


PEABODY. 

Dr.  Thomas^  Peabody  res.  at  No.  86  for  a  few  years  about  the 
first  of  this  century  ;  rem.  to  Greenfield  and  d.  Children  :  Nancy^ 
Jefferson'-,  Hannah'^. 


PEARSONS. 

Ebenezer^  Pearsons,  b.  in  Lyndeboro',  Jan.  21,  1797;  m.  Joanna 
Karr,  who  was  b.  in  New  Chester  (now  Hill),  April  6,  1803;  came 
to  H.  in  1853;  res.  at  place  on  Forest  road  marked  "E,  Pearsons," 
where  he  d.  Aug.  4,  1864;  his  wife  d.  Aug.  5,  1874. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  E.  B.-,  b.  in  Lyudoboro',  Jan.  23, 1827 ;  m.  March  14, 1850,  Cyren  Tower, 

of  Newfield,  Me.,  who  d.  Feb.  26,  1854,  aged  27  years.  Children: 
(1),  Clara  M.^,  b.  in  Lawrence,  Mass.,  Dec.  23, 1850.  (2),  Eliza  B.3, 
b.  iu  Lyndeboro',  Aug.  20,  1852. 

2.  Joanna  A.-,  b.  in  Wilton,  Oct.  15,  1829 ;  m.  May  6,  1849,  Levi  H.  Carter, 

of  Lawrence,  Mass.,  who  d.  Aug.  1, 1880.  Child  :  Levi  H.^,  b.  June 
23,  1852;  m.  Nov.  5,  1875,  Lucy  A.  Stanford,  of  Salem,  Mass. 
Children :  Martha  F.*,  Elsie  M.*,  Edward  C.*,  Effle  M.*. 

3.  Sarah  A.-',  b.  in  Woburn,  Mass.,  March  29,  1832;  m.  Oct.  5,  1859,  Rich- 

ard H.  Kent,  of  Lawrence,  Mass.,  who  d.  July  24,  1873.  Child: 
Ella  C.3,  b.  in  H.,  Oct.  7,  1860;  m.  June  12,  1878,  W.  C.  Rogers,  of 
Lawrence,  Mass.  Children :  (a),  Herbert  L.*,  b.  in  Concord,  Mass., 
Feb.  8,  1879.  (6),  Walter  C.*,  b.  in  Lawrence,  Mass.,  June  14, 1881. 
(c  and  d),  Edith  M.^  and  Edwin  M.*,  b.  Feb.  13,  1884. 

4.  James  P.2,  b.  in  Lyndeboro',  July  31,  1834;  m.  Oct.  30,  1866,  Amelia  B. 

Drake,  of  Bridgewater,  Mass. ;  res.  Washington,  D.  C. 


GENEALOGY:   PEARSON.  805 


CHARLES   B.  AND   SUSAN   GATES    PEARSON. 

The  ancestors*  of  the  Pearson  family  came  to  New  England  from 
Scotland  in  1643,  and  settled  in  Rowley,  Mass.,  and  operated  the 
first  woolen  mill  in  America. 

Joseph^  Pearson  res.  many  years  in  Sterling,  Mass.;  d.  about 
1833,  aged  80  years. 

Dr.  Silas-  (Joseph^),  b.  in  Sterling,  Mass.,  in  1787.  Studied  med- 
icine with  Doctor  Rush  in  Philadelphia,  and  settled  in  Westminster, 
Mass.;  m.  Susan,  dau.  of  Samuel  Gates  (q.  v.),  and  practised  medi- 
cine several  years  with  great  success;  d.  in  1824.  His  widow  came 
to  H.  and  res.  in  the  house  of  her  brother-in-law.  Colonel  Low,  where 
she  d.     Children  : — 

1.  Susan  Gates^,  b.  in  1821 ;  was  educated  at  the  academy  in  H.; 
ra.  Nov.  80,  1843,  Charles  F.  Holman,  of  New  York  city,  who  d. 
many  years  ago,  Mrs.  Holman  res.  with  one  of  her  sons  in  Kansas 
City,  Mo. 

2.  Charles  B.^,  b.  Dec.  19,  1823;  came  to  H.  with  his  mother 
when  about  1  year  old  ;  at  the  age  of  9  years,  went  to  Gardner, 
Mass.,  to  live  with  his  uncle,  Samuel  Foster;  returned  to  H.  five 
years  later  and  attended  the  academy  and  worked  in  the  store  of 
his  uncle.  Col.  David  Low,  until  1840,  when  he  went  to  Fitchburg, 
Mass.,  as  clerk  in  a  store ;  remained  about  two  years,  when  he  went 
to  New  York  city.  In  1856  he  rem.  to  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  which 
continues  to  be  his  home.  He  has  great  love  for  H.;  was  present  at 
the  Centennial,  and  responded  to  the  sentiment,  "New  England 
Character  in  its  Lifluence  on  the  Destiny  of  our  Country."  (See  p. 
37.)  He  has  also  been  able  to  be  present  at  one  of  the  annual 
gatherings  since  that  time.  He  m.  in  1849,  Susan  B.  Davidson,  of 
New  York  city. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Josephine  Elizabeth*,  d.  iu  18G1,  at  the  age  of  10  years.     "A  bright  and 

happy  Christian." 

2.  Georgianna  IMaria*.  4.    Mary  Augusta*. 

3.  Edwin  Silas*.  5.     Charles  Davidson*. 

He  has  also  two  grandchildren:  Edwin  Silas^  and  Madison^ 
(Stevens). 

*  The  name  of  the  first  settler  was  Dea.  Jonathan  Pearson.  Charles  U.  represents 
the  seventh  generation. 


806  genealogy:  PEREY;  PEVEY;  philbrick. 


PERRY. 

Gates-,  son  of  Joseph^  and  Mary  (Pollard)  Perry,  was  b.  in  Green- 
field, March  3,  1777;  m.  1,  Mary  Fletcher,  who  d.  Oct.  31,  1850;  m. 
2,  Sally  Wiley,  who  d.  Aug.  18,  1874.  He  settled  first  in  Greenfield ; 
rem.  to  H.,  and  lived  on  a  farm  which  he  purchased  of  Benjamin 
Abbot,  July  18,  1803,  marked  "J.  B.";  rem.  to  Antrim  in  1805,  and 
to  Rockingham,  Vt.,  in  1807;  d.  Oct.  18,  1858.  Twelve  children, 
nine  of  whom  grew  up  and  had  families.  The  names  of  the  chil- 
dren were:  Clarissa^,  Mary^,  Gates^,  Clarissa^,  George'',  Philip  F.^, 
Sarah  Jane^,  Sophronia^,  Persis  Ann^,  Persis  Ann^,  an  infant^,  Sarah 
Jane^  The  second  Clarissa  was  the  only  one  b.  in  H.  She  was  b. 
March  1,  1805;  m.  Kendal  P.  Barry,  of  Rockingham,  Vt.,  Dec.  3, 
1829.     Children:    Lucian  F.\  Cleopatra  S.\  Milton  F.\  Henry  F.^ 


PEVEY. 


Benjamin  Abbott^,  son  of  Peter'  Pevey,  who  settled  in  Greenfield 
in  1789,  was  b.  Sept.  5,  1794;  m.  May  16,  1820,  Clarissa,  dau.  of 
Amos  Whittemore,  of  Greenfield,  who  was  b.  Dec.  11,  1799;  rem. 
from  Greenfield  to  H.  (now  Bennington)  in  1829,  and  from  H.  to 
Schaghticoke,  N.  Y.,  about  the  year  1838.  He  d.  Nov.  16,  1864; 
his  wife  d.  May  19,  1871. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Amos  ^Yhittemore2,  b.  in  Greenfield,  April  6,  1821 ;  d.  Sept.  27,  1821. 

2.  Clarissa  Linania-,  b.  in  Greenfield,  Jan.  28,  1823. 

3.  Lucy  Cummings',  b.  in  Greenfield,  May  18,  1825. 

4.  Anna  Abbott-,  b.  in  Greenfield,  July  6,  1827. 

5.  Benjamin  Merritt-',  b.  in  H.,  March  25,  1831 ;  d.  Sept.  17,  1832. 

6.  Franklin  Merrill'^  b.  in  H.,  May  2,  1833. 

7.  Edward  Payson-^,  b.  in  H.,  Feb.  27,  183G. 

8.  Benjamin  Merritt-,  b.  in  Schaghticoke,  N.  Y.,  June  6,  1838. 

9.  Mary  Elizabeth'^  b.  in  Schaghticoke,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  7,  1841. 
10.  Charles  KimbalP,  b.  in  Schaghticoke,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  25,  1844. 


PHILBRICK. 


Cyrus  H.%  son  of  Joseph^  Philbrick,  b.  in  Dorchester,  Mass.,  Jan. 
23,  1850;  m.  May  1,  1887,  Sarah  C,  dau.  of  Luther  C.  Dutton.  (q.v.) 
He  came  to  Hancock  Junction  Aug.  25,  1884;  rem.  to  Bennington, 
March  1,  1886. 


genealogy:  pierce.  807 

NEHEMIAH  PIERCE. 

1.  Nehemiah^  Pierce,  1).  in  Ilollis  in  1755;  m.  Nov.  18,  1777, 
Mary  Hobart  (or  Hubbard),  who  was  b.  in  Mollis,  Oct.  16,  1754. 
They  came  to  H.  about  the  year  1787,  having  res.  in  Hollis  until 
that  time,  with  the  exception  of  a  short  time  spent  in  Packersfield 
(Nelson),  where  their  second  son  was  b.  The  farms  now  owned  by  D. 
Matthews  and  L.  Symonds  contain  the  land  of  the  original  l*ierce 
farm.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Pierce  both  d.  in  H.;  dates  not  given.  Children: — 

2.  Nehemiah^  b.  Feb.  5,  1778;  d.  in  Alstead,  Dec.  2,  1868;  m. 
in  1808,  Lucy,  dau.  of  Richard  and  Roxy  (Burnham)  Gould,  who 
was  b.  in  Greenfield  and  d.  in  H.  (now  Bennington),  in  1887. 

CniLDKEN. 

1.  Euhama^,  b.  July,  1809;  m.  Joseph  Beckwith,  wlio  d. ;  she  res.  Gilsutn. 

2.  Luke'\  d.  youug. 

3.  Harriet^  b.  Dec.  20,  1811;  m.  Aug.  31,  18;j.5,  Amos,  son  of  Kichard  and 

Sally  (Eussell)  Gould,     (q.  v.)* 

4.  HenryS,  b.  in  1815;  res.  in  Wenham,  Mass.     One  dau.,  res.  same  town. 

5.  Hannah3,  b.  in  1817;  d.  in  1883;  m.  Jonas  Caldwell,  of  Alstead.     Chil- 

dren :  George*,  Augusta*,  Fred*. 
G.     James^,  b.  in  1819 ;  res.  Vermont. 

7.  Mercy  Jane-^,  m.  David  Gould,  of  Peterboro';  she  d.  Dec.  1883. 

8.  Harrison^  (twin  to  Mercy  Jane),  m.  Cassander  Coolidge,  who  d.  in 

Antrim  in  18GG.     Children :  George*,  Charles*. 

9.  John^,  d.  at  the  age  of  14  years. 

10.  Roxanna^,  ra. Babcock;  res.  Lynn,  Mass. 

11.  Elmina',  m.  Levi  Bigelow ;  res.  Grafton,  Mass. ;  d.  in  1871.     Children : 

Josephine*,  d. ;  George*. 

3.  Isaac^  b.  March  19,  1780. 

4.  William-,  b.  March  28,  1782. 

5.  Mary-  (twin  to  William),  d.  April  6,  1782. 

6.  James-,  b.  May  9,  1784. 

7.  Sarahs  b.  March  17,  1786. 

8.  Polly-,  b.  April  29,  1788;  m.  June  5,  1806,  Stephen  Knight, 
of  H. ;  res.  Mario w. 

9.  Esther^,  b.  and  d.  May  30,  1790. 

10.  Solomon-,  b.  and  d.  June  20,  1791. 

11.  Mark-,  b.  March  10,  1796;  d.  in  Charlestown,  Mass. 

12.  Luke-,  b.  March  14,  1798. 

13.  Charlotte-,  b.  June  27,  1800;  d.  young. 

*  There  is  a  slight  discrepancy  in  the  two  papers.  The  date  of  the  marriage  is  not 
the  same  in  both.  The  oldest  daughter's  name  as  here  given  is  Harriet  Elvira;  the 
second  daughter,  Martha  Jane ;  the  youngest  son,  Orrin  F. 


808  GENEALOGY:   PIERCE. 

REV.   SEM  PIERCE. 

Eev.  Sem",  son  of  Neheniiah^  and  Phebe  (Lawrence)  Pierce,  b.  in 

Windham,  Vt.,  July  8,  1794;  m.  1,  Sept.  3,  1815,Lydia  M, ,  who 

was  b.  March  28,  1793,  and  d.  April  7,  1836;  was  m.  twice  subse- 
quently.  He  had  a  common-school  education,  and  studied  theology 
with  Rev.  A.  Graves,  of  West  Townshend,  Vt.;  was  ordained  as  a 
Baptist  minister  in  Londonderry,  Vt ,  in  1828,  where  he  was  pastor 
twelve  years;  was  pastor  one  year  in  Sullivan,  three  years  in  H.,  and 
for  a  few  years  in  Cavendish,  Vt.,  Brookline,  Vt.,  and  Plymouth, 
Vt.;  d.  Oct.  15,  1865.  Nine  children  by  his  first  wife,  and  five  by 
second.  Josiah^  is  a  farmer ;  Sem^  is  a  station  agent;  W,  W.^;  Arvilla^ 
m.  J.  C.  Cutter,  a  carpenter  in  Winchendon,  Mass.;  she  is  a  dress- 
maker. One  son  by  his  second  wife  was  pastor  of  a  Baptist  church 
in  Springfield,  111. ;  d.  at  about  the  age  of  30. 


STEPHEN   PIERCE. 

1.  Stephen^,  son  of  Stejihen^  Pierce,  was  b.  in  New  Ipswich  in 
1770;  m.  1,  May  12,  1801,  Hannah,  dau.  of  Samuel  and  Eleanor 
(Mitchell)  Gordon  (q.  v.),  who  d.  in  H.,  March  15,  1811,  aged  39 
years ;  m.  2,  May  20, 1815,  Mrs.  Sally  Walker,  who  d.  March  14, 1864. 
He  came  to  H.  in  1809,  and  res.  at  place  marked  "Lee."  He  d.  in 
Peterboro',  April  21,  1850,  to  which  place  he  rem.  from  H.  in  1816. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Franklin3,  b.  in  1801 ;  d.  in  Florida  about  1828. 

2.  Stephen^,  b.  Feb.  23,  1803 ;  d.  Jan.  6,  1804. 

3.  Samuel  G.^,  b.  Oct.  6,  1804;  m.  Mary  Brackett;  res.  Belfast,  Me. 

4.  Stephen^,  b.  Aug.  4,  180G ;  d.  Feb.  20,  1807. 

5.  Elleu3,  b.  Jan.  13,  1808;  in.  Elisha  Gladden;  res.  Maine. 

6.  Hannah'^  b.  March  11,  1811;  m.  Charles  Moore;  res.  Belfast,  Me. 

7.  Joseph  B.3  (twin  to  Hannah),  m.  March  31,  1842,  Luciuda  J.  White; 

res.  Peterboro'.  Children :  (1),  Sarah  J.*,  b.  June  22, 1843 ;  m.  July 
5,  1866,  John  Walter  Hayward.  (q.  v.)  (2),  Dea.  Charles  S.*,  b. 
March  29,  1845 ;  m.  Jan.  1873,  Julia  C.  Campbell,  of  Putney,  Vt. 
(3),  Frank  Gordon*,  b.  May  4,  1854. 

8.  Sarah^,  b.  Nov.  17,  1817 ;  m.  George  Davis,     (q.  v.) 

9.  Lucinda^,  b.  Nov.  2,  1819 ;  d.  Aug.  17,  1841 ;  m.  Amariah  Fairbanks. 

10.  Mary  W.3,  b.  Aug.  20, 1821 ;  d.  Sept.  6, 1863 ;  m.  Sam'l  Bowker,  of  Keene. 

11.  Cyrus%  b.  May  14, 1823;  res.  Canada. 

12.  Wesley^,  b.  May  17,  1825 ;  res.  Massachusetts. 

13.  Elbridge^,  b.  Aug.  13,  1827 ;  m.  Henrietta  Reed ;  res.  Keene. 

14.  Pe^sina^  b.  June  23,  1830;  d.  Aug.  29,  1831. 


GENEALOGY:    POLLARD;   POOR.  809 


POLLARD. 

Jonathan^  Pollard,  who  m.  Lois,  dan.  of  Enos  Knight  (q.  v.),  res. 
for  many  years  in  the  old  house  built  by  Enos  Knight,  across  the 
door-yard  from  the  house  built  by  Dea.  Aaron  Knight;  d.  Dec.  11, 
1840,  aged  63. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Mary-,  ni.  John  Talcott  Davis,     (q.  v.) 

2.  John'-,  m.,  and  d.  in  Exeter. 

3.  Louisa-,  m.  1,  Calvin  Gray  (q.  v.)  ;  m.  2,  David  Wood.     (q.  v.) 

4.  Lyman-,  went  to  western  New  Yorli ;  m.  and  became  a  wealthy  farmer. 

5.  Emeline-,  m. Kidder,  a  farmer. 

6.  Lydia-,  m.  1, Andrews;  m.  2,  John  Talcott  Davis,     (q.v.) 


POOR. 

Daniel  Poor,  b.  in  1628,  was  among  the  first  settlers  of  Andover, 
Mass. 

1.  Stephen^,  b.  Feb.  13,  1771,  was  the  son  of  Abraham^  and 
Elizabeth  (Barker)  Poor,  and  grandson  of  Thomas^  and  Mary  Poor. 
He  was  the  eldest  of  ten  children,  and  learned  the  tanner's  trade  in 
Andover  (serving  seven  years),  and  came  to  H.  in  1792  or  '93,  bring- 
ing with  him  £100  given  him  by  his  father.  He  purchased  what  is 
now  known  as  the  Foster  tannery,  with  the  land  connected  with  it, 
on  which  he  made  many  improvements.  He  m.  1,  in  1795,  Ruth, 
dau.  of  Jonathan  Davis  (q.  v.),  of  New  Ipswich,  who  was  at  that 
time  a  school  teacher  in  H.;  she  d.  March  27,  1812,  very  suddenly. 
He  then  sold  his  tannery  and  returned  to  Andover;  m.  2,  in  1814, 
Phebe  Parker,  and  bought  a  large  farm  in  Newport  in  1817,  which 
he  carried  on  about  six  years,  when  he  sold  it  and  went  to  Antrim 
and  bought  a  tannery  of  his  brother,  Frederick.  His  second  wife 
d.  in  April,  1828;  he  then  sold  out  to  his  son,  Thomas,  and  went 
West;  m.  3;   d.  in  Cuba,  K  Y.,  March  16,  1842.     Children:  — 

2.  Stephen  B.",  b.  Feb.  1,  1797;  d.  at  the  age  of  15  years,  his 
death  being  caused  by  the  kick  of  a  horse.  He  was  a  promising 
youth  and  a  good  scholar;  he  was  deeply  mourned. 

3.  Mary^  b.  Nov.  14,  1798;  d.  in  1801. 

4.  ThomasS  b.  Dec.  16,  1800;  m.  Sept.  16,  1830,  Roxanna,  dau. 
of  John  and  Eunice  (Dane)  Colby,  (q.  v.)  He  spent  his  childhood 
in  H.,  went  to  Newport  with  his  father  in  1817,  and  in  1821  to  Dan- 
vers,  Mass.,  to  engage  in  mercantile  business  with  his  uncle,  Enoch. 

52 


810  GENEALOGY:    POOR;    POWERS. 

In  1828  he  went  to  Antrim  and  bought  out  his  father's  business,  and 
carried  on  an  extensive  business  for  many  years  as  a  tanner;  also 
had  a  saw-  and  grist-mill,  bought  timber  land,  and  manufactured 
boards,  shingles,  clapboards,  etc.  He  d.  July  8,  1884 ;  his  wife  d. 
May  24,  1886. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Melvin  D.^,  b.  June  24,  1832;  was  a  student  at  Hancock  Literai-y  and 

Scientific  institution  in  1849;  res.  Antrim;  has  been  engaged  in 
business  with  his  father  most  of  his  life ;  m.  Feb.  18,  1878,  Elsie  J. 
Felch,  of  Heuniker.  Children:  (1),  Lena  May^,  b.  Dec.  22,  1878. 
(2),  Annie  Blanche^,  b.  Sept.  21,  1880.  (3),  John  Franklin^,  b. 
May  9,  1882. 

2.  Franklins,  b.  July  28,  1836 ;  d.  Jan.  26,  1856. 

3.  Luella  Adelaide^,  b.  June  30,  1846 ;  d.  Jan.  30,  1847. 

4.  Albert  Monson^,  b.  April  12,  1847;  was  graduated  at  a  commercial  col- 

lege in  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y. ;  was  West  a  short  time ;  came  back 
to  Antrim,  where  he  is  engaged  in  business  with  his  brother;  m. 
Dec.  29,  1874,  Emma  J.  Smith,  of  Hillsboro'. 

5.  Franklin*,  b.  Dec.  25,  1802;  w-ent  into  business  in  New  York; 
m.  Saraantha  Randall.     Children:  George^  Sarah^  Abbyl 

6.  Oliver  L.\  b.  Oct.  12,  1805;  m.  June  5,  1832,  Mary  Jane 
Taylor,  who  d.  Jan.  25,  1865;  res.  Cuba,  N.  Y.  for  years;  later  at 
Jefferson,  la.  Children :  Frances  E.^,  John  M.^,  Mary  J.^,  Lawrence 
M.^,  Mary  Jane^,  Julia  E.^. 

7.  Eleazer  M.",  b.  Oct.  21,  1807;  m.  in  1835,  Mary  Fletcher,  of 
Lempster;  was  with  his  brother,  Thomas,  in  Antrim  about  seven 
years,  then  went  to  Hillsboro'  and  carried  on  a  tannery  a  few  years, 
when  he  sold  out  and  went  to  Cuba,  N.  Y.  He  d.  in  1865.  Chil- 
dren :  Mary^  Helen\  Abby^ 

8.  Elizabeths  b.  May  28, 1810;  m.  June  5,  1835,  Luke  Worthley, 
of  Antrim;  res.  a  few  years  in  Hinsdale;  afterwards  res.  in  An- 
dover,  Mass.,  where  he  d.in  1877.  Children:  Phebe  M.^  Daniel  E.'^, 
Eliza  P.^  Lewis  T.',  Abby  R.^,  Mark  8.',  Luke  W.',  Franks 

Children  by  third  wife :  Stephen  B.*,  Mary*. 


POWERS. 


William  Plummer^  Powers,  b.  April  7,  1812;  m.  Adaline  Smith, 
who  d.;  res.  a  few  years  at  place  marked  "A.  Rockwell." 


GENEALOGY:   POWERS;   PRATT.  811 


CHILDREN. 

1.  Cathariue  M.-,  b.  July  8,  18:5!);  d.  in  184.3. 

2.  William  Henry-,  b.  Nov.  16,  1841;  served  two  years  in  the  13th  regt. 

N.  H.  vols. ;  was  transferred  to  the  25th  regt.  U.  S.  colored  troops, 
where  he  had  a  captain's  commission ;  was  killed  on  the  Nashua  & 
Worcester  railroad,  March  2,  18(i8. 

3.  Sarah  A.-,  b.  July  25,  1842.  7.     Lizzie  A.-^,  b.  Feb.  11,  1852. 

4.  Eliza  A.-^,  b.  Jan.  24,  1844.  S.     George  M.^  b.  Aug.  11,  1854. 

5.  Elizabeth-^,  b.  May  12,  1840.  9.     Ella  C.-^,  b.  April  9,  1857. 

G.     Mary  E.^  b.  Aug!  15,  1849.  10.     Willis  J.-,  b.  March  2(;,  18(50. 

Jonathan^  brother  of  William  Plummer  Powers,  res.  on  the 
James  Towns  place  about  three  years;  enlisted  in  the  8th  regt.  N. 
H.  vols,  when  60  years  old;  d.  on  his  way  home  after  his  discharge. 


EBENEZER  PRATT. 

1.  Ebenezer^  Pratt,  b.  Sept.  13,  1753;  d.  in  Alstead,  Sept.  13, 
1842;  m.  Susannah  Bolton,  b.  Nov.  24,  1762;  d.  in  Alstead,  Nov. 
24,  1849.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary  war;  was  at  the 
battle  of  Bunker  hill,  and  was  in  the  service  seven  years.  He  was 
an  ardent  patriot,  and  almost  idolized  George  Washington.  It  has 
been  generally  supposed  that  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Pratt  were  b.  in  Lancas- 
ter, Mass.  They  came  to  Dublin  at  an  early  period,  and  after  a  short 
res.  there,  rem.  to  H.  They  endured  great  hardships,  living  one  winter 
in  a  temporary  camp,  and  having  for  a  fire-place  a  flat  rock.  They  set- 
tled on  land  owned  by  Nathaniel  Moore,  of  Peterboro',  and  subse- 
quently built  a  house  at  No.  16,  and  a  small  barn.*  Mr.  Pratt  took 
care  of  the  pasture,  cultivated  a  few  acres,  and  by  industry  and 
the  aid  of  a  pension  they  were  able  to  secure  some  of  the  com- 
forts of  life  and  lay  aside  a  few  hundred  dollars.  He  lost  his  arm 
and  became  almost  blind  (the  writer  vividly  remembers  acting  as 
his  pilot,  as  he  himself  expressed  it),  and  in  the  spring  of  1842  his 
children  persuaded  them  to  leave  their  home  and  go  to  Alstead  to 
live  with  them.     Children,  b.  in  Lancaster,  Mass.: — 

2.  AbigaiP,  b.  Aug.  11,  1791 ;  m.  Ira  Knight,     (q.  v.) 

3.  Nancy2,  b.  Aug.  27,  1794;  m.  Eli  Washburn,     (q.  v.) 

*  There  is  a  tradition,  I  think  unfounded,  that  they  lived  a  few  years  on  a  spot  un- 
marked, south-west  of  the  house  marked  "  J.  P.  Hills." 


812  GENEALOGY:  PRATT;  PRENTICE. 

JOSEPH    PRATT. 

Joseph^  Pratt  and  Lydia,  his  wife,  res.  a  few  years  in  the  north 
part  of  the  town,  not  far  from  the  place  marked  "  F.  M.  Hills," 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Sarah  Gurney'^,  b.  Oct.  16,  1784.  2.     Elizabeth-,  b.  Nov.  30,  178G. 

3.    Mary-,  b.  July  27,  1788.  —  To^on  Records. 


REV.   THEODORE   C.  PRATT. 

Rev.  Theodore  C.^  Pratt,  b,  in  South  Weymouth,  Mass.,  Jan.  3, 
1829,  was  the  seventh  in  a  direct  line  from  Macuth  Pratt,  who  set- 
tled in  or  near  Weymouth  about  the  middle  of  the  Seventeenth 
century.  He  fitted  for  college  at  Worcester  academy;  entered 
Amherst  college  in  1853,  where  he  remained  two  3'ears.  He  taught 
school  in  his  native  town  some  three  years,  and  was  licensed  to 
preach  by  the  Suffolk  North  association  in  1859;  was  ordained  and 
installed  as  pastor  of  the  Congregational  church  in  Hampstead  the 
same  year,  remaining  until  Jan.  1870.  After  a  short  res.  at  An- 
dover,  Mass.,  he  was  acting  pastor  of  the  Congregational  church  in 
Tilton  five  years,  H.  nearly  two  years  (res.  at  place  marked  "  Mrs. 
A.  C.  Blood  "),  and  Orfordville  five  years;  is  at  present  acting  pastor 
of  the  Congregational  church  in  Auburn.  He  was  present  at  the 
church  centennial,  and  gave  an  appropriate  address.  He  m.  E. 
Augusta  Reed,  of  Sterling,  Mass.  Children  :  Melissa  A.^,  Lester  C.^. 
Three  others  were  b.  and  d.  in  Hampstead;  two  were  buried  in  the 
same  grave,  and  the  other  followed  five  days  later. 


PRENTICE. 


1,  Henry 2,  son  of  William^  and  Sarah  Prentice,  was  b.  in  1763. 
Came  from  Littleton,  Mass.,  to  New  Ipswich,  and  from  thence  to 
H.  about  the  year  1794,  where  he  soon  became  a  prominent  and  use- 
ful member  of  the  Congregational  church,  and  an  active  and  re- 
spected citizen.  Among  the  important  positions  he  filled  was  that 
of  moderator  of  the  annual  town-meeting,  to  which  place  he  was 
chosen  twelve  times.  He  res.  at  No.  VI,  which  he  fitted  up  for  a 
dwelling-house  and  also  for  a  fulling-mill.  (See  p.  82.)  He  m.  1, 
• ,  who  lived  but  a  short  time ;  m.  2,  Mary  Reed,  of  Littleton, 


genealogy:  prentice.  813 

Mass.;  m.  3,  Oct.  1,  1805,  Hannah  Johnson,  of  Andover,  Mass.,  who 
d.  in  Jasper,  N.  Y.,  in  Oct.  1844,  at  the  age  of  70.  Mr.  Prentice 
learned  the  trade  of  a  clothier  of  his  brother,  Nathaniel,  and  carried 
on  the  business  while  he  remained  in  H.,  and  to  a  certain  extent 
after  he  rem.  to  New  York,  but  gave  most  of  his  attention  at  the 
latter  place  to  farming.  In  1823,  together  with  his  eldest  son,  Jon- 
athan Reed,  he  made  a  journey  on  foot  to  western  New  York,  five 
hundred  miles  off,  and  after  selecting  their  future  home  in  Steuben 
county,  they  returned.  The  next  spring  Jonathan  Reed  and  Wil- 
liam Henry  went  back  to  what  was  to  be  their  new  home  with  a 
horse  and  wagon,  and  began  to  clear  the  land  and  get  ready  for  the 
rest  of  the  family;  in  the  spring  of  1825  Jonathan  Reed  returned  to 
H.  again,  reported  what  they  had  done,  and  the  family  started  for  what 
was  then  that  far-off  wilderness,  "Jonathan  Reed  leading  the  way 
Avith  a  two-horse  wagon,  accompanied  by  the  five  girls,  the  father 
and  mother  following  with  a  one-horse  wagon."  They  took  their 
household  goods.  One  dau.  was  so  frail  they  were  anxious  for  her, 
fearing  consumption;  but  the  journey  restored  her,  and  she  lived  to 
a  good  old  age.  They  settled  in  the  town  of  Jasper,  where  several 
other  families  from  H.  also  settled,  and  where  Mr.  Prentice  d.  in 
Feb.  1835.  None  of  the  sons  or  daughters  were  m.  at  the  time 
they  went  to  New  York,  and  one  of  them  writes,  "We  were  the 
wonder  of  the  time."  Most,  if  not  all,  of  them  became  members  of 
the  Presbyterian  church,  and  the  two  sons  were  deacons  of  that 
church.  Children,  all  but  one  b.  in  H.,  four  by  first  wife,  three  by 
second  wife:  — 

2.  Mary'^  (Polly  on  records),  b.  in  New  Ipswich,  July  27,  1792; 
m.  in  1831,  Judge  L.  Hammond,  of  Hammondsport,  N.  Y.     Both  d. 

3.  Dea.  Jonathan  Reed^  b.  Sept.  18,  1795;  m.  Sept.  1828,  Maria 
J.  Clark,  of  Bath,  N.  Y.,  who  d.  Jan.  6,  1863.  He  learned  the  trade 
of  a  clothier,  but  gave  most  of  his  attention  to  farming;  res.  Jas- 
per, N.  Y.  He  was  "a  man  of  exalted  views,  yet  of  modest 
aspirations ;  careful  in  all  things,  yet  unambitious  of  worldly  fame, 
honors,  or  wealth;  faithful  in  all  his  duties,  yet  satisfied  with  re- 
sults; dignified  in  the  strictest  sense,  and  yet  with  such  a  condescen- 
sion and  affability  of  manner  as  to  win  even  the  most  diffident  to 
familiarity  and  confidence."     He  d.  in  Jasper,  Feb.  23,  1880. 

CHILDREN, 

1.     Henry  Clark*,  b.  July  12,  1829;  m. ;  one  dau.  2.    Mary  E.*. 

3.    William  Keed*,  res.  Alfred  Center,  N.  Y. ;  m. ;  d. ;  one  son. 


814  genealogy:    PKENTICE;   PRESCOTT;   PRESTON. 

4.  Dea.  William  Henry^  b.  Jane  7,  1798;  a  farmer;  res.  Jas- 
per; m.  in  1829,  Mrs.  Pamelia  Whittemore,  of  H.  Both  d, .  Chil- 
dren: John  Henry^  Francis^  (d.  in  the  Civil  war),  Judson^  Louisa^, 
Elizabeth",  Martha". 

5.  Sarah^,  m.  in  1834,  Dea.  Jacob  Manning.  Both  d.  Child: 
Emily  Prentice". 

6.  Hannah  Asenath^  m.  Aug.  29,  1830,  Earl  Stone,  of  Ashby, 
Mass.;  a  mason;  res,  Jasper.  To  Mrs.  Stone  we  are  indebted  for 
valuable  information  concerning  the  Prentice  family.  Children: 
Prentice  B.",  Adelaide  Irena",  Lydia  Christiana". 

7.  Lucy  Emilys. 

8.  Lydia^,  m.  B.  Franklin  Hadley,  of  Lyndeboro'.  Children: 
Hannah  E.",  Johnson  M.",  Jennison  B.",  Asenath  S.",  Henry  I.", 
Hubert  A.",  Emily  P.",  Franklin  A.",  Oliver  N.",  Alfred  E.",  Abbie  S.". 


PRESCOTT. 


Jacob^  Prescott  was  b.  Feb.  28,  1783;  m.  Bathsheba  Dadman, 
who  was  b.  Dec.  20,  1782;  were  res.  of  Westford,  Mass.  Came  to 
H.  in  1825,  where  they  res.  five  years  on  north  place,  marked  "  L. 
Eaton"  ;  rem.  to  West  Dummerston,  Vt.,  where  he  d.,  July  5,  1876; 
his  wife  d.  in  same  place,  Oct.  10,  1867. 

CHILDREN,   ALL  BORN   IN  WESTFORD. 

1.  Nathan2,  b.  Aug.  21,  1807;  d.  Oct.  5,  1810. 

2.  Edee^,  b.  June  21,  1809;  res.  on  homestead  iu  AVest  Dummerston. 

3.  Joseph-,  b.  Nov.  1,  1811;   m.  Perces  Thompson.    Children:  Charles^, 

Mary  Jane^. 

4.  Osman2,  t).  June  5,  1816;  d.  in  Guilford,  Vt.,  Aug.  22,  1869;  m.  1,  Lucy 

Thomas ;  m.  2,  Eliza  Johnson.     One  child  by  first  wife :  Osman^. 

5.  Atiierton'-,  b.  July  1,  1822;  m.  Emily  Hoskins;  res.  West  Dummerston. 


PRESTON. 

1,  Abner^  Pi-eston,  a  Revolutionary  soldier,  was  the  first  settler 
at  No.  20.  He  came  to  H.  as  early  as  1786.  His  wife's  name  was 
Zeriah.     Children,  all  b.  in  H. :  — 

2,  Samuel-,  b.  March  18,  1787;  d.  May  21,  1845;  m.  Rebecca 
Cobb,  who  was  b.  March  30, 1787;  d.  Feb.  21,  1863;  settled  in  H.; 
rem.  to  New  York  state  about  the  year  1814. 


GENEALOGY:    PRESTON;   PRIEST.  815 


CHILDREN. 

1.  William  P.^,  b.  probably  in  H.,  Aug.  18,  1813 ;  res.  Webster,  N.  Y 

2.  Kebecca3,  b.  July  13,  1815. 

3.  SamueP,  b.  Jan.  29,  1818.  5.     Sabrina",  b.  April  17,  1824. 

4.  Irenes,  b.  Dec.  30,  1820.  6.     Marvin^,  b.  Jan.  3,  1827. 

3.  Charles'-,  d.  May  3,  1793,  aged  4  years  6  months. 

4.  Betsey-,  b.  June  2,  1791. 

5.  Lydia-,  b.  Oct.  10,  1793. 

6.  Ruth^  b.  Oct.  2,  1795. 


PRIEST. 


At  the  beginning  of  the  Revolutionary  war  Asa^  Priest  was  liv- 
ing in  Leominster,  Mass.  He  had  three  sons,  all  of  whom  served 
in  the  army. 


1,  Levi-  (Asa^),  b.  Dec.  1761,  was  probably  the  youngest  son. 
He  enlisted  in  the  army  at  the  early  age  of  14  years,  and  served 
until  the  close  of  the  war.  As  sixteen  years  was  the  age  required, 
Levi  had  his  comrade  answer  for  him  when  brought  before  the  mus- 
tering officer.  The  deception  was  not  noticed,  as  probably  they 
were  not  very  particular  at  that  time,  so  great  was  the  demand  for 
soldiers.  He  bore  his  full  share  of  the  hardships  incident  to  a  sol- 
dier's life.*  On  one  occasion  hunger  drove  him  almost  to  despair; 
so  much  so  that,  discovering  a  bone  in  the  yard  where  cattle  were 
kept,  he  cleaned  it  and  made  a  soup  from  it.  Many  times  in  his 
after  life  he  said  that  this  was  the  sweetest  morsel  he  ever  tasted. 
Lying  down  one  night  in  his  blanket  on  a  rise  of  ground,  he  awoke 
to  find  himself  surrounded  with  water.  Many  other  incidents  of  a 
like  nature  might  be  recorded.  At  the  close  of  the  war  he  m.  Mary 
Brooks,  of  Sterling,  Mass.,  who  was  b.  March  3,  1764,  and  emigrated 
to  H.  They  settled  on  what  has  since  been  known  as  the  Daniel 
Priest  farm,  marked  "  G.  Barney."     Mary  Priest  did  not  forget  her 

*  Mr.  Priest,  describing  the  shirts  he  had  to  wear  at  that  time,  said  :  "  The  warp 
was  grapevine,  and  the  fUling  ovenwood." 


816  GENEALOGY:   PRIEST. 

early  home  —  she  frequently  visited  it,  making  the  journey  of  forty 
miles  through  the  unbroken  forest  on  horseback  and  carrying  a  child 
in  her  arms.  They  were  among  the  first  of  the  early  settlers  to  plant 
an  orchard,  bringing  the  seeds  and  scions  from  their  homes  in  Mas- 
sachusetts. In  addition  to  the  work  incident  to  clearing  the  land, 
building  a  log-cabin,  etc.,  Mr.  Priest  was  engaged  to  a  certain  extent 
in  the  manufacture  of  bricks.  He  d.  Dec.  23, 1828.  His  death  was 
occasioned  by  a  fall  from  the  high  beams  in  his  barn,  the  planks  hav- 
ing been  removed  without  his  knowledge.  His  wife  d.  Oct.  25, 1848. 
Children :  — 

2.  Lucy^  b.  Dec.  2,  1784  ;  m.  Dr.  John  Boutelle.     (q.  v.) 

3.  Levi^  [16],  b.  Jan.  2,  1787. 

4.  Mary  Brooks^  [19],  b.  March  3,  1789. 

5.  Jabez  B.^  [25],  b.  Sept.  22,  1790. 

6.  DanieP  [28],  b.  March  14,  1792. 

7.  Joseph  K.3  [34],  b.  Oct.  11,  1793. 

8.  Benjamin^  [35],  b.  Feb.  16,  1796. 

9.  An  infant^,  b.  in  1797. 

10.  Betsey^  [40],  b.  July  26,  1798. 

11.  Eunice^  b.  in  1800;  d.  when  16  months  old. 
13.     Eunice  M.^  [46],  b.  Dec.  18,  1802. 

13.  Jonathan^  [47],  b.  Sept.  5,  1804. 

14.  George  Washington^  [53],  b.  July  19,  1806. 

15.  Rhoda  Evaline^  [58],  b.  March  19,  1808. 

16.  Levi^  [3]  (Levi^,  Asa^),  b.  Jan.  2,  1787;  m.  March  13, 1816, 
Mary  Fisk,  of  Dublin,  who  was  b.  March  29, 1796;  res.  place  marked 
"A.  Copeland  ";  he  d.*  Nov.  7, 1839 ;  she  d.  April  28, 1875.    Children  : 

17.  Olivia  B.\  b.  Aug.  24,  1817;  m.  Oct.  4,  1838,  Charles  Saw- 
yer,    (q.  v.) 

18.  Phedora  W.^  b.  July  16,  1821;  m.  Nov.  1,  1846,  Jason  B. 
Blanchard,  of  New  Ipswich,  who  was  b.  Oct.  2,  1824. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Mary  Ella^  b.  Oct.  10,  1846 ;  m.  James  L.  Hill  (q.  v.),  of  H. 

2.  George  Clifton^  b.  May  28,  1849 ;  d.  Sept.  2,  1851. 

3.  Eva  P.»,  b.  Jan.  29,  1851;  m.  Albert  Mason,     (q.  v.) 

19.  Mary  Brooks^  [4]  (Levi^,  Asa^),  b.  March  3,  1789;  d.  April 
27,  1863;  ra.  Feb.  29,  1820,  Parker  Fisk,  of  Dublin,  who  was  b. 
Feb.  14,  1793,  and  d.  Oct.  8,  1866;  res.  Dublin.     Children  :  — 

*  He  was  killed  while  blasting  rocks. 


GENEALOGY  :    PRIEST.  817 

20.  A  son^  and  a  dau.^,  d.  in  infancy. 

21.  Eunice  Priest^  b.  Feb.  18,  182-2;  m.  Oct.  6,  1870,  Rev. 
Daniel  McClenning;  d.  May  22,  1879. 

32.  Levi  WliitonS*  b.  April  29,  1825;  d.  May  27, 1887  ;  m.  Feb. 
26,  1857,  Sarah  J.  White,  of  Peterboro',  who  was  b.  Aug.  16,  1824, 
and  d,  Oct.  7,  1885 ;  res.  in  Dublin. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Frank  Parker^,  b.  May  31,  ISoS;  m.  May  6,  1882,  Hannah  ^i.  Spoftbrd, 

of  Peterboro'.     Child:   Charles  Parker'\  b.  Oct.  25,  1883. 

2.  Fannie  White^,  b.  May  27,  1862;  d.  Nov.  21,  1881. 

33.  Mary  Eveline^  b.  April  15,  1830;  d.  Oct.  13,  1874. 

34.  Asa  Parker^  b.  Dec.  23,  1832;  d.  Feb.  28,  1833. 

35.  Dr.  Jabez  B.^  [5]  (Levi-,  Asa^),  b.  Sept.  22,  1790;  m.  April 
4,  1820,  Fanny,  dau.  of  John  Moor,  who  was  b.  Oct.  15,  1789;  he 
d.  Aug.  17,  1826,  and  she  ni.  2,  Samuel  Holmes,  of  Peterboro',  and 
d.  Jan.  6,  1875.  Doctor  Priest  was  a  successful  physician  in  Peter- 
boro', beginning  his  practice  there  in  1816  and  continuing  till  his 
early  death,  caused  by  epidemic  dysentery.     Children  : — 

36.  Charles  B.^  b.  Jan.  25,  1821;  d.  Aug.  29,  1826. 

37.  John  M.^  b.  April  26,  1825 ;  d.  Aug.  22,  1826. 

38.  DanieP  [6]  (Levi-,  Asa^),  b.  March  14,  1792;  m.  1,  Oct.  12, 
1816,  Nancy  Andrews,  who  d.  Sept.  26,  1832,  aged  35  years  and  6 
months ;  m.  2,  Feb.  28,  1833,  Mehitable  Howard,  who  was  b.  June, 
1796.     He  d.  Dec.  11,  1860;  res.  on  the  homestead.     Children: — 

39.  John  B.S  b.  Dec.  17,  1817;  m.  Harriet  F.  Knight.  He  was 
a  painter;  res.  Lowell,  Mass.;  d.  May  3,  1845;  she  d.  May,  1848. 

CHILD. 

1.     George  Henrys  d.  March  11,  1863. 

30.  Howard  E.\  b.  May  IB,  1821 ;  ra.  May  29,  1853,  Wealthy  H. 
Worden;  a  machinist;  res.  Nashua. 

31.  Joseph  K.\  b.  Sept.  17,  1824;  m.  April  24,  1850,  Lucinda 
A.  Davis ;  a  machinist ;  res.  Nashua. 

CHILD. 

1.    Dr.  Fred  K.s,  b.  Oct.  12,  1860. 

33.     Isaac  A.*,  b.  Sept.  24,  1829;  was  a  teacher  of  writing  for 

*  We  are  iudebted  to  him  for  the  record  of  the  Priest  family. 


818  GENEALOGY:   PRIEST. 

five  or  six  years  ;  subsequently  he  gave  his  attention  to  music.  He 
enlisted  in  the  91st  regt.  N.  Y.  infantiy  as  chief  musician,  where  he 
served  during  the  war.  After  the  close  of  the  war  he  accepted  a 
similar  position  in  the  regular  array,  joining  the  25th  infantry.  The 
regiment  was  stationed  at  Fort  Clark,  Tex.,  where  he  d.  of  chronic 
dysentery,  Aug.  8,  1870. 

33.  Rebecca^  b.  Sept.  24,  1829;  m.  David  L.  Wood.     (q.  v.) 

34.  Joseph  K.3  [7]  (Levi-,  Asa^),  b.  Oct.  10,  1793;  d.  unm,  Jan. 
6,  1827;  a  machinist. 

35.  Benjamin"  [8]  (Levi^  Asa^),  b.  Feb.  16,  1796  ;  m.  Sept.  22, 
1824,  Nancy  Cooledge,  of  Hillsboro',  who  was  b.  June  3,  1803,  and 
d.  Feb.  20,  1875  ;  he  d.  Aug.  26,  1879.  He  was  for  many  years 
postmaster  at  Hillsboro'  Center.     Children  :  — 

36.  Nancy  Elizabeth^  b.  Aug.  24,  1826;  m.  Sept.  18,  1851,  Ed- 
ward S.  Morris;  res.  Biddeford,  Me. 

CHILDREN. 

1.    Lizzie  Estelle^,  b.  Aug.  5,  1852.      4.    Arthur  Edward^,  b.  May  28,  1860. 
2.*    Belle  Priest^  b.  March  31,  1854.     5.     Bessie  Elder^,  b.  Aug.  10,  1864. 
3.    Emily  Bailey%  b.  Aug.  5,  1858.      6.     Annie  Evelyn^,  b.  Jan.  1,  1866. 


37.  Dr.  George  Arthur*,  b.  Dec.  24,  1828;  d.  in  188- ;  res. 
Manchestei",  Mass.,  where  he  was  a  successful  physician. 

38.  Charles  Adams^  b.  May  3,  1832 ;  m.  Emily  Bailey,  of  Brook- 
line,  Dec.  12,  1855;  res.  Fitchburg,  Mass. 

CHILDREN. 

1.    Lizzie  AdeleS  b.  Dec.  12,  1858.      2.     George  Herberts,  b.  Sept.  24, 1865. 

39.  Arabella  CooledgeS  b.  Aug.  3,  1834;  d.  Oct.  16,  1879. 

40.  Betsey"  [10]  (Levi^  Asa^),  b.  July  26,  1798;  m.  June  8, 
1821,  Amos  Townsend,  of  Dublin.  He  d.  June  12, 1849;  she  d.  Jan. 
25,1854;  res.  Dublin.     Children:  — 

41.  MaryAnn^  b.  Aug.  12,  1822;  m.  Feb.  3,  1857,  David  L. 
Wood  (q.  v.),  of  H.;  d.  Oct.  26,  1857. 

42.  LucyS  b.  July  10,  1824;  d.  Sept.  10,  1826. 

43.  Jabez  B.  P.*,  b.  June  4,  1826;  m.  1,  June  29,  1854,  Sarah 
Wadleigh,  of  Sutton;  she  d.  June  17,  1857;  m.  2,  Fannie  M.  Baker, 
of  Keene;  she  d.  Nov.  25,  1881;  he  d.  April  5,  1887. 

CHILD, 

1.    Sarah  F.^,  b.  Jan.  8,  1856. 


genealogy:  priest.  819 

44.  Charles  M.\  b.  Sept.  10,  1828;  m.  Dec.  23,  1860,  Charlotte 
M.  Gatesj  of  Peterboro';  present  res.,  Dublin. 

CHILI). 

1.     John  G.5,  b.  Dec.  19,  18G4. 

45.  L.  Elizabeths  b.  Feb.  6,  1833;  ra.  March  16,  1854,  Henry  J. 
Farwell,  of  Harrisville;  d.  Feb.  3,  1855. 

CHILD. 

1.     Lizzie  1.5,  b.  Jan.  25,  1855;  d.  Oct.  2,  18G3. 

46.  Eunice  M.^  [12]  (Levi-,  Asa^),  b.  Dec.  18,  1802;  m.  David 
Cummings.     (q.  v.) 

47.  Jonathan^  [13]  (Levi",  Asa^),  b.  Sept.  5,  1804;  m.  Nov.  11, 
1827,  Mary  S.,  dau.  of  Capt.  Simon  Emery,  of  Biddeford,  Me.  He 
d.  June  23,  1849.  She  was  b.  April  30,  1807;  d.  April  19,  1872. 
He  was  a  manufacturer;  res.  Biddeford.     Children  :  — 

48.  Mary  Olivia^  b.  Sept.  23,  1828 ;  m.  Frederick  Robie,  m.  d., 
at  the  present  time  (1886)  governor  of  Maine.  Hon.  Frederick 
Robie  graduated  from  Bowdoin  college  in  1841,  and  subsequently 
graduated  from  the  Jefferson  Medical  college  in  Philadelphia;  was 
engaged  in  the  active  practice  of  his  profession  until  the  outbreak 
of  the  war  in  1861.  He  was  appointed  a  paymaster  by  President 
Lincoln ;  served  until  the  close  of  the  war,  and  was  brevetted  lieu- 
tenant-colonel for  meritorious  service.  He  was  elected  to  the  state 
house  of  representatives  seven  times;  was  speaker  in  1872  and  again 
in  1876;  was  a  member  of  the  councD  under  Governor  Washburn, 
and  chairman  of  the  council  during  Governors  Davis'  and  Plaisted's 
administrations.  Through  his  influence  the  normal  school  at  Gor- 
ham  was  established.  In  1878  he  was  one  of  the  commissioners  to 
the  Paris  exhibition.  In  Sept.  1884,  he  was  elected  governor  of  the 
state.  He  is  also  interested  in  agriculture,  having  been  master  of 
the  state  grange,  an  organization  comprising  more  than  ten  thou- 
sand members;  res.  Gorham,  Me. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Harriot^,  b.  in  Biddeford,  Me.,  Sept.  3,  1848;  m.  June  2,  1875,  Clark  H. 
Barker,  of  Hiram,  Me.  Mr.  Barker  is  a  lineal  descendant  of  Gov- 
ernor Bradford,  John  Alden,  Miles  Standish,  and  other  worthies  of 
Plymouth,  Mass.  His  mother  was  a  niece  of  General  Wadsworth 
of  Revolutionary  fame.  He  has  spent  a  large  portion  of  his  life  in 
Soutli  America,  but  has  res.  for  the  past  few  years  in  Portland, 
Me.,  being  engaged  in  the  flour  and  grain  business.    In  1884  he  was 


820  GENEALOGY:   PRIEST. 

appointed  postmaster  of  Portland.     Children:  (1),  Olivia  Robie®, 
b.  Nov.  5,  1877.     (2),  Benjamins,  b.  Feb.  20,  1879. 

2.  Mary  Fredonia^,  b.  in  Biddeford,  Me.,  March  2,  1851. 

3.  Eliza^,  b.  in  Waldoboro',  Me.,  Jan.  6,  1856;  d.  in  Gorham,  Me.,  Sept.  3, 

1863. 

4.  William  Pitt  Fessenden^,  b.  in  Dorchester,  Mass.,  Nov.  5,  1863. 

49.  Lydia  SophiaS  b.  March  26,  1830;  m.  Feb.  11,  1855,  Hon. 
Charles  A.  Shaw,  of  Alfred,  Me.,  who  was  b.  Nov.  5,  1831;  he  is  a 
broker ;  res.  Boston,  Mass. 

CHILD. 

1.    Otis  M.5,  b.  Dec.  7,  1856. 

50.  Simon  ClintonS  b.  March  30,  1832;  d.  July  14, 1834. 

51.  Lucy  Ann\  b.  April  30,  1837;  d.  Jan.  1867. 

53.  Frances  Ellen^  b.  Aug.  20,  1848;  in.  Dec.  23,  1879,  Charles 
T.  W.  Smith. 

CHILD. 

1.    Mary  M.^,  b.  Feb.  20,  1881. 

53.  George  Washington^  [14]  (Levi-,  Asa^),  b.  July  19,  1806; 
a  painter;  res.  Lowell,  Mass.;  d.  Feb.  1852;  m.  1,  1830,  Fanny,  dau. 
of  Lieut.  John  and  Emma  Brooks,  who  was  b.  Aug.  9,  1808;  d.  Jan. 
16,  1832;  m.  2,  Dec.  24,  1834,  Rebekah,  dau.  of  Abijah  and  L-ene 
(Badger)  Hutchinson,  of  Danvers,  Mass.;  she  d.  at  Lowell,  May  6, 
1846;  m.  3,  Aug.  1847,  Mrs.  Mary  S.  (Howard)  Smith.     Children;— 

54.  A  son^  d.  in  infancy. 

55.  George  Forrester^  b.  June  8,  1838. 

56.  Rebekah  Frances*,  b.  March  29,  1843;  m.  Dec.  17,  1873, 
Charles  A.  Fletcher,  of  Middleton,  Mass. 

57.  Frederic  H.^  b.  March  30,  1849. 

58.  Rhoda  Eveline^  [15]  (Levi^  Asa^),  b.  March  19,  1808;  m. 
1,  Dec.  26,  1850,  Zachariah  Robbins,  of  Hillsboro';  he  d.  Feb.  6, 
1856,  aged  71;  m.  2,  Feb.  4,  1861,  Arami  Smith,  of  Hillsboro',  who 
was  b.  Aug.  17,  1800.* 


LEVI  E.  PRIEST. 

Levi  E.'^,son  of  Levi^  Priest,  was  b.  in  Nelson,  Dec.  1813 ;  m.  Harriet, 
dau.   of  Capt.  Francis  Eveleth.      (q.  v.)      Came  to  H.  about   the 

*  Asa  Priest  res.  in  town  several  years.    It  is  possible  that  he  was  the  father  of  Levi. 


GENEALOGY  :   PRIEST;    PRINCE;   PUTNAM.  821 

year  1848;  res.  at  place  marked  "Mrs.  Priest,"  in  village,  about 
eight  vears;  rem.  to  Nelson,  and  from  there  to  Harrisville,  where 
he  built  the  Nubanusit  house,  and  d.  at  the  age  of  64  years;  his  wife 
d.  in  Marlboro',  Aug)  6,  1885. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Eugeuia'',  b.  in  Nelson  ;  d.  in  Harrisville. 

2.  Josephine^,  b.  in  H. ;  m.  Henry  Metcalf,  of  Harrisville;  she  d.  there. 

One  dau.*,  who  res.  with  her  father  in  Marlboro'. 


PRINCE. 


Brackenbury  Prince  came  to  H.,  from  Beverly,  Mass.,  dur- 
ing the  war  of  1812;  res.  at  place  marked  "  C.  L.  Robbe."  He  d. 
after  a  res.  of  a  little  over  a  year  in  H.,  May  1,  1814,  aged  27.  His 
sister,  Mrs.  Phebe,  wife  of  Jacob  Cross,  who  came  to  H.  to  res.  with 
his  widow,  d.  Dec.  6,  1815,  aged  31.  Both  are  buried  in  Pine  Ridge 
cemetery. 


PUTNAM. 


John^  Putnam  and  Priscilla,  his  'wife,  with  their  three  sons, 
Thomas^,  Nathaniel-,  and  John-,  came  from  Buckinghamshire,  Eng., 
in  1634,  to  Salem  village  (now  Danvers),  Mass.  The  place  they 
selected  for  their  home  is  now  known  by  the  name  of  Oak  Knoll, 
the  home  of  the  poet,  Whittier. 

Nathaniel-  (John^)  was  b.  in  England  in  1621;  d.  in  1700;  m.  in 
1651,  Elizabeth  Hutchinson.  Seven  children,  of  whom  the  sixth 
was 

Benjamin^  (Nathaniel-,  John^),  b.  in  1664;  m.  Aug.  25,  1685, 
Elizabeth  Putnam,  the  dau.  of  his  uncle,  Thomas.  Eight  children, 
of  whom  the  eldest,  — 

Nathaniel*  (Benjamin'^,  Nathaniel-,  John^),  m.  June,  1709,  Hannah 
Roberts.     Eight  children,  of  whom  the  eldest  was 

Jacob^  (Nathaniel*,  Benjamin^,  NathanieP,  John^),  m.  Hannah 
Harriman  (perhaps  m.  2,  Susannah  Styles);  rem.  to  Wilton  in  1739; 
was  one  of  the  first  settlers  of  that  town.  Eleven  children,  of 
whom  the  fifth  was 


822  genealogy:  putnam. 


CrJ>tf^(^U^n^m^ 


1.  Joseph^  (Jacob^  Nathaniel*,  Benjamin^  Nathaniel-,  John^), 
was  b.  in  Wilton,  July  28,  1744;  m.  in  the  spring  of  1763,  Miriam 
Hamblett,  of  Wilton,  who  was  b.  in  1745.  They  res.  in  Wilton 
until  about  the  year  1770,  when  they  rem.  to  that  part  of  Temple 
which  had  been  taken  from  Wilton.  In  1770  he  built  a  grist-mill 
on  a  small  stream  then  called  Putnam's  brook,  which  was  probably 
the  second  grain  mill  in  Temple.  On  the  fourteenth  day  of  October, 
1782,  he  bought  of  Archelaus  Putnam,  Jr.,  a  lot  of  land  at  the  falls 
of  the  Contoocook  river  in  Society  Land.  This  land  included  all 
the  water-power  at  the  falls  on  the  east  side  of  the  river,  where  the 
village  of  Bennington  has  since  been  built.  It  was  then  a  rough 
place,  heavily  timbered,  a  large  part  of  the  timber  being  pine,  and 
none  of  it  cleared.  He  immediately  began  to  clear  a  place  for  a 
home,  and  moved  his  family  in  the  fall  or  winter  of  1782-3.  He 
selected  for  the  site  of  his  house  the  elevated  ground  where  the 
Bennington  hotel  now  stands.  He  built  the  first  bridge  across  the 
river,  just  below  where  the  Goodell  cutlery  works  now  stand.  In 
the  spring  of  1783,  having  made  preparations  the  previous  winter, 
he  erected  a  saw-  and  grist-mill  just  below  the  bridge.  These  mills 
were  completed  and  ready  for  business  in  1783,  or  early  in  1784,  and 
were  at  the  time  the  only  mills  for  grinding  and  sawing  for  a  con- 
siderable extent  of  territory,  including  a  part  of  H.  and  Greenfield, 
and  have  never  been  entirely  taken  down. 

Nov.  16,  1789,  he  bought  of  David  Cross,  Jacob  Hadley,  David 
Barker,  Peter  Putnam,  and  Seth  Hadley,  for  £58,  4s.,  7c?.,  lawful 
money,  a  tract  of  land  containing  one  hundred  seven  and  one-half 
acres.  This  land,  together  with  that  he  had  purchased  previously, 
gave  him  the  title  to  the  entire  water-power  at  the  falls,  and  in- 
cluded nearly  all  the  land  on  which  the  village  of  Bennington  now 
stands. 

The  old  house  he  built  was  a  one-story  frame  building,  and  has 
been  removed  across  the  street,  remodeled,  and  is  now  occupied  by 
Abraham  Burtt  as  a  dwelling. 

The  old  broad-axe  with  which  the  timber  was  hewed  for  the  build- 
ing, and  the  old  grindstone  on  which  the  tools  were  sharpened,  are 


GENEALOGY:    PUTNAM.  823 

now  in  tlie  possession  of  A.  F.  Putnam,  Esq.,  of  Marshfield,  Vt.  He 
also  owns  a  brass  clock,  for  which  his  grandfather  paid  forty  silver 
dollars,  and  which,  after  running  over  a  hundred  years,  keeps  as  good 
time  as  ever. 

Mr.  Putnam  lived  in  Society  Land  and  H.  (see  p.  117)  until  1804, 
when  he  rem.  to  Alstead,  and  from  there  to  Marshfield,  Vt.,  in 
April,  1820,  where  he  d.,  Nov.  17,  1826;  his  wife  d.  in  Marshfield, 
Feb.  12,  1836. 

Mr.  Putnam  "  was  above  the  medium  height,  compactly  and  firmly 
built,  broad-shouldered,  and  of  an  iron  constitution,  and  capable  of 
great  endurance.  He  was  temperate  in  his  habits,  and  honest  in  all 
his  dealings  with  his  fellow-men.  ...  He  was  strongly  at- 
tached to  his  family  and  friends,  and  when  he  once  formed  an 
opinion,  he  never  changed  it,  but  for  the  best  of  reasons.  He 
adhered  to  the  old  style  of  dress,  and  was  slow  to  adopt  any  of  the 
new  fashions.  He  was  a  firm  believer  in  the  Christian  religion,  and 
lived  an  exemplary  life."     Children  :  — 

2,  Joseph",  b.  in  Wilton,  Dec.  6,  1763 ;  m.  1,  Nov.  28,  1787,  Re- 
becca Barton,  of  Wilton;  m.  2,  Dec.  7,  1831,  Nancy  Hartshorn; 
res.  in  Society  Land  and  H.  (at  place  marked  "A.  Burtt"),  and 
perhaps  in  Antrim ;  rem.  to  Amherst  in  1810,  where  he  d.  Feb.  6, 1861. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Permelia^  (Permeley  ou  records),  b.  iu  Society  Land,  Oct.  10,  1788;  m. 

Hugh  Brown;  res.  Andover,  Vt.,  Manchester,  Stoddard,  and  Am- 
herst; she  d.  in  Amherst,  Jan.  9,  1871. 

2.  Joseph*^,  b.  in  Society  Land,  Jan.  4,  1790;  m.  Lucy  Eumrill,  of  Milford. 

3.  Rebecca*,  b.  in  H.,  Sept.  3,  1791;  d.  Dec.  IG,  1849;  m.  Nov.  29,  1837, 

Eleazer  Rhoads,  of  Amlierst. 

4.  John^  b.  in  H.,  May  7,  1794;  m.  1,  March  30,  1817,  Sabrina  Wiley;  m. 

2,  Mary  Frye ;  d.  in  Lawrence,  Mass. 

5.  Sally^  b.  in  H.,  Oct.  15,  1795 ;  m.  1,  Dec.  27,  1817,  Joseph  Barnes,  of 

Merrimack;  m.  2,  Oliver  Barrett,  of  Wilton. 

6.  James*,  b.  June  19,  1797 ;  m.  in  1817,  Betsey  Saltmarsh,  of  Goffstown, 

"witli  whom  he  lived  over  fifty  years,  celebrating  their  golden 
wedding,  with  children,  grandchildren,  and  great-grandchildren  to 
the  number  of  nearly  one  hundred."  He  was  a  blacksmith,  and 
carried  on  business  in  Goffstown  Center  from  the  time  he  was  m. 
until  1840,  when  he  rem.  to  Hooksett  and  continued  to  work  at  his 
trade  and  at  farming  until  1871,  when  he  sold  out  and  rem.  to  Man- 
chester to  res.  with  his  son,  Sylvanus  B.,  where  he  d.  March  16, 
1874.  "He  was  an  honest  Christian  man,  believing  in  and  practis- 
ing the  golden  rule."    His  wife  continued  to  live  with  her  son,  and 


824  GENEALOGY :    PUTNAM. 


d.  Aug.  3,  1883,  at  the  age  of  83  years,  3  months,  5  days.  Children  : 
(1),  Joseph  A.9,  of  Brighton,  Mass.  (2),  Alonzo  S.^,  of  Manches- 
ter. (3),  Mary  J."  (Denison),  of  Suncooli.  (4),  James  F.'',  of 
Manchester.  (5),  Sylvanus  B.^,  b.  Feb.  1,  1835;  was  a  member  of 
Co.  D,  10th  regt.  N.  H.  vols.,  and  lost  his  right  arm  at  the  battle 
of  Cold  Harbor,  June  3,  1864.  After  the  close  of  the  war  he  was 
for  many  years  employed  by  the  Amoskeag  Mfg.  Co.,  and  in  1881 
he  was  elected  city  treasurer  of  Manchester,  which  oflSce  he  held 
at  least  five  years.  He  m.  in  1857,  Helen  M.  Eastman,  of  Hook- 
sett.     Four  children. 

7.  MaryS,  b.  Oct.  6,  1799;   d.  March  30,  1879;    m.  Nov.  1825,  Hiram  D. 

Stearns,  of  Amherst. 

8.  Jacobs,  d.  Sept.  16,  1824. 

3.  Miriam^  b.  in  Wilton  in  1765;  d.  March  20,  1777. 

4.  JoeF,  b.  in  Wilton,  Jan.  19,  1768 ;  d.  Jan.  21,  1769. 

5.  Gideon^  b.  in  Wilton,  March  26,  1769;  d.  June  8,  1769. 

6.  Hannah',  b.  in  Temple,  May  18,  1770;  ra.  Thomas  Boyn- 
ton.     (q.  V.) 

7.  Sarah^  b.  in  Temple,  March  17,  1773;  m.  Feb.  28,  1799,  John 
Spaulding.     (q.  v.) 

8.  Mehitable^,  b.  in  Temple,  April  4,  1775. 

9.  Gideon",  b.  in  Temple,  May  26,  1777;  m.  Sept.  19,  1798,  Sarah 
Barnes,  who  was  b.  in  Litchfield,  Sept.  28,  1780.  They  res.  a  short 
time  in  Litchfield;  came  back  to  H.  in  1800;  rem.  to  Alstead  in 
1805,  where  he  carried  on  the  business  of  making  spinning-wheels, 
chairs,  tables,  farming  tools,  etc. ;  rem.  to  Nottingham  West  in  1811, 
and  about  four  years  later  to  Dunstable  (now  Nashua),  where  he 
owned  and  carried  on  a  farm.  He  had  a  great  deal  of  mechanical 
ingenuity,  and  gave  much  attention  to  the  study  and  practice  of 
music.  He  made  a  bass  viol  and  also  a  violin,  upon  which  he  used 
to  play  tunes  of  his  own  composition.  He  also  was  of  a  literary 
turn  of  mind,  and  with  better  advantages,  would  have  made  his 
mark  in  literature.  About  the  year  1825  he  wrote  and  published  a 
small  book,  entitled  "A  Budget  of  Knick-Knacks."  He  d.  at 
Nashua,  July  9,  1854;  his  wife  d.  Oct.  14,  1864. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Miless,  b.  in  Litchfield,  Oct.  6,  1799. 

2.  Gideons,  b.  in  H.,  Jan.  20,  1801;  m.  June,  1822,  Sarah  Eice.    He  res. 

in  various  towns  in  Massachusetts,  engaged  in  farming  until  1839, 
when  he  rem.  from  Wayland,  Mass.,  to  Nashua,  where  he  was  em- 
ployed by  the  Nashua  Mfg.  Co.  some  nine  years,  when  he  lost  the 


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sight  of  one  eye  by  the  premature  explosion  of  a  blast  in  a  stoue 
quarry.  From  1849  to  185-2  he  was  employed  by  the  Jackson  Co. 
in  Nashua,  and  in  1854  rem.  with  his  wife  and  four  children  to 
Fremont,  Benton  county,  la.  In  18(55  he  sold  his  farm  to  his  sou, 
George,  and  made  himself  a  home  in  Felix,  Warren  county,  la., 
taking  up  wild  land  and  subduing  an  unbroken  prairie.  He  d.  in 
the  fall  of  1878 ;  his  wife  d.  some  six  months  earlier.  Children  :  (1 ) , 
Nancy  Rice^,  b.  March,  1823.  (2),  Barnes  Bigelow",  b.  Oct.  1, 1825. 
C3),  Mary  Elizabeths,  b.  Oct.  5,  1827.  (4),  George  Gideon'',  b. 
March,  1830.  (5),  Sarah  Martha«,  b.  June,  1832.  (G),  Caroline 
Pamelia«,  b.  Jan.  1835.  (7),  Charles  Edward«,  b.  July,  1839.  (8), 
Clara  Margaret^,  b.  in  1842.     (9),  William  Spinner^,  b.  in  1844. 

3.  Sukeys,  b.  in  H.,  Jan.  18,  1802;  d.  Jan.  25,  1804. 

4.  Hannahs  b.  in  H.,  March  24,  1803. 

5.  BarnesS  b.  in  H.,  Dec.  31,  1804.    In  early  life  he  worked  several  years 

as  a  cooper.  With  the  exception  of  six  years,  from  1848  to  1854, 
spent  in  Cambridge,  Mass.,  in  the  beef-packing  business,  he  was 
employed  in  the  cotton  factories  in  Nashua  until  the  breaking  out 
of  the  war  in  1801.  In  Feb.  1862,  he  went  to  California.  Return- 
ing in  Oct.  1865,  he  purchased  a  farm  in  Nashua,  about  four  miles 
from  the  city,  on  which  he  continues  to  x-es.  At  the  age  of  80 
years  he  was  "hale  and  hearty,"  and  able  to  do  as  much  work  as 
many  younger  men. 
0.     Sally%  b.  in  Alstead,  Aug.  3,  1806. 

7.  Lucinda^  b.  in  Alstead,  March  11,  1808;  d.  Nov.  6,  1808. 

8.  Aliens  b.  in  Alstead,  Aug.  3,  1809. 

9.  LukeS,  b.  in  Nottingham  West,  May  28,  1812. 

10.  Wards,  b.  in  Dunstable,  Mass.,  Nov.  5,  1815. 

11.  Marks  b.  in  Dunstable,  Mass.,  Dec.  10,  1818;  d.  Jan.  20,  1882. 

12.  Johns  b.  in  Dunstable,  Mass.,  Aug.  4,  1820. 

13.  Bennetts  b.  in  Dunstable,  Mass.,  May  3,|1822. 

1 0.  Susannahs  b.  iu  Temple  in  1779. 

11.  MfiryS  b.  in  Temple  in  1781. 

13.  Jacobs  b.  in  Society  Land,  March  18,  1784;  ra.  April  28, 
1803,  Lucy,*  dau.  of  Joseph  Barnes,  of  Litchfield,  who  was  b.  in 
1783.  He  worked  with  his  father  in  the  mills  and  on  the  farm  until 
he  was  sixteen  years  of  age,Eand  then  went  to  learn  the  trade  of 
making  spinning-wheels  of   John  Ramsey,  of  G-^eenfield.     He  res. 

*  The  mother  of  Lucy  Barnes  was  a  sister  of  Joseph  and  James  Hills,  of  II. 
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826  genealogy:  putnam. 

with  his  father  after  his  marriage  some  two  years,  when  he  rem,  to 
Nottingham  West,  where  he  worked  as  a  carpenter  and  on  a  farm. 
In  1809  he  rem.  to  Alstead  and  built  a  shop,  and  manufactured 
linen  and  woolen  spinning-wheels,  at  that  time  articles  of  necessity 
in  almost  every  house.  This  trade  continued  to  be  good  until  about 
1820,  when  it  began  to  decline.  In  April,  1820,  he  sold  his  farm  in 
Alstead,  and  rem,  to  Marshfield,  Vt.,  where  he  had  purchased  a 
farm  of  two  hundred  and  twenty  acres,  situated  in  the  beautiful 
valley  of  the  Winooski  river.  In  1837  he  built  a  large  and  com- 
modious house,  which  he  opened  as  a  hotel  in  1838.  Being  situated 
on  t\\€  main  thoroughfare  between  Montpelier  and  St.  Johnsbury, 
he  carried  on  a  prosperous  business  until  the  opening  of  the  Central 
&  Passumpsic  railroad  in  1849,  which  diverted  the  travel,  and  he 
gave  up  the  hotel  business. 

While  a  res.  of  Alstead  he  was  a  member  of  an  artillery  company, 
and  served  as  captain  of  the  company  two  years.  He  was  appointed 
justice  of  the  peace  in  1830,  and  held  the  office  continuously  for 
about  thirty  years,  and  for  the  most  of  that  time  was  trial  justice. 
He  was  also  frequently  chosen  as  an  arbitrator,  to  decide  upon  mat- 
ters not  carried  to  the  courts.  He  held  the  office  of  town  clerk  and 
treasurer  some  twenty  years.  He  also  held  various  other  town 
offices,  the  duties  of  which  he  discharged  with  the  strictest  fidelity. 
"In  all  the  relations  of  life  he  endeavored  to  deal  justly  and  hon- 
estly with  every  one.  He  was  greatly  attached  to  his  family  and 
friends,  and  to  the  town  which  he  adopted  as  his  home,  and  nothing 
could  induce  him  to  leave  it  while  he  lived ;  and  it  was  his  request 
to  be  buried  on  the  farm  where  he  lived  for  the  last  thirty-six  years 
of  his  life."     He  d.  April  30,  1856;  his  wife  d.  Oct.  12,  1864. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Roxanua^,  b.  in  H.,  March  27,  1S04.     She  taught  the  district  school  in 

Marshfield,  Vt.,  several  terms;  m.  1,  Sept.  1829,  Loammi  Sprague, 
of  Hudson,  where  they  res.  uutil  1835,  when  they  rem.  to  Marsh- 
field, Vt.,  where  Mr.  Sprague  d.  April  17,  1843 ;  m.  2,  Oct.  1858, 
Guy  C.  Taplin,  of  Corinth,  Vt.,  who  d.  in  1865.  After  his  death 
she  res.  in  Marshfield  and  Peacham,  Vt.,  where  she  d.  April  21, 
1883.  She  had  been  a  wortliy  member  of  the  Methodist  church  for 
nearly  sixty  years.  Children:  (1),  Alonzo  F.^,  b.  in  Hudson,  Feb. 
14,  1831 ;  d.  in  Cabot,  Vt.,  Nov.  7,  1883.  He  had  been  a  successful 
merchant  in  Cabot  for  thirty-two  years.  (2),  Melissa^,  m.  F.  S. 
Ford,  of  Peacham,  Vt. 

2.  Thomas  Boyuton^  b.  in  Nottingham  West,  Feb.  2,  1806 ;  d.  in  Marsh- 


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GENEALOGY:    PUTNAM.  827 


field,  Vt.,  April  ;?0,  1S;J0;  m.  in  1828,  Cyuthia  Bullock,  of  Marsh- 
field.     One  dau. :  Cynthia^,  m.  J.  W.  Haskins  ;  res.  Boston,  Mass. 

3.  MaryS,  b.  in  Nottingham  "West,  April  11,  1808;  ni.  Oct.  31,  1834,  Abijah 

Jameson,  of  Walden,  Vt.,  who  d.  in  East  Walden,  Vt.,  April  6, 
1883.  She  continues  to  res.  on  the  farm  where  they  settled  im- 
mediately after  their  marriage.     Five  children. 

4.  Sarahs,  b.  j^^yn  n^  iso8;  d.  in  Calais,  Vt.,  Oct.  23,  1879;   m.  Abuer 

Chase,  who  was  b.  in  180.5 ;  d.  Oct.  23,  1843.     Three  children. 

5.  Hon.  Enoch  D.*,  b.  in  Alstead,  March  2(3,  1813 ;  attended  the  district 

school  in  Marshfield,  Vt.,  and  for  a  short  time  the  Washington 
county  grammar  school  in  Montpelier,  Vt.  He  taught  two  terms 
of  the  district  school  in  Marshfield,  Vt.;  the  village  school  in 
Cabot,  Vt.,  three  terms ;  in  Peacham,  Vt.,  one  term ;  and  in  the  vil- 
lage of  Canajoharie,  N.  Y.,  two  terms,  working  on  the  farm  when 
not  engaged  in  teaching.  In  the  spring  of  1836  he  became  one  of 
the  first  settlers  of  Kenosha,  Wis.,  where  he  was  employed  as  a 
clerk  in  the  store  of  Hon.  Charles  Durkee ;  one  year  later  he  went 
to  Fox  River  (now  Burlington),  Wis.,  and  in  1838  returned  to 
Marshfield,  Vt.  In  1840  he  bought  out  a  stock  of  goods  in  Marsh- 
field and  was  engaged  in  mercantile  business  and  in  the  manufac- 
ture of  potato  starch  some  fourteen  years;  rem.  to  Cabot,  Vt.,  in 
1855,  and  formed  a  partnership  with  his  nephew,  A.  F.  Sprague 
(q.  v.),  which  was  continued  until  1868,  when  he  rem.  to  Montpelier, 
Vt.,  and  had  charge  of  the  boarding-house  of  the  Normal  Confer- 
ence seminary  two  years ;  went  to  Boston,  Mass.,  in  1871,  and  was 
engaged  in  the  wholesale  trade  of  tea,  tobacco,  spices,  etc.,  under 
the  firm  name  of  Peter  Putnam  &  Co.,  two  years  and  a  half,  and 
then  rem.  to  Montpelier,  Vt.,  and  in  connection  with  his  son-in-law, 
Thomas  Marvin,  bought  out  a  stock  consisting  of  groceries,  crock- 
ery, glassware,  etc.,  where  he  has  continued  until  the  present  time. 
The  business  has  largelj^  increased  under  their  management,  and 
is  one  of  the  largest  retail  houses  in  Montpelier,  At  the  age  of  71 
Mr.  Putnam  was  in  the  enjoyment  of  excellent  health,  and  did  the 
book-keeping  for  the  firm,  Putnam  &  Marvin. 

In  Sept.  1848,  Mr.  Putnam  was  elected  to  represent  Marshfield  in 
the  legislature  of  Vermont,  and  the  same  year  was  elected  by  the 
legislature  a  judge  of  the  Washington  county  courts,  and  re-elected 
the  following  year.  He  was  postmaster  of  Marshfield  four  years 
and  of  Cabot  three  years.  He  also  Served  two  years  (1858  and  '59) 
as  state  senator  from  Washington  county.  He  m.  March  26,  1845, 
Mary  Ann  Stone,  of  Cabot,  Vt.,  who  was  b.  in  1824.  He  says  that 
he  can  apply  the  words  of  Shakespeare  to  himself:  "Though  I 
look  old,  yet  I  am  strong  and  lusty,  for  in  my  youth  I  never  did 
apply  hot  and  rebellious  liquors  to  my  blood,"  etc.  He  has  taken 
a  great  interest  in  the  History  of  Hancock,  and  furnished  us  with 
about  all  we  have  given  concerning  the  Putnam  family.  Four 
children :  One  son,  Chas.  B.'^,  and  three  daughters,  one  of  wliom  is  d. 


828  GENEALOGY:    PUTNAM. 


0.  Alonzo  F.8,  b.  in  Alstead,  July  3, 1818 ;  m.  Jan.  31, 1837,  Hannah  Wright, 

of  Malone,  N.  Y. ;  rem.  to  Peacham,  Vt.,  in  1839;  went  West  in 
1841  and  settled  in  Beloit,  Wis. ;  came  back  to  Marshfield,  Vt.,  in 
1849,  and  res.  with  his  father  until  his  death  in  1856;  rem.  to  the 
village  of  Marshfield,  where  he  kept  a  hotel  until  1863,  then  bought 
a  store  and  stock  of  goods  and  continued  in  trade  until  1871.  While 
in  Wisconsin  he  was  appointed  by  Governor  Dodge  a  member  of 
the  board  of  territorial  school  commissioners,  and  was  chairman 
of  the  board,  holding  the  office  until  Wisconsin  became  a  state. 
He  was  elected  justice  of  the  peace  in  1860,  and  during  the  eight 
years  he  was  in  office  nearly  every  justice  trial  in  the  town  was  be- 
fore him.  He  was  appointed  postmaster  of  Marshfield,  Vt.,  in 
1865,  and  was  in  office  Feb.  1884.  He  has  held  various  offices 
in  town,  and  was  a  member  of  the  constitutional  convention  in 
1871.  Children ;  (1),  Charles  F.^,  b.  in  Peacham,  Vt.,  July  23, 1840. 
(2),  George  A,9,  b.  in  Malone,  N.  Y.,  March  14,  1844. 

13.  Elizabeth^,  b.  in  Society  Land,  Oct.  2,  1786;  m.  Marcli  15, 
1810,  Joseph  Barnes,  of  Litchfield;  res.  a  short  time  in  Litchfield  ; 
rem.  to  Goffstown,  and  about  the  year  1816  to  Marshfield,  Vt.,  where 
they  res.  until  1830,  when  they  rem.  to  Montpelier,  where  she  d., 
Dec.  2,  1831;  Mr.  Barnes  d.  in'Milford,  in  March,  1862. 

CHILDREK. 

1.  Louisa%  b.  in  Litchfield,  April  17,  1811. 

2.  Charles  E.^,  b.  in  Litchfield,  June  2, 1812 ;  became  celebrated  as  a  machin- 

ist and  inventor  of  machinery ;  res.  Boston. 

3.  Laurindas,  b.  in  Goff-stown,  April  27,  1814. 

4.  William^,  b.  in  Marshfield,  Vt.,  Sept.  13,  1816. 

5.  Lenora»,  b.  in  Marshfield,  Vt.,  Aug.  19,  1818. 

6.  Lucy  P.8,  b.  in  Marshfield,  Vt.,  Sept.  14,  1820. 

7.  Lucindas,  b.  in  Marshfield,  Vt.,  in  1822. 

8.  Joseph  K.^  b.  in  Marshfield,  Vt.,  Sept.  1829. 

14.  Peter''  (Nathaniel®,  Jacob'^,  Nathaniel*,  Benjamin^  Nathan- 
iel'-, John^),  b.  in  Wilton,  Nov.  29,  1763  ;  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revo- 
lutionary war;  was  at  West  Point  at  the  time  of  Arnold's  defec- 
tion, and  for  several  of  the  last  years  of  his  life  he  drew  a  pension ; 
m.  in  March,  1791,  Rachel  Hills,  of  Nottingham  West,  who  was  b. 
Jan.  24,  1770.  Soon  after  his  marriage  he  rem.  to  H.,  and  settled 
on  the  farm  marked  "  E.  Bass  "  on  the  map.  In  1799  he  sold  his 
farm  to  Timothy  Paige,  and  rem.  to  Andover,  Vt.,  where,  in 
addition  to  his  work  on  a  farm,  he  kept  for  many  years  a  hotel  that 
was  called  the  "  Pilgrim's  Tavern."  He  was  for  nearly  forty  years 
a  worthy  member  of  the  Baptist  church,  a  zealous  supporter  of  the 


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anti-slavery  cause,  and  an  earnest  temperance  advocate.  His  wife 
d.  in  Jan.  1830,  and  he  m.  2,  Sally  Fuller;  he  d.  in  Andover,  April 
21,  1856.  Twelve  children;  the  names  of  only  three  have  come 
to  us. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  FvaoheF,   b.  in  H.,  Jan.  25,  ITOt);  d.  eTuly  13,  1844;   m.  in   1811,  Ezra 

Dodge,     (q.  v.) 

2.  George  AVashiagton%  b.  in  H.,  Nov.  24,  1798.     When  about  3  or  4  years 

old  he  was  lost,  and  after  all  the  neighbors  were  rallied  and  a  thor- 
ough search  made,  he  was  found  asleep  in  a  hollow  and  partially- 
burned  stump.  He  m.  May  26,  1825,  Luclnda,  dau.  of  James  Hills. 
(q.  v.)  They  lived  on  the  farm  where  Peter  Putnam  settled,  in 
Andover.  He  was  much  respected  in  the  community,  and  was 
called  upon  to  fill  various  offices  in  the  town  and  the  church.  He 
held  the  office  of  town  clerk  eight  years,  was  postmaster  three  or 
four  years,  and  deacon  of  the  Baptist  church  twelve  years.  He  d. 
June  5,  1873;  his  wife  d.  Feb.  22,  1877.  They  were  active  helpers 
in  every  cause  which  had  for  its  object  the  good  of  mankind. 
Children:  (1),  George  Washington^,  b.  March  24,  1826;  was  edu- 
cated at  Black-river  academy  in  Ludlow,  Vt.,  and  taught  school 
several  terms;  m.  March  19,  1850,  Martha  E.  Brewer;  res.  two 
years  in  Wallingford,  Vt.,  and  two  years  in  Clarendon,  Vt. ;  rem. 
to  Wisconsin  in  1854 ;  has  filled  various  offices  of  trust  in  the  state ; 
is  a  member  of  the  Baptist  church,  and  actively  engaged  in  Sunday- 
school  work;  five  sons.  (2),  Henry  Evander^,  b.  Feb.  9,  1828;  m. 
Nov.  23,  1854,  Mrs.  Mary  J.  A.  D.  Parkhurst,  of  Chelmsford,  Mass. 
He  was  a  member  of  Co.  K,  6th  regt.  Mass.  vols. ;  was  commissary 
of  the  regiment;  present  res.  Los  Angeles,  Cal. ;  has  charge  of  a 
large  lumber  business.  (3),  Eachel  Lucinda^,  b.  March  10,  1830; 
m.  1,  April  21,  1853,  Albert  Parkhurst,  who  d.  March  31,  1859;  m, 
2,  IMarch  21,  1861,  Putney  S.  Hanuum;  present  res.  Putney,  Vt. 
Two  children  by  first  husband  (both  d.)  and  four  children  by  sec- 
ond husband.  (4;,  Mary  Abigail,  b.  Sept.  11,  1832 ;  m.  1,  May  31, 
1860,  Billings  P.  Paul,  who  d.  in  South  Hanson,  Mass.,  Nov.  21, 
1865;  m.  2,  April  6,  1869,  Zenas  Thomas,  of  South  Marshfield, 
Mass.  In  1879  she  went  back  to  Andover,  Vt.,  where  she  d., 
Aug.  8.  Three  children  by  first  husband,  and  one  child  by  second 
husband.  (5),  Sarah  Catherine^,  b.  Jan.  8,  1837;  m.  1,  Jan.  20, 
1859,  Joel  R.  Spaulding,  who  was  killed  in  the  battle  of  Gettys- 
burgh,  July  3,  1863;  m.  2,  March  17,  1866,  Webster  W.  Ward,  of 
Andover,  who  also  served  in  the  Civil  war;  res.  on  her  father's 
homestead.  From  her  the  facts  in  regard  to  Peter  Putnam's  family 
have  been  obtained.     She  has  two  sons  by  her  first  husband. 

3.  Henry  Hills^  b.  in  Andover,  Vt.,  in  1802;  d.  Nov.  12,  1810. 

15.     Betsey'^  (Nathaniel®,  Jacob^,  Nathaniel*,  Benjamin^,  Nathan- 


830  GENEALOGY:  PUTNAM;  QUIN;  RAMSEY. 

ieP,  Johni),  m.  Feb.  22, 1798,  Joseph  Dodge,  Jr.  (See  p.  527.)  We 
give  in  this  place  a  few  items  not  found  on  page  527  :    Joseph^  in. 

Hazeltine;  had  three  sons;  one  of  the  sons  studied  law  in  the 

office  of  Barrett  &  Atherton,  in  Nashua,  but  d.  young.  NathanieP, 
who  d.  in  Boston  about  the  year  1840,  m.  a  sister  of  the  late  Gov- 
ernor Gilmore,  of  New  Hampshire.  One  dau.,  Lucy  Maria*  (Dodge), 
b.  Sept.  15,  1827 ;  d.  Feb.  1887 ;  m.  Rev.  Grindall  Reynolds,  of  Con- 
cord, Mass.,  secretary  of  the  American  Unitarian  association. 


QUIN. 

William^,  son  of  William^  and  Catherine  (Cooley)  Quin,  was  b. 
in  Ireland  in  1845;  came  to  this  country  in  1870;  m.  in  Washington, 
D.  C,  Sept.  19,  1877,  Mary,  dau.  of  Henry  and  Ann  (Ryan)  Smith, 
who  was  b.  in  Cleveland,  O.,  May  12, 1852;  rem.  from  Lowell,  Mass., 
to  H.,  April  10,  1878;  res.  place  marked  "J.  C.  Town." 

CHILDREN. 

1.    Theresa  Heleus,  b.  Oct.  19, 1879.    2.    Hattie  Rose  Mary^,  b.  Sept.  3, 1881. 
3.    Mary  Ellen^,  b.  May  24,  1884. 


RAMSEY. 


James^  Ramsey  was  the  son  of  an  emigrant  from  Scotland,  who 
settled  in  Derry.     He  had  six  children,  two  of  whom  res.  in  H. 

1.  Betsey-,  m.  Thomas  Holmes;  lived  on  the  hill  east  of  Han- 
cock village,  just  above  John  Brooks',  marked  "C.  A.  Whitaker." 

2.  John^  b.  in  Greenfield,  Feb.  16,  1784;  m.  March  1,  1808, 
Margaret,  dau.  of  James  Steele,  of  Antrim,  who  was  b.  Nov.  3, 
1788-  Aug.  9,  1808,  Mr.  Ramsey  bought  of  Timothy  Moors  a  farm 
on  the  county  road,  marked  "G.  C.  Lakin,"  or  possibly  No.  94,  to 
which  he  rem.  in  March,  1809.  In  addition  to  his  farm-work,  he 
made  spinning-wheels.  In  1815  he  sold  his  farm  to  Simeon  Lakin, 
Jr.,  and  rem.  to  Greenfield.  One  year  later,  having  bought  a  farm 
in  the  north-east  part  of  H.  (No.  82)  of  Samuel  Edwards,  and  a  ten- 
acre  lot  of  Eli  Maynard,*  he  rem.  thither,  and  continued  to  res.  on 
this  farm  until  his  death,  Aug.  19,  1825.     After  the  death  of  her 

*  The  date  of  the  purchase  of  the  Edwards  farm  was  June  15, 1815,  and  of  the  May- 
nard lot,  Nov.  15, 1816. 


GENEALOGY  :    RAMSEY.  831 

husbaud,  Mrs.  Ramsey  took  charge  of  the  farm,  and  kept  it  as  a 
home  for  her  children ;  having  taken  out  a  letter  of  administration, 
she  })aid  all  bills,  collected  all  debts,  and  kept  everything  intact 
until  the  children  went  out  into  the  world  for  themselves.  They 
sold  the  farm  to  Abijah  Hadley  in  1836.  Mrs.  Ramsey  res.  in  the 
village  about  two  years,  and  then  went  to  Saxton's  River,  Vt.,  to 
res.  with  her  son,  where  she  d.  May  2,  1877.     Children:  — 

3.  Mary  Alice^  b.  March  11,  1811;  m.  Oct.  11,  1832,  David 
Ramsey,  a  carriage  maker;  res.  in  the  village  a  few  years,  at  house 
marked  "  Mrs.  Bugbee,"  and  then  rem.  to  Langdon,  where  they  con- 
tinue to  res.  (Dec.  14,  1882).  They  observed  their  golden  wedding. 
Eleven  children;  one  d.  in  the  army,  and  one,  R.  H.^,  who  served 
in  the  army,  came  home.     There  were  in  all  four  living  in  1882. 

4.  James  Steele^,  b.  Sept.  13,  1813;  went  to  Boston  in  1832; 
kept  a  stall  in  Boylston  market  many  years ;  later  has  kept  a  pro- 
vision store  on  Shawmut  avenue.  He  m.  Nov.  19,  1839,  Janet, 
dau.  of  Hugh  B.  Louge,  of  Boston. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Susan  Holbrook*,  d.  at  the  age  of  2  years. 

2.  James  Franklin*,  was  a  member  of  the  13th  regt.  Mass.  vols. ;  m.  and 

res.  in  Melrose,  Mass. 

3.  Georgianna*. 

4.  Ella  Jeanette*. 

5.  Hugh  Bartis*,  d.  at  the  age  of  5  years. 

5.  John  Hopkins^,  b.  in  Greenfield,  Dec.  26,  1815.  In  the  fall 
of  1833  he  began  to  learn  the  carpenter's  ti-ade  with  James  Boyd, 
of  Antrim  ;  later  worked  in  New  Boston  and  Nashua ;  came  home 
July  4,  1836,  and  helped  Eben  Ware  finish  the  school  building  for 
the  Literary  and  Scientific  institution;  attended  that  school  six 
months;  built-o'ver  a  house  for  Oliver  Whitcomb  in  1838,  near  the 
east  end  of  the  street,  and  a  new  set  of  buildings  for  Russell  Tubbs 
just  round  the  corner  on  the  Bennington  road,  and  helped  Deacon 
Knight  on  the  Nathan  Wheeler  house.  He  left  H.,  Dec.  31,  1838, 
and  went  to  Saxton's  River,  Vt.,  where  he  continues  to  res. ;  m. 
Nov.  19,  1839,  Emily,  dau.  of  Joshua  Kittredge,  of  Nelson,  who 
was  b.  Feb.  2,  1816.  We  are  under  great  obligation  to  him  for 
valuable  information.  One  son,  Alvah  K.*,  b.  May  10,  1844;  was  a 
wool-sorter;  res.  in  Grafton,  Vt.,  where  he  d.  April  27,  1871. 

6.  David  Holmes^,  b.  March  10,  1818;  learned  the  carpenter's 
trade  in  Hillsboro' ;  worked  for  his  brother  (q.  v.)  in  1839;  went  to 


832  GENEALOGY:   RAMSEY;   RAND. 

Wisconsin  in  1840,  and  bought  some  land ;  worked  at  his  trade ;  cut 
his  knee,  took  cold,  and  d.  Oct.  "22,  1849. 

7.  Elizabeth  Margaret^  b.  Dec.  8,  1819;  worked  a  few  years  in 
a  cotton  mill  in  Nashua;  went  to  school  in  different  places,  and  be- 
came a  teacher.  In  the  year  1856  her  mother  had  the  typhoid 
fever;  she  took  care  of  her,  had  the  fever,  and  d.  Oct.  22,  1856. 

8.  James'-'  was  the  second  son  of  David^  and  Hannah  Ramsey, 
of  Greenfield,  —  without  doubt,  belonging  to  the  same  family  as  the 
above ;  but  the  connection  is  not  known  to  me.  He  m.  Sarah  Dus- 
tin,  dau.  of  Moody  Butler,  (q.  v.)  They  res.  about  two  years  in 
H.,  "  on  the  old  hill  road  leading  from  the  town  to  the  Dow  place 
on  the  Forest  road  towards  Greenfield,  a  little  way  up-hill  from  the 
Dow  place,  —  the  house  not  now  standing."*  Mr.  Ramsey,  in  addi- 
tion to  his  work  as  a  farmer,  carried  the  mail.  He  d.  in  Waterville, 
Me.,  in  1835;  his  wife  d.  in  1840.     Child  :  — 

9.  David  Butler^,  b.  in  H,,  Sept.  13,  1829.  He  prepared  for  col- 
lege at  the  seminai'y  in  H.  and  at  Yates  academy,  Orleans  county, 
N.  Y.  He  entered  Williams  college;  but  much  to  his  regret,  on 
account  of  failing  health,  was  obliged  to  leave  during  his  sophomore 
year,  in  1852.  After  leaving  college  he  engaged  in  teaching  in 
Ohio,  Kentucky,  and  Indiana.  In  1858  he  began  the  examination 
of  land  titles  in  Milwaukee,  Wis.,  and  soon  after  rem.  to  Chicago, 
and  continued  in  the  same  business  until  1862,  when  he  rem.  to 
Madison,  Wis.,  and  soon  afterwards  was  appointed  deputy  bank 
comptroller  of  the  state.  He  i-esigned  in  1868,  and  returned  to 
Chicago,  and  in  1870  rem.  to  Milwaukee,  where  he  is  engaged  in 
examining  land  titles  for  the  Northwestern  Mutual  Life  Insurance 
company.     He  m.  Oct.  25,  1865,  Mrs.  Lizzie  (Loveland)  Hayes. 


RAND. 

Nehemiah^  Rand,  b.  (it  is  supposed)  in  Charlestown,  Mass.,  in 
1734,  was  a  hatter.  His  hatter's  shop  and  two  dwelling-houses 
were  burned  by  the  British,  and  he  rem.  to  Lyndeboro'.  He  was 
m.  three  times.  His  second  and  third  wives  were  daughters  of  Rev. 
Thomas  Prentice,  of  Charlestown,  Mass.     Several  children. 

Nehemiah-,  son  by  second  wife,  b,  Jan.  14,  1777;  m.  May  1,  1801, 
Sarah  Ballin.     Six  children,  three  of  whom  res.  a  few  years  in  H. 

*  This  was  tlie  Moore  place. 


genealogy:    RAND;    RAYMOND;   RAZEE.  833 


CHILDREN. 

Dr.  Neheiuiah'\  b.  in  Lyudeboro',  Feb.  18,  1S02;  completed  his  medical 
course  in  1829;  m.  April  28,  1830,  Harriet  O.,  dau.  of  Ebenezer 
Hutchinson  (q.  v.) ;  settled  in  H.  and  built  the  house  marked  "D. 
Hunt,"  in  the  village ;  was  a  practising  physician  here  about  seven 
years,  when  he  sold  out  to  Doctor  Wood  and  rem.  to  Nelson,  where 
he  remained  as  a  successful  pliysician  until  his  death,  March  1, 
1869 ;  his  wife  d.  in  Francestown,  Oct.  4,  1880. 

Richard  B.^,  b.  in  Francestown,  April  11,  1804;  came  to  H.  in  182;"),  and 
built  mill  No.  V  (see  p.  82) ;  remained  two  or  three  yeai's ;  he  m. 
twice  and  d.  in  Winthrop,  Me.,  in  Jan.  1881. 

Thomas  Prentice'^,  b.  in  Francestown,  Sept.  21,  1814 ;  attended  school 
in  H.  and  boarded  with  his  brother;  he  m.  twice,  had  six  children, 
and  d.  in  Francestown,  June  1,  1880. 


RAYMOND. 


1.  Niihum  F}  Raymona,  b.  in  Vermont;  d.  in  H.,  May  21,  1883, 
aged  68  years,  11  mouths,  and  21  days. 

3.  Herbert  Sr  (Nahum  F.^),  b.  in  Gilsum,  Feb.  25,  1849;  m. 
Feb.  12,  1875,  Abbie  M.  Smith,  b.  in  Salem,  Oct.  13,  1849;  res.  in 
several  places  in  H.,  his  last  res.  here  being  the  place  marked  "S. 
Buxton." 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Charles  H.»,  b.  in  H.,  Sept.  1,  1876. 

2.  Bertha  M.s,  b.  in  Greenfield,  Sept.  10,  1878. 

3.  Laura  Etta^,  b.  in  H.,  March  8,  1888. 


RAZEE. 


William^  Razee  came  from  France  with  Lafayette.  After  the 
close  of  the  Revolutionary  war,  he  settled  in  Albany,  N.  Y. 

1.  Richard-  (William^),  came  to  H.  in  1807;  was  in  the  war  of 
1812-14;  ^m.  Nov.  22,  1808,  Betsey,  dau.  of  James  Due  (q.  v.); 
res.  at  No.  61.  He  d.  in  Penfield,  N.  Y.,  in  1860.  After  he  left 
town,  Mrs.  Razee  res.  several  years  at  the  place  marked  "N.  J. 
Duncan,"  where  she  d.  Sept.  13,  1855. 


CHILDREN. 


1.  Sally'',  d.  May  10,  1820,  aged  10  years,  5  months,  2  day; 

2.  Hannah^  d.  Nov.  16,  1812. 

3.  James^,  b.  Dec.  20,  1812 ;  d.  in  Nelson  in  1853. 


834  GENEALOGY:  RAZEE;  REED;  RICE. 

4.  EicharcP,  b.  July  20,  1814;  m.  in  1837,  Ann  E.  Metcalf,  of  Washington, 
who  d.  iu  1881.  He  res.  at  "  61 ''  until  1852,  when  he  renii.  to  Marl- 
boro*, where  he  res.  fourteen  years ;  rem.  to  Iowa  City,  la.,  where  he 
continues  to  res.  Children:  (1),  Elizabeth  Ann*,  d.  May  5,  1841, 
aged  2  years,  6  months,  9  days.  (2),  Rev.  James  R.*,  was  a  soldier 
in  the  Civil  war;  is  a  Methodist  minister;  m.  Angle  Kramer;  res. 
Falls  City,  Neb.  (3),  Sanford  R.*,  was  a  soldier  in  the  Civil  war; 
is  a  farmer;  res.  Riverton,  Neb.  (4),  George  M.*,  was  a  soldier  in 
the  Civil  war;  is  a  farmer;  m.  Susie  Clark;  res.  Panama,  la.  (5), 
Algernon  K.*,  d.  in  1870,  at  the  age  of  22  years.  (6),  An  infant*, 
d.  May  22,  1851,  aged  2  months.  (7),  Lizzie*,  m.  Charles  Owen; 
res.  Tifton,  la.     (8),  Jennie*,  m.  Nelson  Walters  ;  res.  Iowa  City,  la. 

6.  Betsey-^  (Elizabeth  Orvilla  on  town  records),  b.  Nov.  1,  1822;  d.  Dec. 
21,  1836. 


REED. 

Elijah^  Reed  res.  in  H.  about  three  years,  his  name  appearing  on 
tax-list  from  1834-36.  (See  p.  83.)  He  rem.  to  Hillsboro',  where 
he  carried  on  business  as  a  tanner;  d.  April  4  or  5,  1864,  His  wife, 
who  survived  him,  rem.  to  East  Boston. 


RICE. 

1.  Robert-^,  son  of  Charles^  and  Lucinda  (Wyman)  Rice,  was  b. 
Dec.  8,  1808;  came  to  H.  when  a  small  boy;  m.  March  31,  1847, 
Harriet,  dau.  of  Isaac  Hunt  (q.  v.),  who  d,;  res.  many  years  at 
place  marked  "R.  Rice";  present  res.  place  marked  "N.  Holt." 

3.  Emery^  (Charles^),  m.  Abigail  Tucker;  res.  in  H.  for  several 
years  at  place  (name  not  given  on  map)  on  road  leading  from  J.  M. 
Johnson's  to  O.  W.  Spalding's;  d.  April  22,  1870,  aged  60. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Sylvia  AbigaiP,  b.  in  Weston,  Vt.,  Sept.  19,  1836;  m.  1,  June  27,  1865, 

Charles  F.,  son  of  John  A.  and  Mary  Ann  (Knowltou)  Gibson,  of 
Rindge,  who  was  b.  Jan.  10,  1839;  m.  2,  Albert  Cram.  (q.  v.)  She 
had  a  dau.,  Abby  Eva*,  b.  July  7,  1857;  m.  and  lives  in  Boston. 

2.  Moses^,  res.  with  his  uncle,  Robert,     (q.  v.) 

Mrs.  Lucinda  (Wyman)  (Rice)  Sinclair  res.  several  years  in  H.,  at 
place  marked  "I.  Wyman." 


GENEALOGY:   EICHARDS;    RICHARDSON.  835 


REV.  W.   C.   RICHARDS. 

Rev.  W.  C.  Richards  was  })riiicipal  of  Hancock  Literary  and 
Scientific  institution  in  1838,  '39,  and  '40.  (See  p.  230.)  He  m. 
July  6,  1841,  E^liza  Greenleaf,  dau.  of  Levi  Willard,  who  was  b.  in 
Swanzey,  April  30,  1818.  Subsequent  to  his  res.  in  H.  he  was  or- 
dained as  a  Baptist  minister;  present  res.,  Natick,  Mass. 


FRED    B.   RICHARDS. 

Fred  B.-  was  the  adopted  son  of  Dr.  P.  B.^  Richards,  (q.  v.) 
He  spent  a  jDortion  of  his  youth  in  the  family  of  Morrill  Hills; 
taught  school  several  terms,  and  purchased  of  Joseph  A.  Tarbell  the 
business  of  making  and  selling  extracts,  etc.  He  m.  1,  July  1,  1879, 
Emogene,  dau.  of  Joshua  S.  and  Sarah  (Gilchrest)  Lakin  (q,  v.), 
who  d.  Feb.  15,  1881  ;  m.  2,  Susan  Hartshorn,  of  Lyndeboro', 
where  he  now  res.  Children,  by  second  wife  :  Ralph  W.^, 
Myrtie  Emogene^. 


RICHARDSON. 


John  P.^  Richardson  came  to  H.  from  Deering;  res.  at  the  place 
marked  "  W.  Fuller";  d.  May  14,  1871,  aged  61.  He  m.  Abigail, 
dau.  of  Thomas  Manning  (q.  v.),  who  d.  in  West  Deering,  June  13, 

1862. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Putnam  W.-,  b.  in  Deering,  March  18,  1829;   m.  Eliza  A.  Kelley;   res. 

several  years  in  Peterboro*;  d.  in  West  Fairlee,  Vt.,  Dec.  20,  1880. 

2.  Mary  R.-,  b.  in  Deering,  July  12,  1831;  m.  Charles  M.  Flint,     (q.  v.) 

3.  Matilda  M.-,  b.  in  Deering,  Jan.  14,  1833;   m.  Russell  Martin;   res. 

Richmond. 

4.  Nancy  J.-,  b.  in  Antrim,  March  7,  1830;  m.  Israel  F.  Walker,     (q.  v.) 

5.  William  C.^  b.  in  Hillsboro',  July  31,  1838;  d.  Feb.  25,  1840. 

6.  Abigail  E.^  b.  in  Hillsboro',  Nov.  20,  1840;  m.  Albert  Gay;  res.  Hills- 

boro' Bridge. 

7.  John  C.-,  b.  in  Antrim,  March  (i,  1842;  m.  Ann  Scott;  res.  West  Fair- 

lee, Vt. 

8.  Loaster  A.-,  b.  in  Antrim,  July  2(1,  1840;  d.  in  1852. 

9.  Lorinda  S.'-,  b.  in  Antrim,  Feb.  13,  1849;  m.  1,  Levi  Ring;  m.  2,  Free- 

man Cilley;  res.  Bennington. 


836  GENEALOGY:   ROBBE. 


ROBBE. 


William^  Robbe,  b.  in  the  county  of  Tyrone,  Ire.;  immigrated  to 
this  country  in  1736;  settled  first  in  Lunenburgh,  Mass.,  and  rem. 
to  Peterboro'  in  1739. 

Alexander^  (William^),  held  a  captain's  commission  in  Col.  Enoch 
Hale's  regiment  during  the  Revolutionary  war;  he  was  also  en- 
gaged in  the  French  and  Indian  wars  of  1757  and  '59. 

SamueF  (Alexander'-^,  William^),  was  in  the  service  towards  the 
close  of  the  Revolutionary  war;  m.  in  1797,  Betsey,  dau.  of  Maj. 
William  Scott.*  They  had  ten  children,  —  six  sons  and  four  daugh- 
tei's,  —  who  lived  to  grow  up,  two  of  whom  came  to  H.  to  res. 

1.  Charles  Lewis*,  b.  July  5,  1798 ;  m.  1,  in  1823,  Harriet  Atkins, 
dau.  of  Abramt  and  Phebe  (Shute)  French,  who  was  b.  in  Washing- 
ton, Jan.  13,  1802;  d.  Jan.  7,  1838;  m.  2,  Dec.  3,  1840,  Malinda,  dau. 
of  Hezekiah  Ober  (q.  v.),  who  was  b.  March  3,  1808;  d.  in  Hancock 
village,  May  6,  1885.  Mr.  Robbe  was  early  connected  with  the 
manufacturing  interest  of  Peterboro'.  He  was  engaged  in  the 
spinning  of  yarn  with  machinery  driven  by  water-power,  and  dyeing 
it,  and  carrying  it  out  into  the  country  to  be  woven  into  cloth  by 
hand.  In  the  latter  part  of  1829,  he  purchased  the  farm  owned  by 
Alexander  Boyles  (q.  v.),  to  which  he  rem.,  and  upon  which  he  lived 
the  rest  of  his  days.  He  improved  the  farm,  enlarged  the  buildings, 
added  many  acres  to  the  home-place,  and  purchased  a  large  pasture 
in  Antrim.  He  was  an  enterprising,  energetic  man,  of  undoubted 
integrity,  and  a  respected  and  useful  citizen  ;  he  d.  March  13,  1857. 
Children :  — 

2.  Sarah  Mussey^  b.  in  Peterboro',  Aug.  25,  1827;  m.  in  Sud- 
bury, Mass.,  Samuel  Martin  Hunt,  who  was  b.  Dec.  3,  1829;  d.  July 
24,  1871;  she  d.  April  7,  1871. 

3.  Maria  Louisa^  b.  in  Peterboro',  March  18, 1829  ;  m.  Nathaniel 
Kandlett,  who  was  b.  in  Lee,  Oct.  11,  1822;  res.  Northboro',  Mass. 

*  Major  Scott  was  the  son  of  Alexander  Scott,  wlio  was  b.  in  the  north  of  Ireland, 
and  came  to  this  country  about  the  same  time  that  William  Robbe  came.  They  also 
came  to  Peterboro'  together,  and  were  the  first  settlers  of  that  town,  three  other 
families  coming  with  them.  They  were  Scotch-Irish  Presbyterians.  Maj.  William 
Scott  held  a  captain's  commission  in  Colonel  Cilley's  battalion  of  the  New  Hamp- 
shire line  in  1776,  and  the  rank  of  major  in  Colonel  Henley's  regiment  of  the  Massa- 
chusetts line  in  1777.  In  1781  he  resigned  his  commission  and  entered  the  naval  ser- 
vice, where  he  remained  until  the  close  of  the  war.  He  receivi_Ml  six  bullet  wounds  at 
the  battle  of  Bunker  hill;  was  taken  prisoner  and  carried  to  llulifax,  but  made  his 
escape  and  rejoined  the  army  on  the  Hudson;  was  again  taken  prisoner  at  the  sur- 
render of  Fort  Washington  and  effected  his  escape  the  following  night  by  swimming 
a  mile  and  a  half  to  Fort  Lee. 

t  Abram  French  was  a  soldier  in  the  war  of  1812,  and  d.  in  the  service,  Jan.  8, 1814. 


C  OAaA. 


GENEALOGY  :    ROBBE.  837 

CIIILDKEN. 

1.  Emma  Louisa'^,  b.  Aug.  28,  1854. 

2.  Harriet  Agnes'",  b.  Nov.  15,  185(i;    ui.  April  28,  1880,  Edward  Irving 

Morse ;  res.  Marlboro',  Mass. 

3.  Jasper  Iloiuer'J,  b.  Sept.  28,  1S5S. 

4.  Frank  Hunt",  b.  Sept.  25,  18G1. 

5.  Arthur  Nathaniel'",  b.  Deo.  21,  1807. 

4.  Elizabetli  Cunnino•ll.•un^  b.  in  IT.,  Feb.  26,  1882;  ni.  July  5, 
1852,  Edward  C.  Macombcr,  who  was  b.  in  Connecticut;  res.  Staf- 
ford Springs,  Conn. 

CIIILDKEN. 

1.     Ciiarles  Edward'',  b.  April  Ki.  1858;  res.  Keeue. 
2.     Alice  J.«,  b.  July  4,  1855.  ;i.     Clara  Mabel's  b.  Aug.  15,  1862. 

5.  Charles  Alexander^  b.  in  H.,  Nov.  10,  1838;  ra.  in  Augusta, 
Ga.,  Nov.  12,  1867,  Mary  A.  Reaney,  who  was  b.  in  Augusta,  Ga., 
May  3,  1846,  and  d.  April  29,  1885. 

Mr.  Robbe  enjoyed  such  educational  advantages  as  were  afforded 
in  the  district  schools  of  the  time,  with  the  addition  of  one  term  at 
the  High  school  in  Bennington. 

In  his  twenty-first  year  he  went  to  Salem,  Mass.,  where  he  en- 
gaged in  the  business  of  gas,  steam,  and  water  supply,  and  was  en- 
gaged in  the  construction  of  gas  works  in  Milford  and  Springfield, 
Mass.,  and  Thompsonville  and  Norwich,  Conn.  From  Norwich  he 
went  South  and  engaged  as  inspector  of  the  Savannah  (Ga.)  Gas 
Light  Co.  In  the  winter  of  1855-6  he  rem.  to  Augusta,  Ga.,  and 
engaged  as  superintending  engineer  in  the  construction  of  what  were 
then  called  portable  gas  works. 

In  1859  he  perfected  improvements  in  the  construction  of  gas  re- 
torts, for  which  he  obtained  letters-patent  in  the  United  States,  and 
shortly  afterwards,  in  connection  with  a  partner,  began  their  manu- 
facture. They  constructed  the  first  complete  gas  works  that  ever 
were  built  in  the  South. 

On  the  breaking  out  of  the  war  their  establishment  was  turned 
principally  into  the  manufacture  of  military  findings  for  the  South- 
ern armies. 

In  Feb.  1862,  he  volunteered  in  the  infantry  service  of  the  Confed- 
erate States  as  a  private,  but  was  soon  made  a  seri;eant ;  was  at  first 
stationed  on  the  Carolina  coast  at  Charleston,  but  was  ordered  to 
Eichmond,  reaching  there  during  the  battle  of  Fair  Oaks,  and  was  at 


838  GENEALOGY:    ROBBE. 

once  ordered  to  the  field  ;  was  on  detached  service  dnring  the  cam- 
paign of  second  Manassas  and  Antietam ;  was  engaged  in  the  battle 
of  Fredericksburgh,  Va.,  in  Dec.  1862,  Chancellorsville  and  second 
Fredericksburgh,  May,  1863,  was  slightly  wounded  in  the  leg,  and 
was  promoted  to  a  lieutenancy  immediately  after,  and  was  wounded 
severely  in  the  neck  and  shoulder  at  Gcttysburgh,  July,  1863,  and 
narrowly  escaped  being  taken  prisoner  afterwards.  In  this  battle 
his  brigade  lost,  in  killed  and  wounded,  three-quarters  of  its  men, 
and  twenty-seven  line  officers  of  his  regiment  were  either  killed  or 
Mounded.  Returned  to  his  command,  which  was  in  Gen.  R.E.Lee's 
army,  at  Rappahannock  station,  in  Nov.  1863,  and  took  command  of 
his  company,  which  he  retained  until  the  close  of  the  war;  was 
engaged  in  the  battle  of  the  Wilderness,  Spottsylvania,  North 
Anna,  and  all  of  the  battles  of  Grant's  campaign  in  Virginia 
until  the  22d  of  June,  1864,  when  he  was  shot  through  the  left 
arm  in  front  of  Petersburg.  He  rejoined  his  company  in  September 
following  and  was  continually  on  the  front  lines  up  to  and  at  the 
surrender  of  General  Lee's  army,  at  Appomattox,  where  he  signed 
the  parole  of  the  survivors  of  his  command,  thirteen  in  number. 
Returned  to  Augusta  and  was  in  command  of  the  military  force 
at  that  place  during  the  riots  in  April,  1865,  which  sacked  the  mil- 
itary store-house  and  much  private  property  at  that  place,  and 
which  was  not  quelled  without  bloodshed. 

At  the  close  of  the  war  he  was  left  without  a  dollar  to  begin  life 
anew.  The  apparent  hopelessness  of  this  task  can  only  be  ap- 
preciated through  a  thorough  knowledge  of  the  destitution  of  the 
country.  But  what  could  be  done  must  be  done,  and  he  com- 
menced the  manufacture  of  ice  by  a  chemical  apparatus,  which  was 
quite  successful  and  profitable  beyond  the  most  sanguine  expecta- 
tion. This  was  the  first  artificial  ice  ever  successfully  manufactured 
in  the  South,  except  at  New  Orleans  ;  but  owing  to  the  generally 
disturbed  condition  of  the  country  and  the  scarcity  of  means,  the 
manufacturing  had  to  be  temporarily  abandoned,  when  the  roads 
were  again  in  operation  and  natural  ice  began  to  arrive.  He  then 
resumed  the  water  and  gas  supply  work ;  afterwards,  in  1880, 
added  iron  roofing  and  ornamental  sheet  iron  work  to  his  business, 
which  was  afterwards  abandoned  as  non-productive. 

In  1883  he  established  the  manufacture  of  brooms,  which  has  con- 
tinued to  thrive  ;  he  is  also  again  engaged  as  a  stockholder  and  di- 
rector in  the  ice  manufacturing  business,  with  a  productive  capacity 


genealogy:  robbe.  839 

of  sixty  thousand  pounds  a  day.  His  various  pursuits  are  all  fairly 
prosperous.  He  manufactures  about  twenty  thousand  feet  of  drain 
and  sewer  pipe  a  year. 

He  early  joined  the  Masons,  and  has  reached  the  fifteenth  degree. 
In  1870  he  was  elected  Grand  Patriarch  in  Odd  Fellowshij),  and  in 
1871  was  selected  to  represent  the  order  in  Georgia  in  the  Sover- 
eign Grand  Lodge  of  the  World,  which  position  he  has  held  contin- 
ually since,  except  in  1875  and  '76,  when  he  was  Grand  Master  of 
the  state.  Was  for  many  years  chief  engineer  of  the  Augusta  fire 
department,  a  body  numbering  seven  hundred  men.  In  this  ser- 
vice, and  when  on  duty  at  a  fire,  he  had  the  misfortune  to  break  an 
ankle  by  falling  off  a  burning  building,  and  has  received  resolu- 
tions of  commendation  from  the  city  government  and  mementoes 
from  the  citizens  as  testimonials  of  ability  and  daring.  In  1882  he 
was  almost  unanimously  elected  to  i-epresent  his  home  county  in  the 
general  assembly  of  the  state,  receiving  all  but  one  hundred  twen- 
ty-five out  of  eight  thousand  votes,  and  was  re-elected  for  four  years 
afterwards ;  voluntarily  retiring  Oct.  1886.  During  this  service 
he  was  honored  with  the  chairmanship  of  the  committee  on  manu- 
factures and  chairman  pro  tem.  of  the  finance  committee,  also 
served  four  years  on  the  railroad  and  library  committees.  In  poli- 
tics has  always  been  a  Democrat.  In  1876  he  prepared  for  publica- 
tion a  digest  of  the  laws  in  Odd  Fellowship,  which  the  Grand 
Lodge  of  the  state  adopted  and  published. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Charles  Lewis'"',  b.  Jan.  18,  18G9;  d.  June  28,  1870. 

2.  Lizzies  b.  Jan.  23,  1873;  d.  Feb.  1,  187;}. 

3.  Frank  Albert'',  b.  Nov.  21,  1874. 

4.  James  Edward",  b.  Aug.  6,  1877;  d.  Aug.  14,  1880. 

5.  Charles  Arthur',  b.  Jan.  22,  1881. 

6.  William  Johu'',  b.  April  19,  1883. 

6.  Mary  Francis^  b.  Dec.  18,  1846;  m.  Jan.  22,  1880,  James 
Miltmore  Robb,  of  Stoddard,  who  was  b.  Feb.  2,  1843;  res.  Han- 
cock village. 

7.  Alexander^  b.  in  Peterboro',  May  31, 1800  ;  came  to  H.  in  1818. 
He  learned  the  boot-  and  shoe-making  trade  of  Mansel  Alcock,  and 
continued  to  res.  in  town  until  his  death,  Jan.  23,  1869;  m.  Mrs. 
Melinda  Wilson,  who  survives  him.  He  was  a  mm  of  the  strictest 
integrity,  and  by  persistent  industry  and  close  attention  to  business, 
he  accumulated  quite  a  large  projjcrty. 


840  GENEALOGY:    ROBINSON. 

ROBINSON. 

Simeon^  Robinson*  res.  in  Douglas,  Mass.,  about  the  middle  of  the 
Eighteenth  century.     The  family  subsequently  rem.  to  Londonderry. 

Douglas^  (Simeon^)  was  b.  in  Douglas,  Mass.,  in  1747;  settled  in 
Greenfield  in  1789,  where  he  d.  in  1821.  He  m.  1,  Sarah  Hazelton  ; 
m.  2,  Hannah  Butler.  Four  of  his  sons  —  three  by  his  first  wife  and 
one  by  his  second  wife  —  res.  in  H. 

1,  Benjamin^  (Douglas^,  Simeon^),  b.  in  Nottingham  West,  July 
13,  1778;  d.  in  Manchester,  Wis.,  Jan.  16,  1861;  m.  in  1803,  Esther,t 
dau.  of  Zaccheus  Greeley,  who  was  b.  in  Nottingham  West,  Jan.  28, 
1780;  d.  in  Manchester,  Wis.,  Dec.  1,  1857.  The  family  res.  in 
Greenfield,  H.  (at  the  place  marked  "J.  H.  Hadley  "),  and  Alstead, 
and,  in  1855,  rem.  to  Manchester,  Wis. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Amon*,  b.  Sept.  9.  1804;   d.  Jan.  12,  1887;    m.  Nov.  29,  1855,  Cornelia 

Smith,  who  was  b.  March  .31,  1819,  and  d.  in  Bath,  N.  Y.  Child: 
Ada*^,  b.  Aug.  17,  1857;  m.  Jan.  1,  1876,  Lindsay  Davison.  Two 
children. 

2.  Jariel^  b.  Nov.  24,  1805 ;  m.  Aug.  8,  1841,  Elizabeth  Ann  Orr,  who  was 

b.  Aug.  19,  1822;  res.  Pine  Rock  township.  111.  Children:  (1), 
Benjamin  Franklin^  b.  Aug.  10, 1842;  m.  May  10, 1875,  Fanny  Mal- 
lory ;  three  children.  (2),  Laviua  Jane^,  b.  March  3, 1844 ;  m.  Jan. 
5,  1874,  John  H.  Mackenzie ;  res.  Dassel,  Minn. ;  four  children. 
(3),  De  Witt  Clinton^,  b.  Jan.  27,  1846;  m.  Sept.  27,  1874,  Melissa 
Crumb;  res.  Crete,  Neb.;  three  children.  (4),  John^,  b.  April  25, 
1848;  m.  Dec.  25,  1881,  Amelia  Ferguson;  res.  Marshalltown,  la.; 
one  child.  (5),  Mary  Elizabeths,  b.  April  24, 1850 ;  d.  Aug.  7, 1850. 
(6),  Philena  Janett^,  b.  April  25,  1851;  m.  April  11,  1882,  Albert 
McCabe;  res.  Marcus,  la. ;  one  child.  (7),  Elizabeth  G.^,  b.  April 
27,  1853;  d.  April  21,  1881;  m.  March  20,  1877,  Albert  McCabe. 
(8),  Sarah  Ellen^,  b.  May  13,  1855 ;  m.  Jan.  29,  1877,  W.  W.  Booth ; 
res.  Wall  Lake,  la.;  three  children.  (9),  Maryette  Adelaide^,  b. 
Feb.  20,  1857;  d.  Feb.  1885;  m.  Dec.  8,  1878,  John  A.  Black;  res. 
Dakota  City,  la.;  two  children.  (10),  Amarett^,  b.  Feb.  20,  1S57; 
d.  Feb.  25,  1857.  (11),  Agnes  O.S  b.  June  7, 1859 ;  m.  Oct.  11, 1878, 
William  Youngs ;  res.  Dakota  City,  la.;  two  children.  (12), 
Mark  A.\  b.  May  30,  1861;  res.  Topeka,  Kan.  (13),  Ezra  L.^,  b. 
July  18,  1863. 

*  The  early  history  of  this  family  is  involved  in  obscurity,  as  there  were  several 
immigrants  that  hore  the  name.  One  theory  has  been  that  the  ancestor  of  the  family 
was  the  son  of  John  Robinson,  the  pastor  of  the  church  in  Leyden.  An  old  Bible  in 
one  branch  of  the  family  has  the  following  record  without  date :  "  The  Robinson 
family  of  America  are  descended  from  three  brothers,  Peter,  Amos,  and  Andrew, 
Episcopal  priests,  who  came  to  this  country  from  England  early  in  tlie  days  of  the 
colonies,  tor  gi-eater  religious  freedom  and  "more  of  this  world's  goods." 

t  Mrs.  Robinson  was  the  sister  of  the  father  of  Hon.  Horace  Greeley. 


GENEALOGY  :   ROBINSON.  841 


3.  DariusS  b.  Nov.  24,  1807;  d.  June  20,  ISIO. 

4.  LovluaS  b.  May  la,  1809;  d.  Nov.  21,  1815. 

5.  ArmiudaS  b.  June  15,  1811;  d.  in  Berlin,  Wis.,  July  .*?,  1879;  ni.  in  Al- 

stead,  June  4,  1832,  Hartley,  son  of  Samuel  Thurston,  who  d.  in 
Alstead,  Feb.  13,  1880.  The  family  res.  in  Alstead,  Gilsum,  Man- 
chester, Wis.,  and  Berlin, Wis.  Children:  (1),  Andrew  J.'',  b.  in 
Alstead,  Dec.  6,  1835;  d.  in  Nasliville,  Tenn.,  Nov.  10,  18G4;  m.  in 
Manchester,  Wis.,  in  18()2,  Jane  Delzell,  who  d.  in  Davenport,  la. 
(2),  Marion  Emogene^,  b.  in  Gilsum,  Sept.  14,  1844;  m.  Erastus 
Corning,  who  was  b.  Jan.  19,  1835;  two  children.  (3),  Emma'',  b. 
in  Gilsum,  Dec.  8,  1850;  m.  Feb.  14,  187G,  T.  C.  Ryan;  res.  Merrill, 
Wis. ;  three  cliildren. 

6.  LutharaS  b.  Oct.  19,  1813;  m.  in  Alstead,  April  13,  1843,  David  Ran- 

dall; rem.  to  Manchester,  Wis.;  present  res.,  Markesan,  Wis. 
Children:  (1),  Augustus^,  b.  in  Suriy,  March  21,  1845;  m.  in  18G7, 
Eliza  Chapman ;  three  children.     (2),  Orves%  d.  young. 

7.  John  A.*,  b.  April  25,  1815 ;  d.  Dec.  9,  1879 ;  m.  Aug.  31,  1847,  Belinda 

C.  Hutchinson,  who  was  b.  in  Itliaca,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  22,  1824;  five 
children. 

8.  Philena^  b.  Dec.  19,  1817;  m.  Sept.  21,  1843,  Joseph  Priest;  present 

res.,  Merrill,  Wis. 

9.  Lovina  J.^  b.  Aug.  5,  1819 ;  m.  in  Alstead,  Oct.  12,  1848,  Albert  Cross, 

who  d.  in  Claremont,  Nov.  7,  1858 ;  m.  2,  Oct.  28,  1863,  Channey  M. 
Phelps.  Children  :  (1),  Ella  D.s,  b.  Jan.  1,  1850;  m.  Jan.  21,  1871, 
Preston  E.  Phelps.  (2),  Attella^,  b.  April  9,  1852;  m.  March  14, 
1880,  Burr  N.  Davis;  res.  Markesan,  Wis.  (3),  Frank  F.^,  b.  Jan. 
5,  1854. 

10.  Martha  N.*,  b.  Jan.  24,  1821 ;  m.  Nov.  7,  1861,  Dr.  H.  C.  Egglestou, 

who  was  b.  in  1808,  and  d.  in  1880.  Child :  Grace  E.^,  b.  in  1863; 
d.  in  1869. 

11.  Darius  F.<,  b.  Nov.  13,  1823 ;  d.  in  Manchester,  Wis.,  Feb.  22, 1860;  m. 

June  2,  1846,  Sarah  Holbrook,  who  d.  at  Otter  Creek,  June,  1881. 

3.  William^  (Douglas-,  Simeon^),  b.  in  Nottingham  West,  Aug. 
31,  1780;  d.  in  H.,  April  15, 1849;  m.  April  7,  1807,  in  Greenfield, 
Elizabeth,  dau.  of  Philip  and  Mary  (Harper)  Fletcher,  who  was  b. 
in  Greenfield,  Aug.  11,  1781;  d.  in  H.,  Feb.  29,  1880.  They  came 
to  H.  in  1808;  res.  on  place  marked  "  W.  Robinson,"  which  they 
purchased  in  1807  of  Lucy  Spear,  who  inherited  it  from  her  uncle, 
John  Hancock.  It  had  previously  been  occupied  by  Amos  Philips, 
who  rem.  to  Vermont  in  1803,  and  by  Solomon  Hobart.  Chil- 
dren :  — 

3.  PersisS  b.  Oct.  23,  1808;  m.  June  5,  1834,  Lewis  Symonds. 
(q.  V.) 

4.  Jason^  b.  May  22,  1810;  d.  in  H.,  Sept.  13,  1874;  m.  Oct.  6, 

54 


842  GENEALOGY:    ROBINSON. 

1835,  Relief,  dau.  of  Timothy  and  Mary  (Moor)  Moors  (q.  v.);  res. 
in  H.,  with  the  exception  of  the  years  from  1838  to  1852,  which 
were  spent  in  Greenfield  and  Bennington,  In  1857  they  rem.  to 
the  Gardner  Nay  farm,  where  the  family  continue  to  res. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  David  M.5,  b.  iu  Benmngton,  Feb.  16,  1843;  d.  Oct.  19,  1843. 

2.  Edward  J.s,  b.  in  Bennington,  July  5,  1849 ;  d.  Feb.  3,  1882. 

3.  Waldo  E.5,  b.  in  Greenfield,  July  31,  1851 ;  d.  Aug.  9,  1863. 

4.  Ada  M.5,  b.  in  H.,  July  25,  1853 ;  d.  Sept.  29,  1853. 

5.  Frank  G.^,  b.  in  H.,  March  3,  1855. 

5.  Betsey*,  b.  June  22,  1812;  d.  in  Middlesex  Village,  Mass., 
July  21,  1847;  m.  July  14,  1841,  Benjamin,  son  of  Benjamin  and 
Mary  (Pearsons)  Blood,  who  was  b.  in  Tyngsboro',  Mass.,  June  3, 
1805;  res.  Tyngsboro',  Mass.,  South  Tamworth,  North  Chelmsford, 
Mass.,  Middlesex  Village,  Mass.,  and  Dracut,  Mass. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  John  D.5,  b.  in  South  Tamworth,  Aug.  26,  1842;  d.  Aug.  27,  1842. 

2.  Augustus  Wayland^,  b.  in  North  Chelmsford,  Mass.,  Oct.  9,  1843;  m. 

iu  Montana,  la.,  Jan.  21,  1870,  Maria  L.  Dixon,  who  was  b.  in 
Springfield,  Mass.,  May  1, 1844;  res.  Leominster,  Mass.  Children : 
(1),  Arthur  Edmund",  b.  Jan.  31,  1871.  (2  and  3),  Berton  Charles" 
and  Bertha  Cornelia",  b.  Aug.  22,  1874 ;  the  latter  d.  same  day. 

3.  Harriet  Elizabeth^,  b.  iu  North  Chelmsford,  Mass.,  Nov.  18,  1845;  m. 

Jan.  18,  1883,  Charles  H.,  son  of  John  and  Hannah  (Currier)  Smith, 
who  was  b.  in  Dracut,  Mass.,  Sept.  8, 1843,  and  d.  in  Florence,  Cal., 
Feb.  12,  1889;  res.  Florence,  Cal. 

4.  Betsey  Ann^,  b.  in  Middlesex  Village,  Mass.,  July  14,  1847;   d.  July 

27,  1847. 

6.  William^  b.  Jan.  14,  1814;  m.  in  Lyndeboro',  Oct.  4,  1888, 
Hannah,  dau.  of  Joab  and  Polly  (Butterfield)  Newton,  who  was  b. 
in  Acworth,  May  22,  1815;  res.  on  the  homestead. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Helen  Marinda^,  b.  May  20,  1840. 

2.  George  Coolidge^  b.  Jan.  24,  1842 ;  m.  June  26, 1873,  Anna  Somes,  dau. 

of  Isaac  and  Isabel  Emily  (Butter)  Trask,  who  was  b.  in  Pine 
Rock,  111.,  May  21,  1844.    Child :  Sadie  Belle«,  b.  March  5,  1880. 

3.  Marett  Carolines  b.  Feb.  11,  1844;  d.  May  13,  1869. 

4.  William  Newton^,  b.  Jan.  31,  1846;  m.  in  Milford,  Nov.  16,  1870,  Ella 

Augusta,  dau.  of  John  E.  and  Sarah  J.  (Whittemore)  Bruce;  res. 
Milford.  Children:  (1),  Carroll  B.",  b.  June  6,  1873.  (2),  Charles 
W.«,  b.  March  26,  1877.     (3),  Amy",  b.  March  26,  1879. 


genealogy:   ROBINSON.  843 


5.  Mary  Adelaide'',  b.  Dec.  4,  1848;  m.  Dec.  5,  1S71,  James  Enoch,  son  of 

Enoch  and  Hannah  (Armstrong)  Webster,  who  was  b.  in  Nashua, 
Oct.;"),  1841;  res.  ililford.  Children:  (1),  Annie  Frances",  b.  in 
Bennington,  Sept.  30,  1872.  (2),  Arthur  Robinson'",  b.  in  Milford, 
April  7,  1875.     (3),  Carl  James«,  b.  in  ^lilford,  Aug.  19,  1885. 

6.  Henry  Franklin",  b.  Jan.  4,  1851 ;  was  educated  at  McCollom  institute, 

in  Blount  Vernon;  res.  on  the  homestead;  has  been  for  several 
years  the  regular  correspondent  of  the  Peterboro'  Transcript.  At 
the  centennial  of  H.  he  responded  to  the  sentiment,  "The  past  of 
Hancock  contrasted  with  the  present."  (See  p.  29.)  To  him  we 
are  indebted  for  the  record  of  the  Robinson  family. 

7.  Ella  Frances^,  b.  Sept.  5,  1800;  d.  Sept.  22,  1881. 

7.  Mary*,  b.  Jan.  15,  1823;  d.  Aug.  24,  1868;  m.  in  Greenfield, 
Nov.  15,  1864,  Dea.  John  Holt,  who  d.  April  19,  1869. 

8.  John"  (Douglas-,  Simeon^),  b.  in  Greenfield,  Aug.  17,  1790; 
m.  Elizabeth  B.  McLaughlin,  of  Walpole,  who  was  b.  April  15,  1791  ; 
res.  a  few  years  in  H. ;  rem.  to  Oppenheim,  Fulton  county,  N.  Y., 
in  Feb.  1826,  where  they  continued  to  res.  the  rest  of  their  lives. 
He  d.  July  29,  1868;  his  wife  d.  April  26,  1874. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Martha  Ann*,  b.  in  H.,  June  15,  1814;  m.  March  10,  1840,  Jonas  D.,  son 

of  Jonas  and  Nancy  Brown,  of  Oppenheim,  who  d.  at  Fortress 
Monroe,  Ya.,  July  13,  1864.  Children:  (1),  Martha  L.^,  b.  March 
13,  1841 ;  d.  Jan.  7,  187G ;  m.  Dec.  G,  1859,  Charles  Salsbury,  a  jew- 
eler. Children :  Leonora*^,  Arelia'5,  Adala".  (2),  Jonas  A.^,  b.  Jan. 
2,  1844;  a  farmer;  m.  Feb.  5,  1867,  Harriet  L.  Porter.  Children: 
Carrie  Ann^,  Clarence^.  (3),  Sarah  A.^,  b.  April  12, 1845 ;  d.  March 
10,  1861.  (4),  Harriet  A.^  b.  Jan.  5,  1847;  m.  Jan.  20,  1861,  Levi 
Weaver,  of  Oppenheim ;  a  farmer.  Children :  Henry*',  Adaline^, 
Lawrence  D.'^,  Anna  E.*^,  Helena*',  Stella". 

2.  Louisas  b.  in  H.,  Oct.  23,  1815;  d.  Nov.  12,  1825. 

3.  Hiram*,  b.  in  H.,  Jan.  21,  1817;  m.  Mary  Bean,  who  was  b.  in  Oppen- 

heim, N.  Y.,  Jan.  6,  1819;  rem.  in  1860  to  Herkimer,  N.  Y.,  where 
they  res.;  he  is  a  farmer.  Children:  (1),  Francis  H.°,  b.  July  8, 
1844;  m.  Sept.  9,  1877,  Elvira  Johnson,  of  Schuyler,  N.  Y.;  he  is  a 
farmer.  (2),  Charles  H.^  b.  Feb.  17,  1846 ;  m.  Oct.  15, 1867,  Jennie 
Crane;  he  is  a  book-keeper ;  res.  Utica,  N.  Y.  Child:  Bessie".  (3), 
Cyrus  M.5,  b.  Feb.  19,  1848;  m.  Oct.  15,  1873,  Mary ;  res.  Salis- 
bury, N.  Y. ;  he  is  a  cheese  manufacturer.  (4),  An  infant^,  b.  June 
2,  1850;  d.  July  26,  1850.  (5),  Mary  J.s,  b.  July  12,  1851 ;  d.  June 
4, 1870.  (6),  Electa  L.^,  b.  Aug.  21, 1853 ;  a  dress-maker ;  res.  Herki- 
mer. (7),  William  O.'',  b.  July  27,  1856;  a  cheese  manufacturer; 
res.  Herkimer.  (8),  George  L.^,  b.  Oct.  12,  1858;  d.  May  6,  1859. 
(9),  Ella  A.°,  b.  June  13,  1860;  a  school-teacher;  res.  Herkimer, 


844  GENKALOGY:   ROBINSON. 


John  D.^  b.  iu  H.,  Feb.  6,  1820;  m.  Sept.  16,  1841,  Eliza  A.  Klock,  who 
was  b.  Sept.  19,  1819;  he  is  a  farmer;  res.  Oppenheim.  Children: 
(1),  Mary  E.^,  b.  July  7,  1842;  m.  June  2,  1863,  Calvin  Sholl,  who 
was  b.  June  15,  1834;  a  farmer;  res.  Danube,  N,  Y.  Children: 
Amanda  E.e,  Elma  E.e.  (2),  Jason  N.^,  b.  Feb.  3,  1844;  m.  June 
4,  1865,  Martha  Lent,  who  was  b.  April  23,  1846 ;  he  is  a  farmer. 
Children:  Lertas  J.^,  Elmer  B.^,  Eugene^  Clark  A.6.  (3),  Ervin 
K.s,  b.  Aug.  28,  1845;  m.  Oct.  28,  1868,  Lucinda  Rogers,  who  was 
b.  Dee.  14,  1843;  he  is  a  farmer.  Children:  Helen  Maj-^,  Fred  J.^. 
(4),  Myron  C.^,  b.  Oct.  15,  1850;  d.  1888;  m.  Dec.  21,  1875,  Mary  J. 
Farling,who  wasb.Feb.9, 1849;  he  is  a  farmer.  (5),  TheronD.^,  b. 
Jan,  21, 18.53 ;  m.  Jennet  B.  Farling,  who  was  b.  Jan.  18, 1851 ;  he  is  a 
cheese  manufacturer.  Children:  Merton  W.^,  RoselF.  (6),  Ger- 
trude A.5,  b.  Sept.  27,  1856;  m.  Dec.  26,  1876,  Ryebina  Klock,  who 
was  b.  Jan.  12,  1846;  he  is  a  carpenter,  millwright,  and  lumber 
dealer.  (7),  Delia  0.°,  b.  Dec.  15,  1860;  m.  May  27,  1879,  Anson 
E.  Brown,  who  was  b.  March  31, 1850 ;  a  merchant.  Child  :  Newell 
A.6.     (8),  Delbert  J.^,  b.  June  10,  1866. 

Adeline  S.'',  b.  in  H.,  July  25,  1818;  m.  Samuel  D.  Sweet,  who  was  b. 
May  20,  1821.     Children :  Julia  C.^,  John  Enochs 

Sylvester*,  b.  in  H.,  Oct.  26,  1822;  m.  Dec.  15,  1843,  Agnes  Whyland; 
he  is  a  wagon-maker ;  res.  Sand  Lake,  X.  Y.     Children :  (1),  Jenet^, 

b.  Sept.  6,  1845;  m.  Oct.  21,  1868, ,  a  railroad  conductor;  res. 

Albany,  IST.  Y.  Children:  LenaS  Arthur  E.«.  (2),  Mary  Ella%  b. 
Aug.  22,  1855;  m.  Feb.  22,  1878,  Harvey  Dillingback.  Children: 
Berry'%  Harry". 

Louisa*,  b.  in  Oppenheim,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  10,  1827;  d.  Sept.  14,  1830. 

HelimS  b.  in  Oppenheim,  N.  Y.,  April  26, 1831 ;  m.  March  14, 1866,  Mary 
Hewitt;  he  is  a  farmer.  Children :  (1),  John^,  b.  March  14,  1869  ; 
d.  March  1,  1875.  (2),  Edwin^,  b.  Aug.  18,  1872 ;  d.  March  4, 1875. 
(3),  Chauncy^  b.  Nov.  18,  1873. 

Lorenza*,  b.  in  Oppenheim,  Oct.  20,  1833;  m.  Solomon  VV.  Mosher,  who 
was  b.  Jan.  1,  1823;  a  farmer.  Children:  (1),  Charles^,  b.  Jan.  8, 
1853;  a  farmer.  (2),  Orrin^  b.  May  11,  1856;  m.  Sept.  1,  1875, 
Anna  E.  Billings,  who  was  b.  March  19,  1858;  he  is  a  stage-driver. 
Children:  Stella  S.e,  Bertha«.     (3),  Albert  E.S  b.  Feb.  18,  1862. 


9.  Franklin^  (Douglas"^,  Simeon^),  son  of  the  second  wife,  Han- 
nah Butler,  b.  in  Greenfield,  Sept.  5,  1811  ;  m.  1,  Dec.  5,  1837,  in 
Sullivan,  Elvira,  dau.  of  James  and  Abigail  (Keith)  Matthews  (q.  v.), 
who  d.  in  Stockton,  Cal.,  Dec.  2,  1879 ;  ra.  2,  Dec.  24, 1880,  in  Stock- 
ton, Cal.,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Trundy  (Currier)  Page,  who  was  b.  in  Wis- 
casset.  Me.,  April  21,  1811,  dau.  of  Joseph  and  Fannie  (Bridge) 
Currier,  and  widow  of  Arza  Page,  of  Billerica,  Mass.  The  family 
have  res.  in  Hillsboro',  Lowell,  Mass.,  Bennington,  H.,  and  San  An- 


GENEALOGY:    ROBINSON;    ROCKWELL.  845 

dreas  and  Stockton,  Cal.  Mr.  Robinson  is  a  blacksmith.  He  went 
to  California  in  the  heat  of  the  gokl  excitement  and  sharpened  tools 
for  the  miners. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Elmiua  Josephine^,  b.  iu  Hillsboro',  April  3,  1839 ;  m.  in  San  Andreas,  CaL, 

April  28, 18G1,  Charles  Henry,  son  of  Jason  and  Martha  (Poor)  Ingalls, 
,  who  was  b.  iu  Salem,  Jan.  28,  1835,  and  d.  in  Honolulu,  S.  I.,  on  or  near 
Feb.  20,  1875;  res.  Jackson,  San  Francisco,  and  Stockton,  Cal.,  at 
which  place  Mrs.  Ingalls  now  res.  Children:  (1),  Alice  Maud^,  b. 
in  Jackson,  CaL,  June  28,  1862;  res.  with  her  mother.  (2),  Lillian 
Graced  b.  in  Jackson,  Cal.,  Oct.  5,  1864;  d.  in  same  place,  June  18, 
1865.  (3),  Harry  Franklin^,  b.  in  Jackson,  Cal.,  April  10,  1866 ;  d.  in 
same  place,  April  13,  1866.  (4),  Archa  Willard^  b.  in  San  Francisco, 
Cal.,  June  10,  1868;  res.  Stockton,  Cal. 

2.  George  Franklin^,  b.  iu  Hillsboro',  Jan.  30,  1843;  a  blacksmith;  res.  in 

Stockton;  unm. 


ROCKWELL. 

Albert  L.-,  son  of  Janies^  and  Abigail  (Whitehead)  Rockwell, 
was  b.  in  Stanbridge,  P.  Q.,  March  3,  1823 ;  m.  in  Dracut,  Mass., 
June  9,  1844,  Arvilla,  dau.  of  Nathaniel  and  Mary  (George)  Moody, 
who  was  b.  in  Landaff,  July  29,  1827;  res.  in  H.  near  County 
bridge,  at  place  marked  "  A.  Rockwell." 

CHILDREX. 

1.  Ammi  G.s,  b.  Jan.  30,  1846;  d.  Dec.  1,  1849. 

2.  Mary  J.3,  b.  Oct.  29,  1847 ;  m.  April,  1868,  John  A.  Hezeltou,  of  Man- 

chester. Children:  (1),  Ella  C.^  b.  May  4,  1869;  m.  Sept.  1885, 
Shirly  O.  Prescott,  of  Auburn.  (2),  Georgie  Gertrude*,  b.  April, 
1871;  d.  Nov.  1873.  (3),  John  Byron^  b.  Oct.  1872;  d.  Nov.  1873. 
(4),  Charles  C.*,  b.  Jan.  24,  1879. 

3.  Dearborn  S.3,  b.  April  9,  1849;  m.  in  Lyndeboro',  Aug.  1869,  Lizzie  M., 

dau.  of  Plummer  and  Adeline  Powers  (q.  v.),  who  was  b.  in  Green- 
field, Feb.  1852.  Children:  (1),  George  A.*,  b.  Jan.  17,  1872.  (2), 
Delia  G.*,  b.  April  4,  1875.     (3),  Florences  b.  May  29,  1878. 

4.  Eugene  A.3,  b.  Feb.  23,  1852;  d.  April  15,  1857. 

5.  Abbie3,  b.  July  16,  1854;  d.  April  15,  1855. 

6.  William^,  b.  March  26,  1856 ;  d.  in  1857. 

7.  Sargent  M.^,  b.  Sept.  22,  1801 ;  m.  Nov.  1878,  Lizzie  Grace,  who  was  b. 

in  Newbury,  July,  1860  Children:  (1),  Frederic^  b.  July,  1880; 
d.  May,  1881.  (2),  Arthui-*,  b.  April,  1883.  (3),  Lena  A.\  b. 
Oct.   1885. 


846  GENEALOGY:    ROGERS;   ROSS;   RUNNELLS. 

JESSE  ROGERS. 

Jesse^  Rogers  came  from  Greenfield  to  H.  in  Feb.  1794;  res.  at 
No.  59,  on  the  opposite  side  of  Moose  brook  from  mill  site  No.  XII 
(see  p.  83);  rem.  to  Vermont  about  the  year  1800,  where  he  became 
a  wealthy  farmer.  Six  children  ;  the  names  of  only  two  of  them 
have  come  to  us  :  John^  and  Robert'^. 


WILLIAM  ROGERS. 

William  Kogers  came  from  Greenfield  to  H.  about  the  year  1806 ; 
res.  on  the  William  Gray  farm ;  m.  Lydia,  dau.  of  Andrew  Robin- 
son, of  Greenfield;  returned  to  Greenfield  about  the  year  1816. 
One  dau.,  m.  Ira  Wilson,  of  Greenfield. 


H.  A.  ROGERS. 

H.  A.  Rogers  res.  in  H.  several  years  at  various  times :  from 
March  11,  1843,  to  April  2,  1844,  on  the  Wason  place;  then  two 
years  on  the  Maynard  place,  and  from  April  24,  1855,  eight  months 
on  the  Gray  place.  His  first  wife  was  a  sister  of  John  Thorning. 
Eight  children. 

ROSS. 

Myrick^  Ross  came  to  H.  from  Ashburnham,  Mass.;  m.  Dec.  13, 
1838,  Sarah  Tyri-ell  (q.  v.);  res.  about  nine  years  at  No.  36;  rem.  to 
Dublin,  where  Mrs.  Ross  d.  Jan.  1,  1873;  he  also  d. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Myrick  Harvey^,  b.  in  H.,  Nov.  27,  1841;  m.  Jane  Koss;  res.  Salisbury, 

Mass. 

2.  Rebecca  Jane',  b.  in  H.,  Aug.  26, 1843 ;  m. Butler ;  res.  Troy,  N.Y. ;  d. 

3.  William  W.^  b.  in  H.,  Feb.  20,  1846 ;  m. ;  res.  Troy,  N.  Y. ;  d. 

4.  Angeline'^,  m. ;  res.  Nelson;  d. 

5.  Emogene-,  d. 

6.  Joseph'^,  d. 

RUNNELLS. 

1,  John^  Runnells  was  of  Scotch  descent;  settled  in  New  Bruns- 
wick in  1656. 

Joseph^,  m.  Rebecca  Chesley;  res.  New  Durham. 


GENEALOGY:   RUNNELLS;   RUSSELL.  847 

Jeremiah  B.'',  m.  Sally  Calmey,  of  Pittsfield  ;  rem,  to  Hanover, 
where 

Harlan  P.**  (Jeremiah  B.^,  Joseph-,  John^),  was  b.  Dec.  20,  1841; 
served  in  Co.  D,  13th  N.  Y.  cavalry;  m.  Sept.  2,  1875,  Mrs.  Mary 
(Dafney)  Martin  ;  came  to  H.  and  succeeded  Sullivan  H.  Gordon  at 
the  place  marked  "  S.  Matthews  "  in  1887.     Child  : — 

2.     Edith  M.^  b.  in  Manchester,  July  25,  1876. 


•       RUSSELL. 

1.  JoeP  Russell,  b.  April  13,  1748;  was  a  Eevolutionary  soldier; 
m.  Dec.  24,  1769,  Mary  Foster,  who  was  b.  June  19,  1752;  came  to 
H.  as  early  as  1779  (see  p.  7);  settled  at  No.  86.  He  d.  May  14, 
1834;  his  wife  d.  Jan.  28,  1815.     Children  :  — 

2.  Polly-,  b.  Oct.  28,  1770;  m.  Eleazer  Ames.     (q.  v.) 

3.  Ebenezer-  [14],  b.  Nov.  16,  1772. 

4.  Abijah^,  b.  Sept.  3,  1774;  d.,  aged  10  years. 

5.  William^,  b.  Aug.  3,  1776;  d.  Oct.  1,  1810. 

6.  Hebsibeth^,  b.  Oct.  13,  1778;  m.  March  11,  1802,  Joshua 
Filbrook,  of  Sutton. 

7.  Hannah^,  b.  Sept.  5,  1780;  m.  Wadley,  of  Unity.  Sev- 
eral children. 

8.  Sally-,  b.  Aug.  30,  1782;  m.  Nov.  1801,  Richard  Gould,  of 

Greenfield.     Children  :  Amos^  (q.  v.),  Betsey^,  m.;  Phebe",  m. 

Marshall ;  res.  Bennington  ;  perhaps  others. 

9.  Betsey-,  b.  Feb.  19,  1785;  m.  William,  son  of  Abner  Keyes. 
(q.  V.) 

10.  JoeP,  b.  June  14,  1787;  m.  Sept.  15,  1815,  Lucy  Burdick; 
res.  Ithaca,  N.  Y.;  was  with  his  brother,  John,  in  Unadilla,  N.  Y., 
several  years. 

11.  John-  [24],  b.  Dec.  14,  1789. 

13.     Permelia-,  b.  Dec.  14,  1792;  d.,  aged  2  years  and  4  months. 

13.  Susanna^,  b.  Oct.  13,  1795;  m.  John  Silver;  res.  in  New- 
port some  twenty  years,  where  they  kept  a  hotel ;  rem.  to  Michigan, 
where  she  d. 

14.  Ebenezer^  [3]  (JoeP),  m.  Feb.  5, 1795,  Nancy,t  dau.  of  Abner 
Keyes;  d.  Oct.  31,  1845 ;  his  wife  d.  Sept.  10,  1855.     Children  :  — 

*  Mr.  Runnells  is  a  relative  of  Rev.  Moses  T.  Runnells,  the  historian  of  Sanbomton. 
t  This  marriage  was  recorded  by  James  Hosley,  and  the  name  that  he  gives  is 
Anna.    (See  p.  209.) 


848  GENEALOGY:    RUSSELL. 

15.  NancyS,  b.  Dec.  22,  1795;  d.  Sept.  30,  1825 ;  m. Heath. 

16.  Hannah^,  b.  July  14,  1797 ;  d.  March  21,  1798. 

17.  Ebenezer^,  b.  July  17,  1799;  d.  Jan.  12,  1854;  ra.  Oct.  18, 
1821,  Lydia,  dau.  of  Isaac  Davis  (q.  v.);  res.  at  place  marked  "D. 
T.  Ware."  He  was  a  shoemaker  ;  d.  Jan.  12,  1854 ;  his  wife  d.  Jan. 
18,  1873. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  An  infant*,  d.  April  6,  1823. 

2.  Hannah  M.*,  b.  Feb.  17,  1827;  m.  David  T.  Ware.     (q.  v.) 

18.  James^  b.  April  4,  1802;  m.,  and  res.  Carbondale,  N.  Y.(?); 
d.  Oct.  25,  1845. 

19.  Ehoda^,  b.  Nov.  25,  1804;  m.  Jan.  30,  1827,  Joel  Foster,  2d. 
(See  p.  213.)  She  was  alto  singer  for  a  long  time  in  the  Congrega- 
tional church.     Several  children. 

20.  John^  b.  June  27,  1807. 

31.     Alonzo^  b.  Jan.  1,  1811;  d.  Sept.  26,  1812. 

23.     Cynthia  F.3,b.  Sept.  7,  1813;  m.  William  P.  Hall.     (q.  v.) 

23.     Marshall^,  b.  July  10,  1815;  d.  Jan.  24,  1816. 

24:.  John^  [11]  (JoeP),  m.  1,  Elizabeth  Bucknam,  who  was  b. 
Jan.  22,  1795  ;  d.  in  Unadilla,  N.  Y.,  Xov.  28,  1828;  m.  2,  April  28, 
1829,  Elizabeth  Gilbert,  who  d.  March  2,  1875,  "much  beloved  by 
all  who  knew  her."  Mr.  Russell  was  early  an  active  member  of  the 
Congregational  church  in  H.;  attended  the  High  school  there,  and 
was  also  a  teacher,  his  first  wife  being  one  of  his  pupils.  He  almost 
perished  in  the  snow  on  his  way  to  the  marriage.  He  res.  a  few 
years  in  H.,  and  about  the  year  1818  rem.  to  Unadilla,  N.  Y.,  where 
he  made  a  home;  rem.  to  Sanford,  N.  Y.,  about  the  year  1832, 
where  he  res.  many  years.  The  burthen  of  life  in  the  new  settle- 
ment was  too  great  for  his  devoted  wife,  and  she  early  fell  a  victim 
to  the  typhoid  fever,  after  having  nursed  her  husband  through  a 
severe  attack  of  the  same  disease.  After  his  removal  to  New 
York,  Mr.  Eussell  was  for  several  years  an  active  member  of  the 
Presbyterian  church.  "His  family  were  uniformly  gathered  morn- 
ing and  evening  around  the  family  altar,  and  on  Sunday  the  chil- 
dren were  taught  the  Westminster  catechism.  .  .  .  Later, 
father,  son  (Baxter),  and  daughters  (Aurelia  and  Eliza),  w^ent  back 
to  the  old  church  —  the  Protestant  Episcopal."  Singing  was  with 
him  a  favorite  pastime,  and  he  made  for  himself  an  excellent  bass 
viol,  which  he  used  on  winter  evenings  at  home  and  in  his  singing 
schools.     He  was  as  pronounced  in  his  political  as  in  his  religious 


GENEALOGY  :    RUSSELL.  .  849 

convictions,  and  he  steadily  maintained  those  convictions  to  the  end. 
His  favorite  paper  was  the  New  York  Tribune.     Children  :  — 

25.  Rev.  Ambrose  Baxter^,  a.  m.,  was  b.  in  H.,  March  10,  1815. 
At  the  age  of  15  years  he  began  the  study  of  the  Latin  language, 
and  finally,  after  teaching  in  the  public  schools  several  terms,  com- 
pleted his  preparation  for  college  at  Oxford  academy,  and  was 
graduated  at  Geneva  (now  Hobart)  college  in  1843,  receiving  the 
degree  of  A,  B.,  and  two  years  later  that  of  A.  M.,  ad  eundem. 
Having  been  baptized,  confirmed,  and  admitted  as  candidate  for  holy 
orders  by  the  Rt.  Rev.  B.  T.  Onderdank,  bishop  of  the  Protestant 
Episcopal  church  in  the  diocese  of  New  York,  he  entered  the  Gen- 
eral Theological  seminary  in  New  York  city.  After  remaining  there 
two  years  he  accepted  the  position  of  head  master  of  Mercer  hall, 
at  Columbia,  Tenn.  On  his  way  from  New  York  city  to  Tennes- 
see, he  visited  his  sister  in  Maryland,  and  was  induced  to  remain  a 
short  time,  where  he  organized  Oakland  high  school  for  boys,  and 
in  1847  reached  Columbia,  where  he  took  up  the  work  as  originally 
intended.  He  was  admitted  to  deacons'  orders,  and  rem.  to  Clarks- 
ville,  Tenn.,  and  engaged  as  assistant  teacher  in  a  parochial  school. 
He  ra.  Nov.  9, 1848,  Clara  Haxall,  dau.  of  Dr.  William  and  Catherine 
Ann  Beaumont,  who  had  been  in  charge  of  the  girls'  department  of 
the  school,  and  was  a  graduate  of  the  Columbia  Female  institute. 
He  was  appointed  adjunct  professor  of  ancient  languages  and  prin- 
cipal of  the  preparatory  department  in  the  "Masonic  university,"  just 
opened  in  Clarksville,  and  at  that  time  became  a  Royal  Arch  Mason. 
The  next  summer  he  was  ordained  priest.  Their  son,  William 
Crane*,  was  b.  Aug.  18,  1849.  The  mother  rapidly  declined  of  con- 
sumption, and  with  the  hope  of  saving  her  life,  they  started  for 
Matagorda,  Tex.,  but  were  only  able  to  reach  Galveston,  where  in 
six  weeks  she  sweetly  fell  asleep  in  Jesus.  "Hers  was  a  lovely 
form,  a  most  sweet,  pure,  gentle,  and  confiding  nature."  The  son, 
who  had  been  left  behind  with  her  sister,  soon  followed  her  to  the 
land  of  the  immortals,  and  all  that  is  mortal  of  mother  and  son  rest 
in  the  cemetery  in  Clarksville. 

In  Dec.  1849,  Mr.  Russell  visited  Bishop  Polk,  on  Bayou  La 
Porsche,-  La.,  which  visit  led  to  a  trip  to  Plaquemine  parish,  where 
he  organized  the  parish  of  Emmanuel  church.  About  ten  years 
later  he  rem.  to  Shreveport,  La.,  where  he  took  charge  of  St.  Mark's 
church.  While  here  a  beautiful  church  was  erected,  and  the  number 
of   communicants    increased    from   twelve   to    one  hundred.     Soon 


860  .  genealogy:  russell. 

after  the  close  of  the  Civil  war  he  rem.  to  Pekin,  111.,  where  he  had 
charge  of  St.  Paul's  church  two  years,  and  then  acted  as  missionary 
in  various  places  until  he  was  called  to  St.  James'  church  at  Cumber- 
land Furnace,  Tenn.,  where  he  remained  five  years,  returning  to  his 
home  in  Pekin,  111.,  in  Nov.  1883.  "During  this  i-ectorship  there 
were  baptized  170;  confirmed,  70  —  47  in  one  year;  school-house  and 
lodge-room  above  it  were  built,  church  consecrated,  and  a  cemetery 
near  it  laid  off."  There  was  also  formed  a  chapter  of  the  order  of 
the  Eastern  Star. 

While  in  college  Mr.  Russell  helped  to  organize  a  natural  history 
society.  While  in  the  seminary  in  New  York  city  he  was  made  a 
corresponding  member  of  the  National  Institute  for  the  Promotion 
of  Science,  at  Washington,  D.  C,  and  subsequently  corresponding 
member  of  the  Entomological  society  in  Philadelphia.  There  are 
few  birds  in  America  he  has  not  mounted ;  few  species  of  ferns  he 
has  not  in  his  herbarium;  few  species  of  diurnal  lepidoptera  he  has 
not  labeled  and  put  in  cases. 

He  m.  2,  in  Portsmouth,  O.,  Oct.  28,  1852,  Augustine,  dau.  of 
John  Courad  and  Maria  Salvine  Vallanvaider,  who  was  b.  in  St. 
Marie  aux  Mines,  Department  du  (Haut)  Rhin,  France,  June  24, 
1833.  Her  parents  were  Huguenots  (her  father  Swiss,  and  her 
mother  French).  They  landed  at  New  Orleans  when  she  was  15 
years  old,  and  she  was  for  some  years  previous  to  her  marriage 
organist  at  Emmanuel  church. 

CHILDRKN. 

2.  Justine  Emelie  Eliza*,  b.  in  the  parish  of  Plaquemine,  La.,  Dec.  10,  1853 ; 

m.  Sept.  23,  1874,  Fillmore  Millard,  who  was  b.  in  Mackinac  Isle, 
Mich.,  Nov.  29,  1851;  is  teller  in  the  Central  National  bank,  Peoria, 
111.  Child:  Justiua  Evlyn^  b.  Feb.  11,  1877.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Millard 
are  members  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  church. 

3.  Ambrose  Eugene*,  b.  in  the  parish  of  Plaquemine,  La.,  June  15,  185- ;  he 

was  a  young  man  of  much  promise ;  d.  Feb.  8,  1873. 

4.  John  Leonard*,  b.  in  the  parish  of  Plaquemine,  La.,  Feb.  16,  1858;  was 

a  graduate  of  the  high  school  in  Pekin,  111. ;  is  engaged  in  commer- 
cial business ;  res.  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

5.  Maria  Aurelia*,  b.  in  Shreveport,  La.,  Jan.  8,  I860:  d.  March  6,  1860. 

6.  Henry  Marshall*,  b.  in  Shreveport,  La.,  Jan.  26,  1861  ;  d.  March  26,  1866. 

7.  Maria  Augustine*,  b.  in  Shreveport,  La.,  May  7,  1863;  m.  Dr.  John  Don 

Slayden,  of  Cumberland  Furnace,  Tenn.,  where  they  continue  to  res. 
Child :  Addie5,  b.  July  19,  1882. 

8.  Marie  Emma*,  b.  in  Shreveport,  La.,  Dec.  17,  1866.     She  is  deeply  inter- 

ested in  the  study  of  natural  history,  etc. 


GENEALOGY  :    RUSSELL.  851 

9.     Fanny  EvelynS  b.  in  Fekin,  IlL,  Jan.  3,  1869.     "She  was  a  bri,i>;ht,  svvoet 
flower,  transplanted  to  bloom  in  the  garden  beyond,"  Nov.  19,  1874. 

36.  Mary  Foster^  b.  in  H.,  Jan.  26,  1817;  m.  1,  Sept.  21,  1836, 
Carlton  Wadsworth,  of  Ilenniker,  who  was  b.  Aug.  25,  1809;  res. 
in  Henniker  until  near  the  close  of  his  life;  d.  in  Norwich,  Yt.,  Oct. 
4,  1868;  m.  2,  Oct.  26,  1870,  G.  W.  Cogswell;  res.  Henniker. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Edward  Carlton*,  b.  July  4,  1838;    ra.  March  15,  1860,  Harriet  Newell 

Dodge;  present  res.,  Grinnell,  la.  Children:  (1),  William  Hutcliin- 
son^,  b.  March  13,  1863;  m.  Jan.  14,  1885.  (2),  Edwin  Arthur^  b. 
May  8,  1865.     (3),  Mabel  Lavinia^,  b.  Feb.  19,  1876. 

2.  William  Hutchinson*,  b.  Jan.  14,  1840;   was  a  member  of  Co.  D,  11th 

regt.  N.  H.  vols.;  d.  at  Falmouth,  Va.,  Jan.  12,  1863. 

3.  Mary  AureliaS  b.  Oct.  9,  1841;  d.  Aug.  28,  1867;  m.  Charles  F.  Gove,  of 

Deeriug. 

4.  Maria  L  *,  b.  Sept.  6,  1846;  ra.  Dec.  8,  1863,  Worcester  Felch;  res.  Man- 

chester, 

37.  Aurelia  Maria^  b.  in  Unadilla  Center,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  20,  1819  ; 
d.  at  her  father's  home  in  Sanford,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  15,  1852.  She  was 
graduated  at  the  female  seminary  under  the  charge  of  Emma  Wil- 
lard,  at  Troy,  N.  Y.,  and  took  the  first  rank  as  teacher  in  music, 
French,  drawing,  painting,  botany,  etc.  She  was  for  ten  years  head 
of  Barlywood  Female  seminary  in  Winchester,  Va. 

38.  '  Fanny  Woodbury^  b.  in  Unadilla,  N.Y.,  April  21, 1821.  At 
an  early  age  she  went  to  H.  with  Mr.  Whitcomb,  with  whom  she  res. 
several  years.  Returning  to  New  York,  she  taught  school  several 
terms,  and  m.  Feb.  28,  1842,  Richard  Blare  (?),  of  Gilbertsville, 
N.  Y.;  an  extensive  farmer;  res.  near  Rochdale,  N.  Y. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Sarah  Elizabeth*,  b.  March  4,  1844;   m.  Sept.  29,  1869,  Mervin   Odell. 

Child :  Mervin5,  b.  Dec.  5,  1873. 

2.  Mary  Aurelia*,  b.  March  9,  1845;  d.  Jan.  31,  1882;  m.  Jan.  1,  1869,  Emery 

J.  Hyer,  who  was  b.  March,  1845.  Childreu :  (1),  NellieS,  b.  Sept. 
1,  1871.     (2),  Ethel  Virginia^,  b.  Dec.  5,  1880;  d.  Jan.  20,  1881. 

3.  William  Eugene*,  b.  July  30,  1847;    m.  Dec.  10,  1877,    Harriet  CuUen. 

Children:  {I),  James  Paul^,  b.  Jan.  8,  1878.  (2),  Sarah  Elizabeth^, 
b.  Dec.  6,  1880. 

4.  Baxter  Russell*,  b.  Feb.  12,  1849:  m.  Jan.  8,  1879,  Ernestine  Merethew. 

Child  :  Myrtles,  b.  Aug.  5,  1883. 

5.  James  Richard*,  b.  Feb.  14,  1851;  d.  Jan.  19,  1875. 


'852  GENEALOGY  :   RUSSELL. 

39.  George  Washington^,  b.  in  TJnadilla,  N.  Y.,  April  22,  1823 ; 
m.  Sept.  14,  1843,  Caroline  Maria  Austin,  of  Sanford,  N.  Y.,  who 
was  b.  April  13,  1823;  res.  several  years  in  Woodstock,  111.;  was  an 
agent  for  the  sale  of  McCormick's  reaper  and  mower,  until  he  con- 
structed a  reaper  and  mower  after  a  pattern  of  his  own  invention  ; 
later,  with  his  sons,  he  rem.  to  Hamburg,  Neb. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Helen  AureliaS  b.  Oct.  18,  1845;  m.  March  23,  1879,  Solomou  Crawford 

Brown;  res.  Comanche,  la. 

2.  Charles  H.*,  b.  Aug.  13,  1848 ;  ra.  March  3, 1870,  Jennie  Catharine  Given  ; 

res.  several  years  in  Woodstock,  111. ;  present  res.,  Nebraska.  Chil- 
dren: (1),  Estell  Mays,  b.  Feb.  11,  1871;  d.  Jan.  1,  1885.  (2),  Cora 
Onetas,  b.  Sept.  14,  1873.     (3),  Eva  Belief  d.  Jan.  15,  1885. 

3.  David  Austin^  b.  Nov.  17,  1850;  res.  Hinsdale,  111.;  m.  May  12,  1871. 

Mary  Kemp.  Children:  (1),  Edith  May^,  b.  Feb.  26,  1875.  (2), 
George  Wellington^,  b.  July  12,  1878.  (3),  Willie  Austin^,  b.  Aug. 
14,  1881.     (4),  Adelbert^,  b.  Aug.  15,  1883. 

4.  Clara  Bella*,  b.  Feb.  9,  1854;  m.  Oct.  5,  1875,  Wilbur  Fisk  Calender;  res. 

Fort  Morgan,  Col.  Children:  (1),  Franklin  Wilbur^,  b.  Aug.  20, 
1878.     (2),  Myrtle  Belief  b.  Jan.  7,  1881. 

5.  Eva  Odell*,  b.  July  18,  1855 ;  m.  Feb.  12,  1874,  Henry  Austin  Given,  m.  d.  ; 

res.  Wyman,  Neb.  Children:  (1),  Fred  AustinS,  b.  March  20,  1877, 
(2),  Pearles,  b.  Nov.  14,  1879. 

6.  John  Herberts  b.  June  18,  1857. 

30.  Persis  Elvira^,  b.  in  Unadilla,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  29,  1825;  be- 
came a  pupil  at  the  female  academy  in  Herkimer,  N.  Y.,  her  sister, 
Aurelia,  being  vice-principal  of  the  same.  In  the  fall  of  1845  she 
visited  her  sister  in  Henniker,  and  attended  the  academy  in  Fran- 
cestown,  and  taught  school  in  Henniker.  In  1846  she  went  to  Mrs. 
Willard's  female  seminary  in  Troy,  N.  Y..  and  after  leaving  that 
school,  accepted  the  position  of  vice-principal  of  the  female  sem- 
inary at  Hillsboro',  Va.  In  1851  she  taught  a  high  school  in  Mary- 
land, and  about  a  year  later  went  to  Plaquemine,  La.,  where  she 
taught  French  and  music.  She  ra,  June  6,  1854,  Ellison  Robbins, 
A.  B.,  a  graduate  of  Hamilton  college.  They  immediately  rem.  to 
Santa  Clara,  Cal.,  where  he  established  a  high  school.  Thence  they 
rem.  to  San  Bernardino,  Cal.,  in  1858,  where  they  were  actively  en- 
gaged in  public  and  Sunday-school  work.  Mr.  Robbins  d,  March  4, 
1864,  while  acting  as  county  school  superintendent.  She  m.  2,  in 
1864,  Myron  H.  Crafts,  who  was  b.  in  Whately,  Mass.,  and  was  for 
many   years   a   successful  merchant   in   New  York  city,  where  he 


GENEALOGY:    RUSSELL.  853 

opened  the  first  temperance  grocery  store,  and  was  one  of  the  movers 
in  the  reformation  of  the  celebrated  "  Five  Points";  subsequently 
he  was  in  business  in  Detroit  and  Jackson,  Mich.,  and  in  1861  rem. 
to  California,  where  he  has  been  an  active  member  of  society  and 
deeply  interested  in  Sunday  school  and  church  work;  res.  Craftston, 
San  Bernardino  county,  Cal. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Eugeue  Ambrose*  (Robbins),  b.  May  25,  1855;  d.  Jan.  1859. 

2.  Rosabel*  (Robbius),  b.  July  29,   1861;  was  a  successful  school-teacher; 

m.  Jan.  15,  1885,  A.  L.  Canterbery,  of  San  Barnardino,  Cal. 

3.  Abe  Lincoln*  (Crafts),  b.  in  1865;  d.  May  3,  1878. 

31.  Adaline^  b.  in  Unadilla,  N.  Y.,  April  26,  1830;  d.  Feb. 
15,  1852. 

32.  Lucia  Maretta^,  b.  in  Unadilla,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  8,  1831 ;  m.  Feb. 
27,  1851,  Andrew  Williams;  res.  near  Afton,  N.  Y. ;  rem.  in  1856 
to  Wisconsin,  where  they  experienced  all  the  hardships  incident  to 
a  life  on  the  frontier,  and  returned  to  New  York  in  1862. 

CHILDREX. 

1.  Elanor  A.*,  b.  March  6,  1852;  ra.  May  4,  1872,  Horatio  N.  French. 

2.  Fannie  E.*,  b.  April  25,  1854 ;  m.  May  24, 1874,  Reed  Yaple  ( ?).     Children  : 

(1),  HarryS,  b.  April  28,  1876.     (2),  Lena  J.^  b.  June  23,  1880. 

3.  Almon  R.*,  b.  Oct.  15,  1861. 

4.  Fleida  E.*,  b.  July  8,  1864. 

5.  Floyd  E.*,  b.  Aug.  28,  1873. 

33.  John^  b.  in  Sanford,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  11,  1833;  d.  May  5,  1839. 

34.  Louis  Le  Grand^  b.  in  Sanford,  N.  Y.,  May  12,  1836;  m. 
March  29,  1860,  Emma  A.  Williams.  He  began  to  teach  school  at 
the  age  of  16  years,  and  taught  eleven  winters;  was  a  member  of 
Co.  I,  1st  regt.  N.  Y.  engineers ;  has  been  superintendent  of  the 
Methodist  Sunday  school  in  his  town  twenty-five  years,  and  has 
held  various  positions  of  honor  and  trust;  res.  Sanford,  N.  Y. 

childrp;n. 

1.  Gertrude  L.*,  b.  Jan.  IS,  1862. 

2.  Orson  Gilbert*,  b.  Sept.  18,  1863. 

3.  Harriet  E.*,  b.  May  14,  1866;  d.  April  9,  1871. 

4.  Minnie  A.*,  b.  Jan.  29,  1868. 

5.  Howard  A.*,  b.  Jan.  31,  1870;  d.  April  14,  1871. 

6.  Mary  E.*,  b.  Jan.  14,  1872. 

7.  George  Winfred*,  b.  June  15,  1874. 

8.  Ernest  Raymond*,  b.  March  3,  1877. 

9.  Edgar  John*,  b.  Feb.  24,  1880. 


854  GENEALOGY:    RUSSELL;    RYAN;    SAWIN;    SAWYER. 

35.  Sally  Elizabeth^,  b.  Nov.  17,  1838;  d.  March  5,  1845. 

36.  Helen  Amelia^,  b.  March  30,  1840 ;  d.  March  22,  1859. 

37.  Harriet  Annette^  b.  June  3,  1841 ;  d.  Sept.  16,  1843.  • 

38.  Emma  Jane^,  b.  Feb.  5,  1845  ;  m.  Sept.  18,  1863,  George  I. 
Williams,  of  Sanford ;  he  was  a  member  of  Co.  E,  114th  regt.  N.  Y. 
vols.;  res.  Bainbridge,  N.  Y.  Mrs.  Williams  d.  Oct.  19, 1871.  Chil- 
dren :   Nellie",  Arthur",  Bret".* 


RYAN. 

Samuel  and  Eunice  Ryan  were  early  members  of  the  church  in 
H.  (see  p.  190);  res.  probably  at  No.  3,  but  their  stay  in  town  was 
brief. 


SAWIN. 

1,  Levi^  Sawin  m.  Mrs.  Kezama  Hosley  (see  p.  666)  and  res.  a 
few  years  in  H.  His  son,  Levi  H.^,  had  charge  of  the  H.  town  farm 
a  short  time.     The  family  returned  to  Lexington,  Mass. 

3.  EzekieP,  a  brother  of  Levi\  was  an  inmate  of  his  family  in 
H.,  and  later  res.  with  David  Matthews;  d.  in  H.,  Dec.  3,  1842, 
aged  54,  and  was  buried  in  Pine  Ridge  cemetery.  On  his  tombstone 
is  this  inscription :  "  No  kindred  here." 


SAWYER. 

1.  Jonathan^  Sawyer,  b.  1751;  m.  Isabel  Grimes,  who  was  b.  in 
1749;  came  to  H.  about  the  year  1782;  settled  at  No.  48;  rem.  in 
1788  to  place  marked  "A.  S.,"  near  No.  53;  d.  March  14,  1812;  his 
wife  d.  July  14,  1832.     Children :  — 

3.  Jonathan",  b.  April  2,  1774;  m.  March  18,  1800,  Abigail,  dau. 
of  Capt.  John  Cummings  (q.  v.);  rem.  to  Weston,  Vt.,  where  she  d.; 
he  d.  in  Peru,  N.  Y. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Isabels,  a.  in  H.,  Jan.  20,  1873,  aged  72. 

2.  George^.  3.     Abigail,  m.  Eli  Buxton,     (q.  v.) 

3.     Rhoda^  b.  Aug.  16,  1776;  d.  March  7,  1779. 

*  I  find  the  following  in  my  note  book:  "  Abijali  Russell  d.  Oct.  1783;  one  of  tlie 
first  buried  in  the  old  burying  ground." 


GENEALOGY:    SAWYER.  855 

4.  Daniel-,  b.  Sept.  15,  1778;  m.  Sarah,  dau.  of  John  Miller 
(q.  v.);  rem.  to  Vermont.     Three  children. 

5.  Josiah-,  b.  Oct.  28,  1780;  ra.  in  1804,  Martha  Pollard,  of  Bil- 
lerica,  Mass. ;  res.  a  short  time  in  Greenfield  and  Peterboro';  came 
back  to  H.,  where  they  res.  in  several  places,  their  longest  res.  here 
being  on  the  George  Sheldon  place ;  rem.  to  Greenfield,  and  from 
there  to  Owego,  Tioga  county,  N.  Y,,  where  he  d.  April  15,  1858; 
she  d.  Aug.  10,  1862. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Susaus,  b.  in  Greenfield,  Jan.  8,  1805. 

2.  Williams,  b.  in  Peterboro',  Nov.  17,  1806;  d.  in  Owego,  N.  Y.,  April  26, 

1882;  m.  in  1835,  Nancy  Bosvvorth. 

3.  LucyS,  b.  in  H.,  April  2,  1809;  d.  in  H.,  Dec.  20,  1818. 

4.  Nathans,  b.  iq  jj.,  j)ec.  2, 1810 ;  m.  in  1836,  Huldah  Barker,  of  Owego,  N.  Y. 

5.  Clarissa^,  b.  in  H.,  May  24,  1814;  m.  in  1855,  George  Fuller,  of  Benning- 

ton, who  d.  in  the  service  at  Baton  Rouge,  La.,  in  1862. 

6.  Martha  M.s,  b.  in  H.,  June  9,  1818;  m.  Alonzo  P.  Buck,  of  Owego,  N.  Y. 

7.  Malinda^,  b.  in  H.,  Sept.  23,  1820 ;  m.  Oren  Camp,  of  Owego,  N.  Y. 

8.  Francis  E.3,   b.    in   Greenfield,   June   7,    1824;   m.    Catharine   Camp,  of 

Owego,  N.  Y. 

9.  Rauys,  b.  in  Greenfield,  May  30,  1828 ;  d.  July  19,  1831. 

6.  Nathaniel-,  b.  in  H.,  Jan.  6,  1783;  m.,  and  rem.  to  Maine. 
Three  children. 

7.  AbeP  [11],  b.  in  H.,  Jan.  18,  1785. 

8.  Rhoda-,  b.  in  H.,  May  bO,  1787;  d.  in  H.,  March  6,  1867. 

9.  Henry-,  b.  in  H.,  March  6,  1789;  m.  April  1,  1821,  Ptoxelana 
Emerson,  who  was  b.  in  Richmond,  Feb.  28,  1797;*  res.  twenty- 
three  years  in  Marlow;  rem.  to  Marlboro',  where  he  d.  March  20, 
1861 ;  she  d.  Sept.  24,  1860. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Mary  A.3,  b.  Dec.  30,  1821 ;  m.  James  M.  Johnson,     (q.  v.)^ 

2.  Rhodas,  b.  March  14,  1823;  d.  Feb.  2,  1842. 

3.  Caroline  M.s,  b.  Oct.  26,  1824 ;  d.  April  29,  1844. 

4.  Adaline  E.3,  b.  July  6,  182G;  d.  Aug.  26,  1856. 

5.  Harriet  N.3,  b.  March  3,  1828 ;  d.  Oct.  29,  1843. 

6.  Elizabeth  H.^,  b.  Feb.  26,  1830;  d.  May  27,  1844. 

7.  Daniel  H.^,  b.  Jan.  6,  1832 ;  was  a  student  at  H. ;  m.  Sarah  Fairbanks,  of 

Troy ;  res.  Keene. 

8.  Wyman^,  b.  Feb.  3,  1835;  was  also  a  student  at  H. ;  ra.  Carrie  Knight; 

res.  Wincheudon,  Mass.     Children  :  Edson  E.*,  Mattie  F.*. 

*  She  was  a  sister  of  Richard  Emerson,    (q.  v.) 


856  genealogy:  sawyer. 

10.  Polly-,  b.  in  H.,  April  28,  1791 ;  m.  Asa  Hart.     (q.  v.) 

11.  Abel-  [7],  settled  on  the  homestead;  d.  July  30,  1860;  m. 
Nov.  15,  1807,  Elizabeth,  dau.  of  Ebenezer  Goodhue  (q,  v.),  who 
was  b.  Nov.  17,  1788;  d.  March  1,  1863.     Children  :  — 

13,     Lucy^  b.  Feb.  2,  1811;   m.  Samuel  Matthews,     (q.  v.) 

13.  Charles^,  b.  Dec.  19,  1812;  m.  Oct.  4,  1838,  Olivia  B.,  dau. 
of  Levi  Priest  (q.  v.);  res.  in  H.  on  the  homestead  several  years; 
rem.  to  Stoddard,  and  from  there  to  Antrim  in  1867,  where  he  d. 
May  8,  1872. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Charles  D.*,  b.  in  H.,  July  26,  1839;  m.  Nov.  5,  1863,  Martha  A.,  dau.  of 

Daniel  Swett ;  a  carpenter;  res.  Clinton  Village,  Antrim.     One  dau. 

2.  Mary  A.^  b.  Feb.  26,  1841;   m.   April  4,  1867,  Asher  S.   Burbank ;  res. 

Boston,  Mass. 

3.  Allen  L.%  b.  in  H.,  Oct.  6,  1843;  m.  Nov.  2,  1865,  Carrie  A.  Wilson,  of 

Stoddard;  res.  Clinton  Village,  Antrim.  Children:  (1),  George  A. &, 
b.  in  Stoddard,  Sept.  6,  1866.  (2),  Mary  L.^,  b.  in  Antrim,  Nov.  11, 
1870.     (3),  Lora5,  b.  Dec.  7,  1874. 

4.  George  A.*,  b.  Oct.  26,  1848 ;  d.  in  infancy. 

5.  Clarence  E.^  b.  in  Stoddard,  Feb.  22,  1857. 

14.  Leonard^,  b.  Nov.  6,  1814;  m.  1,  Nov.  24,  1835,  Sarah,  dau. 
of  Asa  Davis  (q.  v.);  settled  at  No.  53;  rem.  to  place  marked 
"M.  W.";   later   to  Shrewsbury,  Vt.,  where  his  wife   d.  May  24, 

1868;  m.  2,  Betsey  ,  who  d.  in  Plymouth,  Vt.,  Aug.  7,  1867; 

m.  3,  Abigail ;  present  res.,  Dakota. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Walter  G.*,  a  farmer;  res.  White  Kiver  Junction,  Vt. ;  m.  1,  Sarah  Dan- 

ver,  of  Shrewsbury,  Vt.,  who  d.  Oct.  2,  1886;  m.  2,  Mary  Thompson, 
of  Windsor,  Vt. 

2.  Hiram  E.*,  a  carpenter;  res.  Northampton,  Mass.;  m.  Clara  E.  Aldrich, 

of  Shrewsbury,  Vt. 

3.  Lydia  Adaline*,  m.  Almon  Johnson,  a  farmer;  res.  Shrewsbury,  Vt. 

4.  Caroline  Elizabeth'*,  m.  Eli  Marble,  who  d.  July  19,  1880 ;  she  d.  April  21, 

1882;  he  was  a  carriage-maker ;  res.  Springfield,  Vt. 

15.  Emeline^  b.  Jan.  12,  1817;   m.  Roland  Goodhue,     (q.  v.) 

16.  Elizabeth^  b.  June  17,  1819;  m.  Cyrus  K.  Estabrooks. 
(q.  V.) 

IT.  Wallace^,  b.  Sept.  10,  1821 ;  d.  March  4,  1887;  m.  1,  in  H., 
Feb.  4,  1847,  Mary  Jane,  dau.  of  Samuel  and  Sarah  (Hall)  Clyde 
(see  Ward  Ware),  who  was  b,  in  Bradford,  May  24,  1825;  d.  in  H., 


genealogy:    SAWYER;    SAUNDERS;    SEATON.  857 

April  14,  1853;  m.  2,  in  Washington,  Jan.  4,  1855,  Sarah,  dau,  of 
Timothy  and  Thoodosia  (Kingsbury)  Barney  (q.  v.),  who  was  b.  in 
Washington,  Jan.  9,  1828,  and  d.  in  H.,  Oct.  12,  18G3 ;  m.  3,  in  An- 
trim, May  12,  1864,  Mrs.  PrisciHa  (Atwood)  Brown,  dan.  of  Joshua 
and  Priscilla  (Fatten)  Atwood,  who  was  b.  in  Deering,  Aug.  10, 1821. 
Mr.  Sawyer  was  a  farmer;  res.  at  tlie  place  marked  "  W.  Sawyer." 

CHILDItKX. 

1.  Hubl)ard  DiuUcy^  b.  in  II.,  Jan.  22,  185t; ;  m.  April  27,  1880,  Martha  A., 

dau.  of  David  and  Martha  (Nutting)  Cutler,  of  East  Jaft'rey,  who  d. 
in  H.,  April  30,  1886,  aged  39  years,  4  months,  27  days.  He  res.  at 
the  place  marked  "H.  D.  Sawyer."  After  the  death  of  his  wife  he 
rem.  to  East  Jattrey.     Child :  Willie  A.^,  b.  iu  H.,  Aug.  2,  1881. 

2.  An  infant  sou^,  b.  in  H.,  Jan.  24,  1858;  d.  Feb.  G,  1858. 

3.  Mary  Emma-*,  b.  iu  H.,  Sept.  24,  1860;  m.  1,  Jerome  Bailey,  of  Tcterboro'; 

m.  2,  Edward  A.  May;  res.  unknown. 

4.  Maria  Jane^  b.  in  II.,  April  16,  1866;  d.  Dec.  22,  1866. 

18.     Arvilla^,  b.  Oct.  1,  1823  ;  d.  Feb.  26,  1833. 


SAUNDERS. 


An  eccentric  cou]>lc,  known  as  King  and  (Juceu  Saunders,  were 
the  last  to  res.  at  No.  1.  The  house  was  at  that  time  going  to  decay 
and  unfit  for  habitation.  There  was  an  addition  to  the  population 
of  H.  one  fearfully  cold  night  in  the  winter,  which  might  have 
proved  fatal  to  both  mother  and  child,  but  for  the  kindness  and 
fertility  of  expedients  of  the  Duncans,  Lakins,  and  Morrisons  of 
the  neighborhood.  After  a  res.  of  two  or  three  years  here,  the 
family  rem.  to  Peterboro',  and  built  the  first  mill  where  the  Barker 
paper  mill  lately  stood.  While  res.  there  Mrs.  Saunders  became 
insane,  and  taking  her  child  with  her,  escaped  fronl  the  house  in  the 
night.  She'  was  found  the  next  day,  with  her  child  in  her  arms, 
standing:  on  a  rock  in  Monadnock  lake  in  Dublin.* 


SEATON. 

The  Seaton  family  was  a  prominent  one  in  Scotland  in  the  Six- 
teenth   century.      They   had    a   castle   about    fourteen   miles  from 

*  We  are  indebted  to  the  late  Malachi  Ilicliardsoii,  of  Dublin,  for  these  facts.    They 
were  given  by  him  at  tlie  dedication  of  tlie  monument.    (See  p.  t!7.) 


858  GENEALOGY:    SEATON. 

Edinburgh.  Mary  Seaton,  maid  of  lienor  to  Mary,  queen  of  Scot- 
land, was  doubtless  a  member  of  the  family;  and  it  is  reported  that 
when  Queen  Mary  escaped  from  Loch  Leven  castle,  in  May,  1568, 
she  found  shelter  in  the  house  or  castle  of  Lord  Seaton.  When 
the  Stuarts  were  overthrown  the  property  of  the  Seatons  was  con- 
fiscated, and  the  family  were  dispersed,  —  some  to  England,  and 
some  to  the  northern  part  of  Ireland,  and  thence  to  America,  Two 
brothers,  John^  and  Andrew^,  went  to  Tallahoag,  county  of  Tyrone, 
Ire.  John  came  to  America  in  1729,  and  settled  in  Boxford,  Mass. 
Andrew  came  later.  He  had  acquired  considerable  property  in 
Ireland,  but  was  shipAvrecked  on  the  coast  of  America,  and  lost 
everything.     He  finally  settled  in  Amherst. 

Dea.  John^  (John^),  was  the  fourth  child  of  his  parents,  and  about 
5  years  of  age  when  they  came  to  America.  He  ra.  Ismenia,  dau. 
of  his  uncle,  Andrew,  and  settled  in  Amherst  previous  to  1744; 
rem.  to  Washington  in  1787,  Where  he  d.  in  1793;  his  wife  d.  in  H. 
about  the  year  1797.     Nine  children,  of  whom  the  youngest,* 

1.  Andrew^  (Dea.  John-,  John^),  was  b.  in  Amherst,  Nov.  4, 
1762  ;  m.  Polly  Bowers  ;  res.  a  short  time  in  Merrimack  ;  rem.  to 
Nottingham  West,  and  from  there  to  H.,  Oct.  28,  1793  ;t  ves.  on  the 
spot  where  the  library  building  now  stands  ;  was  a  manufacturer  of 
potash,  hotel-keeper,  etc.  In  1798  he  entered  into  a  partnership 
Avith  Samuel  Goi'don.  (q.  v.)  He  took  a  prominent  position  in 
town,  and  was  on  several  important  committees ;  rem.  to  Charles- 
town,  Mass.,  about  the  year  1803,  where  he  kept  a  hotel ;  later  to 
Boston,  where  he  kejit  a  hotel  on  Elm  street,  and  in  1818  to  Me- 
dina, O.,  where  he  d.  Sept.  12,  1826.  His  wife  rem.  with  her  dau. 
to  Diamond  Lake,  Lake  county.  111.,  in  1842,  where  she  d.  Oct.  11, 
1851,  at  the  age  of  87.  Mr.  Seaton  was  a  thorough-going  business 
man ;  was  a  great  stage  owner,  and  ran  several  stage  lines  to  Provi- 
dence, Audover,  etc. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  MaryS  b.  in  Merrimack,  Aug.  14,  1790;  d.  Sept.  24,  1790. 

2.  JaniesS  b.  in  Nottingham  West,  March  31,  1792;  cl.  Jan.  G,  1834;  was  a 

clerk  iu  the  navy-yard  in  Charlestown,  Mass. 

*  For  tliis  statement  I  have  the  authority  of  the  History  of  Amliorst  and  the  History 
of  Washington,  but  a  paper  before  me^  prepared  by  John  Seaton,  of  Greenup,  Ky., 
states  that  he  was  the  eighth  child. 

t  Mrs.  Margaret  (Seaton)  Hartshorn,  a  sister  of  Andrew  Seaton,  came  to  H.  with 
his  family.  Anna  Seaton,  who  m.  Hon.  John  Duncan,  Oct.  ISOl  (see  p.  210),  was  also 
a  sister  of  Andrew  Seaton. 


GENEALOGY:    SEATON.  859 


n.  IsiiRMii;i+,  l>.  in  Nottinuliani  "West,  Sept.  10,  17!>3;  in.  in  ISIG,  James 
Moore;  rem.  to  Medina,  O. ;  thence  in  1842,  to  Diamond  Lal<e,  Lal^e 
county,  111.,  and  later  to  Missouri,  where  she  d.  Auji;.  1870,  at  the  res. 
of  her  sister,  Mrs.  Greenleaf.  Mr.  Moore  d.  at  the  same  place,  July 
20,  1801). 

4.  John',  b.  in  H.,  June  6,  1795;  went  to  sea  in  Jan.  1821;  tlie  vessel  was 

cast  away  and  never  heard  of. 

5.  Andrews  b.  in  II.,  Dec.  13,  17i)(i;  d.  Sept.  11,  1800. 

G.  Mary  E.-*,  b.  in  H.,  Dec.  9,  1798  ;  m.  1,  Jesse  Ilawley  ;  res.  Dunham,  P.Q., 
whei'e  he  d.,  leaving  one  dan.,  Elizabeth^  who  d. ;  m.  2,  Sept.  11, 
182G,  Thomas  R.  Greenleaf;  res.  several  years  in  Salisbury;  rem.  to 
New  Philadelphia,  O. ;  res.  also  a  few  years  at  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  where 
he  d.  in  1865;  his  wife  d.  at  Lebanon,  Mo.,  May  3,  1873.  Children: 
Elvii'a'"',  Charles",  and  Andrew''  were  b.  in  Salisbury  and  d.  young. 
George  Heury'^,  1).  in  Salisbury,  Nov.  5,  1833,  was  in  the  commission 
business  in  Chicago  and  St.  Louis  several  years;  has  been  for  over 
twenty  years  a  banker  in  Lebanon,  Mo. ;  m.  Eliza  Harrison ;  three 
children.  Andrew  Seatou'^,  b.  March  11,  1841 ;  d.  at  the  res.  of  his 
brother,  Nov.  27,  1870. 

7.  Andrews  b.  in  H.,  Aug.  18,  1800;  res.  in  New  Philadelphia,  O. ;  d.  at  the 

Franklin  house,  Cleveland,  O.,  Jan.  20,  1841;  m.  Celinda  Nabors, 
who  survived  him  and  res.  New  Philadelpliia,  O.  Chiklren  :  Mary"', 
Lucy''. 

8.  Tyler*,  b.  in  II.,  Oct.  2G,  1802;  left  home  before  the  death  of  his  father; 

was  heard  from  in  New  Orleans  in  1832,  and  in  Limestone  county, 
Tex.,  in  1882;  has  since  that  time  d. 

9.  Reed  Paige*,  b.  in  Charlestowu,  Mass.,  July  25,  1805;  d.  in  Medina,  O., 

July  13,  1877 ;  m.  in  1833,  Frances  Henrietta  Abbott,  who  survives 
him.  Children  :  (1),  James'',  b.  Dec.  13,  1834;  m.  Sept.  3,  18G3,  Mary 
Allen  Womack,  of  Catlettsburgh,  Boyd  county,  Ky. ;  he  was  adjutant 
of  the  45th  regt.  Ky.  vols.  ;  res.  Grayson,  Carter  county,  Ky. ;  owns 
and  occupies  a  farm  of  three  hundred  and  thirty-live  acres.  Children  : 
two  sons  and  six  daughtei's.  (2),  Emma  Ismenia^,  b.  April  1,  1839; 
m.  1,  in  1864,  Nathan  H.  McClure,  who  was  a  soldier  in  the  Union 
army  and  d.  in  a  hospital  in  Washington,  D.  C.,  leaving  a  son  who 
is  a  graduate  of  a  law  school  in  Columbus,  O. ;  m.  2,  Thomas  H. 
Johnson;  res.  Medina,  O.  (3),  Bowers^,  b.  in  1847;  enlisted  in  the 
Regular  army  in  1872  for  five  years ;  on  his  way  home  to  Medina,  after 
his  discharge,  he  was  taken  ill  at  Winona,  Minn.,  and  after  his  re- 
covery he  m.  Julia  Campbell,  who  had  nursed  him  at  the  hotel ;  res. 
Medina,  O. ;  two  children. 

10.  Isaac  Bowers*,  b.  March  14,  1809 ;  res.  at  New  Philadelphia,  O. ;  d.  at 

the  home  of  his  sister,  Mrs.  Greenleaf,  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  Aug.  21, 
1866.* 

*  For  the  record  of  the  Seaton  family  we  are  indebted  to  James  Seaton,  of  Gray- 
son, Carter  county,  Ky.;  G.  Henry  (Jroenloaf,  of  Lebanon,  Mo.,  and  Jolin  Seaton,  of 
Greenup,  Ky.,  wlio  belongs  to  another  branch  of  the  family. 


860  genealogy:  severance;  siiattuck. 


SEVERANCE.* 

Benjamin^  Severance,  a  descendant  of  John  Severance,  a  res.  of 
Salisbury,  Mass.,  in  1654,  was  b.  in  Wasliington  in  1782;  m,  Betsey, 
dau.  of  Joseph  Dodge  (q.  v.);  res.  in  Andover,  Vt.,  Washington, 
and  Claremont;  d.  in  Claremont,  Sept.  29,  1825;  his  wife  d.  in  the 
snme  pLace,  July  27,  1858.  Eleven  children;  two  b.  in  Andover, 
Vt.,  and  nine  in  Washington:  Charles'-,  Betsey-,  Joseph'-,  Ezra^, 
Daniel'-,  Nathan-,  Benjamin'-,  Loammi'-,  Lucinda",  Mary-,  Lewis^ 


NATHANIEL,   SHATTUCK. 

NathanieP  Shattuck  m.  1,  Hannah,  dau.  of  Abner  Keyes  (q.  v.), 
and  came  from  Hollis  to  H.  in  May,  1792 ;  date  of  the  death  of  his 
wife  not  known ;  m.  2,  Susannah  Jewett,  of  Hollis. 

CHILDREN  :    ONE  BY   FIRST   WIFE,    AND   FOUR  BY   SECOND. 

1.  Haniiali2,  b.  Feb.  12,  1793;  d.  in  II.  3.     Susanna^  b.  Feb.  18,  1797. 

2.  Natliauiel2,  b.  Oct.  17,  1795.  4.     Reuben^,  b.  Aug.  8,  1798. 

5.     Hannah^,  b.  Feb.  7,  1800. 


EZEKIEL   SHATTUCK. 

Ezekiel  Shattuck  m.  Sarah,  dau.  of  Jonathan  Bullard  (q.  v.),  and 
came  from  Peterboro'  to  H.  in  May,  1793;  built  the  house  marked 
"  S.  Barber,"  which  he  sold  to  Isaac  Bullard  about  the  year  1796, 
and  rem.  to  Barre,  Mass.,  where  he  d.  about  the  year  1824.  He  was 
a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary  war. 

CHILDREN,    BORN   IN   BARRE,    MASS. 

1.     Sally-',  b.  Nov.  29,  1784.  2.     Molly^,  b.  March  4,  1787. 

3.     Asa2,  b.  March  26,  1789.t 

*  This  record  should  have  heen  given  as  a  part  of  the  Dodge  family  record,  hut 
was  overlooked. 

t  This  is  a  copy  of  the  record  as  found  on  the  town  hook  in  Barre,  Mass.,  hut  Henry 
J.  Shattuck,  a  son  of  Asa,  says  that  his  father  was  h.  in  Peterhoro'.  As  given  in  the 
records  of  H.,  the  children  who  came  to  H.  with  Ezekiel  Shattuck  were  .Sally,  Polly, 
and  Asa. 


GENEALOGY :     SHEA.  861 


JAFFREY   SHEA. 

Jaft'rey^  Shea  and  wife  were  b.  in  Ireland,  and  settled  on  tlie  Ira 
Dodge  place  in  H.  in  1859;  he  d.  Oct.  17,  1SG5;  his  wife  d.  Feb.  27, 

1886. 

CHILDREN,    ALL    HOliN    IN    IKKLAND. 

1.  John-,  b.  in  184(5;  m.  Ellen  Coda;  res.  North  Billerica,  Mass. 

2.  David-,  b.  in  1848 ;  unra. 

3.  Michael-,  b.  in  1852;  ni.  Kate  McCartlia;  res.  Taunton,  Mass. 

4.  Bridget"-,  b.  in  1855 ;  m.  Ned  Madden ;  res.  Peterboro'. 


JAMES   SHEA. 


James  Shea,  b.  in  Ireland,  m.  Stacia  Welch,  who  was  b.  in  Ire- 
land; res.  some  years  at  the  place  marked  "  H.  Wood,"  in  north 
part  of  the  town  ;  rem.  to  Bennington. 

CIIILDHEN. 

1.     John-,  b.  in  H  ,  April  25,  185;>.  2.     Ro))ert-,  b.  in  H.,  Sept.  1861. 

3.     Jafl'rey'-,  b.  in  11. ;  m.  Lizzie  Scarby. 


THOMAS   SHEA. 

Thomas^  Shea,  b.  in  Ireland  in  1845;  m.  Mary  Codey,  who  was 
also  b.  in  Ireland  in  1842.  They  came  to  this  country,  one  Nov. 
1857,  and  the  other  June,  1856,  and  to  H.  in  1861;  res.  on  the  F. 
M.  Hills  place. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Lizzie-,  b.  June  11,  1863.  4.     Katie-,  b.  July  27,  1867. 

2.  Mary  Ellen-,  b.  Feb.  24,  1865.  5.     John-',  b.  Sept.  29,  1869. 

3.  Anne  Maria-,  b.  May  19,  1866.  6.     Maggie  E.-,  b.  May  9,  1879. 


THOMAS   F.   SHEA. 

Thomas  F.  Shea,  b.  July,  1834,  m.  June  7,  ISSl,  Annie  S.,  dau.  of 
Lawrence  Welch  (q.  v.);  res.  place  marked  "  J.  Tenney." 


862  genealogy:  sheldon. 


SHELDON. 

Ezra^  and  Sally  Sheldon  rem.  from  Temple  to  Nelson,  settling 
near  the  shores  of  Lake  Nubanuset.  Twelve  children,  the  youngest 
of  whom, 

1.  George^  (Ezra^),  b.  in  Nelson,  Nov.  16, 1815;  m.  Feb.  1, 1838, 
Emily,  dau.  of  Charles  P.  Hayward  (q.  v.),  who  d.  June  28,  1884, 
aged  67  years,  8  months,  18  days.*  He  settled  on  the  farm  bearing 
his  name  on  the  map,  which  has  continued  to  be  his  home  until  the 
present  time.  It  is  an  excellent  intervale  farm,  and  has  been  much 
improved  since  he  purchased  it.  He  has  also  owned  large  tracts  of 
land  in  H.  and  the  adjoining  towns,  and  has  raised  more  sheep  than 
any  other  man  in  town.     Children:  — 

2.  George  Edward^,  b.  March  19,  1839;  was  accidentally  shot, 
and  d.  in  Concord,  Aug.  25,  1864. 

3.  Charles  P.^,  b.  June  28,  1840 ;  d.  Aug.  24,  1841. 

4.  Charles  Mason^,  b.  Dec.  19,  1841;  was  a  soldier  in  the  Civil 
war;  m.  Oct.  4,  1866,  Frances  A.  Alcock  (q.v.);  owns  and  occupies 
the  place  marked  "  E.  Weston";  has  recently  built  a  new  house 
and  repaired  the  other  buildings  ;  he  also  owns  the  place  marked 
"  R.  Tuttle  ";  is  a  farmer  and  butcher,  and  a  stirring,  well-to-do  man. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Mabel  Fannie*,  b.  Sept.  9,  1867;  d.  Dec.  3,  1867. 

2.  Infant  dau.*,  twin  to  above,  d.  day  of  birth. 

3.  Charles  Alviu*,  b.  March  4,  1870. 
i.  Harry  Masou*,  b.  Oct.  2,  1879. 

5.  Alvin  F.^,  b.  Aug.  15,  1843;  owns  and  occupies  place  marked 
"G.  I.  Hayward";  owns,  also,  outlying  land  in  H.  and  Nelson;  is  an 
enterprising,  hard-working  man.  Both  himself  and  wife  are  mem- 
bers of  the  Congregational  church.  He  m.  June  4,  1871,  Addie  E., 
dau.  of  George  and  Melita  Thompson,  of  Antrim,  who  was  b.  March 
9,  1845. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Mabel  M.*,  b.  Oct.  23,  1872.  2.     Herbert  A.*,  b.  Dec.  24,  1886. 

6.  Jane  P.^,  b.  Sept.  25,  1845;  m.  Willis  A.  Washburn,  (q.  v.) 
T.  Sarah  Mason^,  b.  Sept.  20,  1847  ;  m.  Andrew  B.  Stone,  (q.v.) 
8.  Mary  E.^,  b.  May  10,  1850;  d.  in  Apopka,  Fla.,  March  28, 

1878. 

*  If  this  statement,  taken  from  the  town  records,  is  correct,  there  is  a  slight  mis- 
take on  page  6i3. 


genealogy:    SHELDON;    SHEPHEUI);    SIIERWIN.  863 

9.  Elva  Eraily^  b.  April  16,  1853;  ra.  in  Cambridgeport,  Mass., 
May  27,  1879,  William  Foster  Webster,  wbo  was  b.  in  Belfast,  Me., 
June  14,  1825 ;  res.  Cambridgeport,  Mass. 

CniLDREX. 

1.  Eliza  ElvaS  b.  Dec.  3,  1879.  3.  Emily  HaywardS  b.  Teh.  24,  1883. 

2.  William  FostcrS  b.  April  5,  1881.       4.  Herbert  Sl^elcloll^  b.  March  23, 1885. 

5.    Josepli  Thomas',  b.  Sept.  2(5,  18SG. 

10  and  1 1.  Twins^  son  and  dau.,  b.  Jan.  30, 1850 ;  dau.  d.  same 
day,  and  son  the  next  day. 

13.  Wilfred^  b.  July  25,  1858;  m.  May  2,  1886,  Orissa  Lee 
(q.  v.);  he  owns  and  occupies  the  house  opposite  the  place  marked 
"  J.  M.  Johnson." 

CHILD. 

1.     Lena  Orissa%  b.  Jau.  30,  1889. 


SHEPHERD. 


Hartwell  Shepherd  was  a  resident  in  the  family  of  John  Dennis 
at  the  commencement  of  the  Civil  war.  He  enlisted  (see  p.  240), 
was  a  faithful  soldier,  and  d.  in  the  service. 


SHERWIN. 


Edwin  Baxter-,  son  of  Stei)hen  Baxter^  and  Sylvia  (Wilder)  Sher- 
win,  and  a  nephew  of  Hon.  Marshall  Pinckney  Wilder,  late  of  Bos- 
ton, was  b.  in  Rindge,  March  26,  1850;  d.  in  Lowell,  Mass.,  Jan.  30, 
1887;  m.  in  Peterboro',  Sept.  27,  1879,  Chestina  Roxana,  dau.  of 
David  and  Elizabeth  Gibson  (Matthews)  Wildes  (q.v.);  res.  Dell  Roy, 
Canton,  and  Cleveland,  O.,  Lowell,  Mass.,  and  a  few  years  in  H.,  in 
the  David  Wildes  house,  near  the  depot. 

CHILDKEX. 

1.  Ada  Mary  Emma',  b.  in  Cauton,  O.,  Sept.  4,  1880. 

2.  Tina  Elizabeth  Wilder",  b.  in  Cleveland,  O.,  April  19,  1882;    d.  there, 

Aug.  7,  1882. 


864  GENEALOGY:    SMITH. 

DARIUS,  ROXANA,  AND  WILLIAM  SMITH. 

John^  Smith  rem.  from  Stoddard  to  Mason,  where  he  d. 

NathanieP  (John^),  m. Barden;  res.  in  Mason.     Three  of  his 

cliildren  res.  in  H. : — 

1.  Darius^  (Nathaniel-,  John^),  m.  1,  Lydia  Bemis,  who  d.;  m.  2, 
Helen  Hildreth ;  res.  several  years  in  H.  at  depot  village  and  at  the 
place  marked  "S.  Tuttle's  heirs." 

CHILDREN,    ALL   BUT   THE   YOUNGEST    BY    FIRST   WIFE. 

1.  Elias  B.*,  m.  Jan.  11,  1871,  Elleu  E.,  dau.  of  Lewis  aud  Asenath  Green,  of 

Antrim.  He  enlisted  in  Co.  A,  8tli  regt.  N.  H.  vols. ;  was  transferred 
to  the  cavalry,  where  he  served  until  the  close  of  the  war.  He  came 
to  H.  in  1879 ;  res.  at  the  J.  E.  Johnson  place,  which  he  sold  to  "Wil- 
fred Sheldon  in  1886,  and  rem.  to  Stoddard.  Children:  (1),  Rosa 
BelP,  b.  in  Antrim,  May  7,  1873.  (2),  James  M.^,  b.  in  Stoddard, 
July  30,  1875.  (3),  Nellie  O.^,  b.  in  Antrim,  May  21,  1877.  (4),  An- 
nie L.5,  b.  in  Stoddard,  May  10,  1879.  (5),  Ella  J.^  b.  in  H.,  Aug. 
6,  1881.  (6),  Samuel  D.^,  b.  in  H.,  Aug.  30,  1884.  (7),  Lizzie  M.s,  b. 
in  H.,  Jan.  6,  1886. 

2.  Joseph*,  d.  young. 

3.  Roxaua*,  d.  young. 

4.  Samuel  W.*,  m.  Sarah  E.  Bailey,  of  Lunenburgh,  Mass. ;  is  a  machinist; 

res.  Lunenburgh.  Children  :  Frederick^,  Heury^,  Rosa  F.^,  Walter^, 
Warren^,  Arthur  Cleveland^. 

3.     Roxana^  (NathanieP,  John^),  m.  Stillman  Tenney.     (q.  v.) 
3.     William^  (NathanieP,  John^),  m.  Koxana  Morse,  of    Peter- 
boro';  res.  several  years  at  No.  49. 


JAMES    SMITH. 

1.  Jaraes^  Smith  was  the  first  settler  at  the  place  marked  "R.B. 
Symonds";  m.  Keturah  Putnam,  a  sister  of  Mrs.  John  Bradford, 
who  d.  in  H.     Child  :— 

3.  Ephraim^  (James^),b.  April  18,  1789;  his  mother  dying  when 
he  was  young,  he  was  brought  up  by  his  uncle,  Capt.  John  Bradford  ; 
m.  Jan,  30,  1817,  Betsey  Kimball,  (q.  v.)  In  the  summer  of  1816 
he  went  to  Unadilla,  Otsego  county,  N,  Y.,  and  purchased  one  hun- 
dred and  forty  acres  of  wild  land,  cleared  about  an  acre,  erected  a 
log  house,  and  returned  to  H.  Immediately  after  his  marriage  he 
started  for  his  new  home.  (See  p.  502.)  We  would  add  in  this 
place  tliat  they  were  on  the  Green  mountains  the  day  and  night  of 
the  "  Cold  Friday."     Mrs.  Smith  was  a  tailoress,  and  cut  and  made 


genkalogy:  smith.  865 

clothes  as  a  compensation  for  the  work  of  men  who  helped  lier  hus- 
band clear  their  farm,  and  he  would  remark  that  she  could  cut  down 
trees  with  her  needle  faster  than  he  could  with  his  axe,  Tliey  con- 
tinued to  occupy  their  farm  until  the  close  of  their  lives,  and  it  is 
now  in  the  possession  of  their  son,  Sylvester,  and  occupied  by  him- 
self, together  with  a  son  and  grandson.  It  is  under  a  good  state  of 
cultivation,  and  supplied  with  good  buildings,  stock,  farming  tools, 
etc.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Smith  lived  side  by  side  with  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Davis,  and  are  buried  in  the  same  cemetery,  their  lots  being  side  by 
side.  They  were  respected  by  all  who  Avere  within  the  circle  of 
their  ac(]uaintance,  and  their  descendants  are  respected  citizens, 
successful  in  business  and  people  of  good  moral  character.  Mr. 
Smith  d.  Aug.  1,  18G2;  Mrs.  Smith  d.  March  6,  1872. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Daniel  KimbalF,  b.  Jau.  31,  1818;  d.  Oct.  22,  1877;  ni.   1,  Oct.  17,  1841, 

,  who  d.  May  16,  1842 ;  m.  2,  May  7,  1843,  Eliza  E.  Day ;  res.  Afton, 

N.  Y.     Children:    (1),  Ephraim  F.\  b.  June  7,  1845;  m.  June  18, 

1874,  Sarah  A.  Bishop.     Children:    (a),  Rosettha  M.5,  b.  Dec.  2G, 

1875.  (ft),  Lura  A.s,  b.  May  20,  1879.  (2),  Clestiu  A.*,  b.  Nov.  22, 
1847;  d.  April  9,  1849.  (3),  Mary  L.^  b.  Dec.  31,  1850.  (4),  Henry 
W.*,  b.  Aug.  1,  1855 ;  d.  April  18,  1857.  (5),  Eva  L.^  b.  Jan.  7,  1859 ; 
m.  March  10,  1880,  Joseph  J.  Waters.  Child :  Earl  W.s,  b.  Nov.  21, 
1883.  The  widow  and  descendants  of  D.  K.  Smith  res.  in  Uuadilla, 
N.  y.,  and  are  farmers. 

2.  Caroline^,  b.  Aug.  16,  1819;  d.  Oct.  9,  1822. 

3.  Erallys,  b.  June  23,  1821;  d.  Oct.  2,  1822. 

4.  Maiy  E.^,  b.  Oct.  4,   1823;  d.  Feb.   1,  1857;  m.   March  2,  1854,  Henry 

Doolittle,  a  fruit-grower;  res.  Afton,  N.  Y.     Child:  Henry  Smith^. 

5.  Ephraim  P.^,  b.  March  27,  1826;  d.  March  28,  1838. 

6.  Sylvester^,  b.  Jan.  23,  1828;  m.  1,  Jau.  1,  1852,  Maria  Palmer,  who  d. 

Nov.  7,  1867;  m.  2,  Sept.  16,  1868,  Susan  Wiusor;  res.  on  the  home- 
stead. He  is  a  farmer,  as  are  all  his  descendants,  and  all  res.  in  Una- 
dilla,  N.  Y.  Children:  (1),  Charles  R.*,  b.  Aug.  15,  1854;  m.  Sept. 
18,  1875,  Eva  Earl.  Children:  (a),  Ernest  E.^,  b.  April  1,  1880. 
(b),  Mildred  P.^,  b.  March  12,  1883.  (2),  Leslie  P.^  b.  Aug.  22, 
1857;  m.  Sept.  11,  1879,  Fanny  A.  Wickham.  Child:  Louis  A.^,  b. 
Aug.  6,  1880.     (3),  Cora  A.*,  b.  Feb.  11,  1871. 

7.  Betseys,  b.  April  21,  1830;  ra.  Jan.  20,  1853,  Edwin  H.  Beers;  a  hub 

manufacturer;  res.  Hancock,  Delaware  county,  N.  Y.  Children: 
(1),  Emily  A.^  b.  April  21,  1857;  d.  March  1,  1858.  (2),  George  E.^ 
b.  July  9,  1860;  a  book-keeper;  res.  with  his  parents.  (3),  Nettie 
L.S  b.  July  2,  1863;  m.  Nov.  28,  1883,  Herbert  W.  Wagner,  a  printer; 
res.  Saratoga  Springs,  N.  Y. 

8.  John-^  b.  Feb.  12,   1832;  m.  March  3,  1853,  Charlotte  Gardner;  he  is  a 


866  GENEALOGY:    SMITH. 

farmer;  res.  Kirkvvood,  N.  Y.  Cliilclreu  :  (1),  Frank  E.^,  b.  in  Afton, 
N.  Y.,  Aug.  3,  185G ;  m.  Dec.  22,  1880,  Mary  Low  ;  he  is  a  farmer ;  res. 
Windsor,  N.  Y.  Child:  Lottie  May^,  b.  Oct.  20,  1881.  (2),  Carrie 
L.*,  b.  in  Afton,  N.  Y.,  July  16,  1860;  m.  Feb.  1,  1882,  Fred  J.  Par- 
sons ;  res.  Livingston,  N.  Y. ;  an  employe  in  an  acetate  factory. 
Child:  Flora^,  b.  Nov.  7,  1883.  (3),  Edwin*,  b.  in  Windsor,  N.  Y., 
Nov.  18,  1867. 
9.  Dr.  Benjamin  F.3,  b.  Dec.  10,  1833;  m.  Dec.  30,  1858,  Ellen  L.  Ives. 
He  res.  at  Mount  Upton,  Chenango  county,  N.  Y. ;  is  a  graduate  of 
the  medical  college  of  Albany,  N.  Y. ;  has  practised  medicine  suc- 
cessfully for  thirty-one  years  in  the  place  where  he  now  res. ;  is  a 
member  of  the  Chenango  County  Medical  society.  State  Medical 
society,  American  Medical  association,  and  served  a  number  of  years 
in  the  National  Guards,  state  of  New  York,  with  the  rank  of  major, 
on  the  staff  of  Brigadier-general  Ehoades.  Child :  Cora  Belle-*,  b. 
Sept.  13,  1866. 
10.  Phebe-',  b.  May  16,  1836;  was  a  school-teaclier  fifteen  years;  lost  her 
health,  and  res.  witli  her  brothers  and  sisters.  We  are  under  great 
obligations  to  her  for  the  record  she  has  given  of  her  father's  family. 

Ephraim  Smith  served  two  years  in  the  war  of  1812-14,  and  re- 
ceived a  bounty  of  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  of  western  land. 
The  gun  which  he  used,  marked  with  his  initials,  is  now  in  the  pos- 
session of  his  son,  Sylvester. 


JAMES   SMITH,  2. 

James^  Smith  m.  a  dau.  of  Isaiah  Taylor  (q.  v.)  and  Avas  left  in 
charge  of  Mr.  Taylor's  place  in  H.  (No.  26)  until  it  was  sold  to 
Ebenezer  Ware  (q.  v.),  when  he  rem,  with  his  family  to  the  eastern 
part  of  Sharon,  Avhere  he  d.;  his  descendants  went  West ;  he  had  at 
least  two  sons,  one  of  whom  was  Taylor'";  possibly  other  children. 


CYRUS    SMITH. 

Cyrus^  Smith  and  Sybil,  his  wife,  res.  in  H.  a  few  years,  towards 
the  close  of  the  Eighteenth  century. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Buea-(.?),  b.  March  2,  1796.  2.     Cyrus^,  b.  Nov.  7,  1797. 

3.     Polly2,  b.  March  20,  1799.  —  To^on  Becords. 

Samuel  Smith  res.  in  town  a  few  years  in  the  early  part  of  the 
present  century. 


GENEALOGY  :    SPAULDING.  867 


BEZALEEL   SPAULDING.* 

1.  BezaleeP,  son  of  Elcazav^  Sjiaulding,  Avns  b.  in  Townscnd, 
Mass.,  Aug.  3,  1760;  ni.  Jan.  11,  1783,  Hannah  Barrett,  of  Tcniplc- 
ton,  Mass.,  who  was  b.  May  19,  1763;  settled  in  II.,  at  pLace  marked 
"D.  Spaulding,"  where  they  continued  to  res.  until  the  close  of  their 
lives.  He  d.  Nov.  23,  1831;  she  d.  Sept.  8,  1854.t  Children,  all 
b.  in  H.:— 

2.  Zacchcus^  b.  July  20,  1785;  d.  Sept.  26,  1786. 

3.  Hannah^  b.  March  11,  1787;  d.  July  24,  1858;  ni.  1817, 
Lemuel  Osgood;  res.  Newport. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Orren*,  a  farmer;  was  representative  to  the  legislature  from  Newport  in 

1870-71. 

2.  Lucy  Spaulding-',  res.  Newport. 

4.  Zaccheus^  b.  April  22,  1789;  d.  in  H.,  Sept.  17,  1841. 

5.  Gaius^  b.  May  11,  1791;  rem.  with  several  other  young  men 
from  H.  to  Unadilla,  N.  Y.,  about  the  year  1815;  m.  June  18,  1817, 
Wealthy  Winans,  of  Unadilla,  N.  Y.,  who  was  b.  Sept.  13,  1788;  d. 
Dec.  13,  1838;  he  d.  March  12,  1836.  They  res.  at  Unadilla  Cen- 
ter, N.  Y. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Clariutla^  b.  June  10,  1819;  d.  Feb.  15,  18G9;  m.  Dec.  8,  18-11,  William  J. 

Hughston,  of  Sydney,  N.  Y.     Four  children. 

2.  Esther  Ann^  b.  June  9,  1825;  m.  Nov.  2G,  18G8,  E.  S.  Vandulyn;  res. 

Janesville,  Wis. 

3.  Lewis  Winaus^  b.  Fel).  9,  1827 ;  m.  March  31,  1851,  Mary  Eliza  Bacon,  of 

Oxford,  Mass.,  who  was  b.  Dec.  5,  1828;  res.  Boston,  Mass.  Chil- 
dren: (1),  George  Lewis^,  b.  in  Oxford,  Mass.,  Feb.  11,  1852.  (2), 
William  Chaffing  b.  in  Oxford,  Mass.,  Aug.  22,  1853;  was  purser 
of  the  steam-ship  City  of  Columbia  that  was  lost  at  Gay  Head,  in 
Feb.  1884,  and  was  one  of  the  four  persons  saved.  (3),  Edward 
Bacon5,  b.  in  Boston,  May  4,  1858.     (4),   Carrie  Esthei"^,  b.  in  Bos- 

^  Since  the  record  of  tlio  Bezaleel,  Kdwind,  John,  Mark  X.,  and  Oscar  W.  Spaulclinf? 
taniilies  was  in  type  it  has  been  di^cdNcrrd  that  llicy  arc  <lcscciidc<l  from  Kdward 
Spaulding  of  Chelmsford,  Mass.  (s(M- p. -:r.  \\  i  I  h  pcrlmiis  \\\r  c'\cc|itioii  of  tlie  fam- 
ilies of  Edward  and  John,  r  havu  im  duuiii,  Iiow.mt,  ihai  luitlur  rcsoarch  would 
reveal  the  fact  that  they  also  belong;  to  llic  suuic  laiiuly.  lii  simply  KiviuK  this  note 
of  correction  I  am  aware  we  depart  from  the  original  plan  of  the  book,  but  J  sec  no 
other  way  to  do. 

Bezaleel",  Eleazar",  Jacob',  .Vndi-ew'S  Andrew-,  Edward'. 

:Hark  N.',  I.oamuii',  -lonalhan',  Sampson',  John',  Andrew",  IMwardi. 

Osear  \V.',  William'.  Ileniaiuiii ',  .hnnes',  Andrew  .    \iidi   ■  w  ,  i;d  wMrd'. 
t  Mr.  and  Mi's.  SiKiuldiiii,' eunie  to  II,  soon  aller  llic'\   w.mc  in.;  liny  lod,!,-cd  tlie  lirst 
night  with  Mr.  (iates'  familv.  who  ev<T  after  were  kind  nei-hUoi's.     I.iiey  Spaulding 
Osgood  writes  that  her  grandmother  was  from  Chelnislord,  .Mass.,  anti  that  she  was 
m.  in  17S4. 


868  GENEALOGY  :  SPAULDING. 


ton,  April  30,  1861;   d.  Oct.  7,  1880.     (5),  Charles^,  b.  in  Boston, 
Feb.  12,  1863. 
4.     Amanda  M.*,  b.  June  14,  1829 ;  m.  in  1849,  S.  H.  Le  Fevre ;  res.  Glen- 
ville,  Conn.     Three  children. 

6.  Lucy",  b.  May  15,  1794;  d.  Feb.  4,  1873;  m.  Oct.  30,  1838, 
Nathan  Gould,  of  Peterboro'. 

7.  Asa^  b.  May  11,  1796;  d.  Dec.  5,  1869;  m.  Dec.  31,  1822, 
Betsey  Whitney,  of  Nelson,  who  was  b.  Jan.  4,  1801;  d.  March  7, 
1869;  res.  Nelson. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Sylvester*,  b.  in  Nelson,  Oct.  29,  1823 ;  m.  March  21, 18-50,  Sarah  A.  Searle, 
who  was  b.  in  Townsend,  Mass.,  April  5,  1824;  res.  Keene ;  he  is  a 
dealer  in  boots  and  shoes,  and  is  a  prominent  Odd  Fellow.  Child : 
Albert  W.5,  b.  in  Nelson,  March  25,  1852;  m.  Oct.  8,  1870,  Addie  J. 
Gilbert,  who  was  b.  in  Gardner,  Mass.,  Aug.  4,  1854;  I'es.  Keene;  he 
is  in  business  with  his  father.  Children  :  (a),  Lillian  Hay^,  b.  March 
31,  1873.     (&),  Edith  Gilbert^,  b.  Dec.  22,  "1880. 

2  and  3.  Caroline*  and  Evaliue*,  b.  March  23,  1826.  Evaline  d.  April  5,  1827 ; 
Caroline  d.  Aug.  13,  1828. 

4.  Alfred*,  b.  in  Nelson,  Jan.  14,  1830;  m.  Dec.  30,  1862,  Ann  C.  Bromley, 

who  was  b.  in  Danby,  Vt.,  Feb.  18,  1841;  res.  Keene;  he  is  a  dealer 
in  confectionery,  etc 

5.  Elizabeth*,  b.  April  17,  1835;  d.  July  5,  1840. 

8.  DanieP,  b.  Dec.  6,  1798;  d.  Sept.  23,  1800. 

9.  DanieP,  b.  April  10,  1803;  m.  I,  Jan.  29,  1828,  Amity  Cud- 
worth,  of  Greenfield,  who  was  b.  Oct.  28,  1802;  d.  June  24,  1858; 
m.  2,  Jan.  2,  1859,  Lucy  W.  Farwell,  of  Waltham,  Mass.,  who  was 
b.  April  4,  1816;  d.  Oct.  26,  1878.  He  settled  on  the  homestead, 
where  he  res.  many  years;  rem.  to  Templeton,  Mass.,  where  he  d. 
Dec.  20,  1877 ;  was  buried  in  H. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Esther  Louisa*,  b.  Nov.  7,  1828;  d.  in  California,  Dec.  28,  1886;  m.  Jan. 

7,  1852,  Parker  Nichols,  of  Reading,  Mass.,  who  d.  July  9,  1872;  res. 
Eeading,  Mass.     One  sou,  d.  young. 

2.  Ambrose  Newell*,  b.  Oct.  8, 1830;  went  to  California;  m.  May  1, 1862;  has 

not  been  heard  from  for  several  years ;  res.  Fetaluma,  Cal.     One  child. 

3.  Frances  Ashley*,  b.  July  5,  1833 ;  m.  Dec.  5,  1865,  Orinda  York,  of  Peter- 

boro'; res.  Dublin.     Children:  (1),  Elam  S.^,  b.  June  1,  1873.     (2). 
Alfonzo  F.  W.5,  b.  Jan.  28,  1882. 

4.  Caroline  Ferbur*,  b.  Jan.  26,  1836 ;  d.  March  2,  1836. 

5.  Fanny  Woodbury*,  b.  May  21,  1839;  d.  June  18,  1878;  m.  Dec.  21,  1864, 

James  A.  Darling,  of  Dublin;  res.  Viuelaud,  N.  J. 


GENEALOGY  :    SPAULDING.  869 


G.  Cordelia  Elsiua\  b.  July  31,  1842;  m.  April  15,  1808,  Benjainiu  Franklin 
Rawson;  res.  iu  Kansas  several  years;  present  res.,  San  Franeisco, 
Cal. ;  a  lumber  dealer. 

7.  Alphonso  Deforestei-*,  b.  Oct.  3,  1845;  d.  May  17,  1858. 

8.  Edson  BoydenS  b.  Dec.  11,  1859;  was  drowned  Aug.  30,  18G5. 


10.     Esther^,  b.  Dec.  13,  180G ;  d.  Aug.  9,  1823. 


EDWARD   SPAULDINa. 

Edward  Spaiilding  and  Meliitable,  his  wife,  were  early  settlers  at 
No.  76,  wdiich  place  they  sold  to  Benjamin  Iladley  in  1792.  (See  p. 
626.)  Phebe  Putnam,  their  dau.,  Avas  baptized  Oct.  16,  1791. 
Kitty,  another  dau.,  Avas  baptized  April  6,  1794. —  Church  Records^ 
pp.  270,  273. 


JOHN   SPAULDING. 

1,  John^  Spaulding  was  b.  in  Lyndeboro',  Sept.  1, 1772;  m.  Feb. 
28,  1799,  Sarah,  dau.  of  Joseph  Putnam  (q.  v.);  res.  in  Warner 
until  1803;  later  at  the  place  marked  "A.  Burtt,"  in  H.;  rem.  to 
Alstead  in  March,  1807,  and  to  Marlow  in  the  spring  of  1820,  where 
he  continued  to  res.  until  the  close  of  his  life;  d.  Aug.  28,  1866;  his 
Avife  d.  April,  1858;  he  was  a  farmer  and  miller. 

CniLDREN. 

1.  Sallys,     1 1).  iu^varner;  both  d.  young. 

2.  Rachel^i 

3.  Rev.  Johu-^,  b.  iu  H.,  June  30,  1804;  ra.  May  7,  1833,  Eunice  Woodman, 

of  Royaltou,  Vt.,  who  was  b.  Nov.  4,  1807.  He  served  an  appreu- 
ticesliip  of  seven  years  as  a  blacksmith,  and  w^orked  several  years  at 
his  trade.  About  the  age  of  23  he  became  a  member  of  the  Christian 
church,  and  felt  it  was  his  duty  to  preach,  but  lack  of  education  de- 
terred him  for  a  time.  He  preached  his  first  sermon  in  Marlow,  Aug. 
6,  1830;  received  a  letter  of  approval  from  that  church,  and  joined 
the  Christian  conference  in  Walpole  in  Feb.  1831.  He  continued  his 
w^ork  as  a  minister  with  good  success  in  various  towns  in  Vermont 
and  New  Hampshire,  including  four  years  at  Gilsum  and  Marlow, 
until  1842,  when  he  purchased  a  farm  in  Morristown,  Vt.,  and  built 
a  house,  barn,  and  blacksmith  shop,  and  worked  at  his  trade,  preach- 
ing occasionally  iu  neighboring  towns,  until  March,  1867,  when  he 
rem.  to  Jacksonville,  III.,  where  he  purchased  a  small  farm,  on 
which  he  continues  to  res.  Child:  Francis-^  b.  in  Roj^alton,  Vt., 
March  21,  1834;  res.  Jacksonville,  111. 


870  GENEALOGY:    SPAULDING. 


Betsey-,  b.  in  H.,  Dec.  11,  180C;  d.  in  Alexandria,  Thayer  county,  Neb., 
Jan.  1,  1880;  ra.  Fitch,  a  Methodist  minister. 

Joseph  Putnam-,  b.  in  Alstead,  Oct.  13,  1809;  d.  in  Lempster,  April  IS, 
1880;  m.  Nov.  7,  1834,  Charlotte  Beclcworth,  of  Marlow;  res.  Mar- 
low,  Langdon,  and  Lempster.  Three  children.  The  youngest,  Har- 
riet E. 3,  was  b.  in  1839;  m.  in  1SG7,  Elbridge  Plielps,  grandson  of 
Peter  Fox.     (q.  v.) 

Dr.  Nehemiah-,  b.  in  Al.stead,  Nov.  25, 1814;  was  a  tanner;  subsequentlj^  a 
shoemaI<er,  having  become  incapacitated  for  active  employment  by 
the  loss  of  a  limb,  and  finally  studied  medicine ;  is  now  a  practising 
physician  in  Nashua,  Chickasaw  county,  la. 


MARK  IV.   SPALDING. 

Jonathan^,  son  of   Rev.  ^  Spalding,  was    b.    in    Tewksbury, 

Mass. 

Loami''  (Jonathan'^,  Rev. ^),  was  b.  in  Tewksbury,  Mass.,  Aug. 

22,  1787;  d.  in  Temple  in  1872;  m.  1,  Edna  Shedd,  of  Tewksbury, 
who  d.  in  1816;  tn.  2,  Esther  Wright,  of  Hollis,  who  d.  in  1818; 
ra.  3,  Esther  Marshall,  of  Jaffrey,  who  d.  in  1880,  aged  95  years. 

1.     Mark  Newman*  (Loami^  Jonathan^,  Rev. ^),  b.  in  Hollis, 

Oct.  22,  1812;  d.  in  H.  in  1889;  m.  1,  Nov.  15,  1842,  Hannah  W. 
Taylor,  of  Temple,  who  was  b.  April  7,  1818;  d.  in  Wilton,  Sept.  3, 
1853  ;  m.  2,  Mrs.  Rebekah  B.  Hardy,  who  d.  in  Nashua,  Dec.  18, 1879 ; 
m.  3,  May  31,  1881,  Mrs.  Eliza  Gray,  of  H.,  who  survives  him.  Mr. 
Spalding  res.  several  years  in  Wilton ;  came  to  H.  about  the  year 
1857;  res.  place  that  bears  his  name  on  the  map;  was  chairman 
of  the  board  of  selectmen  five  years,  1861-65  inclusive,  and  rep- 
resentative to  the  legislature  in  1864-65. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Mary  T.s,  b.  in  "Wilton,  Feb.  23,  1844;  m.  X.  W.  Brooks,     (q.  v.) 

2.  George  N.^  b.  in  Wilton,  Nov.  21,  1850;  d.  in  Nashua,  Dec.  2,  1S79. 


OSCAR  W.   SPAULDING. 

Oscar  W.^,  son  of  William^*  and  Anna  (Greenwood)  Spaulding, 
was  b.  in  Cavendish,  Vt.,  Nov.  7,  1822;  m.  1,  May  28,  1845,  Martha 
Ann,  dau.  of  Luther  and  Dolly  Parker,  of  Chester,  Vt.,  who  d.  in 

*  William  Spaulding  was  b.  in  Jaffrcy  in  17S0;  he  was  coach-di-iver  for  Rev.  Edward 
Sprague,  of  Dublin,  eight  years. 


GENEALOGY  :    SPAULDING.  871 

Chester,  Vt.,  March  18,  1880;  in.  2,  Nov.  24,  1881,  Sarali  L.,  dau. 
of  James  and  Mary  C.  Greenwood,  of  Keene.  Mr.  Spaulding 
worked  on  a  farm  until  18  years  of  age,  and  then  learned  the  trade 
of  a  tanner  and  currier ;  worked  in  a  store  a  few  years ;  came  to  H., 
Aug.  24,  1853,  and  worked  a  year  or  two  for  Matthews  &  Morrison; 
then  bought  the  jilace  marked  "  O.  Nelson,"  and  carried  on  farming 
and  the  mitten  business  until  1867,  when  he  rem.  to  Chester,  Vt. ; 
bought  a  house  and  tannery,  and  carried  on  the  tanning  business 
until  1876,  when  he  was  appointed  United  States  mail  carrier  in 
Chester;  rem.  to  Keene  in  1882,  where  he  now  res.  While  a  resi- 
dent of  H.  he  was  for  several  years  chorister  for  the  Congregational 
society.     Child:  a  dau."',  b.  Sept.  11,  1885. 


THOMAS  AND   HENRY   SPAULDING. 

Edward^  Spaulding  was  made  freeman  in  (yhelmsford,  Mass.,  May 

13,  1640.     He  m.  1,  Margaret ,  who  d.  Aug.  1640;  m.  2,  Rachel 

.     He  d.  in  Chelmsford,  Feb.  26,  1670. 

Andrew^  (Edward^),  b.  in  Chelmsford,  Nov.  19,  1652;  d.  there, 
May  5,  1713;  m.  April  30,  1764,  Hannah,  dau.  of  Henry  Jefes,  of 
Billerica,  Mass.,  who  d.  Jan.  21,  1730. 

Henrys  (Andrew-^,  Edwardi),  b.  in  Chelmsford,  Nov.  2,  1680;  d. 
there,  April  4,  1720;  m.  (published  in  1703)  Elizabeth  Lund,  of 
Dunstable  (now  Nashua). 

Thomas*  (Henry'',  Andrew^,  Edward^),  b.  in  Chelmsford,  July  SO, 
1707;  d.  in  Carlisle,  Mass.,  Aug.  13,  1795;  m.  Mai-y  Adams,  Avho 
was  b.  July  1,  1707;  d.  in  Carlisle,  Oct.  1788. 

Thomas^  (Thomas'*,  Henry^,  Andrew-,  Edward^),  b.  in  Chelmsford, 
Aug.  28,  1737;  ra.  Aug.  29,  1757,  Rachel  Chandler;  res.  New  Ips- 
wich. 

1.  Thomas''*  (Thomas^,  Thomas'*,  Henry'*,  Andrew-,  Edward^), 
was  b.  in  New  Ipswich,  Aug.  11,  1763  ;  m.  Hannah  Brown,  who 
was  b.  in  Concord,  Mass.,  Jan.  6,  1764.  They  lived  several 
years  in  H.,  at  the  place  marked  "D.  Hunt,"  where  several  of 
their  children  were  b.  About  the  year  1795  they  rem.  to  Dub- 
lin, and  about  1799  to  Sullivan.  He  d.  in  Sullivan,  Oct.  5,  1841, 
and  his  wife  d.  there,  Oct.  9,  1840.     He  was  a  carpenter  and  farmer. 

*  Th(!  history  of  the  Thomas  Spauhling  family  has  been  prepared  by  Kev.  J.  L. 
Seward. 


872  GENEALOGY:    SPAULDING. 

He  built  the  meeting-house  in  H.,  the  mill  at  No.  VIII,  and  he  also 
built  meeting-houses  in  Troy  and  Sullivan.  This  family  is  noted  for 
its  large  number  of  first-class  mechanics  and  artisans,  and  for  its 
record  in  the  war.     Children  : — 

2.  Hannah',  b.  Dec.  18,  1785;  ra.  March  10,  1808,  in  Sullivan, 
Daniel  Brown  Brooks,  and  rem.  to  Pennsylvania.  She  d.  Aug.  18, 
1853,  and  Mr.  Brooks  d.  July  10,  1838.  Nothing  further  has  been 
learned  respecting  their  family. 

3.  Lucy^  b.  Nov.  21,  1787;  d.  in  Sullivan,  Feb.  17,  1832;  m.  in 
Sullivan,  May  17,  1813,  Enhraim  Aplin,  who  d.  in  Sullivan,  Dec.  21, 
1822;  a  farmer;  res.  Sullivan.  They  had  four  children,  all  b.  in 
Sullivan.  Three  of  them  d.  in  early  childhood  at  the  following 
times:  June  27,  1818,  Jan.  26,  1819,  and  an  infant,  April  12,  1819. 
Their  other 

CHILD. 

LucyS,  b.  May  16,  1814;  d.  in  Sullivau,  March  25,  1843;  m.  May  31,  1838, 
George  Washington,  son  of  Philander  and  Sally  (White)  Nims,  who 
was  b.  in  Sullivan,  Aug.  31,  1812,  and  d.  in  Keeue,  Feb.  1,  1888.  No 
children.     He  was  a  farmer  in  Sullivan. 

4.  Ruth"  [12],  b.  in  H.,  May  23,  1790. 

5.  Jacob"  [21],  b.  in  H.,  Aug.  11,  1792. 

6.  Curtis"  [24],  b.  in  Dublin,  March  10,  1795. 

7.  Nathaniel",  b.  in  Dublin,  July  23,  1797 ;  d.  at  Brattleboro',Vt., 
Dec.  8,  1839;  unm. 

8.  Dexter'  [29],  b.  in  Sullivan,  Nov.  17,  1799. 

9.  Martin",  b.  in  Sullivan,  Sept.  28, 1802 ;  d.  there,  Feb.  28,  1860 ; 
was  killed  by  the  fall  of  a  tree  when  chopping  in  a  forest;  m.  April  26, 
1830,  Mary  (more  often  called  Polly),  dan.  of  Jonathan  and  Polly 
Kendall,  who  was  b.  in  Sullivan,  Oct.  14,  1799;  d.  there,  July  18, 
1866.     He  was  a  farmer.     No  children. 

10.  Ashley'  [34],  b.  in  Sullivan,  Jan.  21,  1805. 

11.  Dauphin^  [41],  b.  in  Sullivan,  July  1,  1808. 

13.  Euth^  [4]  (Thomas^  Thomas^  Thomas^  Henry^,  Andre w^, 
Edward^),  m.  Jan.  1822,  James  Locke,  son  of  Philip  and  Hannah 
(Locke)  Proctor,  who  was  b.  in  Groton,  Mass.,  Dec.  27,  1789;  d. 
in  Sullivan,  Nov.  26,  1846;  she  d.  suddenly  while  on  a  visit  in  Stod- 
dard, May  24,  1866.  He  was  a  farmer.  Eight  children,  all  b.  in 
Sullivan: — 

13.  Ruth  Ann^  b.  April  3,  1822;  m.  in  Sullivan,  June  7,  1843, 
Hervey  Clisbee,  son  of  John  and  Abigail  (Balcom)  Priest,  who  was 


GENEALOGY:    SPAULDING.  873 

b.  in  Alstcad,  Dec.  20,  1819;  d.  in  Marlow,  Dec.  2,  1881;  res.  Al- 
stead  and  Marlow, 

CniM)KEN. 

1.  Sarah  Ann"',  b.  in  Alstcad,  March  15,  184(;;  ni.  at  Marlboro',  Mass.,  Sept. 

14,  1807,  Edwiu  Cook  Carpenter,  who  was  b.  at  East  Douglass,  Mass., 
April  9,  1848.  Children,  b.  in  Marlboro',  Mass.  :  (1),  Herbert  EdwinW, 
b.  July  13,  1868.  (2),  Clara  Georgiettai",  b.  Nov.  3,  1870.  (3),  Eve- 
lyn Simmons^,  b.  May  27,  1873.  (4),  Chester  Merrill",  b.  Oct.  10, 
1875.  (5),  Orlando  Franki',  b.  Sept.  24,  1879.  (6),  Edith  Grace 
Isabellei*,  b.  Aug.  10,  1882.     (7),  Sylvia  Adelhi",  b.  July  7,  1886. 

2.  A  son9  (twin  to  the  above),  b.  in  Alstead,  March  15,  1846;  d.  there,  April 

28,  1846. 

3.  Ellen  Maria'->,  b.  in  Marlow,  Aug.  27,  1S4S;  d.  there,  June  22,  1886;  unm. 

4.  George  Herveyo,  b.  in  Marlow,  Sept.  9,  1849 ;  m.  June  22,  1880,  Ella  Es- 

telle  Clement,  of  Surry,  who  was  b.  at  Unity,  Me.,  Aug.  7,  1850. 
They  have  no  children. 
."..     Etta  Augusta^,  b.  in  Marlow,  Feb.  3,  1851 ;  m.  Oct.  27,  1869,  Albert  War- 
ren Baker,  of  Gardner,  Mass.,  who  was  b.  at  East  Templeton,  Mass., 
Nov.  10,  1843.     They  have  no  children. 

6.  Eugenia  Ruth'',  1).  in  Marlow,  Jan.  16,  1855. 

7.  Marshall  Oilman",  b.  in  Marlow,  Feb.  9,  1856;  m.  1,  Sept.  19,  1878,  Clara 

Lucinda  Allen,  of  Claremont,  who  wasb.  Sept.  20,  1861 ;  m.  2,  March, 
1882,  Elvira  Winham,  who  was  b.  in  Marlow,  July  25.  1862,  and  d. 
there,  Nov.  30,  1884;  m.  3,  Sept.  6,  1886,  Mrs.  Laura  Melvina  (Cram) 
Lowell,  of  Marlow,  who  was  b.  in  Stoddard,  Dec.  13,  1837.  Children 
by  first  wife  :  (1),  Allen  Herveyi',  b.  in  Marlow,  Sept.  8,  1879.  (2), 
Celia  Mayi',  b.  in  Chireinont,  June,  1881.  Children  by  second  wife, 
both  b.  in  Marlow:  (3),  Frank  MarshalU',  b.  Oct.  13,  1882.  (4), 
Ethel  Maudi",  b.  May  5,  1884;  d.  in  Marlow,  Feb.  21,  1885. 

8.  Marcellus  Gilbert''  (twin  to  the  above),  b.  in  Marlow,  Feb.  9,  1856;  d.  in 

same  place,  Jan.  28,  1865. 

14.  John*,  b.  May  29,  1823;  res.  Keene;  m.  Jan.  11,  1860,  Jane 
Elizabeth  Kellogg,  Avho  was  b.  in  Morristown,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  19,  1830. 

CHILDRKN,    I50UN   IX    KEENE. 

1.  Nellie  Elizabeth'',  b.  Nov.  22,  1860;  d.  in  Keene,  Dec.  2,  1860. 

2.  Clara  Frances-',  b.  Oct.  27,  1862;  m.  March,  1882,  Thomas  Nelson  Wood- 

ward, of  Keene. 

3.  Lillia  May'-',  b.  Jan.  1,   1864;  m.  Nov.   1881,  Charles  Edwin  Harrington, 

of  Keene. 

4.  Fred  William'-',  b.  May  4,  1868. 

5.  Frank  Le.slie''.  b.  Aug.  25,  1872;  d.  in  Keene,  Sept.  29,  1872. 

6.  George  Burnham'-',  b.  Nov.  8,  1874. 

15.  Gilman**,  b.  July  18,  1824;  unm.;  res.  Sullivan. 

56 


874  GENEALOGY:    SPAULDING. 

16.  Rosanna®,  b.  Oct.  2,  1825;  m.  in  Brattleboro',  Vt.,  Feb.  5, 
1852,  George,  son  of  John  and  Ruth  (Sawin)  Damon,  wi)0  was  b.  in 
Gardner,  Mass.,  Aug.  23,  1827;  res.  Fitzwilliam. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Ruth9,  b.  in  Sullivan,  Feb.  9,  1852 ;  d.  in  Rindge,  Aug.  1854. 

2.  Franklin^,  b.  in  Rindge,  July  5,  1853 ;  m.  April  24,  1879,  Mary  J.  Wheeler, 

of  Leominster,  Mass. 

3.  Elizabeth^,  b.  in  Fitzwilliam,  May  16,  1855. 

4.  Adeline^,  b.  in  Fitzwilliam,  Jan.  5,  1857. 

5.  Johu^,  b.  in  Fitzwilliam,  Oct.  5,  1859;  m.  Jan.  1,  1885,  Jeannette  Bowker, 

of  Ashby,  Mass. 

17.  Washington^,  b.  July  24,  1827;  m:  1,  in  Dublin,  Jan.  9, 
1855,  Elvira  Maria,  dau.  of  William  Johnson  and  Elvira  (Piper) 
P^arnsworth,  who  was  b.  in  Dublin,  March  13,  1831 ;  d,  in  Keene, 
Aug.  24,  1864;  m.  2,  in  Dublin,  Oct.  1,  1865,  Julia  Piper  Farns- 
^vorth,  sister  of  former  wife,  who  was  b.  in  Dublin,  Sept.  14,  1838. 

CHILDREN,    BORN  IN  DUBLIN. 

1.  Susie  Maria9,  b.  June  16,  1867 ;  d.  in  Dublin,  May  30,  1874. 

2.  Gertrude  Fannie^,  b.  June  27,  1872. 

3.  Burton  Harry^,  b.  May  28,  1878. 

18.  Eugenia^  b.  Oct.  16,  1828  ;  m.  in  Bellows  Falls,  Vt.,  April 
21,  1853,  George  Cleveland  Richardson,  who  was  b.  in  Stoddard, 
Sept.  19,  1831;  res.  Stoddard. 

19.  James  Martin^,  b.  July  13,  1830;  d.  unm.,  at  Worcester, 
Mass.,  March  21,  1858. 

30.  George  Franklin^  b.  Dec.  22,  1835;  d.  unm.,  at  Sullivan, 
Feb.  4,  1856. 

31,  Jacob'^  [5]  (Thomas^  Thomas^  Thomas^  Henry^  Andrew"-, 
Edward^),  b.  in  H.,  Aug.  11,  1792;  m.  1,  Wait^till  Greenwood 
(Brooks),  dau.  of  Ebenezer  and  Waitstill  (Greenwood)  Twitchell 
and  widow  of  Aaron  Brooks,  of  Nelson,  who  was  b.  in  Dublin, 
Jan.  21,  1786;  d.  in  Sullivan,  May  7,  1847;  m.  2,  Oct.  16,  1849, 
Betsey  Watson  (Moody),  dau.  of  William  and  Sally  (Harring- 
ton) Howe,  and  widow  of  Moses  Moody,  of  Keene,  who  was  b. 
in  Northboro',  Mass.,  Feb.  27,  1805;  d.  in  Sullivan,  July  29,  1888. 
He  owned  a  saw-  and  grist-mill  in  Sullivan.     Children:  — 

33.  Jacob  Appleton^,  b.  in  Sullivan,  June  15,  1819;  d.  there, 
Sept.  5,  1822. 


GENEALOGY  :    SPAULDING.  875 

33.  Harriet  Appleton^  b.  in  Sullivan,  Oct.  26,  1823;  in.  July  4, 
1850,  Charles  W.  Wetlierbee,  and  had  one  dau. 

34.  Curtis'  [6]  (Thomas*',  Thomas^,  Thomas*,  Henry^  An- 
drew"-, Edward^),  b,  in  Dublin,  March  10,  1795;  d.  in  Swanzey, 
Oct.  14,  1857;  m.  Oct.  18,  1824,  Jerusha,  dau.  of  Bela  and  Sally 
( Norcross )  Mason,  of  Sullivan,  who  was  b.  in  Dublin,  Aug.  7, 
1797;  d.  in  Keene,  Jan.  7,  1852.  He  was  a  painter;  res.  Sullivan 
and  Keene.     Children:  — 

25.  Sarah  Louisa«,  b.  in  Sullivan,  Nov.  18,  1825;  m.  April  18, 
1850,  William  Henry,  son  of  Grosvenor  and  Nancy  (Marsh)  Brooks, 
who  was  b.  in  Koyalston,  Mass.,  Aug.  1,  1828.  He  is  a  blacksmith; 
res.  Keene. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Henrj'  Oscar',  b.  in  Keene,  April  21,  1852;  m.  Jan.  1,  1874,  Laura  Antoin- 

ette, dau.  of  Caleb  and  Polly  (Howard)  Hill,  who  was  b.  in  Win- 
chester, Sept.  1,  1847;  res.  Keene.  Children:  (1),  Nettie  Mariai",  b. 
in  Keeue,  June  7,  1875.  (2),  Clara  Louisai'\  b.  in  Keene,  Dec.  6,  1878. 
(3),  Edith  Elviraio,  b.  in  Keene,  April  25,  1881. 

2.  Sarah  Maria  Jerusha',  b.  in  Keene,  June  6,  1854 ;  ra.  Jan.  4,  1877,  Charles 

Osborne  McDufiee ;  res.  Keeue.  Child :  Gertie  Louisai'\  b.  in  Keene, 
May  28,  1879. 

3.  Arthur  William',  b.  in  Keene,  May  15,  1856;  m.  1,  Nov.  29,  1877,  Adelia, 

dau.  of  Charles  Harvey;  divorced;  m.  2,  Dec.  7,  1883,  Amanda 
Barnard.  Child,  by  first  wife :  Clarence  William^",  b.  in  Keene, 
Dec.  26,  1878. 


36.  Charles  Curtis^  b.  in  Sullivan,  April  19,  1829 ;  d.  in  Lyndon, 
Vt.,  March  2,  1858;  m.  May  2,  1854,  Anna  I.,  dau.  of  William  Boy- 
den,  who  was  b.  in  Guilford,  Vt.,  April,  1832;  d.  in  Guilford,  Nov.  27, 
1865.     No  children. 

211.  James  Franklin^  b.  in  Sullivan,  May  25,  1833;  m.  June  7, 
1854,  Mary  Elizabeth,  dau.  of  Luther  and  Mary  (Mason)  Dudley, 
who  was  b.  in  Mount  Holly,  Vt.,  May  9,  1836;  res.  Fitchburg  and 
Leominster,  Mass. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  George  Wesley',  b.  in  South  Keene,  July  23,  1856;  m.  Aug.  28,  1881,  Har- 

riet Celia  Lewis.    One  dau.,  Winnifred  Inezi'\  b.  in  Fitchburg,  Mass., 
Nov.  3,  1883 ;  d.  there,  Nov.  29,  1887. 

2.  Edgar  Franklin',  b.  in  South  Keene,  Dec.  11,  1858. 

3.  Carrie  Elizabeth',  b.  in  Winchendon,  Mass.,  July  7,  1861. 

4.  Louis  Everett',  b.  in  Fitchburg,  Mass.,  Sept.  3,  1865. 

5.  Minnie  Etta',  b.  in  Leominster,  Mass.,  Aug.  17,  1873. 


876  GENEALOGY:    SPAULDING. 

38.  George  Hel■bert^  b.  in  Sullivan,  Oct.  22,  1836;  m.  Jan.  12, 
1860,  Lavinia  Prudence,  dau.  of  Luther  and  Abigail  (Kendall)  Tay- 
lor, who  was  b.  in  Perry  Village,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  15, 1838;  res.  Norwich, 
Conn. 

CHILDREX. 

1.  Grace  Taylor^  b.  in  Norwich,  Conn.,  July  11,  1866. 

2.  Walter  HowarcP,  b.  in  Preston,  Conn.,  July  18,  1869. 

3.  Blanche  Louise^,  b.  in  Preston,  Conn.,  Jan.  13,  1873. 

4.  Carl  Herbert^,  b.  in  Preston,  Conn.,  June  6,  1876. 

39.  Dexter^  [8]  (Thomas",  Thomas^,  ThomasS  Henry^,  Andrew-, 
Edward^),  b.  Nov.  17,  1799;  wheelwright  and  carpenter;  res.  Sulli- 
van ;  m.  1,  Nov.  25,  1825,  Nancy,  dau.  of  Joseph  and  Rebecca 
(Thompson)  Kingsbury,  who  wash,  in  Sullivan  in  1801;  d.  there, 
April  23,  1841;  m.  2,  Rebecca  Kingsbury,  sister  of  the  former 
wife,  who  was  b.  in  Sullivan,  March  28,  1803;  d.  there.  May  30, 
1882;  he  d.  in  Sullivan,  Dec.  30,  1865.  Children,  all  b.  in  Sullivan, 
by  first  marriage  :  — 

30.  Dauphin^  b.  Oct.  23,  1826;  m.  May  24,  1851,  Susan  Re- 
becca, dau.  of  Allen  Merrill  and  Caroline  (Emerson)  Wilder,  who 
was  b.  in  Sullivan,  Jan.  22,  1835,  He  was  in  the  14th  N.  H.  regt. 
in  the  war,  and  d.  in  Washington,  D.  C,  Feb.  7,  1864.  His  body 
was  buried  at  East  Sullivan.  His  widow  subsequently  m.  Charles 
L.  Derby,  of  Westmoreland.  Mr.  Spaulding  built  and  owned  a 
large  saw-mill  in  Sullivan. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Nancy  Caroline^,  b.  in  Sullivan,  March  28,  1852;  ra.  Dec.  5,  1872,  Charles 

Edwin  Cater,  of  Alsteacl;   res.  Waltham,  Mass. 

2.  Susan  Aclclie9,  b.  in  Sullivan,  April  27,  1856;  m.  Oct.  19,  1872,  Chauncy 

Walter,  son  of  James  Philander  and  Harriet  (Metcalf)  Nash,  who 
was  b.  in  Gilsum,  July  16,  1849;  res.  Walpole. 

3.  Daniel  Webster^,  b.  in  Sullivan,  July  30,  1858;  m.  Oct.  26,  1881,  Mary  E. 

Newman,  of  Kensington,  Prince  Edward's  Island. 

4.  Dexter   Merrill-',  b.  in   Keene,  Nov.  22,   1861;    m.  Dec.  31,  1882,  Nellie 

Emma  Whitney,  of  Westminster,  Vt.,  who  was  b.  there.  May  26, 
1864;  res.  Waltham,  Mass.  Child:  Ethel  Evai",  b.  in  Westminster, 
Vt.,  Feb.  7,  1885. 

31.  Henry«,  b.  Dec.  10,  1827;  d.  in  Sullivan,  Aug.  1,  1830. 
33.     Nancy^  b.  Aug.  12,  1834;  d.  May  15,  1866;  unm. 

33.  Henry  Dexter**,  b.  Sept.  17,  1838;  was  a  blacksmith  at  East 
Sullivan;    enlisted    in  the  14th  N.  H.  regt.  in  the  war,  and  d.  at 


GKNEALOGY  :    SrAULDING.  877 

Natchez,  Miss.,  July  11,  1864,  and  his  body  was  buried  in  the 
National  cemetery  at  Natchez.  He  m.  July  7,  1861,  Elizabeth 
Addie  Woodward,  who  d.  at  East  Sullivan,  Sept.  5,  1863,  aged  22. 

34.  Ashley'  [10]  (Thomas^  Thomas^  Thonlas^  Henry^,  An- 
drew-^, Edward^),  b.  in  Sullivan,  Jan.  21,  1805;  m.  1,  in  Sullivan, 
Feb.  20,  1833,  Clarissa,  dau.  of  Ichabod  and  Abigail  (Hammond) 
Keith,  who  was  b.  in  Sullivan,  Aug.  24,  1807,  and  d.  in  Sullivan, 
March  8,  1839;  m.  2,  Feb.  11,  1841,  Sally,  dau.  of  Asa  and 
Nabby  (Hodgman)  Davis  (q,  v.),  of  Stoddard,  who  was  b.  in  Stod- 
dard, Dec.  9,  1805;  d.  in  Keeue,  Nov.  6,  1878.  Mr.  Spaulding  was 
a  farmer  in  Sullivan,  and  later  in  Keene,  and  also  had  a  saw-mill  in 
Sullivan.     He  d.  in  Keene,  May  14,  1886.     Children:  — 

35.  Orland  Keith^  b.  in  Sullivan,  Dec.  23,  1833.  He  worked 
in  a  saw-  and  grist-mill  in  Sullivan.  He  was  in  the  war,  in  an  Illi- 
nois regiment;  d.  in  New  York  city,  on  his  way  home,  March  12, 
1865.  He  m.  May  22,  1861,  Lucetta  Wilson,  dau.  of  David  and 
Betsey  (Wilson)  Morrison,  who  was  b.  in  Langdon,  Dec.  12,  1834. 

CHILD. 

1.     Jnlia  Ann  Amelia^,  b.  in  Swanzej',  April  IS,  18(!2.     She  and  lier  niotlier 
live  in  Keene. 

36.  Henry  Otis^  b.  in  Sullivan,  Sept.  2,  1835;  a  farmer  in 
Keene;  m.  Feb.  3,  1858,  Sarah  Ellen,  dau.  of  Daniel  Wyman  and 
Mireca  (Nims)  Houghton,  who  was  b.  in  Sullivan,  Sept.  10,  1833. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Daniel  Miuot'J,  b.  in  Sullivan,  Sept.  10,  1859;  a  graduate  of  Amherst  col- 

lege ;  is  principal  of  the  high  school  at  Shelburue  Falls,  Mass. 

2.  Charles  Hem-y-\  b.  in  Marlboro',  Nov.  5,  1862;  a  merchant  iu  Worcestei", 

Mass.;  m.  at  Malone,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  7,  1888,  Ella  Jane,  dau.  of  How- 
ard M.  and  Jennie  L.  (Fifleld)  Farrar,  who  was  b.  in  Manchester, 
Oct.  26,  1861. 

3.  An  infant  dau.'-',  b.  in  Keene,  Oct.  20.  1860 ;  d.  there,  Oct.  25,  1869. 

37.  Infant  son^,  b.  in  Sullivan,  Jan.  15,  1837;  d.  there,  Jan.  26, 
1837. 

38.  Edward^  b.  in  Sullivan,  Oct.  24,  1843;  res.  Keene;  a  car- 
penter; m.  June  3,  1868,  Emily  Osgood,  dau.  of  Asahel  and  Rox- 
ana  (Osgood)  Nims,  who  was  b.  in  Sullivan,  Aug.  28,  1843. 

CHILDREN,   BORN  IN   KKENE. 

1.  Marquis  OrlaiuP,  b.  March  25,  1869.     3.     Mary  Roxana«,  b.  July  29,  1871. 

2.  Florence  Emma'',  b.  March  25,  1870.     4.     Edward  Osgood'',  b.  May  16,  1875. 


878  genealogy:  spaulding. 

39.  Clarissa  Adeline^  b.  in  Sullivan,  Feb.  14,  1845;  m.  Sept.  3, 
1867,  John  Marshall,  son  of  Levi  and  Sarah  F.  (Winchester)  Bar- 
rett, who  was  b.  in  Gilsura,  Aug.  18,  1846.  He  is  a  farmer,  and  res. 
in  Sullivan. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Mabel  1.9,  b.  iu  Gilsum,  Sept.  12,  1868. 

2.  Althea  S.^,  b.  in  Sullivan,  Nov.  15,  1869. 

3.  Leston  M.9,  b.  iu  Sullivan,  Aug.  27,  1872. 

4.  Etliel  Abbie9,  b.  iu  Sullivan,  July  15,  1874. 

5.  Infant  souS,  b.  in  Sullivan,  Feb.  13,  1876 ;  d.  there,  Feb.  27,  1876. 

40.  Sarah  Abby^,  b.  in  Sullivan,  March  10,  1847. 

41.  Dauphin"  [11]  (Thomas^  Thomas^  Thomas*,  Henry^  An- 
drew-, Edward^),  b.  in  Sullivan,  July  1,  1808  ;  d.  there,  Aug.  13, 
1864.  He  was  a  farmer,  and  operated  two  different  saw-mills;  m. 
Jan.  5,  1837,  Eleanor,  dau.  of  Joseph  and  Rebecca  (  Thompson  ) 
Kingsbury,  who  was  b.  in  Sullivan,  Oct.  29,  1812;  she  res.  now 
in  Winchester.     Children :  —  * 

43.  Ellen  Jane*,  b.  in  Sullivan,  Aug.  29,  1837;  m.  Sept.  22, 
1858,  Alonzo  Oliver,  son  of  Oliver  and  Mary  (Mason)  Brown,  of 
Sullivan,  who  was  b.  there,  July  6,  1829;  farmer  and  mechanic;  res. 
Sullivan,  Keene,  and  Marlow. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Elizabeth  Alice^,  b.  in  Sullivan,  May  30,  1862 

2.  Kate  Adelle^,  b.  in  Sullivan,  April  13,  1864. 

3.  Frank  Walter^,  b.  in  Keene,  Feb.  27,  1868. 

4.  AVinfred  Marshall,  b.  in  Keene,  Dec.  11,  1871. 

5.  Bertram  Dauphin^,  b.  in  Keene,  Jan.  31,  1875. 

43.  Elizabeth  Alma«,  b.  in  Sullivan,  May  16,  1839;  d.  there, 
July  26,  1841. 

44.  Milan  Dauphin^  b.  in  Sullivan,  Aug.  22,  1842;  res.  Win- 
chester; m.  Dec.  17,  1873,  Kate  Janet  Seaver,  who  was  b.  Aug.  30, 
1855.  He  was  in  the  2d  N.  H.  regt.  in  the  war.  He  rose  fi'om 
private  to  first  lieutenant.  He  was  in  many  engagements  and  more 
than  a  dozen  hard  battles.  He  says  of  himself:  "I  did  not  see  a 
sick  day  while  in  the  service.  I  was  in  every  engagement  the  regi- 
ment was  in,  except  the  first  Bull  Run  and  Drury's  Bluff.  I  never 
was  in  the  hospital,  and  never  rode  a  step  on  the  march.  I  came 
out  of  the  war  without  a  scratch."  The  record  of  Mr.  Spaulding 
was  honorable,  and  for  bravery,  endurance,  good  health  on  field, 
and  continuous  service  through  the  war,  almost  without  a  parallel. 


GENEALOGY:    SPAULDING;    SPKAGUE.  879 


CHILD. 

1.     Dean  MarshalP,  b.  Aug.  17,  1875. 

45.     Edna  Antoinette^  b.  in  Sullivan,  Oct.  13,  1843;  ra.  June  1, 

1867,  George  Henry,  son  of  Supply  and  Selima  (Carrutli)  Niius;  res. 
Keene. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Archie  Wallace^,  b.  in  Wiucliester,  Sept.  23,  1868. 

2.  Edith  Virginia^',  b.  in  Nortlifield,  Mass.,  Aug.  3,  1870. 

3.  Blanche  Augusta^,  b.  in  Northfield,  July  29,  1872. 

4.  Harrington  Dauphin^,  b.  in  Northfield,  June  29,  1875. 

4:6.     Mary  Augusta^  b.  in  Sullivan,  Nov.  11,  1845;  ni.  March  6, 

1868,  Franklin  Lelander  Leland,  of  Winchendon,  Mass.,  who  was  b. 
there,  Aug.  15,  1846;  res.  Winchendon,  Mass. 

CHILDREN,    BORN  IN   WINCHENDON,    MASS. 

1.  Albert  Franklin^  b.  Aug.  20,  18G9 ;  d.  in  "Winchendon,  July  28,  1870. 

2.  Luella  Augusta^,  b.  Oct.  2,  1874. 

3.  Henrys,  ij.  May  13,  1878. 

47.  Maria  Rosina^  b.  in  Sullivan,  April  15,  1847;  d.  at  Win- 
chester, Dec.  6,  1865. 

48.  Frances  Amanda^  b.  in  Sullivan,  Sept.  23,  1849;  d.  at 
Keene,  Sept.  11,  1867. 

49.  Isabel  Susan^  b.  in  Sullivan,  Jan.  6,  1854;  d.  at  Concord, 
Sept.  21,  1884. 

50.  Marshall  Thomas^  b.  in  Sullivan,  June  10,1855;  ra.  June, 
1881,  Laura  R.  Reed;  res.  Hartford,  Conn.     One  son. 

51.  Henry''  Spaulding,  a  younger  brother  of  Thomas^  m.  April 
23,  1801,  Sybil,  dau.  of  Joseph  Dodge  (q.  v.),  and  settled  at  place 
marked  "E.  Weston."  He  built  mill  No.  IX;  d.  in  early  manhood. 
His  widow  sold  the  farm  and  mill  to  Stej^hen  Cragin,  (See  p.  466.) 
Two  children,  both  of  whom  d.  young. 


SPRAGUE. 


John  and  William  Sprague  came  from  Nelson  to  H.  as  successors 
of  Jedediah  Fox  at  the  tannery  (see  p.  83),  which  they  carried  on  a 
few  years.  They  were  great  practical  jokers,  and  are  remembered 
on  that  account  in  H.  more  than  for  any  other  reason.     John  rem. 


880  GENEALOGY  :    SPRAGUE;    STEARNS. 

to  Gill,  Mass.,  and  later  to  Ohio.  William  rem.  to  Sackett's  Harbor, 
N.  Y.,  where  he  d.  Both  of  these  brothers  had  families,  but  we 
know  but  little  concerning  them.  One  of  Williani's  daughters  was 
the  wife  of  a  clergyman  in  New  Jersey. 


REV.   O.   O.   STEARNS. 

Kev,  O.  O.^  Stearns  was  b.  on  the  east  shore  of  Lake  Champlain, 
in  Vermont;  m.  1,  Nancy,  dau.  of  Elijah  F.  Valentine,  of  Cam- 
bridge, Mass.,  who  d.  in  Milford  about  the  year  1849;  m,  2,  Ann  E. 
Ashum,  of  Ballston  Spa,  N.  Y.,  who  survives  him ;  res.  Lodi,  Wis. 
Mr.  Stearns  was  pastor  of  the  Baptist  church  in  H.  (see  p.  206)  and 
also  principal  of  the  institute.*     He  d.  in  Lodi,  Wis.,  Oct.  20,  1885. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  J.  W.'-,  LL.  D.,  b.  iu  Sturbridge,  Mass.,  iu  1839;  a  graduate  of  Harvard 

college :  professor  iu  the  uuiversity  at  Madisou,  Wis. ;  m.  and  has 
two  children. 

2.  J.  H.-,  b.  in  H  ,  in  1841 ;  a  graduate  of  Harvard  college  ;  attorney-at-law ; 

res.  Freeport,  111. ;  m. 

3.  George  A.-,  b.  in  Milford  or  Hampton  Falls  about  1843 ;  a  graduate  of 

Rochester  (N.  Y.)  university;  attorney-at-law;  res.  New  Yorlv  city; 
m   and  has  one  or  two  children. 

4.  Charles  A  -,  b.  iu  Milford  about  1845 ;  a  graduate  of  the  University  of 

Chicago;  in  the  real  estate  business;  res.  National  City,  Cal. ;  two 
children. 

5.  Edward  F.-,  b.  in  Milford  about  1847;  a  graduate  of  the  Uuiversity  of 

Chicago;  a  teacher  of  Latiu  in  south  side  high  school,  Chicago;  in. 
and  has  three  children. 


WARREN  STEARNS. 

Isaac^  and  Mary  Stearns  came  from  England  in  16.30,  and  settled 
in  Watertown,  Mass. 

Samuel-  m.  Hannah  M. . 

John''  m.  Abigail  Fiske. 

John^  m.  Anna  Coolidge. 

Elias^  m.  Sarah  Keyes. 

Rufus*'  m.  Sarah  P.  Davis;  res.  Haverhill. 


*  This  is  the  statement  of  his  son.    His  name  does  not  appear  in  this  connection 
on  page  230,  as  no  authority  could  be  found  for  it  at  the  time  that  page  was  prepared. 


GENEALOGY:    STEARNS;    STEELE;    STEVENS.  881 

1.  Warren"  (Riifus*"',  Elias''',  Joliii'',  John'',  SainueP,  Isaac^),  b.  in 
Haverhill;  ni,  Sept.  13,  1848,  Susan  C.  Copp,  who  was  b.  in  North- 
umberland, Feb.  13,  1831;  came  to  H.  from  Manchester,  Nov.  12, 
1864,  and  settled  on  the  Daniel  Spaulding  farm,  which  they  greatly 
improved,  being  engaged  in  "truck"  farming;  in  1883  they  rem.  to 
the  Stephen  Carlton  farm. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Alice  M.^  b.  Oct.  20,  1850;  d.  July  2,  1852. 

2.  Fred  W.^,  b.  Dec.  6,  1852;  d.  Oct.  20,  1871. 

3.  Nellie^  b.  June  1,  1855;  m.  Nov.  16,  1873,  George  Johnson,     (q.  v.) 

4.  Will  0.^  b.  April  14,  1859;  owns  the  place  marked  "F.  Gilchrest." 

5.  Alvin  L.^  b.  Jau.  11,  18(52;  m.  Dec.  5,  1886,  Adela  L.  Ware  (q.  v.)  ;  is  a 

fruit  aud  ti-uck  fanner;  res.  Fayetteville,  Ark. 

6.  Bert  G.**,  b.  June  22,  1865;  has  recently  purchased  the  farm  marked  "  S. 

Knight." 

7.  Nettie  J.  A.^  b.  Jau.  14,  1871. 

8.  S.  Ada%  b.  Dec.  14,  1874. 


STEELE. 


Thomas^  Steele  was  b,  in  Ireland  in  1694;  m.  in  1715,  Martha 
Morrison,  and  was  one  of  the  first  settlers  of  Londonderry. 

James-  (Thomas^)  settled  in  Antrim  in  1780;  m.  1,  Peggy  Ram- 
sey, who  d.  in  1757;  m.  2,  Mrs.  Margaret  (Parker)  Cochran;  he  d, 
Feb.  19,  1819,  at  the  age  of  almost  95  years. 

James^  (James^  Thomas^)  m.  Alice  Boyd. 

James*  (James^  James-^,  Thomas^)  b.  Oct.  7,  1793;  m.  Dec.  21, 
1824,  Submit  R.,  dau.  of  Hon.  Jacob  Tuttle,  and  d.  in  1831. 

1.  Jacob  T.^  (James'*,  James^,  James'-,  Thomas^),  b.  in  Antrim, 
Nov.  19,  1827 ;  came  to  H.  in  early  life  to  res.  with  his  uncle,  A.  C. 
Cochran  ;  worked  for  him  in  his  store  and  also  attended  school  here 
(see  p.  231);  m.  Sept.  4,  1850,  Susan  M.,  dau.  of  Col.  David  Low 
(q.  v.);  rem.  to  Boston,  Mass.,  and  from  thence  to  Brooklyn,  N.  Y., 
his  present  res.  Children:  Charles  Edwin*"',  James  Low®,  and  Nellie 
Tuttle®. 


EDWARD   STEVENS. 

Edward^  Stevens  and  Phebe,  his  wife,  were  living  in  H.  in  1792. 


CHILD. 

1.     Phebe-,  b.  Oct.  5,  \7Q2.—  Toivn  Becords. 


882  GENEALOGY:    STEVENS. 

DANIEL   STEVENS. 

D.inieF  Stevens  rem.  from  Chelmsford,  Mass.,  to  Stoddard;  three 
sons. 

1.  DanieP  (DanieP),  m.  Tabitha  Sawyer;  rem.  from  Stoddard 
to  H.  about  the  year  1839;  res.  where  Dea.  Asa  Wood  now  res.; 
rem.  to  Mount  Vernon  in  the  spring  of  1844,  where  he  d.  the  fol- 
lowing September,  at  the  age  of  59;  his  wife  d.  in  Mount  Vernon 
in  1882,  at  the  age  of  90. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  James3,  rem.  to  lUiuois  about' the  year  1835;  cl.  about  a  year  later. 

2.  Elizabeth^,  m.  1,  Griffin  Wilsou,  of  Nelson;  m.  2,  EbenFiske,  of  Lynde- 

boro',  who  has  also  cl. ;  she  res.  in  Orleans,  N.  Y. 

3.  Elmira",  cl.  in  infancy. 

4.  Joshua^,  rem.  to  Illinois  with  his  brother  James  and  d.  about  the  same 

time. 

5.  Levi3,  m.  Nov.  9,  1849,  Caroline  Warren,  of  Dublin,  who  d.  Dec.  1871 ; 

m.  2,  Jan.  6,  1874,  Mary  E.  Moore;  res.  Dublin,  Lowell,  Mass.,  and 
Boston;  a  provision  dealer.  Children:  (1),  George*,  b.  in  Dublin, 
April  29,  1851;  d.  Dec.  7,  1873.  (2),  James*,  b.  in  Lowell,  May 
28,   1854. 

6.  Sarah^,  m.  Samuel  G.  Parker,  of  Nelson;  he  is  a  wholesale  butcher;  res. 

Lowell,  Mass. ;  she  d. 

7.  Lydia3,  m.  George  Wilkins,  of  New  Boston. 

8.  Hon.  George^,  b.  in  Stoddard,  Oct.  23,  1824;  attended  school  in  Stod- 

dard, H.,  Mount  Vernon,  and  Andover,  Mass.,  and  was  graduated  at 
Dartmouth  college  in  1849,  taking  rank  among  the  first  in  his  class; 
m.  in  1850,  Elizabeth  R.  Kimball,  of  Littleton,  Mass.  He  taught  a 
district  school  in  Mount  Vernon  when  about  18  years  old,  and  after  his 
graduation  he  taught  in  the  academies  in  Pittsfield,  Gilmanton,  and 
Mount  Vernon;  rem.  to  Lowell,  Mass.,  in  1854;  studied  law  with 
William  A.  and  Daniel  S.  Richardson,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
the  same  year. 

"From  that  time  until  his  death  he  devoted  himself  to  his  profes- 
sion, reaching  a  high  degree  of  success  and  winning  a  good  name. 
He  was  clerk  of  the  police  court  in  1856-57;  associate  justice  of  the 
same  court  in  1858-74 ;  member  of  the  Lowell  school  board  in 
1859-62 ;  member  of  the  Massachusetts  legislature  in  1858-59 ;  city 
solicitor  of  Lowell  in  1867-69 ;  member  of  the  board  of  aldermen 
in  1873-74;  appointed  distrjct  attorney  for  Middlesex  county  by  the 
governor  in  1874 ;  was  twice  elected  and  held  the  office  till  1877.  He 
was  notaiy  public  and  public  administrator  for  many  years;  was 
commissioner  to  qualify  civil  officers,  and  commissioner  of  insolvency. 
He  had  been  president  of  local  political  clubs ;  was  a  member  of  the 
order  of  Masons  and  Odd  Fellows.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Phi 
Beta  Kappa  society  of  Dartmouth  college ;  of  the  Webster  Historical 


genealogy:    STEVENS;    STICKNEY.  883 

society,  Boston ;  of  the  New  England  Historic-Genealogical  society ; 
of  the  Congregational  club  of  Boston ;  of  the  American  Board  of 
Commissioners  for  Foreign  Missions;  and  of  the  American  Bar  asso- 
ciation. He  was  superintendent  of  the  John-street  Congregational 
Sabbath  school  for  nearly  twenty  years. 

"  He  was  a  great  reader  and  scholar,  had  a  large  library,  and  was 
a  fine  classical  student  of  Greek,  Latin,  and  Hebrew.  In  short,  he 
was  an  eminent  Christian  scholar  and  lawyer.  He  d.  June  5,  1884." 
Children:  (1),  George  H.-»,  b.  in  1853;  was  educated  at  Dartmouth 
college  and  German  universities ;  is  a  lawyer,  and  for  three  years  he 
was  a  partner  with  his  father.  (2),  Elizabeth  S.*,  b.  in  1857;  m.  A. 
r.  Warren,  Esq.,  of  St.  Paul,  Minn. ;  she  was  educated  at  Bradford 
(Mass.)  academy.  (3),  Mary  G.-*,  b.  in  18(52;  was  educated  at  Vas- 
sar  college:  was  a  teacher  in  the  Lowell  high  school;  now  (1889) 
teaches  in  Tennessee.  Mrs.  Stevens  continues  to  res.  in  Lowell. 
9.     Marys,  m.  Gardner  Starett,  of  Vermont;  present  res..  Mount  Vernon. 

10.  Samuel-',  m.  Xanc}^  Kittredge,  of  Mount  Vernon;  res.  Milford;  he  is  a 

provision  dealer. 

11.  Adeline^,  m.  Thomas  Ryder,  of  Dunbarton,  a  farmer;    she  d. 

12.  Caroline^,  m.  Doctor  Brown,  superintendent  of  the  state  lunatic  asylum, 

Taunton,  Mass. 


STICKNEY. 


Dr.  Jeremiah^  Stickney  was  b.  in  Tewksbiiry,  Mass.,  April  21, 
1783 ;  was  a  descendant  from  William  Stickney,  who  was  b.  in 
England,  and  settled  in  Rowley,  Mass.,  in  1638.  (The  direct  line  is 
William^,  SamueP,  SainueP,  Abraham'*,  Abraham-^  Jeremiah*'.)  He 
obtained  a  part  of  his  education  in  H.;  m.  Feb.  9,  1807,  Susannah 
Atwood,  of  Pelhani,  and  w^as  for  many  years  a  successful  physician 
in  Antrim,  where  he  d.  Aug.  24,  1865;  his  wife  d.  in  1854,  aged  70. 

1.  Dr.  James  Milton'^,  b.  in  Anti'im,  Nov.  4,  1813,  was  their 
fourth  son.  He  studied  medicine  with  his  father  and  also  with  his 
brother,  A.  G.  Stickney,  m.  d.,  of  Townsend,  Mass.,  and  M'as  gradu- 
ated as  doctor  of  medicine  and  surgery,  at  the  Vermont  Medical 
college,  in  1840;  m.  1,  Dec.  1,  1840,  Mary  G.  Eaton,  of  Townsend, 
Mass.,  who  d.  Feb.  15,  1871 ;  m.  2,  April  3,  1872,  Augusta  S.  Chase, 
of  Lancaster,  Mass.  He  settled  first  in  Pepperell,  Mass.,  but  about 
two  years  later  was  invited  by  a  large  number  of  the  prominent 
citizens  of  H.  to  rem.  to  that  town,  to  take  the  place  of  Dr.  Jonas 
Hutchinson,  who  had  recently  rem.  to  Milford.  He  came  to  H.  in 
the  spring  of  1842,  remaining  a  little  over  seven  years;  res.  house 
marked  "O.  Fogg."     He  was  not  only  successful  as  a  physician,  but 


884  GENEALOGY  :    STICKNEY;    STONE. 

also  a  valuable  citizen,  serving  five  years  as  a  member  of  the  super- 
intending school  committee  ;  but  the  superior  attractions  of  Pepperell 
induced  him  to  return  to  that  place  in  the  fall  of  1849,  where  he  has 
been  actively  engaged  in  his  profession  until  the  present  time. 

CHILD. 

1.  Josephine  Gutterson,  au  adopted  dau.,  was  b.  iu  Towiiseud;  m.  Hou. 
Jesse  E.  Keith,  of  Abiugtou,  Mass.,  judge  of  probate  for  Plj-mouth 
county ;  not  living. 


ASA   STONE. 


Asa^  Stone  came  from  Alstead  to  H.;  res.  a  few  years  at  place 
marked  "A.  Copeland";  later,  about  six  years,  with  Nathaniel  Haz- 
elton  (q.  v.);  rem.  to  Nelson. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Lymau-,  b.  iu  H.  lu  1806 ;  m.  in  1832,  Susan  E.,  dau.  of  Abel  Parker,  of 

Nelson ;  was  employed  for  about  twenty  years  as  overseer  iu  mills  in 
Nelson,  Wiltou,  Nashua,  and  Manchester;  later  he  was  a  prosper- 
ous farmer  iu  Nelson;  rem.  to  Milford,  where  he  d.  He  had  no 
children,  but  brought  up  two  nieces,  who  d.  when  young  women, 
and  a  nephew,  Parker  Snow,  who  was  the  engiueer  that  located 
the  3Iauchester  &  Keeue  raih'oad  through  H.  He  is  now  superin- 
teudeut  of  bridges  on  the  Boston  &  Maine  system. 

2.  Addison-,  b.  in  Nelson  in  1812;  m.  Abigail  Hardy,  of  Nelson;  he  is  a 

machinist;  res.  Springfield,  Mass.     Four  children. 

3.  Aseph'^  b.  in  Nelson  in  1817;  m.  Lucy  Salerton,  of  Tyngsboro',  Mass. ; 

is  a  pattern-maker ;  res.  Milford,  Mass.    Three  children. 


JOSIAH  STONE. 


1.  Josiah^  Stone,  was  b.  Feb.  10,  1760;  m.  Millicent  Wheeler; 
came  from  Temple  to  H.  in  1790,  and  settled  at  No,.  38;  subsequently 
rem.  to  No.  47,  and  to  place  marked  "J.  H.  Felch,"  in  1804;  later 
bought  the  place  marked  "A.  Hall,"  and  built  the  house  marked 
"J.  Matthews";  d.  May  20,  1845;  his  wife  d.  Dec.  3,  1853,  aged 
90  years  and  6  months.*     Children:  — 

2.  Sally^  b.  April  17,  1785;  m.  Oct.  23,  1806,'  Nahum  Ward. 
(q.  V.) 

*  Mr.  Stone  lived  some  years  in  a  log  house,  and  for  an  oven  used  a  flat  rock  with 
stones  piled  on  it.  He  used  to  go  in  the  morning  down  to  the  Dennis  place  and  fell 
an  acre  of  timber  and  at  night  return  home,  carrying  a  bushel  of  potatoes  on  his 
back,  being  guided  the  most  of  the  way  by  marked  trees'.  — Dariiel  Wood  letters. 


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GENKAI.OGY  :    STONE.  885 

3.  Millicont-,  b.  Jan.  '2G,  1787;  in.  May  27,  iSdG,  John  Wasli- 
burn.     (q.  v.) 

4.  Capt.  Earl-,  b.  March  26,  1789;  ni.  Sally,  dau.  of  Salmon 
Wood  (q.  v.);  res.  at  place  marked  "J.  H.  Felch"  a  i&w  years;  rem, 
to  place  marked  "J.  Matthews,"  where  he  d.  Jan.  12,  1846.  Mrs. 
Stone  subsequently  returned  to  her  home  (the  Salmon  Wood  place), 
where  she  d.  June  17,  1888,  at  the  advanced  age  of  98  years,  1 
month,  29  days. 

5.  Lucy-,  b.  Oct.  8,  1791 ;  m.  Moses  Hunt.     (q.  v.) 

6.  Benjamin-,  b.  Dec.  11,  1793;  d.  Jan.  6,  1839;  m.  Lucy,  dau. 
of  Salmon  Wood  (q.  v.),  who  d.  Oct.  27,  1867. 

CIIILDKEN. 

1.  Julia  Ann%  b.  in  H.,  Feb.  10,  1820;  d.  May  30,  1807. 

2.  Sibyl  J.'',  b.  in  Lempster,  April  9,  1822;  m.  James  Wilson,  wlio  was  b. 

in  Petcrboro',  Feb.  11,  181(1. 

3.  George  S.'',  b.  iu  Lempster,  Aug.  7,  1823;  ni.  31ary  AVilson.     One  child, 

b.  in  Peterboro'. 

4.  Ella  Lueetta^,  b.  in  H.,  March  2,  1828;  d.  Sept.  28,  1850;  m.  AVilliam 

Parker. 

5.  Charles  H.'^  b.  in  Peterboro',  Mardi  2,  18;J1;  ni.  Marllia  Clark,  who 

was  b.  iu  Londonderry.     Child :  Frederick  S.^  b.  iu  Nasliua,  Xov. 
27,  1853. 

7.  Polly-,  b.  March  27,  1796;  d.  at  the  age  of  5  years. 

8.  Loami^,  b.  April  17,  1798;  d,  at  the  age  of  18  months. 

9.  Louisa-,  b.  Aug.  7,  1800;  m.  Jesse  Matthews,     (q.  v.) 

10.  Josiah-^,  b.  May  28,  1802;  m.  May  10,  1831,  Sally,  dau.  of 
Thatcher  Bradford  (q.  v.),  who  d.  Feb.  23,  1874.  He  res.  several 
years  on  the  place  marked  "J.  H.  Felch";  rem.  to  place  marked 
"J.  Stone,"  where  he  continued  to  res.  until  the  close  of  his  life;  d. 
May  28,  1885.  He  was  highly  respected  by  his  fellow-townsmen, 
and  was  one  of  the  board  of  selectmen  two  years.     Cliildren : — 

11.  Elbridge  O.^,  b.  Feb.  17,  1833;  m.  May  11,  1871,  Viola 
Livingston,  of  Peterboro'.  In  early  life  he  went  to  Minnesota; 
later  res.  a  few  years  on  the  Pacific  coast ;  was  for  a  time  station 
agent  in  Peterboro';  res.  in  Dedham  and  Boston,  Mass.,  and  at  the 
present  time  res.  in  California. 

13.     Orland  W.%  b.  May  19,  1835  ;  d.  Dec.  30,  1841. 

13.  Granville",  b.  Sept.  16,  1837;  d.  Dec.  9,  1837. 

14.  S.  Lucella",  b.  May  17,  1840;  m.  1,  Dr.  Isaac  Craigue  (q.v.); 
m.  2,  Feb.  8,  1882,  Rev.  John  E.  Werth.     (See  p.  469.) 


886  GENEALOGY:    STONE;    SYMONDS. 

15.  Mary  Ellen^,  b.  March  5,  1843;  ni.  Milton  M.  Favor, 
(q.  V.) 

16.  Andrew  B.^,  b.  April  24,  1845 ;  m.  June  17,  1869,  Sarah  M., 
dau.  of  George  and  Emily  (Hayward)  Sheldon  (q.  v.),  who  d.  Sept. 
21,  1887.  He  settled  on  the  homestead,  where  he  continues  to  res.; 
has  served  six  years  on  the  board  of  selectmen,  was  representative 
to  the  legislature  in  1874  and  '75,  and  moderator  of  the  annual 
town-meeting  several  years. 

CHILD. 

1.    LeahM.S  b.  July  3,  1878._ 

17.  David^  Stone,  a  brother  of  Josiah\  built  the  David  Low 
house,  and  res.  there  a  short  time. 

18.  Louisa^  m.  Joseph  Hosley.     (q.  v.) 


SAMUEL   STONE. 


John^  Stone,  of  Leominster,  Mass.,  m.  Lydia  Byam  ;  settled  in 
Dublin. 

SamueP,  m.  Alana  Morse;  res.  Dublin. 

SamueP  (SamueP,  John^),  b.  Dec.  22,  1818;  is  num.,  and  has  been 
an  inmate  of  various  families  in  H.  during  most  of  the  time  for  the 
past  twenty  years. 


SYMONDS. 


^y/f^A  </yoo^-^>>^^ 


1.  Joseph^  Symonds,  was  b.  in  Shirley,  Mass.,  Jan.  30,  1746; 
was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary  war;  m.  Mittie,  dau.  of  Lieut. 
John  Curaraings  (q.  v.);  settled  in  Groton,  Mass.;  rem.  to  New 
Ipswich,  and  from  thence  to  H.  in  1779;  res.  on  Norway  hill,  at 
place  marked  "N.  J.  Duncan."  He  was  much  respected  in  town,  a 
man  of  sterling  qualities  of  character,  and  ever  ready  to  assist  in 
all  worthy  enterprises.  He  was  a  member  of  the  board  of  selectmen 
chosen  in  1780,  and  served  the  town  in  that  capacity  several  years. 
He  was  also  frequently  chosen  town  clerk,  and  was  called  upon  to 
fill  other  important  positions.     When  the  church  was  organized  in 


GENEALOGY  :    SYMONDS.  887 

1788,  he  and  his  wife,  Mittie,  were  among  tlie  original  members. 
(See  p.  189.)  It  hardly  needs  to  be  repeated  here  tliat  the  religious 
and  town-meetings  were  nearly  all  held  at  his  house  until  the  first 
meeting-house  was  built.  The  bell  on  the  present  meeting-house 
was  tolled  for  the  first  time  at  his  death,  Oct.  15,  1820;  his  wife  d. 
Jan.  7,  1827.     Children:  — 

2.  Capt.  Joseph-  [8],  b.  in  Groton,  Mass.,  Sept.  25,  1771. 

3.  jMittie-,  b.  in  Groton,  Mass.,  March  23,  1774;  m.  Peter  Fox. 
(q.  V.) 

4.  Dea.  Asa^  [26],  b.  in  Groton,  Mass.,  April  5,  1776. 

5.  Melia^,  b.  in  New  Ipswich,  Oct.  24,  1778;    m.  Capt.  Jacob 
Ames,     (q.  v.) 

6.  Charles-  [40],  b.  in  H.,  March  23,  1785. 

7.  Lucy^   b.  in  H.,  May  21,  1791;   d.  about  1850;    m.  James 
Wason ;  res.  Hudson. 


8.  Capt.  Joseph-  [2]  (Joseph^),  m.  1,  Jan.  9,  1794,  Hannah,  dau. 
of  Joseph  and  Molly  (Ritter)  Dodge  (q.  v.),  who  d.  Sept.  11,  1886; 
m.  2,  Nov.  28,  1837,  Mrs.  Esther  (Maynard)  Baldwin  (q.v.);  ra.  3, 
May  9,  1844,  Susan  Wright,  of  Hillsboro';  res.  at  place  marked 
"C.  A.  Whittaker,"  and  later  at  the  place  marked  "L.  Symonds." 
He  was  a  man  of  good  judgment  in  all  business  affairs,  and  a  highly 
respected  citizen ;  was  called  upon  to  fill  various  offices  within  the 
gift  of  the  town,  including  four  terms  as  a  member  of  the  state 
legislature.  He  was  strictly  honest  and  honorable,  the  Golden  Rule 
being  his  motto  in  his  dealings  with  his  fellow-men.  He  was  a 
farmer,  but  also  worked  as  a  carpenter  and  blacksmith.'  In  com- 
pany with  James  French,  he  built  the  first  saw-  and  grist-mill,  on  the 
site  known  as  the  Taylor  D.  Lakin  mill,  which  he  run  for  a  number 
of  years  (see  p.  83);  d.  Feb.  15,  1855.     Children:  — 

9.  Nancy^  b.  Nov.  12,  1794;  m.  James  Bowers,     (q.  v.) 

10.  Hannah^,  b.  Feb.  12,  1790  ;  m.  Dec.  8,  1824,  Rev.  Sylvester 
Cochran,  who  was  b.  in  Antrim,  May  18,  1796;  a  graduate  of  Dart- 
mouth college;  studied  divinity  with  Rev.  Dr.  Whiton,  and  was 
pastor  of  a  church  in  East  Poultney,  Vt.,  ten  years.  In  1837  he 
rem.  to    Vermont ville,  Mich.,  where  he   was  pastor   of   a   churcli, 


888  GENEALOGY:    SYMONDS. 

which  he  had  gathered,  five  years.  He  was  also  in  the  service  in 
several  other  places  until  near  the  time  of  his  death.  He  was  the 
founder  of  Northville  (Mich.)  academy.  "He  was  among  the 
worthiest  of  the  sons  of  Antrim."  He  d.  in  Northville,  Mich., 
March  14,  1860;  his  wife  d.  at  the  same  place,  Feb.  23,  1863. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Judge  Lyman'*,  b.  in  Antrim,  Aug.  6,  1825;  was  graduated  at  the  Uni- 

versity of  Michigan  in  the  class  of  1849,  and  from  the  Ballston 
(N.  Y.)  law  school  in  1852.  Immediately  after  graduating  at  Ball- 
ston he  went  to  Detroit,  Mich.,  and  entered  the  office  of  Wells  & 
Cook,  where  he  remained  until  admitted  to  the  bar.  He  was  emi- 
nently successful  as  a  lawyer,  and  was  also  a  member  of  the  legis- 
lature of  Michigan.  His  conspicuous  services  in  that  body,  where 
he  was  an  acknowledged  leader,  probably  led  to  the  people's  choice 
of  him  as  judge  of  the  Superior  court  in  April,  1873,  which  office 
he  continued  to  hold  until  his  sudden  death,  Feb.  5,  1879.  He  was 
a  rare  scholar.  In  the  classics,  both  ancient  and  modern,  his 
knowledge  was  remarkably  complete.  His  researches  into  ques- 
tions of  art  and  science  were  constant  and  varied.  With  the 
literature  of  France  and  Germany  he  was  quite  familiar.  His 
knowledge  of  the  law  was  extensive,  and  he  possessed  that  great 
patience,  which,  next  to  learning,  is  the  glory  of  a  judge.  He  was 
m.  Aug.  3,  1876. 

2.  Sarah  A.^,  b.  in  East  Poultney,  Vt.,  res.  Detroit,  Mich.     Two  children, 

d.  in  their  infancy. 

11.  Amelia^  b.  Oct.  17,  1797  ;  m.  Capt.  Gardner  Nay.     (q.  v.) 

12.  Joseph^,  b.  Dec.  5,  1799;  d.  Aug.  28,  1800. 

13.  Capt.  Joseph^,  b.  Oct.  31,  1801 ;  d,  in  Lawrence,  Mass.,  Oct. 
7,  1849;  m.  1,  March  20,  1832,  Annis,  dau.  of  James  and  Rachel 
Cavender  (q.  v.),  who  was  b.  in  H.,  Dec.  20,  1812;*  d.  in  Peterboro', 
Aug.  30,  1843  ;  ra.  2,  Oct.  7,  1846,  Mary  C.  Whidden,  of  Lawrence, 
Mass.,  who  d.  Jan.  23,  1849;  m.  3,  Aug.  19,  1849,  Sarah  Boles,  of 
Lawrence,  Mass.  He  settled  first  in  H.;  bought  the  saw-  and  grist- 
mill of  his  father  and  James  French,  which  he  run  a  few  years  and 
sold  to  Mark  Alcott ;  rem.  to  Peterboro',  and  worked  on  mill  re- 
pairs for  the  late  ex-Governor  Steele  ;  subsequently  he  rem.  to 
Manchester,  and  built  the  first  water-wheel  that  was  ever  used  in 
the  factories  of  that  city.  He  was  also  employed  in  Lowell,  Mass., 
and  South  Berwick,  Me.,  a  short  time,  when  he  rem.  to  Lawrence, 
Mass.,  about  the  time  of  the  beginning  of  the  building  of  factories 

*  Under  "  Cavender  "  this  date  is  given  1813. 


GENEALOGY:    SYMONDS.  889 

in  that  city.     He    was    considered  the   best    workman  in  building 
water-wheels  and  mill  machinery  in  the  New  England  states. 


1.  Charles  W.^  b.  iu  II.,  Dec.  28,  1832;  d.  Feb.  12,  1835. 

2.  Hannah  D.%  b.  hi  II.,  Oct.  1,  1834;  m.  July  1,  1853,  Austin  Sharp,  of 

Nortli  Lewisburg,  O.     Child  :  David  G.^  b.  Dec.  25,  1857. 

3.  Mary  C.^  b.  in  Peterboro",  June  30,  1843;  m.  April  24,  1806,  George  P. 

Holt,  who  was  b.  in  Greenfield,  Sept.  14,  1841.  Children,  all  b.  in 
Greenfield:  (1),  Georgianna^  b.  Sept.  19,  1807.  (2),  John  Henry'', 
b.  Feb.  18,  1869.  (3),  Mary  Edith'',  b.  April  9,  1871.  (4),  Charles 
Marshall^  b.  March  2,  1873.  (5),  Alice  LucyS  b.  Dec.  28,  1875. 
(6),  Edward  Page»,  b.  May  27,  1879. 


14.  Rebecca',  b.  Sept.  9,  1803 ;  m.  James  Davis,     (q.  v.) 

7 

15.  Lewis^  b.  May  3,  1805;  m.  June  5,  1834,  Persis,  dau.  of 
William  and  Elizabeth  (Fletcher)  Robinson  (q.v.);  res.  place  marked 
"  L.  Syraonds."  He  is  highly  respected,  having  represented  the 
town  in  the  state  legislature,  and  in  many  ways  proved  himself  to 
be  a  valuable  citizen.     Children  :  — 


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16.  William  FranklinS  b.  April  23,  1835;  m.  Jan.  1,  1869, 
Abbie,  dau.  of  Elijah  and  Mary  (Hills)  Washburn  (q.  v.);  res.  place 
marked  "  J.  Washburn."  He  is  a  worthy  representative  of  the 
family;  lias  been  one  of  the  board  of  selectmen  seven  years,  repre- 
sentative to  the  state  legislature,  town  clerk,  and  town  treasurer 
three  years,  and  is  now  (1889)  serving  in  that  capacity  his  fourth 
year;  he  is  also  a  justice  of  the  peace. 
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890  GENEALOGY:    SYMONDS. 

CHILDREN. 


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1.  Henry  Allen^,  b.  Sept.  23,  1871;   is  a  student  at  the  New  Hampshire 

Agricultural  college  at  Hanover.* 

2.  Annie  Lizzie",  b.  Nov.  15,  1874. 

3.  Herbert  Washburn^,  b.  Jan.  7,  1876. 


17.  Charles  L.S  b.  Aug.  19,  1836;  d.  in  Tompkinsville,  Ky., 
Nov.  21,  1862;  a  member  of  Co.  I,  104th  regt.  111.  vols. 

18.  Joseph  E.^  b.  Dec.  8,  1841 ;  enlisted  from  Penacook  in 
Sept.  1862,  in  Co.  E,  7th  regt.  N.  H.  vols.,  and  was  discharged  in 
July,  1865.  He  was  stationed  at  St.  Augustine,  Fla.,  and  also  on 
Morris  island ;  was  in  the  battle  of  Fort  Wagner,  and  subsequently 
stationed  in  front  of  Petersburgh,  Va.  He  was  clerk  of  the  com- 
pany nearly  all  the  time  that  he  was  in  the  army,  and  regimental 
clerk  a  part  of  the  time;  m.  Oct.  21,  1867,  Sarah  Frances  Ann 
Little,  who  was  b.  in  Enfield,  April  6,  1843  ;  res.  Penacook ;  is  en- 
gaged in  the  manufacture  of  tables,  under  the  firm-name  of  Symonds 
&  Abbott. 

CHILDREN,   BORN  IN  CONCORD. 

1.    Charles  H.^  b.  Nov.  4,  1868.  2.    Mabel  L.^  b.  July  21,  1870. 

3.    Mary  Florence^  b.  Feb.  26,  1876. 

19.  LauraS  b.  April  9,  1847. 

20.  Elizabeth  M.^  b.  Oct.  10,  1849. 

21.  Amon^  (Joseph^  Joseph^),  b.  Dec.  3,  1808;  d,  in  Benning- 
ton, July  26,  1851 ;  m.  Dec.  22,  1829,  Mary  Stickney,  who  was  b.  in 
Andover,  Mass.,  Aug.  25,  1803.  He  was  a  blacksmith,  and  worked 
for  several  years  at  that  trade  in  Hancock  Factory  village  (now 
Bennington);  was  one  of  the  first  to  manufacture  cutlery  in  Ben- 
nington. For  several  years  he  did  the  tempering  for  the  cutlery 
works  then  situated  in  the  old  cotton  factory  building.  "  He  was  a 
man  of  good  practical  abilities,  a  natural  mechanic,  and  a  finished 
workman  in  any  mechanical  work  which  he  undertook ;  he  despised 
shams  of  all  kinds."     Children,  all  b.  in  H. :  — 

*  We  are  glad  to  preserve  the  autographs  oi  five  generations  of  this  family. 


GENEALOGY:   SYMONDS.  891 

33.  George  A.*,  b.  Oct.  25,  1830 ;  d.  Aug.  1871 ;  was  in  the 
regular  army  sixteen  years ;  d.  at  the  Soldiers'  Home  in  Maine. 

33.  Maria^  b.  July  25,  1833;  d.  July  5,  1834. 

34.  Charles  S.  0.%  b.  Aug.  11,  1835;  m.  Nov.  23,  1876,  Esther 
V.  B.  Yates,  who  was  b.  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  Oct.  22,  1859. 

35.  Abbie  Maria^  b.  Feb.  12,  1838. 

36.  Dea.  Asa-*  [4],  m.  1,  in  1805,  Betsey  Russell,  of  Woodstock, 
who  d.  Nov.  21,  1843  ;  m.  2,  Clarissa  N.,  dau.  of  Elijah  and  Han- 
nah Newhall,  of  New  Ipswich,  who  d.  Feb.  10,  1861,  aged  61  years; 
res.  at  place  marked  "  B.  B.  Simonds";  was  elected  deacon  of  the 
Congregational  church.  May  18,  1826;  was  also  one  of  the  board 
of  selectmen,  etc.;    d.  July  17,  1858.     Children:  — 

3t.  Capt.  Asa3,  b.  May  17,  1809;  m.  1,  Jan.  12,  1837,  Priscilla, 
dau.  of  Ebenezer  and  Mehitable  (Knight)  CTOodhue  (q.v.),  who  d.  Oct. 
28,  1839;  m.  2,  Sept.  24,  1840,  Emily,  dau.  of  Benjamin  and  Lucy 
(Baker)  Knight  (q.  v.),  Avho  d.  July  10,  1854;  m.  3,  Sept.  2,  1857, 
Lydia  L.,  dau.  of  Nathaniel  and  Mary  (Ames)  Dow  (q.  v.);  res. 
many  years  at  place  marked  "  A.  Simonds,  Jr.";  rem.  to  place 
marked  "  N.  Dow."  He  served  tlie  town  several  years  as  a  mem- 
ber of  the  board  of  selectmen,  representative  to  the  legislature  two 
years,  and  was  highly  respected  as  a  citizen;  d.  Nov.  25,  1888. 
Children :  — 

38.  Charles  B.^  b.  Feb.  3,  1838;  m.  July  1,  1868,  Mary  Marlin, 
of  West  Broomfield,  N.  Y.,  who  was  b.  Dec.  25,  1841 ;  res.  Michieran. 


1.  Frederick  H.s,  b.  Oct.  5,  1869.  3.     Charles^,  b.  Nov.  14,  1873. 

2.  Zylla  P.^  b.  Oct.  2,  1871.  4.    Lucy  T.^,  b.  Aug.  8, 1881. 

39.     Walter  B.\  b.  Dec.  3,  1841  ;  m.  Dec.  29, 1870,  Ellen  Young, 
of  Beaver,  Iroquois  county,  111. 


1.  Infant  dau.%  b.  and  d.  Oct.  10,  1872. 

2.  Willis  H.5,  b.  Aug.  2,  1874;  d.  Aug.  23,  1874. 

3.  Clarence  W.^,  b.  May  15,  1877. 

4.  Mays,  b.  July  16,  1882;  d.  Aug.  6,  1882. 

30.     Emily  Maria*,  b.  May  6,  1843;  m.  Feb.  7,  1860,  Hiram  M. 
Felch,  of  East  Weare. 

*  This  branch  of  the  family  spell  the  family  name  "  Simonds." 


892  GENEALOGY:    SYMONDS. 


CHILDREN,   BORN  IN  WEARE. 

1.  Emily  Kate^,  b.  Aug.  2,  1862;  d.  Feb.  1865. 

2.  Asa  E.5,  b.  Dec.  2,  1865. 

3.  Willis  S.S  b.  May  7,  1871 ;  d.  Feb.  9,  1883. 

4.  Jennie  M.'^,  b.  Aug.  25,  1879. 

31.     Esther  K.^  b.  Dec.  1,  1844. 

33.     Corbon  Curtis^  b.  March  18,  1849;  d.  April  2,  1850. 

33.  Alva  Adanis%  b.  Dec.  8,  1851 ;  m.  March  28,  1872,  Addie 
E.  Robinson,  who  was  b.  in  Greenfield,  March  18,  1848  ;  res.  Green- 
field.    Child :  — 

34.  Emily  M.^  b.  April  5,  1875. 

35.  Pamelia^,  b.  July  17,  1813 ;  d.  Jan.  21,  1829. 

36.  Eichard  Baxter'',  b.  Dec.  1,  1816;  d.  April  4,  1869  ;  was  a 
school-teacher;  res.  at  place  marked  "R.  B.  Symonds";  ni.  1,  Dec. 
23,  1849,  Elizabeth  Ann,  dau.  of  Gilman  Ames,  of  New  Ipswich 
(q.  v.);  m.  2,  March  13,  1869,  Mrs.  Amanda  Bullard,  of  H.  Chil- 
dren : — 

37.  Willis  Ames^  b.  Dec.  19,  1850;  d.  in  New  Ipswich,  Aug. 
7,  1870. 

38.  Emma  J.  Victoria",  b.  March  18,  1854;  d.  in  New  Ipswich, 
Feb.  17,  1863. 

39.  Maria  Mehitable^,  b.  Dec.  12,  1819;  d.  Sept.  17,  1840; 
taught  one  term  of  school  in  district  No.  5,  and  was  remarkably 
successful.* 

40.  Charles'^  [6]  (Joseph^),  m.  Dec.  26,  1809,  Sally,  dau.  of 
Moses  and  Sarah  (Frye)  Dennis  (q.  v.);  res.  in  H.  at  place  marked 
"Mrs.  Priest,"  in  the  village;  later  at  tlie  place  marked  "J.  Hay- 
ward";  rem.  to  Marlow,  where  he  d.,  July  20,  1854;  his  wife  d. 
in  Marlow,  Oct.  28,  1857.  Like  the  other  members  of  his  family, 
Mr.  Symonds  was  frequently  called  upon  to  fill  positions  of  trust, 
being  a  member  of  the  board  of  selectmen  several  years,  etc.  He 
also  kept  a  tavern  several  years.     Children,  all  b.  in  H. :  — 

41.  Sarah  Eveline^,  b.  Oct.  15,  1810;  ra.  April  8,  1840,  David 
Gove,  who  was  b.  in  Sanbornton,  June  15,  1802;  res.  many  years  in 
Lowell,  Mass.;  was  a  mechanic,  but  later  in  life  a  grocer.  He  d.  in 
Lowell,  Oct.  7,  1882. 

43.     Charles  Dennis^,  b.  Feb.  25,  1812;  ra.  1,  July  1,  1840,  Syl- 

*  It  affords  me  great  pleasure  to  be  able  to  make  this  record.  The  influence  for 
good  whicli  she  exerted  in  that  school  can  not  be  overestimated. 


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GENEALOGY:   SYMONDS.  893 

via  T.  Fisher,  who  was  b.  Dec.  21,  1821 ;  d.  in  Marlow,  Sept.  9, 
1844;  ra.  2,  May  15,  1845,  Betsey  P.  Glidden,  who  was  b.  in  Unity, 
Sept.  29,  1822;  d.  in  Walpole,  June  10,  1882.  He  was  a  tanner;  d. 
in  Walpole,  May  28,  1885. 

CHILDREN,   BORN  IN  MARLOW. 

1.  Mary  W.\  b.  Sept.  S,  lv^42;  was  drowned,  Aug.  17,  1844. 

2.  Sylvia  F.^  b.  July  12,  1844;  m.  April  4,  18G6,  Dr.  Abel  P.  Kicluirdsou, 

who  was  b.  in  Lempster,  Feb.  19,  1884;  res.  Walpole. 

43.  Paraelia^  b.  Aug.  7,  1814;  d.  in  Fisherville,  July  29,  1868  ; 
ni.  June  7,  1836,  Benjamin  F.  Caldwell,  who  was  b.  in  Chai-lestown, 
Mass.,  Sept.  17,  1811 ;  res.  Concord. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Frances  Ellen*,  b.  Dec.  17,  1830;  m.  Feb.  6,  18(!0,  John  Whittaker,  of 

Penaeook. 

2.  Charles  Heury*,  b.  May  29,  1841 ;  d.  Sept.  29,  1841. 

3.  William  Henry*,  b.  May  23, 1842 ;  m.  July  12, 186G.    Child :  Mary  Grace^, 

b.  May  G,  18G7. 

4.  Dura  Pratt*,  b.  Jan.  20,  1849;  m.  Jan.  17,  1872,  Hattie  A.  Derby.    Chil- 

dren: ,  (1),  Estellas  b.  Dec.  9,  1872;  d.  Aug.  9,  1873.  (2),  Ella 
Blanche^,  b.  Aug.  9,  1875.  (3),  Frank  Elmer\  b.  June  25,  1880; 
d.  May  3,  1882. 

5.  Charles  Edwin*,  b.  April  5,  1853. 

6.  Katie  Symonds*,  b.  Feb.  10,  1856. 

44.  Hon.  John^  b.  May  18, 1816.  In  1836  he  began  to  work  for 
Eliji^h  Reed  at  his  tannery  in  H.  as  an  apprentice;  he  continued  to 
work  for  Mr.  Reed  and  others  until  1841,  when  he  went  into  busi- 
ness for  himself  in  South  Antrim.  He  had  his  yard  well  stocked 
and  everything  in  working  order  when  a  fire  swept  away  every  thing 
he  possessed,  and  left  him  with  a  debt  of  five  hundred  dollars  on  his 
hands.  He  went  to  Salem,  Mass.,  where  he  worked  as  a  currier  one 
year,  and  returned  in  1843  and  went  into  business  for  himself  in 
Marlow.  Fortune  here  favored  his  labors,  and  he  soon  had  a  thriv- 
ing industry,  which  not  only  was  an  advantage  to  himself,  but 
conducive  to  the  prosperity  of  the  community.  In  1859  he  pur- 
chased the  Wilson  tannery  in  East  Sullivan,  where  he  carried  on  a 
thriving  business  for  some  thirteen  years.  In  April,  1872,  he  sold 
out  his  business  in  East  Sullivan,  and  entering  into  a  copartnership 
with  A.  M.  Bigelow  &  Co.,  extensive  leather  dealers  in  Boston,  pur- 
chased a  farm  in  West  Keene,  and  on  an  open  lot  near  the  Cheshire 


894  GENEALOGY:   SYMONDS. 

railroad  established  the  largest  tannery  in  the  state.  Here  he  con- 
tinued to  carry  on  business  until  the  close  of  his  life. 

He  was  deeply  interested  in  public  affairs,  and  took  an  influential 
part  in  all  public  enterprises.  When  the  village  at  West  Keene  re- 
quired a  new  school-house,  he  contributed  liberally  in  labor  and 
money  to  make  it  one  of  the  best  in  the  state,  and  crowned  his 
work  of  construction  by  donating  a  fine-toned  bell  for  the  school. 

He  was  an  earnest  Republican  in  politics,  and  was  called  upon  to 
fill  many  positions  of  honor  and  trust.  He  served  as  one  of  the 
board  of  selectmen  two  years  in  Marlow,  was  county  commissioner 
three  years,  and  also  deputy  sheriff  and  tax  collector.  He  served 
the  town  of  Sullivan  two  years  as  town  clerk,  and  was  representa- 
tive to  the  legislature  one  year  from  the  city  of  Keene.  He  m.  Nov. 
3,  1841,  Caroline  Elizabeth,  dau.  of  Ira  and  Jerusha  (Taft)  Robbins, 
b.  in  Nelson,  Dec.  20,  1821,  who  survives  him,  and  continues  to 
occupy  the  beautiful  home  they  established  soon  after  moving 
to  Keene.  "His  good  taste  for  the  beautiful  in  things  of  nature, 
as  well  as  art,  added  much  to  render  his  home  attractive.  He 
was  seldom  absent,  unless  called  away  by  business,  considering  his 
home  his  earthly  paradise." 

He  never  ceased  to  cherish  a  love  for  his  native  town,  and  mainly 
through  his  efforts  the  Symonds  reunions  were  established.  Begin- 
ning with  a  reunion  of  the  Symonds  family,  they  were  continued 
until  they  finally  became  annual  reunions  for  the  town. 

He  left  a  "  portion  of  his  property  for  the  public  library  of  Keene, 
his  adopted  city,  thus  placing  a  share  of  his  wealth  where  all  could 
obtain  a  benefit  from  it."  He  d.  March  28,  1885.  "His  body  was 
laid  in  Woodlawn  cemetery  in  Keene,  in  a  lot  which  he  had  selected 
for  his  family  and  had  made  beautiful  with  his  own  hands,  and  a 
polished  shaft  of  red  granite  marks  his  last  resting-place." 

45.  Dexter^,  b.  April  17,  1818;  m.  1,  Dec.  22,  1842,  Mary  Ann 
Parker,  of  Antrim,  who  d.  in  Lowell,  Mass.,  March  18,  1854;  m.  2, 
May  6, 1856,  Arabella  M.  Closson,  of  Lyme,  who  was  b.  in  Bradford, 
Vt.,  Dec.  19,  1834.  He  d.  in  Lyme,  where  he  had  res.  several  years, 
Aug.  24,  1887,  and  a  telegram  containing  the  sad  news  was  received 
at  the  Symonds  reunion  in  H.  held  the  next  day. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Hartwell  Dexter*,  b.  in  Marlow,  May  29,  1844. 

2.  Belle  C.*,  b.  in  Lowell,  Mass.,  Sept.  17,  1857. 

3.  Nellie  B.*,  b.  in  Lowell,  Mass.,  May  7,  1859. 

4.  Mary  A.\  b.  in  Marlow,  Oct.  6,  1865. 


genealogy:  SYMONDS;  taft.  895 

46.  Lucretia^,  b.  Dec.  25, 1820 ;  m.  1,  in  H.,  June  19, 1849,  Josiah 
Sabine,  of  Boston,  Mass.,  who  was  b.  in  Jamaica,  Vt.,  Aug.  7,  1820; 
d.  March  30,  1855;  m.  2,  in  Penacook,  Nov.  10,  1856,  Henry  Hays 
Brown,  who  was  a  woolen  manufacturer;  b.  in  Massachusetts,  June 
17,  1805;  d.  in  Penacook,  Sept.  24,  1873. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Ella  IVfaria^  b.  Jan.  11,  1851 ;  m.  June  IS,  1874,  George  Frank  Blake. 

Children :  (1),  Xellie  LucretiaS,  b.  April  21, 1875.    (2),  Lena  Clark^, 
b.  June  12,  18S2. 

2.  Herbert  Manfred^  b.  Dec.  11,  1852. 

3.  Edmund  Hays^  b.  in  Penacook,  Oct.  29,  1857. 

4^.  Gratia^  b.  Oct.  14,  1822;  m.  1,  July  4,  1845,  Sylvester  Mat- 
thews (q.  v.);  m.  2,  in  Keene,  June  27,  18(52,  Franklin  Daggett,  son 
of  Aaron  and  Mary  (Wilson)  Reed,  who  was  b.  in  Keene,  Sept.  6, 
1819;  res.  Keene;  was  a  farmer.     He  d.  there,  June  7,  1879. 

CHILDREN,   BORN  IN   KEENE. 

1.  Julia  Ella*,  b.  Jan.  30,  1864;  a  successful  school-teacher. 

2.  Florence  Howard*,  b.  July  23,  1867. 

48.  William^,  b.  May  16,  1825;  d.  in  Boston,  Mass.,  Sept.  7, 
1877;  was  a  currier;  m.  May  23,  1848,  Abbie  A.  Richardson,  who 
was  b.  in  Mario w,  Dec.  2,  1826. 

CHILD. 

1.  Charles  W.*,  b.  in  Marlow,  June  5,  1850;  a  painter;  ra.  April  15,  1879, 
Mary  H.  Mack,  who  was  b.  in  Peterboro',  Nov.  20,  1854;  res.  Bos- 
ton, Mass. 

49.  Melvina  A.^  b.  Dec.  4,  1830;  m.  Aug.  12,  1857,  Ezra  S. 
Tarbell,  who  was  b.  in  Stoddard,  July  21,  1827;  a  machinist;  res. 
Maynard,  Mass. 

CHILD. 

1.  Lizzie  A.*,  b.  in  Acworfch,  Nov.  1, 1859.  She  is  a  good  elocutionist,  and 
has  read  several  times  at  the  Symonds  reunions,  adding  thereby 
much  to  the  interest  of  the  occasions. 


TAFT. 

1.     Nathan-,  son  of  Nathan^  and  Betsey  (Bolton)  Taft,  was  b.  in 

Nelson,  May  7,  1798;  m.  1,  Jan.  19,  1825,  Sarah  H.  B ,  who  was 

b.  in  Nelson,  April  17,  1801;  m.  2,  Feb.  1832,  ,  who  was  b.  in 


896  GENEALOGY:   TAFT. 

Hollis,  Aug.  20,  1800.     Late  in  life  he  came  to  H.  to  res.  at  place 
marked  "  D.Wilds  "  in  the  village ;  d.  here,  Jan.  26, 1873.     Children : 

2.  Betsey  B.^,  b.  Jan.  29,  1826;  d.  July  1,  1844. 

3.  Almeda  S.^,  b.  June  22,  1827;  m.  July  7,  1853,  David  A. 
Felt ;  she  d.  in  H.,  May  5,  1872.  Child  :  EmmaS  b.  Oct.  25,  1856  ; 
d.  Aug.  17,  1871. 

4.  Elbridge  H.^,  b.  July  29,  1830;  m.  Dec.  19,  1860,  Mary 
Baker,  of  Nelson ;  res.  East  Sullivan. 

CHILDREN, 

1.  Ida  H.S  b.  May  12,  1862 ;  d.  May  16,  1862. 

2.  Elmer  B.",  b.  Sept.  9,  1865 ;  d.  Sept.  11,  1879. 

3.  Milton  B.*,  b.  Feb.  21,  1871. 

4.  Gracie  M.*,  b.  July  10,  1880. 

5.  Edward  N.s,  b.  Dec.  2,  1833;  was  a  member  of  Co.  A,  2d 
regt.  N.  H.  vols. ;  was  cut  in  two  by  a  cannon  shot  at  the  battle  of 
Williamsburgh,  Va.,  May  5,  1862.  "He  was  a  noble  man,  a  good 
soldier,  and  fought  bravely  to  the  last." 

6.  Curtis^,  b.  Oct.  14,  1835;  d.  Dec.  31,  1848. 

7.  Dr.  Albert  H.^,  b.  in  Nelson,  Dec.  23,  1837;  worked  on  the 
farm ;  attended  school  at  home  and  in  Marlow,  and  entered  Kimball 
Union  academy  in  1861.  He  also  taught  school  a  few  terms  in  the 
mean  time;  enlisted  in  the  9th  regt.  N.  H.  vols,  in  July,  1862.  Af- 
ter his  term  of  service  was  over,  he  entered  the  medical  dej^artment 
in  Dartmouth  college  in  Aug.  1865,  and  the  same  department  in 
Bowdoin  college  one  year  later,  graduating  as  M.  D.  in  1867.  He 
began  the  practice  of  his  profession  in  H.  in  July,  1867,  and  rem.  to 
Winchester  in  1872,  where  he  continues  to  res.,  and  has  been,  as  he 
was  in  H.,  very  successful.  He  held  the  office  of  superintending 
school  committee  two  years  in  H.,  and  has  held  the  same  office  sev- 
eral years  in  Winchester;  m.  Aug.  15, 1866,  Mary  L.,  dau.of  Jonathan 
B.  and  Mary  (Reed)  Atherton,  who  was  b.  Winchester,  Jan.  10, 1845. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Albert  Atherton*,  b.  in  H.,  Oct.  26,  1867. 

2.  Harry  Arthur*,  b.  in  H.,  June  22,  1871 ;  d.  there,  June  28,  1872. 

3.  Arthur  Reed*,  b.  in  Winchester,  Oct.  2,  1873 ;  d.  there,  Feb.  10,  1876. 

4.  De  Forest  Reed*,  b.  in  Winchester,  July  17,  1875. 

8.  Hardy  S.^  b.  March  21,  1841;  m.  March  25,  1862,  Susan 
Flint,  of  Nelson ;  res.  South  Keene ;  a  farmer. 

CHILD. 

1.    Oris  E.*,  b.  Dec.  16,  1863. 


genealogy:    TANDY.  897 

TANDY. 

Ricliard^  Tandy,  a  native  of  Worcestershire,  Eng.,  was  impressed 
on  boai-d  a  man-of-war  and  managed  to  escape  when  the  vessel 
reached  Boston.  He  found  a  refuge  at  the  home  of  a  Mr.  Allen  in 
Dorchester,  Mass.,  and  subsequently  m.  his  dau.,  Mary,  and  settled 
in  (probably)  Kingston. 

William-  (Richard^),  res.  in  Kingston.     Five  children. 

Dea.  Parker^  (William-,  Richard^),  b.  in  Kingston,  Feb.  18,  1757 ; 
m.  Sept.  1,  1777,  Mary  Thorn,  of  Kingston;  res.  a  few  years  in 
Kingston,  when  they  rem.  to  Goshen,  where  they  established  a  home 
in  the  wilderness,  where,  with  others,  he  was  instrumental  in  organ- 
izing a  Baptist  church  in  1803,  of  which  he  was  chosen  the  first 
deacon,  "  which  office  he  held  and  honored  while  he  lived.  He  was 
a  man  of  honest  report,  filled  with  the  Holy  Spirit  and  wisdom. 
When  his  departure  drew  near,  being  in  feeble  health,  he  was  in 
the  field  with  his  youngest  son,  and  distinctly  heard  angelic  music, 
and  discerning  the  tune  of  '  Northfield,'  and  the  words,  '  There  is  a 
land  of  pure  delight,'  etc.,  he  chimed  in  with  his  own  voice,  and 
sang  the  hymn  to  the  end."  He  d.  in  1823;  his  wife  d.  in  1845. 
Ten  children,  of  whom  the  third  was 

William^  (Dea.  Parker^,  William^,  Richard^),  b.  Sept.  25,  1782;  d. 
Nov.  29,  1876;  m.  Dec.  27,  1808,  Betsey  Baker,  of  Pembroke,  who  d. 
Sept.  18, 1869.     Nine  children  :— 

1,  Rev.  Lorenzo^  (William*,  Dea.  Parker^,  William-,  Richard^),  b. 
in  Goshen,  Jan,  28,  1818;  m.  April  5,  1842,  Lucy  T.,  dau.  of  Jesse 
Stowell,  who  was  b.  in  Lempster,  Aug.  28,  1820.  Mr.  Tandy  was 
educated  at  New  London,  H,  Sanbornton,  and  New  Hampton;  was 
graduated  at  New  Hampton  in  1846;  has  had  settlements  in  Ac- 
worth  and  H.  (see  p.  206),  and  in  Tewksbury,  North  Middleboro', 
Barre,  Montague,  Royalston,  Marshpee,  and  Savoy,  Mass.,  and 
Whitingham,  Vt.;  is  now  res.  on  a  farm  in  West  Royalston,  Mass.; 
post-office  address,  Athol,  Mass. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Dea.  Nathan  S.'',  b.  Feb.  6,  1845;  was  a  member  of  the  36th  regt.  Mass. 

vols.;  m.  Sept.  25,  1871,  Marcia  A.  Gordon,  of  Frankliu;  he  is  sta- 
tion agent  at  Hoosac  Tunnel,  Mass.  Eleven  cluldren,  only  four  of 
Avhom  are  living. 

2.  Dea.  Charles  Fiske",  b.  July  11, 1846 ;  m.  1,  Jan.  19, 1867,  Maria  E.  Davis, 

of  Koyalstou,  Mass.,  who  d.  Nov.  22,  1870;  i.i.  2,  Sept.  9,  1872, 
Priscilla  E.  Fay,  of  Athol,  Mass.,  where  they  i-es.    Two  children. 

3.  Lucy  JaneS  b.  Sept.  28,  1847. 


898  GENEALOGY:  TANDY;  TARBELL. 


Ellen  L.6,  b.  May  3,  1850;  m.  June  23,  1875,  Luke  B.  Shepherdson. 

Four  children. 
William  W.e,  b.  June  19,  1853 ;  m.  Jan.  10,  1877,  Esther  F.  Chapin,  of 

Eoyalston,  Mass. ;  he  is  a  book-keeper;  res.  Gardner,  Mass.   Three 

children. 
Evelyn  B.^,  b.  Jan.  29,  1855;  m.  Aug.  25,  1880,  William  H.  Ballard,  of 

Athol,  Mass. ;    res.  Holyoke,  Mass. ;    a  salesman  in  a  dry-goods 

store.    One  son. 
Eddy  Lorenzo'',  b.  Oct.  19,  1857 ;  d.  in  Charlemont,  Mass.,  Oct.  18, 1877. 

"His  earnest,  steadfast  Christian  life  had  inspired  high  hopes  of 

usefulness  in  the  Master's  vineyard." 
Mary  E.  T."^,  b.  June  29,  1861;  was  educated  at  the  Worcester  (Mass.) 

Normal  school;  is  a  successful  teacher  in  Clinton,  Mass. 


GEORGE  W.   TARBELL. 

1.  George  W".-,  son  of  Nathaniel^  and  Sally  (Muzzey)  Tarbell, 
was  b.  in  Chester,  Vt.,  Dec.  20,  1807;  m.  Oct.  28,  1833,  Mary,  dau. 
of  Comfort  C.  and  Celia  (Wade)  Dressei-,  who  was  b.  in  Chester, 
Vt.,  Aug.  5,  1810.*  Immediately  after  their  marriage  they  came  to 
H.;  res.  at  the  house  marked  "Mrs.  Marshall,"  where  they  remained 
about  five  years,  when  they  rem.  to  Greenfield.  Mr.  Tarbell  drove 
through  from  Charlestown  to  Nashua  the  first  time  the  stage  Avent 
over  the  road.  He  continued  to  drive  stage  nine  years,  and  then 
went  into  a  hotel  in  Greenfield,  where  he  remained  four  years;  was 
afterwards  a  farmer;  d.  in  Greenfield,  Feb.  13,  1855.  Mrs.  Tarbell 
m.  2,  David  Bass.     (q.  v.)     Children :  — 

2.  Thomas^,  b.  in  H„  July  28,  1834;  d.  in  H.,  Aug.  12,  1834. 

3.  Sarah  C.^  b.  in  H.,  June  11,  1835;  d.  in  Greenfield,  April  23, 
1839. 

4.  George  H.^,  b.  in  H.,  Nov.  19,  1837;  d.  in  Greenfield,  April 
25,  1839. 

5.  Mary  E.^  b.  in  Greenfield,  Sept.  19,  1839;  m.  Sept.  24,  1863, 
Dea.  John  E.  Hastings ;  res.  Antrim. 

CHIftDREN. 

1.  Gertrude  A.^  b.  June  25,  1867.  4.     Harriet  J.^,  b.  June  1,  1875. 

2.  Mabel  S.^  b.  May  4,  1870.  5.    Frank  P.*,  b.  Feb.  1,  1877. 

3.  John  E.S  b.  April  4,  1872.  6.    Luther  W.*,  b.  May  5,  1879. 

*  Natbaniel  Tarbell  was  b.  in  Mason,  Dec.  19, 1776;  d.  in  Chester,  Vt.,  March  8, 1864; 
his  wife  also  d.  in  Chester,  Vt.  Comfort  C.  Dresser  was  b.  in  Pomfret,  Conn.,  May  4, 
1777 ;  his  wife  was  b.  in  Bridgewater,  Mass.,  April  25, 1781.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dresser  rode 
from  Bridgewater,  Mass.,  to  Chester,  Vt.,  on  horseback  to  begin  housekeeping. 


GENEALOGY  :    TARBELL.  899 

6.  Capt.  Charles  II.«,  b.  in  Greenfield,  Sept.  19,  1839;  enlisted 
as  a  private  in  Co.  B,  13th  regt.  N.  H.  vols.,  and  after  serving  a  few 
months  was  promoted  to  the  position  of  lieutenant;  subsequently 
he  received  the  commission  of  captain  of  Co.  B,  30th  U.  S.  C.  in- 
fantry. His  name  should  have  appeared  in  the  list  of  soldiers  from 
H.  (see  pp.  238-41),  but  as  he  enlisted  from  another  town,  his  name 
did  not  so  appear  on  the  rolls.  He  was,  however,  credited  to  H., 
and  after  serving  in  the  army  almost  four  years,  came  home  in  the 
spring  of  1866,  and  at  the  town-meeting  met  with  opposition  when 
he  claimed  his  right  to  vote.  He  was  with  his  regiment  at  the 
battle  of  Fredericksburg!),  Dec.  13,  1863,  On  the  evening  of  that 
day  the  3d  division,  9th  army  corps,  commanded  by  General  Sturgis, 
was  sent,  as  a  forlorn  hope,  to  charge  Maries  heights,  the  13th 
N.  H.  leading  the  charge  and  getting  nearer  the  enemy's  works 
than  any  other  troops  engaged  in  that  terrible  charge,  some  of  our 
men  falling  within  ten  paces  of  the  breastworks.  The  enemy  was 
composed  of  two  lines  of  infantry,  protected  by  a  heavy  stone  wall 
which  was  impregnable.  The  fact  of  the  Avorks  being  on  the  crest 
of  the  heights,  and  that  it  was  nearly  dark,  was  favorable  to  our 
men,  as  the  batteries  supporting  the  rebel  lines  threw  some  of  their 
shot  and  shell  and  railroad  iron  out  of  range.  He  also  participated 
in  the  battles  of  the  Wilderness,  Spottsylvania,  Bermuda  Hun- 
dred, siege  of  Petersburg!!,  Butler's  expedition  to  Fort  P^'isher,  and 
the  capture  of  Fort  Fisher  under  General  Terry.  He  was  engaged 
and  in  command  of  Co.  B,  30th  U.  S.  C.  infantry,  at  Sugar  Loaf  hill, 
N.  C,  Dec.  11,  1864,  his  company  leading  the  final  charge;  also  at 
North  East  station,  N.  C,  the  day  of  the  capture  of  Wilmington, 
at  Faison  station,  N.  C,  March  19,  1865,  and  Smithfield  junction, 
March  24th,  which  was  the  last  engagement  before  the  surrender  of 
General  Johnston's  army  to  General  Sherman.  He  was  slightly 
wounded  in  a  bayonet  charge  at  Hatch's  Run,  Va.,  Oct.  28,  1864,  and 
was  mustered  out  of  service  in  Dec.  1865;  is  now  engaged  in  the 
printing  and  publishing  business  in  Chicago,  111.  He  m.  March, 
1874,  Nettie  Burridge,  of  Michigan. 

CHILD. 

1.     Frank  L.»,  b.  March  1,  1877. 


t.     Sarah  Emma^  b.  in  Greenfield,  Nov.  8, 1843;  d.  in  Peterboro', 
Aug.  22,  1849. 


900  GENEALOGY:    TARBELL. 

8.  Harriet  S.\  h.  in  Greenfield,  March  8,  1846;  d.  in  Greenfield, 
Sept.  3,  1847. 

9.  Frank  P.*,  b.  in  Peterboro',  Feb.  28,  1853 ;  d.  in  H.,  Oct.  10, 
1870. 


SOLON  AND  JOSEPH  A.   TARBELL. 

Thomas^  Tarbell  was  one  of  the  original  pi'oprietors  of  Groton, 
Mass.,  in  1661,  and  town  clerk  of  the  place. 

Thomas'^  was  a  res.  of  Groton,  Mass. 

Capt.  Thomas^  settled  in  Mason. 

Thomas'*  was  his  third  son;  b.  Oct.  8,  1751 ;  m.  Sarah  Barrett. 

JoeP,  b.  July  9,  1793,  was  their  youngest  son,  and  was  m.  twice. 
He  was  employed  for  years  in  the  celebrated  boot  manufactory  of 
Asher  Peabody.  His  second  wife  was  Mary  Mansfield,  of  Temple, 
by  whom  he  had  four  children,  two  of  whom  res.  in  H, 

1.  Solon«  (JoeP,  Thomas*,  Capt.  Thomas^,  Thomas^,  Thomas^), 
was  b.  in  Mason  village  (now  Greenville),  Oct.  4,  1835;  res.  with 
his  parents  until  the  death  of  his  father  in  1851,  when  he  left 
Lyndeboro', —  to  which  place  the  family  had  rem., —  working  in 
Manchester  and  elsewhere  until  1857,  when  he  came  to  H.  to  res.; 
m.  1,  Jan.  1,  1863,  Abbie  F.,  dau.  of  James  and  Abigail  (Parker) 
Burton,  of  Wilton,  who  d.  March  28,  1887;  res.  place  marked  "M. 
Miller"  until  1865,  and  then  rem.  to  Peterboro',  and  formed  a  part- 
nership with  Anthony  W.  Copeland  (q.  v.)  as  carriage  manufac- 
turers. They  were  succeeded  by  G.  W.  Farrai*,  the  present  pro- 
prietor, in  this  business.  He  m.  2,  Jan.  1,  1889,  Myra,  dau.  of 
Wirling  and  Almira  (Sawyer)  Gregg,  of  Peterboro';  res.  Peterboro', 
and  is  engaged  in  vai*ious  mechanical  employments. 

2,  Joseph  A.«  (JoeP,  Thomas^  Capt.  Thomas^  Thomas^  Thomas^), 
was  b.  in  Mason  village,  Feb.  22,  1844;  rem.  with  his  parents  to 
Lyndeboro'  in  1847.  After  his  father's  death  he  res.  from  the  age 
of  10  to  17  in  the  family  of  Benjamin  Crosby,  of  Lyndeboro',  in 
which  excellent  family  correct  principles  and  habits  were  formed. 
He  came  to  H.  in  1862,  and  worked  for  John  Newell  two  years,  and 
later  at  Antrim  and  Windsor.  He  purchased  the  place  marked  "T. 
Blodgett"  in  1867,  which  he  still  owns,  and  on  which  he  res.  be- 
tween two  and  three  years.  He  m.  June  6,  1867,  Amaret,  dau.  of 
Joshua  S.  Lakin.  (q.  v.)  After  he  left  the  Blodgett  farm  he  was 
employed  at  carpenter  work  on  the  bank  building  in  Peterboro'  and 


genealogy:    TARBELL;   TAYLOR.  901 

elsewhere  for  two  or  three  years,  when  he  purchased  of  John  Tar- 
bell  a  wholesale  business  of  manufacturing  and  the  sale  of  extracts, 
etc.,  and  settled  in  West  Wilton,  but  soon  rem.  with  his  business  to 
South  Lyndeboro',  at  which  place  he  carried  on  an  extensive  busi- 
ness for  about  seven  years,  having  charge  of  a  country  store  a  part 
of  the  time.  He  sold  his  extract  business  to  his  brother-in-law, 
F.  B.  Kichards  (q.  v.),  and  came  to  H.  again  in  1881 ;  res.  with 
his  father-in-law,  where  they  have  erected  one  of  the  best,  if  not  the 
very  best,  sets  of  farm  buildings  in  the  town,  and  where  he  is  ex- 
tensively engaged  in  farming.  He  has  held  the  offices  of  supervisor 
and  selectman  in  H. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Sanford  M.",  b.  May  23,  1879.        2.     Edith  Emogeno",  b.  Sept.  19,  1880. 


EDWARD   TAYLOR. 

1.  Edward^  Taylor,  b.  in  Tewksbury,  Mass.,  in  1765  ;  ra.  about 
the  year  1795,  Sarah  Brooks,  of  Townsend,  Mass.,  and  came  to  H. 
in  1802.  He  carried  on  for  a  few  years  the  grist-mill  now  known  as 
the  Coolidge  mill;  rem.  to  place  marked  "J.  C.  Towne,"  where  he 
d.  April  4,  1808;  his  widow  m.  Dec.  22,  1812,  Joel  Estabrooks. 
(q.  V.)     Children  : — 

2.  Edward^,  b.  Sept.  1797;  m.  Feb.  17,  1828,  Hannah,  dan.  of 
Oliver  and  Hannah  (Hosly)  Whitcomb  (q.  v.);  res.  on  the  David 
Wildes  place;  d.  Aug.  4,  1852;  his  wife  d.  May  20,  1863. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Charles  E.^,  b.  Aug.  1,  1830;  res.  Contoocook  village;  a  hotel-keeper. 

2.  Geo.  H.3,  b.  1835 ;  res.  Lowell,  Mass. ;  of  the  firm  of  Sawyer  &  Taylor. 

3.  Thomas-,  b.  Feb.  12, 1801 ;  m.  Sept.  27, 1835,  Elizabeth  Daby, 
of  Lancaster,  Mass. ;  after  res.  at  j^lace  marked  "  Mrs.  Cummings  " 
a  few  years,  rem.  to  Lancaster,  Mass.,  where  he  d.  Oct.  1,  1858. 

CHILDREN,   BORN  IN  HANCOCK. 

1.     Sarah  Elizabeth^,  b.  Jan.  26, 1827.       2.     Franklin  Daby^,  b.  Dec.  9, 1830. 

4.  Sarah  Rr,  b.  April  22,  1803;  m.  Sept.  11,  1828,  Robert  Todd. 
(q.  V.) 

5.  Charles^  b.  March,  1805;  m.  Alraira  Clafflin,  of  Westboro', 
Mass.,  where  he  d.  in  1877. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Charles  E.^,  b.  iu  1831.  2.    Eliza  E.3,  b.  in  1834. 


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6.  Wil]iam2,5b.  Sept.  11,  1808;  m.  Sept.  15,  1832,  Sally  Lee, 
dau.  of  Joshua  and  Sally  (Lee)  Davis;  res.  in  H.,  at  the  place 
marked  "Barney,"  where  he  d.  Feb.  7,  1850.  Mrs.  Taylor  m.  2, 
July  24,  1869,  Aaron  Rowell,  of  Boston;  res.  Charlestown,  Mass. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Sarah  Augusta^,  b.  March  13,  1S34;  m.  1,  Jan.  2,  1853,  Seth  A.  ISToyes, 

of  Chelsea,  Vt.,  who  d.  Oct.  18,  1869;  m.  2,  June  19,  1876,  Caleb  S. 
Johnson,  of  Boston,  who  was  b.  in  Orange,  Mass.;  res.  Charles- 
town,  Mass.  Child:  Edward  Dennison^  (Xoyes),  b.  Oct.  8,  1853; 
d.  July  4,  1863. 

2.  William  HenryS,  b.  Aug.  22,  1835;  m.  June  G,  1861,  Mary  Jane  Dark,  of 

Boston.    Child:  Hattie*. 


ISAIAH  TAYLOR. 

Isaiah^  Taylor  and  Mary,  his  wife,  were  the  first  settlers  at  No.  26, 
and  were  residents  here  soon  after  the  incorporation  of  the  town. 
He  rem.  to  the  place  now  owned  by  John  W.  Hayward  (q.  v.),  in 
Peterboro',  in  1788,  leaving  his  son-in-law,  James  Smith  (q.  v.), 
in  care  of  the  place  in  H.  for  some  six  years.  He  deeded  his  place 
in  H.  to  Ebenezer  Ware,  Jr.,  April  9,  1795.  He  d.  Nov.  1,  1801, 
aged  74;  she  d.  July  7,  1803,  aged  74. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Sarah2,  m.  John  Foster,     (q.  v.) 

2.  Betsey^,  m.  Alexander  Stott;  res.  in  Peterboro'.    Child:  Isaiah  Taylor^, 

b.  Feb.  13,  1795. 

3.  Polly2,  m.  James  Smith,     (q.  v.) 

4.  Charles-,  m.  Betsey  "Whittemore ;   res.  Peterboro';  d.  Nov.  20,  1800, 

aged  38.    Children  :  Joseph^,  Charles'^. 

5.  Nabby-,  m.  James  Stroud;  res.  Canada. 


JOSIAH  TAYLOR. 

1,  Josiah^,  son  of  William^  and  Mary  (Lovett)  (Foster)  Taylor, 
b.  in  Beverly,  Mass.,  Sept.  17,  1772;  m.  1,  at  Wenham,  Mass.,  April 
14,  1796,  Betsey,  dau.  of  Richard  and  Betsey  (Dodge)  Dodge,  who 
was  b.  in  Wenham,  Mass.,  Nov.  19,  1778;  d.  June  27,  1812;  m.  2, 
at  Francestown,  June  8,  1813,  Phebe,  dau.  of  Benjamin  and  Sarah 
(Bixby)  Butterfield,  who  was  b.  in  Francestown,  April  29,  1786. 
Mr.   Taylor   was  a  farmer,  and  came  to  H.  about  the  year  1797; 


GENEALOGY:    TAYLOR.  903 

res.  at  the  place  marked  "W.  L.  Taylor,"  now  in  Bennington.  His 
eldest  son  was  b.  in  Beverly ;  all  the  rest  of  his  children  were  b.  in 
H.;  rem.  to  Maine,  N.  Y.,  where  he  d.  Dec.  1,  1829.  He  owned 
nearly  all  the  land  which  is  the  site  of  the  village  of  Maine,  with  a 
number  of  buildings  thereon.  His  widow  subsequently  m.  Stephen 
Stoddard,  who  d.  at  Newark,  N.  Y.,  about  1852;  she  d.  at  North 
Chelmsford,  Mass.,  May  14,  1870.     Children:— 

2.  Josiah^  b.  in  Beverly,  Mass.,  Sept.  9,  1796;  m.  Dec.  25,  1823, 
Sally,  dau.  of  Simeon  and  Lois  (Hartwell)  Lakin.  (q.  v.)  He  was 
a  farmer;  res.  on  the  homestead  in  Bennington,  where  he  d.  June 
13,  1850;  his  wife  d.  Oct.  21,  1866. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  William  Lakiu^  b.  Oct.  31,  1824;  m.  1,  at  North  Chelmsford,  Mass., 

April  7,  IS—,  Angeline,  dau.  of  Ruel  and  Chloe  E.  (Dunn)  Dodge, 
who  was  b.  iu  Stoddard,  July  4,  1827,  and  d.  Aug.  20,  1871 ;  m.  2, 
at  Bennington,  Feb.  8,  1872,  Josephiue  M.,  dau.  of  Capt.  Daniel 
and  Lydia  (Sawtelle)  Burns,  who  was  b.  in  Milford,  May  10,  1837. 
He  is  a  farmer;  res.  ou  the  homestead.  Children  :  (1),  Frank  A.^, 
b.  May  13, 1858.     (2),  Ada  Maria^,  b.  May  11, 1803 ;  school-teacher. 

2.  Sarah  Maria^  b.  Jan.  11,  1833;  was  a  school-teacher;  at  present  res.  on 

the  homestead  with  her  brother. 

3.  Betsey^  b.  April  19,  1798 ;  ra.  Arnold  B.  Burtt.     (q.  v.) 

4.  Lois^  b.  Feb.  4,  1800 ;  m.  John,  son  of  Samuel  Whitcomb. 
(q.  V.) 

5.  Mary  Foster^  b.  March  12,  1802;  m.  Daniel  Lakin.     (q.  v.) 

6.  Mercy  Thorn^,  b,  Nov.  17,  1804 ;  d.  Nov.  20,  1812. 

7.  An  infant^  buried  June  1,  1808. 

8.  William  Lovett^  b.  July  13,  1809  ;  d.  March  2,  1812. 

9.  William  Lovett^  b.  June  16,  1812  ;  m.  at  Maine,  N.  Y.,  Sept. 
1834,  Betsey  A.,  dau.  of  Daniel  and  Polly  (Phipps)  Hanchett,  who 
was  b.  Feb.  24,  1812,  in  Lisle,  Broome  county,  N.  Y.;  was  a  farmer ; 
rem.  from  New  York  to  Illinois,  where  he  d.  March  21,  1863;  his 
wife  d.  March  20,  1860;  they  are  both  buried  in  Durand,  111. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Augelo  A.^  b.  in  H.,  July  9, 1836 ;  m.  at  Beloit,  Wis.,  Oct.  15,  1859,  Jus- 

tine Johnson.  About  the  year  18G4  he  went  to  California  and  sent 
his  wife  money  to  meet  him,  but  he  never  heard  from  her  again. 
He  now  res.  with  his  brother,  George,  in  Willifxms,  Colusa  county, 
Cal.     One  son^,  b.  Feb.  9,  1863;  lived  three  days. 

2.  Harriet  Lucy*,  b.  in  Maine,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  1841;  d.  March,  1842. 


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3.  Charles  Willis\  b.  July  11,  1843;  m.  in  Wisconsin,  Sept.  19,  1864,  Cor- 

nelia T.,  dau.  of  Nathaniel  and  Laura  (Page)  Wood,  who  was  b.  in 
Maloue,  N.  Y.,  March  14, 1838 ;  he  is  a  railroad  emploj-e ;  res.  New- 
field,  N.J.  Children:  (1),  Lillian  M.s,  b.  in  Beloit,  Wis.,  Sept. 
24,  1865 ;  m.  Dec.  25,  1882,  Thomas  D.  Hallett,  who  was  b.  in  Eock- 
land,  Mass.,  Oct.  10,  1852;  a  farmer  and  rattan  carriage  and  chair 
manufacturer ;  res.  Newfield,  N.  J.  Child  :  EtheP,  b.  July  22,  1886. 
(2),  Charles  H.s,  b,  in  Vineland,  N.  J.,  Nov.  12, 1868;  d.  Feb.  20, 
1869.     (3),  Fred  W.s,  b.  in  Vineland,  Oct.  21,  1870;  d.  March  21, 

1871.  (4),  Adeline  L.s,  b.  in  Vineland,  Sept.  30, 1872.  (5),  Evaliue 
E.5,  b.  Sept.  30,  1872;  d.  July  29,  1873.  (6),  Laura  D.s,  b.  in  Vine- 
land,  March  26, 1877.     (7),  Viola  P.^,  b.  in  Vineland,  March  6, 1880. 

4.  Francis  Josiah^,  b.  in  Glen  Aubrey,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  18,  1846;  m.  at  Biug- 

hamton,  Cal.,  April  5,  1871,  Mary  A.,  dau.  of  Samuel  and  Harriet 
(Barliway)  Weavers,  Avho  was  b.  in  Ellough,  Suffolk  county,  Eng., 
June  21,  1843;  a  farmer;  res.  Bird's  Landing,  Solano  county,  Cal. 
Children,  all  b.  in  Montezuma,  Solano  county,  Cal.:  (1),  Emma 
L.5,  b.  June  9,  1875.  (2),  Addie  S.^,  b.  Jan.  3,  1877.  (3),  Anna 
B.5,  b.  Feb.  2,  1884. 

5.  Mary  Lakin*,  b.  in  Glen  Aubrey,  N.  Y.,  May  5, 1850;  m.  at  Suisun  City, 

Cal.,  May  25, 1872,  Aaron  B.,  son  of  William  and  Caroline  (Martin) 
Ripley,  who  was  b.  in  Searsmont,  Me.,  Oct.  25,  1837;  a  farmer; 
res.  Searsmont,  Me.  Children:  (1),  Carrie  A.^,  b.  May  8,  1873. 
(2),  Bessie  Edith^,  b.  Jime  9,  1881.  (3j,  Frank  Taylor^,  b.  Oct. 
7,  1887. 

6.  George  William*,  b.  in  Maine,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  8,  1853;  is  a  teamster;  res. 

Williams,  Cal.,  where  he  went  with  his  oldest  brother  in  1864. 

10.  Jonathan  Foster3,b.  May  29,  1814;  ra.  at  Maine,  N.  Y.,  July 
2,  1840,  Betsey,  dan.  of  Thomas  P.  and  Polly  (Burgit)  Brown,  who 
was  b.  in  Berkshire,  Tioga  county,  N.  Y.,  June  5,  1814;  a  farmer; 
rem.  from  New  York  to  Minnesota,  where  he  d.  Aug.  28,  1878. 

CHILDREN,   ALL  BUT  ONE  BORN  IN  MAINE,   N.  Y. 

1.  Levi  E.*,  b.  May  29,  1841 ;  d.  in  Andersonville  prison,  Sept.  12,  1864. 

2.  Philena  L.*,  b.  May  13,  1843;  m.  at  Saratoga,  Minn.,  July  2,  1862,  Mor- 

rill I.,  sou  of  Joshua  and  Jemima  Davis,  who  was  b.  in  Boston, 
Mass.,  May  2,  1841;  a  farmer;  res.  Columbus,  Cherokee  county, 
Kan.  Children,  all  but  two  b.  in  Mapleton,  Blue  Earth  county, 
Minn. :  (1),  Royal  E.»,  b.  in  Saratoga,  Minn.,  April  5,  1863.  (2), 
Worthy  J.°,  b.  Oct.  16,  1865.  (3),  Bertha  F.s,  b.  Sept.  8,  1867;  m. 
at  Columbus,  Kan.,  May  20, 1886,  Charles  Shigley.  (4),  Mama  E.^, 
b.  Feb.  12,  1869.      (5),   Ernest  M.^,  b.  Feb.  27,  1871;  d.  Oct.  18, 

1872.  (6),  Ernestine  M.s,  b.  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  Jan.  6,  1877. 

3.  Marion  D.*,  b.  April  5,  1845 ;  m.  at  Rusliford,  Filmore  county,  Minn., 

March  27,  1869,  Maggie  C,  dau.  of  John  and  Phcebe  (Heerd)  Claw- 


GENEALOGY  :   TAYLOR.  905 


sou,  who  was  b.  iu  Meadville,  Pa.,  Nov.  20,  1842;  he  is  a  farmer; 
res.  Saratoga,  Minn.  Children:  (1),  Jennie  L.^,  b.  April  4,  1870. 
(2),  Alma  M.-,  b.  Aug.  14,  1871.     (3),  Glenn  L.»,  b.  Oct.  14,  1875. 

4.  Melviu  J.S  b.  Oct.  7,  1847;  m.  at  Mapleton,  Minn.,  June  22,  1871,  Mag- 

gie A.,  dau.  of  John  and  Catherine  Gordon,  who  was  b.  at  Clarion, 
Pa.,  Feb.  24,  1854;  he  is  a  United  States  mail  carrier;  res.  Hous- 
ton, Minn.  Children:  (1),  Charles  M.^,  b.  in  Mapleton,  Minn., 
May  20,  1872;  d.  Aug.  7,  1873.  (2),  Dorah  A.^,  b.  in  Saratoga, 
Minn.,  Aug.  16,  1876.  (3),  Willie  ^^.^  b.  in  Hesper,  la.,  April  18. 
1878.  (4),  Jay  Dee%  b.  in  Houston,  Minn.,  April  11,  1883;  d.  Aug. 
31,  1884. 

5.  Judson  M.^,  b.  Aug.  17,  1849;  m.  at  Saratoga.  Minn.,  March  24.  1872, 

Sarah  J.,  dau.  of  Ebenezer  and  Electa  (Allen)  Endei-bee,  a  grand- 
niece  of  Gen.  Ethan  Allen,  who  was  b.  in  Eussell,  N.  Y.,  March 
20,  1846;  he  is  a  carpenter;  res.  Slayton,  Minn.  Children:  (1), 
Ella  Gertrude',  b.  Feb.  17,  1874.  (2  and  3),  Lilly  Gay^  and  Tilly 
May5,  b.  April  22,  1876.  (4),  Clyde  Foster^,  b.  July  12,  1878.  (5), 
George  Judson^,  b.  June  11, 1881.     (6),  Effie  Nora',  b.  July  14, 1886. 

6.  Daniel  L.^  b.  Feb.  20,  1852;  m.  1,  at  Fremont,  Minn.,  July  23,  1876, 

Matilda  M.,  dau.  of  Thomas  and  Nancy  (Young)  Donelsou,  who 
was  b.  at  Willow  Creek,  111.,  April  8,  1857,  and  d.  Jan.  2,  1885;  m. 
2,  at  Preston,  Minn.,  Oct.  2,  1886,  Irene,  dau.  of  Adam  and  Khoda 
Best,  who  was  b.  in  Jordan,  Minn.,  Jan.  14,  1864;  he  is  a  farmer; 
res.  on  his  father's  homestead;  post-office  address,  Clyde,  Minn. 
Child:  a  dau.s,  b.  May  15,  1888. 

7.  Virgilla  G.^  b.  Oct.  23,  1854;  m.  at  St.  Charles,  Minn.,  Sept.  30,  1874, 

Fred  W.,  sou  of  Joshua  and  Jemima  Davis,  who  was  b.  in  Canter- 
bury, Sept.  21,  1848;  a  farmer;  res.  Columbus,  Kan.  Children: 
(1),  Augusta  Joy5,  b.  in  Sappington,  St.  Louis  county.  Mo.,  Sept. 
5,  1876.*  (2),  Jessie  May^,  b.  in  Sappington,  May  5,  1878.  (3), 
Fred  W.^,  b.  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  June  21, 1883.  (4),  Walter  L.«,  b.  in 
Columbus,  Kan.,  March  22,  1885.  (5),  Otto  Foster^  b.  in  Colum- 
bus, Oct.  12,  1887. 

8.  Azuba  B.*,  b.  iu  Saratoga,  Minn.,  Sept.  4,  1857;  d.  May  2,  1863. 

11.  John  Thoru^,  b.  Jan.  14,  1816 ;  m.  at  Chenango  Forks,  N.Y., 
Jan.  25,  1839,  Amelia,  dau.  of  Bostwick  and  Mary  (Williams)  Bad- 
ger, who  was  b.  in  Coventry,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  26,  1817.  He  d.  in  Loda, 
111.,  Aug.  13,  1863;  was  a  shoemaker;  his  widow  res.  in  Bandera, 
Tex. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     George  Badger*,  b.  in  Lisle,  N.  Y.,  March  10,  1840;  was  sliot  by  an 
assassin,  Aug.  18,  1884,  at  Beaver  Lake,  Crockett  county,  Tex. 

*  The  paper  from  which  this  family  record  is  made  up  has  this  note  attached ; 
"  Same  room  iu  General  Grant's  house  where  she  and  all  her  children  were  born." 


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2.  Eugenia  M.*,  b.  in  Maine,  N.  Y.,  June  10,  1842;  m.  at  Loda,  111.,  Dec. 

25,  1865,  Morton,  son  of  John  B.  and  Margaret  A.  (Boyd)  Culver, 
who  was  b.  in  Niles,  111.,  Aug.  30,  1841;  a  lawyer;  res.  Glencoe, 
Cook  county.  111.  Children:  (1),  Henry  Nelson%  b.  Sept.  18,  186G. 
(2),  Eugenia  Margaret^,  b.  Dec.  16,  1868.  (3),  Morton  Taylor^,  b. 
Dec.  2,  1870.  (4),  Alvin  Howard^,  b.  March  9,  1873.  (5),  Delphia 
MaryS,  b.  Jan.  19,  1875.  (G),  John  Raymond^,  b.  Feb.  28,  1878. 
(7),  Arthur  Edwards^,  b.  April  9,  1880.  (8),  Roger  Stanley^,  b. 
March  10,  1882. 

3.  R.  Melvyn*,  b.  in  Greene,  N.  Y.,  July  2,  1844;  m.  at  Bandera,  Tex., 

March  27,  1870,  Nancy  J.,  dau.  of  Daniel  and  Mary  (Stoper)  Rugh, 
who  was  b.  in  Blaii'sville,  Pa.,  May  2,  1840;  he  is  associate  editor 
of  the  Stockman  and  Farmer,  San  Antonio,  Tex.  Children,  all  b. 
in  Bandera,  Tex. :  (1),  Cora  A.^,  b.  Jan.  17,  1871.  (2),  Mary  M.^, 
b.  Aug.  9,  1872;  d.  Nov.  29,  1875.  (3),  Walter  R.^  b.  April  22, 
1874.  (4),  Eugenia  M.^,  b.  July  15,  1876.  (5),  Alice  G.^  b.  Sept. 
12,  1879. 

4.  P.  Louise*,  b.  in  Greene,  N.  Y.,  June  9,  1846;  a  school-teacher;  res. 

Bandera,  Tex. 

5.  Clarence  A.'*,  b.  in  Greene,  N.  Y.,  May  17,  1849;  m.  at  Utica,  Mich., 

Feb.  19,  1870,  Lucy  A.,  dau.  of  John  and  Minei'va  Murphy,  who 
was  b.  in  Messina,  N.  Y.,  April  26,  1848;  he  is  a  ranchman;  res. 
Bandera,  Tex.  Children:  (.1),  Harry  L.^,  b.  in  Bloomfield,  Mich., 
April  5,  1871.  (2),  Pearl  A.^,  b.  in'  Sears,  Mich.,  April  6,  1873. 
(3),  Nina  I.°,  b.  in  Sears,  Mich.,  March  1,  1877. 

6.  J.  Humphreys  b.  in  Delaware,  Pa.,  July  13,  1852;  d.  Oct.  13,  1855. 

7.  An  infant*,  d.  June  17,  1856. 

8.  Harry  E.*,  b.  in  St.  Homer,  Ind.,  Oct.  11,  1858;  d.  in  Loda,  111.,  Aug. 

9,  1860. 

9.  Grace  A.*,  b.  in  Loda,  HI.,  Dec.  4,  1861;  m.  at  Bandera,  Tex.,  Dec.  4, 

1879,  William,  son  of  Henry  and  Frances  (Weidenfeldt)  Schladoer, 
who  was  b.  in  Comfort,  Tex.,  May  17,  1853;  a  stockman;  res.  Ban- 
dera, Tex.  Cliildren,  all  b.  in  Bandera:  (1),  Amelia  E.^,  b.  Nov. 
20,  1880.  (2),  Frederick  H.s,  b.  Sept.  22,  1882.  (3),  Arthur  R.^ 
b.  Jan.  13,  1885. 

13.  Arvilla^,  b.  Jan.  27,  1818;  m.  at  Maine,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  21, 
1839,  Chester,  son  of  Henry  and  Cbloe  (DeLano)  Marean,  who  was 
b.  in  Maine,  N.  Y.,  April  3,  1815;  a  farmer;  res.  Maine,  N.  Y. 

CHILDREN,   BORN  IN  MAINE,   N.   T. 

1.  Henriettas  b.  April  19,  1840;  m.  June  23,  1868,  James,  son  of  William 
and  Elizabeth  (Cott)  Weller,  who  was  b.  in  Sussex  county,  Eng., 
Aug.  2,  1821;  is  employed  in  the  office  of  the  Shield  Barb  Wire 
Co.;  res.  North  Springfield,  Mo.  Children:  (1),  Marian^^,  b.  April 
20,  1869.  (2),  Stuarts  t>.  Dec.  26,  1870.  (3),  Annie  LauraS  b. 
Aug.  3,  1874. 


GENEALOGY:    TAYLOR.  907 

2.  Josiali  Taylor',  b.  April  ;{0,  1S12;  lu.  aL  Biiioiiaiuton,  N.  Y.,  June  23, 

18G9,  Lizzie,  dau.  of  James  and  Sarah  (Winsor)  Richards,  who  was 
b.  in  Morristown,  N.  J.,  Dec.  2"),  1849;  he  is  a  lawyer;  res.  Brook- 
lyn, N.  Y. 

3.  Lauretta  A.\  h.  Sept.  16,  1844;  a  teacher;  res.  Sprinjilield.  iNlo. 

4.  Addie*.  b.  Jan.  9,  1848;  m.  in  Maine,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  30,  1885,  James  S.,  son 

of  John  and  Caroline  (Laughliu)  Hughes,  who  was  b.  in  Darling- 
ton. Ont.,  Feb.  20,  184G;  inspector  of  schools,  Toronto,  Can.     Chil- 
dren: (1),  Laura  Caroline'',  b.  Xov.  13, 1880.     (2),  James  Chester^ 
b.  March  30,  1888. 
.5.    Jessie',  b.  Xov.  17,  1858. 

13.  Augustus  E.^  b.  Aug.  11,  IS'22;  in.  at  Nashua,  Dec.  6,  1848, 
Nancy  L.,  dau.  of  John  and  Nancy  (Smith)  Boynton,  who  was  b. 
in  New  Hampton,  May  20,  1828;  d.  Feb.  23,  18G3;  res.  Des 
Moines,  la. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Charles  Augustus^,  b.  in  Wentworth,  June  28,  18.50 ;  d.  in  Lincoln,  Neb., 

Sept.  10,  1882. 

2.  Addie  Jane^  b.  in  Meredith,  April  14,  1852;  m.  at  Geneseo,  111.,  March 

29,  1870,  Robert  W.,  son  of  William  Tarbox  and  Sarah  (Eastman) 
Underbill,  who  was  b.  in  Piermont,  Jan.  l(i,  1849;  a  farmer;  res. 
Ladora,  111.  Children,  all  b.  in  Ladora :  (1),  Sarah  Levesa^,  b.  Jan. 
19,  1871.  (2),  Adalbert  Waterman^,  b.  May  11,  1873.  (3),  Charles 
Eugenes,  b.  ggpt,  25,  1875.  (4),  Anna  May%  b.  June  8,  1878.  (5), 
Bessie  PearF,  b.  March  29,  1880.  (6),  Ralph  Frank^  b.  July  23, 
1884. 

3.  Nancy  Elizabeth*,  b.  in  Davenport,  la.,  Nov.  11,  1858;    m.    Harry  S. 

Hawkins ;  res.  Bradford,  Pa. 

4.  Frank  M.^  b.  in  Atkinson,  111.,  April  22,  1801 ;  m.  at  Des  IVIoines,  la., 

April  25,  1885,  Lillie  M.,  dau.  of  Lyman  and  Jennie  (Vaughner) 
Smith,  who  was  b.  in  Davis  county,  la.,  Jan.  7,  186G;  he  is  em- 
ployed in  a  barb-wire  factory ;  res.  Des  Moines,  la.  Child  :  Jennie"^, 
b.  March  7, 1886. 


14.  Adaline  L.^  b.  Oct.  2,  1823;  m.  at  Union,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  14, 
1849,  Ziba,  son  of  Ziba  and  Mary  (Kennedy)  Gay,  wlio  was  b.  in 
Niagara,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  25,  1823;  of  the  firm  of  Silver  &  Gay, 
machinists,  North  Chelmsford,  Mass. 

CHILDREN,   BORN  IN  NORTH   CHELMSFORD. 

1.  Frederick  Taylor',  b.  June  28,  1850;  d.  April  12,  1886. 

2.  Emma  Jane*,  b.  June  15,  1859. 

3.  Adeline  Maria*  (twin  to  above),  d.  March  8,  1860. 


908  genealogy:  taylor. 

15.  Emaline  S.^,  b.  Oct.  2,  1823;  ra.  at  Maine,  K  Y.,  May  17, 
1842,  Sheldon,  son  of  Moses  Burt  and  Ann  (Buckley)  Maxwell,  who 
was  b.  in  Unadilla,  N.  Y.,  March  2,  1817;  d.  in  Waterford,  Pa,, 
Sept.  7,  1876;  was  a  dry  goods  and  produce  merchant.  His  widow 
res,  with  her  son  in  Columbus,  Wis. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Charles  Burt*,  b.  in  Greene,  N,  Y.,  June  18,  1843 ;  m.  at  Waterford,  Pa., 

Nov.  22,  1865,  Isadore,  dau.  of  Asa  D.  and  Louise  (Halstead)  John- 
son, who  was  b,  in  Lee,  IST.  Y.,  May  5,  1848 ;  is  a  travelling  freight 
agent  on. the  Union  Pacific  railroad;  res.  North  Topeka,  Kan. 
Children :  (1),  Grant  S.^,  b.  in  Waterford,  Pa.,  Sept.  16, 1866.  (2), 
Emma  L.^,  b.  in  Waterford,  July  3,  1868.  (3),  Stella  May^,  b.  in 
Winona,  Minn.,  May  11,  1875.  (4),  Robert  Dexter^,  b.  in  Winona, 
Feb.  26,  1879. 

2.  Adeline  Sarah^  b,  in  Greene,  N.  Y.,  June  14, 1845 ;  m,  at  Waterford,  Pa,, 

Oct,  7,  1874,  Charles  L,,  son  of  Charles  and  Maria  (Giberson)  Der- 
ing,  who  was  b.  in  Sunbury,  Pa.,  Dec.  3,  1836;  a  lawyer;  res.  Por- 
tage, Wis.  Children :  (1;,  Jessie  G.^,  b.  in  Columbus,Wis.,  Aug.  15, 
1876.  (2),  Irma  Taylor^,  b.  in  Columbus,  July  14, 1878.  (3),  Charles 
MaxwelP,  b,  in  Portage,  Wis,,  Feb.  11,  1881. 

3.  Frances  A.'',  b.  in  Greene,  N.  Y.,  June  27,  1847;  a  school-teacher;  res. 

Columbus,  Wis. 

4.  John  Sheldon*,   b.   in  Lowville,  Pa.,  April  3,  1850;  m.  at  Waterford, 

Pa.,  Nov.  12,  1879,  Josephine  H.,  dau.  of  Henry  and  Marietta  (Jed- 
son)  Vincent,  who  was  b.  in  Waterford,  June  9,  1851 ;  he  is  a  law- 
yer; res.  Columbus,  Wis.  Child:  Eleanor  Vincent'',  b,  in  Colum- 
bus, Wis.,  Feb,  11,  1883. 

5.  William  W,*,  b.  in  Lowville,  Pa,,  April  11,  1853;   m,  at  Great  Bend, 

Kan,,  Oct,  26,  1881,  Harriet,  dau,  of  Henry  and  Mary  (Kimber) 
Sweet,  who  was  b.  in  Deerfield,  O,,  Sept,  16, 1845 ;  res.  New  Kiowa, 
Kan, ;  keeper  of  a  restaurant, 

6.  Emma  L,*,  b,  in  Lowville,  Pa.,  Jan,  15,  1856 ;  d,  Feb,  24,  1857, 

7.  Mary  L.*,  b,  in  Wattsburg,  Pa,,  Dec,  24,  1858;  m,  at  Columbus,  Wis., 

Aug.  31,  1881,  Frank  A.,  son  of  John  and  Louisa  (Rockwell)  Sedg- 
wick, who  was  b.  in  Waterford,  Pa.,  July  1,  1853;  a  druggist;  res. 
Clintonville,  Wis.     Child:  Irma^,  b.  in  Clintonville,  July  2,  1882. 

8.  Fred  Allen*,  b.  in  Wattsburg,  Pa.,  Sept.  9,  1861 ;  res.  Portage,  Wis. 

16.  Frances  M.^,  b.  June  2,  1825  ;  m.  at  North  Chelmsford, 
Mass.,  Jan.  30,  1848,  Nathaniel  J.,  son  of  Christie  and  Lydia  (Dow) 
Duncan,     (q.  v.) 

The  record  of  the  Josiah  Taylor  family  has  been  furnished  us 
by  Mrs.  Ada  M.  (Lakin)  Duncklee,  of  Romance,  Vernon  county, 
Wis. 


GENEALOGY  :    TAYLOR.  909 


REUBEN   TAYLOR. 

Reuben^  Taylor  came  froiu  New  Ii)s\vich  to  H.;  res.  No.  89,  where 
he  kept  a  hotel;  m.  Dec.  26,  1791,  Nabby  Breed,  of  Nelson;  rem. 
to  Washington  about  the  year  1800,  where  he  d.  March  13,  1804, 
aged  40  years.     His  widow  m.  2,  Alexander  Parker,  of  Hillsboro'. 

CIIILPKEN. 

1.  Lucy'-,  b.  in  H.,  Xov.  27,  17i).'{;  in. ('aiuphcU  ;  res.  New  Boston;  d. 

in  the  nineteenth  year  of  lier  ago. 

2.  Milly-,  b.  in  H.,   Feb.  (1,   1795;  d.  in  IlillsbonV  in   ISl'.);   in.  Zchcdiali 

Shattuek. 

3.  Charles'-,  b.  in  H.,  July,  1797;  res.  New  Ipswich;  d.  Jan.  t,  ISaO;  m.; 

one  dau.  living  in  Nashua. 

4.  Nathaniel"-,  b.  in  H.,  Oct.  17,  1798;  d.  June  6,  ISSO;  m.  Eunice  Moore, 

who  was  b.  Aug.  28,  1803,  and  d.  Nov.  17,  18.57;  res.  Hillsboro\ 
Children:  (1),  Charles  W.3,  b.  March  3,  182();  res.  Hillsboro^  m. ; 
one  dau.,  Clara  BelP,  b.  April  4,  1879.  (2),  Daniel  M.-',  b.  May  30, 
1827;  d.  Feb.  3,  18.32.  (3),  George  B.^,  b.  Nov.  11,  1834;  d.  Jan. 
17,  1875.     (4),  Lucy  Ann',  b.  July  2,  1841 ;  d.  May  28,  1854. 

5.  James-,  b.  in  Washington,  June  17,  1800;  d.  in  South  Boston,  ]\rass., 

in  1802. 

6.  Sylvia-,  b.  in  AVashington,  Jan.  1,  1802;  m.  Oct.  5,  1819,  Daniel  Camiv 

bell,  of  Acworth ;  she  d.  Dec.  28,  1856. 

7.  Ilirain-,  b.  in  Washington,  Sept.  3,  1803;  d.  in  Newton,  Mass.,  Dec.  4, 

1844;  m.  twice.  Children:  (1),  Moses  D.^,  m.  and  res.  Nashua. 
(2),  Elizabeth  T.'^. 


THOMAS   TAYLOR. 

Thomas^  Taylor,*  b.  in  Ashby,  Mass.,  Nov.  24, 1805;  m.  l,Jan.  26, 
1830,  Sylvia  Ward,  dau.  of  Jesse  and  Elizabeth  (Brown)  Barker 
(q.  v.),  who  d.  in  Concord,  Mass.,  April  28,  1851;  m.  2,  in  1853, 
Martha  Perry,  of  Jamaica  Plain,  Mass.;  res.  in  H.,  on  the  Barker 
farm,  a  few  years ;  rem.  to  Massachusetts,  where  he  res.  in  several 
places  ;  d.  in  Acton,  Mass.,  in  1877. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  George  D.'-,  b.  in  H.,  Aug.  21,  1830;  was  a  carpenter;  m.  at  Weston, 
Mass.,  March  21,  1858,  Mary  A.  Phillips,  of  Lowell,  Mass. ;  res. 
Walthasi,  Mass.,  where  he  d.  Jan.  28,  1883.  Children:  (1),  Alvah 
G.3,  b.  Aug.  23,  1860.     (2),  M.  Florence-*,  b.  Aug.  29,  1862.     (3), 

*  He  was  a  brother  of  Davis  Taylor,  who  m.  Elizabeth  Barker,    (q.  v.) 


910  GENEALOGY  :    TAYLOR;    TENNEY. 


George  Howards,  b.  Oct.  29,  1864.     (4  and  5),  May  L.s  and  Mabel 

L.3,  b.  Nov.  2,  1874. 
Andrew  J.'-^,  b.  in  Ashby,  April  21,  1832;  a  carpenter;  m.  in  1852,  Mary 

J.  Smith;  res.  Waltham,  Mass. 
Edward  T.-,  b.  in  Townsend,  Mass.,  Dec.  9,  1833;  m.  in  1855,  Lucy  M. 

Willis,  of  Sudbury,  Mass. ;  res.  Waltham,  Mass. 
Sabra  A.-,  b.  in  Ashby,  Mass.,  Sept.  16,  1835;  d.  in  1877;  unm. 
Amanda  S.^,  b.  in  Methuen,  Mass.,  Feb.  3,  1840;  d.  Sept.  18, 1859;  unm. 
Caroline  A.'-,  b.  in  Dracut,  Mass.,  Oct.  17,  1842;  m. Sumner;  res. 

Natick,  Mass. 


THOMAS    TAYLOR,   3. 

Thomas  Taylor,  of  H.,  m.  Oct.  8,  1801,  Sally  Jones,  of  H.;  prob- 
ably dau.  of  Thomas  and  Sally  Jones,     (q.  v.) 


TENNEY. 


Thomas^   Tenney   was  b.  in  Eowley,  Eng.,  in  1614;  m.  1,  Ann 

,  who  d.  Sept.  25,  1657;  m.  2,  Feb.  24,  1658,  Elizabeth  Panot; 

settled  in  Rowley,  Mass.,  in  1638  ;  he  d.  Feb.  20,  1700.     Six  children. 

John^  (Thomas^)  was  his  eldest  son,  b.  Dec.  14,  1640;  m.  Feb.  26, 
1663,  Mercy  Panot,  who  d.  Nov.  27,  1667.  He  was  twice  m.  after- 
ward ;  res.  in  that  part  of  Rowley  now  called  Groveland. 

SaraueP  (John^  Thomas^),  b.  Nov.  20,  1667;  m.  1,  Abigail  Bailey, 
who  d.  in  1689;  m.  2,  Sarah  Boynton,  who  was  the  mother  of  eleven 
children,  and  d.  at  the  age  of  37  ;  m.  3,  Hannah  Moody  ;  he  d.  Feb. 
8,  1748. 

All  three  of  the  above-named  held  important  positions  in  the 
church  and  in  civil  and  military  affairs.  SamueP  was  one  of  the 
fifty  members  of  the  Massachusetts  Provincial  assembly  who  voted 
against  the  king's  charter  in  1725. 

Samuel"  (SamueF,  John-,  Thomas^),  b.  in  Bradford,  Dec.  15,  1697; 
m.  1,  Jan.  5,  1720,  Sarah  Wooster;  m.  2,  Dec.  28,  1749,  Elizabeth 
Fales.  He  rem.  to  Littleton,  Mass.,  in  1727,  and  d.  there  in  1777. 
Eleven  children. 

1.  SamueP  (Samuel",  SamueP,  John'^,  Thomas^),  b.  in  Bradford, 
Mass.,  May  24,  1725  (O.  S.*) ;  m.  1,  Sarah  Tyler,  who  was  b.  April 
19,  1724;   d.  April  6,  1776;  m.  2,  Ellen ,  who  was  b.  June  17, 

*  All  the  above  dates  are  probably  Old  Style. 


genealogy:  tenney.  911 

1723;  d.  in  H.,  Jan.  li,  1815  ;  rem,  from  Littleton,  Mass.,  to  Ashburn- 
liam,  Mass.,  in  1777;  to  Actou,  Mass.,  in  1780,  where  he  lost  most 
of  his  property  through  the  depreciation  of  the  Continental  cur- 
rency; rem.  to  H.  in  1786;  d.  in  H.,  Feb.  11,  1795.  Twelve  chil- 
dren, two  of  whom  res.  in  H. 

2,  DanieF  (SamueP,  Samuel*,  SamucF,  John'-,  Thomas^),  b.  in 
Littleton,  Mass.,  July  7,  1756;  d.  March  24,  181*2;  m.  Lucy  Shat- 
tuck,  who  was  b.  May  4,  1763;  d.  Jan.  4,  1837.  After  the  death  of 
Mr.  Tenney,  she  m.  2,  Israel  Sabin,  who  d.  Oct.  31,  1838.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Tenney  res.  several  years  in  Marlboro'  ;  came  to  H.  in  1791,  and 
res.  at  Xo.  45.  I  had  supposed  that  he  rem.  from  H.  some  years 
before  he  d.,  but  no  paper  at  hand  gives  me  any  information  on  the 
subject,  with  the  exception  of  one  prepared  by  his  brother,  Amos, 
in  1835;  and  the  inference  to  be  drawn  from  that  is,  that  he  d.  in 
H.,*  and  subsequently  the  family  rem.  to  the  state  of  New  York. 
Children  :  — f 

3.  Daniel",  b.  in  Marlboro',  March  11,  1788;  m.  Nov.  26,  1806, 
Charlotte  Rand  (Wrand  on  town  records),  who  was  b.  March  7, 
1788;  settled  at  No.  45;  rem.  to  Ontario,  N.  Y.,  about  the  year 
1819,  and  from  there  to  Juneau,  Wis.,  where  he  d.  Sept.  21,  1849; 
his  wife  d.  in  Mapleton,  Minn.,  Aug.  20,  1871. 

CHILDREN,    FIRST    SIX  BORN   IN  HANCOCK. 

1.  Betsey^  b.  Sept.  17,  1806;  d.  in  Xew  York,  June  5,  ISoi;  m.  Samuel 

Olds ;  a  farmer. 

2.  Lucy*,  b.  Aug.  15,  ISOS;   d.  in  Wiscousiu,  March   10,  1855;   m.  Asa 

Bush ;  a  farmer. 

3.  Asa^  b.  June  30,  1811;  d.  in  :Miohigau,  March  10,  1852;  a  farmer;  m. 

Eliza  Lyon. 

4.  Erailys,  b.  July  30.  1813;  m.  Arad  Owen;  res.  Horicou.  Wis. 

5.  Maria^,  b.  June  4,  1815;   d.  in  Xew  York,  May  4,  183(5;   m.  Oliver 

Hackett ;  a  farmer. 

6.  D.  Plummer^  b.  Aug.  8,  1817;  m.  Elizabeth  Mitchell;  res.  ^Mapleton, 

Minn.    He  has  kindly  furnished  the  record  of  his  father's  family. 

7.  Mary'^,  b.  Aug.  18,  1820;  m.  Arden  Coleman;  a  farmer. 

8.  Zllphas,  b.  May  19,  1823 ;  d.  in  New  York,  July  23,  1824. 

9.  MishaeF,  b.  June  13,  1825;  m.  Mary  Sutton;  res.  Mapleton,  Minn. 

10.  Sylvester*,  b.  Aug.  0,  1828;  d.  in  New  York,  March  18, 1834. 

11.  Henry*,  b.  Aug.  6,  1831;  m.  Martha  McGee;  a  farmer;  res.  Dakota. 

*D.  Plummcr  Tenney  informs  me  that  he  did  die  in  H. 

t  It  is  the  current  tradition  in  II.  that  tin;  pai'cnts  of  these  vhildren  had  fully  de- 
cided to  name  their  fonrlli  son  Abednego,  but  tliat  to  tlicir  regret  no  son  to  bear  this 
good  name  was  born  to  them. 


912  GENEALOGY  :    TENNEY. 

4.  Shadrach^  b.  in  Marlboro',  April  16,  1790 ;  rn.  Dec.  22,  1812, 
Mrs.  Susannah  (Griffin)  Margery  (q.  v.);  res.  several  years  at  No. 
44;  rem.  in  1825  to  Ontario,  Wayne  county,  N.  Y.,  where  he  d. 
Dec.  15,  1868;  his  wife  d.  Dec,  29,  1844;  supposed  to  be  about  72 
years  old. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Lovma^,  b.  Sept.  15,  1813 ;  m.  May  27,  1840,  John  Down,  who  was  b. 

June  14,  1814;  res.  Webster,  Monroe  county,  N.  Y.*  Children: 
(1),  Ann  Eliza",  b.  March  7, 1841 ;  m.  1,  Joshua  H.  Vinton,  who  d.  in 
the  service  at  New  Orleans ;  m.  2,  James  Campbell ;  res.  Webster, 
N.  Y.  To  her  we  are  indebted  for  valuable  information.  (2) ,  Emily 
Jane",  b.  Jan.  22,  1843;  m.  John  Ridgeway,  who  d.  at  Anderson- 
ville,  Ga.;  she  res.  in  Ontario,  Wayne  county,  N.  Y.  (3),  James 
Emery",  b.  Dee.  2,  1844;  m.  Ruth  A.  Willits;  res.  Ontario,  N.  Y. 
We  have  also  valuable  letters  from  him.  (4),  George  Abner",  b. 
Aug.  31,  1846;  m.  Cornelia  Stearns;  res.  Ontario,  N.  Y.  (5), 
Perry  Fernando",  b.  Oct.  12,  1848 ;  m.  Imogene  Bassett ;  res.  On- 
tario, N.  Y.  (6),  Hattie  Elizabeth",  b.  Feb.  11,  1851 ;  m.  James  B. 
Wiley;  res.  Ontario,  N.  Y.  (7),  Charles  Burton",  b.  Dec.  4,  1853 ; 
principal  of  village  school,  Brighton,  Monroe  county,  N.  Y. ;  m. 
Pliebe  Morrill.  (8),  Edwin  Ossian",  b.  May  21,  1855;  a  merchant; 
res.  Marion,  Wayne  county,  IST.  Y. ;  m.  Freda  R.  Sanford. 

2.  Axa«,  b.  March  14,  1815 ;  d.  Oct.  15,  1845 ;  m.  George  Trumbell,  who 

after  her  death  m.  Ann  Eliza  Grandin,  of  Walworth,  N.  Y. ;  res. 
Ontario,  N.  Y.  Children:  (1),  Susan",  m.  Fred  Grandin;  res.  Wal- 
worth, X.  Y.  (2),  John",  a  painter;  res.  Palmyra,  Wayne  county, 
N.  Y. ;  m.  Ida  Tasket.     Two  children. 

5.  Meshach',  b.  in  H.,  July  22,  1793;  rem.  about  the  year  1813 
to  Ontario,  Wayne  county,  N.  Y.,  where  he  worked  several  years  in 
the  iron  ore  mines;  then  became  a  farmer;  rem.  in  April,  1854,  to 
Fond  du  Lac  county,  Wis.,  and  from  there  to  Faribault  county, 
Minn.,  where  he  d.  April  15,  1870;  m.  1,  Phebe  Cram,  from  whom 
he  was  divorced;  m.  2,  Oct.  3,  1826,  Eliza  tS.  Bush,  who  was  b.  in 
Wilmington,  Vt.,  Aug.  6,  1806. 

CHILDREN,   BORN   IN  ONTARIO,   N.  Y. 

1.  Nathan  Cram*,  b.  July  28,  1817;  m.  the  dau.  of  a  Mormon  elder  and 

became  a  Mormon  elder  at  Nauvoo,  111. ;  emigrated  to  Utah  and  was 
killed  by  the  cow  boys  in  New  Mexico  in  July,  1883. 

2.  Nancy  Jane^,  b.  Sept.  1,  1827;  d.  at  North  Washington,  la.,  in  1870; 

m.  in  1843,  Anson  H.  Sutton,  who  d.  in  1863.  Six  children,  one  of 
whom  has  d. 

*  From  the  tenor  of  the  papers  before  me  I  infer  that  Mr.  Down  is  not  living. 


GENEALOGY:   TENNEY.  913 

3.  Oliver  Bush^  b.  Dec.  9,  182S ;  in.  1,  in  1855,  Lovicy  Bootli,  wlio  d.  May 

22,  18G3;  after  her  death  he  rem.  to  Minnesota,  where  he  ni.  2,  De 
Ette  Maxson;  he  is  a  farmer.     Seven  chikh-eu,  one  of  whom  has  d. 

4.  Calistas,  b.  March  17,  1830;  d.  Sept.  1,  1830. 

5.  Hanauiah  Derrick*^,  b.  May  3,  1832;  m.  Hattie  Foote;  res.  Minnesota. 

Eight  chihlreu. 
G.  Ambrose  Fox^  b.  Oct.  3,  1833;  ni.  Mnvch  22,  18(;r),  Mary  Goff;  res. 
Minnesota.  "  At  the  age  of  22  his  father  gave  up  his  farm  and  the 
charge  of  tlie  family  to  him,  and  lie  proved  himself  a  good  man- 
ager, the  most  dutiful  of  sons,  and  a  true  brother  and  guardian  to 
the  younger' children.'"     He  has  four  chihh-en. 

7.  An  infant  sou'^,  b.  and  d.  Jan.  17,  1835. 

8.  Dr.  Silas  BueF,  b.  May  17,  1836;  m.  in  Wisconsin,  Huldah  Sexton;  he 

served  in  the  Civil  war,  and  about  two  years  after  he  came  home 
his  wife  d. ;  present  res.,  Dakota,  where  he  is  practising  medicine. 
Two  children. 
!).     Nancy  Alniira**,  b.  March  5,  1838;  m.  ^Farch  27,  1854,  George  Booth; 
present  res.,  Kansas.    Twelve  children,  one  of  whom  has  d. 

10.  Eber  James^,  b.  May  6,  1839;    in.  Addie  Frasier;  present  res..  New 

Mexico ;  is  a  Mormon. 

11.  Susan  Avarillas,  b.  Feb.  23,  1S41 ;  m.  in  Owatonna,  :\rinn.,  Nov.  4, 1809, 

James  Ivers ;  rem.  to  Kansas  in  1874.  Three  children  living;  two 
have  d. 

12.  Eliza  Lovina^  b.  April  5,  1843;  m.  in  Wisconsin,  July  4,  1862,  Nathan 

Frakes ;  rem.  to  Minnesota  in  1864,  and  to  California  in  1873 ;  pres- 
ent res.,  Oiiand,  Colusa  county,  Cal.  We  are  under  great  obliga- 
tions to  Mrs.  Frakes,  not  only  for  the  record  of  her  father's  family, 
but  also  for  information  in  regard  to  "  Jack  Ware."  Children : 
(1),  Lorenzo  D.'-*,  b.  in  Fond  du  Lac  county.  Wis.,  June  24,  1864. 
(2),  Lonzo  D.9,  b.  in  Faribault  county,  Minn.,  Jan.  5,  1867.  (3), 
Lewis  B.9,  b.  in  Faribault  county,  Minn.,  Nov.  27,  1868.  (4),  Leon 
W\9,  b.  in  Faribault  county,  Minn.,  Sept.  23,  1871.  (5),  Libbie  L.", 
b.  in  Colusa  county,  Cal.,  Oct.  11,  1878. 

13.  George  Meshach*',  b.  Jan.  28,  1845;  in.  and  res.  in  Wisconsin.     Two 

children. 

14.  An  infant  dau.^  b.  and  d.  April  20,  1846. 

15.  Sally  Friday^  b.  Oct.  9, 1847C'?) ;  m.  in  Minnesota,  Jan.  1,  1865,  Horatio 

Wicks.     Ten  children,  four  of  whom  have  d. 

16.  Lucy  Melissa*,  b.  Aug.  16,  1849;  m.  Nov.  4,  1869,  Byron  Philbrook; 

rem.  from  Minnesota  to  California  in  1875,  where  she  d.  four  months 
after  reaching  their  destination. 

17.  Ann  Augusta^  b.  Aug.  19,  1851 ;  m.  March  22,  1874,  John  Gofl';  res. 

Minnesota.     Three  children. 

6.  Amos®  (SamueP,  SamueP,  SaniueP,  John'-,  Thomas^),  b.  in 
Littleton,  Mass.,  Nov.  23,  1761 ;  m.  Jan.  7,  1783,  Mary  Chapin,  who 
was  b.  Oct.  25,  1762;  d.  in  H.,  March  12,  1829.     Mr.  Tenuey  settled 


914  GENEALOGY;    TENNEY. 

in  Acton,  Mass.;  rem.  to  H.  in  1786;  res.  place  marked  "  J.Tenney." 
There  lies  before  me  a  paper  that  he  prepared,  which  gives  an  ac- 
count of  the  Tenney  family,  and  has  been  of  great  service  to  me. 
The  closing  lines  I  give  as  they  came  from  his  pen :  — 

"  I  lived  in  H.  about  forty-six  years.  My  wife  d.  March  12, 1829;  she  left  one  dau., 
unm.;  she  kept  my  house  until  Sept.  9,  1830,  at  which  time  she  m.,  and  I  quit  keeping 
house,  and  hire  my  hoard.  I  enjoy  myself  very  well.  I  am  neither  poor  nor  rich, 
but  I  have  enough  for  this  world ;  and  I  think,  as  I  have  for  many  years,  that  the  re- 
ligion of  Jesus  is  the  one  thing  needful,  and  may  we  all  so  live  as  to  meet  in  the 

bright  realms  of  glory.  _ 

(Signed.)        "AMOS  TENKEY." 
"  North  Ciiaklestown,  April  28, 1835. 

He  d.  in  H.,  April  1,  1848,  realizing  in  himself  that  "the  path  of 
the  just  is  as  the  shining  light  that  shineth  more  and  more  unto  the 
perfect  day."     Children  : — 

7.  Eev.  Amos^  b.  in  Acton,  Mass.,  Oct.  19,  1783 ;  m.  Jan.  1, 
1805,  Olive  Gilbert,  who  was  b.  in  Littleton,  Mass.,  in  1779;  d.  Sept. 
10, 1865.  He  was  a  Methodist  minister;  res.  H.,  Mario w,  and  Lang- 
don;  he  d.  in  Marlow,  Nov.  15,  1842. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Aarons,  b.  in  H.,  in  1806;  d.  March  23,  1869;  m.  in  1833,  Adaline  Kid- 

der, of  Alstead,  who  m.  2,  Deacon  McNeil,  of  Westminster,  Vt. 
Children:  (1),  Harriet^,  m.  A.  P.  Corliss;  res.  Eipon,  Wis.  (2), 
Mary  A.^  b.  in  Alstead,  Nov.  23,  1839 ;  res.  Westminster,  Vt.  (3), 
Henry  A.^,  b.  Nov.  26,  1845.  (4),  Herbert^,  b.  in  Marlow,  April 
15,  1851 ;  d.  Oct.  20,  1870. 

2.  Sarah*,  b.  in  Marlow  in  1807;  m.  N.  R.  Butler;  a  farmer.    Children: 

Mary  E.'\  Emma  L.",  and  Susan^,  not  living;  Le  Roy^  and  Addie 
M.^,  res.  in  Ashburuham,  Mass. 

3.  Gilbert^,  b.  in  1809 ;  d.  March,  1868 ;  m.  Betsey  Gale,  of  Marlow.    Chil- 

dren: (1),  Sarah^,  m. ;  res.  California.  (2),  Ella^,  res.  Minneapolis, 
Minn.     (3),  Mollis^,  d.  in  1883. 

4.  John»,  b.  in  Marlow  in  1812 ;  d.  March,  1885 ;  m.  Susan  Priest,  of  Little- 

ton, Mass.  Child :  John  P.-',  res.  Newton  Highlands,  Mass. ;  is  a 
merchant. 

5.  Amos%  b.  in  Marlow  in  1815  ;  m.  1,  Maria  Allen,  of  Boston,  Mass. ;  m. 

2,  Josephine  Sutherland,  of  New  York  city,  and  res.  there;  retired 
from  business.  Children:  Nettie",  d. ;  William";  Sutherland",  a 
lawyer;  Herbert";  all  res.  New  York  city. 

6.  Wesley*,  b.  in  1821 ;  d.  in  1823. 

8.  SamueP,  b.  in  Acton,  Mass.,  July  19,  1785;  m.  1,  March  26, 
1809,  Clarissa  Royce,  who  was  b.  Dec.  12,  1788;  d.  Jan.  25,  1846; 
m.  2,  Oct.  10,  1847,  Susan  F.  Cram,  who  was  b.  Oct.  13,  1807;  d. 
May  4,  1862;  res.  Stoddard  and  Marlow,  where  he  d.  Oct.  4,  1867. 


GENEALOGY  :    TENNEY.  915 


CHILDKKN. 

1.  Giliuau  J?.^  b.  April   11.  ISIO;  d.  Feb.  11,  18r);{;  in.  Feb.  21,  IS.M,  8ar:ili 

('ram,  who  d.  Sept.  10,  185G. 

2.  Miltou^  b.  July  5,  1812;  d.  Sept.  20,  1835. 

3.  Laurena^  b.  Oct.  G,  1814;  d.  Sept.  12,  1819. 

4.  Leouard%  b.  May  30,  1817;  d.  April,  186(5;  m.  March  31,  1813.  Susan 

Weeks.     Child  :  Augusta^,  ni. ;  res.  Charlestowu. 

5.  Maria*,  b.  June   1.   1S19;    d.   Mareli   IS.    1S78;    in.   April.    IS.!!).  .lames 

Hudson. 

6.  Prof.  Sanboru%  b.  in  Stoddard,  Jan.  13,  1S27;  m.  at  ■NliHord,  July  30, 

1855,  Abby  A.,  dau.  of  Jacob  and  Abigail  Hook  (Sanborn)  Gove, 
who  was  b.  in  AYest  Amesbury  (now  Merriinac),  Jlass.,  May  8, 
1836.  Professor  Tenney  was  graduated  at  Amherst  college 
in  1853,  and  was  for  several  years  Instructor  in  mathematics 
and  natui'al  history  at  the  normal  school  at  Lancaster,  Mass., 
which  was  under  the  direction  of  Prof.  William  Russell,  and 
he  was  also  lecturer  on  natural  history  before  tlie  teachers' 
institutes  of  Massachusetts,  New  Hampshire,  Pennsylvania,  and 
other  states.  He  was  dui'ing  these  years  a  close  student  under  the 
direction  of  Professor  Agassiz,  in  Cambridge.  On  the  opening  of 
Vassar  college,  in  1865,  he  was  elected  professor  of  natui-al  history 
in  that  institution,  and  in  1868  he  was  elected  to  the  same  chair  in 
Williams  college,  which  position  he  held  until  the  close  of  his  life. 
He  gave  two  courses  of  lectures  before  the  Lowell  institute  in  the 
city  of  Boston,  and  at  the  time  of  his  death  was  under  engagement 
to  give  a  third  course  there.  He  was  the  author  of  "Geology  for 
Teachers,  Classes,  and  Private  Students"  (1859),  "A  Manual  of 
Zoology"  (1865),  "Natural  History  of  Animals,"  "Natural  His- 
tory Tablets,"  "Elements  of  Zoology,"  and  other  works  "that 
have  been  largely  adopted  as  text  books,  and  have  been  accepted 
as  valuable  contributions  to  the  educational  appliance  in  all  these 
departments." 

Professor  Tenney  was  an  enthusiast  in  his  work,  and  he  was  able 
to  inspire  his  pupils  with  enthusiasm,  as  I  can  testify  from  expe- 
rience. He  knew  nothing  of  any  conflict  between  science  and 
Christianity ;  on  the  contrary,  he  discovered  in  science  a  help  to 
the  teachings  of  Christianity,  and  on  every  available  occasion  made 
this  thought  prominent.  He  d.  at  Buchanan,  Mich.,  July  9,  1877. 
His  wife,  who  has  kindly  furnished  information  in  regard  to  the 
Tenney  family,  but  has  been  reticent  concerning  her  own  work,  is 
also  an  author,  having  published  "Pictures  and  Stories  of  Animals 
for  Little  Ones  at  Home"  (New  York,  6  vols.,  1868),  and  also  con- 
tributed to  the  "Natural  History  of  Animals."  Children:  (1), 
Amy  Belief  b.  June  5,  18.58.     (2),  Sanborn  Gove",  b.  Feb.  16,  1864. 

7.  Clarissa  L.^  b.  Sept.  22,  1831;  d.  Dec.  1,  1854;  m.  Oct.  1852,  Moses  L. 

Rulow. 

8.  Mary  Ellen%  b.  in  1848 ;  d.  in  1865 ;  m. Cilley,  of  Marlow.     One  son. 


916  genealogy:  tenney. 

9.  Stephen^  [24],  b.  in  H.,  May  31,  1787. 

10.  Nancy^  b.  in  H.,  Feb.  8,  1789 ;  d.  in  Alslead,  Oct.  14, 1865 ; 
m.  Jan.  26,  1808,  James  Ramsey,  of  Greenfield,  who  was  b.  May  14, 
1786;  res.  a  short  time  on  Hazelton  hill  in  H.;  rem.  to  Marlow  in 
1809,  and  to  Alstead  in  1836,  where  he  d.  Aug.  18, 1850.  She  m.  2, 
April  7,  1852,  Capt.  Amos  Kidder,  of  Alstead,  who  d.  Sept.  23, 1873. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Calvins,  b.  in  H.,  July  12,  1808 ;  d.  June  11,  1812. 

2.  David*,  b.  March  29,  1810 ;  m.  Mary  Alice,  dau.  of  John  and  Margaret 

(Steele)  Ramsey  fq.  v.)  ;  he  d.  July  4,  1884.  The  names  of  the 
children  who  are  living  are  Milan^,  George^,  Rodney^,  IsabeF. 

3.  James*^,  b.  June  29,  1812;  m.  1,  Sai-ah  I.  Hopkins,  of  Nashua,  who  d. 

in  Alstead,  Oct.  2,  18G0;  m.  2,  Laura  Wilson,  of  New  York.  While 
living  in  Alstead  he  held  the  office  of  selectman,  was  justice  of  the 
peace,  and  represented  the  town  two  years  in  the  legislature;  is 
now  a  retired  merchant;  res.  Geueseo,  111.  Children:  (1),  James 
A.^,  b.  June  2,  1841;  m.  a  merchant;  res.  Geneseo,  111.  (2),  An- 
geline^,  b.  Jan.  13,  1844;  d.  April  11,  1845.  (3),  Emily  l.\  b.  Oct. 
22,  1845;  m.  Nathan  Smith;  res.  Kansas.  (4),  John  E.^  b.  May 
•    19,  1850;  is  in  the  U.  S.  navy. 

4.  John*,  b.  Aug.  3,  1814;  m.  1,  March  G,  1837,  Susan  Butler,  of  Marlow, 

who  d.  June  6,  1841 ;  m.  2,  in  1845,  Rachel  Hows,  who  d.  Sept.  10, 
1851;  m.  3,  July  5,  1864,  Jane  Weber;  res.  Orange,  Mass.;  was  a 
manufacturer  of  sleighs;  is  now  retired  from  business.  Child: 
Susan«,  b.  Aug.  5,  1851 ;  d.  Dec.  28,  1866. 

5.  Mary  N.«,  b.  Sept.  13,  1816;  d.  Feb.  10,  1883;  m.  1,  Jan.  1,  1839,  John 

A.  Darling,  of  Lyndon,  Vt. ;  a  hotel-keeper;  he  d.  April  6,  1869, 
and  she  m.  2,  May,  1870,  Leonard  Watson,  of  Burke,  Vt.  Children : 
(1),  Mary  I.'*,  res.  Barnet,  Vt.  (2),  Angeline^,  m.  and  res.  Burling- 
ton, Vt. 

6.  Celinda  B.*,  b.  Feb.  4,  1819;  m.  1.  Nov.  22,  1842,  David  Emmons,  of 

Bristol,  who  d.  Oct.  1854;  she  m.  2,  Feb.  4,  1876,  Orville  H.  Peck, 
of  Sutton;  res.  Alstead.  Children:  (1),  Helen^,  m.  and  res.  Leb- 
anon.    (2),  Etta  L.9,  m.  Warren  French;  res.  Alstead. 

7.  Luther  P.*,  b.  Aug.  21,  1821;  m.  May  6,  1846,  Betsey  Dexter,  of  Or- 

ange, Mass.,  where  they  res.;  he  is  an  undertaker  and  ornamental 
painter.  Children :  (1),  Orvin^,  b.  May  24,  1848 ;  m.  Nov.  28, 1868 ; 
res.  Athol,  Mass.  (2),  Augusta  A.^,  b.  Aug.  4,  1851;  m.  May  15, 
1872;  res.  Fitchburg,  Mass.  (3),  Horace^,  b.  June  25,  1857;  m. 
Feb.  29,  1880. 

8.  Martha  A.«,  b.  April  29,  1824;  m.  May  10, 1846,  James  A.  Browne,  who 

was  b.  June  8,  1823;  a  farmer;  res.  Alstead;  has  held  the  office  of 
selectman  several  years,  and  is  justice  of  the  peace.  He  has  fur- 
nished valuable  papers  for  this  history. 

9.  Allen*,  b.  March  4,  1827 ;  d.  April  27,  1827. 


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10.  INFark  A.^.  b.  May  8,  1828;  res.  Alstead. 

11.  Nathan  K.^  h.  April  10,  18;U ;  in.  Feb.  17, 1850,  Louisa  R.  Docker.  Avho 

was  b.  at  Oswego,  N.  Y.,  July  10, 18;{7  ;  res.  Detroit,  Mich. ;  he  is  a 
manufacturer  of  picture  frames,  mouldings,  etc.  Children  :  (1),  Fred 
II.'',  b.  Feb.  10, 1871 ;  d.  July  15,  1872.     (2),  Edna^,  b.  June  22,  1873. 

11.  Ellen",  I),  in  PI.,  May  21,  1791 ;  d.  in  Alsteud,  April  4,  1881  ; 
m.  Charles  Wliitleniore  (q.  v),  who  d. 

13.  JoeP,  b.  in  IT.,  June  26,  1793  ;  d.  in  H.,  July  G,  18S1 ;  m.  1, 
Levina  Messenger,  of  Stoddard,  who  was  b.  8(i\)t.  21,  1796;  d.  March 
3,  1825 ;  ni.  2,  Jane  Thompson,  who  was  b.  in  Marlow,  Feb.  15, 
1803  ;  d.  in  H.,  April  10,  1884. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Elvira^  b.  in  Lempster,  Nov.  7,  1819;  d.  March  28,  1811. 

2.  Rebeccas,  b.  May  10,  1821;  m.  Nov.  12,  1843,  Elbridge  G.  Gardner; 

res.  Wej^mouth,  Mass.  Child:  Carrie  Leviua-',  b.  June  20,  1850; 
ra.  William  Spencer. 

3.  Levinas,  b.  July  21,  1823;  m.  Nov.  5,  1842,  Alvin  W.  Hitchcock,  of 

Rockingham,  Vt. ;  res.  Maiden,  Mass.  Child :  Alvin  W.'',  b.  in 
Boston,  May  10,  1849 ;  m.  and  res.  in  Maiden,  Mass.  Three  children. 

4.  Wilber  T.®,  b.  March  20,  1825;   d.  in  Weston,  Vt.,  Dec.  0,  1854;  m. 

March  14,  1850,  Elvira  A.  Peas,  of  Nashua,  who  d.  in  Marlow, 
April  20,  1873.     Children :  Mary  E.^,  Emma  J.»,  both  m. 

5.  Jaue^  b.  Aug.  14,  1827;   d.  Aug.  23,  1859;   m.  Oct.  3,  1847.  Clinton 

Loud;  res.  Weymouth,  Mass.  Children:  (1),  Clara  J.^,  b.  July  25, 
1851 ;  d.  Sept.  15, 1851.  (2),  Jane  T.«,  b.  July  29, 1859 ;  d.  Sept.4,  1859. 
0.  Orindas,  b.  Aug.  13,  1828;  d,  in  1879;  m.  1,  Dec.  7,  1848,  Orrin  Hunt- 
ley, who  d.  in  1803 ;  she  m.  2,  Feb.  19,  1805,  Clinton  Loud,  of  Wey- 
mouth, Mass.  Children:  (1),  Charlie  T.o,  b.  June  10,  1809;  d. 
Sept.  10,  1809.     (2),  Emma  J.",  b.  Nov.  3,  1870;  res.  Weymouth. 

7.  Alonzos,  b.  in  Sutton,  June  29,  1833 ;  d.  April  30,  1834. 

8.  Milton^,  b.  in  Marlow,  Jan.  4,  1830;  res.  in  Marlow  until  1859  ;  m.  July 

4,  1803,  Hattie  M.,  dau.  of  Elias  D.  and  Sarah  (Elliott)  Flliott,  of 
Marlow,  b.  March  19,  1841.  Has  res.  in  Somerville  and  Charles- 
town,  Mass. ;  is  at  the  present  time  proprietor  of  the  Carter  house 
in  Antrim.  Children :  (1),  Lena  L.^,  b.  in  Somerville,  Mass.,  March 
10,  1805 ;  m.  John  A.  Balch,  a  printer ;  res.  Antrim.  Children : 
(a),  Ivan  A.i«,  b.  Jan.  12,  1884.  (6),  Ina  L.i'\  b.  May  28,  1885. 
(2),  Hattie  M.^,  b.  in  Charlestown,  Mass.,  Aug.  14,  1871. 

9.  Infant  dau.»,  b.  Jan.  11,  1837;  d.  next  day. 

10.  EmaliueS  b.  June  0,  1842;  d.  Aug.  29,  1870;  m.  Aug.  20,  1801,  Martin 
A.  Willard.  Children:  (1),  Jennie  M.'-",  b.  Feb.  11,  1803;  m.  June 
1, 1882,  Hiram  B.  Marshall.  ((].  v.)  We  are  under  great  obligation  to 
Mrs.  Marshall  for  information  in  reg:ird  to  the  Tenney  family.  (2), 
Alice  M.'»,  b.  March  11, 1808 ;  d.  in  Wincliendon,  Mass.,  Sept.  4, 1809. 


918  GENEALOGY :    TENNEY. 

13.  John^  [28],  b.  May  2,  1795. 

14.  Polly",  b.  July  4,  1797;  in.  William  Smith;  res.  Charles- 
town,  where  he  d.  in  1877;  she  d.  March  16,  1876. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Orin^,  a  farmer;  m.  Columbia  Frost,  of  Charlestown;  res.  Eeuwick,  la. 

2.  Cyrus^,  a  banker;  res.  Eenwick,  la. 

15.  Asa  C",  b.  May  21,  1799;  d.  July  21,  1800. 

16.  Sarah  T.^  (twin  to  Asa  C.^),  d.  July  28,  1800. 

17.  Sarah^  b.  in  H.,  Aug.  7,  1801;  d.  in  China,  Me,  Sept.  8, 
1882;  m.  at  H.,  July  6,  1824,  Benjamin  Allen  Billings,  who  was  b. 
in  Mason,  March  19,  1799;  d.  in  Albion,  Me.,  March  14,  1870;  a 
farmer;  res.  Dublin  and  Albion.     Six  children:  — 

18.  Miranda  TwitchelP  (second  name  called  Tixrner  later),  b. 
in  Dublin,  Jan.  4,  1826;  m.  in  Albion,  Me.,  Sept.  26, 1847,  Eben,  son 
of  Jesse  and  Nancy  (Shorey)  Handy,  who  was  b.  in  Albion,  Me., 
March  20,  1821;  a  farmer;  res.  in  Union,  Me.,  and  at  Albion  and 
China,  in  the  same  state. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Frank  Wilbur",  b.  in  Union,  Me.,  June  28,  1848 ;  m.  June  10,  1871,  Cora  E. 

Adclington;  he  is  a  mechanic;  res.  Fairfield,  Me.  One  dau.,  Jenny 
Mayi",  b.  in  Fairfield,  Feb.  10,  1872;  d.  in  China,  Me.,  Dec.  29,  1886. 

2.  Willard  Allen^  b.  in  Albion,  Me.,  Dec.  3,  1850;  m.  Aug.  2,  1877,  Char- 

lotte Hayes,  of  North  Andover,  Mass.  Children,  all  b.  at  North 
Andover:  (1),  James  Willard"',  b.  Dec.  25,  1878.  (2),  Eva  Adeeni", 
b.  Dec.  3,  1880.  (3),  Chester  Wilbur^,  d.  in  infancy.  (4),  Charles 
Edward  Chute^,  b.  Feb.  11,  1887. 

3.  Charles  Lycurgus  Payne^,  b.  in  Union,  Me.,  Aug.  18,  1852;  m.  in  China, 

Me.,  Dec.  24, 1881,  Louise  Estelle,  dau.  of  Amos  and  Salome  (Spiller) 
Varney,  who  was  b.  in  Chiua,  Sept.  8,  1853.  He  is  a  farmer  on  the 
place  where  his  father  lived  several  years.     No  children. 

4.  Addie  Adeen^  b.  in  Albion,  Me.,  Nov.  6,  1856. 

19.  Lydia  Maria^  b.  in  Dublin,  Dec.  18,  1827;  m.  in  Albion, 
Me.,  Aug.  18,  1850,  Josiah,  Jr.,  son  of  Josiah  and  Mary  (Marble) 
Main,  who  was  b.  in  Albion,  Me.,  Aug.  11,  1819.  She  d.  in  China, 
Me.,  May  4,  1874.     He  still  lives  on  a  farm  in  China. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Mary  Melissa",  b.  in  Albion,  Me.,  April  13,  1851 ;  m.  Jan.  31,  1875,  Lynn 
Weston,  son  of  Mark  and  Joan  (Shorey)  Rollins,  who  was  b.  in 
Albion,  March  9, 1850.  He  is  a  livery-stable  keeper;  res.  Waterville, 
Me.  Children,  b.  at  Albion:  (1),  Frank  Main^,  b.  July  20,  1877. 
(2),  Fred  Weston^,  b.  March  28,  1879. 


GENEALOGY  :    TENNEY.  919 

2.  Lyclia  Maria^,  b.  in  China,  Me.,  Nov.  13,  1853 ;  she  is  an  invalid  and  unni. 

3.  Jane  Ann",  b.  in  Albion,  Me.,  Nov.  2,  1855;  ni.  June  IS,  1885,  James  W. 

Mallett;    res.  Beverly,   Mass.;    a  carriage-maker  and  painter.     One 
dan.,  Winifred'",  b.  in  Norwich,  Conn.,  July  8,  188G. 

4.  Charles  Josiah",  b.  in  Albion,  Me.,  Aug.  10,  18()2;  m.  Oct.  3,   1888,  Eme- 

line,  dau.  of  Abisha  and  Miriam  (Spratt)  Fletcher,  of  China,  Me. 

30.  ]Mavy  Louise^  b.  in  Dublin,  June  6,  1830;  d.  at  Jackson, 
Mich.,  March  22,  1866;  ra.  Oct.  25,  1848,  William  Newton  Woodsum 
res.  Jackson. 

CHILDKKN. 

1.  Clara  Belle",  b.  in  Albion  (.?),  Me.,  May  28,  1850;  ra.  Fred  Williams,  who 

d.  at  Jackson,  Mich.     One  son,  ''Ned"i",  b.  Oct.  1874. 

2.  Ellen  Sarah»,  m.  George(.')  Kellogg.     They  have  a  son  and  a  dau. 

3.  Mary  Louise^,  d.  in  infancy. 

31.  Amos  Judson^  b.  in  Albion,  Me.,  Jan.  20,  1833;  d.  in  Ar- 
kansas, in  the  army,  July  28,  1863;  m.  1,  May  1,  1853,  Lizzie  Bacon, 
of  Unity,  Me.;  m.  2,  Sophia  Gardner. 

CHILDKKN,    ONE    BY    E.A.CH   WIFE. 

1.  Lizzie",  m.  Henry  Andrew  Bacon,  of  Unity,  Me.,  where  they  res.     Chil- 

dren :  MabeP",  Walter'". 

2.  Allen",  unm. 

33.  James  Allen**,  b.  in  Albion,  Me.,  Jan.  1,  1835;  d,  at  Jackson, 
Mich.,  Jan.  17,  1885;  m.  March  31,  1857,  Ann  Maria  Handy.  No 
children. 

33.  Sarah  Ellen^  twin  to  James  Allen**;  d.  in  Albion,  Me.,  Jan. 
21,  1854;  unm. 

34.  Stephen'  [9]  (Amos*',  Samuel^  Samuel*,  SamueP,  John'-, 
Thomas^);  m.  Lucy  Parker,  who  was  b.  May  18,  1787;  d,  June  11, 
1879;  he  d.  Sept.  7,  1876.  They  res.  several  years  at  place  marked 
"C.  P.  Parkhurst";  later  at  the  Morrison  place,  near  the  Bradford 
mills.     Children  : — * 

35.  Stillman^,  b.  Aug.  22,  1809;  m.  Roxanna,  dau.  of  John 
Smith  (q.  v.),  who  d.  Aug.  2,  1877,  aged  68  years;  res.  several  years 
at  place  marked  "A.  B.  Flint."     He  d.  April  16,  1882. 

CHILD. 

1.  James  E.",  b.  in  II.  in  1840;  rem.  to  Antrim  in  ISHfi;  is  engaged  in  the 
lumber  business;  nL  March  7,  1864,  Leona  A.  Dutton,  of  Grcenlicld. 
Child:  Nettie  L.i",  b.  Dec.  1,  1871. 


''One  child,  David  H.",  d.  in  infancy, 


920  GENEALOGY:    TENNEY. 

26,     Morinda^  b.  May  4,  1812;  m,  Leonard  Nahor.     (q.  v.) 

21.  Alfred  Judson^  m.  in  1848,  Julia  C.  Wilder  (q,  v.);  res. 
several  years  with  his  parents  in  the  south  jiart  of  the  town;  present 
res.,  Lynn,  Mass. 

28.  John^  [13]  (Anlos^  SamueP,  SamxieP,  SamueP,  John^ 
Thomas^),  m.  March  8,  1821,  Sarah,  dau.  of  John  M.  Collins  (q.  v.); 
res.  at  place  marked  "J,  Tenney";  d.  Oct.  19,  1867;  his  wife  d. 
Jan.  20,  1872.     Children:  — 

39.  L-ene^  b.  Dec.  17,  1821;  m.  Ebenezer  G.  Matthews,  (q.  v.) 
We  are  under  obligation  to  Mrs.  Matthews  for  valuable  letters. 

30.  Lydia  Ann^  b.  Nov.  18,  1823;  m.  Preston  R.  Davis,    (q.v.) 

31.  Cyrus  Franklin^  b.  May  23,  1826;  m.  Feb.  1,  1849,  Susan 
B.,  dau.  of  Otis  and  Roxanna  (Breed)  Smith,  who  was  b.  in  Antrim, 
Aug.  5,  1828.     He  d.  in  Fitchburg,  Mass.,  Nqv.  I,  1871. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Adella^,  m.  Will  E.  Pettee,  of  Francestown.     Children  :  a  son  and  a  dau. 
2  and  3.     Mamie^  and  MabeP,  b.  Sept.  2,  1864 ;  Mamie  d.  Jan.  23,  1880,  and 
Mabel  d.  June  1,  1884. 

33.  Rebecca  Maria^,  b.  Aug.  5,  1828 ;  ra.  May  13,  1856,  William 
A.  Lord;  a  farmer;  reg.  Francestown. 

33.  Sylvester^,  b.  March  29, 1831 ;  m.  1,  Sept.  20, 1855,  Maria  E., 
dau,  of  John  and  Melinda  (Washburn)  Hayward  (q.  v.),  who  d. 
March  23,  1876;  m.  2,  Jan.  1,  1878,  Mary  F.  Phelps,  of  Frances- 
town.  Mr.  Tenney  remained  on  his  father's  farm  until  he  was 
about  17  years  of  age,  when  he  went  to  Harrisville  and  worked  in 
the  woolen  mills  about  four  years;  was  employed  in  a  grocery  store 
in  Lowell,  Mass.,  between  one  and  two  years,  and  in  a  wholesale 
clothing  and  dry  goods  store  in  Boston  until  Oct.  1854,  when  he 
went  into  business  for  himself  in  Fitchburg,  Mass.,  dealing  in  gro- 
ceries, crockery,  paper  hangings,  etc.  He  rem.  to  Boston,  where  he 
was  engaged  in  the  grocery  business  a  few  years,  and  subsequently 
carried  on  business  in  Templeton  and  Webster,  Mass.,  four  or  five 
years,  when  he  rem.  to  Peterboro',  where  he  purchased  a  farm ;  but 
after  a  short  experience  as  a  farmer,  went  into  trade  in  Peterboro', 
where  he  has  built  up  a  large  business,  which,  in  connection  with 
his  son,  he  continues  to  carry  on. 

CHILDREN. 

1.    Fred  S.^  b.  in  Boston,  Feb.  22,  1857;  is  a  graduate  of  a  business  col- 
lege in  Providence,  R.  I. ;  was  a  clerk  in  his  father's  store  until  he 


GENEALOGY  :    TENNEY.  921 

was  of  age,  since  which  lime  lie  has  been  a  partner  in  the  business; 
m.  Aug.  27,  1884,  Anna  A.  Chirk,  of  Haganian's  Mills,  N.  Y. 

2.  Ina  May9,  b.  Oct.  9,  187S. 

3.  John  Collius^,  b.  Oct.  2,  1880. 

4.  Annie  Grace^,  b.  Jnly  13,  1883. 

34.  James  Collins^  b.  Aug.  21,  1833;  m.  Oct.  1,  185G,  Mary 
Eliza,  dau.  of  Aaron  and  Hannali  (Dane)  Wheeler  (q.  v.),  wlio  was 
b.  in  Fitcliburg,  Mass.,  Oct.  3,  1838.  At  the  time  of  his  marriage, 
Mr.  Tenney  was  a  dealer  in  boots  and  slioes  at  Fitchburg,  Mass. 
Subsequently  he  rem.  to  Minnesota,  where  he  remained  a  few  years, 
returning  to  Massachusetts  in  Oct.  1860.  At  that  time  he  bought 
out  a  clothing  store  at  Groton  (now  Ayer  Junction),  and  ever  after 
that  time  kept  a  boot,  shoe,  and  clothing  store  until  the  time  of  his 
death,  July,  1878. 

CniLDREX. 

1.  George  Lincoln'*,  b.  April  21,  1861;  is  in  the  boot  and  shoe  l)usiness  in 

Worcester,  Mass.  His  mother,  who  has  kindly  aided  ns,  res.  with 
him. 

2.  Charles  Orton'-',  b.  Jnly  28,  18GG ;  d.  Feb.  2,  1807. 

3.  Annie  Mary^',  b.  April  11,  1809;  is  a  student  at  Mount  Ilolyoke  Female 

seminary. 

4.  Freddy  Wheeler^  1).  May  12,  1875. 

35.  Charles  Orton^,  b.  Feb.  10,  1837;  d.  Jan.  16,  1854. 

36.  John  Lawris^  b.  July  18,  1839;  d.  July  19,  1861. 

37.  Sarah  Elizabeth^,  b.  April  28,  1842;  ra.  Nov.  4,  1868,  Elijah 

5.  Wilder  ;  a  butcher;  res.  Antrim.    Children:  Charles^  Addje". 

38.  Lyman  A.^  (Archie'',  William'',  William^,  SamueP,  SamueP, 
John-^,  Thomas^),  b.  in  Marlboro',  Aug.  21,  1833;  m.  1,  Nov.  1, 1853, 
Persis  P.,  dau.  of  Jeremiah  and  Sarah  (Carpenter)  P^'oster,  of  Nel- 
son, who  d.  July  20,  1860;  m.  2,  May  1,  1861,  Lizzie  M.  Tolman,  of 
Nelson ;  came  to  IL  in  1876 ;  res.  at  place  marked  "  J.  F.,"  which 
he  purchased  of  John  Little. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Viola^,  b.  May  5,  1855;  m.  Aug.  30,   1871,  Francis  L.  King;  res.  Clinton 

Village,  Antrim. 

2.  Cliflbrd  H.'-',  b.  Nov.  22,   1859;  m.  Jan.  4,  1883,  Clara  Edwina,  dau.  of 

Romulus  M.  and  Mary  E.  (Fogg)  Lowell  (q.  v.);  res.  at  place 
marked  "  H.  Whittemore."  Children:  (1),  Harry  Cliflbrd"',  b.  Jan. 
1,  1885.     (2),  Wilmer  Georgei'\  b.  Oct.  23,  1887. 

3.  Alice  L.-',  b.  July  21,  1864;  m.  George  E.  Hastings;  res.  Clinton  Village, 

Antrim. 

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922  genealogy:  tp:nney;  thayer. 


REV.  JASPER   TENNEY. 

Rev.  Jasper^,  son  of  Reuben^  and  Polly  (Savage)  Tenney,  was  b. 
in  Hartford,  Vt.,  Nov.  16,  1827  ;  was  graduated  from  Middleton 
university  in  1851 ;  was  a  prominent  teacher  and  Methodist  clergy- 
man; m.  Feb.  27,  1855,  Lucetta,  dau.  of  Sampson  and  Mary  (Mc- 
Allister) Tuttle  (q.  v.);  res.  in  H.  a  part  of  the  year  1857;  d.  in 
Hartford,  Vt.,  June  15,  1858. 

CniLDREN. 

1.  Charles  Tiittle^,  b.  in  H.,  June  1,  1857;  a  printer;  m.  Isabel  Connor;  res. 

Maiden,  Mass.     Children  :  Charles  Frederick*,  Clarence  Henry*. 

2.  Mary  Alice^,  b.  in  Hartford,  Vt.,  Aug.  21,  1858;  was  a  student  at  Smith 

college ;  is  a  teacher  in  Boston. 


EMMONS   THAYER. 

Emmons^,  the  oldest  son  of  Nathaniel  Emmons^  and  Deliverance 
Thayer,  was  b.  in  Braintree,  Mass.,  Nov.  1,  1806;  m.  1,  Jerusha 
Holbrook,  of  Braintree;  m.  2,  June  29,  1848,  Frances  B.,  dau.  of 
James  and  Thankful  (Coburn)  Hills  (q.  v.);  rem.  from  Braintree, 
Mass.,  to  H.  in  May,  1855;  res.  at  place  marked  "E.  Thayer"  until 
the  close  of  his  life;  d.  Oct.  29,  1867.  He  united  with  the  Congre- 
gational church  in  Braintree  at  the  age  of  21  years,  and  was  an 
humble,  sincere  Christian.  On  his  father's  side,  he  was  descended 
from  Richard  Thayer,  who  came  from  England  to  Boston  with 
three  sons,  and  was  admitted  as  a  freeman  in  1640.  On  his  mother's 
side,  he  was  a  descendant  of  John  Alden,  who  came  over  in  the 
Mayflower  in  1620.  Four  children  by  his  first  wife.  The  eldest 
dau.  m.  Reuben  Drake,  Jr.,  of  Brockton,  Mass.  The  second  dau., 
Sarah  E.^,  res.  with  her  stepmother  in  H.,  and  the  youngest  two  d. 
in  infancy. 

BARTHOLOMEW   THAYER. 

Bartholomew^  Thayer  (Dea.  Peter^,  Ephraim^)  was  b.  July  15, 
1757;  m.  Elizabeth  Blanchard  ;  came  to  H.from  Peterboro' in  1802; 
was  the  last  owner  of  mill  No.  XI  who  operated  it;  remained  in 
town  a  few  years;  rem.  to  Ohio. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Ephraira*,  rem.  to  Ohio.  2.     Jabez*,  d.  young. 


GENEAI.OGV:    TIlOMl'SON.  923 


THOMPSON. 

John  and  William  Thompson  came  from  P]ngland  to  Plymouth, 
Mass.,  in  1622.  John  is  said  to  have  built  the  first  frame  meeting- 
house in  the  colony.  The  family  Avhich  came  to  IT.  claims  to  be 
descended  from  one  of  these  pioneers. 

Ephraim^  b.  (probably)  in  Middleboro',  Mass.,  Aug.  12,  1747  ; 
settled  in  Halifax,  Mass.,  where  most  of  his  children  were  b.;  rem. 

with  his  family  to  Marlow.     He  ra.  1,  Mary  ,  who  d.;  m.  2, 

Mary  Washburn.  He  d.  July  28,  1820;  his  second  wife  d.  July  18, 
1822.  By  his  first  wife  Mr.  Thompson  had  five  children,  the 
youngest  of  whom  came  to  H.  to  res.  By  his  second  wife  he  had 
five  daughters,  the  eldest  two  of  whom  came  to  H.  to  res. 

1.  Francis-  (Ephraim^),  m.  1,  Jane  Beal,  of  Nelson,  and  settled 
in  that  town  in  1809;  she  d.  soon  after  the  birth  of  her  twin  sons; 
m.  2,  Sally  Beal,  of  Nelson,  who  d.  April  12,  1833  ;  m.  8,  in  H., 
Dec.  1,  1836,  Sarah  Cram,  of  Antrim.  He  came  to  H.  to  res.  soon 
after  the  death  of  his  second  wife;  res.  first  at  place  marked  "G. 
Sheldon";  later  at  No.  78,  where  he  d.  March  27,  1837.  His  wife 
rem.  to  Ohio. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Edward-^,  b.  June  10,   1810;  was  a  fiirmer;  res.  Middlel)oro",  Mass.;  ra. 

Mary  Bryant,  of  Plymptou,  Mass. ;  d.  April  14,  187;5.  Children : 
Amos^,  Henry^,  Mary*. 

2.  Edmond-',  b.  June  IG,  1810;  res.  Middleboro',  Mass.;  uum. 

3.  Oilman-',  b.  April  17,  1-815;  was  an  expressman;  res.  "Weymouth,  Mass.; 

m  Lucinda  Dunbar,  of  Hanover,  Mass. ;  d.  April  14,  1873.  Chil- 
dren :  Charles  G.*,  Harrison  Gray*,  George  E.*,  Willie*. 

4.  Lyraan^,  b.  May  2,  1817;  was  a  fsirmer  and  stone-mason;  res.  Hanover, 

Mass.;  m.  Bathshua  Curtis,  of  Hanover,  Mas-*.;  d.  May  23,  1873. 

5.  George-^  b.  May  13,  1821;  res.  with  Hiram  Whittemore  (q.  v.)  in  H.,  in 

his  youth;  settled  in  Boston,  Mass.  ;  m.  Julia  A  Hubbard,  of  Hins- 
dale; d.  Feb.  9,  1879.  Children:  George  Cabot',  Franklin*,  Anna*, 
Gracia*. 

6.  Francis^,  b.  June  28,  1823;  res.  with  his  uncle,  Enoch  Ware  (q.  v.)  in  his 

youth;  rem.  to  Lodi,  Wis.;  is  a  farmer;  ra.  Dorlisea  N.  Divincia. 
Children  :  Adelaide*,  Lizzie*,  Frank*,  Eliza*,  Eddie*. 

7.  Franklin-',  b.  Jan    10,  1826;  res.  with  Lemuel  Eaton  (q.  v.)  in  his  youth; 

settled  as  a  caterer  in  Providence,  11.  I. ;  was  subsequently  engaged 
in  the  same  business  in  Boston,  Mass.  ;  m.  Martha  Earl,  of  Sutton, 
Mass. ;  d.  March  12,  1854.     Child :  Franii*. 

8.  Granville",  b.  Sept.  27,  1830;  res.  with  his  father  in  Nelson  and  H.,  and 

with  a  Mr.  Stoddard  in  Nelson  in  his  youth;    settled  in  Weymoutli, 


924  genealogy:  Thompson;  thokning;  titus. 


Mass.  ;  is  a  watchmaker  aud  jeweler;  m.  Sarah  E.  Burrcll,  of  Brain- 
tree,  Mass.  We  are  indebted  to  him  for  vaUiable  facts  in  regard  to 
the  Thompson  family. 
Sumner^,  b.  March  5,  1833;  res.  in  the  family  of  Dea.  Stephen  Buxton 
(q.  V.)  until  1850;  rem.  to  Weymouth,  Mass. ;  was  a  dealer  in  peri- 
odicals; was  a  member  of  the  16th  Mass.  battery  in  the  Civil  war; 
m.  in  1852,  Emily  J.  Whitney  of  Weymouth,  Mass. ;  d.  Feb.  15,  1865, 
and  his  widow  m.  2,  Horatio  W.  Cole;  res.  South  Braintree,  Mass. 
Children:  (1),  Eddie  W.*,  m.  Abbie  D.  Pennimau;  is  a  boot  and 
shoe  dealer  in  New  York;  two  children.  (2),  Mary  D.^,  ra.  Ezra  H, 
Wait;  res.  South  Braintree,  Mass.;  two  children.  (3),  Frank  S.*, 
m.  Bertha  W.  Hayward,  of  South  Braintree,  Mass. ;  is  a  boot  and 
shoe  dealer  in  New  York ;  two  children. 

2.  Roxanna-  (Epbraim^)  in.  Enoch  Ware.     (q.  v.) 

3.  Bethiali-  (Ephraiiu^),  m.  Jasou  Ware.     (q.  v.) 


THORNING. 


John^,  son  of  Frederick^  and  Hannah  (Carter)  Thorning,  of 
Spanish  descent,  was  b.  in  Peterboro',  and  came  to  H.  from  Green- 
field about  the  year  1859;  res.  on  the  Daniel  Lakin  place  and  other 
places  some  four  or  five  years.  After  res.  in  Harrisville  and  Peter- 
boro' a  few  years,  he  returned  to  PI.  and  res.  on  the  Bartlett  place, 
where  he  d.  March  10,  1877.  He  ra.  in  1852,  Hannah  B.  Shedd, 
who  d.  in  Andover,  Mass.,  in  Oct.  1884. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Charles  H.^,  b.  in  Lowell,  Mass.,  June  15,  1854;  res.  in  Massachusetts. 

2.  George  W.3,  b.  in  Greenfield,  April  28,  1857 ;  d.  in  Stoddard,  Sept.  7,  1884. 

3.  Warren  F.3,  b.  in  H.,  July  20,  1859;  res.  in  Texas. 

4.  Ida  R.3,  b.  in  H.,  Aug.  17,  1861;  joined  the  church  in  H.  under  the  ad- 

ministration of  Rev.  Mr.  Gulick,  and  attended  the  high  school,  — 
Mr.  Stevens,  teacher.  She  m.  June  20,  1881,  George  N.  Wheeler,  of 
Rochester,  N.  Y.     Child  :   Arthur  W.*,  b.  June  22,  1882. 

5.  InezS,  t,_  in  jj.,  Oct.  14,  1863;  res.  Andover,  Mass. 


TITUS. 

John^,  son  of  Sylvanus^  Titus,  res.  in  Walpole;  m.  Susan  Wel- 
lington. 

William^  (John^,  Sylvanus^),  b.  in  Walpole,  Dec.  31,  1828;   m. 


GENKALOGY  :    TITUS;    TODD.  925 

Maryette  White,  of  Nelson,  who  was  b.  March  15,  1837;  came  to  IL, 
April  10,  1868,  and  ])urchased  of  William  Claggett  the  place  where 
he  res.  (See  village  plan.)  He  is  librarian  of  the  town,  and  a  use- 
ful citizen. 

cauLD. 

1.  Helen  Susan',  b.  April  II,  18(53;  m.  Dec.  27,  I8St!,  Jolin  Gilbert  Thoiiip- 
sou,  of  Sandwich,  Mass.;  a  school  teacher;  present  res.,  Winches- 
ter. Children:  (1),  Earl  W.",  d.  Dec.  U,  1887,  aged  2  months,  7 
days.     (2),  A  son^,  b.  July  28,  1888;  lived  two  days. 


TODD. 

Col.  Andrew^  Todd  was  b.  in  Ireland  in  1097;  m.  Beatrix,  dan. 
of  John  Moore,  who  was  killed  at  the  massacre  of  Glencoc  in  1692. 
They  came  to  this  country  and  settled  in  Londonderry,  in  1720.  He 
was  an  officer  in  the  French  wars  of  1744  and  '55;  d.  in  Feterboro' 
in  1777.  Eight  children,  two  of  whom  —  RacheP  m.  Moses  Morri- 
son (q.  v.),  and  Sarah*  ra.  Robert  Duncan  (q.v.) — came  to  H,  to  res. 

Capt.  Alexander-  (Col.  Andrew^)  was  a  captain  in  the  French 
war;  m.  Letitia  Duncan;  res.  in  Hooksett,  but  d.  in  Londonderry. 
Four  children,  one  of  whom, 

1.  Andrew''  (Capt.  Alexander'-,  Col.  Andrew^),  m.  Margaret, 
dau.  of  Robert  and  Sarah  Duncan  (q.  v.);  settled  in  H.,  on  the 
place  marked  "  E.  G.  Matthews."  He  was  an  honest,  upright  man, 
a  school-teacher,  and  much  respected  in  town;  d.  Oct.  10,  1826,  at 
the  age  of  59  years;  his  wife  d.  Sept.  4,  1860.     Children: — 

2.  SamueP,  b.  in  1800;  m.  April  24,  1838,  Hannah,  dau.  of  Asa 
Whittemore  (q.v.);  res.  at  place  marked  "S.Todd";  d.  Aug.  21, 
1871.  After  bis  death  his  Avife  rem.  to  Stoddard,  where  she  d. 
in  1886  (?). 

3.  Robert'  [10],  b.  in  1802. 

4.  Margaret^  d.  young. 

5.  Betsey^,  d.  young. 

6.  Betsey^  m.  June  14,  1825,  Nathaniel  Downs,  of  West  Cam- 
bridge, Mass.     She  d.  in  Londonderry,  Vt.,  Aug.  12,  1884, 

CIIILDRKN. 

1.  George  F.-\  res.  Rock  Island,  111. ;  is  a  railroad  bridge  l)uilder;  was  in- 
terested with  Capt.  Thomas  J.  Rodman  in  inventing  the  Rodman 
gun,  and  afterwards  appointed  to  take  charge  of  the  arsenal  at  Rock 
Island. 


926  GENEALOGY :    TODD. 


2.  Margaret  E.^,  m.  Albert M.  Alleu,  a  well-to-do  farmer;  res.  Loudonderry, 

Vt.  To  her  we  are  under  great  obligation  for  valuable  letters. 
Children :  (1),  Mary  E.",  was  graduated  at  Leland  &  Gray  seminary, 
Townshend,  Vt.,  at  the  age  of  18  years,  and  two  years  later  was 
appointed  missionary  to  Utah ;  but  after  a  year  and  a  half  of  service 
returned,  on  account  of  ill-health.  (2),  Minnie  A.<^,  m.  Nov.  19, 
1885,  Andrew  M.  Wells,  of  Chester,  Vt.  (3),  Cora  J.".  (4),  Helen 
L.«.     (5),  Gertrude  J.". 

3.  Mary  A.  E.^, 

4.  Arnold  B.s. 

•7.     John  Duncan^  [19],  b.  June  28,  1809. 

8.  Josiah  D.^  b.  May  26,  1817.  After  the  death  of  his  father, 
went  to  Antrim  to  live  with  his  uncle,  Dea.  Robert  Duncan  ;  was  a 
carpenter;  spent  most  of  his  life  in  Antrim,  but  d.  in  H.,  July  4, 
1882. 

9.  George*,  b.  March  25,  1819;  res,  several  years  with  Giles 
Newton,  of  Antrim;  m.  Dec.  9,  1858,  Mrs.  Sylvia  (Knowlton)  Todd 
(q.  v.);  d.  in  Peterboro',  July  10,  1878. 

10.  Robert*  [4],  ra.  Sept.  11,  1828,  Sarah  R.,  dau.  of  Edward 
Taylor  (q.  v.);  res.  in  H.  at  place  marked  "  R.  Todd  ";  d.  Sept.  26, 
1873.  After  his  death  his  wife  rem.  to  Clinton,  Mass.,  where  she  d. 
April  30,  1887  ;  was  buried  in  H.     Children  :— 

11.  Edward  T.^  b.  Nov.  2, 1829;  was  a  student  at  the  seminary 
in  H., —  Mark  True,  teacher;  went  to  Lancaster,  Mass.,  in  1848; 
was  employed  as  a  comb-maker;  rem.  to  Clinton  Mass.,  where  he 
continues  to  res;  m.  1,  May  23,  1854,  Lucinda  Lizzie,  dau.  of  Leon- 
ard and  Elizabeth  (Bryant)  Winch  (q.  v.),  who  d.  Feb.  25,  1858  ;  m. 
2,  Nov.  12,  1864,  Nancy  B.  Tarbell,  of  Mason. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Lizzie  E.^  b.  June,  1856;  d.  in  infancy. 

2.  Edward  C",  b.  Feb.  22,   1858;  res.  with  his  grandparents  in  H.  until  lie 

was  15  years  of  age,  then  went  to  South  Antrim ;  was  accidentally 
killed  in  H.,  Dec.  14,  1880. 

12.  Eliza  H.^  b.  Dec.  22,  1834;  was  a  student  at  the  seminary, 
—  W.  B.  Burnell,  teacher;  m.  Albert,  son  of  Avery  M.  Clark, 
(q.  V.) 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Ella  Flora",  b.  in  Dublin,  Nov.  18,  18G5. 

2.  Myron  A.«,  b.  in  H.,  Oct.  26,  1867;  d.  Aug.  30,  1877. 

3.  Carrie  H.»,  b.  in  Chester,  Vt.,  March  25,  1871;  d.  Aug.  4,  1877. 


tf^^.q^^.; 


927 


13.  C.  Frunklin^  b.  P\^b.  17,  1837 ;  d.  in  H.,  Feb.  24,  1859. 

14.  Sarah  M.  A.^,  b.  May  26,  1839;  d.  Aug.  10,  1843. 

15.  Myron  R.^,  b.  Dec.  11,  1841;  was  a  member  of  Co.  G,  13th 
rogt.  N.  11.  vols.;  d.  at  Camp  Bowers,  Portsmouth,  Va.,  May  18, 
1863;  was  a  student  at  the  seminary, —  A.  M.  S.  Carpenter,  teacher. 

16.  Georgia  S.^,  b.  May  7,  1843;  was  a  student  at  the  academy, 
—  J.  Paul  and  C.  A.  Wood,  teachers;  went  to  Clinton,  Mass.,  in 
1861,  wliere  she  continues  to  res. 

IT.  Charles  D.^,  b.  July  27,  1845;  went  to  Wales,  Mass.,  in 
1868;  m.  Feb.  10,  1876,  Kate  M.  Bailey,  of  Fitzwilliam,  who  d. 
March  30,  1883  ;  res.  West  Concord. 

CniLDREN. 

1.     Eraest  A.'',  b.  March  2,  1879.  2.     Ilcmau  L.",  b.  Dec.  23,  18S2  (?). 

18.  Rev.  W.  Irving^  b.  Oct.  16,  1848;  was  a  student  at  the 
academy,  —  A.  M.  Hardy  and  George  Grifiin,  teachers;  was  gradu- 
ated, after  a  four-years'  course,  at  the  Methodist  Theological  school; 
is  a  member  of  the  Vermont  Methodist  Episcopal  conference  ;  res. 
Island  Pond,  Vt.;  m.  Mira  A.  Moore,  of  Ware,  Mass.  He  has 
kindly  furnished  us  the  record  of  his  father's  family ;  the  date  of 
his  letter  does  not  appear;  there  may  have  been  some  changes. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Willie  F.'',  b.  Dec.  9,  1874;  d.  Sept.  25,  1877. 

2.  Bertie  F.'',  b.  Sept.  5,  1879. 

19.  John  Duncan^  [7],  m,  Sylvia  W.,  dan.  of  Thaddeus  and 
Rebecca  (Bishop)  Knowlton  (q.  v.),  who  was  b.  in  Sherborn,  Mass., 
Feb.  4,  1812;  res.  in  H.  at  different  places,  where  he  d.  Jan.  3, 1858; 
was  distinguished  for  his  skill  in  drilling  rocks;  his  widow  m.  2, 
George  Todd.     (q.  v.)     Children:  — 

30.  Mary  Jane%  b.  Aug.  18,  1832 ;  d.  April  21,  1838. 

31.  Samuel  James^  b.  April  30,  1834;  d.  April  14,  1838. 
33.     Abijah  F.^  b.  Aug.  9,  1836;  d.  April  30,  1838. 

33.  Frances  C.^  b.  Oct.  25,  1838;  m.  Aug.  5,  1856,  Charles 
Bugbee,  of  Grafton,  Vt.;  a  shoemaker. 

34.  Hiram  Whiton%  b.  Aug.  24,  1840;  m.  Dec.  5,  1861,  Martha 
A.  Albee,  of  Rutland,  Vt.  He  is  a  stone-cutter;  res,  a  few  years  in 
H.,  on  the  Forest  road;  rem.  to  Peterboro',  from  there  to  Ashburn- 
ham,  Mass.,  and  later  to  Peterboro'. 


928  genealogy:    TODD;   towne. 


CHILDREN. 

1.  Alfred  A.e,  b.  Dec.  L  1862. 

2.  Heuiy  E.e,  b.  Jan.  28,  1865. 

3.  Charles  F.e,  b.  Jan.  12,  1867;  d.  June  16,  1874. 

4.  Edwin  E.^,  b.  March  16,  1869. 

5.  Edgar",  b.  July  1,  1871;  d.  July  11,  1871. 

6.  Etta  B.",  b.  June  26,  1872. 

7.  Ella  E.'s  1).  Aug.  26,  1875. 

8.  Sylvanus  E.'"',  b.  Aug.  23,  1877. 

9.  Zenas  R.«,  b.  April  13,  1880;  d.  Jan.  31,  1882. 
10.  Lilla  M.'s  b.  March  23,  1883;  d.  April  1,  1883. 

25.  Martha  M.■^  b.  June  25,  1843 ;  d.  Jan.  12,  1853. 

26.  Mary  A.^  b.  Nov.  25,  1845;  m.  1,  Lemuel  Fairbanks;  m.  2, 
Samuel  Kobertson;  res.  Bangor,  Me.     Two  children. 

27.  Abbie^  b.  May  15,  1848;  d.  May  16,  1881. 

28.  Simon  W.^  b.  July  15,  1851;  m.  Dec.  15,  1873,  Lucy  T. 
Allen;  res.  Peterboro'.  Children:  Lizzie  J.*',  Herbert  W.",  d., 
Henry  A.''. 


JAMES   C.   TOWNE. 

James  C.^  son  of  Aarou^  and  Patience  Towne,  was  b.  in  Green- 
field, Aug.  2,  1822;  m.  1,  Nov.  20,  1849,  Mary  Jane,  dau.  of  Job 
and  Betsey  (Clark)  Swinnington,  who  was  b.  in  Mount  Vernon,  and 
d.  Dec.  26,  1852;  m.  2,  Margaret  Walker,  of  Antrim,  who  d.  Nov. 
30,  1868;  m.  3,  Jan.  9,  1873,  Mrs.  Esther  W.  Douglas,  dau.  of 
James  and  Catherine  (Caswell)  Smith,  who  was  b.  in  Mount  Ver- 
non, Nov.  25,  1853.  He  came  to  H.  to  res.  April  10,  1853,  on  the 
place  marked  "J.  C.  Towne";  rem.  to  Mount  Vernon  about  the 
year  1880. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Lizzie  B.-',  b.  in  Greenfield,  Oct.  15,  1850. 

2.  George  A.^,  b.  in  Greenfield,  Dec.  25,  1852. 

3.  James  O.^,  b.  in  H.,  July  22,  1873. 

4.  William  W.^,  b.  in  H.,  Nov.  6,  1874. 

5.  Charles  A.^,  b.  in  H.,  Nov.  4,  1876. 

6.  Laura  J.^,  b.  in  H.,  Nov.  26,  1878. 

7.  Bessie  M.^,  b.  in  Mount  Vernon,   May  7,  1881. 

8.  Ida  B.3,  b.  in  Mount  Vernon,  Nov.  9,  1882. 

9.  Frederick  H.^,  b.  in  Mount  Vernon,  Nov.  26,  1886. 


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GENEAIXXn':    TOWNK;    TKAVIS;    TRUE.  929 

GARDNER   TOAVNE. 

The  Towne  family  are  desceiuled  from  William  Towiie,  one  of  the 
first  settlers  of  Toj^sfiekl,  Mass.     We  trace  them  to 

Joseph^  who  had  a  son 

IsraeP,  of  Amherst,  who  m.  Grace  Gardner.     Me  liad  a  son 

Israel'^,  who  m.  a  lady  natiied  Hopkins  and  lived  in  Andierst,  near 
Milford  line,  and  rem.  to  Stoddard.  He  had  many  children,  one  of 
whom, 

Israel^  jn.  Hannah  Abbot,  lived  in  Sto(blard,  and  had  a  son  named 

Gardner^,  who  m.  Almira  Flint  and  lived  in  Stoddard. 

Gardner'',  son  of  Gardner*'  and  Almira  (Flint)  Towne,  was  b.  in 
Stoddard,  Aug.  19,  1821;  came  to  H.  in  1871,  and  settled  on  the 
Robbe  place,  in  the  eastern  part  of  the  town.  He  m.  1,  in  Stoddard, 
Dec.  25,  1845,  Susan  Wilson,  dau.  of  Enos  and  Harriet  (Wilson) 
Locke,  of  Stoddard,  who  was  b.  there,  Dec.  81,  18*24,  and  d.  in 
Walpole,  April  23,  1863.  He  m.  2,  in  H.,  Jan.  4,  1870,  Emily,  dau. 
of  James  and  Abigail  (Keith)  Matthews,     (q.  v.)     He  is  a  farmer. 

CHILD,    BY   FIKSr   WIFE. 

1.  Maria  Adalettc",  b.  in  Stoddard,  April  6,  18-tS;  d.  at  East  Sullivan,  July 
25,  1869.  She  ra.  in  East  Sullivan,  July  4,  ISGD,  Leonard  Bradford, 
son  of  Eber  and  Lucy  (Bradford)  Curtis,  who  was  b.  in  Antrim, 
Sept.  8,  1829 ;  res.  Antrim  North  Branch ;  a  farmer. 


TRAVIS. 


Shepherd  H.  Travis  came  from  Massachusetts  to  H.,  and  purchased 
the  Joseph  Hills  place,  where  he  res.  about  two  years.  He  sold 
the  place  to  Owen  A.  Wiley  (q.  v.),  and  rem.  to  Mount  Vernon. 
He  ra. Trow,  of  Goshen.     One  child. 


TRUE. 

Dea.  Mark^,  a.  m.,  son  of  John-  and  Lucy  (Dale)  True,  and  grand- 
son of  Reuben^  and  Hannah  (Osgood)  True,  was  b.  in  Francestown, 
Nov.  1,  1815;  m.  1,  April  26,  1847,  Laura  Ann,  dau.  of  Daniel  and 
Esther  (Eaton)  Fisk  (see  Eaton),  who  d.  May  6,  1852;  m.  2,  in 
1853,  Mary  H.  Crocker,  of  Brewster,  Mass.,  who  d.  in  Ai)ril,  1801; 
m.  3,  iu  1862,  Hannah  S.  Neal,  who  survives  him;  res.  Meredith 
Village.  Mr.  True  early  in  life  developed  an  intense  thirst  for  an 
education,  and  at  the  age  of  16  years  taught  his  first  school;  but 


930  GENEALOGY:    TRUE. 

whatever  lie  earned  by  teaching  or  in  other  ways,  until  he  became 
of  age,  he  gave  into  the  hands  of  his  father.  After  he  had  attained 
his  majority,  he  made  up  his  mind  to  secure  a  liberal  education,  and 
he  accomplished  his  purpose  after  a  long,  hard  struggle,  graduating 
at  Dartmouth  college  in  the  class  of  1845.*  After  graduating  he 
became  professor  of  the  Latin  and  Greek  languages  at  New  Hamp- 
ton seminary,  and  some  two  years  later,  at  the  earnest  solicitation  of 
the  executive  committee,  he  became  principal  of  the  Literary  and 
Scientific  institution  in  H.,  which  position  he  held  three  and  one- 
half  years  ;  res.  at  the  place  marked  "  Mrs.  A.  C.  Blood."  There  are 
many  into  whose  hands  this  history  will  fall,  who  can  testify  to  his 
fidelity  to  his  trust  while  here.f  The  writer  and  the  town  history 
agent  were  among  his  pupils. $  I  shall  ever  remember  with  gratitude 
the  privileges  I  enjoyed  while  under  his  instruction.  His  influence 
was  helpful  in  various  ways.  I  shall  never  forget  an  illustration  he 
gave  us  one  day,  drawn  from  his  own  experience  in  the  days  of  his 
early  struggles,  when  he  was  an  assistant  in  laying  stone  wall ;  it  gave 
me  new  ideas  in  regard  to  the  dignity  of  labor.  (See  p.  229.)  After 
leaving  H.  he  taught  high  schools  in  Brewster  and  Winchester,  Mass., 
and  for  some  years  was  associate  teacher  in  the  iiTstitution  at  New 
London.  In  1860  he  settled  in  Antrim,  where  he  became  interested  in 
every  good  work.  He  continued  to  take  an  interest  in  the  cause  of 
education;  was  a  member  of  the  superintending  school  committee ; 
was  frequently  moderator  of  the  town-meetings,  and  in  1864  and  '67 
representative  to  the  legislature.  He  was  a  man  of  strong  religious 
convictions.  He  became  deeply  interested  in  religion  at  the  age  of 
22  years,  and  soon  afterwards  united  with  the  Baptist  church  in  H. 
and  Society  Land,  being  immersed  in  Norway  pond.  When  the 
Baptist  church  was  organized  at  Hancock  Center,  he  was  one  of  the 
thirty  who  took  letters  from  the  parent  church  to  form  this  church, 
and  he  continued  his  relations  with  this  church  until  his  dismission 
in  1853.  Subsequently  he  united  with  the  Baptist  church  in  An- 
trim, and  became  one  of  its  deacons.  He  was  decided  in  the  prin- 
ciples which  he  embraced.  He  knew  what  he  believed,  and  at  the 
same  time  he  did  not  measure  other  men  by  his  standard.  He  knew 
how  to  be  charitable,  and  judged  no  man  harshly  for  not  accepting 


*  He  fitted  for  college  at  the  Literai-y  and  Scientific  institution  in  H. 

t  His  portrait  appears  here  thi-ough  the  efforts  of  liis  pupils. 

X  D.  H.  Goodell,  governor  of  New  Hampshire,  1SS9;  Rev.  1).  A.  Wood,  Forestburgh, 
Dak.;  Dea.  B.  D.  Hills,  Columbus,  O. ;  Chas.  A.  Wood,  Esq.,  Salmon  City,  Idaho  Ter., 
and  other  distinguished  persons  were  among  his  pupils. 


genealogy:   TIUIE;  tubbs.  931 

his  opinions.     If  he  (liffcrod   from   others,  it  was  witli   a  kind  and 
Christian  spirit.     He  d.  in  Antrim,  Feb.  13,  1875. 

CniKPHKN. 

1.  Abbott  F.\  b.  April  4,  1852;  \v:is  :i  member  of  Brown  university,  but  did 

not  tinisli  tiis  course;  res.  Antrim  ;  wa.s  a  member  of  tiii'  superintend- 
ing school  committee  several  years;  rem.  to  Keene  ;  d. ;  ni.  Aug.  28, 
1877,  Mary  Brant,  of  Stoddard.  Children:  (1),  Herbert  Marie',  b. 
June  19,  1878.  (2),  Laura  Annette^,  b.  April  5,  1881.  (:5),  Viola 
Frances"',  b.  June  29,  1885. 

2.  Dr.  Herbert  Osgood',  b.  May  30,  1859;  a  graduate  of  Harvanl  medical 

school ;  res.  Worcester,  Mass. 


JOSEPH   TUBBS. 


1.  Josei)h-,  son  of  Capt.  Joseph^  and  Rhoda  (Henry)  Tubbs, 
was  b.  iu  Marlow,  Jan.  '28,  1789;  went  to  Peterboro'  in  1811;  rem. 
to  H.  in  1839;  res.  at  house  marked  "Mrs.  D.  Priest,"  in  the  vil- 
lage, and  at  place  marked  "Mrs.  Curamings";  subsequently  rem. 
to  Marlboro',  and  to  Peterboro'  iu  1859,  where  he  d.  May  22d,  of 
the  same  year.  He  m.  Dec.  26,  1814,  Asubah  Monroe,  who  was  b, 
iu  HiUsboro',  May  7,  1795;  d.  in  H.,  Jan.  16,  1871.     Children  :— 

2.  Thomas  B.^,  b.  Feb.  24,  1816  ;  res.  H.;  a  gardener. 

3.  Maria^  b.  Sept.  22,  1817;  m.  March  15,  1849,  Ambrose  C. 
Blood,     (q.  V.)     For  res.  see  village  plan. 

4.  Dr.  Elijah  Monroe^,  b.  March  21,  1823  ;  was  educated  at  H. 
aiui  Phillips  (Exeter)  academies;  studied  dentistry  with  Dr.  Luke 
Miller,  of  Peterboro',  and  Doctor  Hanson,  of  Boston;  settled 
iu  Peterboro'  in  1845,  where  he  remained  in  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession twenty-one  years,  during  which  time  he  established  the  first 
drug  store  in  Peterboro'  in  company  with  Franklin  Kendall;  was  a 
member  of  the  superintending  school  committee  several  years,  and 
a  member  of  the  legislature  in  1864  and  '65;  was  also  a  member  of 
the  firm  of  P.  C.  Cheney  &  Co.;  rem.  to  Manchester  in  1868,  where 
he  d.  Feb.  7,  1878.  He  m.  in  1848,  Sarah,  dau.  of  Zadock  and 
Sally  (Snow)  Merriam,  who  was  b.  in  Goshen,  Aug.  7,  1828. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  SaraliS  b.  Feb.  17,  1849;  m.  Jan.  5,  1872,  George  E.  Ilersey,  M.  i).   Child: 

Everett  Monroe^,  b.  April  11,  1875. 

2.  AnnabelleS  b.  June  17,  1851;  d.  at  Rye  Beach,  July  20,  1874;  m.  Feb.  25, 

1874,  Charles  H.  Thayer. 

3.  Monroe^,  b.  July  13,  1853;  res.  Manchester. 


932  GENEALOGY:    TUBES. 

5.  Sarah  Wallace^,  b.  April  12,  1826;  d.  March  1,  1879;  rn.  June 
26,  1851,  Benjamin  F.,  son  of  Zadock  and  Sally  (Snow)  Merriam, 
who  was  b.  in  Washington,  Aug.  5,  1826 ;  has  res.  in  Marlboro'  since 
1873;  is  in  the  stove  and  tin  business. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Frank  Irving*,  b.  in  Peterboro',  Aug.  3,  1852 ;  m.  June  7,  1874,  Lucy  M. 

Jones.     Child:  Laura  Mabel^,  b.  May  13,  1875. 

2.  Joseph  SumneH,  b.  in  Peterboro',  March  17,  1854;  m.  Nov.  18,  1880,  Ella 

L.  White. 

3.  Maria  Louisa*,  b.  in  Peterboro',  March  16,  1857;  d.  Oct.  8,  1873. 

4.  Sarah  Ann*,  b.  in  Peterboro',  May  13,  1859 ;  d.  May  22,  1859. 

5.  Mary  Annabell*,  b.  iu  Marlow,  June  26,  1860;  d.  in  Winchester,  Feb.  11, 

1865. 

6.  Rosa  Tubbs*,  b.  in  Marlow,  June  20,  1862  ;  d.  in  Winchester,  .Jan.  25,  1865. 

7.  Henry  Zadock*,  b.  in  AVinchester,  July  14,  1865. 

6.  Louis:!^,  b.  July  25,  1828 ;  res.  in  H.;   unm. 

7.  Dr.  Henry  J.^,  b.  Feb.  24,  1831;  is  a  dentist;  res.  Newport; 
in.  Dec.  25,  1865,  Mary  Ann  Rogers. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Annie  L.*,  b.  Aug.  3,  1868.  2.     Gertrude  M.*,  b.  Oct.  27,  1874. 


RUSSELL   TUBBS. 

1.  RusselP  Tubbs,  b.  in  Deering,  Sept.  18,  1809;  ra.  Mary  Gor- 
den,  who  was  b.  in  Henniker,  Sept.  27,  1811 ;  d.  Nov.  2, 1876.  They 
came  to  H.  from  Deering  about  the  year  1838,  and  res.  at  the  place 
marked  "Mrs.  H.  Osgood,"  on  village  plan,  some  three  years;  rem.  to 
Peterboro',  and  from  thence  to  Lynn,  Mass.,  where  he  was  engaged 
in  the  wholesale  dry  goods  business.  In  1850  he  went  to  California; 
has  res.  since  1853  in  Deering,  where  he  d.       One  son  : — 

3.  Alvin^,  b.  iu  Lyndeboro',  July  17,  1834;  was  a  student  in  H. 
from  1850  to  '52;  m.  June  25,  1868,  Jennie  L,  Hadlock;  res. 
Deering. 

CHILD. 

1.     Lillie  Esther^,  b.  Jan.  12,  1870. 


genealogy:  tuttle.  933 


TUTTL.E. 


John^  Tuttle  and  Joan,  his  wife,  came  in  the  Planter^  in  1G35, 
from  St.  Albans,  Hertfordshire,  Eng.,  to  America,  and  settled  at 
Ipswich,  Mass.  He  was  at  the  time  39  years  old,  and  his  wife  Avas 
4'2  years  old.     Mr.  Tuttle  was  her  second  husband,  her  first  husband 

having   been    Lawrence,  and  she   brought    with  her   to    this 

country  three  Lawrence  children.  Mr.  Tuttle  subsequently  returned 
to  Ireland,  and  d.  at  Carrickfergus,  in  that  country,  Dec.  30,  1656. 
The  sixth  and  youngest  child  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Tuttle  was 

Simon-  (John^),  b.  in  1637;  m.  1,  in  1659,  Joan  Burnham ;  m.  2, 
in  1663,  Sarah  Cogswell.  In  1678  he  had  the  right  of  commonage 
in  Ipswich;  d.  Jan.  1692;  his  second  wife  d.  Jan.  24,  1732. 

Simon^  (Simon-,  John^)  was  b.  Sept.  17,  1667;  ra.  June  16,  1696, 
Mary  Eogers,  granddaughter  of  Rev.  Nathaniel  Rogers,  who  was 
educated  in  Cambridge,  Eng.,  and  was  a  grandson  of  John  Rogers, 
the  martyr.  Simon^  rem.  to  Littleton,  Mass.,  in  1720.  His  seventh 
child  was 

SamueP,  who  m.  in  1729,  Martha,  dau.  of  Rev.  Benjamin  Shat- 
tuck,  the  first  ordained  minister  of  Littleton,  Mass.;  she  was  b,  Jan. 
7,  1712.     Their  sixth  child  was 

Sampson^  b.  Aug.  29,  1738;  d.  June  7,  1815;  was  graduated  at 
Harvard  college  in  1757;  m.  April  21,  1761,  Submit,  dau.  of  James 
Warren,  who  was  b.  March  17,  1742;  d.  July  21,  1797.  Their  sixth 
child  was 


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c^^^y%^j^(t/^  cm. 


1.  Sampson",  b.  in  Littleton,  Mass.,  April  19,  1765;  came  to  II. 
in  1785;  boarded  for  a  short  time  with  Salmon  Wood  (q.  v.);  set- 
tled at  place  marked  "R.  Tuttle,"  *  where  he  continued  to  res.  until 
the  close  of  his  life.  He  was  one  of  the  leading  citizens  of  the 
town,  and  highly  respected.  He  held  many  positions  of  trust ;  was 
one  of  the  selectmen  several  years,  and  a  commission  of  justice  of 
the  peace  was  sent  him  (see  p.  130),  but  he  did  not  accept  it.  He 
was,  however,  known  as  Esquire  Tuttle,  but  at  the  eai-nest  request 


*  There  is  a  sUirht  mistake  in  the  map.  The  dot  on  the  opposite  side  of  the  high- 
way designates  tlie  place  where  Mr.  Tuttle  seltk'd  and  res.  tnany  years,  and  wlierc 
K.  "Tuttle  res.  Tin;  house  east  of  the  roatl  was  where  he  res.  the  closing  years  ol' 
his  life. 


934  GENEALOGY:    TUTTLE. 

of  his  dau.,  Anna,  we  do  not  so  designate  him  in  this  book.  He  m. 
Feb.  24,  1789,  Sarah  Fletcher,*  of  Westford,  Mass.,  who  was  b.  Feb. 
18,  1762,  and  d.  Oct.  16,  1831 ;  he  d.  May  24,  1856.t     Children  :  — 

2.  Sampson"  [6],  b.  May  16,  1790. 

3.  Sarah",  b.  Dec.  17,  1793;  m.  May  10,  1821,  Reuben  Wash- 
burn,    (q.  V.) 

4.  Remington^  [12],  b.  Aug.  25,  1797. 

5.  Anna^  b.  Oct.  17,  1799;  d.  Sept.  20,  1884.  After  the  death 
of  her  mother,  she  continued  to  res.  with  her  father,  and  to  take 
care  of  him  until  the  close  of  his  life.  Subsequently  she  purchased 
the  place  marked  "J.  Matthews,"  where  she  res.  many  years  and 
where  she  d.  She  was  a  worthy  Christian  woman;  industrious  and 
economical,  yet  generous.  Besides  remembering  her  own  family, 
she  left,  by  will,  over  $1000  to  the  American  Bible  society,  and  was 
a  regular  contributor  to  many  religious  and  philanthropic  objects. 
There  lies  before  me  a  receipt  for  $10,  which  she  gave  to  constitute 
Mrs.  Patience  Ware  a  member  of  the  Memorial  fund,  auxiliary  to 
the  Female  Cent  institution,  dated  June  10,  1872;  and  another  re- 
ceipt for  $30,  which  she  paid  for  a  life-membership  in  the  American 
Bible  society,  dated  June  2,  1847. 

6.  Sampson'^  [2]  (Sampson",  Sampson^,  Samuel^  Sinion'^,  Siraon^, 
John^);  m.  May  30,  1820,  Mary  McAllister,t  of  Antrim;  settled  on 
the  place  marked  "S.  Tuttle  Heirs,"  which  he  had  purchased  of 
Jacob  Emerson,  (q.  v.)  He  was  highly  respected  in  town ;  was 
chosen  in  1819  as  one  of  the  committee  to  visit  the  schools.  He 
d.  Feb.  19,  1857.     Children :  — 

•7.     Horatio^  b.  June  22,  1821;  d.  Dec.  21,  1838. 

8.  Mary«,  b.  Oct.  28,  1823;  d.  Dec.  12,  1843. 

9.  John  Fletcher  Spaulding^,  b.  Nov.  5,  1827;  d.  Aug.  29,  1831. 


*  Sarah  Fletcher  was  the  granddaughter  of  Capt.  William  rietcher,  of  Westford, 
Mass.  He  was  b.  in  1702;  m.  Elizabeth,  dau.  of  Jonathan  Remington,  of  Suffleld, 
Conn.,  and  d.  in  1784.  Their  son,  Dea.  Jonathan  Fletcher,  was  b.  in  1734;  m.  Sarah 
Spaulding,  of  Chelmsford,  Mass.,  and  d.  Oct.  27,  1813.  Sarah  (Spaulding)  Fletcher, 
the  mother  of  Sarah  Fletcher,  was  b.  in  1740  and  d.  Nov.  14,  1S15.  On  April  19,  1775, 
Dea.  Jonathan  Fletcher,  hearing  the  alarm,  shouldered  his  gun  and  went  to  meet  the 
enemy,  while  the  family  sought  a  place  of  safety  in  a  neighboring  meadow.  On  their 
way  the  mother  remembered  that  in  a  drawer  at  home  were  valuable  papers,  and 
she  sent  her  dau.,  Sarah  (then  13  years  old),  back  after  them,  but  in  her  fright  she 
took  the  drawer  that  contained  her  mother's  caps  and  laces  instead  of  the  more  val- 
uable one  containing  the  papers.  The  laces  were  saved,  and  so  in  the  event  were  the 
papers,  as  no  one  molested  them. 

t  Hon.  Jacob  Tuttle,  a  younger  brother  of  Sampsoni"',  was  b.  Feb.  G,  1767;  came  to 
H.,  and  kept  a  store  in  his  brother's  house  a  short  time.  (See  History  of  Antrim, 
pp.  717-18,  for  further  information  concerning  him  and  his  family.) 

X  The  McAllister  family  emigrated  from  Scotland  to  Ireland.  Richard  McAllister 
m.  about  the  year  1735,  Ann  Miller,  and  came  to  this  countrj'  in  the  winter  of  1738-39. 
Their  eighth  child,  James,  m.  Sally,  dau.  of  David  McClary',  of  Bedford,  in  Oct.  1773. 
Their  dau.,  Mary,  b.  Feb.  21, 1792;  d.  Nov.  10, 1857;  m.  Sampson  Tuttle.    (See  above.) 


GENEALOGY  :    TUTTLE.  935 

10.  Lucetta^,  b.  May  12,  1829;  was  graduated  at  the  Female 
seminary  in  Newbury,  Vt.;  was  a  successful  school-teacher,  as  the 
writer  can  testify  from  experience;  m.  Rev,  Jasper  Tenney.     (q.  v.) 

11.  Sally  Ann*,  b.  Dec.  5,  1834;  was  also  graduated  at  the 
Female  seminary  in  Newbury,  Vt.,  and  a  successful  school-teacher. 
For  thorough  scholarship,  probably  these  two  sisters  have  not  been 
surpassed  by  any  persons  whose  names  appear  in  this  history. 

13.  Remington'^  [4]  (Sampson",  Sampson^,  Samuel^,  Simon'^, 
Simon"-,  John^),  m.  April  30,  1829,  Lucinda,  dau.  of  Simeon  and 
Mary  Hartwell,  a  lineal  descendant  of  William  Ilartwell,  one  of  the 
prominent  settlers  of  Concord,  Mass.;  settled  on  the  homestead, 
where  he  continues  to  res.;  the  oldest  and  one  of  the  most  respected 
of  the  citizens  of  the  town.  One  of  the  very  few  of  the  men  of 
the  second  generation  from  the  first  settlers,  and  almost  the  only 
man  that  occupies  the  farm  that  his  father  reclaimed  from  the 
wilderness.     His  wife  d.  Dec.  13,  1880,  aged  78  years.     Children: — 

13.  Rufus^  b.  Feb.  3, 1830 ;  res.  with  his  father  on  the  homestead. 

14.  Henry^  b.  in  H.,  May  19,  1831 ;  d.  at  Riverside  (Gill),  Mass., 
Oct.  14,  1871;  was  buried  in  H.;  he  was  a  farmer;  m.  in  TT.,  Jan. 
14,  1858,  Sarah  Caroline,  dau.  of  Benjamin  and  Sally  (Matthews) 
Kimball,     (q.  v.) 

CHILD. 

1.     Ella  Lucetta^,  b.  in  H.,  Sept.  G,   1S59 ;  m.  in  Peterboro',  Sept.  IS,  187!), 
George  Wlieeler  Goodhne.     (q.  v.) 

15.  Abigail^,  b.  Dec.  8,  1832 ;  m.  John  H.  Felch.     (q.  v.) 

16.  Otis\  b.  Nov.  12,  1835;  enlisted  in  the  44th  regt.  Mass. 
vols,  in  the  fall  of  1862;  served  nine  months;  was  in  the  battles  of 
Ball's  Mills,  Whitehall,  Kingston,  Goldsboro',  and  at  Newbern,  when 
the  rebels  made  an  attempt  to  capture  it;  res.  several  years  in  Bos- 
ton; present  res.  H.,  with  his  father-in-law.  He  m.  1,  June  19,  1868, 
Alice  W.,  dau.  of  Dea.  Eli  M.  Baldwin  (q.v.),  who  d.  Aug.  8,  1872; 
was  buried  in  H.;  m.  2,  Jan.  29,  1876,  Nellie  J.  Baldwin,  sister  of 
his  first  wife. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Morris  H.^,  b.  Marcli  9,  1878.  2.     Alice  M.^  b.  May  15,  1881. 

17.  HartwelF,  b.  March  14,  1840;  m.  July  23,  1871,  Harriet  B., 
dau.  of  Jackson  and  Belinda  (Stiles)  Dowling,  of  Bradford;  an 
artist;  res.  place  marked  "H.Fairfield." 

CHILDKEN. 

1.     Homer  R.-',  b.  March  1,  1874.  2.     Ralpli  S.'',  b.  Aug   5,  1870. 


936  GENEALOGY:    TUTTLE. 


18.     Lucinda  Remington*,  b.  Sept.  12,  1842;  d.  Feb.  11,  1843. 
Joseph"  (William'^,  Samuel*,  Simon^,  Simon-,  John^),  b.  in  Stirlin 
Mass.;  m.  Mehitable  Chase.     Their  son. 


&' 


19.  Dr.  Peter'',  was  b.  in  Princeton,  Mass.,  in  1781.  He  was  a 
man  of  superior  ability,  and  his  educational  advantages  were  secured 
through  his  own  exertions.  He  studied  for  his  profession  with  Doc- 
tor Carter,  of  Leominster,  Mass.,  and  settled  in  H.  in  1806;  res. 
place  marked  "  Mrs.  Marshall,"  on  village  plan,  which  is  still  known 
as  the  Doctor  Tuttle  house.  He  was  greatly  esteemed  by  his  fellow- 
townsmen,  and  much  beloved  by  the  poor,  always  attending  to  their 
call  as  faithfully  as  to  the  call  of  the  rich.  In  his  profession  he  had 
few  equals.  He  was  a  very  social  man,  fond  of  a  joke,  and  could 
tell  a  good  story.  He  was  a  Free  Mason,  and  his  funeral  services 
were  conducted  by  the  lodge  of  which  he  was  master.  He  m.  Oct. 
11,  1808,  Gratia,  dau.  of  Dr.  Stephen  Kittredge*  (q.  v.),  who  sur- 
vived him,  and  d.  in  Milford,  March  8,  1869;  he  d.  in  H.,  March  13, 
1828.     Children:  — 

30.     Emeline»,b.  Sept.  12,  1809;  m.  Capt.  William  Low.    (q.  v.) 

21,     Erasmus  Darwin**  [27],  b.  Feb.  12,  1810. 

23.  George  F.^,  b.  Dec.  27,  1814;  m.  Louisa  Delano,  of  Lex- 
ington, Mass.  He  served  his  time  in  the  store  of  Sampson  Fletcher 
in  New  Ipswich  ;  is  a  res.  of  Reading,  Vt.;  is  notary  public  for 
Windsor  county,  Vt.;  has  held  several  town  ofhces,  and  is  an  ener- 
getic business  man.     One  son^,  who  d.  at  the  age  of  3  years. 

33.  Charles  BelP,  b.  May  9,  1S18;  m.  1,  June  8,  1843,  Lydia 
Ann  Cleaves,  of  Mount  Vernon,  who  was  b.  April  8,  1823,  and  d. 
July  26,  1866;  m.  2,  Cornelia  Chase,  of  Milford.  He  was  for  many 
years  a  merchant  in  Amherst  and  Milford ;  was  postmaster  and 
town  clerk  in  Amherst ;  was  for  ten  years  assistant  assessor  of  in- 
ternal revenue,  and  also  registrar  of  deeds  and  deputy  sheriff.     He 

*  The  following  is  taken  from  the  Amherst  Cabinet  of  that  date  :— 
"  Of  all  man's  bliss  on  earth  there  's  none  so  great  ■ 
As  that  which  flows  from  wedlock's  beloved  state, 
When  objects  worthy  and  congenial  join, 
And  in  the  nnptial  bond  their  souls  entwine." 


GENEALOGY  :    TUTTLE.  937 

was  a  man  much  loved  and  respected  ;  d.  in  Milford,  Dec.  Kl,  1880  ; 
his  widow  res.  in  INIilford. 

CniLPREX    BY    FIRST    WIFE. 

1.  Charles  W.«.  b.  Oct.  27,  1847;  d.  Aug.  19,  186G. 

2.  Catherine  A.^,  b.  June  19,  1849;  m.  June  18,  1877,  Frank  W.,  son  of  Hon. 

Leonard  and  Susan  Chase,  of  Milford.    Children  :   (1),  Leonard  Gor- 
doni'\  b.  March  15,  1878.     (2),  Edith  Tuttk'i',  b.  March  30,  1881. 

3.  Cliarlotte  £.«,  b.  July  25.  1851 ;  d.  June  14,  1852. 

4.  Caroline  L.^,  b.  Aug.  3,  1854;  d.  Sept.  6,  1854. 

5.  Edward  Spaulding^,  b.  July  8,  1859;  d.  Sept.  12,  1800. 

6.  AunaL.9,  b.  March  19,  1862;  d.  Oct.  6,  1802. 

7.  Isabella  L.o,  b.  Feb.  12,  1865;  d.  July  22,  1866. 
By  his  second  wife  Mr.  Tuttle  had  three  sons. 

34.  Gr.atia^,  b.  Feb.  20,  1820 ;  d.  Dec.  5,  1868  ;  m.  Dec.  21, 1842, 
Oilman  Wheeler,  of  Milford. 

CHILD. 

1.     Katie-',  m. Orcutt,  of  Concord. 

25.  Prentice  K.^  b.  Nov.  15, 1821 ;  served  in  the  Union  army  with 
honor  from  July,  1861,  to  July,  1864;  m.  1,  Nov.  5,  1846,  Maria 
Louisa,  dau.  of  John  Dennis  (q.  v.),  who  d.  at  Hamilton,  111.,  May 

8.  1867;  m.  2,  Augusta  A.  Redington  ;  res.  Hamilton,  111.     Three 
children  by  first  wife,  and  two  children  by  second  wife. 

26.  William  CuUen^,  b.  May  13,  1826;  m.  1,  Caroline  Laws,  of 
Peterboro',  who  d.  Oct.  11,  1850;  m.  2,  Ellen  Longly,  of  Philips- 
burgh,  Pa.;  res.  Curwinsville,  Pa.     Child  :  Mary  Jane^. 

27.  Erasmus  Darwin^  [21]  (Dr.  Peter^  Joseph",  William^ 
SamueP,  Simou^  Simon'^,  John^),  m.  Charlotte  L.,  dau.  of  John 
Whitcomb  (q.  v.),  who  d.  Aug.  13,  1877.  He  was  a  merchant  in 
Troy,  N.  Y.;  d.  July  2,  1834.     Child  :  — 


28.  Adolphus  Darwin^,  m.  Lucy  M.,  dau.  of  Rev.  A.  Bigelow 
(q.  v.);  res.  H.  For  many  years  he  held  the  offices  of  postmaster, 
town  clerk,  and  town  treasurer,  and  clerk  and  treasurer  of  the 
Congregational  society,  and  is  also  justice  for  the  state.  He  was 
chairman  of  the  "centennial  repairs"  committee  when  the  church 
was  recently  repaired.  He  is  deeply  interested  in  the  welfare  of 
60 


938  genealogy:  tuttle. 

the  church  and  tlie  town,  and  has  recently  offered  $500  as  a  present 
to  tlie  town  to  aid  in  building  a  new  school-house.  He  carried  on 
the  business  left  him  by  his  grandfather  until  within  a  few  years 
since,  when  he  retired  and  took  a  trip  to  Europe,  and  is  now 
(June,  1889)  in  California  as  the  executor  of  the  will  of  his  uncle, 
Adolphus  C.  Whitcomb.     (q.  v.) 

CHILD. 

1.  Charles  Whitcombi'',  a  graduate  of  Bowdoiu  college  ;  studied  in  Germany  ; 
m.  April  24,  1889,  L  Nellie  Abbot  Gordon,  of  Brunswick,  Me.  He 
is  deeply  interested  in  antiquarian  research,  and  is  making  an  eflbrt 
to  secure  an  antiquarian  building  in  H. 

Mrs.  Lucy,  widow  of  Joseph  Tuttle,  d.  in  H.,  May  1,  1826,  aged 
68  years ;  probably  the  step-mother  of  Doctor  Tuttle. 


WILIilAM  N.  TUTTLE. 

SamueP  Tuttle  was  a  res.  of  Acton,  Mass.  Probably  he  belonged 
to  the  same  family  with  the  above.     He  ra.  Betsey  Baker. 

Samuel-  (SamueP)  was  b.  in  Acton  ;  m.  Mary  W.  Wright,  of 
Concord,  Mass.;  settled  first  in  Temple,  and  rem.  to  Antrim  in  1816, 
where  their  youngest  son, 

William  N.^  (Samuel^  SamueP),  was  b.  Feb.  11, 1822;  m.  Jan.  11, 
1848,  Almira  B.  Frost,  of  Madison;  settled  on  the  homestead;  later 
rem.  to  South  Antrim.  "His  townsmen  repeatedly  honored  him 
with  the  highest  offices  within  their  gift."  (See  History  of  Antrim.) 
He  came  to  H.  in  1878,  and  engaged  in  the  flour  and  grain  business, 
and  was  the  first  station  agent  at  the  center ;  res.  at  place  marked 
"  Mrs.  Marshall,"  in  the  village.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Tuttle  were  highly 
esteemed  in  H.  They  returned  to  Antrim  in  1883,  where  he  d.  Feb. 
13,  1887. 

CHILD. 

1.  Emily  F.*,  b.  Dec.  31,  1851 ;  m.  March  11,  1875,  William  E.,  son  of  Samuel 
D.  and  Martha  F.  (Billings)  Downs,  of  Francestown,  who  had  charge 
of  the  depot  store  iu  Greenfield;  is  now  (1889)  the  leading  merchant 
in  Bennington.  Children:  (1),  Nellie  E.^,  b.  in  Greenfield,  July  20, 
1876.  (2),  William  Dennis^,  b.  in  Bennington,  Dec.  13,  1883.  (8), 
Wilbur  Tuttle^,  b.  in  Bennington,  Jan.  3,  1889. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Tuttle  brought  with  them  to  H.,  Walter  L.  Herrick, 
a  son  of  a  niece  of  Mr.  Tuttle,  who  res.  with  them  until  his  death, 
April  28,  1887.  They  also  brought  up  a  girl  from  childhood,  whose 
name  is  not  given. 


GENEALOGY  :    TURNER.  939 


CHARLES    TURNER. 

Caleb^  Turner  was  b.  in  Harvard,  Mass.,  Oct.  27,  1785;  m.  Sally 
Conn,  of  the  same  place,  and  res.  a  short  time  in  Milford ;  rem.  to 
Antrim  in  1834,  where  he  d.  in  1864. 

1.  Charles-  (Caleb^),  was  their  youngest  son  ;  he  was  b.  in  Mil- 
ford,  Jan.  14,  1831;  m.  Geraldine  Kennedy,  and  was  for  some  years 
engaged  in  manufacturing  in  Antrim;  has  res.  in  H.  about  twenty- 
five  years  (see  village  plan);  is  a  cabinet-maker  and  wheelwright  by 
trade ;  is  mail-carrier  from  the  station  to  the  post-office  in  H.;  has 
been  janitor  at  the  church  and  town  hall  several  years,  and  is  also 
the  town  sexton. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Charles  W.^  b.  June  15,  1863;  is  employed  in  the  milk  business  in  Bos- 

ton; res.  Somerville,  Mass. 

2.  Mary  E.3,  b.  in  H.,  March  13,  1868. ' 


SAMUEL   TURNER. 

Thomas'-,  son  of  Joseph^  and  Rachel  Turner,  immigrants  from 
Ireland,  m.  Mrs.  Jenny  McCoy;  res.  Peterboro'. 

1.  SaraueP  (Thomas-,  Joseph^),  b.  in  Peterboro',  June  16,  1764; 
m.  Dec.  7,  1802,  Betsey,  dau.  of  Charles  Stuart,  and  settled  first  in 
Peterboro'.  He  purchased  in  1823,  of  Samuel  Dennis,  the  Dea. 
Robert  Duncan  place  in  H.,  where  he  res.  until  1832,  when  he  sold 
to  John  Hayward,  and  returned  to  Peterboro',  where  he  d.  Feb.  1, 
1839;  Mrs.  Turner  d.  May  4,  1845. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Esther*,  b.  Oct.  18,  1803;  d.  Oct.  12,  1855;  m.  Joshua  Sliedd;  res.  Pep- 

perell,  Mass. 

2.  Elizabeth*,  b.  July  24,  1807;  m.  Samuel  Converse;  res.  Peterboro';  three 

daughters. 

3.  Harriet*,  b.  Dec.  19,  1809;  m.  Warren  Nichols;  res.  Peterboro'.     Chil- 

dren :  SaraueP  and  Clark  R.s,  who  are  dealers  in  stoves  and  tinware 
in  Peterboro'. 

4.  Sarah  S.*,  b.  March  15,  1812;  ra.  Rodney  Goodhue,     (q.  v.) 


940  GENEALOGY;  TWITCHELL;  TYRREL. 


TWITCHELL. 

Frank  M.-  Twitchell  was  b.  in  Francestown,  Feb.  5,  1849;  came 
with  his  mother  to  H.  (see  p.  445),  where  he  res.  a  few  years;  m. 
Mary  E.  Richardson,  of  Dublin ;  settled  first  in  Dublin  ;  rem.  to  Ben- 
nington, where  he  is  the  village  blacksmith  ;  is  one  of  the  selectmen 
of  the  town. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Emma  F.  C.^,  b.  Jan.  2,  1871.  2.     Bertha  Leoua^,  b.  Aug.  31,  1872. 

3.     Kate  Gertrude^,  b.  Sept.  3,  1878. 


TYRREL. 


1.  SamueP  Tyrrel  was  b.  in  Weymouth,  Mass.;  was  at  the  bat- 
tle of  Lexington  in  1775;  res.  several  years  in  Bedford,  where  he 
m.  Mary  A.,  dau.  of  Hugh  Mclnnis,  who  was  b.  on  the  passage  from 
Ireland  to  America ;  came  to  H.  about  1784,*  and  settled  at  place 
marked  "R.  Rice,"  f  He  was  one  of  the  original  members  of  the 
church  in  H.  (see  p.  189);  d.  Aug.  1800,  at  the  age  of  52  years;  his 
wife  d.  in  Vermont,  April  21,  1836,  at  the  age  of  87  years,  and  was 
buried  in  H.     Children  :  — 

2.  Dea.  John'^,  m.  May  22,  1798,  Anna  Shattuck;  was  in  the 
service  in  the  war  of  1812-14;  res.  a  short  time  in  H.,  where  one 
son,  John^,  was  b.  June  30,  1799;  rem.  to  Andover,  Vt.,  where  he 
was  a  much-esteemed  citizen  and  deacon  of  the  church.  Eight 
children  besides  John^  mentioned  above. 

3.  Martha^  (or  Patty),  m.  Joel  Butterfield.     (q.  v.) 

4.  Joseph^  [12],  b.  March  13,  1775. 

5.  Huglr,  m.  Betsey  t  White;  settled  in  Keene.  Several  chil- 
dren, one  of  whom, 

1.  Asa  W.3,  m.  Mary  Williams.  Children:  (1),  John  W.^  b.  April  2,  1831; 
d.  Sept.  3,  1864.  (2),  Benjamin  F.*,  b.  June  18,  1833;  d.  Aug.  28, 
1869.  (3),  William  M.*,  b.  April  11,  1835;  d.  July  3,  1863.  (4), 
Henry*,  b.  in  Keene,  Aug.  28,  1837 ;  res.  with  his  mother  in  H.  a  few 
years;    present  res.,  Antrim;    m.  Annie  B.,  dau.  of  Conrad§  and 

*  When  he  began  the  work  of  clearing  his  land,  Mrs.  Grimes,  who  lived  near  Lake 
Nubanusit,  came  over  to  see  him,  guided  by  the  smoke,  and  mai-king  the  trees  with 
an  axe  on  her  way,  that  she  might  not  get  lost  in  returning. 

t  Miss  Nancy  Foster  states  that  he  lived  at  the  place  marked  "  D.  Hunt." 

t  Miss  Foster  writes  "  Lucy"  White. 

§  Mr.  Webber  was  a  Union  soldier. 


genealogy:  tyrkel.  941 

Elizabeth  (Mayer)  Webber,  who  was  b.  in  Switzerland.  Children : 
(a),  James  M.%  b.  Jan.  2,  1863.  (6),  Hattie  E.^,  b.  Nov.  2,  1868. 
(c),  Carrie  A.^,  b.  Nov.  23,  1872.  A.sa  W.'^  d.  in  Connecticut,  and 
his  widow  m.  2,  Asa  Hart  (q.  v.) ;  she  d.  Nov.  22,  1885. 

6.  Agnes  Nancy-,  b.  in  1782;   ni.  Joel  Foster,     (q.  v.) 

7.  SaraueP  [24]. 

8.  Thomas  Michel'-,  b.  in  H.,  Feb.  4,  1786;  m.  Susanna ; 

res.  Chenango,  N.  Y.     He  was  in  the  service  in  the  war  of  1812-14. 

9.  Artenias'-,  b.  in  H.,  Dec.  23,  1788  ;  was  in  the  service  in  the 
war  of  1812-14;  m.  Abigail  Bixby  ;  settled  in  Andover,  Vt.;  rem. 
to  Plum  River,  111,,  where  he  d. 

10.  Jennet  Mclnnis",  b.  March  8,  1792;  d.  in  Acworth,  July  6, 
1859  ;  was  buried  in  H.;  unm. 

11.  Mary-',  b.  May  12,  1797;  d.  Oct,  11,*  1822, 

13.  Joseph-  [4]  (SaraueP),  m.  May  1,  1804,  Sally,  dau,  of  Nathan 
Cram,  of  Antrim,  who  was  b.  in  Lyndeboro',  Se})t,  2,  1783 ;  settled 
on  the  homestead  ;  later  rem,  to  No.  64,  where  he  lived  many 
years;  d.  May  2,  1850  ;  his  wife  d,  in  Dublin,  Dec.  18,  1863.  Chil- 
dren :  — 

13.  Joseph^,  b.  in  Antrim,  July.  4,  1804;  m.  Nov.  13,  1828, 
Pamelia  (or  Milla),  dau,  of  Jacob  Hart,  (q.  v.)  He  d,  in  Ludlow, 
Vt,,  in  Dec,  1873 ;  his  wife  d,  in  H,,  Feb,  14,  1853,  at  the  age  of  41 
years. 


14.     ) 
15. 


.-  SamueP  and  Nathan^,  b,  Jan,  1,  1807;  d,  in  infancy. 

16.  Rebecca^,  b,  March  25,  1809;  d.  May  20,  1826. 

17.  Jabez^  b,  in  Marlow,  June  2, 1811 ;  m,  in  Londonderry,  Vt., 
Nov.  4,  1839,  Mary  B.  Covey;  res.  in  H.  a  few  years,  at  place 
marked  "J,  H.  Felch";  rem.  to  Chesterfield;  present  res.,  Hins- 
dale. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Rev.  George  A.*,  b.  in  Harrisville,  Sept.  26,  1840;  a  Methodist  minister; 

res.  North  Grantham;   m.  Augusta  C,  dau.  of  Jacob  Caldwell,  of 
Alstead.     Children  :  Nettie  A.^,  Elraer^. 

2.  Davids  b.  in  Windham,  Vt  ,  Sept.  26,  1841 ;  a  member  of  Co.  A,  2d  regt. 

N.  H.  vols. ;  was  a  faithful  soldier  and  lost  his  health  in  the  service ; 
is  unra. 

3.  Everett  C.^,  b.  Sept.  10,  1843;  was  also  a  soldier,  being  a  member  of  Co. 

D,  2d  regt.  N.  H,  vols. ;  discharged  for  disability ;  m.  L.  E.  Wyman ; 


■■  The  date  iii  the  church  records  is  Sept.  15. 


942  genealogy:  tyrrel. 


res.  in  Chesterfield  a  few  years,  where  his  children  were  b. ;  went  to 
La  Hague,  111.,  where  he  d.  June  3,  1873.  Children:  (1),  Sherman 
E.5,  b.  in  1865.     (2),  Alice^,  b.  in  1867. 

4.  Alvin  D-S  b.  in  H.,  July  21,  1846;  m.  Nellie  Bond;  res.  Hadley  Falls, 

Mass.     Three  children. 

5.  Adelia  A.*,  b.  in  H.,  June  5,  1848;  d.  Jan.  14,  1865;  m.  Edward  S.  Griflth, 

of  Keene. 

6.  Mary  E.*,  b.  in  H.,  March  20,  1850;  d.  in  Hinsdale,  Jan.  29,  1868. 

7.  Elmer  E.*,  b.  in  H.,  July  9,  1853 ;  d.  in  Chesterfield,  Jan.  7,  1865. 

8.  Ellen  F.*,  b.  in  Chesterfield,  Aug.  1,  1858. 

18.  Ephraim^,  b.  May  18, 1814;  m.  March  17,  1846,  N'ancy,  dau. 
of  John  and  Sally  Grimes,  of  Gilsum ;  res.  place  marked  "E.  Tyr- 
rell." His  wife  d.  Jan.  30,  1883,  at  the  age  of  63  years,  10  months, 
and  9  days. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Waldo  E.-i,  b.  April  24,  1847  ;  d.  in  Winchester,  March  30,  1872  ;  his  death 

was  caused  by  being  caught  in  a  belt  and  drawn  over  a  shaft  in  a 
box  shop. 

2.  Nancy  C.*,  b.  Feb.  7,  1851 ;  d.  Oct.  24,  1876. 

19.  James  S.^,  b.  Feb.  22,  1816;  d.  April  13,  1816. 

30.  Ezras,  5_  July  j^^  i821;  d.  in  Fislierville,  Dec.  28,  1860  (?); 
res.  at  place  marked  "E.  Tyrrell"  a  few  years;  m.  1,  June  4,  1850, 

,  who  d.;  m.  2,  Mrs.  Lizzie  Perry,  of  Hopkinton,  who  res. 

at  the  present  time  at  Penacook  (formerly  Fisherville). 

CHILD. 

1.     Warren*,  b.  in  Dublin  (now  Harrisville) ;  d.  about  the  year  1874,  aged  22. 

21.  John^,  b.  May  27,  1823;  m.  Jan.  30,  1859,  Hannah  Turner, 
of  Stockton,  111.     He  d.  in  Kansas,  Aug.  1867.     One  son. 

23.  NathanieP,  b.  Jan.  19,  1826;  m.  Sept.  27,  1857,  Margaret 
R.  Twiss,  of  Deering.  He  bought  the  Curtis  Johnson  place,  where 
he  res.  several  years ;  subsequently  he  res.  in  different  places  in 
town;  d.  March  17,  1886;  his  wife  d.  April  18,  1889. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Lizzie  A.*,  b.  Sept.  17,  1863;  a  successful  school-teacher. 

2.  Emma  M.*,  b.  April  19,  1867;  d.  Nov.  5,  1878. 

33.  Eliza  Ann^,  m.  1,  Stephen  Hall  (q.  v.);  m.  2,  Charles  Perry, 
of  Dublin.     Child:    Anna^  (Perry). 


GENEALOGY  :    TYKUEL;    UPTON;    WAITT.  943 

34.  Samuel-  [7],  lu.  May  29,  1810,  Anna  Cram,  of  Anti-im,  who 
was  b.  in  Lyndeboro';  res.  at  No.  97,  where  all  their  children  were 
b.;  subsequently  rem.  to  Plum  River,  111.,  and  d.  there.     Children:  — 

35.  SamueP,  b.  Aug.  18,  1810. 

36.  Anna^,  b.  Feb.  17,  1812. 

37.  Nathan  Cram^,  b.  April  5,  1814. 

38.  Artllur^  b.  Sept.  29,  1815. 

39.  Charles  Brown^  b.  Oct.  25,  1817. 

30.  Miles^  b.  June  12,  1820. 

31.  Mary  RacheP,  b.  June  20,  1822. 
33.     Abigail  Crara^  b.  July  8,  1824. 

33.  Jane^  b.  Sept.  2,  1826. 

34.  Martha  Elizabeth^,  b.  July  25,  1829. 

35.  Francis^,  b.  March  12,  1832. 

36.  Sarah  Almina^,  b.  Feb.  25,  1834:  d.  in  H.,  Dec.  3,  1834. 


UPTON. 


George  W.^  son  of  Daniel'  and  Mary  (Robb)  Upton,  and  grand- 
son of  SamueP  Upton,  of  Stoddard,  was  b.  in  Stoddard,  April  4, 
1844;  m.  Nov.  24,  1879,  Hattie  L.  Stevens,  who  was  b.  in  Stoddard, 
Aug.  21,  1863  (?);  came  to  H.  to  res.  on  place  marked  "D.  Bass,"  in 
Jan.  1884.  Mr.  Upton  served  in  Co.  A,  18th  regt.  N.  H.  vols., 
in  the  Civil  war. 


WAITT. 


Nathan^  Waitt  and  Abigail,  his  wife,  res.  in  H.  several  yeaj-s ; 
they  were  members  of  the  Congregational  church.  He  d.  in  Peter- 
boro',  but  was  buried  in  H.;  his  wife  d.  at  the  age  of  39  years. 
They  had  a  large  family  of  children.  Three  daughters  d.  at  the  age 
of  19  years,  and  two  sons  d.  who  were  less  than  25  years  old. 
Elizabeth",  buried  near  her  mother,  was  29  years  old.  One  son 
went  to  Illinois  with  his  wife  and  one  child.  Nathan^,  res.  in 
Peterboro',  was  less  than  25  when  he  d.;  he  left  one  son,  Nathan^ 
Mary-  m.  Abraham  Davis,     (q.  v.) 


944  GENEALOGY:    WALKER. 


ISAAC  F.  WALKER. 

Isaac  F.^,  son  of  Jarues^*  and  Lucinda  (Boyn)  Walker,  was  b.  Jan. 
16,  1828;  m.  July  4,  1853,  Kancy  J.,  dau.  of  John  P.  Richardson 
(q.  v.);  came  to  H.  in  1861,  wliere  they  remained  a  little  over  six 
years;  res.  at  place  marked  "S.  Bai'ker";  present  res.,  North  Weare. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Jeuuess  M.3,  b.  in  Antrim,  Feb.  17,  1855;  is  a  millwright;  res.  Fitchburg, 

Mass. ;  unm. 

2.  Leona  E.^,  b.  in  Antrim,  .Jan.  2,  1858;  unm. 

3.  Aunie  M.s,  b.  in  H.,  Aug.  18,  1861;  m.  Robert  T.  Maxwell,  of  Clarks, 

Neb. ;  a  lawyer  and  dealer  in  dry  goods  and  groceries. 

4.  Everett  H.^,  b.  in  H.,  Aug.  19,  1863;  overseer  in  the  Amory  mill  at  Man- 

chester; unm. 

5.  Abi  F.3,  b.  inH.,  March29,  1866;  unm. 

6.  Julia  E.3,  b.  in  Antrim,  Nov.  27,  1869;  unm. 


WILLIAM  BLAIR  WALKER. 

Thomas^  Walker,  b.  in  Bristol,  Eng.,  was  an  officer  in  the  British 
service,  and  was  taken  prisoner  at  Newport,  R.  I.  After  he  was 
released  he  m. Fowler,  and  remained  in  this  country. 

Thomas^  (Thomas^),  b.  in  Newport,  R.  I.,  was  a  captain  of  a  mer- 
chant vessel  for  many  years;  m.  Betsey  Blair;  res.  at  East  Green- 
wich, R.  I.;  d.  at  the  age  of  40  years. 

1,  William  Blair^  (Thomas-,  Thomas^),  b.  in  East  Greenwich, 
R.  I.,  March  26,  1801;  m.  in  1823,  Henrietta  A.  Slade,  who  was  b. 
in  Swansea,  Mass.,  June  24,  1802;  rem.  to  Hillsboro'  Bridge  in 
1825,  where  he  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  cotton  cloth.  In 
1835  he  went  to  Hooksett,  to  superintend  the  building  and  starting 
up  of  a  large  cotton  factory,  returning  to  Hillsboro'  Bridge  in  1836. 
In  the  early  spring  of  1837,  with  his  family,  he  went  to  Griggsville, 
Pike  county.  111.,  going  in  a  covered  spring  wagon,  drawn  by  two 
horses,  and  consuming  seven  weeks  in  making  the  journey.  Their 
household  goods  were  sent  to  Boston,  thence  by  a  sailing  vessel  to 
New  Orleans,  and  up  the  Mississippi  and  Illinois  rivers.     Having  an 

*  James  Walker  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary  war. 


GENEALOGY:    WALKER.  945 

attack  of  the  fever  and  ague,  he  returned  by  the  only  avaihible  public 
route, — down  the  Illinois  and  Mississippi  rivers,  up  the  Ohio,  to 
Pittsburgh,  Pa.,  crossing  the  Alleghany  mountains  to  Holidays- 
burgh  by  inclined  plane,  down  the  Susquehanna  by  canal  boat  to 
Columbia,  Pa.,  thence  by  strap  railroad  to  Philadelphia,  by  the 
Camden  &  Aniboy  railroad  to  New  York,  by  the  steamer  to  Provi- 
dence, R.  I.,  by  railroad  to  Boston  and  to  Lowell,  and  by  stage- 
coach to  Hillsboro'  Bridge,  the  journey  occupying  three  weeks 
of  constant  traveling.  Soon  after  this  he  made  a  contract  with 
Amos  Whittemore  for  the  cotton  factory  at  Hancock  P^'actory  vil- 
lage, and  rem.  with  his  family  there  in  Dec.  1S37.  In  1851  he  ac- 
cepted a  position  as  superintendent  of  machinery  in  a  large  cotton 
factory  and  paper  mill  in  Guadalaxara,  Mex.,  owned  by  a  Spanish 
company,  and  with  his  wife  rem.  there,  remaining  about  five  years, 
when  they  returned  to  Bennington,  where  they  res.  the  rest  of  their 
lives.  He  was  an  upright  and  honest  man,  and  highly  respected. 
He  was  a  friend  of  S.  F.  B.  Morse,  the  inventor,  and  rendered  him 
financial  aid  when  he  was  struggling  with  limited  means  to  complete 
his  invention.  He  d.  Aug.  27,  1876;  his  wife  d.  April  28,  1881. 
Child  :  — 

2.  Saladin  Arnold",  b.  in  Smithville,  R.  I.,  Dec.  18,  1827;  came 
to  Hancock  Factory  village  (Bennington)  with  his  parents  in  1837; 
went  to  Scranton,  Pa.,  in  1850,  where  he  was  engaged  in  the  con- 
struction of  Leggett's  Gap  railroad  (now  the  Delaware,  Lackawanna 
&  Western  railroad).  He  returned  to  Bennington  in  the  fall,  and  m. 
Oct.  22, 1850,  Frances  Antoinette,  dau.  of  Amos  Whittemore  (q.  v.), 
and  was  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  cutlery  a  few  years.  In 
1854,  he  went  to  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  where  he  remained  a  few  months,  and 
then  went  to  Chicago,  111.,  and  was  employed  as  cashier  for  a  large 
wholesale  dry  goods,  Yankee  notion,  and  jewelry  house.  In  1857 
he  returned  to  Bennington,  and  was  engaged  in  trade.  In  1864  he 
went  again  to  Chicago,  where  he  was  appointed  assistant  secretary 
of  the  Chicago  Board  of  Trade.  In  1866  he  was  elected  secretary  of 
the  El  Dorado  Mining  company,  of  California ;  also  secretary  of  the 
Sherwood  Silver  Mining  company,  of  Nevada,  of  which  he  was  one 
of  the  principal  owners,  besides  owning  personally  some  very  valu- 
able silver  mines  in  Nevada,  one  of  which  was  the  celebrated  Ray- 
mond &  Ely  mine,  which  has  yielded  millions  of  dollars.  In  1868  he 
resigned  the  position  of  assistant  secretary  of  the  Board  of  Trade  in 
Chicago,  that  he  might  be  able  to  look  after  his  mining  interests  in 


946  genealogy:    walker;    WALLACE. 

Ifevada ;  but  he  had  trusted  too  long  aud  too  implicitly  to  another, 
and  his  valuable  mining  property  had  been  sold  to  a  San  Francisco 
syndicate.  Mr.  Walker  and  his  family  are  now  living  in  Erie,  Erie 
county.  Pa.,  where  he  has  been  engaged  with  the  Pennsylvania  rail- 
road company  for  the  past  seventeen  years.  He  is  a  member  of 
Altemont  lodge  of  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  of  the  Royal  Arch 
Masons,  Peterboro'  Chapter,  and  of  Mount  Horeb  Commandery, 
Knight  Templars,  Concord. 

CHILDREX. 

1.  G.  Sanborn^,  b.  in  Bennington,  June  21,  1863;  res.  Erie,  Erie  county,  Pa.  ; 

is  a  worthy  young  man ;  was  three  years  with  the  Pennsylvania  rail- 
road company,  and  two  years  at  Fargo,  Dak.,  with  the  Northern 
Pacific  railroad  company;  at  present  is  employed  as  assistant  ac- 
countant and  book-keeper  by  one  of  the  largest  estates  in  the  state 
of  Pennsylvania. 

2.  Mary  Floreuce^,  b.  in  Bennington,  May  20,  18 — ;  d.  Jan.  20  following. 

3.  Mabel  Anna^,  b.  iu  Bennington,  June  30,  1869 :  res.  Erie,  Pa. 


ANDREW  WALLACE. 

Andrew^,  son  of  Dea.  John^  and  Polly  (Bradford)  Wallace,  was 
b.  in  that  part  of  Amherst  that  is  now  within  the  limits  of  Milford, 
March  28,  1783;  m.  in  Dec.  1820,  Hepsabeth  Cummings  (q.  v.), 
who  was  b.  in  1794.  "He  was  a  lawyer;  settled  first  in  Mt.  Vernon; 
represented  the  town  one  year  in  the  legislature ;  rem.  to  H.,  where 
he  remained  until  April,  1824;  was  chosen  to  represent  the  town  in 
the  legislature  that  year,  but  having  received  the  appointment  of 
clerk  of  the  superior  court  of  the  county  (see  p.  184),  rem.  to 
Amherst,  where  he  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life;  d.  Sept.  23, 
1856;  his  wife  d.  Sept.  17,  1874. 

CHILDREN. 

Horace  Willard^,  b.  in  H.,  Feb.  25,  1822;  d.  Oct.  9,  1826. 
Charles  Andrew^  b.  Aug.  5,  1825 ;  d.  March  8,  1832. 
Mary  Caroline^,  b.  May  30,  1828;  d.  Aug.  11,  1833. 
Henry  Horatio^,  b.  Jan.  10,  1831 ;  d.  Aug.  18,  1833. 
Mary  Caroline^,  b.  July  4.  1834;  d.  Jan.  4.  1846. 
Charles  HenryS,  b.  Sept.  14,  1835;  d.  June  21,  1861. 


GENEALOGY  :  WALLACE;  WARD.  947 

JOHN  J.  WALLACE. 

John  J.'-,  son  of  Dr.  John^  and  Eliza  (Burns)  Wallace,  was  b.  in 
Milford,  Sept.  27,  1830,  and  came  to  H.  with  his  mother,  who  m.  2, 
Joseph  Davis  (q.  v.)  about  the  year  1840.  At  the  age  of  21  years 
he  went  to  Ohio;  m.  1,  Angie  Fisk,  of  Concord,  who  d.  about  ten 
months  after  they  settled  in  Ohio;  m.  2,  Jane  Rockwood,  of 
Newton,  O. ;  res.  Peoria,  111. ;  is  employed  by  Jay  Gould  as  a  clerk. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  John-^  d.  young. 

2.  Emma  E.^,  b.  Jan.  10,  1859;  m.  John  F.  Kidder;  res.  Peoria,  IIL 

3.  Joseph  Davis3,  b.  Jan.  2,  1862;  m.  Helen  Welthy ;  he  was  graduated  at 

Illinois  Agricultural  college;  a  railroad  engine  designer  and  builder; 

res.  Champaign,  111. 
i.     Fred  CK  b.  March  31,  1865;  res.  Buflalo,  N.  Y. ;  is  clerk  of  the  Board 

of  Trade  there. 
5.     Bertha^,  b.  Jan.  29,  1870 ;  is  assistant  clerk  in  her  other's  office. 


WARD. 

Caleb^  Ward  m.  Rebekah  Foster,  who  was  b.  Oct.  20,  1750;  res. 
in  Ashburnham,  Mass.  Eight  children,  two  of  whom,  SamueP  and 
Nahum'-,  res.  in  H. 

1.  Samuel-  (Caleb^),  b.  in  Ashburnham,  Dec.  22,  1772;  came  to 
H.  in  1795;  ni.  April  15,  1799,  Ruth  Townsend,  who  was  b.  in 
Shrewsbury,  Mass.,  Oct.  28,  1774;  res.  at  No.  61.  Mr.  Ward  was 
a  school-teacher;  taught  in  his  own  district  in  1810;  was  one  of 
the  committee  to  visit  schools  in  1809  and  1810;  was  also  con- 
stable, and  one  of  the  board  of  selectmen  several  years;  rem.  to 
Ashburnham,  Mass.,  where  he  was  deacon  of  the  Congregational 
church  and  librarian  many  years;  d.  May  18,  1845;  his  wife  d.  Oct. 
16,1850.     Children:  — 

2.  Alvan^,  b.  in  H.,*  April  26,  1800;  m.  Oct.  23,  1823,  Eusebia 
Russell,  of  Rindge  ;  res.  in  Ashburnham;  d.  June  20,  1869;  his  wife 
d.  Aug.  24,  1875. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Mary  Ann  T.*,  b.  Dec.  17,  1824;  m.  Calvin  Dows;  res.  a  few  years  in 
Billerica,  Mass. ;  rem.  to  Boston,  where  he  was  engaged  in  the  man- 

*  Alvan  Ward  attended  school  in  a  private  house  that  stood  on  a  hill,  west  of  his 
father's  house,  kept  by  a  Miss  Brooks,  who  on  one  occasion  shut  him  up  in  a  bed- 
room. He  also  remembers  Mr.  Todd,  one  of  his  teachers,  who  wore  knee  breeches, 
long  stockings,  and  a  cue;  the  seats  were  made  of  stone;  the  giils  wore  white  woolen 
blankets  of  home  manufacture;  remembers  helping  a  man  split  rails  when  six  years 
old,  and  going  home  barefooted  in  the  snow;  also  remembers  the  Widow  Margery, 
who  was  good  to  the  children.  —  Beminiscences  of  Alvan  Ward. 


948  GENEALOGY:    WARD. 

Tifacture  of  soda  fountains.  In  1873  his  health  failed,  and  he  went  to 
Florida,  where  he  d.  Feb.  9,  1874.  Mrs.  Dows  rem.  to  Lowell,  Mass., 
where  she  res.  with  her  son.  She  has  for  several  years  past  acted  in 
the  capacity  of  church  missionary  for  the  First  Baptist  church  in 
Lowell.  To  her  we  are  under  obligation  in  regard  to  the  Ward 
family.  Children:  (1),  Elbridge  A. 5,  b.  in  Ashburnham,  Mass.,  April 
6,  1843;  d.  in  Lowell,  Mass.,  Sept.  9,  1847.  ^2),  Mary  Isabel,  b.  in 
Billerica,  Mass.,  Sept.  11,  1844;  m.  Jan.  23.  1861,  Alfred  Brown,  a 
carpenter;  res.  Lowell,  Mass.  Child:  Lena  Isabel*',  b.  March  16, 
1867.  (3),  Clara  Eliza^,  b.  March  5,  1847;  m.  March,  1864,  Edward 
M.  Bailey ;  she  d.  in  Lowell,  Mass  ,  Feb.  14,  1879.  One  child,  who 
d.  at  the  age  of  5  weeks.  (4),  Harriet  A. 5,  b.  in  Lowell,  Mass.,  Jan. 
20,  1850;  m.  Jan.  16,  1869,  Samuel  Ward  Farwell,  a  clerk  in  an  apoth- 
ecary store;  res.  Boston.  Children:  (a),  Florence  Elizabeth*',  b. 
Aug.  17,  1873.  (6),  Frank  Fiske",  b.  March  1,  1878.  (5),  Frank 
StoneS,  b.  in  Billerica,  Mass.,  April  6,  1855;  m.  Feb.  2,  1880,  Olive 
M.  Simmons;  he  is  a  book-keeper;  res.  Lowell,  Mass. 

2.  George  P.*,  b'.  Aug.  18,  1826 ;  served  in  the  army ;  m.  and  res.  in  Troy. 

3.  Achsah  C.*,  b.  Aug.  12,  1828;  m.  Milton  Brooks;  res.  Ashburnham,  Mass. 

4.  Ivers  H.*,  b.  Feb.  18,  1830;  d.  Dec.  28,  1831. 

5.  Franklin  W.-*,  b.  July  19,  1831;  m.  and  has  one  child;  res.  Winchendon, 

Mass. ;  is  publisher  of  the  Wiucheudon  Courier. 

6.  Marcus  L.*,  b.  March  12,  1834 ;  m.  and  d. ;  five  children.     His  wife  and 

children  res.  in  Dighton,  Mass.  He  was  in  the  army,  had  a  severe 
sun-stroke,  returned  to  the  South  on  account  of  ill  health,  and  has 
not  been  heard  from  for  many  years. 

7.  William  L.  G.*,  b.  Aug.  15,  1835 ;  m.  and  res.  in  Kingston,  Mass. ;  has 

two  children  living  and  has  buried  three. 

8.  Angelina  G.*,  b.  Feb.  15,  1839;  d.  Aug.  24,  1867;  ra.  John  Baldwin,  a 

soldier  in  the  Civil  war,  who  d.  in  the  service ;  res.  Ashburnham, 
Mass.     One  son. 

3.  Sylva^,  b.  in  H.,  Sept.  22,  1801;  d.  in  Allegan,  Mich.;  m. 
Gilman  Jones,  who,  in  1884,  was  living  in  Horicon,  Wis.,  aged  84 
years. 

4.  Nahuni-  (Caleb^),  b.  in  Ashburnham,  Aug.  7,  1780;  d.  in 
Utah,  Jan.  1855  ;  m.  Oct.  23,  1806,  Sally,  dau.  of  Josiah  and  Milli- 
cent  (Wheeler)  Stone  (q.  v.),  who  d.  Oct.  6,  1846. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Maliuda^,  b.  Jan.  18,  1807;  d.  Sept.  24,  1862;  ra.  in  1839,  Capt.  William 
Scott.  Children:  (1),  Mary  S.S  b.  Nov.  11,  1842;  m.  George  S. 
Clark;  seven  children.  (2),  John*,  b.  Sept.  9,  1844;  was  in  the 
army;*  m.  Lucinda  C.  Forbush;  four  children. 

*  He  is  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Farmer  &  Scott,  proprietors  of  the  Peterboro' 
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2.  Ede  P.3,  b.   Aug.  12,   1808;  d.   Aug.  1878;  m.  Benjamin  Swett;  res.   in 

Missouri.     Six  children. 

3.  Sarah  Ann-^  b.  May  G,  1810;  m.  May,  1841,  John  Saunders;  went  among 

the  Mormons.     Child:  SallyS  b.  Jan.  31,  1842;  d.  May  6,  1842. 

4.  Loammi^,  b.  in  1811 ;  d.  young. 

5.  Loammi   B.3,  b.  April  29,  1813;    m.  Oct.   1835,  Rachel   Goss.      Child: 

Mandana^,  b.  Nov.  24,  1836;  m.  David  Ridley.  Children:  Cl),  Wil- 
li.s^,  I),  in  1860;  m.  ;  one  child.  (2),  Cora^,  m.  Herbert  Felch;  one 
child. 

6.  Enieliue  L.3,  b.  Aug.  3,   1815;  m.  Sept.  27,   1838,  Allen  D.  Hunt,  who 

was  b.  Sept.  3,  1815.  Children:  (1),  Willis  A.^  b.  Dec.  30,  1839; 
d  Feb.  29,  1844.  (2),  Nahum  C^  b.  April  15,  1842;  d.  March  4, 
1844.  (3),  Lucy  M.*,  b.  June  29,  1844;  d.  July  4,  1844.  (4),  Emma 
LJ,  b.  June  29,  1848;  m.  Dec.  16,  1868,  James  D.  Pratt,  who  was  b. 
July  10,  1842;  d.  Feb.  11,  1873.  Children  :  (a),  Herbert  A.^,  b.  Sept. 
21,  1869;  d.  March  11,  1875.  (b),  Allen  E.^  b.  Nov.  27,  1870.  (c), 
Eva  M.5,  b.  May  14,  1872. 

7.  Nahums,  b    Dec.  23,  1817;  d.  Oct.  11,  1828. 

8.  Moses  H.3,  b.  March  30,  1820;  d.  June  26,  1858;  m.  1,  Phebe  Simmons; 

m.  2,  May  14,  1852,  Hannah  Johnson.  Children:  (1),  Charles^  b. 
Sept.  12,  1843;  m.  in  Maine.  (2),  Lulu*,  b.  in  1846;  d.  in  infancy. 
(3),  Hannah  M.*,  b.  in  1853;  m.  David  "Welch,  who  d.  in  1871. 
Children  (a),  Annie^,  b.  March,  1872.  (6),  A  son^,  d.  in  infancy, 
(c),  Lizzie",  b.  in  1874.  (4),  Edward*,  b.  in  1854.  (5),  LuellaS  b. 
in  1855. 

9.  Josiah  S.^,  b.  Sept.  30,  1821  ;  d.  Sept.  4,  1873;  m.  April,  1848,  Elizabeth 

Shaw  ;  res.  Decatur,  111.     Eight  children. 
LO.     Willis  L.a,  b.  Nov.  20,  1824;  m.  in  1845,  Jane  Sherwood,  who  d.  March 
11,  1880. 


WARE. 

Robert^  Ware  was  in  Dedham,  Mass.,  as  early  as  1642;  received 
a  grant  of  land  that  year;  was  second  in  point  of  wealth  in  the 
town;  m.  Margaret  Hunting;  res.  in  Dedham,  where  he  d., 
April  19,  1699. 

Ebenezer-  (Robert^),  b.  Oct.  28,  1667;  was  their  youngest  child; 
m.  1,  Martha  Herring,  who  was  the  mother  of  his  son;  was  m.  three 
or  four  times ;  names  of  his  other  wives  not  given  ;  res.  several  years 
in  Dedham,  but  rem.  to  Needham,  Mass.,  where  he  d.  in  1765.  He 
is  said  to  have  had  one  son  and  five  daughters. 

NathanieP  (Ebenezer"-,  Robert^),  b.  in  Needham,  Jan.  28,  1695-6  ; 
m.  June  29,  1725,  Esther  Chickering ;  he  d.  Oct.  12,  1770.  Two 
sons  and  three  daughters.     The  two  sons  came  to  H.  to  res. 


950  GENEALOGY:    WARE. 

1.  Ebenezer^  (Nathaniel^,  Ebenezer-,  Robert^),  born  in  Need- 
ham,  Mass.,  April  22,  1726;  m.  Nov.  7,  1751,  Esther,  dau.  of  Jona- 
than and  Ruth  Hunting,  who  was  b.  Jan.  19,  1730;  rem.  to  H.  in 
1792,  where  he  d.  June  26,  1795 ;  his  wife  d.  in  H.,  Nov.  28,  1806. 
Children,  all  b.  in  Needham,  Mass. :  — 

2.  Ebenezer^,  b.  April  6,  1753;  d.  Aug.  22,  1766. 

3.  Jonathan^,  b.  Sept.  23,  1756;  m.  Dec.  20,  1778,  Sarah  Wood- 
cock. Three  sons  and  three  daughters  were  b.  to  them  in  Need- 
ham;  Jonathan®  and  JoeP  rem.  to  Kentucky,  and  are  supposed  to 
have  descendants  in  Pulaski  county  in  that  state. 

4.  Rhoda®  (Jonathan^),  b.  in  1780;  res.  several  years  in  H.,  and 
was  a  member  of  the  church  here.  She  was  a  skilful  nurse;  rem. 
to  Boston,  and  was  for  many  years  in  the  family  of  the  parents  of 
the  wife  of  Rev.  A.  Bigelow.     (q.  v.) 

5.  Enoch®  (Jonathan^),  b.  in  1784;  came  to  H.  in  1793;  res. 
several  years  with  Lemuel  Eaton  (q.  v.);  m.  1,  Rosanna  Thompson 
(q.  v.),  who  d.  March  20,  1847 ;  m.  2,  Dolly  Flint,  (q.  v.)  He  was 
extensively  engaged  in  laying  stone  walls ;  res.  at  No.  40  and  at 
various  other  places.  His  last  res.  was  at  No.  68,  where  he  d.  May 
18,  1849. 

6.  Sarah®  (Jonathan^),  b.  in  1785;  came  to  H.  with  her  brother? 
but  soon  returned  to  Needham. 

7.  Rhoda^  b.  Feb.  27,  1759;  d.  March  1,  1777. 

8.  Esther^,  b.  April  10,  1762;  m.  Moses  Eaton,     (q.  v.) 

9.  Sarah^  b.  Sept.  2,  1767;  m.  Lemuel  Eaton,     (q.  v.) 

10.  Ebenezer^,  b.  April  11,  1770;  came  to  H.  with  his  parents; 
m.  June  14,  1805,  Alice  Eaton  (q.  v.);  res.  first  at  No.  26,  later 
built  at  place  marked  "E.  Ware,"  but  did  not  take  a  deed  of  the 
place  until  1795;  d  Oct.  7,  1857;  his  wife  d.  Nov.  28, 1853.    Child:— 

11.  Ebenezer®,  b.  March  28, 1806;  d.  July  24,  1888;  m.  Dec.  18, 
1834,  Martha  Elizabeth,  dau.  of  Simeon  and  Betsey  (Dennis)  Lakin 
(q.  v.),  who  d.  June  15,  1880.  Mr.  Ware  settled  on  the  homestead, 
where  he  built  one  of  the  best  houses  in  town.  He  was  a  car- 
penter, but  in  the  later  years  of  his  life  he  applied  himself  to  the 
cultivation  of  his  farm.  For  many  years  he  was  one  of  the  most 
prominent  men  in  town,  and  filled  many  offices  of  trust,  was  a 
member  of  the  school  committee,  one  of  the  board  of  selectmen, 
and  a  member  of  the  state  legislature.  He  also  was  deeply  inter- 
ested in  the  reforms  of  the  day,  and  in  every  thing  that  pertained  to 
the  welfare  of  the  community.     Especially  was  he  interested  in  this 


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history.  He  d.  on  the  same  farm  where  he  was  b.,  respected  by  tlie 
entire  community.  He  left  a  libraiy  of  some  twelve  hundred  vol- 
umes.    Children:  — 

13.  Walter  Macon",  b.  Oct.  19,  1835;  m.  Dec.  10,  1857,  Louisa 
Elizabeth,  dau.  of  Alexander  and  Lucene  (Chadwick)  French,  who 
was  b.  in  Harrisville,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  5,  1840;  res.  Hancock,  Wis.,  until 
1888,  when  he  located  in  Leraar,  Ark.     He  is  a  farmer. 

CHII.DRKX,    ALL   BORN  IN   HANCOCK,    WIS. 

1.  Francis  Williss,  b.  Jan.  27,  1859 ;  m.  Dec.  25, 1885,  Eveline,  dau.  of  Samuel 

and  Elvira  (Grant)  Bigsby,  who  was  b.  in  Warren,  Wis.,  Feb.  29, 
1864;  res.  Lemar,  Ark.     Child  :  Edwin  C  ^. 

2.  Mary  EUen^,  b.  Feb.  10,  1861;  m.  July  27,  1881,  James  Hardy,  son  of 

Dudley  and  Hannah  (Burge)  Cass,  who  was  b.  in  Oakland,  Wis.,  Oct. 
17,  1851.     Child  :  Ethel  Fannie^,  b.  Aug.  19, 1882  ;  res.  Hancock,  Wis. 

3.  Seneca  Eugene*,  b.  Aug.  29,  1862;  m.  Nov.  25,  1886,  Eva  Adell,  dau.  of 

William  and  Koselle  D.  (Upton)  Irving,  who  was  b.  in  Munroe, 
Adams  county,  Wis.,  June  3,  1863;  res.  Marathon,  Wis.  Child: 
Adell  Agnes^. 

4.  Vina   Etta^,  b.   Feb.   28,   1865;    m.  Albert  Delop;    res.  Hancock,  Wis. 

Child :  Martha  Etta^. 

5.  Adell  Lucene*,  b.  Feb.  28, 1868;  m.  AlvinL.,  sou  of  Warren  Stearns,  (q.v.) 

6.  Agnes  Joanna*,  b.  April  2,  1870. 

7.  Elizabeth  Sally*,  b.  Jan.  29,  1873. 

8.  Eliza  Martha*,  b.  April  2,  1875. 

9.  Harry  Eben*,  b.  March  22,  1877. 

13.  Warner  Lakin^  b.  May  18,  1837;  d.  in  H.,  July  3,  1858. 

14.  Alice  Adelia'^,  b.  Feb.  11, 1840 ;  res.  on  the  homestead  ;  unm. 

15.  Dea.  Edwin^  b.  Jan.  31, 1842;  m.  1,  Dec.  16, 1866,  Agnes,  dau. 
of  John  and  Agnes  (McNaught)  McQuarters,  who  ^vas  b.  in  Tariff- 
ville,  Conn.,  Jan.  6,  1845;  d.  in  Winnebago,  111.,  May  24,  1883;  m. 
2,  Jan.  31,  1886,  Mary  G.  Miller,  who  was  b.  in  Vernon  Centre, 
N.  Y.,  Jan.  31,  1842.  Mr.  Ware  was  disqualified  for  military  duty 
by  reason  of  malformation  of  ankles  from  birth,  but  he  enlisted  in 
the  13th  regt.  N.  H.  vols.;  was  able  to  conceal  the  defect  from  the 
eyes  of  the  examining  surgeon  by  a  careful  adjustment  of  his  gar- 
ments, and  was  accepted.  Though  suffering  severely  at  times  from 
the  heavy  marches  the  regiment  was  called  upon  to  perform,  he 
never  lost  a  day's  duty  by  i-eason  of  it.  He  was  never  off  duty  or 
absent  from  his  company  except  by  reason  of  wounds  received  in 
battle.  "He  was  mustered  as  third  corporal,  was  promoted  to  the 
rank   of    first  sergeant,   and   was  commissioned  lieutenant  by  the 


952  GENEALOGY:    WARE. 

governor  of  New  Hampshire,  but  was  not  mustered  as  such,  owing 
to  the  early  muster  out  of  his  regiment.  He  was  wounded  twice  at 
Fredericksburg,  once  at  Cohl  Harbor,  and  again  at  Fort  Harrison. 
He  was  an  intelligent,  brave  soldier,  and  universally  liked  by  the 
officers  and  men  of  the  regiment."  *  He  res.  a  few  years  in  Dublin 
(now  Harrisville);  came  back  to  H.,  settled  on  the  homestead,  and 
about  the  year  1874  rem.  to  Winnebago,  111.,  where  he  continues  to 
res.  He  has  been  quite  successful  as  a  farmer;  took  the  second  pre- 
mium of  $50  at  a  fair  in  St.  Lonis  in  1868,  open  to  all  the  States  and 
Canada,  for  the  best  dairy  butter.  The  first  premium  of  $60  was 
also  won  by  him,  the  next  year,  but  as  interested  parties  on  the 
ground  i-epresented  that  his  butter  was  regularly  shipped  to  that 
market  under  a  creamery  brand,  he  was  ruled  out.  He  was  chosen 
deacon  of  the  church  in  H.  just  before  he  departed  for  the  West,  but 
he  was  obliged  to  decline  on  account  of  his  leaving  town.  He  is  a 
deacon  of  the  church  in  Winnebago,  111. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Wiufred  Agues^,  b.  in  Dublin,  Sept.  3,  1868. 

2.  Ernest  Edwin*,  b.  iu  Harrisville,  May  6,  1871. 

3.  John  Cliftons,  b.  in  Wiuuebago,  111.,  Dec.  27,  1880. 

16.  Georgianna  Josephine^  b.  Dec.  24,  1843;  d.  Jan.  1,  1844. 

17.  Frances  Morilla^,  b.  Nov.  26,  1844;  res.  with  her  brother, 
Albei-t  E. ;  she  is  a  skilful  nurse. 

18.  Joanna  Elizabeth^  b.  Jan.  26,  1847;  m.  June  7,  1871,  Henry 
E.,  son  of  Elijah  Washburn,     (q.  v.) 

19.  Dr.  Albert  Edson",  b.  June  6,  1851;  m.  Feb.  10,  1881, 
Minnie  S.,  dau.  of  Gardiner  and  Sarah  (Lawton)  Knight,  (q.  v.) 
He  is  a  dentist;    res.  in  H.,  at  place  marked  "G.  W.  Matthews." 

CHILD. 

1.     Fred  Albert*,  b.  Nov.  7,  1881. 

30.  Ella  Cordelia'',  b.  Nov.  9,  1853;  res.  on  the  homestead;  is  a 
teacher;  unm. 

31.  Addison  Clifton'',  b.  Sept.  9,  1858;  res.  on  the  homestead; 
unm. 

NathaniePt  (Nathaniel',  Ebenezer-,  Robert^),  b.  in  Needham,  Sept, 
21,  1730;  m.  June  10,  1762,  Patience  Ward.t 

*  History  of  13th  regt.  X.  H.  vols. 

t  Mr.  Ware  res.  with  his  son  in  H.  for  a  time,  but  returned  to  Needham  and  d.  there. 

X  Mx's.  Patience  (Ward)  Ware  was  a  pious,  estimable  lady.    (See  p.  204 ;  also  "Anna 

Tuttle"  and  "Jack  Ware.")    She  spent  her  last  years  in  H.,  where  shed.  March  23, 1831. 


GENEALOGY  :    WARE.  963 

33.  Jason'^*  (Nathaniel-',  NathanieP,  Ebenezer-,  Robert^),  b.  in 
Needliam,  March  19,  1763;  ni.  Sarah  Washburn,  of  Natick,  who  was 
b,  June  13,  1760.  They  came  to  II.  and  purchased  of  Jason  Dun- 
ster,  of  Brookline,  Mass.,  lot  No.  10,  third  range,  Aug.  18,  1788.t 
They  lived  for  a  time  in  a  log  cabin,  but  after  a  few  years  put  up 
more  commodious  buildings.  As  the  travel  from  Stoddard  to  Peter- 
boro'  passed  by  the  house,  Mr.  Ware  for  a  few  years  kept  a  small 
grocery  store.     He  d.  Feb.  6,  1824.     Children:  — 

33.  Polly«,  b.  June  1,  1785 ;  d.  Dec.  11,  1841 ;  m.  Sept.  8,  1807, 
Asa  Wood,  who  was  b.  in  Washington,  July  18,  1782;  d.  Dec.  14, 
1849;  res.  Washington. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Asa",  b.  June  12,  1808;  m.  1,  in  1855,  Anna  Cutting,  of  Medford,  Mass., 

who  d.  in  1864;  m.  2,  in  1865,  Sarah  A.  Denton;  res.  Stillwater, 
N.  Y.     Three  chiklren. 

2.  Elvira',  b.  May  5,  1810;  d.  Jan.  22,  1853. 

3.  William',  b.  Feb.  11,  1812;  d.  March  17,  1870. 

4.  Sarah",  b.  April  12,  1815;  m.  Nov.  24,  1835,  Ahial  Tandy;  res.  Lerapster. 

5.  Nathaniel',  b.  May   5,  1818;    m.  Jan.  30,  1848,    Mrs.  Jane   Beard;    res. 

Hillsboro'. 
G.  Dr.  Sylvester",  b.  March  12,  1821;  d.  in  Hillsboro',  Nov.  20,  1887;  ra.  1, 
Maria  Smith,  of  Stoddard;  m.  2,  Clara  A.  Kuapp ;  res.  in  Stoddard, 
Washington,  and  Hillsboro' ;  was  a  physician  of  some  note ;  served 
in  the  array  during  the  Civil  war.  Eight  children.  His  eldest  son, 
Carlos  P.**,  was  killed  in  the  second  battle  of  Bull  Run. 

7.  Marietta",  b.  Aug.  1,  1824;  d.  March  1,  1859. 

8.  Timothy  Dexter",  b.  Oct.  6,  1827 ;  d.  in  Hillsboro',  Sept.  13,  1885 ;  m.  May 

5,  1855,  Louisa  Norwood,  of  Lynnfield,  Mass  ,  who  d.  Dec.  11,  1875; 
res.  Medford,  Mass.,  Washington,  and  Hillsboro'.  He  served  nine 
months  in  the  Civil  war.     One  child. 

34.  Jason«  [32],  b.  March  9,  1787. 

35.  Hannah«,  b.  July  22,  1789;  m.  1,  Feb.  22,  1825,  Samuel 
Whitcomb  (q.  v.);  m.  2,  Oct.  1831,  Chauncy  FarnswcK-th,  who  was 
b.  Feb.  22,  1800;  d.  Dec.  18,  1860. 

36.  Ward"  [40],  b.  Sept.  28,  1792. 

37.  Sarah«,  b.  Dec.  31,  1794;  d.  Oct.  27,  1824  ;  in.  Feb.  20,  1821, 
Jonathan  Brown,  of  Marlow,  who  was  b.  March  13,  1789,  and  d. 
May  1,  1868. 

CHILD. 

1.     Sarah  Ann",  b.  April  11,  1822;  m.  John  McKeen;  d.  at  Russell,  Kan. 

*  He  had  a  brother,  Nathaniel'',  b.  Jan.  7, 17(>~,  who  m.  Mary  Kingsbury;  res.  Need- 
bam,  Mass.,  and  had  eight  children.    Also  a  sister,  Rebecca'',  who  d.  unih. 
t  It  is  the  north  place,  marked  "  L.  Eaton." 


954  genealogy:  ware. 

38.  Elijah^,  b.  Feb.  20,  1797;  d.  Aug.  26,  1850;  m.  1,  Jan. 
1827,  Adeline  Wyraan,  who  was  b.  in  1807,  and  d.  Feb.  23,  1835; 
m.  2,  Jan.  1837,  Sarali  Courser,  who  was  b.  in  1798,  and  d.  Nov.  13, 
1843;  m.  3,  in  1847,  Lucinda  Newton,  who  was  b.  in  1806,  and  d. 
Sept.  10,  1875. 


CHILDREN. 

1. 

Sarah  Adeline',  b.  Sept.  1828;  d.  June,  1837. 

2. 

Elijah  Wjmiau",  b.  May  9,  1830. 

3. 

A  sou",  b.  Feb.  22,  1835 ;  d.  Feb.  23,  1835. 

4. 

Addie  S.',  b.  Jan.  19,  1838. 

5. 

Julia  EUeu',  b.  Dec.  9,  1847. 

29.  Rebecca",  b.  April  17,  1799;  d.  Nov.  6,  1870;  m.  April  19, 
1825,  Elisha  Gustin,  who  was  b.  April  6,  1802,  .and  d.  July  30,  1885. 

CHILPKEN. 

1.     Isaac  Baker",  b.  Nov.  8,  1825.  2.     Eliza  Aun",  b.  Oct.  10,  1827. 

3.     Mary  Jane',  b.  Sept.  10,  1832. 

30.  Nathaniel",  b.  Nov.  16,  1801;  d.  Oct.  22,  1869;  m.  Nov. 
7, 1826,  Polly  Wright,  who  was  b.  July  25,  1802,  and  d.  Feb.  7,  1875. 

CHILD. 

1.     Mary  Jane",  b.  June  3,  183G;  d.  Dec.  21,   1885;  m.  July  13,  1881,  Chester 
Thomas. 

31.  Eliza",  b.  Jan.  31,  1804;  d.  March  31,  1860;  married  Jona- 
than Brown,     (q.  v.) 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Mary",  b.  May  6,  1827 ;  d.  July  7,  1872. 

2.  Wilbur  Fisk",  b.  May  6,  1832;  d.  Oct.  7,  1864. 

3.  Gardner",  b.  Feb.  15,  1834;  d.  Sept.  23,  18G1. 

32.  Jason"  [24]  (Jason^  Nathaniel^  Nathaniel',  Ebenezer^,  Rob- 
ert^), m.  Nov.  25,  1813,  Bethiah,  dau.  of  Ephraim  Thompson  (q.  v.), 
who  was  b.  July  17,  1793,  and  d.  May  21,  1873.  He  bought  the  home 
farm  of  his  father,  Dec.  14,  1809,  and  lot  No.  10  in  second  range,  of 
Ann  Perkins,  of  Boston,  one  of  the  heirs  of  John  Hancock,  March  6, 
1811.  He  also  made  other  additions  to  the  farm,  on  which  he  res. 
until  Dec.  19,  1825,  when  he  bought  the  farm  of  Henry  Prentice, 
and  rem.  thither.  April  27,  1833,  he  bought  the  Napoleon  Lakin 
place  of  Moses  Eaton,  and  April  2,  1852,  eight  acres  of  Lemuel 
Eaton.  He  "was  a  man  of  good  judgment,  of  genial  nature,  and  of 
sterling  worth,  universally  beloved  and  respected  by  all  who  knew 
him."     He  d.  Jan.  28, 1873.     Children  :  — 


GENEALOGY  :    WARE.  956 

33.  David  Thompson",  b.  June  7,  1817  ;  d.  Sept.  10,  1S82;  m. 
Dec.  29,  184G,  Hannah  M.,  dau.  of  Ebenezer  Russell  (q.  v.);  res. 
several  years  on  the  place  marked  "D.  T.  Ware";  later  at  the 
"Fox  place,"  at  the  foot  of  the  sand  hill.  He  was  a  great  lover  of 
music,  took  great  interest  in  singing,  and  led  the  church  choir 
several  years. 

CHILD. 

1.     Willis  Clark^  b.  Sept.  24,  1850;  m.  May  4,  1875,  Ida  B.  Wilson,  of  Ben- 
nington, who  was  b.  May  11,  1855. 

34.  Franklin  Jason',  b.  March  11,  1820;  ra.  April  13,  18i7, 
Mary  Ann,  dau.  of  Simeon  Lakin  (q.  v.);  res.  in  Dublin  several 
years;  rem.  to  South  Keene  in  1865,  where  he  now  res.  He  was 
appointed  justice  of  the  peace  in  1858,  was  elected  to  the  common 
council  of  Keene  in  1874,  and  again  in  1878. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Ellen  R.%  b.  Jan.  28,  1849 ;  d.  May  1,  1850. 

2.  Clark  J.  L.>*  (adopted),  b.  May  8,  1852. 

35.  Mary  Washburn",  b.  Nov.  5,  1S21;  m.  March  5,  1847, 
Enoch  N.  Baldwin,      (q.  v.) 

36.  Sarah  Frentice^  b.  May  13,  1826 ;  d.  Aug.  29,  1828. 

37.  Harvey  Jewett",  b.  July  21,  1829  ;  m.  May  13,  1852,  Elvira 
A.,  dau.  of  Joseph  and  Mary  (Jewett)  Osgood,  who  was  b.  in  Nel- 
son, Ai)ril  6,  1832  (see  p.  549);  res.  East  Harrisville.  He  has  worked 
most  of  the  time  in  the  mill  at  this  place,  but  has  been  breeding 
fancy  fowls  for  several  years,  in  which  business  he  has  been  very 
successful,  and  has  been  one  of  the  supervisors  of  the  town. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Frank  Henry«,  b.  Jan.  13,  1856. 

2.  Edgar  Lourin%  b.  April  6,  1861 ;  m.  July  9,  1883,  Carrie  Bell,  dau.  of  Oil- 

man Gilchrest  (q.  v.)  ;  res.  East  Harrisville.     Children:  Elsie  Caro- 
line^, Harvey  Gilman^. 

3.  Minnie  Adeline%  b.  April  18,  1869. 

38.  Henry  Ward",  b.  Feb.  15,  1831 ;  m.  June  6,  1860,  Nellie  C, 
dau.  of  Stephen  Beckworth,  of  Acworth,  who  was  b.  May  7,  1838; 
res.  on  the  homestead.  In  1879  he  put  a  cellar  under  the  barn  and 
made  other  improvements.  In  1885  he  built  a  new  house  at  the 
corner  west  of  the  barn  (see  map),  on  a  piece  of  land  j>resented  to 
him    for   a   building   lot  by  Ebenezer  Ware.     He  is  very  fond  of 


956  GENEALOGY:    WARE. 

music,  has  the  confidence  of  his  townsmen,  in  1886  was  elected 
chairman  of  the  board  of  supervisors,  and  has  been  called  upon  to 
settle  several  estates.  We  are  indebted  to  him  for  the  history  of 
the  Jason  Ware  family,  with  the  exception  of  the  Ward  Ware 
branch,  and  if  all  the  papers  had  been  prepared  as  carefully  as  his 
has  been  it  would  have  saved  a  vast  amount  of  work  to  the  com- 
piler. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Clarence  Harvey^  b.  Jan.  28,  1861 ;  ra.  Jan.  1,  1889,  Anna  J.  Lee.    (q.  v.) 

He  owns  place  marked  "  S.  Buxton,"  and  is  a  supervisor  of  tbe  town. 

2.  Elmer  Sumuers,  b.  Dec.  6,  1863. 

3.  Eugene  Martin^,  b.  Feb.  11,  1866;  is  supt.  of  the  Sunday  school  in  H. 

4.  Florence  Cynthia«,  b.  May  11,  1877. 

39.  Sarah  Adeline^  b.  Oct.  15,  1834;  m.  Dec.  21,  1852,  Asa 
Fairbanks,  who  was  b.  May  25,  1828.  Mr.  Fairbanks  is  a  carpenter 
by  trade,  and  a  good  machinist.  He  began  business  in  what  is  now 
East  Harrisville,  in  1853,  manufacturing  clothes-pins,  wash-boards, 
etc.,  and  getting  out  lumber  for  building  purposes.  Two  years  later  he 
sold  out,  and  worked  a  short  time  in  Dublin  and  Ashburnham,  Mass., 
when  he  rem.  to  Keene,  where  he  has  since  res.  most  of  the  time, 
with  the  exception  of  two  years  in  Arlington,  Vt.,  and  about  a  year 
in  1876  and  1877  on  the  Fox  place  in  H.  village;  was  superintendent 
of  the  chair  shops  in  South  Keene  several  years,  and  has  held  other 
important  business  positions.  He  represented  Ward  1  in  Keene  in  the 
state  legislature  in  1872  and  1873,  and  was  a  member  of  the  city 
council  in  1874  and  1875;  has  also  been  connected  with  the  fire 
department. 

40.  Ward"  [26]  (Jason^  Nathaniel*,  NathanieP,  Ebenezer^, 
Robert^);  m.  1,  March  2,  1819,  Sarah,  dau.  of  Robert  and  Elizabeth 
(Gibson)  Matthews  (q.  v.),  who  was  b.  in  Bedford,  Aug,  23,  1789,  and 
d.  in  Marlow,  Jan.  11, 1833  ;  m.  2,  in  Washington,  Oct.  23, 1833,  Mrs. 
Sarah  (Hall)  Clyde,  b.  in  Antrim,  Sept.  15,  1797^  dau.  of  Samuel 
and  Mary  ( Mc Adams  )  Hall,  of  Hillsboro'.  She  is  still  living 
(June,  1889),  in  her  92d  year,  in  good  health.  She  was  first  m.  in 
Antrim,  June  16,  1823,  to  Samuel,  son  of  Daniel  and  Margaret 
(McAdams)  Clyde,  who  was  b.  in  Windham,  1790,  and  d.  in  Hills- 
boro', July  14,  1826.  She  had  two  children  by  Mr.  Clyde,  both  b. 
in  Bradford  ;  (1)  Edward,  b.  Oct.  5,  1823,  d.  there,  April  11,  1826; 
(2)  Mary  Jane,  b.  May  24,  1825,  who  m.  Wallace  Sawyer,  (q.  v.) 
This  dau.  came  to  H.  with  her  mother,  to  live  with  Mr.  Ware  until 


GENEALOGY  :    WARE.  957 

her  own  marriage.     Mr.  Ware  lived  in  H.,  Marlow,  in  H.  a  second 
time  at  No.  54,  and  d.  in  Washington,  May  28,  1870. 

CUILOUKN   BY   laUST   WIFE. 

1.  Jane",  b.  in  H.,  Feb.  23,  1S20;  d.  in  Surry,  Dec.  3,  18G5;  m.  1,  March  31, 

1842,  Willard,  sou  of  Elijah  and  Sally  (Dort)  Manslield,  who  was 
b.  in  Alstcad,  March  24,  1817,  and  d.  in  Surry,  May  24,  1855;  res. 
Alsteud  and  Surry;  he  was  a  farmer.  She  m.  2,  April  5,  1858, 
James,  son  of  William  and  Sarah  (Hall)  Stuart,  who  was  b.  in 
Antrim,  Juue  25,  1821.  Mr.  Stuart  is  a  farmer,  and  after  her 
death  m.  again,  and  now  res.  in  Walpole.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mans- 
tield  had  five  children:  (1),  Frauds  Albert^,  b.  in  Alstead,  May 
i),  1843;  m.  1,  in  Jaffrey,  Juue  23,  1872,  Lucy  Ann,  dau.  of  Jabez 
and  Clarissa  (Buss)  Stearns,  who  was  b.  in  Peterboro',  Nov.  30, 
1841,  and  d.  in  East  Jafl'rey,  July  9,  1877;  m.  2,  in  New  Haven, 
Conn.,  Oct.  5,  1879,  Mary  A.,  dau.  of  Truman  and  Mary  A.  (Web- 
ster) Shcpard,  who  was  b.  in  Roxbury,  Conn.,  April  15,  1845. 
One  dau.,  Maud  May'-*,  b.  in  Nashua,  Feb.  19,  1885.  He  res.  in 
Nashua,  and  is  a  shoe  merchaut  with  his  brother,  Stephen  Willard. 
(2),  George  Franklin^  b.  in  Alstead,  Jan.  27,  1845 ;  d.  in  Surry,  March 
6,  1864.  (3) ,  Sarah  Jane*,  b.  in  Alstead,  April  3,  1847  ;  m.  Nov.  10,  1870, 
in  Clinton,  Mass.,  Henry  Harry,  son  of  John  and  Sophia  (Pease) 
Healey,  who  was  b.  in  Greensboro',  Vt  ,  Nov.  15,  1832;  res.  Norwich, 
Conn.,  and  Worcester,  Mass.  Child  :  Arthur  Custer^,  b.  in  Norwich, 
Feb.  11,  1877;  d.  there,  Nov.  25,  1877.  (4),  Stephen  Willard^,  b.  in 
Alstead,  Aug.  17,  1850;  m.  in  New  Ipswich,  Jan.  12,  1874,  Maria 
Lucinda,  dau.  of  William  and  Luciuda  (Button)  Prichard,  who  was 
b.  in  New  Ipswich,  Aug.  22,  1856.  He  res.  in  Nashua;  is  a  shoe 
merchant  with  his  brother,  Francis  Albert.  No  children.  (5),  Mary 
Ellen^  b.  in  Alstead,  Nov.  19,  1853;  m.  June  26,  1873,  William  A., 
son  of  Dexter  B.  and  Mary  A.  (Newell)  Knowlton.     (q.  v.) 

2.  Calista',  b.  in  Marlow,  July  10,  1822 ;  d.  there,  July  19,  1822. 

3.  Emily  Maria',  b.  in  Marlow,  Dec.  9,  1824;  m.  1,  at  Peterboro',  Nov.  30, 

1845,  Stephen,  son  of  Capt.  Francis  and  Sarah  (Cummings)  Cragin, 
who  was  b.  in  Temple,  Aug.  25,  1821,  and  d.  at  East  Jaffrey,  Aug. 
31,  1866;  res.  New  Ipswich  and  East  Jaffrey.  He  was  employed  in 
a  cotton  mill.  She  m.  2,  at  East  Jaffrey,  Sept.  1,  1870,  Orlando,  sou 
of  Moses  and  Lucy  (Felt)  Cragin,  who  was  b.  in  Temple,  Aug.  24, 
1802,  and  d.  at  East  Jaffrey,  Sept.  30,  1880.  She  had  by  her  first 
marriage  two  children:  (1),  Emma  Jane^,  b  at  East  Jaffrey,  May  9, 
1853;  m.  in  Gardner,  Mass.,  May  8,  1870,  Ellery  Walker,  son  of  John 
and  Eliza  (May)  Whitcomb,  of  Winchendon,  Mass.,  who  was  b.  there, 
March  14,  1849;  res.  Winchendon;  a  mechanic.  Children:  (a), 
Mabel  Emily'',  b.  in  East  Jaffrey,  Jan.  28,  1877.  (6),  Morris  Leon'', 
b.  in  Winchendon,  Sept.  26,  1882.  (2),  Helen  May^  b.  at  East  Jaf- 
frey, Dec.  12,  1861. 

4.  Erastus  Albert",  b.  in  H.,  Oct.   10,   1827;  d.  of  lock-jaw  on  his  fortieth 


958  genealogy:  ware;  warren. 


birth-day,  in  San  Francisco,  Cal. ;  m.  1,  Oct.  21,  1858,  Mary  Eliza- 
beth, dau.  of  Eliphalet  and  Lois  (Bemis)  Dort,  of  Surry,  who  was  b. 
there,  April  12,  1833,  and  d.  there,  April  28,  1859 ;  m.  2,  in  Washing- 
ton, Jan.  1,  1861,  Lucy  Almira,  dau.  of  Luther  and  Mary  H.  (Stuart) 
Pitcher,  who  was  b.  in  Stoddard,  April  30,  1844,  and  d.  in  Wash- 
ington, Aug.  27,  1863.  An  infant  sou  was  b.  witliout  life,  Aug.  17, 
1863. 


JACK  WARE.* 


Jack  Ware  was  a  colored  man  ;  he  had  been  a  slave ;  was  stolen 
from  the  coast  of  Africa.  Mrs.  Frakes  (q.  v.)  writes  that  the  story- 
he  told  her  father,  Mesheck  Tenney,  was  that  "  when  he  was  a  little 
boy  a  white  man  came  along  in  a  fine  buggy  and  broke  a  cake  in 
two;  gave  him  one  half,  and  his  little  brother  the  other;  then  he 
picked  them  up  and  carried  them  off  just  like  a  hawk  would  a  hen." 
The  date  of  his  coming  to  H.  is  not  known  ;  he  res.  at  No.  41,  and 
was  very  much  beloved  by  all  who  knew  him,  especially  the  children 
of  his  neighbors,  to  whom  he  was  very  kind.  Josiah  Stone  informed 
me  that  he  Avas  one  of  the  kindest  hearted  men  he  ever  knew.  On 
his  tombstone  is  the  following  inscription :  — 

"JACK  WARE,  AN  African, 

Died  Makcu  2,  1S26,  aged  about  100  years. 

This  monument  is  erected  in  commemoration  of  Ms  virtues,  by  the  voluntary 
contributions  of  the  Citizens  of  Hancock." 


WARREN. 

William  de  Varenne,  a  Norman  baron,  was  one  of  the  followers 
of  William  the  Conqueror  on  his  expedition  into  England.  He  took 
part  in  the  battle  of  Hastings,  m.  the  dau.  of  William,  and  when 
the  king  returned  to  Normandy,  Earl  Varenne  was  appointed  one  of 
the  guardians  of  the  kingdom.  His  chief  seat  anterior  to  the  con- 
quest was  a  small  town  in  Normandy  on  the  banks  of  the  river 
Varenne,  hence  the  name  William  de  Varenne.  He  is  supposed  to 
have  been  the  ancestor  of  all  who  have  borne  the  name  of  Warren 
in  England  and  America. 

*  He  was  known  in  H.  prior  to  bis  death  as  "Jack"  and  "Old  Jack."  Rev.  Mr. 
Burgess  records  his  death  on  the  church  records  (p.  3.50)  as  "  Old  Negro  Jack."  His 
pastor  gave  the  name  of  "  Ware  "  to  him  in  recognition  of  the  helpful  interest  Mrs. 
Patience  (AVard)  Ware  (q.  v.)  took  in  liis  spiritual  welfare. 


genealogy:  warren.  959 

Richard  Warren  came  over  in  the  Mayflower  in  1620.  John 
Warren  came  to  Watertown  in  1(335.  Joseph  Warren  came  in  the 
Alice  in  1635,  first  to  Virginia,  but  afterwards  to  New  England. 
From  one  of  these,  Avithout  doubt,  was  descended 

Jacobs  of  Chehnsford,  Mass.;  m.  June  21,  1667,  Mary  Hildreth. 
Four  children,  the  eldest  of  whom, 

Joseph-,  b.  Oct.  25,  1670;  m.  March  11,  1696,  Kuth  Wheeler. 
Six  children,  of  whom  the  fourth  was 

Thomas^  b.  in  Townsend,  Mass.,  March  5,  1704 ;  was  captain  of 
a  company  at  the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill,  and  was  a  cousin  of  Gen. 
Joseph  Warren ;  m. Dodge.     Their  fourth  child  was 


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1.  Peter^  (Thomas^  Joseph",  Jacob^),  was  b.  in  Townsend, 
Mass.,  June  10,  1752;  m.  Judith  Adams;  res.  a  few  years  in 
Townsend,  Mass.;  rem,  to  Shirley,  Mass.,  and  in  1783  to  H.; 
res.  at  No.  41.*  His  coming  to  town  seems  to  have  been  almost 
providential  (see  pp.  93,  95,  and  96).  He  remained  in  town 
some  fifteen  or  twenty  years.  The  place  to  which  he  rem. 
from  H.  is  not  known;  he  was  in  Wilton  in  1814,  perhaps  earlier. 
From  the  tenor  of  a  letter  written  by  him  to  his  son  Thomas,  under 
the  date  of  Aug.  14,  1822,  it  is  evident  that  at  that  time  his  wife 
was  not  living.  Later  he  was  cared  for  by  his  cousin,  Mrs.  Mary 
Coburn,  who  went  with  him  to  Charlotte,  Chautauqua  county,  N.  Y., 
the  res.  of  his  son  Peter.  He  d.  at  the  home  of  his  son  Thomas, 
in  Fredonia,  Chautauqua  county,  N.  Y.,  May  12,  1833.    Children: — 

3.  Susanna^  b.  in  Townsend,  Mass.,  March  31,  1770 ;  d.  in 
Casadaga,  N.  Y.,  in  1840;  m.  Asa  Pemberton,  who  d.  in  Sept.  1862, 
at  the  age  of  86  years. 

3.  Nancy^  b.  in  Townsend,  Mass.,  Aug.  18,  1778. 

4.  Davi(F,  b.  in  Shirley,  Mass.,  April  8,  1780  ;  m.  at  Templeton, 

♦.Jack  pond  (see  map)  was  long  known  in  II.  as  Waireu  pond. 


960  GENEALOGY:    WARREN. 

Mass.,  March  2,  1808,  Susannah  Fairbanks.     He  d.  Oct.  19,  1859; 
place  of  res.  not  given. 

CHILDEEN. 

1.  Judith  Adaingfi,  b.  Aug.  7,  1809 ;  d.  Dec.  11,  1875 ;  m.  in  Salem,  N.  Y., 

July  4,  1832,  Gardner  M.  Hastings.  Children:  (1),  Warren',  b. 
June  11,  1833;  d.  April  17,  1834.  (2),  Twin  to  Warren,  d.  in  in- 
fancy. (3),  Sarah  Jane',  b.  May  7,  1835;  d.  Oct.  22,  1845.  (4), 
Martin',  b.  Aug.  31,  1837;  m.  Feb.  9,  1860,  Sarah  A.  Stevens;  four 
children.  (5),  Walter  Warren",  b.  Nov.  5,  1839;  m.  Oct.  12,  1864, 
Jane  E.  Welch;  two  children.  (6),  Anson  James",  b.  April  26, 
1841 ;  m.  Sept.  3,  1867,  Nancy  S.  Smith;  three  children.  (7),  Mary 
Susannah",  b.  May  6, 1844 ;  m.  Nov.  28, 1866,  James  B.  Welch ;  four 
children.  (8),  Leroy",  b.  July  24, 1846 ;  d.  July  3, 1849.  (9),  Ellen 
M.",  b.  July  15,  1848 ;  d.  Nov.  8,  1849.  (10),  Judith  Ann^  b.  Aug. 
16,  1850;  d.  Nov.  20,  1879.  (11  and  12),  Gardner^  and  George^  b. 
July  26,  1852 ;  George^  d.  June  1,  1855,  and  Gardner'  d.  June  13, 
1855. 

2.  Asenath  Osgood",  b.  Oct.  29, 1810 ;  m.  William  Dedrick.    Three  children. 

3.  Minerva",  b.  Aug.  29,  1812;  m.  in  Salem,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  1829,  William 

Blanchard. 

4.  Walter",  b.  April  15,  1814;  m.  in  Gorham,  Ontario  county,  N.  Y.,  Jan. 

21,  1841,  Hannah  Fisher.  Children  :  (1),  A  dau.",  b.  in  Middlesex, 
Yates  county,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  23,  1841 ;  m.  Joseph  W.  Johnson;  three 
children.  (2),  Marion',  b.  in  Middlesex,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  11,  1846;  m. 
Jan.  8,  1874,  Helen  A.  Stewart. 

5.  Juliette",  b.  May  17,  1816;  m.  Patrick  Archy.    One  son. 

6.  David",  b.  March  17,  1818;  m.  1,  June    22,  1842,  Eveline    Blodgett, 

by  whom  he  had  three  sons,  Thompson",  Warner",  and  Ephraim", 
the  latter  being  killed  in  the  Civil  war;  m.  2,  Margaret  Johnson. 
Three  children. 

7.  Elhanan  Winchester",  b.  Nov.  17,  1819;  m. ;  went  South  and  accumu- 

lated considerable  property,  but  gave  it  all  up  rather  than  to  go 
into  the  Rebel  army,  saying,  "Take  the  property;  I  can  not  go 
back  on  my  country."  He  went  to  southern  Illinois,  where  he  d. 
Three  children.  His  only  dau.,  Mary  Susannah",  m.  Nixon  Welch, 
in  Eosecrans,  111. 

8.  George  Washington",  b.  July  11,  1822. 

9.  Mary  Susannah",  b.  Nov.  7,  1824;  m.  in  Illinois,  and  d.  soon  afterward. 

5.  DanieP,  b.  in  Shirley,*  Mass.,  April  8,  1780;  m.  in  1803, 
Nancy  Morton,  who  was  b.  in  Orange,  Mass.,  Feb.  5,  1785.  Soon 
after  their  marriage  they  emigrated  to  Madison  county,  N.  Y,; 
rem.  in  1807  to  Conadaway  (now  Fredonia),  Chautauqua  county, 

*  There  can  be  but  little  doubt  that  he  was  b.  in  Shirley,  as  I  have  the  date  before 
me,  in  H.  records,  written  by  Peter  Warren. 


GENEALOGY:    WAUKEN.  961 

N.  Y.,  then  an  almost  unbroken  wilderness.  He  remained  in  Chau- 
tauqua county,  experiencing  a  variety  of  fortune,  engaged  in  clear- 
ing land,  carrying  on  a  distillery,  in  mercantile  business,  and  in 
farming  until  1833,  when  he  rem.  to  Illinois  and  settled  on  a  farm 
about  one  and  a  half  miles  from  Napierville.  Some  years  later  he 
retired  from  active  business  pursuits,  and  spent  the  evening  of  his 
days  at  Warrenville,  near  the  farm  on  which  he  had  previously 
lived,  having  been  a  pioneer  at  not  less  than  three  different  places, 
and  after  a  long  and  useful  life  passed  quietly  to  his  rest,  July  6, 
1866,  beloved  and  respected  by  all  who  enjoyed  the  pleasure  of  his 
acquaintance. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Philinda  H.",  m.  Alvah  Fowler. 

•2.     Louisa  G.'-,  m.  1,  Frederic  Bird,  who  d.  iu  1840;  m.  2,  Sept.  15,  1861, 
Silas,  son  of  Jonas  Warren,  a  younger  brother  of  Peter*. 

3.  Col.  Julius  MS\    While  the  family  res.  in  Westfield,  Chautauqua  county, 

he  was  commissioned  colonel  of  the  19(3th  regt.,  43d  brigade,  26th 
division,  N.  Y.  state  militia.  On  going  to  Illinois  he  took  up  land 
on  the  west  branch  of  the  Du  Page  river  i)revious  to  the  govern- 
ment survey,  and  on  this  land,  in  the  autumn  of  1836,  a  town  was 
laid  out  which  afterwards  took  its  name  from  him.  In  1838  he  was 
appointed  postmaster,  which  office  he  held  until  1861,  and  in  1878 
he  was  reappointed  to  the  same  office.  In  1844  he  was  elected  to 
the  state  legislature,  at  which  time  he  aided  in  passing  a  bill  au- 
thorizing the  construction  of  the  Illinois  River  and  Lake  Michigan 
canal,  which,  in  connection  with  other  legislation  on  the  subject, 
gave  the  state  an  impetus  that  enabled  it  to  enter  upon  a  career  of 
prosperity  rarely  excelled  in  the  history  of  our  country.  He  was 
also  elected  to  the  same  position  some  years  later ;  unm. 

4.  Sally  L.'',  m.  Abel  E.  Carpenter. 

5.  Harriet  N.*"',  m.  Christian  B.  Dodson. 

6.  Maryf',  m.  Jerome  Beecher. 

7.  Maria"  (twin  to  Mary),  m.  Silas  B.  Cobb. 

8.  Jane  M.^,  m.  Nathaniel  B.  Curtis, 

6.  Levi  Reeds,  b.  in  Shirley,  Mass.,  Feb.  4,  1782 ;  was  killed  by 
the  bursting  of  a  gun. 

7.  ^eter^  b.  in  H.,  May  10,  1784;  ra.  June  11,  1805,  Anna 
Force;  soon  rem.  to  Eaton,  Madison  county,  N.  Y.  He  served  a 
short  time  in  the  war  of  1812-14,  being  with  the  company,  to  which 
he  belonged,  called  out  in  1813,  for  the  defence  of  Sackett's  harbor; 
went  into  camp  at  Brownville,  but  saw  no  active  service.  The 
family  rem.  to  Charlotte,  Chautauqua  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1819,  and  in 


962  GENEALOGY:    WARREN. 

1836  to  Cook  county,  111.,  on  the  west  branch  of  the  Du  Page  river. 
The  county  has  since  been  divided,  and  Warrenville,  where  they 
settled,  is  now  in  Du  Page  county. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Elvira«,  b.  April  30,  ISOG ;  m.  June  22,  1823,  Pelmedus  Perkins,  who  d. 

July  27,  1S70,  aged  GS  years.  Children:  (1),  Henry  W.",  b.  May 
3,  1824.  (2),  Sarah  Ann",  b.  Sept.  30,  1S2G.  (3),  William  W.',  b. 
Nov.  25,  1828 ;  d.  Nov.  10,  1878.  (4),  Franklin  P.',  b.  Jan.  19,  1831. 
(5),  Charles  E.",  b.  Feb.  23,  1836;  d.  March  5,  1837.  (6),  Charles 
W.",  b.  May  IS,  1838.  (7),  Seraph  A.',  b.  Sept.  15,  1842;  d.  March 
18,  1843. 

2.  Levi  Reedo,b.  Sept.  24,  1807;  m.  Nov.  8,  1832,  at  Forestville,  N.  Y., 

Sylvia  Mixer.  He  studied  medicine  at  Forestville  with  Doctor  Avery, 
but  never  had  much  experience  as  a  practitioner;  was  for  some 
years  engaged  in  mercantile  pursuits.  In  1857  he  rem.  with  his 
family  to  northern  California,  and  settled  in  Yreka,  Siskiyou 
couuty,  whither  his  dau.,  Mrs.  Moses,  had  preceded  him,  and 
where  he  continues  to  res.  He  has  been  engaged  in  agriculture, 
horticulture,  and  mining.  Children:  (1),  Adelaide",  b.  in  Char- 
lotte, N.  Y.,  Oct.  5,  1833;  m.  in  1856,  William  S.  Moses.  (2), 
Homer  B.",  b.  in  Forestville,  N.  Y.,  July  8,  1835 ;  m.  in  1866,  Mary 
R.  Wells;  he  is  highly  educated,  and  a  successful  lawyer;  res. 
Yreka,  Cal.  Children:  (a),  William  HenryS,  b.  Oct.  6,  1867.  (6), 
Addie  Jeannette^  b.  April  22,  1870.  (c),  Walter  Wells*,  b.  July  10, 
1872.  (d),  Calvm  Homer«,  b.  March  25,  1875.  (e),  Frederic  A.^, 
b.  Aug.  16,  1877;  d.  Juue  22,  1878.  C/)i  Emery  Edwin^,  b.  July 
10,  1879. 

3.  Emery  Force'',  b.  Nov.  16,  1810;  m.  1,  at  Fredonia,  Dec.  24,  1833,  Trin- 

andra  J.  Sackett,  who  d.  April  10,  1862;  m.  2,  at  Fredonia,  May 
26,  1863,  Mrs.  Grace  S.  AYhitlock,  who  d.  in  Fredonia,  Jan.  19, 
1883;  m.  3,  at  Rolling  Prairie.  Wis.,  Oct.  2,  1883,  Mrs.  Eleanor  B. 
Baldwin.  In  May,  1831,  he  entered  the  office  of  Hon.  R.  P.  Marvin, 
of  Jamestown,  N.  Y.,  and  began  the  study  of  law;  was  admitted 
to  practice  in  1834.  At  the  May  term  of  the  supreme  court  in  1837 
he  was  admitted  as  an  attorney  in  that  court,  and  in  due  course 
took  the  degree  of  counselor  in  the  court  of  chancery,  and  all  the 
degrees,  entitling  him  to  full  practice  in  the  circuit  and  district 
courts  of  the  United  States  for  the  northern  district  of  New  York. 
He  was  appointed  examiner  in  chancery  Feb.  13,  1840,  by  Governor 
Seward;  was  elected  a  member  of  the  assembly  in  1841,  and  re- 
elected in  1842 ;  was  elected  county  judge  in  1871  for  a  term  of  six 
years;  was  appointed  postmaster  at  Gerry  (now  Sinclairville),  in 
1849,  which  office  he  held  four  years,  and  was  elected  surrogate  of 
the  county  in  Nov.  1851,  and  held  the  office  until  Dec.  31,  1855. 
"  His  school  advantages  were  quite  limited,  yet  by  uniting  in- 
dustry, a    choice    selection    of    reading,    and    the    discipline    of 


GENEALOGY:    WARREN. 


his  profession  he  has  acquired  the  essentials  of  a  collegiate 
education,  and  has  won  the  confidence  of  the  people  of  the 
county  among  whom  he  has  lived  and  labored  by  his  ability 
as  a  lawyer  and  his  integrity  as  a  judge."  lie  has  res.  in  Chau- 
tauqua county  since  1819.  Children:  (1),  Ellen  Sackett",  b. 
at  Jamestown,  N.  Y.,  May  1,  1837;  m.  Jerome  Pierce.  (2),  Alice 
Anna',  b.  at  Jamestown,  Sept.  22,  1839;  d.  Oct.  17,  1839.  (3), 
Edwin  Force",  b.  at  Jamestown,  Sept.  3,  1841 ;  was  graduated  at 
Yale  college ;  a  lawyer  of  marked  ability ;  res.  Nebraska  City, 
Neb.;  m.  Minnie  Wygaut.  Child:  Gertrude  Stella^  (adopted; 
see  Mrs.  Ricker,  below).     (4),   Stella  Rose",   b.   in  Sinclairville, 

May  17,  1852;  m.  1,  ;  m.  2, Ricker.     Child:     Gertrude*^; 

previous  to  her  mother's  second  marriage  she  was  adopted  by  her 
uncle  (q.  v.),  and  took  the  name  of  Gertrude  Stella  Warren. 
Seraph",  b.  May  18,  1813;  m.  at  Terre  Haute,  Ind.,  Jan.  3,  1849,  Albert 
P.  Holmes,  who  d.  at  Galena,  111.,  May  22,  1849.  Mrs.  Holmes  was 
a  successful  teacher  for  over  fifty-five  years  ;  her  early  advantages 
were  limited,  ''  yet  her  attainments,  her  ability,  and  success  as  an 
educator  are  rarely  excelled  by  those  having  the  superior  advan- 
tages of  a  collegiate  course";  res.  Rockford,  111. 


ClMr/h 


r 

Addison  Wood'"',  b.  Feb.  17,  1817;  m.  1,  in  Warreuville,  111.,  Sept.  14, 
1842,  Sarah  Cornelia  Cambell,  who  d.  at  Rockford,  111.,  July  26, 
1875 ;  m.  2,  at  Atea,  N.  J.,  Aug.  8,  1877,  Leanda  A.  Lake.  It  will 
be  noticed,  by  referring  to  the  brief  sketch  we  have  made  of  his 
father's  family,  that  Mr.  Warren  was  brought  up  on  the  frontier  in 
Madison  county  and  Chautauqua  county,  N.  Y.,  and  at  Warren- 
ville.  111.,  where  educational  advantages  were  limited,  and  only  the 
most  inquiring  minds,  with  great  painstaking,  could  glean  enough 
to  develop  the  energy  of  mind  and  purpose  that  have  charac- 
terized his  subsequent  career.  At  an  early  age  he  began  to 
write  for  the  press.  The  temperance  and  anti-slavery  questions 
were  at  that  time  much  agitated,  and  were  his  favorite  themes,  and 
in  later  years  other  subjects  of  reform.  He  was  interested  in 
agriculture,  but  the  climate  of  Illinois  proving  unfavorable  to  his 
health,  he  was  compelled  to  relinquish  in  part  that  employment, 
and  learned  the  shoe  trade,  which  has  continued  to  be  his  principal 
business.  In  the  spring  of  1847  he  returned  to  New  York,  and 
settled  in  Charlotte.  In  1851  he  was  appointed  postmaster  at  Char- 
lotte Centre,  which  office  he  resigned  in  1855,  in  favor  of  Miss 
Leanda  A.  Lake.    In  18G4  he  was  re-appointed  to  the  same  office, 


964  genealogy:  warren. 


holding  it  until  Jan.  1,  1866.  In  Feb.  1867,  he  rem.  to  Rockford, 
III.,  where  he  remained  until  1870,  when  he  rem.  to  Olathe,  John- 
son county,  Kan.,  where  he  res.  thirteen  years.  In  1883,  leaving 
his  youngest  son  in  charge  of  the  property  in  Kansas,  he  returned 
to  Chautauqua  county,  N.Y.,  "the  place  of  all  others  most  endeared 
to  him  by  fond  associations  and  the  tender  memories  of  childhood 
and  youth,  as  well  as  of  his  riper  years.  ...  In  the  struggle 
of  life  he  has  preserved  his  integrity,  and  gives  the  world  an  ex- 
ample of  the  true  nobility  of  human  nature."*  Children:  (1), 
Alice  Bryant",  b.  at  Warrenville,  111.,  Dec.  22, 1843 ;  d.  at  Charlotte 
Centre,  Dec.  13, 1849.  (2),  Alburn  Wallace',  b.  at  Charlotte,  N.Y., 
Jan.  20,  1848;  m.  1,  at  Chicago,  111.,  Sept.  30,  1869,  Ida  E.  Hart- 
well;  m.  2,  at  Garland,  Pa.,  June  2,  1883,  Ellen  Woodcock.  Chil- 
dren :  (ffl).  Alburn  Wallace^  b.  at  Englewood,  111.,  Sept.  11,  1870; 
d.  Nov.  11,  1870.  (6),  Edith  MaudeS  b.  at  Chicago,  Nov.  5,  1871. 
(c),  Daisy  May^  b.  at  Hammonton,  N.  J.,  June  6,  1874.  (3),  Alice 
Cornelia',  b.  at  Charlotte.  N.  Y.,  Jan.  16,  1850;  m.  at  Rockford, 
111.,  July,  1867,  John  O.  Anderson.  Child:  Mellie^  b.  at  Rock- 
ford, July  3,  1868.  (4),  Albert  Holmes",  b.  at  West  Urbana,  111., 
Aug.  23,  1856;  d.  at  Charlotte,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  2,  1860.  (5),  Alfred 
Emmet",  b.  at  Charlotte,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  26,  1858 ;  m.  at  Olathe,  Kan., 
Aug.  1879,  Julia  Mclntyre. 

8.  Thoraas^  b.  in  H.,  July  16,  1786;  d.  at  Chicago,  Dec.  23, 
1862;  m.  1,  Philena  Risley;  m.  2,  Sally  Brooks. 

9.  Porter^  b.  in  H.,  June  7,  1791;  d.  at  Erie,  Pa.,  Nov.  12,  1863. 
He  was  in  the  service  in  the  war  of  1812-14;  was  at  the  battle  of 
Queenstown,  and  taken  prisoner  there;  was  taken  to  Little  York 
(now  Toronto),  sent  to  Kingston,  then  to  Quebec,  thence  down  the 
St.  Lawrence  and  round  by  the  ocean  to  Boston,  and  there  ex- 
changed ;  m.  1,  March  10,  1815,  Lydia  Howard;  m.  2,  June  6,  1830, 
Mrs.  Margaret  Gillespie,  who  d.  at  Erie,  Pa.,  Jan.  18,  1843  ;  ra.  8, 
April  11,  1844,  Mrs.  Amanda  Giles,  who  d.  at  Erie,  Pa.,  April  20, 
1868,  in  the  70th  year  of  her  age. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Maria  L.'',  b.  Dec.  18,  1815 ;  d.  in  Iowa,  April  22,  1847 ;  m.  at  Charlotte 
Centre,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  28,  1834,  Leonard  L.  Randall.  Children :  (1), 
Lydia  Sophia",  b.  Jan.  .30,  1836;  m.  in  Keokuk,  la.,  June  6,  1871, 
George  H.  White;  res.  Fredonia,  N.  Y.  (2),  David  Porter",  b. 
July  28,  1837.     (3),  Martha  Valeria',  b.  March  25,  1839.     (4),  Eliza 

*  To  him  we  are  indebted  for  the  history  of  the  Peter  Warren  family,  but  this 
sketch  of  his  own  life  is  mainly  from  his  sister,  Mrs.  Holmes.  I  have  given  the  family 
more  space  than  I  should  have  done  had  it  not  been  for  the  gi-eat  debt  of  gratitude 
we  all  owe  to  Peter  Warren  for  preserving  our  early  records. 


GENEALOGY  :    WARREN;   WASHBURN.  965 


Jane",  b.  July  !),  1840;  m.  iu  Farmiugton,  la.,  Oct.  12,  18G2,  Harry 
Jones.  Childreu:  (a),  Anuio  S.^  b.  June  2,  18(54.  (?>),  JMinnie 
B.%  b.  Dec.  10,  1807.  (c),  Walter%  b.  July  2i),  18(59.  (d),  Harry 
R.^  b.  July  ;n,  1871.  (e),  Nellie%  b.  April  22,  1874.  (/),  Edith 
E.%  b.  July  3,  1879.  (5),  Sarah  Louisa",  b.  Aug.  12,  1841.  (6;, 
Julia  Maria",  b.  Feb.  11,  1843.  (7),  Lucy  Adelaide",  b.  May  G, 
1844;  ru.  at  Farniington,  la.,  June  10,  1870,  William  Moreland. 
Children:  (a),  Sophie%  b.  Feb.  17,  1872.  (&),  Richard%  b.  Oct- 
10,  1873.  (c),  Arthu^^  b.  Aug.  14,  1875.  (d),  Stella  May%  b. 
March  28,  1877.  (e),  George  W.^  b.  Oct.  10,  1881.  (8),  Iowa 
E.",  b.  Oct.  17,  1S4G. 

2.  Charlotte'',  b.  March  29,  1817;  d.  in  Erie,  Pa.,  June  29,  1840. 

3.  Frances  Philenao,  b.  May  5,  1820;  d.  in  Erie,  Pa.,  Feb.  17,  1844. 

4.  Lafayette'"',  m.  at  Erie,  Pa.,  Dec.  22,  1841,  Sarah  Ann  Hood ;  he  d.  in 

San  Francisco,  Cal.,  Sept.  17,  1852.     Several  children. 

5.  Sophronia",  b.  in  1823;  d.  in  Erie,  Pa.,  Feb.  23,  1880;  m.  May, 

Oct.  n,  184G. 
G.    Julia's  b.  Feb.  28,  1824;  d.  May  23,  1843. 
7.     Susan  H.",  b.  at  Erie,  Pa.,  Sept.  G,  1831;  d.  at  Erie,  Aug.  27,  18(59;  m. 

Oct.  10,  185G,  George  C.  Bennett. 

10.     Curamings^,  b.  in  H.;  d,  young;  was  drowned. 


WASHBURN. 


This  name  has  been  written  variously,  Washborn,  Washborne, 
Washbourne,  Wasbburne,  and  Washburn. 

John^  Washburn  was  in  Duxbury,  Mass.,  as  early  as  16o2.  He 
came  from  Evesham,  Worcestershire,  an  ancient'  town  situated  on 
the  river  Avon,  and  was  one  of  the  original  proprietors  of  Bridge- 
water,  Mass.;  d.  before  1670. 

John-  (John^),  came  over  in  the  schooner  Elizabeth  Atin,  from 
London,  in  1635;  was  also  one  of  the  original  proprietors  of  Bridge- 
water;  m.  Elizabeth,  dau.  of  Experience  Mitchell,  in  1645. 

Joseph^  (John-,  John^),  probably  res.  in  Bridgewater,  Mass. 

Joseph*  (Joseph^,  John^,  John^),  was  a  blacksmith ;  settled  in 
Bridgewater  ;  probably  rem.  to  Kingston,  Mass.,  or  Plympton, 
Mass.,  as  early  as  1728;  to  Middletown,  Conn.,  in  1739  or  1740,  and 
to  Leicester,  Mass.,  .in  1745. 


966  genealogy:  washburn. 

Elijah"^*  (Joseph*,  Joseph^,  John'-,  John^),  was  b.  in  Bridgewater, 
Mass.,  in  1714;  rem.  from  Leicester,  Mass.,  to  Natick,  Mass.,  about 
the  year  1760,  where  he  purchased  a  farm  of  the  original  Indian 
proprietors,  on  which  he  continued  to  res.  the  rest  of  his  life.  The 
deed  of  this  farm  was  dated  Nov.  29,  1760,  and  was  given  to  him 
by  Sarah  Rumnamah.  Three  of  his  children  came  to  H.  to  res.: 
Joseph*"',  Elijah",  and  Sarahs 

1.  Joseph"  (Elijah'',  Josejih^  Joseph^,  John^,  John^),  b.  (proba- 
bly) in  Leicester,  Mass.,  in  1754  ;  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolution,; 
m.  in  1786,  Sarah  Gay,  of  Natick,  Mass.;  soon  after  his  marriage 
came  from  Natick,  Mass.,  to  H.;  settled  on  the  place  marked 
"J.  H.,"  where  he  continued  to  i-es.  until  the  close  of  his  life;  d. 
May  24, 1841 ;  his  wife  d.  Aug.  14, 1845,  aged  84  years.    Children: — 

2.  Reuben^  [8],  b.  July  20,  1787. 

3.  Polly^  b.  Nov.  5,  1790 ;  m.  Jabez  Carley.     (q.  v.) 

4.  Eli^  [18],  b.  Jan.  20,  1793. 

5.  Joseph",  b.  Marcli  4,  1795 ;  was  a  soldier  in  the  war  of 
1812-15;  rem.  early  in  life  to  the  province  of  New  Brunswick;  m. 
in  1824,  Eliza  Monroe,  of  the  province  of  New  Brunswick.  Chil- 
dren: George  W.®,  Sarah  Ann^,  William**,  Martha^,  Eliza^,  Joseph  F.^, 
Mary  Jane*,  Reuben^. 

6.  Asa^  [29],  b.  July  16,  1797. 

7.  Reed^  b.  July  8,  1799;  m.  May  8,  1823,  Polly,  dau.  of  David 
Davis  (q.  v.);  res.  on  the  homestead,  where  he  d.,  Oct.  13,  1842. 

8.  Reuben'  [2],  m.  May  10,  1821,  Sally,  dau.  of  Sampson  Tuttle 
(q.  v.),  who  d.  April  13,  1877.  At  the  age  of  13  years  he  went 
to  live  with  Samuel  Spear  in  Peterboro'.  Here  he  remained  until 
he  was  21  years  of  age,  when  he  went  to  New  Brunswick  and 
engaged  in  the  lumber  business.  In  1819  he  purchased  the  Spear 
farm,  where  he  res.  until  his  death,  Aug.  1,  1876.     Children  :  — 

9.  Sarah^  b.  April  13,  1822;  d.  March  7,  1842. 

10.  George\  b.  May  15,  1823 ;  d.  in  Goffstown,  May  6, 1881 ;  m. 
Sept.  16,  1847,  Abby  M.  Cheney,  of  Holderness,  b.  Dec.  21,  1823. 

CHILD. 

1.  Frank  L.^,  b.  in  Peterboro',  May  1,  1849;  m.  June  14,  1877,  Annabelle 
E.  Philbrick,  of  Candia.  He  was  graduated  at  Bates  college,  in 
Maine,  in  1875 ;  studied  law  in  Boston,  where  he  res. ;  is  a  partner 
with  Gen.  B.  F.  Butler;  office  in  Boston,  Child:  Gracei'\  b.  in 
Boston,  Nov.  25,  1879. 

*  Col.  Setli  Wasliburn,  of  Leicester,  who  bad  command  of  a  company  of  minute- 
men  at  Bunker  Hill,  was  a  younger  brother  of  Elijah'^. 


I 


GENEALOCiY:    WASITBUKN.  907 

11.  Frnnklin^  b.  March  25,  1825;  d.  Sept.  21,  1826. 

12.  Mary'',  b.  Feb.  2, 1827  ;  a  successful  scliool-teacher;  attended 
tlie  academy  in  II.  in  1844;  res.  San  Francisco,  Cal.  We  arc  under 
obligations  to  her  for  valuable  letters,  including  a  record  of  her 
father's  family. 

18.  Sampson^  b.  Oct.  21,  1828;  m.  April  12,  1800,  Sarah  E. 
Clark,  of  Peterboro';  res.  on  the  homestead. 

OIIILDRKN. 

1.  Albert  n.",  b.  Dec.  25,  1SG4;  d.  Sept.  23,  ISCO. 

2.  Lizzie  C",  b.  Dec.  23,  1868. 

3.  Anna^  b.  May  14,  1877. 

14.  Leonard^,  b.  Jan.  7,  1831 ;  m.  Oct.  25,  1800,  Sarah  A.,  dau. 
of  David  Wood  (q.  v.);  res.  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


1.  Nellie  G.»,  b.  in  H.,  Aug.  25,  isr,4. 

2.  Alice  M.'',  b.  in  San  Francisco,  M:iy  24,  ISHfi 


15.  Henry^  b.  Sejit.  1,  1832  ;  m.  April  15,  1875,  Olive  M.  Daw- 
son, of  San  Francisco,  where  he  res. 

16.  Anna^  b.  July  1,  1835;  m.  July  23,  1801,  Milo  P.  Holmes, 
of  Dalton ;  res.  San  {""rancisco,  Cal. 

CHILD. 

1.     Henry  E.'-*,  b.  in  San  Francisco,  Nov.  20,  1805. 

17.  Harriet',  b.  Dec.  5,  1837  ;  res.  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

18.  Eli^  [4],  was  a  soldier  in  the  war  of  1812-15  ;  m.  Nov.  20, 
1817,  Nancy,  dau.  of  Ebenezer  Pratt  (q.  v.),  who  was  b.  in  Lancas- 
ter, Mass.,  July  29,  1794;  d.  Nov.  17,  1880.  They  settled  on  the 
homestead  in  H.;  rem.  to  Alstead  in  1824,  where  they  continued  to 
res.  until  the  close  of  their  lives.  He  was  a  farmer;  d.  March  15, 
1877.     Children:  — 

19.  Reuben«,  b.  in  II.,  Sept.  11,  1818;  m.  in  1845,  Caroline  M. 
Holt,  who  was  b.  in  Stoddard  in  April,  1812.  He  is  a  farmer;  res. 
Alstead. 

30.  Susan  P.»,  b.  in  H.,  Oct.  12,  1819  ;  m.  Oct.  12,  1840,  James 
A.  Kidder,  who  was  b.  in  Alstead,  Jan.  21,  1812.  lie  is  a  farmer; 
res.  Alstead. 


968  genealogy:  washburn. 


CHILDREN. 

1.  Mary  J.o,  b.  July  19,  1841 ;  d.  Oct.  5,  1844. 

2.  Merrill  J.^   b.   Feb.   4,    1844;   m.  March  18,  1869,  Carrie  M.  Kidder. 

Children:  (1),  Wilfred  J.w,  b.  July  3,  1873.  (2),  Herbert  L.i,  b. 
March  15,  1878. 

3.  Sarah  A.^,  b.  Oct.  30,  1851;  m.  Jan.  13,   1874,   Andrew  J.  Gates,  of 

Alstead.  Children:  (1),  Idella  S.l^  b.  Nov.  21,  1876.  (2),  an 
infanti',  b.  Sept.  9,  1883. 

4.  Abbie  M.^,  b.  Jan.  25,  1859. 

21.  Charles^,  b.  in  H.,  July  26,  1821;  m.  Dec.  28,  1843,  Sarah 
A.  Holt,  who  was  b.  in  Stoddard,  March  2,  1818,  He  is  a  farmer ; 
res.Alstead. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Charles  H.",  b.  Oct.  12,  1844;  m.  April  27,  1870,  Susan  E.  Kidder,  who 

was  b.  in  Alstead,  Nov.  14,  1842.  Child :  Maurice  E.i'\  b.  in  Mar- 
low,  June  19,  1875. 

2.  Hattie  A.  A.^,  b.  Nov.  14,  1853 ;  d.  Oct.  9,  1856. 

3.  Frank  E.a,  b.  Aug.  11,  1857;  m.  Sept.  9,  1879,  Ella  M.  Messer. 

4.  Addie  A.^,  b.  March  27,  1860;  m.  1,  Sept.  10,  1879,  George  A.  Messer, 

from  whom  she  was  divorced.  Child :  Silla  A.i",  b.  Sept.  20,  1880. 
She  m.  2,  Feb.  6,  1882,  James  W.  Ross,  of  Concord;  a  mechanic. 
Child :     Charles  W.",  b.  July  9,  1883. 

33.  Mary^  b.  in  H.,  Aug.  23,  1822;  m.  Moses,  son  of  Jacob  G. 
Lakin.     (q.  v.) 

33.  Harvey^  b.  in  Alstead,  Aug.  13,  1824;  m.  1,  March  18, 
1847,  Maria  M.  Cheever,  who  was  b.  in  Alstead,  April  26,  1826,  and 
d.  in  Alstead,  Dec.  5,  1850;  ra.  2,  Dec.  29,  1852,  Mariah  E.,*  dan.  of 
John  and  Harriet  (Lakin)  Wilder.  (q.  v.)  He  is  a  farmer ;  res. 
Alstead. 

CHILDREN. 

1,  Myrtle  M.^,  b.  April  11,  1868 ;  d.  June  19,  1868. 

2.  Lora  A.^  b.  July  5,  1870. 

34.  Sarah  A.^,  b.  in  Alstead,  May  30,  1826;  d.  in  infancy. 

35.  Nancy  J.^  b.  in  Alstead,  June  12,  1827  ;  m.  Jan.  29,  1849, 
George  Wilder,  a  mechanic  and  fai-mer,  who  was  b.  in  Bethel,  Vt., 
Jan.  19,  1823,  and  d.  May  17,  1877;  res.  several  years  in  Athol, 
Mass.;  rem.  to  Alstead  in  1868. 

*  To  her  we  are  indebted  for  the  record  of  the  Eli  Washburn  famUy. 


GEKEALOGY:  WASHBURN.  969 


CHILDREN. 

i.     Charles  II.'\  b.  Sept.  24,  1851 ;  d.  Aug.  22,  1883. 

2.  Sarah  A.",  b.  >[ay  3,  18r)5;  m.  Sejit.  29,  187'),  George  E.  Newman,  who 

was  b.  in  Gilsum,  March  5,  1850 ;  a  farmer. 

3.  George  S.\  b.  Aug.  24,  1858. 

4.  Auriu  V.«,  b.  Oct.  29,  1859.  5.     Merrill  J.",  b.  Aug.  5,  18G8. 

26.  Henry^  b.  in  Alstead,  June  24,  1829;  m.  1,  Nov.  3,  1852, 
Mary  A.  Oaks,  who  was  b.  in  Athol,  Mass.,  Sept.  13,  1833,  and  d.  in 
same  place,  Jan.  22,  1880;  m.  2,  May  8,  1881,  Paulina  A.  Wyman, 
who  was  b.  in  Wendell,  Mass.,  Nov.  4,  1852.  He  is  a  farmer  and 
milk  dealer;  settled  first  in  Alstead;  rem.  to  Athol,  Mass.,  in  1855. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Horace  P.%  b.  Sept.  22, 1853 ;  d.  Jan.  22,  1880. 

2.  Mary  A.^,  b.  Nov.  24,  1857 ;  m.  June  18,  1872,  Theodore  W.  Washburne, 

of  Athol,  Mass.  Children:  (1),  Irvingi\  b.  March  18,  1873.  (2), 
Mabel  E.i\  b.  March  15,  1870.  (3),  Harold  C.i ',  b.  March  7,  1878. 
(4),  Mary  A.i",  b.  Oct.  4,  1881. 

3.  Jesse  E.-",  b.  Jan.  25,  1862. 

27.  Dexter^  b.  March  17,  1832 ;  d.  Feb.  18,  1839. 

28.  Eli«,  b.  Nov.  9,  1833;  ra.  May  10,  1856,  Cordelia  S.  Ellis, 
who  was  b.  in  Springfield,  Vt.,  Dec.  30,  1835;  settled  in  Alstead  in 
1858;  rem.  to  Barnston,  P.  Q.,  in  1865,  and  to  Marlow  in  1871;  a 
farmer, 

CHILDREN. 

1.  K.  Emmogene^  b.  Feb.  8,  1858.  3.    Belle  E.^  b.  Feb.  25,  1865. 

2.  Fannie  A.',  b.  Aug.  18,  1800.  4.    Dexter  R. ",  b. Nov.  16,  1868. 

29.  Asa"  [6],  m.  Aug.  10,  1826,  Charlotte,  dau.  of  Simeon 
Stanley,  who  was  b.  in  Dublin,  March  10,  1800.  He  was  a  soldier 
in  the  war  of  1812-15;  settled  on  the  place  in  H.  that  bears  his 
name;  was  an  influential  man  in  town, and  quite  prominent  in  town 
affairs;  d.  Sept.  10,  1874.  Mrs.  Washburn  continues  to  res.  on  the 
homestead,  and  is  at  the  present  time  one  of  the  oldest  women  in 
town,  and  the  only  pensioner  of  the  war  of  1812-15.  She  retains 
in  a  remarkable  degree  her  mental  powers.    Children : — 

30.  George  S.**,  b.  Aug.  9,  1827 ;  went  to  California  in  1853, 
w^here  he  continues  to  res.;  m.  Nov.  10,  1856,  Mary  McKay,  of 
Boston,  Mass. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Lottie  E.'',  b.  Dec.  23,  1857 ;  d.  May  8,  1866. 
2.     Annie  M.",  b.  June  26,  1859.  3.    George  B.^,  b.  in  1861, 

G2 


970  GENEALOGY:   WASHBURN. 

31.  An  infant^,  b.  April  11,  1829;  d.  two  days  later. 

32.  J.  Frank^  b.  Oct.  1,  1830;  m.  Aug.  11,  1859,  Maria,  dan. 
of  John  W,  and  Maria  (Bradford)  Cummings  (q.  v.);  res.  San 
Andreas,  Cal.  (see  p.  53).    Names  of  children  not  given. 

33.  Ann  L.^  b.  April  11,  1832;  d.  July  26,  1859. 

34.  Moses  L.\  b.  Feb.  22,  1834;  was  brought  up  by  his  uncle, 
Moses  M.  Lakin  (q.  v.);  went  to  California  in  the  spring  of  1854 ; 

m. ;  res.  in  California  several  years;  d.  in  Virginia  City,  Nev., 

Sept.  28,  1871. 

35.  Charlotte  L.®,  b.  April  13,  1836 ;  res.  on  the  homestead. 

36.  Asa  Willis^,  b.  Sept.  9,  1839;  m.  Jan.  30,  1868,  Jennie  P., 
dau.  of  George  and  Emily  (Hayward)  Sheldon.  He  kept  a  hotel  in 
East  Wilton  several  years  ;  subsequently  settled  on  the  homestead  ; 
is  engaged  in  the  meat  and  provision  business,  and  is  also  a  farmer. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Lillian  Ann^,  b.  March  30,  1872;  is  at  the  present  time  fitting  for  col- 

lege at  Mr.  Moody's  school,  in  Northfield,  Mass. 

2.  Grace  Mary^,  b.  Oct.  12,  187C ;  d.  Sept.  4,  1878. 
'A.     Harry  W.s,  b.  Dec.  14,  1882. 

37.  S.  Margaret^  b.  Feb.  10,  1843;  a  successful  school-teacher. 
To  her  we  are  indebted  for  the  record  of  the  Joseph  Washburn 
family,  with  the  exception  of  the  branches  mentioned  above,  for 
which  credit  has  been  given. 


a^ 


38.  Elijah^  (Elijah^  Joseph^  Joseph^,  John^,  John^),  b.  (proba- 
bly) in  Leicester,  Mass.,  Oct.  8,  1758.*  He  served  in  the  Revolu- 
tionary war ;  m.  in  1781,  Elizabeth  Watson,  who  was  b.  in  Leices- 
ter, Mass.,  May  20,  1762;  d.  in  H.,  May  24,  1839.  They  res.  in 
Leicester  until  the  spring  of  1786,  when  they  rem.  to  H.;  settled  on 
the  place  marked  "E.  Washburn,"  where  they  continued  to  res. 
until  the  close  of  their  lives.  The  farm  has  never  passed  out  of  the 
hands  of  their  descendants.  He  kept  "  tavern,"  and  carried  on 
blacksmithing  in  addition  to  his  work  on  the  farm;  d.  June  7,  1836' 
Children :  — 


*  The  H.  church  records  give  his  age  as  78  11-12  years.    If  that  is  correct,  he  was  b. 
July,  1757. 


GENEALOGY  :    WASHBURN.  971 

39.  John^  [51],  b.  in  Leicester,  Mass.,  March  25,  1782. 

40.  James'',  b.  in  Leicester,  Mass.,  March  13,  1784 ;  d.  in  Rich- 
land, Midi.,  Aug.  4,  1837  ;  m.  Pliemy  Booth,  of  Lenipstcr,  who  d. 
Jan.  8,  1873. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Betsey^  b.  iu  Lempster,  Feb.  20,  1807;  d.  in  Mlddlebury,  \^t.,  Jan.  22, 

1881. 

2.  James^  b.  Sept.  18,  1808;  d.  in  Starksboro',  Vt.,  July  18,  187G. 

3.  Freeman^  b.  iu  Lempster,  May  11,  1811. 

4.  Fastiua*,  b.  iu  Plaiufield,  Nov.  26,  1814;  d.  iu  Starksboro',  Vt.,  Aug. 

11,  1878. 

5.  Elijah^  b.  iu   Plainfield,  Aug.  7,  1819;    d.  in    Richlaud,  Micb.,  June, 

1838. 
G.     Hoseas,  b.  iu  Plainfield,  June  8,  1820 ;  d.  June  22,  1822. 

7.  Melindas,  b.  in  Plainfield,  April  22,  1823. 

8.  Cornelia%  b.  in  New  Haven,  Vt.,  Aug.  22,  1831. 

41.  William'',  b.  in  Leicester,  Mass.,  Dec.  24,  1785;  d.  Aug.  12, 
18G5  ;  m.  Rlioda  Foster,  of  Carlisle,  Mass.,  who  d.  Sept.  3,  1867. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Williams,  b.  jn  Enfield,  Oct.  6,  1810;  d.  Aug.  27,  1883;  m.  1,  in  1837, 

Hannah  Wortben,  who  d.  Jan.  12,  1841.  Child:  Sarah  A.",  b.  in 
Enfield.  He  m.  2,  June  7, 1842,  Judith  Pierce,  who  d.  Jan.  22, 187G. 
Children :    Edgar  A.^,  John  D.^,  Lucy  A.». 

2.  Rhoda^,  b.  in  Enfield,  in  July,  1814;  d.  March  22,  1871 ;  m.  in  1832,  Asa 

Davis,  of  Lebanon.     Eleven  children. 

3.  Caroline'^,  b.  in  Enfield,  Aug.  8,  1818;  m.  Jan.  1,  1838,  Amasa  Hastings, 

of  Waterford,  Vt. ;  res.  St.  Jobnsbui-y,  Vt. 

43.  Samuer,  b.  in  H.,  Jan.  8,  1788;  d.  in  New  Haven,  Vt., 
June  29,  1843;  m.  Feb.  10,  1821,  Harriet  Cook,  who  d.  Aug.  27, 
1879. 

CHILDREN,   ALL  BUT  ONE  BORN  IN  NEW   HAVEN,   VT. 

1.  Watson  C.8,  b.  in  Constable,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  18,  1822;  d.  Sept.  0,  1878. 

2.  William  W.«,  b.  June  13,  1824. 

3.  Ruth  A.8,  b.  Jan.  13, 1827. 

4.  George  F.^,  b.  Nov.  8,  1831. 

5.  Elijah  H.«,  b.  April  1,  1837. 

43.  Asa'  [60],  b.  in  H. 

44.  Betsey",  b.  in  H.,  March  27,  1792 ;  d.  at  I^eRoy,  Mo.,  Aug. 
12,  1872;  m.  Nov.  23,  1809,  John,  son  of  Silas  Barber,  of  Peter- 
boro',  who  was  b.  March  31,  1783;  d.  Dec.  22,  1848. 


972  GENEALOGY:    WASHBURN. 

CHILDREN,   ALL  BORN  IN  PETERBORO'. 

1.  John  W.^  b.  Xov.  1,  1810;  m.  1,  Jan.  26,  1836,  Dorcas  Almira,  dau.  of 

Asa  Davis  (q.  v.)  ;  m.  2,  Eliza,  dau.  of  Jabez  Carley  (q.  v.) ;  m.  3, 
Mrs.  Penelope  Holden,  of  Kansas ;  he  res.  in  Peterboro'  until  about 
1857,  when  he  rem.  to  Kansas;  d.  at  Valley  Falls,  Kan.,  Aug.  25, 
1878.  Children,  five  by  fii-st  wife,  and  three  by  second  wife:  (1), 
Frances  E.^,  b.  Nov.  7,  1838;  d.  Dec.  29,  1844.  (2),  Marietta  L.o, 
b.  Dec.  22,  1840;  m.  Sydney  Squires,  of  Valley  Falls,  Kan.;  two 
children.  (3),  Albert  D.»,  b.  Oct.  6,  1842;  d.  in  Kansas,  March  10, 
1862.  ':4),  Ellen  M.'-*,  b.  Sept.  26,  1844;  m.  Nov.  26,  1863,  Riley  B. 
Hatch,  of  Williamstown,  Vt.,  a  lawyer;  res.  in  Peterboro'.  Chil- 
dren: (a),  Charles  A.io,  b.  July  25,  1865;  d.  April  14,  1882.  (6), 
Ida  F.",  b.  Nov.  1,  1866.  (c),  Ellen  M.i\  b.  April  20,  1868. 
(d),  George  E.i",  b.  Jan.  22,  1870;  d.  Nov.  22,  1870.  (e),  Clarence 
B.io,  b.  Sept.  25,  1876 ;  d.  Oct.  12,  1878.  (5),  James  D.^,  b.  July  21, 
1846 ;  d.  Aug.  25,  1846.  (6),  Frances  W.9,  b.  May  13,  1851 ;  d.  Aug. 
23,  1852.  (7),  Frances  E.o,  b.  Nov.  17,  1852;  m.  Harry  Janes,  of 
Barton,  Mo.  (8),  Alfred  C.^,  b.  July  3,  1861 ;  d.  July  22,  1862,  at 
Valley  Falls,  Kan. 

2.  Silas^  b.  Nov.  27,  1811 ;  d.  Aug.  22,  1813. 

3.  Elizabeth'*,  b.  April  21,  1816;  m.  George,  son  of  Charles  P.  Hay  ward. 

(q-  V.) 

4.  Prudence*,  b.  May  17,  1818;  m.  Sept.  4,  1839,  Rev.  John  Jones,  of  Ver- 

mont; res.  LeRoy,  Mo.     Child:    Francis  A.^,  b.  June,  1840. 

45.  Elijah'  [63],  b.  in  H.,  July  27,  1794. 

46.  Watson'  [71],  b.  in  H.,  June  16,  1796. 

41.  Hannah",  b.  in  H.,  May  13,  1799;  m.  P^eb.  25,  1819,  Samuel 
Hills,  of  New  Haven,  Vt.,  who  was  b.  May  31,  1795,  and  d.  at  La 
Chute,  Canada  East,  Oct.  8,  1865. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Frederick  Washburn%  b.  Dec.  4,  1819;  d.  June  7,  1839. 

2.  Samuel  Scott*,  b.  Aug.  7,  1821 ;  d.  April  16,  1878 ;  m.  Sept.  10,  1845, 

Eliza  A.  Hastings,  who  d.  Aug.  26,  1882.  Children:  (1),  Frances 
Washburn^,  b.  Aug.  23,  1848;  d.  in  Oct.  1850.  ^2),  Frederick  W.^, 
b.  July  4,  1850.  (3j,  George  Hastings",  b.  April  11,  1852.  (4), 
Julia  Eliza^,  b.  May  29,  1854.  (5),  William  Reuben",  b.  July  20, 
1856 ;  d.  Dec.  5,  1858.  (6),  Samuel  Watson",  b.  April  11,  1858.  (7), 
Mary  Frances",  b.  April  27,  1862. 

3.  William  Matthews*,  b.  Feb.  2,  1833;  m.  Feb.  1,  1859,  Frances  I.  Hast- 

ings; res.  La  Chute,  C.  E. 

4.  Reuben  Watson*,  b.  Sept.  20,  1835 ;  d.  Jan.  2,  1849. 

48.  Lydia^  b.  in  H.,  Nov.  28,  1801  ;  ra.  Silas  Barber,  of  Peter- 
boro', who  d.  Sept.  19,  1887,  aged  93  years,  7  months,  7  days. 


genealogy:  wasiibukn.  973 


CHILDREN. 

1.  J.ydia  Auu%  b.  Dec.  1S20;  d.  Nov.  (5,  1842;  m.  A.  C.  Blodj^ctt.     Child: 

John  11.',  b.  Nov.  G,  1842;  was  educated  at  the  University  of  Ver- 
mont; is  a  i>hysician  in  Concord. 

2.  William^  b.  March  27,  1824;  d.  in  1825. 

3.  Charles^  b.  Sept.  22, 1820 ;  d.  Dec.  12,  1885 ;  m.  Abbic  A.  Parker.     Chil- 

dren: (1),  Gilbert  A.^  b.  May  2,  1850.  (2),  Charles  P.'\  b.  Oct. 
28,  1858;  d.  March  21,  180(i.  (3  and  4),  Nellie''  and  Edna^,  b.  Feb. 
1,  18(;();  Nellie  d.  in  1800;  Edna  m.  Chas.  JI.  Dutton.  (q.  v.)  (5), 
CUttordP.",  b.  ]March5,  1870;  d.  in  April,  1871.  (0),  Ida  M.^  b. 
Oct.  17,  1872. 

4.  Louisa",  b.  Dec.  11),  1830;  m.  Jones  N.  Dodge,     (q.  v.) 

49.  Mary",  b.  in  H.;  ni.  Reuben  Hills,  who  d.  in  1835.  He  was 
a  teacher  in  tlie  Merrimack  grammar  school,  Lowell,  Mass.;  res.  sev- 
eral years  in  H.  at  the  place  marked  "G.  Sheldon."  She  m.  2,  in 
1840,  Dr.  P.  D.  Badger,  of  Peterboro',  where  she  d.  Feb.  '2,  1845. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Elizabeth  Asenath*,  b.  Oct. !),  1822;  m.  Nelson  P.  Washburn,  (q.  v.) 

2.  Samuel  Elijah%  b.  Sept.  22,  1824;  d.  in  Richmond,  Va.,  Nov.  30,  1845. 

3.  Reuben  Watson^,  b.  April  21,  1827;  d.  in  Marlboro',  Oct.  21,  1862;  m.  1, 

Oct.  10,  1S4S,  Lucy  S.  King,  who  d.  in  Cleveland,  O.,  about  Aug. 
1851;  m.  2,  in  Marlboro',  in  June,  1853,  Hattie  S.  Ilolman.  Child: 
Chessie  Elizabeth^,  b.  in  Dec.  1855;  m.  in  Jersey  City,  N.  J.,  in 
June,  1877,  Lorenz  Zeller,  from  Germany;  res.  in  New  York  city. 
Child :    Edward  Watson  Hillsi",  b.  July  31,  1878. 

4.  Mary  R.«,  b.  Dec.  8,  1830;  d.  April  17,  1839. 

5.  Henry%  b.  in  May,  1842;  d.  March  4,  1843. 

6.  Henry  Edgar%  b.  Nov.  11,  1844;  d.  in  Nashua,  April  5,  1808. 

50.  Melinda",  b.  in  H.,  Nov.  4,  1808 ;  m.  John,  son  of  Charles 
P.  Hay  ward.     (q.  v.) 

51.  John"  [39],  m.  May  12,  1806,  Millicent,  dau.  of  Josiah 
Stone  (q.  v.),  who  d.  May  2,  1849.  He  was  a  blacksmith;  settled 
in  Lempster;  rem.  to  H.,  where  he  res.  at  place  marked  "J.  Wash- 
burn ";  d.  at  Pittsburgh,  Pa.,  Dec.  16,  1857.     Children  :  — 

52.  Elvira^  b.  in  Lempster,  Jan.  31,  1807  ;  d.  Dec.  9,  1821. 

53.  Arvilla*,  b.  in  Lem])ster ;  m,  Moses  Wood.     (q.  v.) 

54.  Parmelia^  b.  in  Lempster,  Jan.  28,  1810  ;  ra.  Dec.  15,  1831, 
Asa  Davis,     (q.  v.) 

55.  Adaline  Matilda**,  b,  in  Lempster,  Sept.  13.  1812;  a  teacher; 
m.  Nov.  1,  1836,  in  New  York  city,  Isaac  Whittier,  also  a  teacher, 
who  was  b.  in  Deerfield,  Aj.ril  10,  1809,  and  d.  1869.     They  rem.  to 


974  genealogy:  washburn. 

Pittsburgh,  Pa.,  in  1836,  and  were  for  twelve  years  principals  of  the 
male  and  female  departments  of  the  public  schools  of  that  city. 

CHILD. 

1.  Helen  Adeline^  b.  in  Pittsburgh,  Dec.  28,  1839 ;  m.  July  17,  1860,  Sam- 
uel Harper,  a  lawyer,  who  was  b.  in  Pittsburgli,  Aug.  8,  1837;  res. 
Pittsburgh.  Children:  (1),  William  Wtittieri",  b.  Aug.  30,  1861; 
d.  Aug.  15,  1862.  (2),  Samuel  Washburne^,  b.  March  1,  1863;  a 
clerk.  (3),  Curtis  Benjamini'J,  b.  Jan.  13,  1865;  d.  Feb.  5,  1866. 
(4),  Lillie  French^,  b.  Dec.  18,  1866.  (5),  Ella  Adeline^,  b.  March 
11,  1870.  (6),  Edith  Hannah^,  b.  Nov.  20,  1871.  (7),  Paul  Ken- 
nedyw,  b.  Sept.  26,  1879. 

56.  John  Earle^,  b.  in  H.,  April  8,  1815;  m.  1,  May  3,  1842, 
Lovisa,  dau.  of  John  Warren,  who  was  b.  in  Dublin,  April  2,  1820, 
and  d.  Oct.  24,  1862;  m.  2,  Sept.  23,  1863,  Elizabeth  L.  Pierce ;  res. 
Worcester,  Mass. 

CHILDREN,   ALL  BORN  IN  MANCHESTER. 

1.  Elvira  G.^,  b.  Sept.  22,  1843;  d.  Nov.  29,  1843. 

2.  John  H.9,  b.  Jan.  23,  1846 ;  m.  June  1,  1871,  Luella  M.  Harrington,  who 

d.  Sept.  14,  1883;  res.  Worcester,  Mass.  Children:  (1),  Frank 
W.i'\  b.  June  9,  1872.  (2),  Arthur  H.",  b.  April  6,  1876.  (3),  John 
E.w,  b.  March  15,  1878.  (4),  Mary  L.i^  b.  Jan.  31,  1880;  d.  March 
21,  1883. 

3.  Mary  M.^,  b.  June  6,  1850;  m.  Jan.  25,  1876,  W.  H.  Seaver.    Child: 

Linda  W.i",  b.  in  Boston,  Nov.  8,  1878. 

57.  Hannah  Jacobs^,  b.  in  H.,  March  19,  1819;  rem.  to  Pitts- 
burgh, Pa.,  in  Feb.  1838,  where  she  m.,  Aug.  19,  1841,  Curtis  Benja^ 
min  Miner  Smith,  a  lawyer,  who  was  b.  Dec.  17,  1813,  and  d.  June 

18,  1877. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Ada  Calista",  b.  July  14,  1849;  d.  in  Manchester,  April  26,  1851. 

2.  Francis  Washburn'^,   b.   Jan.   18,  1852;  a  lawyer;  m.  April  19,  1881, 

Bertha  Lewis,  who  was  b.  in  Pittsburgh,  Pa.  Child :  Elsie 
Derbyi«,  b.  Feb.  9,  1882;  d.  July  21,  1882. 

3.  Albert  York^  b.  Jan.  15,  1854;  a  lawyer. 

4.  Edwyn  Whittier',  b.  Oct.  23,  1857;  a  lawyer. 

5.  Ida  Adaline^,  b.  June  20,  1860;  an  artist. 

58.  Mary  Elvira^,  b.  in  H.,  March,  1823 ;  d.  May  25,  1839. 

59.  Albert  Cornelius^,  b.  in  H.,  Aug.  14,  1830;  m.  Dec.  6,  1854, 
Mary  T.,  dau.  of  Royal  A.  Wilkins  (q.  v.);  res.  Boston,  Mass.;  he 
has  been  in  the  express  business  thirty-four  years. 

CHILD. 

1.    Fred  H.^  b.  in  Peterboro',  Sept.  2,  1858. 


GENEALOGY:    WASHBURN.  975 

60.  Asa^[43];  m.  in  1817,  Phebe  Whitney ;  res.  Winchendon, 
Mass.,  where  he  d.  Oct.  2,  1824.      Children:  — 

61.  Nelson  P.^  b.  Oct.  14,  1818;  m.  Feb.  10,  1845,  Elizabeth 
A.,  dau.  of  Eeuben  and  Mary  (Washburn)  Hills  (q.  v.);  res.  Clare- 
mont. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Helen  Elizabeth^  b.  Jan.  3,  1847 ;  m.  Feb.  10,  187C,  Frank  P.  Maynard ; 

res.  Claremout. 

2.  Charles  Nelson',  b.  May  10,  1854 ;  res.  Providence,  R.  I. 

63.  Hon.  William  Barrett^,  ll.  d.,  b.  in  Winchendon,  Mass., 
Jan.  31,  1820;  m.  Sept.  6,  1847,  Hannah  A.  Sweetser,  of  Athol, 
Mass.  Mr.  Washburn's  life  was  a  most  successful  and  honored 
one.  He  was  a  student  at  the  academy  in  H.  and  was  graduated 
from  Yale  college  in  1844.  At  that  time  he  had  the  Christian 
ministry  in  view,  but  circumstances  led  him  into  a  business 
life.  He  became  a  manufacturer  of  wooden  ware,  and  settled 
in  Greenfield,  Mass.,  which  continued  to  be  his  home,  and  he  ever 
took  an  active  interest  in  the  prosperity  of  his  adopted  town.  He 
was  a  director  of  the  leading  bank  in  Greenfield,  and  subsequently 
its  president.  He  was  also  a  director  of  the  Connecticut  Valley 
railroad,  and  of  several  other  corporations.  He  became  a  member 
of  the  Massachusetts  senate  in  1850,  and  of  the  Massachusetts 
house  of  representatives  in  1854.  In  1862  he  was  elected  to  con- 
gress, receiving  the  entire  vote  of  his  district,  and  re-elected  four 
times.  He  resigned  his  seat  in  congress,  to  be  inaugurated  governor 
of  Massacljusetts,  in  Jan.  1872;  was  re-elected  to  that  office  twice, 
and  resigned  the  governorship  to  fill  the  unexpired  term  in  the 
United  States  senate  left  vacant  by  the  death  of  Charles  Sumner,  to 
which  office  he  was  elected  April  17,  1874.  He  was  at  different 
times  a  trustee  of  Yale  college,  of  the  Massachusetts  Agricultural 
college,  and  of  Smith  college,  and  a  member  of  the  board  of  over- 
seers of  Amherst  college.  He  was  given  the  degree  of  LL.  D.  by 
Plarvard  university  in  1872.  In  1881  he  was  elected  president  of 
the  American  Missionary  association,  a  society  connected  with  the 
Congregationalists,  for  the  spiritual  and  mental  improvement  of 
the  colored  people  of  the  South,  the  Chinese,  and  Indians.  He 
was  attending  the  annual  meeting  of  the  American  Board,  of  which 
he  was  a  corporate  member,  in  Springfield,  Mass.,  and  d.  while  sit- 
ting on  the  platform  of  the  City  hall,  where  the  meeting  was  held, 
Oct.  5,  1887.     "He  was  not,  for  God  took  him." 


976  genealogy:  washburn. 


CHILDREN. 

1.  Maria  Augusta^,  b.  in  Nov.  1849;  d.  in  1851. 

2.  William  Nelson^,  b.  July  30,  1851 ;  m.  July  21,  1880,  Jennie  E.  Daniels, 

of  Chicago,  111, ;  res.  Greenfield,  Mass. 

3.  George  Sweetser^,  b.  Oct.  16,  1854;  d.  May,  1870. 

4.  Anna  Richards^,  b.  Aug.  16,  1856. 

5.  Clara  Spencer^,  b.  March  18,  1860. 

6.  May  Nightingale^,  b.  July  2,  1861. 

63.  Elijah'  [45],  m.  April  13,  1824,  Mary,  dan.  of  Joseph  Hills 
(q.  v.),  who  d.  July  31,  1882 ;  settled  on  the  homestead ;  rem.  in 
the  year  1858  to  place  marked  "J.  Washburn,"  where  he  d,  Sept. 
11,1878.     Children:  — 

64.  David  Elijah^  b.  Feb.  25,  1825;  a  jeweler;  m.  July  2, 
1849,  Lydia  Davis,  of  Bradford. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Katie^,  b.  in  Boston,  Mass.,  July  3,  1850;  d.  in  H.,  Nov.  29,  1856. 

2.  Lillie^  b.  March  13,  1853;  d.  in  Houghton,  Mich.,  Nov.  23,  1863. 

3.  Freddie',  b.  in  Houghton,  Mich.,  April  1,  1861 ;  d.  in  same  place,  May 

20,  1862. 

4.  Edwin  E.',  b.  in  Houghton,  Mich.,  Aug.  7,  1863 ;  graduated  at  the  Uni- 

versity of  Ann  Arbor,  Mich.,  in  1888. 

5.  Charles  F.^   b.  in  Houghton,  Mich.,  Oct.  5,  1866;   d.  in  same  place, 

March  15,  1875. 

65.  Mary  Ann^  b.  Jan.  9,  1827;  m.  Nov.  3,  1846,  S.  N.  Thomp- 
son, a  farmer;  res.  Southboro',  Mass. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  S.  Edgar^  b.  in  Boston,  Sept.  11, 1847;  d.  March  4,  1848. 

2.  Edna'J,   b.  March  30,  1849;   d.  April  17,  1875;   m.  D.  C.  Nichols,  of 

Southboro',  Mass. 

3.  S.  Clarence'\  b.  April  4,  1851;  a  civil  engineer;  m.  May  5,  1875,  Alice 

L.  Fairchild,  of  Natick,  Mass.    Child :  Louis  C.i'\  b.  Nov.  28, 1877. 

66.  Joseph  Hills*,  b.  Jan.  10,  1829;  a  jeweler;  res.  Natick, 
Mass.;  m.  1,  Sept.  7,  1852,  Helen  Alvord,  of  Chicopee,  Mass.,  who 
d.  Jan.  18,  1860  ;  m.  2,  Susie,  dau.  of  Joshua  Washburn,  of  Auburn- 
dale,  Mass. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Charles  A.^,  b.  at  Eagle  River,  Mich.,  Oct.  11,  1856;  a  designer;  m. 

Sept.  10,  1884,  Addie  Verbek. 

2.  Josieo  b.  at  Natick,  Mass.,  Feb.  24,  1871 ;  d.  Nov.  27,  1882. 


genealogy:  wasiiburn.  977 

67.  Elvira«,  b.  April  25,  1830;  d.  Sept.  24,  1868;  m.  1,  May  3, 
185G,  Daniel  Ames,  of  Boston,  Mass.,  who  tl.  Dec.  1856  ;  m.  2,  Jan. 
18GG,  Rufus  Hardy,  of  Greenfield. 

CHILD. 

1.     Winueford  R.'-',  b.  iu  Greenfield,  Dee.  15,  1800. 

68.  Charles  Watson^  b.  May  17,  1839;  head  clerk  of  an  exten- 
sive business  house  in  jXatick,  Mass.;  ra.  July  14,  1869,  Lizzie,  dau. 
of  Eli  M.  Baldwin  (q.  v.);  he  was  a  soldier  in  the  Civil  war;  enlisted 
in  Co.  G,  13th  regt.  N.  H.  vols.,  in  Aug.  1862 ;  was  detailed  as  musi- 
cian and  served  iu  the  1st  brigade  band,  until  mustered  out  at  the 
close  of  the  war. 

CHILD. 

1.     Freddie  15.-',  b.  in  Natick,  July  17,  1871. 

69.  Abbie  M.=^,  b.  Aug.  25,  1843.  She  is  a  music  teacher,  and 
was  for  years  organist  in  the  church.  To  her  we  are  indebted  for 
the  record  of  the  Washburn  family,  for  which  credit  has  not  here- 
tofore been  given,  including  the  tracing  of  the  ancestry  of  the 
family,  which  the  writer  vainly  tried  to  do,  and  I  will  add  that 
her  work  is  a  model  of  conciseness;  m.  Jan.  21,  1869,  Wm.  F., 
son  of  Lewis  Symonds.     (q.  v.) 

70.  Henry  E.^,  b.  Oct.  15,  1846  ;  a  jeweler  ;  res.  Winchendon, 
Mass.;  m.  June  6,  1871,  Joanna  E.,  dau.  of  Ebenezer  Ware.     (q.  v.) 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Lillie',  b.  in  Natick,  Mass.,  April  12,  1881. 

2.  Flora',  b.  iu  Winclieudou,  Mass.,  Nov.  25,  1882. 

71.  Dea.  Watson"  [46]  was  a  soldier  in  the  war  of  1812-15;  m. 
June  4,  1822,  Orra,  dau,  of  Norwood  Stanley,  who  was  b.  in 
Swanzey,  Nov.  11,  1804;  res.  in  H.  on  the  homestead  until  1824, 
when  he  rem.  to  Peterboro',  where  he  res.  until  the  close  of  his 
life,  and  was  a  deacon  of  the  Presbyterian  church  there ;  d.  March 
31,1884.     Children:  — 

73.  Lorenzo  S.^  b.  in  H.,  Dec.  8,  1823;  a  photographer;  res. 
New  Orleans,  La,;  m.  Nancy  Dinsmore,  of  Peterboro'.  Children  : 
Andrew^  Watson",  Angeline''. 

73.  William  W.«,  b,  Nov,  2,  1825;  a  photographer;  res.  New 
Orleans,  La. 


978  GENEALOGY:    WASHBURN;   WASON. 

74.  Leander  W.^  b.  June  12,  1830;  was  killed  by  the  bursting 
of  a  soda  fountain,  July  1,  1848,  in  Boston,  Mass. 

75.  Charles  H.«,  b.  June  19,  1837;  d.  in  New  Orleans,  La.,  Nov. 
24,  1875;  m.  July  20,  1875,  Jennie  Stanley. 

CHILD. 

1.    Charles  H.^,  b.  April  25,  1876. 

76.  Sarah^  (Elijah^  Joseph*,  Joseph^  John-',  John^),  b.  (proba- 
bly) in  Leicester,  Mass.,  June  13, 1760;  m.  Jason  Ware.     (q.  v.) 


WASON. 

There  is  a  tradition  that  the  Wason  family  are  descended  from 
the  Vikings  of  Norway;  that  a  place  in  Scotland  called  Wason 
Field  derives  its  name  from  the  fact  that  a  battle  was  fought  and 
a  victory  won  by  those  Vikings  there  many  years  ago.  A  branch  of 
the  family  were  among  the  Scotch  Covenanters  who  were  driven 
from  their  homes  to  North  Ireland. 

James^  Wason,  b.  in  the  parish  of  Ballymanus,  county  of  Antrim, 
Ireland,  in  1711 ;  immigrated  to  this  country,  and  m.,  in  1736, 
Hannah  Caldwell,  who  was  also  b,  in  Ballymanus. 

SamueP  (James^),  was  b.  in  Nottingham  West  (now  Hudson),  in 
1747 ;  d.  Feb.  24,  1827  ;  m.  Margaret  Barnet,  of  Londonderry,  who 
was  b.  in  1742,  and  d.  in  1819. 

1,  Reuben^  (SamueP,  James^),  was  b.  in  Nottingham  West  in 
May,  1770;  came  to  H.  about  the  year  1800;  res.  about  twenty-four 
years  at  place  marked  "J.  A,  Bullard,"  when  he  rem.  to  a  place 
marked  "J.  Barney,"  near  the  center  of  the  town,  just  west  of  the 
pond.  Two  years  later  he  rem.  to  Society  Land,  where  he  built  the 
John  D.  Butler  house ;  thence  to  Antrim,  to  Temple,  and  finally  to 
Springfield,  Mass.,  where  he  d.  Jan.  8,  1859.  He  was  a  carpenter  and 
a  prominent  man  in  H.;  served  as  one  of  the  board  of  selectmen, 
etc.;  m.  1,  Polly  Gardner,  of  Lyndeboro',  who  d.  in  1822;  m.  2, 
Mary  Emery,  of  Peterboro'.     Children :  — 

2,  Mary*,  b.  Aug.  5,  1800;  d.  July  20,  1821. 

3,  Sabra\  b.  Nov.  4,  1801 ;  m.  1,  in  1830,  Parker  Sanborn,  who 
d.  in  1840;  m.  2,  in  1843,  Chester  Sias,  who  d.  Nov.  18,  1855;  res. 
Boston,  Mass. 

CnJXDREN. 

1.  Jeremiah  P.^,  b.  in  March,  1832 ;  d.  in  1863 ;  a  soldier  in  the  Civil  war. 
2.     Marion^,  b.  in  April,  1833.  3.     Matilda  Jane",  b.  June  6,  1844. 


GENEALOGY  :    WASON.  979 

4.  Sarahs  b.  Feb.  22,  1803;  m.  in  1830,  Ballard  Pettingill ;  res. 
Cleveland,,  O. 

CniLDUKN. 

1.     Auu  M.5,  b.  Nov.  21,  1835.  2.     Charles  B.^,  b.  Dec.  17,  1837. 

5.  ElizaS  b.  Oct.  1,  1804;  m.  July  8,  1828,  Jacob  Worthen,  who 
d.  in  1871  ;  res.  Indian  Orchard,  Mass. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Eliza  A.5,  b.  Oct.  17,  1830.  4.     Edward  Page^,  b.  July  20,  1836. 

2.  Sarah  Jaue%  b.  June  17,  1832.  5.     Juliette^,  b.  April  2,  1838. 

3.  Charles  Henrys  b.  Jan.  10,  183-1.     6.     Harriet  Frances^,  b.  May  13,  1841. 

6.  BarnettS  b.  Sept.  8,  1807  ;  d.  March  14,  1855 ;  ni.  Nov.  28, 
1839,  Lucy  P.  Gary. 

CHII.DREX. 

1.  Lucy  J.5,  b.  Sept.  13,  1840;  d.  Jan.  1,  1842. 

2.  Charles  HenryS,  b.  Dec   2,  1843;  d.  Sept.  28,  1846. 

3.  George  Heury5,  b.  Dec.  10,  1846. 

4.  Cliarles  P.^,  b.  April  1,  1849. 

5.  Henrietta  A.^  b.  Dec.  8,  1851. 

6.  Gardner  T.-\  b.  Sept.  14,  1854. 

7.  Henry  G.\  b.  April  28,  1809 ;  d.  Sept.  18,  1835. 

8.  Hannahs  b.  May  2,  1810;  m.  in  1832,  Tlieodore  Kellogg; 
res.  Lawrence,  Mass. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Theodore^,  b.  June  16,  1835.  2.     Harriett  A. 5,  b.  Sept.  22,  1837. 

9.  Thomas  WhiteredgeS  b.  Dec.  28,  1811.  After  passing  his 
boyhood  days  upon  a  farm,  he  at  an  early  period  acquired  in  his 
futlier's  shop  the  trade  of  a  carpenter.  He  spent  a  few  years  in 
eastern  Massachusetts,  and  at  the  age  of  24  years  rem.  to  the  town 
of  Chicojjee,  Mass.,  where  he  secured  employment  from  the  Cabot 
Cotton  Manufacturing  company.  He  soon  became  foreman,  which 
position  he  held  until  the  year  1847,  when  he  rem.  to  Springfield, 
Mass.,  where  he  formed  with  his  brother  Charles  a  copartnership 
for  the  building  of  railway  cars.  Their  first  venture  was  the  con- 
struction of  a  freight  car.  At  that  time  their  shop-room  was  so 
limited  that  they  were  obliged  to  let  their  car  stand  partly  out  of 
doors  while  they  were  at  work  upon  it.  Their  first  year's  work 
amounted  in  all  to  some  $4,700.  From  that  humble  beginning  have 
sprung  the  present  extensive  works  of    the  Wason  Manufacturing 


980  GENEALOGY:   WASON. 

comi^any,  which,  in  1882,  employed  in  the  neighborhood  of  four 
hundred  workmen,  with  a  working  capacity  of  one  passenger  coach 
and  six  freight  cars  daily,  a  business  that  amounted  to  over  one 
and  a  half  millions  of  dollars  a  year. 

The  works  of  this  company  have  been  in  operation  longer  than 
any  similar  ones  in  the  country.  It  built  the  first  sleeping  car.  No 
man  has  contributed  more  to  the  service  and  safety  of  the  traveling 
public  than  Mr.  Wason.  His  life  was  mainly  that  of  a  private  citi- 
zen, doing  the  work  of  an  honest,  conscientious  man.  He  had,  how- 
ever, his  share  in  the  public  experience  and  honors  of  life.  At  dif- 
ferent periods  he  was  in  both  branches  of  the  Springfield  city  gov- 
ernment. He  also  represented  Springfield  three  times  in  the  lower 
branch  of  the  legislature,  with  honor  to  his  constituents  and  himself. 
At  the  time  of  his  death  he  was  a  director  in  the  First  National 
bank,  and  vice-president  of  the  Hampshire  Savings  bank.  His  life 
was  one  of  incessant  activity  and  unremitting  toil.  He  d.  from  the 
effects  of  overwork,  Aug.  21,  1870.  No  citizen  of  Springfield  was 
more  respected.  To  all  those  about  him  he  proved  himself  a  helper 
and  a  friend. 

At  the  age  of  26  he  m.  Sarah  Longley,  of  Shirley,  Mass.,  who  was 
b.  June  11,  1812,  and  d.  Jan.  1,  1888.  In  her  he  found  a  faithful  and 
devoted  wife,  whose  privilege  it  was  to  anticipate  his  every  want, 
with  a  tender  care  and  unwearied  love. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Sarah   Jennys    b.    Sept.   19,    1839;   m.   Dec.  4,  1863,  Henry  S.  Hyde,  of 

Detroit,  Mich. ;  res.  Springfield,  Mass. ;  is  a  prominent  citizen. 

2.  George  Thomas^,  b.  in  April,  1846 ;  m.  in  Dec.  1864,  Alice  Thomas,  of 

Rochester,  N.  Y.  ;  he  d. . 


10.  Harriet^  b.  Nov.  27,  1813  ;  d.  Sept.  23,  1836. 

11.  Charles*,  b.  Jan.  8,  1816;  m.  Dec.  7,  1841,  Matilda  W. 
Parker,  of  Boston,  Mass.  After  becoming  of  age,  having  learned 
the  carpenter's  trade  in  his  father's  shop,  he  spent  four  years  in 
Lowell,  Boston,  and  Woburn,  Mass.  From  Woburn  he  went  to 
Chicopee,  Mass.,  where  he  was  employed  in  repairing  cotton 
machinery.  Subsequently  he  rem.  to  Springfield,  Mass.,  where,  in 
company  with  his  brother,  Thomas  W.,  he  was  engaged  in  building 
railway  cars  several  years.     (See  above.) 

In  1852  he  sold  out  his  interest  in  Springfield  to  his  brother,  and 
rem.  to  Cleveland,  O.,  where  he  built  a  shop  and  engaged  in  the 


GENEALOGY  :    WASON.  981 

same  business.  At  the  end  of  two  years  he  took  in  as  partners 
G.  W.  Merrill  and  G,  B.  Bowers.  Two  years  later  he  sold  out  his 
interest  in  the  car  department,  but  retained  his  interest  in  a  foundry 
which  they  had  established  until  1874. 

In  connection  with  several  other  gentlemen,  he  was  engaged  in 
the  banking  business,  under  the  firm  name  of  Brockway,  Wason, 
Everett  &  Co.,  for  some  eight  years,  when  tlie  company  was  dis- 
solved. 

With  S.  M.  Carpenter  and  Philo  Tilden,  he  built  the  Manliattan 
blast  furnace  at  Toledo,  O.,  for  the  manufacture  of  pig  iron. 

In  1865  he  formed  a  copartnership  with  Mr.  Carpenter  and 
W.  F.  Smith,  and  erected  the  Fulton  foundry  in  Cleveland,  making 
a  specialty  of  car-wheels.  He  sold  out  his  interest  in  this  concern 
in  1878. 

In  1873,  in  connection  with  Smith  and  Carpenter,  he  went  to 
Chattanooga,  Tenn.,  and  purchased  a  car-wheel  foundry,  with  four- 
teen acres  of  land,  forming  a  stock  company  and  erecting  works  for 
car-building,  which  corporation  is  known  as  the  Wason  Car  and 
Foundry  company  of  Chattanooga,  Tenn.  Mr.  Wason  is  also  inter- 
ested in  the  East  Cleveland  street  railway. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  An  infant",  b.  in  1845. 

2.  Henry  G.^,  b.  in  Feb.  1850;  d.  in  Aug.  1850. 

3.  Charles  W.^,  b.  April  20,  1854;  is  in  business  witli  liis  fatlier;  res.  Cleve- 

land, O.     To  him  we  are  indebted  for  valuable  information. 

13.  Margaret*,  b.  Nov.  20,  1817;  m.  Feb.  24,  1851,  H.  D. 
Clement ;  res.  Lawrence,  Mass. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     All)ert  W.^  b.  Feb.  9,  1857.  2.     George  H."',  b.  Feb.  15,  ISr.O. 

13.  Jane\  b.  Nov.  20,  1817;  m.  Feb.  1845,  Edwin  Lane,  who  d. 
Jan.  29,  1876;  res.  Lawrence,  Mass. 

CHILD. 

1.     George  E.%  b.  in  April,  184G ;  d.  in  Sept.  1847. 

1 4.  Henrietta\  b.  Jan.  28,  1820 ;  m.  1,  Nov.  20,  1841,  Henry  P. 
Wolson,  who  d.  July  31,  1859;  m.  2,  Nov.  20,  1867,  Charles  L. 
Tozier;   res.  Methuen,  Mass. 

CHILD. 

1.     Henry  Perley^,  b.  Jan.  20,  1844;  d.  March  10,  1844. 


982  GENEALOGY:    WASON;    WELCH. 

15.  An  infants  b.  and  d.  N^ov.  10,  1821. 

16.  An  infants  b.  and  d.  July  10,  1823. 

17.  Mary  Ann^  b.  March  7,  1824;  res.  Boston,  Mass. 

18.  Amanda  M.\  b.  July  20,  1825 ;  ra.  June  30,  1854,  Frank  L. 
Brown  ;  res.  Springfield,  Mass. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Frank  A.s,  b.  April  12,  1855.  2.     Ida  M.^,  b.  July  30,  1859. 

Thomas-,  b.  Dec.  26,  1748  (the  third  son  of  James^);  m.  Dec.  1, 
1772,  Mary,  dau.  of  Robert  Boyd,  of  Londonderry. 

James^  (Thomas^,  James^),  b.  June  29,  1779;  m.  Feb.  11,  1801, 
Mary,  dau.  of  Samuel  Anderson,  of  Londonderry. 

Abraham^  (JamesS  Thomas-,  James^),  b.  Nov.  10, 1815  ;  m.  Feb.  22, 
1848,  Sarah  Theresa,  dau.  of  Capt.  John  Lampson,  of  New  Boston. 

19.  Eugene^  m.  d.  (Abraham*,  James^  Thomas-,  James^),  b. 
April  25,  1845  ;  was'  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native 
town  and  of  Cambridgeport,  Mass.,  Harvard  university,  and  Dart- 
mouth college;  was  in  the  service  in  the  Civil  war,  as  a  member  of  the 
band  of  the  18th  regt.  N.  H.  vols.,  and  the  band  of  the  first  division, 
9th  array  corps;  m.  1,  Aug.  13,  1866,  Hattie  S.  Wilkins,  a  niece  of 
Commodore  Cressy,  United  States  Navy,  and  soon  after  entered  the 
medical  world  as  an  apothecary  at  Hillsboro'  Bridge.  He  continued 
his  studies  under  the  direction  of  Dr.  Wm.  M.  Parsons,  of  Antrim, 
and  was  graduated  from  Dartmouth  medical  college  in  Nov.  1871. 
He  began  practice  in  Nashua;  was  city  physician  in  1872  and  1873  ; 
rem.  to  Londonderry  in  1874,  where  he  continued  in  practice  until 
1883,  when  the  failing  health  of  his  wife  necessitated  his  removal 
South.  His  wife  d.  July  20,  1884.  He  came  to  H.  in  1885  ;  m.  2, 
May  2,  1888,  Elsie  D.,  dau.  of  Charles  Henry  Lee  (q.  v.),  of  H.,  who 
was  b.  Oct.  24,  1872;  res.  house  marked  "  Mrs.  Hills." 

CHILD. 

1.     Arthui-'^  b.  March  20,  1868 ;  m.  June  9,  1889,  Bessie  Hutchisou. 


JOHN    WELCH. 


John^  Welch,  b.  in  Kilkenny  county.  Ire.,  in  1830;  m.  Eliza  Shea, 
who  was  b.  in  the  same  place  in  1829  ;  came  to  H.  from  Antrim  in 
1862,  and  purchased  the  place  marked  "  A.  B.  Flint,"    which  con- 


genealogy:    WELCH;    WELLMAN. 


983 


tinues  to  be  their  res.     They  have  recently  enlarged  and  imjiroved 
the  house,  and  do  a  good  business  in  taking  summer  boarders. 
cnu.miv.s. 

1.  Henry  P.-,  b.  in  Antrim,  June  30,  1857;  a  raercliant  in  Boston. 

2.  John-,  b.  in  Antrim,  April  25,  1858. 

3.  Alice  B.-,  b.  in  Antrim,  Nov.  29,  1859;  m.  ;  d. 

4.  Nellie  M.-,  b.  io  Antrim,  Aug.  22,  1861. 

5.  William-2,  b.  in  H.,  May  15,  1863. 

G.     Jatfrey^,  b.  in  H.,  Dec.  3,  1865;  d.  July  31,  1867. 
7.     Edward  F.-^,  b.  in  H.,  July  11,  1868. 


LAWRENCE    WELCH. 

Lawrence^  Welch,  b.  in  Kilkenny  county.  Ire.,  in  1815;  m.  in 
1840,  Bridget  Cuddihee,  who  was  b.  in  1818,  and  d.  May,  1882.  He 
worked  for  several  years  in  the  paper-mill  in  Bennington,  and  came 
to  H.  in  18G2  ;  res.  on  Ball  place  ;  rem.  to  the  Goodhue  place  in  1872. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Mary-,  b.  Jan.  6,  1841. 

2.  Ellen-,  b.  Dec.  4,  1844;  m.  Nicholas  Shea;  rem.  to  Bennington. 

3.  Thomas  E.^,  b.  July  31,  1846:  m.  Oct.  3,  1869,  Ellen  McGrath,  of  H., 

who  was  b.  May  20,  1847;  res.  on  homestead.  Children  :  (1),  Mary-S 
b.  July  6,  1870.  (2),  Katy  Josephine^,  b.  June  4,  1872.  (3),  Law- 
rence E.3,  b.  May  20,  1874.  (4),  Nelly  M.s,  b.  March  6^  1876.  (5), 
John  H.3,  b.  Jan.  20,  1878.  (6),  William  T.^,  b.  March  12,  1880. 
(7),  Charles  R.s,  b.  Aug.  29,  1882. 

4.  Annie  S.-,  b.  Sept.  27,  1848;  m.  June  7,  1881,  Thomas  F.  Shea  (q.  v.), 

who  was  b.  in  Kilkenny  county.  Ire.,  July  13,  1834;  came  to  this 
country  Aug.  5,  1858 ;  came  to  H.  from  Antrim  in  1865,  and  pur- 
chased the  John  Tenney  farm.  The  house  was  burned  in  1874; 
rebuilt  in  1887. 

WELLMAN. 

Israel  P.^  and  Ora  A.  Wellman  came  to  H.  in  Jan.  1868 ;  res.  on 
place  marked  "A.  C.  Cochran"  about  two  years;  rem.  to  Alstead. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Henry  P.^,  b.  June  23,  1857. 

2.  George  W.^  b.  Aug.  14,  1859. 

3.  Ida  A.-,  b.  June  26,  1861 ;  m.  Feb.  18,  1877,  Fred,  son  of  Jerome   Wes- 

ton,    (q.  V.) 

4.  Nellie  0.^  b.  April  20,  1863. 

5.  John  R.-,  b.  Feb.  4,  1867. 

6.  Charlie-^,  b.  in  H.,  Feb.  16,  1869. 


984  GENEALOGY:    WENTWORTtt. 


WENTWORTH. 

Elder  William^  Wentworth,  b.  in  Lincolnshire,  Eng.;  was  one  of 
the  thirty-five  whose  signatures  appear  in  the  combination  for  a 
government  at  Exeter  in  1639. 

Paul-  (William^)  was  b.  about  1655;  res.  Rowley,  Mass. 

Aaron^*  (PauP,  Williarai)  was  b.  in   1687. 

Moses^  (Aaron^,  Paul'-,  William^)  was  b.  in  1726;  served  in  the 
French  war  (was  orderly  sergeant  under  General  Wolfe  at  the  battle 

of  Quebec);  m.  M ,  a  dau.  of  John    Stone,  of   Groton,   Mass.; 

res.  a  few  years  in  Groton  ;  rem.  to  Harvard  (then  Showbakin), 
Mass.,  where  he  d.  in  May,  1772. 

Asa^  (Moses^  Aaron^,  Paul-,  William^)  was  b.  June  10,  1766;  ni. 
Oct.  1790,  Lydia  Robbins,  of  Harvard,  Mass.,  who  d.  in  Alstead, 
Sept.  20,  1842,  at  the  age  of  74  years.  He  d.  at  Felchville,  Vt., 
May  6,  1862.  He  rem.  from  Littleton,  Mass.,  to  Alstead  about 
1796,  where  he  kept  a  hotel.     Nine  children,  one  of  whom, 

1,  Hon.  Merrick",  was  b.  in  Alstead,  Sept.  20,  1799;  m.  Maria, 
dau.  of  Quincy  and  Betsey  (Cobb)  Wellington,  who  d.  in  Chester, 
Vt.,  June  7,  1880.  Mr.  Wentworth  worked  on  his  father's  farm 
until  1821,  when  he  came  to  H.  (Factory  village),  and  bought 
of  Esquire  Kidder  the  clothing  mill  formerly  run  by  Dustin  & 
Chandler.  He  run  this  mill  some  eight  years,  when  he  sold  out  to 
Mr.  Burtt,  after  which,  in  company  with  John  Gilson,  he  built  the 
mill  above  the  bridge,  and  the  dam,  which  furnished  power  for  the 
mill.  Here  Mr.  Wentworth  associated  in  business  with  Mr.  Gilson, 
and  afterwards,  with  Daniel  Lakin  and  Mr.  White,  followed  his 
trade  of  carding  wool  and  dressing  cloth  until  Jan.  1838.  Some 
two  years  after  the  mill  above  the  bridge  was  built,  the  paper  com- 
pany, of  which  Taylor  Bailey  and  others  were  members,  put  up  the 
paper  mill  just  below  the  clothing  mill,  a  canal  being  constructed  to 
carry  water  to  the  mill. 

Mr.  Wentworth  was  for  about  a  year  prior  to  his  departure  from 
town  a  member  of  the  paper  mill  firm.  He  lived  in  a  brick  house, 
which  he  built  and  is  now  owned  by  F.  M.  Hills  (q.  v.),  on  the  west 
side  of  the  river  after  removing  from  the  Kidder  house,  which  he 
bought  with  his  first  mill.f 

*  Aaroii3  was  a  cousin  of  Lieut.-gov.  John  Wentworth.  Mark  Hunking  Wentworth 
also  belonged  to  this  branch  of  the  family. 

t  This  account  of  Mr.  Wentworth's  business  operations  in  H.  may  be  relied  upon 
Bs  correct,  as  it  was  written  by  his  dau.  under  liis  immediate  supervision. 


GENEALOGY  :    WENTWORTII.  985 

III  1838  he  rem.  to  Bellows  Falls,  Vt.,  to  engage  in  mercantile 
pursuits  with  his  elder  brother,  Asa,  and  Hosmer  Bingham,  in  which 
business  they  continued  until  1861.  This  firm  owned  two  flat  boats 
that  plied  between  Bellows  Falls  and  Hartford,  Conn.  The  freight 
was  principally  Grafton  soa})stone  down  the  river,  and  West  India 
goods  in  return. 

While  a  resident  of  Bellows  Falls,  Mr.  Wentworth  held  several 
town  oftices.  In  1863  he  rem.  to  Chester,  Vt.,  where  he  continued  to 
res.  the  rest  of  his  life,  the  last  six  years  with  his  dau.,  Mrs.Fullerton. 
He  represented  Chester  in  the  legislature  in  1868  and  1869;  was  one 
of  the  directors  of  the  National  bank  of  Bellows  Falls,  and  a  trus- 
tee in  the  Bellows  Falls  Savings  bank.  He  was  also  a  prominent 
member  of  St.  Luke's  Episcopal  church  in  Chester,  the  building  of 
which  was  largely  credited  to  him  and  his  dau.,  Mrs.  Fullerton. 

He  was  charitable  towards  the  poor,  and  especially  at  Thanks- 
giving time  did  he  remember  them  with  his  timely  and  bountifxd 
gifts.  In  his  87th  year  he  was  in  good  health,  and  retained  his 
interest  in  the  every-day  events  of  life.  He  d.  of  pneumonia,  April 
19,  1888. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Harvey  Warren",  b.  in  Langclon,  in  1822;    d.  in  Bellows  Falls,  Vt.,  in 

1853;  unm. 

2.  Philette  A.",  b.  in  H.,  Nov.  14,  1825;    ra.  June  20,  1848,  Frederick  E., 

son  of  Nathaniel  Fullerton,*  who  was  b.  in  Chester,  where  he  always 
res. ;  was  a  manufacturer  of  woolens  in  Cavendish,  Vt.,  and  of  cot- 
tons at  Springfield,  Vt. ;  d.  Feb.  1,  1869,  at  the  age  of  52  years. 
Children:  (1),  Emma  Maria^,  b.  July  18,  1849;  m.  Jan.  8,  1878, 
Frederick  W.  Childs,  of  Brattleboro',  Vt.,  who  was  appointed  post- 
master of  Brattleboro',  Jan.  5,  1880.  Child:  Kuth  Wentworth^. 
(2),  Grace  Wentworth*,  b.  Dec.  18,  1851;  m.  Dec.  18,  1872,  Frank 
Hadley,  of  Chester,  Vt.  Children :  Grace  Fullerton^,  Susie  Went- 
worth'-*. (3),  Frederick  Harvey^,  b.  April  28,  1855;  d.  March  28, 
1864.  (4),  Susan  Norton^,  b.  March  3,  1857;  m.  March  30,  1880, 
Henry  G.  Wiley,  of  Kansas,  Neb.     Child  :    Frederick  Fullerton^. 


*  Nathaniel  Fullerton  was  for  many  years  president  of  the  Bellows  Falls  bank. 
He  was  one  of  the  earliest  settlers  of  Chester  and  one  of  the  first  merchants.    He  d. 

Oct.  1872,  aged  97  years. 


GENEALOGY  :    WESTON. 


WESTON. 


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1.  William^,  son  of  Ephraim-  and  Elizabeth*  (Nay)  Weston, 
of  Peterboro',  and  grandson  of  Timothy^  f  '"^nd  Esther  (Lampson) 
Weston,  of  Concord,  Mass.,  was  b.  in  Peterboro',  April  15,  1798  ;  m. 
1,  Dec.  17,  1822,  Harriet  Hale,  who  d.  May  9,  1831,  aged  31  years; 
m.  2,  in  1833,  Mrs.  Mary  D.  (  Copeland  )  Fisher,  who  was  b.  in 
Stoddard,  July  9,  1800  ;  d.  in  H.,  Aug.  28,  1853. 

Mr.  Weston  settled  in  Antrim  in  1820,  on  "  Antrim  mountain." 
The  land  was  then  owned  by  James  Wilson,  of  Keene,  but  he  soon 
acquired  it,  with  other  large  tracts  adjoining.  He  became  an  ex- 
tensive stock  raiser,  and  owned  a  large  number  of  cattle  and  sheep. 
He  came  to  H.  in  1834;  res.  on  place  marked  "E.  Weston  "  several 
years.  Subsequently  he  rem.  to  the  hotel  now  called  the  Forest 
house,  which  he  had  fitted  up  at  considerable  expense  ;  d.  June  24, 
1848.  He  was  an  honest,  industrious,  and  thriving  man,  and  much 
respected  in  town.     Children  :  — 

3.     Capt.  Ephraim*  [11],  b.  in  Antrim,  Nov.  9,  1823. 

3.  William^  [12],  b.  in  Antrim,  May  4,  1825. 

4.  Harriet  H.^  b.  in  Antrim,  Nov.  24,  1826;  m.  May  1,  1856, 
Oliver  Messer,  who  was  b.  in  Bow,  May  19,  1823  ;  is  superintendent 
of  the  Clinton  Gas-light  and  Coke  company,  at  Clinton,  la.,  where 
he  has  been  a  leading  citizen  for  the  past  thirty  years. 

CHILD. 

1.     William  W.^  b.  in  Clinton,  la.,  June  21,  1858. 

5.  James  T.*,  b.  in  Antrim,  Sept.  24,  1829;  was  a  promising 
young  man.  At  the  time  of  the  gold  excitement,  in  1849,  he,  with 
many  others,  started  for  California,  by  the  way  of  Cape  Horn,  on 
the  ship  Richmond ;  d.  on  board  the  ship  in  Feb.  1850,  and  was 
buried  in  the  sea.  There  was  a  mystery  about  his  death  that  was 
never  cleared  up.     A  host  of  friends  mourned  his  early  death. 

*  Mr3.  Weston  d.  in  H.,  May  7, 1844. 

t  We  have  recently  been  permitted  to  examine  the  history  of  Reading,  Mass.,  and 
have  no  doubt  that  further  investigation  would  show  that  Timothy  Weston  named 
above  is  a  descendant  of  John  Weston  mentioned  in  tliat  work. 

Johni  Weston  came  to  Salem,  Mass.,  in  1644;  m.  Sarah  Fitch;  d.  in  Reading,  Mass. 

John2  (John'),  b.  in  Reading  in  1(J61 ;  m.  Mary  Bryant ;  d.  there.    They  had  a  son, 

Timotliys,  b.  in  1704.  It  is  almost  certain  that  this  Timothy  is  the  one  we  find  in 
Concord,  Mass. 


GENEALOGY:    WESTON.  987 

6.  John  C.\  b.  in  Antrim,  Oct.  26,  1834;  m.  1,  in  Sailor  Dig- 
<:jings,  Ore.,  June  23,  1860,  Jennie,  dau.  of  Comfort  and  Ruth 
(Ingham)  Sibley,  who  was  b.  in  Little  Falls,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  22,  1843, 
and  d.  in  Sailor  Diggings,  Ore.,  Feb.  14,  1865;  ra.  2,  in  South  Ded- 
ham  (now  Norwood),  Mass.,  Jan.  14,  1870,  Carrie  Frances,*  dau. 
of  James  F.  and  Laviuia  E.  (Fisher)  White,  who  was  b,  in  Canton, 
Mass.,  April  18,  1844.  Mr.  Weston  in  early  life  developed  a  great 
desire  to  travel  and  to  see  something  of  the  great  world  in  which 
we  live.  Sept.  5,  1851,  he  left  Boston  on  the  ship  John  Wade,  as  a 
sailor  before  the  mast,  and  returned  Aug.  5,  1852,  having  in  that 
time  sailed  around  the  world. 

In  1853  he  went  to  California,  remaining  fifteen  years  in  that 
state  and  Oregon.  For  some  twenty  years  he  has  been  a  resident 
of  Clinton,  la.;  is  cashier  of  the  Clinton  National  bank,  a  director 
of  the  Clinton  Savings  bank,  and  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the 
Clinton  Gas-light  and  Coke  company.  He  is  identified  with  most  of 
the  public  interests  and  improvements  of  the  place,  but  has  not 
forgotten  the  home  of  his  youth  ;  has  taken  a  lively  interest  in  the 
history  of  H.,  giving  substantial  aid,  etc. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Eugene^,  b.  iu  Sailor  Diggings,  Ore.,  April  17,  1801 ;  ni.  Margaret,  daii.  of 

Capt.  J.  D.  Feguu,  of  Clinton,  la.,  aucl  is  employed  iu  the  hank.  At 
the  age  of  21  he  took  a  trip  to  Europe,  paying  all  his  expenses  with 
niouey  he  had  quietly  saved  from  his  earnings.     Child :  John  Levi''. 

2.  George  Ephraira^,  b.  in  Sailor  Diggings,  Aug.  20,  1863 ;  d.  March  5,   1805. 

3.  Philip  Henrys,  b.  in  Sailor  Diggings,  Jan.  31,  1865 ;  d.  there,  Feb.  22,  1865. 

4.  Luciau^,  b.  in  Clinton,  April  14,  1871. 

5.  Clarence^  b.  in  Clinton,  July  5,  1872. 

G.     Alice  Imogeue5,  b.  in  Clinton,  Nov.  7,  1873;  d.  Oct.  22,  1875. 

7.  Mary  Prances'^,  b.  in  Clinton,  April  20,  1877. 

8.  Leonard  Fisher^,  b.  iu  Clinton,  Dec.  5,  1881. 

7.  George  W.",  b.  in  H.,  Feb.  24,  1837.  In  early  life  he  went 
to  California,  where  he  spent  two  years  in  the  mines.  Subsequently 
he  settled  in  Iowa ;  was  an  earnest  abolitionist,  and  personally 
assisted  fourteen  slaves  in  gaining  their  freedom.  Pie  was  a  lieu- 
tenant in  the  26th  regt.  la.  vols.,  and  d.  in  the  service,  Aug.  18, 
1863.  He  m.  Sept.  14,  1857,  Emelia  J.  Marshall,  of  Dublin,  who  d. 
in  Low  Moor,  la.,  in  1866,  aged  30  years. 

*  One  authority  makes  her  a  descendant  of  Peregrine  White,  who  was  b.  on  board 
the  Mayflower,  in  the  harbor  of  Cape  Cod. 


988  GENEALOGY  :    WESTON. 

CHILDKEN. 

1.  Ralph  MarshiilP,  b.  at  Low  Moor,  Clinton  county,  la.,  Nov.  15,   1859; 

res.  Vineland,  N.  J. ;  is  a  merchant. 

2.  Wendell  Maro^,  b.  in  Low  Moor,  Clinton  county,  la.,  June  12,  1861 ;  a 

dealer  in  hard-wood  lumber,  of  the  firm  of  Weston  &  Bigelow,  71 
Kilby  street,  Boston,  Mass. 

8.  Henry  Harrison^  b.  in  H.,  April  22, 1841 ;  d.  Aug.  3,  1844. 

9.  Albert  Chapman*,  b.  in  H.,  June  17,  1843  ;  d.  Dec.  5,  1860. 

10.  Mary  Mahala*,  b.  in  H.,  Aug.  11,  1845  ;  d.  July  5,  1852. 

11.  Capt.  Ephraim^  [2],  m.  Nov.  9,  1848,  Elvina  H.,  dau.  of 
Joel  Gates,  (q.  v.)  There  was  no  school  accessible  to  that  remote 
mountain  farm  where  Captain  Weston  spent  the  early  years  of  his 
boyhood,  so  all  the  educational  advantages  that  he  enjoyed  were 
such  as  were  afforded  in  his  own  home.  But  notwithstanding  the 
disadvantages  for  acquiring  knowledge  when  young,  to  which  may 
be  added  the  irreparable  loss  of  his  mother,  who  d.  when  he  was 
seven  years  old,  he  early  manifested  an  intense  desire  for  an  educa- 
tion. His  early  limitations  w^ere  not  entirely  without  their  compen- 
sation. The  grand  mountain  scenery  that  surrounded  his  home 
was  to  his  young  heart  and  mind  a  continual  source  of  inspiration, 
and  the  muscular  activity  which  was  demanded  in  assisting  his  father 
in  the  care  of  large  flocks  and  herds  of  sheep  and  cattle,  gave  him 
that  physical  strength  and  power  of  endurance  that  were  an  impor- 
tant element  of  success  in  after  life.  After  the  removal  of  the 
family  to  H.  he  had  the  advantage  of  the  common  school  in  the 
winter,  but  during  the  season  for  labor  on  the  farm  he  either  worked 
for  his  father  or  for  others  until  he  attained  his  majority.  After 
he  became  of  age  his  course  of  life  seemed  to  point  towards 
literary  pursuits.  He  devoted  a  large  share  of  his  means  to  the 
purchase  of  books,  and  for  four  years  in  succession,  during  the  win- 
ter season,  he  was  very  popular  as  a  teacher  in  Concord,  Mass.  He 
entered  the  academy  at  Exeter  with  the  expectation  of  preparing 
himself  for  a  thorough  teacher,  but  he  had  scarcely  completed  his 
first  term  when  he  was  summoned  to  the  bedside  of  his  dying 
father,  whose  last  request  was  that  his  son  Ephraim  should  settle  his 
large  and  somewhat  entangled  estate.  More  than  a  year  was  con- 
sumed in  this  work ;  and  during  that  time  he  decided  to  abandon  his 
previous  purpose,  and  give  most  of  his  attention  to  farming.  He 
settled  upon  the  homestead,  to  wiiich  he  gave  the  name  of  "Cascade 
Farm."    He  did  not,  however,  abandon  his  intellectual  pursuits.    He 


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GENEALOGY  :    WESTON.  989 

studied  the  life  and  habits  of  insects,  collecting  and  })reserving  indi- 
viduals of  every  species  of  moth  and  gnat  that  could  be  found.  These 
he  arranged  in  cases,  and  took  great  pleasure  in  talking  about  them 
and  showing  them  to  neighbors  and  friends.  He  also  accumulated  a 
variety  of  geological  specimens,  with  which  to  illustrate  his  lectures 
to  pupils  in  the  public  schools,  and  to  entertain  his  friends  in  his 
home.  He  served  several  years  as  a  member  of  the  school  commit- 
tee, and  also  frequently  as  a  teacher  in  the  common  schools,  and  I 
take  great  pleasure  in  saying  that,  having  been  a  teacher  when  he 
was  the  special  visiting  committee  of  my  school,  having  served  on 
the  school  board  with  him,  and  having  visited  schools  where  he  was 
the  teacher,  and  therefore  having  a  good  opportunity  to  know 
whereof  I  affirm,  I  consider  him  one  of  the  best  educators  that  I 
have  ever  met.  He  had  a  happy  faculty  of  inspiring  the  young 
with  a  love  of  knowledge  for  its  own  sake,  and  perhaps  no  person 
has  ever  been  more  instrumental  in  raising  the  standard  of  culture 
in  town  than  he. 

Pie  frequently  gave  lectures  upon  practical  and  political  subjects 
in  his  own  and  neighboring  towns,  and  was  one  of  the  earliest  and 
most  earnest  advocates  for  the  establishment  of  the  town  librai-y. 
He  was  frequently  employed  as  a  civil  engineer  and  conveyancer  of 
i-eal  estate.  In  this  capacity  his  sound  judgment  won  for  him  the 
confidence  of  the  community,  and  he  was  chosen  to  the  office  of 
county  commissioner,  which  office  he  held  with  credit  to  himself 
and  to  his  constituents.  He  was  not  only  jealous  of  the  interests 
of  the  county,  but  also  anxious  for  the  welfare  of  those  who  were 
dependent  on  the  county  for  support. 

The  idea  that  he  had  formed  of  heaven,  as  expressed  in  a  letter 
dated  Feb.  6,  1860,  seems  to  have  shed  a  hallowing  influence  over 
his  life.  He  says:  "Heaven  must  be  a  place  devoid  of  selfishness, 
—  where  each  soul  strives  for  the  joy  and  happiness  of  other  souls, 
where  no  thought  is  given  to  self.  Oh,  how  glorious  to  be  thus  in 
the  arms  of  universal  love,  where  all  are  caring  for  you,  and  where 
the  whole  soul,  washed  clean  from  selfishness  and  envy,  rejoices  in 
the  joy  of  those  about  it !  I  pray  continually  for  this  high  state 
here  on  earth.  Our  love  must  go  out  to  our  fellows,  though  they 
hate  us  and  slay  us.  We  must  love  and  pity  them  and  tenderly 
take  them  up  in  the  arms  of  our  charity,  striving  continually  to 
clear  away  the  darkness  that  is  about  them,  and  strengthening  our- 
selves by  constant  draughts  upon  the  Divine  Love.     Give  me  the 


990  genealogy:  weston. 

soul  that  rises  above  expedients  and  reaches  forth  to  grasp  the 
Divine  in  all  things,  reading  the  book  of  Nature  and  of  Revelation 
in  the  light  of  God's  great  love." 

When  the  Civil  war  came  on  he  was  one  of  the  first  in  the  state 
to  volunteer  his  services.  He  opened  a  recruiting  office  in  Peter- 
boro'  as  early  as  April,  1861.  At  first  a  company  was  enrolled  who 
had  enlisted  for  three  months,  but  it  was  decided  by  the  War  de- 
partment that  only  three  years'  men  would  be  accepted.  When 
this  announcement  was  made  he  signed  his  name  as  a  volunteer  for 
three  years,  which  example  was  followed  by  a  majority  of  the  com- 
pany. The  company  left  for  camp  at  Portsmouth  on  the  fourth  day 
of  June,  was  designated  as  Co.  G,  2d  regt.  N.  H.  vols.,  and  Ephraim 
Weston  was  chosen  its  captain  and  remained  as  such  until  his  death. 
He  contracted  a  cold  while  at  Portsmouth  which  resulted  in  lung 
fever,  and  ultimately  in  consumption.  The  company  left  for  the 
seat  of  war  June  20th,  and  for  nearly  three  months  he  performed 
his  duty  as  a  soldier  notwithstanding  his  suffering.  He  inspired  the 
men  under  his  command  with  his  own  dauntless  courage,  and  would 
frequently  address  them  with  feelings  of  strongest  regard,  and  say: 
"Boys,  I  will  never  ask  you  to  go  where  I  will  not  lead  you."  His 
bearing  and  fortitude  at  the  battle  of  Bull  Run  were  worthy  a  vet- 
eran in  the  service,  and  could  hardly  have  been  expected  of  one  who 
so  recently  had  left  the  quiet  occupation  of  a  farmer.* 

*  A  correspondent  of  the  Lancaster  Republican,  who  was  a  soldier  and  who  was 
near  him  on  that  occasion,  speaks  thus  concerning  him  :  "  It  was  my  fortune  to  stand 
within  thirty  feet  of  Captain  Weston  during  the  Bull  Run  fight,  — Cos.  G  and  ¥  com- 
posing one  division,  — and  I  can  witness  that  — 

Amid  the  cannon's  thunder 

That  shook  the  summer  air, 
Where  iron  hail  fell  thickest, 

His  stalwart  form  was  there. 
Had  he  been  pitching  hay  among  his  native  hills  in  a  slight  shower,  he  would  not 
have  showed  less  trepidation.  I  remember  well  while  passing  through  a  hollow,  in 
our  last  attack,  the  enemy's  shells  were  flying  about  our  ears  in  a  perfect  storm,- 
some  bursting  in  our  ranks,  but  most  of  them  passing  a  yard  or  two  above  us,  — and 
involuntarily,  at  every  whiz  as  they  passed,  the  men  and  officers  would  stoop,  but 
Captain  Weston  stood  his  full  five  feet  ten,  and  I  thought  he  added  a  '  cubit  to  his 
stature '  as  he  turned  to  his  men,  his  face  wearing  a  look  of  complacency  that  ap- 
proached a  smile,  and  said  as  calmly  as  though  on  dress  parade, '  Do  n't  dodge,  boys, 
don't  dodge;  you  will  get  shot  just  as  quick  as  though  you  stood  up  like  men.'  " 

We  also  give  in  this  connection  the  following  letter,  which  will  explain  itself:— 

"  Roanoke  Island,  N.  C,  May  22, 1S62. 
"John  C.  Weston,  Esq.: 

"  Dear  Sir,  — Yowv  letter,  making  inquiries  in  regard  to  your  brother  at  the  battle 
of  Bull  Run,  was  duly  received.through  our  fi-iend,  the  Hon.  Alvin  Beard,  and  it  will 
be  a  pleasure  to  me  if  I  can  afl'ord  any  comfort  or  gratification  to  the  family  of  him 
whom  I  valued  so  highly  as  a  friend  and  associate.  .  .  .  Captain  Weston  had  not 
been  well  for  many  days,  but  when  the  order  came  to  march  he  no  longer  complained 
of  being  sick,  but  was  at  his  post,  looking  after  his  men  and  supplying  their  wants 
for  the  march  and  the  fight.  Soldiers  are  very  much  like  children,  needing  some  one 
constantly  to  look  after  them  and  attend  to  their  personal  wants,  and  a  captain,  if  he 


genealogy:    WESTON.  991 

His  health  continuing  to  fail,  he  was  obliged  to  accept  a  furlough 
that  had  been' procured  for  him,  and  on  the  9th  of  SeptemV>er  lie 
took  leave  of  his  company  and  departed  for  his  home.  "But  New 
Hampshire  had  nothing  to  offer  him  save  the  kind  attentions  of 
his  family  and  friends  while  the  lamp  of  life  was  flickering  and  a 
hei'o's  grave,  such  as  she  gave  in  other  days  to  Stark  and  Langdon. 
He  d.  Dec.  9,  1861,  and  was  buried  near  his  home  in  a  small  lot  he 
had  enclosed  for  a  family  burying-ground.  There  rests  in  pace  the 
mortal  form  of  him  who  was  as  noble  and  brave  as  the  noblest  and 
bravest  of  the  sons  of  men.  His  spirit,  —  so  loving  in  the  husband, 
so  kind  in  the  father,  so  faithful  in  the  friend,  so  magnanimous  in 


is  a  good  one,  will  supplj-  the  place  of  a  father  to  them.  Captain  Weston  was  in  this 
respect  one  of  the  best  captains,  and  provided  well  for  all  the  wants  of  his  men  as 
far  as  he  was  able.  I  saw  him  frequently  on  the  march  from  Washington  to  Centre- 
ville,  and  to  inquiries  respecting  his  health  he  invariably  returned  a  cheering  an- 
swer, although  he  was  so  feeble  as  to  be  compelled  to  ride  a  part  of  the  time  in  order 
to  keep  along  with  his  company.  We  bivouacked  each  night,  sleeping  with  no  shelter 
but  our  blankets  and  perhaps  a  few  boughs  hastily  thrown  up  by  the  soldiers,  and  it 
must  have  been  hard  for  him,  suffering  as  he  was  at  the  time  from  diarrhoea. 

"  One  of  the  hardest  marches  1  have  ever  seen,  excepting,  of  course,  the  retreat  on 
the  same  day,  was  tliat  from  Ccntreville  to  Bull  Run  field  on  the  morning  of  the  21st 
of  July,  not  so  much  on  account  of  its  length,  for  even  our  division,  commanded  by 
Hunter,  did  not  probably  march  more  than  fifteen  miles,  as  from  its  tediousness, 
caused  by  the  inexperience  of  both  oflJcers  and  men  in  marching  in  a  long  column 
of  troops,  and  also  from  the  excessive  heat  and  consequent  thirst  and  fatigue.  We 
started  at 2  a.m.,  and  went  into  the  fight  at  10:30  on  the  double-quick.  During  all  this 
long  march  Captain  Weston  must  have  been  on  his  feet,  as  none  but  mounted  officers 
had  any  opportunity  to  ride,  and  when  we  debouched  on  the  field  all  were  nearly 
exhausted.  There  was  but  one  company  (Co.  I)  between  Captain  Weston's  and  mine, 
and  I  recollect  seeing  more  of  him  than  of  any  other  captain  in  the  line,  though  each 
of  us  had  plenty  to  do  to  attend  to  our  own  companies.  At  one  time,  after  we  had 
countermarched  from  the  right  to  the  left  of  the  Rhode  Island  battery,  when  we  were 
receiving  the  hottest  fire  we  saw  that  day,  when  the  bullets  were  flying  like  hailstones 
and  thinning  our  ranks  at  a  terrible  rate  without  our  being  able  to  i-eturn  the  fire  on 
account  of  friends  in  front,  and  no  enemy  within  sight  of  lis,  we  were  ordered  to  lie 
down  to  avoid  the  shot.  Captain  Weston  probably  did  not  hear  the  order,  and  I 
remember  seeing  him  standing,  erect  and  alone,  in  front  of  his  men,  waving  his 
sword  and  urging  his  soldiers  to  '  Stand  up  like  men,  and  not  lie  down  like  cowards.' 
It  was  here  that  Colonel  Marston  was  wounded  and  nearly  all  our  loss  for  the  day 
sustained  before  the  order  came  to  lie  down,  and  it  was  a  wonder  that  the  Captain, 
exposed  as  he  was,  escaped  unhurt.  Presently  the  fire  slackened,  and  we  all  moved 
forward. 

"  At  another  time,  wlien  we  had  advanced  nearly  half  a  mile  to  the  front  and  to 
the  right,  we  were  lying  down  again,  unable  to  return  the  fire  on  account  of  uneven 
ground.  My  company  being  armed  with  Sharp's  rifles,  different  from  the  rest,  was 
on  the  left  of  the  line  and  was  a  sort  of  independent  corps,  and  seeing  an  advan- 
tageous position  just  in  front  of  us  at  the  top  of  the  hill,  where  I  could  cover  my  men 
behind  a  lence  and  reach  the  enemy  with  our  superior  rifles,  I  moved  my  men  for- 
wai'd  at  double-quick  and  sci/.od  the  fence,  pouring  in  a  rapid  and  dcstnirtixc  lire. 
A  part  of  Co.  I  went  with  us,  ;iiid  Captain  Weston,  seeing  the  movement  ami  suppos- 
ing we  had  been  sent  forward,  went  to  the  field  officers  and  begged  of  thcni  to  allow 
his  company  to  go  with  us.  But  they  had  received  no  orders  to  advance,  and  as 
other  regiments  were  retreating,  they  very  properly  refused  and  gave  the  order  to 
retire,  and  reformed  the  line  half  a  mile  or  more  to  the  rear.  Here  seven  captains 
of  us  met,  with  quite  a  respectable  battalion,  and  exchanged  expressions  of  chagrin 
and  regret  that  we  had  not  held  the  foe  at  that  advanced  position.  Captain  Weston 
rushed  about  to  find  some  officer  of  sufficient  courage  and  authority  to  lead  us  for- 
ward again,  or  at  least  to  make  a  stand  where  we  then  were.  But  none  were  to  be 
found.  The  day  wa.s  lost.  The  ri'ti-eat —the  rout —  had  commenced.  Commanders 
who  had  that  A-.xy  lo-t  nii  iipiHiriimit\-  to  ii);ikc  tliemselves  heroes,  witli  a  lew  noble 
exceptions,  weir  aln:i(l\  lar  on  tlir  roail  lo  \\  ashington.  Our  regiment,  althouuli  on 
the  extreme  ri^clit  ol  tlic  lidd,  and  ((inscipiciilly  brought  in  the  rear  of  the  retreating 
mass,  came  off  the  lield  in  tolerably  good  order,  but  there  were  so  many  fugitives 
constantly  mixing  in  our  ranks,  and  the  men  were  so  dreadfully  fatigued,  it  was  im- 


992  GENEALOGY:   WESTON. 

the  citizen,  so  patriotic  in  the  soldier,  —  has  gone  to  an  'everlasting' 
rest  in  the  bosom  of  God."* 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Dr.  William  Henry^,  b.  Aug.  8,  1849;  m.  Aug.  22,  1882,  Frances  E.,  dau. 

of  Hon.  S.  G.  Pope,  of  Ogdensburg,  N.  Y.  In  his  youth  Doctor 
Weston  attended  the  district  school  a  few  weeks  each  year,  and 
worked  on  the  farm  the  rest  of  the  time.  In  1866  he  attended  the 
high  school  in  Peterboro'  one  term,  and  the  next  year  assumed  the 
charge  of  the  farm,  and  from  that  time  until  he  was  21  years  of  age 
he  remained  at  home,  attending  school  during  the  winter  terms.  In 
1871  he  took  a  trip  West,  and  was  employed  in  a  wholesale  and  retail 
grocery  store  in  Omaha,  Neb  ,  some  six  months,  when  he  returned 
home  and  took  charge  of  the  farm  for  a  year,  meanwhile  attending 
one  term  of  school  in  Marlow  and  teaching  one  term  in  district  No. 
7.  He  was  graduated  from  McCoUom  institute  in  Mount  Vernon  in 
1875 ;  spent  the  summers  of  1874  and  '75  as  a  waiter  at  the  Profile 
house,  Franconia  Notch;  was  a  member  of  the  school  committee 
in  H.  in  1874,  and  in  the  fall  of  1875  he  began  the  study  of  medicine 
under  the  direction  of  Dr.  D.  S.  Adams,  of  Manchester.  He  taught 
school  in  No.  6,  worked  on  the  farm,  and  read  medicine  the  follow- 
ing winter  and  summer,  and  in  Sept.  1876,  went  to  Brooklyn,  N.  Y., 
and  entered  the  College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons,  the  medical 
department  of  Columbia  college,  where  he  was  graduated  in  1878. 

He  practised  for  a  short  time  with  Doctor  Hoyt  in  Grafton,  then 
went  to  New  York  city  and  was  associated  with  Dr.  J.  A.  Wood 
(q.  V.)  until  the  death  of  Doctor  Wood,  and  continued  the  treatment 
of  spinal  diseases  as  a  specialty  until  1881.  His  present  res.  and 
office  are  400  West  Twenty-second  street.  New  York  city,  where  he 
is  engaged  in  general  practice.  Children:  (1),  Zady  Elvina^,  b.  Oct. 
19,  1884.      (2),  Elvina  Frances^,  b.  Feb.  2,  1887 

2.  Clara  Elviuas,  b.  June  16,  1851 ;  m.  Feb.  5,  1868,  Alfred  Barber,     (q.  v.) 

possible  to  keep  them  together,  and  we  were  soon  irretrievably  scattered.  About 
two  miles,  liowever,  from  the  field  there  was  an  attempt  made  to  halt  and  make  a 
stand.  The  Captain  was  with  me  there,  and  we  made  an  effort  to  rally  our  men  —  he 
exhausting  all  his  eloquence  and  using  every  endeavor  to  induce  them  to  halt.  But  it 
was  of  no  use.  The  stream  of  fugitives  from  all  regiments  poured  past  us  like  the 
waters  of  a  reservoir  broke  loose,  and  we  gave  up  in  despair.  We  retreated  together 
through  the  woods,  keeping  as  many  of  our  men  with  us  as  possible,  —  he  calling  out 
at  intervals  with  stentorian  voice,  '  Second  New  Hampshire,'  and  I  constantly  an- 
swering in  the  same  terms  from  a  short  distance  away.  After  two  or  three  hours, 
however,  we  became  separated,  and  I  saw  vei'y  little  more  of  him  until  we  met  near 
the  close  of  that  terrible  march  at  the  Long  Bridge.  We  marched  into  the  city  and 
into  camp  together  with  a  part  of  our  men,  the  only  two  captains  who  remained  to 
the  last  with  their  men  and  returned  to  camp  with  their  regiment. 

"  This  is  all  I  remember  of  our  noble  and  lamented  brother  more  than  you  already 
know.  I  can  bear  testimony  with  all  others  who  knew  him  well,  that  as  a  soldier  he 
was  brave,  honorable,  and  patriotic  in  the  highest  degree,  and  as  a  citizen  and  a 
man  it  is  impossible  to  speak  of  him  in  terms  too  exalted. 

"  With  great  respect  I  have  the  honor  to  be, 

"  Yours,  etc.  (Signed)  S.  G.  GRIFFIN." 

*  Mrs.  Weston,  who  furnished  this  tender  tribute  to  the  memory  of  her  husband, 
continued  to  res.  on  the  farm  until  she  had  brought  up  her  children,  when  she  sold 
it  and  rem.  to  Rutland,  Mass.,  her  present  res. 


WILLIAM    WESTON, 


VV^tH,  tVIS^^^V.^  VM-SS, 


GENEALOGY:    WESTON.  993 

3.  George  Franklin^,  a.  m.,  b.  Oct.  3,  1853;  m.  Oct.  14,  1879,  M.  Louise,  dan. 

of  IIou.  R.  Stewart,  of  Keene.  At  the  age  of  17  years  Mr.  Weston 
speut  the  winter  in  Keene  as  a  pupil  in  the  high  school.  The  follow- 
ing winter  he  taught  in  Antrim.  He  fitted  for  college  at  the  Fran- 
cestowu  academy,  and  at  what  is  now  Colby  academy  at  New  London. 
Was  graduated  at  Brown  university,  Providence,  K.  I.,  in  1878,  and 
received  the  degree  of  A.  M.  from  that  institution  in  1881.'  He  rep- 
resented his  college  in  the  regatta  at  Saratoga  in  1875.  He  taught 
evening  schools  in  Providence  during  a  part  of  his  college  course, 
and  since  his  graduation  has  had  charge  of  one  of  the  grammar 
schools  in  that  city.  He  has  filled  many  responsible  positions  con- 
nected with  his  church  and  society.  Children  :  (1),  Stewart  D.g,  b. 
May  11,  1882.     (2),  George  Franklins,  b.  Aug.  20,  188(3. 

4.  Mary  ElizaS  b.  July  1,  1856 ;  d.  Dec.  5,  1859. 

5.  Hattie  Amelia^,  b.  Oct.  6,  1858;  m.  Nov.  2,  1878,  Thomas  Lawtou  Ilad- 

ley.     (q.  v.) 

6.  Ephraim5,  b.  May  23,  1861 ;  d.  June  4,  1862. 

13.  William"  [3],  in.  April  17,  1859,  Sarah  Ann,  dau.  of  Jesse 
Wilder,  (q.  v.)  His  early  life  aud  experience  were  not  unlike  that  of 
his  brother  Ephraim.  He  was  a  successful  school-teacher,  and  has 
served  as  one  of  the  school  committee,  and  later  as  a  member  of 
the  school  board,  to  which  position  he  has  been  re-elected  and  is 
now  (1889)  serving  with  increasing  popularity;  res.  several  years  in 
Antrim,  and  was  the  last  owner  that  res.  on  the  mountain  farm 
where  he  was  b.;  rem.  in  1868  to  H.;  res.  place  marked  "  S.  Barker," 

CHILDREN. 

1.  James  T.^,  b.  in  Antrim,  May  25,  1860;  a  printer. 

2.  Harriet  E.s,  b.  June  25,  1862. 

3.  Sarah  F.^,  b.  iu  Antrim,  June  26,  1864;  a  teacher. 

4.  Mary  AunabeP,  b.  in  Antrim,  Sept.  2,  1866. 

5.  William^,  b.  in  H.,  March  3,  1869;  president  of  Y.  P.  S.  C.  E.  in  II. 

6.  Ephraim^,  b.  in  H.,  Aug.  7,  1872. 

13.  Betsey^  (Ephraim",  Timothy^),  res.  in  Antrim  and  II.;  d.  in 
H.,  Feb.  26,  1865,  aged  65  years  and  9  months. 

14.  Timothy^  (Ephraim^  Timothy^),  b.  Dec.  7,  1805;  m.  April 
8,  1830,  Matilda  Nay,  of  Peterboro';  res.  a  few  years  on  the  moun- 
tain farm  in  Antrim  ;  rem,  to  Nauvoo,  111. ;  returned  to  H.,  where 
he  d.  Sept.  29,  1855,  Mrs,  Weston  m.  2,  Abisha  Tubbs,  of  Peter- 
l)oro'.     She  d.  and  was  buried  in  H.,  April  19,  1882. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Sarah  A.^,  d.  in  II.,  July  9,  1849,  aged  16  years. 
Four  others  who  d.  young. 


994  GENEALOGY:   WESTON. 

PORTER  B.  WESTON. 

Jonathan^  Weston  (John-,  John^),  b.  in  Reading,  Mass.,  in  1705  ; 
m.  Ruth  Flint. 

Capt.  Jonathan^  (Jonathan^  John^,  John^),  b.  in  Reading,  Mass., 
in  1757;  m.  Lucy  Parker;  was  a  captain  in  the  Revolutionary  army. 

William^  *  (Capt.  Jonathan*,  Jonathan^  John-,  John^),  b.  in  1780; 
m.  Cynthia  Porter  and  settled  in  Reading,  where  their  second  son, 

Sumner*',  was  b.  Nov.  1806.  He  was  brought  up  in  the  family  of 
his  grandfather,  Capt.  Jonathan*,  of  Reading,  Mass. ;  m.  Alecta 
Cheney;  res.  Reading,  Mass. 

1,  Porter  B.'^  (Sumner®,  William^  Capt.  Jonathan*,  Jonathan^, 
John-,  John^),  b.  in  Reading,  Mass.,  Nov.  21,  1832;  m.  Aug.  23, 
1859,  Jane  B.,  dau.  of  Alonzo  Hall.  (q.  v.)  In  his  youth  he  was  a 
sailor,  acting  as  cook,  and  he  was  so  employed  during  his  service  in 
the  army.  He  was  a  member  of  Co.  G,  13th  regt.  N.  H.  vols.;  res. 
a  short  time  at  Peterboro';  was  a  baker  at  Hillsboro'  Bridge  ;  pres- 
ent res.  in  H.,  at  place  marked  "A.  Hall."  He  is  an  Odd  Fellow, 
and  a  good  Christian  man. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Lizzie  J.^,  b.  iu  Reading,  Mass.,  Dec.  8,  1860. 

2.  William  P.*,  b.  in  H.,  Feb.  19,  1880. 


JEREMY  WESTON.t 

Jeremy^,  son  of  Samuel'-  and  Nancy  (Wheeler)  Weston,  and  grand- 
son of  Rogers^  and  Deborah  (Lawrence)  Weston, J  was  b.  in  Mason, 
May  6,  1828  ;  m.  1,  Sept.  15,  1852,  Susan  P.  Goss,  who  was  b.  in 
Lancaster,  Mass.,  July  29,  1832,  and  d.  Feb.  25,  1860;  m.  2,  Jan.  28, 
1861,  Lydia  J.  Carkin,  who  was  b.  in  Lyndeboro',  June  27,  1831; 
came  to  H.  from  Wilton  in  Dec.  1870,  and  bought  the  Warner  Clark 
place  of  J.  D.  Butler,  where  he  continues  to  res. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Freds  b.  iu  New  Ipswich,  June  23,  1853 ;  m.  Feb.  18, 1877,  Ida,  dau.  of  I.  P. 

Wellman  (q.  v.)  ;  res.  Wilton.     Children  :  Charlie^,  Flora^,  Clarence^. 

2.  Hannah  J.*,  b.  in  New  Ipswich,  Sept.  15,  1854;  ni.  C.  P.  Bugbee.     (q.v.) 

3.  Susan  Ella*,  b.  in  Mason,  June  30,  1856;  m.  George  O.  Wood.     (q.  v.) 

*  He  rem.  to  Canada  about  1810. 

t  This  family  also  claims  descent  from  John,  of  Reading. 

I  Rogers  Weston  and  Timothy  Wheeler,  father  of  Nancy  WTieeler  (q.  v.),  were 
among  the  first  settlers  of  Mason,  and  both  served  in  the  Revolutionary  war. 


genealogy:   wheeler.  995 


CHRISTOPHER  A.  WHEELER. 

Capt.  Christopher  A.^  Wheeler  was  b.  in  H.,  March  28,  1814,  The 
maiden  name  of  his  mother  was  Lydia  Davis.  Of  his  father,  Abijah^ 
Wheeler,  little  is  known,  as  he  d.  when  his  son  was  quite  young,  and 
his  mother  subsequently  m.  Ebenezer  Russell,  (q.  v.)  In  his  19th 
year  he  went  to  Peterboro'  and  began  to  Avork  in  the  North  cotton 
factory,  and  in  Nov.  1835,  was  given  the  position  of  overseer  of  the 
dressing  and  weaving  departments ;  was  captain  of  the  Peterboro' 
Light  Infantry  company;  went  to  Weare  in  1851,  where  he  took 
charge  of  the  Weare  cotton  factory  ;  subsequently  he  was  in  San- 
ford,  Me.,  and  in  Boston,  making  patterns  for  the  Ladd  &  Webster 
sewing  machine  company;  then  in  Peterboro',  where  he  carried  on 
a  farm  and  also  manufactured  sliding  ox-yokes;  has  also  manufac- 
tured corn  planters  and  dairy  thermometers ;  present  res.,  Peter- 
boro'. He  m.  Nov.  26,  1835,  Lydia  Martin,  who  was  b.  in  Frances- 
town,  Feb.  16,  1810. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Henry  F.3,  b.  Oct.  20,  1837. 

2.  Christopher  M.^,  b.  Oct.  13,  1839 ;  was  a  member  of  Co.  E,  Cth  regt.  N. 

H.  vols  ;  d.  at  Hatteras  Inlet,  Feb.  19,  ISG2  ;  was  buried  in  Peterboro'. 

3.  Lydia  E.^,  b.  Jan.  27,  1842;  d.  young. 


JOHN  A.   WHEELER'S   CHILDREN. 

John  Augustus'-,  son  of  John^  and  Jane  Wheeler,  was  b.  in  Ashby, 
Mass.;  d.  in  Dublin,  Aug.  4,  1863;  m.  Mary  Almira  Prichard,  who 
was  b.  in  Townsend,  Mass.,  and  d.  in  Dublin,  Dec.  1863,  Eight 
children,  three  of  whom  came  to  H.  to  res. 

1.  William  A.^  b.  in  Ashby,  Mass.,  Feb.  20,  1848;  m.  May  13, 
1879,  Mary  A.  Emerson,  who  was  b,  in  Lowell,  Mass,,  Aug.  15,  1855, 
and  d.  in  H.,  Sept.  12, 1888.  Mr,  Wheeler  came  to  H.  in  May,  1884; 
res,  on  the  place  marked  "J.  Kimball." 

CHILD. 

1.     Nellie  L.-*,  b.  in  Dublin,  April  21,  1880. 

2.  Nellie  Frances^  b.  in  Ashby,  Mass.,  Aug.  30,  1851 ;  was  a 
successful  school-teacher;  m.  James  S.  Hay  ward.     (q.  v.) 

3.  George  Stevens^  b,  in  Dublin,  Dec.  16,  1856;  res.  several 
years  in  H.  (with  Orland  Eaton  a  part  of  the  time);  ni.  March, 
1887,  Flora  EUenwood,  of  Deering  ;    res.  Antrim. 


996  GENEALOGY  :    WHEELER. 

NATHAN  WHEELER. 

1,  Nathan^  Wheeler  was  a  resident  of  H.  a  few  years,  and  built 
the  house  marked  "Mrs.  H.  E.  Patten,"  in  the  village.  He  had  been 
a  successful  manufacturer  in  Vermont;  d.  March  12,  1843.  Chil- 
dren: Mary2,  m.  Dr.  E.  A.  Knight  (q.  v.);  Nathan'^. 


NOAH  WHEELER. 

1,  Noah",  youngest  son  of  Jonas^*  and  Persist  (Brooks)  Wheeler, 
was  b.  in  New  Ipswich ;  m.  Mary  Butterfield,  of  Pepperell,  Mass., 
and  came  to  H.  about  the  year  1787;  settled  at  place  marked  "J. 
Knight";  subsequently  he  rem.  to  the  village,  where  he  kept  the 
hotel  that  afterwards  passed  into  the  hands  of  his  son-in-law,  Jede- 
diah  Fox  (q.  v.);  he  was  a  prominent  man  in  town,  and  served  as 
one  of  the  selectmen,  etc.  Mrs.  Wheeler  d.  Dec.  6,  1847,  aged  83 
years.     Children,  all  b.  in  H. : — 

2,  Mary3,  b.  Feb.  1,  1788;  d.  Feb.  25,  1880;  m.  Oct.  26,  1809, 
Zephaniah,  son  of  Dr.  Zephaniah  and  Elizabeth  (Stickney)  Kit- 
tredge,  who  was  b.  Sept.  15,  1785;  d.  Aug.  1873;  res,  Mt.  Vernon. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Mary  Wheeled,  b.  in  1810;  d.  Oct.  1879;  m.  Amaziah  Wood,  of  Frau- 

cestown. 

2.  Franklin  Otis*,  m.  and  res.  West  Medford,  Mass. ;  is  a  merchant  in  Bos- 

ton. Two  children :  a  son,  who  was  graduated  at  Dartmouth  college, 
is  a  lawyer  in  Boston ;  and  a  dau. 

3.  Zephaniah*.  m.  and  res.  Mt  Vernon.     Children  :  three  sons  and  a  dau. 

The  eldest  son  is  a  shoe  merchant  in  St.  Louis,  Mo. ;  the  second  son 
is  a  dentist  in  Watertown,  Mass.,  and  the  third  son  is  a  clerk  in 
Lowell,  Mass. 

4.  Charles*,  d.  in  infancy. 

5.  Sarah  Fox*,  was  educated  at  the  Literary  and  Scientific  institution  at  H., 

and  taught  one  term  in  the  village  school;  m.  in  1856,  Eleazer  Block, 
who  d.  in  1865 ;  res.  St.  Louis,  Mo.  Child  :  Mrs.  T.  A.  Meysenburg, 
of  St.  Louis.  Her  husband  is  president  of  the  St.  Louis  Bolt  and 
Iron  company.  We  are  indebted  to  Mrs.  Block  for  valuable  infor- 
mation in  regard  to  the  Wheeler  family. 

6.  Elizabeth*,  was  educated  at  the  Literary  and  Scientific  institution  in  H. ; 

d.  in  1864,  aged  40  years;  unm. 
7s     Abby*,  m.  E.  C.  Batchelder,  a  dry-goods  merchant;  res.  Milford.     Child  : 
Bell^,  m.  John  H.  Barr,  of  Nashua. 

*  He  was  a  land-owner  in  H.  in  1779.     (See  p.  6.) 

t  Mrs.  Persia  (Brooks)  Wheeler  was  a  native  of  Virginia ;  she  came  to  H.  and  d.  here. 


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3.  Sarah^  b.  Nov.  9,  1789;  ni.  Jedediah  Fox.     (q.  v.) 

4.  Eliza^,  b.  Dec.  30,  1791;  d.  Dec.  4,  1853;  unm. 

5.  Charles^,  b.  Feb.  27,  1795;  was  graduated  at  Dartmouth  col- 
lege; was  a  successful  lawyer;  m.  Permelia  Redman,  of  St.  Charles, 
Mo.;  res.  Troy,  Mo.;  d.  there.     Children:  two  daughters  and  a  son. 

0.  Capt.  Otis'',  b.  Dec.  4, 1797;  was  recommended  by  Gen.  James 
Miller  as  a  cadet  at  West  Point,  where  he  was  graduated  in  1821; 
served  as  captain  in  the  Black  Hawk  war,  and  subsequently  in  a 
tedious  campaign  in  the  everglades  of  Florida,  where  his  health 
was  much  impaired  from  exposure  to  the  infected  atmosphere,  and 
where  he  did  more  active  service  than  any  other  officer  in  his  regi- 
ment. He  resigned  his  commission  in  1844;  engaged  in  farming  for 
some  years  in  Troy,  Lincoln  county,  Mo.,  where  he  d.  June  1,  1872. 
He  m.  at  Jefferson  Barracks,  Mo.,  Dec.  1,  1830,  Jane  F.  Wallace, 
who  was  b.  in  Erie,  Pa.,  April  7,  1810;  res.  with  her  son,  Judge 
Wheeler,  in  Troy,  Mo. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Mary  Fostei-^,  b.  at  Fort  Jessop,  La.,  May  1,  1832;  attended  school  in 

Erie,  Pa.  :  d.  iu  Lincoln  county.  Mo.,  Feb.  14,  1848. 

2.  Elizabeth  Pollock^,  b.  at  Fort  Jessop,  La.,  Jan.  25,  1835;  d.  there,  June 

28,  1838. 

3.  Wallace  Fox*,  b.  at  Fort  Jessop,  La. ;  attended  school  at  Troy,  Mo.,  and 

at  a  commercial  school  iu  St.  Louis,  Mo. ;  was  a  clerk  on  the  steamer 
Minnehaha  on  the  Missouri  river  several  yeai's;  m.  April  15,  18G3, 
Mary  Montague,  of  St.  Louis,  and  settled  on  a  farm  in  St.  Charles, 
Mo.,  where  he  d.  Jan.  28,  1881. 

4.  Ckira  S.*,*  b.  at  Fort  Smith,  Ark.,  Jan.  8,  1840;  attended  school  at  Erie, 

Pa.,  and  was  graduated  at  Jones  seminary  in  Troy,  Mo. ;  m.  July  15, 
1862,  A.  V.  McKee,  who  was  b.  in  Harrison  county,  Ky.,  Nov.  G, 
1831,  and  d.  July  13,  1884.  Mr.  McKee  was  a  successful  lawyer;  res. 
Troy,  Mo. ;  was  a  delegate  from  Lincoln  county  to  the  constitutional 
convention  of  Missouri  in  1875.  Children:  (1),  Lillie  Vernon^,  b. 
Dec.  6,  1863;  ra.  May  27,  1880,  Dr.  E.  E.  King;  res.  Brown  county, 
Tex. ;  is  largely  engaged  in  the  sheep  business.  (2),  An  infant  dan.". 
(3),  Jennie  May^  b.  Aug.  12,  1867;  is  a  graduate  of  the  Troy  (Mo.) 
high  school.  (4),  Archibald^,  b.  Aug.  22,  1870.  (5),  Otis  Wheeler", 
b.  Nov.  29,  1873. 

5.  Otis  K.',  b.  at  Troy,  Mo.,  May  24,  1844;  attended  school  in  Mt.  Veruon 

and  at  the  commercial  school  iu  St.  Louis,  Mo. ;  m.  March  26,  1871, 
Cherrie  Dyer,  of  Lincoln  county,  Mo. ;  res.  St.  Louis,  Mo. ;  he  is  a 
United  States  marshal. 

*  We  are  indebted  to  Mrs.  McKee  for  valuable  information  in  regard  to  her 
father's  family. 


998  GENEALOGY  :    WHEELER;    WHITAKER. 

G.  Judge  Beujarain*,  b.  at  Troy,  Mo.,  May  12,  1847;  attended  school  at  Troy 
aud  St.  Louis,  Mo. ;  res.  Troy,  Mo. ;  is  a  successful  lawyer;  has  been 
twice  elected  probate  judge;  m.  Nov.  25,  1873,  Edna  Adams,  of  Lin- 
coln county,  Mo.     Children :  Clara^,  Charles^. 

7.  Dea.  E.  Norton-*,  b.  at  Troy  Mo.,  Feb.  28,  1850;  was  educated  at  Troy  and 
St.  Louis;  was  engaged  in  mercantile  business  in  Troy,  where  he  d. 
April  10, 1880.  He  was  ordained  a  deacon  of  the  Presbyterian  church 
at  the  age  of  26  years.  "  He  was  a  warm-hearted,  exemplary  young 
gentleman,  esteemed  aud  admired  by  all  who  knew  him.  We  can 
pay  him  no  higher  compliment  than  to  say,  '  He  was  a  Christian.'" 

7.     Abigail-  (Jonas^),  in.  David  Knight,     (q.  v.) 


WHITAKER. 


Peter'' Whitaker  was  a  descendant  in  the  seventh  generation  from 
Abraham  Whitaker,  b.  in  England  in  1604.  The  direct  line  was 
Abraham^  Abraham-,  William^,  William^,  Joseph^,  James",  Peter". 

James®  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary  war,  and  participated  in 
the  battles  of  Banker  Hill,  Stillwater,  and  Saratoga.  After  the  close 
of  the  war  he  settled  in  Deering;  m.  Susan  Symonds;  d.  in  Deering, 
May  12,  1835,  aged  79  years  and  4  months. 

Peter'^  was  remarkably  athletic,  and  as  in  his  day  wrestling  was  a 
very  popular  sport,  he  very  naturally  became  the  champion  of  the 
town.  When  the  old  red  factory  was  raised  at  Hillsboro'  Bridge, 
as  the  champion  of  Deering  he  had  a  contest  with  Daniel  Wyman, 
the  champion  of  Hillsboro',  and  came  off  the  victor.  He  enlisted  in 
Captain  Bradford's  company  in  the  war  of  1812-15,  and  although  the 
comi:)any  was  not  engaged  in  much  actual  fighting,  the  exposure  in- 
cident to  camp  life  brought  upon  him  a  severe  attack  of  rheumatism, 
from  which  he  never  recovered.  After  the  war  he  settled  in  Brad- 
ford, where  he  d.  Aug.  16, 1833. 

He  m.  in  Dec.  1821,  Sarah,  dau.  of  Mansel  Alcock,  of  Deering 
(q.  v.),who  d.  in  Bennington,  Sept.  8, 1852,  aged  52  years.  Her  op- 
portunities of  an  education  were  limited  ;  she  attended  school  only 
three  weeks  in  her  life,  yet  by  her  own  unaided  efforts  she  learned 
to  read,  write,  and  spell,  and  became  remarkably  proficient  in  men- 
tal arithmetic.  On  one  occasion  her  husband  held  a  note  of  $250, 
upon  which  several  endorsements  had  been  made,  and  when  the 
final  payment  was  made  he  called  in  the  schoolmaster  to  ascertain 
the  amount  due.     When  he  had  completed  his  w^ork  and  stated  the 


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result,  Mrs.  Wliitaker  objected,  and  so  strongly  that  the  work  was 
done  over  again,  and  it  was  decided  in  her  favor.     Children  : — 

1.  Cyrus  A.^,  b.  Nov.  9, 1822;  came  to  H.  when  about  21  years 
of  age.  He  was  a  very  successful  school-teacher,  and  has  been  a 
member  of  the  school  committee.  I  take  great  pleasure  in  being 
able  to  acknowledge  my  indebtedness  to  him  for  his  encouragement 
and  aid  at  the  time  he  was  the  teacher  at  No.  5,  in  the  winter  of 
1847-48.  Of  himself  he  writes  :  "I  have  always  made  it  a  rule  and 
practice  of  my  life,  to  improve  each  day  and  hour  as  it  passes,  not 
merely  with  reference  to  getting  money,  but  in  growing  wiser  and 
better;  and  since  human  life  is  short  at  best,  and  since  we  can  travel 
the  road  but  once,  it  is  important  tliat  we  improve  all  its  opportuni- 
ties and  that  we  make  no  mistakes.  Hence  I  have  been  careful  not 
to  form  strong  attachments  to  creeds  and  parties,  but  to  aim  at  the 
truth  in  politics,  religion,  morals,  and  science.  And  that  all  may 
know  exactly  where  I  stand  and  where  to  find  me,  I  would  say  that 
I  consider  that  my  whole  duty  to  God  and  man  is  to  act  up  to  the 
light  of  to-day,  and  to  advance  with  the  light  of  each  succeeding 
day  to  the  last."  He  m.  Jan.  15,  1856,  Alvira  A.,  dau.  of  Sullivan 
and  Phebe  Shedd,  of  Sharon;  res,  place  marked  "  C.  A.  Whitaker." 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Mason  T.^,  b.  Aug.  15,  1859.  2.     Edwin  C.«,  b.  Nov.  16,  18G0. 

3.  Emilie  L.«,  b.  Aug.  7,  1862;  in.  March,  1883,  D.  R.  Henderson.     Children  : 

(1),  Gertrude  R.m,  b.  Feb.  13,  1884.     (2),  Fred  D.i",  b.  May  1,  1886. 

4.  Hattie  J.^,  b.  Nov.  19,  1864;  ui.  J.  J.  Martin,     (q.  v.) 

2.  Albert^  b.  Xov.  6,  1824;  res.  in  H.  for  a  time;  m.  in  1849, 
Catherine  E.  Wilkins,  who  d.  March,  1884. 

3.  Harriet  L.^  b.  April  9,  1827 ;  m.  1,  Warren  W.  Brooks ;  m.  2, 
George  W.  Wilkins. 

4.  Emily  D.\  b.  Nov.  11,  1828;  d.  Jan.  1852;  m.  in  1851,  David 
Baldwin,     (q.  v.) 

5.  Peter  M.^,  b.  Feb.  10, 1831 ;  m.  Sarah,  dau.  of  William  Tenney, 
of  Weare;  res.  several  years  in  H.,  at  place  marked  "J.  Wilder." 
Names  of  children  not  given. 


WHITCOMB. 

The  name  of  Whitcomb  is  said  to  have  been  derived  from  the 
words  "white"  and  "comb"  or  "cliff,"  and  from  the  White  Cliffs 
of  England  the  family  came  to  this  country. 


1000  GENEALOGY:    WHITCOMB. 

The  first  of  the  name  who  came  to  America  was  John  Whitcomb, 
who,  witli  his  wife,  Frances,  was  in  Dorchester,  Mass.,  as  early  as 
1633,  and  both  were  members  of  the  church  in  that  place  in  1638.  In 
1640  he  was  in  Scituate,  Mass.,  where  he  owned  a  farm  of  one  hun- 
dred and  eight  acres.  He  rem.  to  Lancaster,  Mass.,  in  1654,  where 
he  d.  Sept.  24, 1662;  his  wife  d.  March  17,  1671.  They  had  a  large 
family  of  children  (probably  nine),  one  of  whom, 

Jonathan-  (John^),  m.  Nov.  25,  1667,  Hannah ;  d.in  1690;  his 

wife  d.  in  1697.     Inventory  of  his  estate,  £85-5-0.     Eight  children. 

Jonathan^  (Jonathan-,  John^),  b.  Feb.  26,  1669  ;  m.  1,  Mary ; 

m.  2, ;  m.  3,  in  1710,  Deborah  Scripture,  who  d.  Dee.  11,  1711. 

He  d.  in  Nashoba  (now  Littleton),  Mass.,  April  10,  1715.  Eight 
children. 

Jonathan^  (Jonathan^,  Jonathan^,  John^),  res.  in  Littleton,  Mass.; 
m.  May  15,  1716,  Deliverance  Nutting ;  d.  about  the  year  1770.  Ten 
children.     The  third  child  was  Oliver^,  and  the  ninth  was  Abner^. 

Oliver^  (Jonathan^  Jonathan^  Jonathan'^  John^),  ni.  Sarah,  dau. 
of  Dea.  Abraham  Patch ;  was  a  blacksmith ;  res.  Littleton,  Mass. 

John^  (Oliver^  Jonathan*,  Jonathan^  Jonathan-,  John^),  b.  Aug. 
17,  1759;  m.  June  5,  1782,  Sarah  Carter,  of  Charlestown,  Mass.;  d. 
Nov.  12,  1816.     His  wife  d.  Dec.  25,  1825. 


JOHN  AND   HENRY  WHITCOMB. 


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In  1809,  John^  and  Henry'^  "Whitcomb  came  to  H.  to  establish 
themselves  in  business.  They  were  the  sons  of  John®  Whitcomb,  of 
Littleton,  Mass.,  who  m.  Sarah  Carter,  of  Charlestown,  Mass.,  and 
had  eight  children  —  John  being  the  eldest  son,  and  Henry  the  next 
younger.     The  brothers  had  been  early  trained  in  the  virtues  that 


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were  then  deemed  a  necessary  part  of  a  New  England  education, 
viz.,  honesty,  frugality,  and  independence. 

John'  was  b.  Feb.  20,  1785,  and  Henry',  March  IG,  1787.  John 
first  established  himself  in  business  in  Fitchburg,  Mass.,  in  1806,  re- 
maining there  until  1809.  He  was  therefore  able  to  bring  with  him 
to  H.  some  experience  as  a  merchant.  The  two  brothers  were  al- 
ways remarkable  for  perfect  unity  of  feeling.  In  business  matters 
they  shared  all  things  in  common,  never  keeping  accounts  with  each 
other;  and  so  perfect  was  their  trust  in  each  other  that  during  the 
twenty-two  years  of  their  business  relations  no  word  of  disagree- 
ment or  dissatisfaction  was  ever  known  to  have  been  spoken  by 
either.  John  was  m.  Jan.  18, 1810,  to  Charlotte  Locke,*  of  Littleton, 
Mass.  A  dan.,  Charlotte  Locke®,  was  b.  Dec.  27,  1810,  who  was 
afterwards  largely  identified  with  the  social  and  religious  life  of  the 
town.     Mrs.  Whitcomb  d.  Jan.  16, 1811. 

The  two  brothers  res.  some  three  or  four  years  with  Oliver  Whit- 
comb, Sen.,  who  was  a  cousin  to  their  father.  They,  howQver,  chose 
a  site  for  a  store  and  a  house.  In  this  they  showed  their  usual  spirit 
of  unity,  and  planned  for  two  houses  under  the  same  roof.  The 
house  was  completed  in  1813.  It  was  built  to  suit  the  tastes  of  the 
period,  which  included  little  ornament,  but  it  was  substantial  and 
commodious.  It  continues  to  be  in  the  possession  of  the  family  ; 
the  part  that  was  owned  by  John  being  owned  and  occupied  by  his 
grandson,  Adolphus  Darwin  Tuttle,  Esq.,  while  the  children  of 
Henry,  though  they  have  other  homes  and  can  only  visit  the  home 
of  their  childhood  at  intervals,  yet  prefer  to  retain  the  old  home- 
stead in  memory  of  the  past  and  its  sweet  associations. 

Dec.  26,  1813,  John  m.  Lydia,  dau.  of  John  and  Mary  (Dix) 
Hartwell,  of  Littleton,  Mass.  On  the  same  day  Henry  m.  Love, 
dau.  of  Rev.  Edmund  and  Phebe  (Lawrence)  Foster,  of  the  same 
town.  Rev.  Mr.  Foster  was  a  distinguished  Unitarian  clergyman. 
His  wife  was  the  dau.  of  Rev.  William  and  Love  (Adams)  Law- 
rence, of  Lincoln.  In  the  two  were  united  the  blood  of  the  Wash- 
ingtons  and  the  Adamses  of  colonial  renown, —  the  Cavalier  and  the 
Puritan. 


*  Charlotte  Locke  was  a  descendant  of  Dea.  William  Locke,  of  Littleton,  Mass.,  who 
was  h.  in  Siei)iiev  Parish,  London,  Kng.,Dec.27,  1055.  (Cliai  loth'  ,  In-.  Sainucl',  IJov. 
SamueF  (prisidiiit  <jt' Harvard  college),  Lbenezer-,  Dea.  Will  i:i  111  I  hr  wiiioi  Aiaj. 

John  Gilson,  Mrs.  I'licbe  Jones  (her  sister),  the  wife  of  JMo-.-  In  n,  ;umMIh-  sccim'd 
wife  of  Lyman  I'enney  were  among  Dea.  William  Locke's  (Icsciinlaiits.  (  ol.  .Jona- 
than Locke,  who  run  mill  No.  V  for  a  year  or  two  (see  p.  GSl),  was  also  probably  a 
descendant.    David  Ross  Locke  (Petroleum  V.  Nasby)  was  a  member  of  this  family. 

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1002  genealogy:  whitcomb. 

The  brothers  brought  their  young  wives  to  their  new  homes,  as 
full  of  hope  and  expectations  as  are  the  lives  of  the  young  now.  It 
may  be  interesting  to  give  a  brief  description  of  the  furnishing  of 
their  house,  which  at  that  time  seemed  ample,  even  generous. 
The  houses  were  furnished  very  nearly  alike.  The  parlor  of  Henry 
had  six  chairs,  a  rocker,  two  settees  with  scarlet  cushions,  and  a 
side  table.  The  bric-a-brac  consisted  of  two  hand-painted  fire- 
screens. There  were  large  open  fire-places  in  every  room  in  the 
house.  The  curtains  were  of  scarlet  wool  material,  which  were  sus- 
pended on  brass  rings,  hung  on  brass  wire,  as  may  be  seen  now  in 
modern  fashionable  houses.  The  guest  chamber  had  a  bed  with  a 
canopy,  with  window  lambrequins  to  match,  also  a  modern  style. 

John  Whitcomb  received  his  commission  as  postmaster  Nov.  10, 

1812,  holding  it  until  his  death,  Feb.  22,  1863.  Probably  no  other 
person  has  ever  held  a  similar  ofiice  for  this  length  of  time  since  the 
organization  of  our  government.  His  grandson,  A,  D.Tuttle  (q.  v.), 
succeeded  him  as  postmaster.     He  was  chosen  town  clerk  March  9, 

1813,  and  held  the  ottice  twenty-eight  years.  He  also  held  the  oflice 
of  justice  of  the  peace  from  June  25,  1837,  until  June,  1862.  In  his 
devotion  to  the  best  interests  of  the  town,  and  for  strict  justice  and 
integrity,  he  has  seldom  been  equaled.  He  never  swerved  from  duty 
and  the  right.  To  fail  in  rendering  in  a  penny  was  a  violation  of 
honesty  to  him,  to  be  rectified  as  certainly  as  if  it  had  been  a  pound. 
For  forty  years  he  sang  in  the  church  choir,  and  for  many  years  he 
played  the  violoncello.  He  took  great  delight  in  singing  the  old- 
fashioned  tunes,  and  was  never  weary  when  so  doing. 

His  brother  Henry  was  no  less  honest  and  upright  than  himself. 
In  their  business  relations  they  had  the  entire  confidence  of  the 
community.  Henry  Whitcomb  was  chosen  to  the  legislature  in 
1827.  Some  brief  extracts  of  letters  of  that  period  may  not  be  un- 
interesting : — 

Prom  Henry  Whitcomb  to  hts  Wife,  dated  Concord,  June  11,  1827. 

"  The  business  of  legislation  goes  on  very  slowly.  The  governor  did  not  take  his 
chair  of  state  until  Friday  afternoon.  He  made  a  very  dignified  appearance.  He 
wore  an  old-fashioned  cocked  hat,  small  clothes,  white-topped  boots,  etc.  His  mes- 
sage was  vei-y  good.  ...  I  was  very  much  edified  with  the  preaching  yesterday. 
Mr.  Bedee  preached  in  the  state  house.  It  was  expected  that  Mr.  Parker,  of  Ports- 
mouth, would  have  preached,  but  I  doubt  if  it  would  have  been  in  his  power  to  have 
done  better  than  Mr.  Bedee." 

From  Mrs.  L.  Whitcomb  to  her  Husband,  dated  June  19,  18-27. 

"  1  am  thinking  you  will  be  somewhat  disgusted  with  the  political  intrigues  you  will 
know  of.    There  are  so  many  olHce-seekers,  so  many  clashing  interests  to  trouble 


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llic  losisliitive  pool,  that  I  iniagine  that  it  will  require  the  stern  virtues  of  a  T.rutus, 
to  keep  in  cheek  the  aspiring  amhition  of  the  numerous  Ciusars." 

From  H.  Wiiitcomh  to  his  Wife,  July  1,  lS-27. 
"  You  have  judged  right  respecting  my  disgust  Avith  political  intrigues.    ...    It 
ia  not  j-et  determined  at  what  time  the  legishiture  will  adjourn.    1    know  ol"   no 
way  to  get  a  conveyance  home  as  yet.    It'T  knew  the  day  I  should  send  for  a  horse 
and  chaise." 

Thus  we  sec  that  the  same  delays  in  legislative  work,  the  same 
scramble  for  office,  were  then,  as  now,  a  trial  for  honest  men.  We 
also  notice  there  was  no  public  conveyance  at  that  time  from  H.  to 
Concord.  The  mail  was  carried  through  Keene.  John  Whitcomb 
sometimes  rode  to  Boston  on  horseback  to  purchase  goods. 

After  the  death  of  Rev.  Mr.  Paige,  in  deference  to  the  wishes  of 
the  two  brothers, — who  were  Unitarians, — and  others  of  like  liberal 
sentiments,  several  candidates  of  their  own  faith  were  listened  to, 
but  being  unfortunate  in  their  selections,  the  patience  of  the  broth- 
ers and  their  wives  was  exhausted  by  the  controversy,  and  they 
united  with  the  majority  in  giving  Mr.  Burgess  a  call.  The  two 
brothers  always  gave  liberally  to  sustain  religious  services,  and  were 
strict  in  religious  observances,  though  the  families  often  were 
wounded  by  the  teaching  of  doctrines  adverse  to  their  own,  Mrs. 
Love  Whitcomb  was  a  member  of  her  father's  church  in  Littleton, 
and  she  always  joined  in  the  communion  service  and  took  pleasure 
in  feeling  herself  united  to  her  friends  and  neighbors  by  a  bond  that 
Avas  always  sacred  to  her.  Between  her  and  Mr.  Burgess's  first  wife 
there  was  an  intimacy  as  sw'eet  and  tender  as  between  sisters. 

John  Whitcomb's  second  wife  d.  of  consumption,  July  1,  1828. 
She  was  a  woman  of  rare  sweetness  of  character,  and  had  endeared 
herself  to  all.  Her  death  was  the  first  great  sorrow  under  this  roof. 
She  left  four  children.  After  her  death  her  step-daughter,  Char- 
lotte Locke  Whitcomb,  who  previous  to  that  time  had  res.  with  her 
grandparents  in  Littleton,  came  to  her  father's  home  to  take  charge 
of  the  young  household.  She  was  m.  to  Erasmus  Darwin  Tuttle 
(q.  v.),  in  the  year  1832.  His  early  death  left  her  still  in  charge  of 
her  father's  household,  to  dispense  its  hospitality,  and  to  care  for 
her  only  son,  Adolphus  Darwin.  Mrs.  Tuttle  gave  herself  with  un- 
wavering devotion  to  the  care  of  her  father  and  his  home,  and  unit- 
ing with  the  church,  became  a  zealous  worker  for  its  interests.  She 
was  courageous  and  resolute  in  her  influence  over  the  young,  and 
brought  many  a  candidate  to  the  full  recognition  of  church  influence 
that  otherwise  might  have  strayed  into  forbidden  paths.  She  d. 
Aug.  13,  1877. 


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CHILDREN   OF   JOHN   AND   LYDIA   (HARTWELL)    WHITCOMB. 

1.  Lydia  Ann**,  b.  April  2,  1816,  d.  of  consumption  at  the  age  of  16  years. 

A  flower  of  as  sweet  and  frail  a  growth  as  the  tender  white  rose  that 
blossoms  by  the  door. 

2.  John  HartwelF,  b.  Dec.  26,   1818;  was  like    his  father  in  temperament, 

and  to  him  his  father  looked  for  a  successor.  His  untimely  death, 
June  28,  1847,  was  a  severe  grief  to  his  many  friends. 

3.  Charles  Adams'^,  b.  Jan.  21,  1823;  entered  Harvard  college  in  1840,  grad- 

uating in  the  class  of  1844  with  the  highest  honors.  Adolphus  Car- 
ter entered  two  years  later.  Both  graduated  at  the  Law  school  at 
Cambridge  in  1849.  They  emigrated  to  California  and  were  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  there.  In  May,  1851,  Chai'les  Adams  d.  from 
the  eflects  of  the  great  fire  of  April.  Hon.  Richard  H.  Dana, 
his  classmate  and  friend,  wrote  a  fine  tribute  to  his  character. 

4.  Adolphus  Carter^,  b.  Feb.  26,  1827;  acquired  a  handsome  fortune  in  San 

Francisco,  and  res.  several  years  in  Paris,  France.  He  m.  a  French 
lady,  who  with  two  or  more  children  survives  him.  He  d.  at  Aix- 
la-Chapelle,  Prussia,  Oct.  5,  1888.  His  attachment  to  the  place 
of  his  birth  was  expressed  during  his  life-time  in  the  generous 
gift  to  the  town,  in  memory  of  his  father,  of  an  elegant  library 
building,  erected  in  1882,  at  the  cost  of  some  four  or  five  thousand 
dollars,  and  at  his  death  he  left  by  will  ten  thousand  dollars  for  the 
maintenance  of  a  non-sectarian  public  library  in  H.  and  the  same  sum 
for  the  improvement  and  enlargement  of  that  section  of  the  village 
known  as  the  "  Common."  After  providing  liberally  for  his  family 
in  Europe,  he  remembered  his  alma  mater.  Harvard  college,  and  gave 
sevex'al  hundred  thousand  dollars  to  his  relatives  and  friends  in  this 
country. 


John  Whitcomb  d.  Feb.  22,  1863,  being  78  years  old. 

Henry  Whitcomb,  in  the  full  possession  of  his  health,  while  caring 
for  a  horse  received  an  injury  which  caused  his  death  the  third  day, 
April  1,  1831.  Without  a  fear  or  a  doubt  he  passed  to  the  higher 
life,  leaving  his  wife  and  children  to  the  care  of  his  brother.  The 
cloud  so  suddenly  gathered  never  quite  left  the  household.  Mrs. 
Love  Whitcomb  devoted  her  life  to  her  children  and  friends.  She 
brought  about  her  home  all  the  attractions  and  graces  that  mark  the 
lives  of  New  England  women  as  ideal.  With  cultivated  literary 
tastes  she  possessed  artistic  ability,  and  it  was  her  custom  to  aid 
the  young  in  studying  the  works  of  the  best  poets  and  authors.  She 
had  a  free  class  in  drawing  as  early  as  1835.  The  young  men  and 
women,  who  recognized  her  remarkable  gifts,  have  paid  many  beau- 
tiful tributes  to  her  memory.     She  d.  May  30,  1873, 


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CHILDREN    OF   HKNRY   AXD   LOVE    (FOSTEK)    WHITCOMB. 

1.  Henry  Foster-%  b.  Oct.  8,  1814;  res.  in  Boston,  an  honored  and  influential 

man  of  business;  m.  Frances  Allen  Sawyer,  who  d.  Jan.  6,  1881. 
Child  :     William  Henry»,  d.  Aug.  5,  1881 ;  m.  Ellen  Brown  Fuller. 

2.  William  Lawrence^  b.  Dec.  10,  1818;  d.  Aug.  20,  1841. 

;5.  Love  I\Iaria\  b.  June  9,  1824;  m.  Dr.  Frederic  L.  H.  Willis,  of  Boston. 
Their  summer  res.  is  Glenora,  Yates  county,  N.  Y.  Children : 
(1),  Elanor  Love^  wlio  d.  in  H.,  Oct.  15,  18G3.     (2),  Editli  Lenora^. 

The  above  sketch  is  mainly  as  given  by  Mrs.  Willis.     The  liber- 
ties that  have  been  taken  by  the  editor  have  been  slight. 


ABNER  WHITCOMB. 

1.  Abner^  Whitcomb  (Jonathan^  Jonathan'^,  Jonathan^  John^), 
was  b,  in  Littleton,  Mass.,  Feb.  4,  1734;  m.  1,  March,  1759,  Sarah 

Jefts,   who  was    b.  July  12,    1734,    and  d. ;    m.    2,  ;    m.    3, 

Susannah  Meed  ;  m.  4,  Feb.  21,  1806,  Abigail,  dau.  of  Thomas 
Boynton.  (q.  v.)  He  settled  in  Groton,  Mass.,  where  he  was  a 
blacksmith  ;  came  to  H,  as  early  as  1783,  was  one  of  the  original 
members  of  the  Congregational  church  ;  settled  at  No.  74,  where  he 
res.  some  five  years;  rem.  to  No.  105,  where  he  remained  until  about 
the  time  of  his  last  marriage,  when  he  built  the  house  marked 
"Heirs  of  Cobb,"  in  the  village,  where  he  d.  Feb.  13,  1821;  his 
wife,  Abigail,  d.  Oct.  1823.  Children,  eight  b.  in  Groton,  Mass., 
and  three  in  H. :  — 

3.  Abner®,  b.  Feb.  13,  1760.  His  name  appears  on  the  tax  list 
in  H.  as  a  resident  in  1786. 

3.  8amuel«  [12],  b.  Jan.  30,  1763. 

4.  John«  [21],  b.  Aug.  30,  1764. 

5.  Ebenezer«,  b.  July  30, 1767. 

6.  Oliver"  [25],  b.  June  18,  1768. 
•7.     Eli«  [39],  b.  Feb.  18,  1770. 

8.  Sarah",  b.  Feb.  2,  1772;  m.  James,  son  of  Hugh  Grayham. 
(q.  V.) 

9.  Ira«,  b.  Feb.  13,1774;  d. 

9a.  Ira  M.^  m.  Dec.  15,  1824,  Relief,  dau.  of  Maj.  William 
Brooks  (q.  v.)  ;  a  farmer ;  rem.  about  the  year  1826  to  Union, 
Broome  county,  N.  Y.,  and  some  years  later  to  Tioga  county,  N.  Y., 
where  he  d.     Children:  two  sons  and  two  daughters. 


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10.  Lucy^  m.  Samuel,  son  of  Moses  Dennis,     (q.  v.) 

11.  David«  [41],  b.  May  30,  1808. 

12.  Samuel*'  [3];  m.  1,  Jennet  Mitchell,  of  Peterboro',  who  d. 
Aug.  13, 1823,  aged  62;  m.  2,  Feb.  22,  1825,  Hannah,  dau.  of  Jason 
Ware,  (q.v.)  He  was  a  blacksmith;  res.  at  the  place  marked  "J. 
Washburn  ";  d.  in  H.,  Jan.  7,  1830.     Children,  all  b.  in  H.  :  — 

13.  Sarah^b.  May  29,  1785;  m.  April  28,  1812,  Joshua  Cud- 
worth,  of  Peterboro'. 

14.  Polly  M.^  b.  June  28,  1787;  m.  Sept.  2,  1811,  Henry,  son 
of  Henry  Farwell.     (q.  v.) 

15.  Jane  Morrison^  b.  April  4,  1792;  m.  Feb.  16,  1815,  William 
B.  Flint,     (q.  V.) 

16.  Hannah  MitchelF,  b.  Dec.  19,  1793;  m.  Aug.  23,  1814, 
Silas  R.,  son  of  Henry  Farwell.     (q.  v.) 

17.  SamueF. 

18.  John  M.^  b.  in  1801 ;  m.  May  11,  1824,  Lois,  dau.  of  Josiah 
and  Betsey  (Dodge)  Taylor,  (q.  v.)  He  was  a  blacksmith  in  H. ; 
rem.  about  1825  to  Union  (now  Maine),  N.  Y.,  where  he  was  a 
hotel-keeper;  d.  Jan.  2,  1847.  His  widow  ra.  2,  in  March,  1847, 
Dexter  Hathaway,  a  farmer,  who  was  b.  in  Brookfield,  Mass.,  July  1, 
1792,  and  d.  May  21,  1876 ;  res.  Maine,  N.  Y.  She  d.  March  15, 
1880. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Augustus^,  b.  Nov.  19,  1831 ;  m.  Jan.  3,  1858,  Laura,  dau.  of  Dudley  and 

Sarah  (Haynes)  Tyng,  who  was  b.  in  Boston,  Jan.  8,  1838 ;  res.  Co- 
lumbus, Wis.;  he  was  a  hardware  merchant;  d.  May  10,  1875. 
Children:  (.1),  Ernest  C.«,  b.  Nov.  10,  1858;  m.  Dec.  26,  1884,  Nellie, 
dau.  of  Warren  and  Mary  (Patterson)  Thomson,  who  was  b.  in  N.  Y. 
city  Sept.  2,  1856;  res.  Columbus,  Wis.;  a  grocer.  Child:  Laura 
Mayw,  b.  April  13,  1886.  (2),  George  Herbert^  b.  April  21,  1864;  d. 
Oct.  19,  1865.  (3),  Inez  Marie^  b.  Sept.  24,  1866.  (4),  Emma 
Maud9,  b.  May  3,  1875. 

2.  Helen  M.«,  b.  Feb.  6,  1837 ;  m.  Jan.  10,  1854,  Abram  P.,  son  of  Peter  and 

Margaret  (Van  Vaalkenberg)  Hauver,  who  was  b.  in  Carlisle,  N.  Y., 
Dec.  18, 1830 ;  a  carpenter;  res.  Glen  Aubrey,  N.  Y.  Mrs.  Hauver  d. 
Oct.  16,  1883.  Mr.  Hauver  m.  2,  Feb.  15,  1888,  Mrs.  Almira  Oliver, 
of  Harpersville,  N.  Y.  Children:  (1),  MaryS,  b.  July  22,  1855;  m. 
Feb.  14,  1877,  Samuel,  son  of  Albert  and  Lydia  (Pollard)  Andrews, 
who  was  b.  in  Lowell,  Mass.,  May .25,  1852;  a  mechanic;  res.  Oswe- 
go, N.  Y.  (2),  Charles  Whitcomb^,  b.  March  24,  1856;  d.  March 
29,  1858.  C3),  Nettie^,  b.  April  9,  1859;  m.  Nov.  12,  1879,  Alson, 
son  of  Isaac  and  Maria  (Ketchura)  Broas,  who  was  b.  in  Union, 
N.  Y.,  April  22,    1853;  a   farmer;  res.  Hooper,  N.  Y.     Child:  Guy 


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H.i',  b.  March  14,  1884.  (4),  Laura^  b.  April  19,  1801;  d.  Aug.  2:?, 
1861.  (5),  Hattie»,  b.  June  11,  1862;  m.  Dec.  24,  1885;  Eugene  L., 
son  of  Luther  R.  and  Phtebe  (Morey)  Harris,  who  was  b.  in  Nanti- 
coke,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  1,  1861;  a  farmer;  res.  Glen  Aubrey,  N.  Y.  (6), 
Kate-',  b.  June  5,  1865.  (7),  Cynthia",  b.  Sept.  23,  1866;  d.  Sept.  24, 
1866.  (8),  John  M.^  b.  Dec.  14,  1867;  m.  Sept.  21,  1887,  Mary, 
adopted  dan.  of  Anthony  W.  North,  of  East  Maine,  N.  Y.  (9), 
Guy^  b.  July  14,  1870. 
.3.     Infant  son%  d.  June  13,  1829,  aged  15  days. 

4.  Infant  dau.^  d.  Aug.  6,  1833,  aged  4  days. 

19.     Marinda  Sarah",  b.  in  1825;  d. 

30.  Alpha",  b.  Dec.  23, 1826 ;  went  from  H.  at  an  early  age;  res. 
several  years  witli  his  uncle  David;  learned  the  trade  of  a  tin- 
smith in  Framingham,  Mass.,  and  subsequently  engaged  in 
shoemaking  in  Holliston,  Mass.,  but  his  health  failing,  he  adopted 
the  business  of  tin  peddling,  in  which  he  gained  a  large  acquaint- 
ance in  Holliston  and  the  adjoining  towns,  and  was  highly  respected 
by  his  large  circle  of  friends.  He  ra.  Eliza  Hatton,  of  Plolliston,  who 
d.  in  1880.  All  his  children  preceded  him  to  the  spirit  land,  Mrs. 
Ellen  M.  Harding,  the  only  dau.  whose  name  we  have  learned,  dying 
in  1871.  He  d.  in  Holliston,  which  had  been  his  home  for  over  forty 
years,  July  18,  1887.  During  his  last  illness  he  was  tenderly  cared 
for,  and  his  funeral  took  place  from  the  Methodist  church,  of  which 
he  had  been  a  member  since  1854. 

21.  John®  [4],  m.  Aug.  30,  1790,  Betsey,  dau.  of  Dea.  James 
Hosley  (q.  v.);  res.  at  No.  74;  d.  Dec.  1796,  and  was  buried  Dec. 
10,  1796*  (town  records).  Mrs.  Whitcomb  m.  2,  Samuel  Morrison, 
(q.  v.)     Children  : — 

22,  John",  b.  June  17,  1792  ;  m.  Rhoda  Richardson.  No 
further  record,  with  the  exception  of  the  name  of  a  son  or  grandson, 

5.  P.  Whitcomb,  Keesville,  N.  Y. 

33.  Capt.  Jaraes^  b.  Aug.  17,  1794  ;  m.  March  4,  1817,  Sally 
Wilson,  who  was  b.  in  Greenfield,  Dec.  19,  1795 ;  res.  Alstead. 
They  were  members  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church  in  East 
Alstead ;  he  was  a  class  leader  for  many  years,  and  respected  by  all ; 
d.  Dec.  16, 1853.     His  wife  d.  Dec.  4,  1877. 


*  "Oliver  and  John  Whitcomb  were  following  a  fox  in  the  deep  snow.    .John  was 
ahead  and  spoke  to  Oliver,  saying  that  he  was  setting  tired,  so  OUver  passed  by 

liiin  and  followed  witliout  lookiiifj:  back.  After  ii  while  Oliver  found  tliat  .Jolin  was 
iu)t  in  siijlit,  unil  thou^'lil  he  li;i(i  j,nven  ii))  and  j^one  home.  So  Oliver  returned  to 
the  house  and  inquired  for  John  and  found  he  hud  not  come.  He  went  back  and 
fountl  hini  dead  just  ciylit  rods  from  where  he  passed  him.  Mj'  mother  never  got 
over  the  fright  it  gave  her."— From  B.  F.  Morrison's  Letters. 


1008  GENEALOGY:   WHITCOMB. 


CHILDREN. 

1.  Sarah  Morrisons,  b.  Sept.  12,  1818;  d.  Sept.  8,  1841. 

2.  Betsey  Susanna^,  b.  May  16,  1823;  d.  Oct.  11,  1884. 

3.  Samuel  Willard*,  b.  April  4,  1828 ;  d.  Feb.  8,  1854. 

4.  Rhoda  Richardson^  b.  Feb.  28,  1831. 

24.  Sarah^  b.  July  24, 1796 ;  d. ;  was  buried  Sept.  10, 1800. 

25.  Oliver^  [6],  m.  Dec.  18,  1794,  Hannah,  dau.  of  Dea.  James 
Hosley  (q.  v.)  ;  res.  several  years  in  New  Ipswich,  where  four  of 
their  children  were  b.;  came  back  to  H.  and  res.  most  of  the  time 
in  the  village;  he  built  and  res.  in  the  first  house  at  the  place 
marked  "H.  Fuller,"  in  the  village;  he  was  a  blacksmith ;  d.  in  H,, 
Jan.  13,  1843,  after  an  illness  of  fourteen  years,  during  which  time 
he  read  the  Bible  through  fourteen  times.  His  wife  d.  in  Fitch- 
burg,  Mass.,  Jan.  6,  1855.     Children:  — 

26.  Eliza''  (Betsey  on  town  records),  b.  Oct.  23,  1795;  m.  Joel 
Gates,     (q.  v.) 

27.  Oliver^  [36],  b.  Oct.  7,  1797. 

28.  JoeF,  b.  Oct.  18,  1799 ;  m.  1,  June  30,  1823,  Matilda  Dus- 
tin,  who  d. ;  m.  2,  Martha  Kent ;  he  was  a  blacksmith  in  H. ;  rem. 
to  Canada,  and  from  thence  to  Clarinda,  Page  county,  la.  One  soa 
by  first  wife:  Franklin^,  b.  in  Canada. 

29.  Stillman^  b.  Aug.  7,  1801 ;  d.  Jan.  1,  1824. 

30.  Hannah",  b.  Jan.  23,  1804;  m.  Edward  Taylor,     (q.  v.) 

31.  James  Hosley^,  b.  Oct.  7,  1806.  At  the  age  of  about  3  years 
he  had  the  scarlet  fever,  and  was  ever  after  deaf  and  dumb;  was  edu- 
cated at  Hartford,  Conn.,  and  while  there  learned  the  trade  of  a 
shoemaker;  rem.  from  H.  to  the  state  of  New  York  in  early  man- 
hood ;  m.  Dec.  18,  1839,  Sarah  A.  Enos,  who  was  also  deaf  and 
dumb  ;  res.  Afton,  N.  Y.,  where  he  d.  May  9,  1849. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Daniel  W.^  b.    in   1841;    m.    Oct.    3,    1870;    res.    Binghamton,   N.   Y. 

Five  children. 

2.  James  H.s,  b.  July  8,  1843 ;  m.  June  20,  1866 ;  res.  Maine,  N.  Y.     Two 

children. 

3.  Johns,  b.  in  1845 ;  m.  April  6,  1871.     Two  children. 

32.  John'',  b.  May  6,  1809 ;  rem.  to  Union,  N.  Y.,  at  about  the  age 
of  21 ;  m.  May  9, 1832,  Laura,  dau.  of  Judge  Bosworth,  of  Lisle,  N.Y.; 
res.  several  years  in  Brown  and  Chenango  counties,  N.Y.,  where  he 
was  in  trade ;  rem.  to  Clarinda,  Page  county,  la.,  his  present  res. 


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CIIILDKKN. 

1.  Sarah  H.8,  b.  Jan.  21,  1835;  m.  Feb.  21,  1855,  W.  W.  Farnuni. 

2.  Elviras,  b.  May  9,  1837;  m.  March  9,  1857,  Alvin  McCan,  who  d.  Jan.  13, 

1881. 

3.  Elizabeth  L.^  b.  Juuc  3,  1839;  m.  April  11,  18(!0,   S.  W.  Ilurlbiit. 

4.  Geraldiue^  b.  April  9,  1842;  m.  Oct.  18,  1858,  Nat.  Slmrtleff. 

5.  Charles%  b.  April  11,  1849;  d.  Sept.  25,  1882. 

33.  Harriet",   b.  Oct.  13,  1811  ;  m.  John  Miller,     (q.  v.) 

34.  Sarah  HosleyS  b.  Jan.  6,  1816;  ra.  Sept.  4,  1834,  Charles  G. 
Hinman,  who  was  b.  in  Litchlield,  Conn.,  N"o\\  2,  1810  ;  res.  two 
years  in  Binghamton,  N.  Y. ;  rem.  to  Groveland,  111.,  and  in  1855  to 
Hawleyville,  la.,  where  he  d.  Aug.  27,  1868  ;  his  wife  d.  Nov.  8, 
1877,  at  Clarinda,  la, 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Charles  Stillmau%  b.  July  17,  1835. 

2.  S.  A.  Josephine*,  b.  April  22,  1837. 
8.     Charlotte  L.^  b.  Feb.  22,  1839. 

4.  Henry  Whitcombs,  b.  June  7,  1842. 

5.  Helen  Whitcorabs,  b.  Feb.  22,  1844. 

6.  Hannah  E.s,  b.  May  17,  1847. 

7.  Edward  B.^,  b.  May  27,  1854. 

35.  George',  b.  March  10,  1820;  left  H.  when  about  15  years  of 
age;  has  res.  in  New  York  state;  m.  1,  March  20,  1842,  Thankful 
D.  Hubbard,  of  South  Bainbridge,  N.  Y.,  who  d.  in  Buffalo,  N.  Y., 
Nov.   23,    1853  ;  m.  2,  Jan.   31,  1855,  Louisa  Miller,   of    Batavia, 

N.  Y.,  who  d. ;  m.  3,  March  15,  1867,  Mrs.  Sarah  C.  (Hayford) 

Denison,  of  Tully,  N.  Y. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Josephine  R.^,  b.  Jan.  7,  1843;  m.  Aug.  24,  1859,  Fred  B.  Lawrence;  res. 

Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

2.  George  Eugene%  b.  April  19,  1845. 

3.  Charles  H.s,  b  Jan.  17,  1847;  ra.  Oct.  5,  1881,  Ida  Laura  Dennison;  i-es. 

Bufialo,  N.  Y. 

4.  Justus*,  b.  May  5,  1849;  d.  March  21,  1850. 

5.  Everett  Kossuth^  b.  April  5,  1851;  was  drowned  in  New  York  harbor, 

Dec.  15,  1871;  his  body  was  found  May  24,  1872. 

36.  Oliver^  [27],  m.  March  23,  1824,  Nancy,  dau.  of  Ninian 
Clark  (q.  v.);  res.  in  H.  at  the  place  marked  "George  H.  Dodge," 
in  the  village;  rem.  to  Union,  N.  Y.,  about  the  year  1827,  where  he 
remained  a  number  of  years ;  was  engaged  in  lumbering,  black- 
smithing,  and  store-keeping;  was  also  postmaster,  being  appointed 


1010  GENEALOGY  :    WHITCOMB. 

by  President  Jackson.  He  returned  to  H.  on  account  of  his  father's 
health ;  was  one  of  the  directors  of  the  academy  in  H.,  and  for  a 
number  of  years  clerk  of  the  Congregational  society;  was  in  Town- 
send,  Mass.,  from  1849  to  1856 ;  gave  up  business  in  1857,  and  pur- 
chased a  farm  in  Londonderry,  where  he  remained  until  his  death, 
April  1,  1870;  his  wife  Nancy  d.  in  Cambridge,  Mass.,  Oct.  13, 
1881,  and  was  buried  in  Derry.     Children  :  — 

37.  Peter  C.  C.^  b.  in  H.,  Jan.  14,  1825 ;  attended  the  academy 
in  H.  four  years;  went  to  Boston  in  1847,  and  engaged  in  the  dry 
goods  business  until  1865,  since  which  time  he  has  been  engaged  on 
the  Boston  Directory;  m.  Aug.  6,  1850,  Harriet  M.  Harris,  of  Up- 
per Middletown  (now  Cromwell),  Conn.;  res.  Boston  until  1869, 
when  they  rem.  to  Cambridge,  where  he  now  res.  To  him  we  are  in- 
debted for  valuable  papers  concerning  the  Whitcomb  family. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Walter  Clark^*,  b.  in  Townseud,  April  20,  1852 ;  attended  the  public  schools 

in  Boston  and  the  Pinkerton  academy  at  Derry,  and  received  instruc- 
tion in  music  of  E.  B.  Oliver,  of  Boston;  res.  Cambridge,  Mass.  ;  is 
a  teacher  of  music ;  unm. 

2.  Dr.   Charles    Reed^,  b.    in  Boston,  Nov.    6,    1853;  was  graduated  from 

"Williams  college  in  1872 ;  attended  Harvard  Medical  school  two 
years;  was  principal  of  the  Houghton  school  in  Bolton,  Mass.,  two 
years;  of  the  high  school  in  West  Boylston,  Mass  ,  until  July,  1882, 
and  was  graduated  from  the  Long  Island  Medical  college  in  Brook- 
lyn, N.  Y.,  in  1883;  is  at  the  present  time  a  practising  physician  in 
Boston;  m.  in  1875,  Nellie  L.  Ames,  of  Williamstown,  Mass.  Chil- 
dren: (I),  Frank  Harris^',  b.  in  Cambridge,  July  12,  1876.  (2),  Har- 
riet Mariai\  b.  at  West  Boylston,  Mass.,  March  18,  1882;  d.  in  Bos- 
ton, Feb.  15,  1884.     (3),  Martha  AraesW,  b.  in  Boston,  Nov.  17,  1886. 

38.  Oliver  Reed^,  b.  in  Union,  K  Y.,  April  11,  1830;  attended 
the  academy  in  H. ;  went  to  New  Bedford,  Mass.,  in  1849,  and  was 
actively  engaged  in  the  dry  goods  business  for  a  number  of  years ; 
was  also  connected  with  the  New  Bedford  band,  and  was  for  sev- 
eral years  its  leader;  m.  July  24,  1852,  Louisa  Gray  Woodman,  of 
New  Bedford,  who  d.  July,  1881. 

CIIILDUEN. 

1.  Frederick  Reed^,  b.  Sept.  20,  1854;  ra.  Lizzie  Cunningham,  of  New  Bed- 

ford. He  carried  on  the  dry  goods  business  in  New  Bedford  a  few 
years;  rem.  to  Chicago,  111.,  in  1880,  where  he  continues  in  the  same 
business.     Child  :  Oscari\  b.  in  New  Bedford. 

2.  Oscar  Augustine^,  b.  Jan.  14,  1859;  was  drowned  July,  1875. 

3.  A  dau.»,  d.  young. 


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39.  Eli«  [7],  m.  Ruth .     Child :  — 

40.  Polly",  b.  Jan.  7,  1794. 

41.  David«  [11],  m.  April  9,  1833,  Margaret,  dau.  of  Asahel 
Cuminings.  (q.  v.)  In  a  letter  dated  Oct.  18,  1882,  he  writes  : 
"  As  regards  my  own  history,  I  would  say  I  left  Hancock  when 
quite  a  lad,  with  pack  on  ray  back  and  staff  in  my  hand,  without 
father  or  mother,  and  without  home  and  no  one  to  care  for  me. 
The  Lord  has  led  me  through  many  scenes  of  sickness  and  trial,  and 
has  brought  me  to  this  goodly  land,  for  which  I  am  profoundly 
thankful,  and  desire  to  consecrate  anew  all  I  have  and  owe  to  Him 
and  to  His  service  for  time  and  eternity."  In  addition  to  the  above 
we  would  say  that  he  res.  several  years  in  Templeton,  Mass.,  where 
he  was  engaged  in  the  tin  business ;  rem.  to  Worcester,  Mass.,  and 
engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  envelopes  ;  was  remarkably  success- 
ful in  his  business  operations,  and  during  his  lifetime  gave  away 
over  half  a  million  of  dollars  to  various  religious  and  benevolent 
enterprises.*  He  d.  July,  1887 ;  at  his  funeral,  which  occurred  July 
12th,  many  of  the  most  prominent  men  of  Worcester  were  present. 
From  the  address  given  by  his  former  pastor,  Rev.  George  W. 
Phillips,  we  take  the  following  extract: — 

"  In  accepting  Christianity,  as  he  often  told  me,  his  greatest  diffi- 
culty was  not  in  accepting  the  hard  doctrines,  but  with  his  own 
heart  and  turbulent  will.  He  had  learned,  before  he  was  converted, 
that  he  could  make  money;  that  he  might,  if  he  chose,  possibly  be- 
come a  millionaire,  and  if  he  had  chosen  the  way  of  accumulation 
instead  of  disbursement,  he  might  have  stood  among  the  richest  of 
this  rich  city.  He  loved  money,  but  he  loved  his  God  and  his  fel- 
low-men iiiore. 

"He  put  his  avails  into  the  service  of  Christ,  and  he  was  practi- 
cally the  administrator  of  his  own  estate.  The  magnitude  of  his 
benefactions  is  not  known,  but  if  the  multitude  who  have  shared  in 
them  were  assembled,  they  would  form  one  of  the  greatest  congre- 
gations ever  assembled.  For  forty-four  years  he  has  been  disburs- 
ing. He  was  sponsor  for  the  salary  of  more  than  one  of  that 
devoted  Iowa  band,  and  churches  all  over  the  western  land  are 
monuments  to  his  generosity.  He  was  not  only  a  liberal,  but  a 
sagacious  giver.  He  did  not  care  to  rear  monuments  of  stone,  but 
to  benefit  living  men  and  women.     In  our  colleges  and  seminaries, 

*  He  gave  liberally  towards  the  recent  repairs  on  the  church  in  his  native  town. 


1012  GENEALOGY  :    WHITCOMB. 

I  fear  there  will  be  the  consciousness  that  some  one  has  gone. 
Even  more  than  for  his  generosity  we  should  remember  him  for  his 
simple,  unobtrusive  piety.  Some  of  us  will  remember,  in  a  journey 
across  the  sea,  our  meeting  in  his  state-room  for  prayer.  We  shall 
not  forget  how  he  prayed  or  how  he  was  always  planning  to  aid  in 
some  way  Christ's  work.  On  that  journey  the  idea  was  originated 
of  establishing  scholarships  in  memory  of  his  late  daughter  at  Ober- 
lin  and  Carleton  colleges." 

In  addition  to  what  he  had  given  away  in  his  lifetime,  he  made 
in  his  will  the  following  bequests:  American  Board  of  Commission- 
ers for  Foreign  Missions,  $25,000  ;  Massachusetts  Home  Missionary 
society,  $25,000 ;  American  College  and  Educational  society,  $5000; 
Congregational  union  of  New  York,  $3000 ;  Doane  college,  Ne- 
braska, $13,000;  Carleton  college  at  Northfield,  Minn.,  $14,000; 
American  Home  Missionary  society  of  New  York,  $15,000;  Wor- 
cester City  Missionary  society,  $5000  ;  Amherst  college,  $10,000. 
Children  :  — 

42.  Abby  Boynton',  b.  Jan.  7,  1834;  d.  April  18,  1882. 

43.  Ellen  Margaret^  b.  March  31,  1841 ;  m.  Henry  Smith,  who 
d.  May  7,  1881.  He  was  president  of  the  Home  Savings  bank  of 
Boston  when  he  d.     His  widow  res.  Worcester,  Mass. 

44.  G.  Henry^  b.  at  Templeton,  Mass.,  Sept.  26, 1842 ;  m.  Abbie 
Miller,  dau.  of  F.  C.  Estabrook,  of  Dayton,  O. ;  res.  Worcester. 
Mr.  Whitcomb  was  engaged  in  business  with  his  father;  is  president 
and  treasurer  of  the  Whitcomb  Envelope  company ;  an  enterprising 
man,  and  an  active  helper  in  the  various  objects  of  Christian  benev- 
olence. He  is  trustee  of  Amherst  college,  Worcester  Polytechnic 
institute,  and  Mount  Holyoke  seminary  and  college ;  on  the  execu- 
tive committee  of  the  Massachusetts  Home  Missionary  society,  of 
Boston,  and  the  American  Home  Missionary  society,  of  New  York. 
He  is  also  one  of  the  directors  of  the  First  National  bank,  Worces- 
ter, Mass. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Frank  Cummingss,  b.  March  5,  1867;  d.  Aug.  12,  1867. 

2.  Annie  BoyntouS,  b.  Oct.  22,  1868 ;  d.  March  28,  1871. 

3.  Harry  Estabrook%  b.  Aug.  18,  1871. 

4.  Margaret^  b.  July  12,  1873;  d.  July  12,  1873. 

5.  Emma  Caroline%  b.  Feb.  26,  1876. 

6.  Davids,  b.  Jan.  22,  1879. 

7.  Ernest  Miller*,  b.  Feb.  28,  1882. 


genealogy:    WHITE;   WHITING.  1013 


WHITE. 

John^  White*  was  a  Revolutionary  soldier,  and  an  early  settler 
of  Nelson.     He  m.  Lucy  Tucker. 

Isaac-  (John^),  b.  in  Nelson,  March  20,  1791 ;  m.  Augusta  Eveleth, 
of  Dublin,  who  was  b.  in  1806.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the  war  of 
1812-15,  and  a  prominent  citizen  of  Nelson,  where  he  d.  May  2, 
1867.  He  had  served  the  town  as  one  of  the  selectmen,  repre- 
sentative, etc.  Mrs.  White  came  to  H.  to  res.  at  the  place  in  the 
village  marked  "  Wm.  Titus,"  in  1868  ;  she  d.  May  7,  1875. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Lydias,  b.  April  24,  1831;  d.  young. 

2.  Harrison  Isaac^,  b.  Oct.  7,  1832;  d.  in  18G3. 

3.  Orissa  A. 3,  b.  Nov.  6,  1834;  m.  Cyrus  Estabrooks.     (q.  v.) 

4.  Maryette^,  b.  March  15,  1837;  ra.  William  Titus,     (q.  v.) 

5.  Marshall,  b.  April  11,  1839 ;  res.  on  the  homestead  in  Nelson ;  d.  in  18G4. 

6.  Gilmau  E.^,  b.  March  13,  1841 ;  d.  in  the  service,  Eeb.  1862. 

7.  Lydia  E.s,  b.  Feb.  12,  1845;  d.  in  1859. 

8.  John  L.3,  b.  May  9,  1848;  res.  in  H.  in  1868-G9;  attended  school  in  Man- 

chester; m.  ■ ;  res.  St.  Louis,  Mo. ;  is   in  the  school-furnishing 

business. 


WHITING. 


Rev.  SamueP  Whiting,  first  minister  of  Lynn,  Mass.,  was  b.  in 
Boston,  Eng.,  Nov.  20,  1597;  m.  Elizabeth  St.  John,  a  sister  of  Sir 
Oliver  St.  John,  lord  chief  justice  of  England,  under  the  protec- 
torate of  Oliver  Cromwell. 

Rev.  Samuel-  (Rev.  SamueP),  first  minister  of  Billerica,  Mass., 
was  b.  in  England  in  1637;  m.  Dorcas  Chester,  a  lineal  descendant 
of  William  Chester,  baronet. 

Oliver^  (Rev.  SamueP,  Rev.  SamueP),  b.  in  Billerica,  Mass.,  Oct. 
8,  1665;  m.  Anna,  dau.  of  Capt.  Jonathan  Danforth. 

John*  (Oliver^,  Rev.  SamueP,  Rev.  SamueP),  b.  in  Billerica, 
Mass.;  m.  1, ;  m.  2,  Feb.  27,  1747,  Mrs.  Anna  Clark.     Their  son, 

1.  SamueP,  was  b.  in  Tewksbury,  Mass.,  Dec.  10,  1750;  was  a 
soldier  in  the  Revolution;  m.  in  1787,  Mary,  dau.  of  Joseph  Baker 
(q.  v.),  who  was  b.  in  Shrewsbury,  Mass.,  Oct.  2,  1765.  They  were 
m.  in  New  Ipswich,  and  came  directly  to  H.;  settled  on  the  county 

*  He  was  a  descendant  of  Peregi-ine  White. 


1014  GENEALOGY:    WHITING. 

road,  near  the  Contoocook  (No.  93);  rem,  in  1818  to  Nelson,  where 
he  d.;  his  wife  d.  in  Webster,  N,  Y.     Children,  all  b.  in  H.: — 

2.  Polly^  b.  Dec.  31,  1787;  d.  in  H.  at  the  home  of  Oliver 
Lawrence. 

3.  Joseph*',  b.  Jan.  7,  1790;  d.  at  the  home  of  Silas  Barber,  in 
Peterboro' . 

4.  SamueP,b.  April  13, 1792;  was  a  soldier  in  the  war  of  1812-15 ; 
d.  March  8,  1870;  m.  April  12,  1821,  Olivia  Wells,  of  Sidney,  Dela- 
ware county,  N.  Y. ;  res.  Peterboro',  where  he  d.  March,  1865. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Henry  Winslow',  b.  Sept.  24,  1822;  d.  Dec.  18,  1828. 

2.  William  Wells",  b.  March  25,  1824;  d.  Feb.  16,  1825. 

3.  Mary  Ann'',  b.  Sept.  24,  1825;  m.  in  1845,  James  Howe;  res.  Peterboro'.* 

4.  Nancy  Olivia",  b.  April  6,  1827;  d.  Dec.  11,  1846. 

5.  Susannah  Vlatilda^,  b.  Jan.  1,  1829. 

6.  Henry  Winslow",  b.  Nov.  23,  1830;  d.  Sept.  24,  1854. 

7.  Samuel  Frye",  b.  April  22,  1833;  d.  Sept.  3,  1835. 

8.  John  Chester",  b.  Dec.  8,  1834;  m.  Aug.  2,  1860,  Rhoda  Ordelia  Hibner, 

of  Rochester,  N.  Y.     Children:  Samuel*,  William^,  Mary  Ellen*. 

9.  Sarah  Jane",  b.  Nov.   14,  1839;  d.  Nov.  9,  1882. 

5.  Anna*',  b.  Jan.  30,  1794;  m.  in  Stoddard,  Danforth  Taylor. 
Five  children.  Two  are  living  in  California.  Mrs.  Taylor  d.  in 
San  Francisco,  Cal. 

6.  Winslow^  b.  Sept.  6,  1796;  was  a  soldier  in  the  war  of 
1812-15;  d.  in  the  service. 

7.  John^  b.  May  7,  1799;  no  further  record. 

8.  Jonas^  b.  Oct.  8,  1801;  ra.  Feb.  14,  1826,  Harriet  Breed,  who 
was  b.  Feb.  28, 1802 ;  res.  Greenbush,  N.Y.,  where  he  d.  April  15, 1881. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  James  Edwin",  b.  Dec.  13,  1826;  d.  Sept.  3,  1827. 

2.  Charles  Byron",  b.  Sept.  3,  1828;  ra.  Dec.  20,  1854,  Sarah  E.  Fairchild ; 

res.  Hartford,  Conn.     Children:  AUie*  and  Lillie«,  b.  April  7,  1867; 
AUie  d.  June  7,  1867;  Lillie  d.  Aug.  15,  1867. 

3.  Albert  Alden",  b.  Aug.  3,  1830;  d.  Aug.  10,  1830. 

4.  John  Chester",  b.  Oct.  23,  1831;  d.  Feb.  1,  1834. 

5.  Mary  Anna",  b.  May  27,  1834;  d.  May  28,  1876;  m.  Aug.  7,  1861,  Fred- 

eric Carr.     Children:  (1),  George W.*,  b.  Nov.  16,  1864.     (2),  Har- 
riet E.  B.8,  b.  Jan.  12,  1867. 

*  The  fine  new  school-house  in  Peterboro'  Center  occupies  the  spot  which  was 
until  recently  her  home.  Mrs.  Howe  has  kindly  assisted  in  furnishing  information 
in  regard  to  the  Whiting  family. 


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GENEALOGY:    WHITING;    WHITTEMOKE,  1015 

6.  George  Winslow",  b.  March  1,  183fi;  d.  March  11,  1854. 

7.  Harriet  Jane",  b.  March  4,  1838;  d.  April  15,  1838. 

8.  Martha  Louisa",  b.  July  4,  1839;  m.  July  13,  1864,  Sterling  Barton;  res. 

Greenbush,  N.  T.  Children:  (1),  Henry  Collins^,  b.  Aug.  22,  1865. 
(2),  Charles  Whlti^g^  b.  Feb.  28,  1869;  d.  March  3,  1869.  (3), 
Jonas  Whiting^  b.  March  11,  1874.  (4),  Lottie  Whiting^,  b  July 
16,  1883. 

9.  Helen  Emma",  b.  June  30,  1842;  d.  Oct.  3,  1848. 

10.     Charlotte  Elizabeth",  b.  Feb.  6,  1845;  d.  March  6,  1882. 

9.  Mary«,  b.  Feb.  22,  1804;  m.  Samuel  Burnett;  res.  Webster, 
N.  Y.,  where  they  both  d.  May  6,  1866,  within  less  than  fifteen  min- 
utes of  each  other.     One  son,  m.;  res.  Webster,  N.  Y. 

10.  JoeP,  b.  Jan.  27,  1807 ;  m.  Oct.  30,  1831,  Amy,  dau.  of  Isaac 
and  Mary  (Chandler)  Jewett  (q.  v.),  who  was  b.  in  Nelson,  July  29, 
1807;  res.  in  Nelson  a  few  years;  rem.  to  Webster,  N.  Y.,  and  from 
thence  to  Ingham,  Mich.,  where  they  spent  the  last  eighteen  years 
of  their  lives.  Mrs.  Whiting  d.  Feb.  16,  and  Mr.  Whiting  d.  Feb. 
19,  1884.  The  funeral  of  both  was  held  in  the  Baptist  church. 
They  were  highly  esteemed  by  their  many  friends.  A  letter  before 
me,  written  by  Mrs.  Whiting,  dated  July  15,  1883,  not  only  gives  us 
valuable  information  in  regard  to  the  various  branches  of  the  family, 
but  also  reveals  a  beautiful  Christian  si)irit.  At  that  time  her  hus- 
band was  able  to  take  care  of  the  garden,  and  she  was  able  to  do 
the  housework  and  take  care  of  the  milk  of  three  cows,  selling  the 
butter  at  the  door. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Martha  J.",  b.  in  Nelson,  June  12,  1833;  d.  Jan.  13,  1867. 

2.  Onier  R.",  b.  in    Welister,  N.    Y.,  July    14,   1838;  d.  in  Ingham,   Mich., 

April  5,  1883;  m.  1,  Nov.  26,  1863,  Sarah  A.  Vosburgh,  of  Webster, 
N.  Y.,  vvhod.  in  Michigan,  April  30,  1872;  m.  2,  May  14,  1873,  Mary  A. 
Curtis,  of  Ingham,  Mich.  Children:  (1),  Ella  M.^  b.  July  13,  1875. 
(2),  John  js,  b.  Oct.  13,  18—.  (3),  Cora  A.s,  b.  March  11.  1880. 
(4),  Emma  E.«,  b.  July  2,  1881.     (5),  Omer  A.s,  b.  July  31,  1883. 

3.  George  W.",  b.  in  Webster,  Monroe  county,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  13,  1843;  ra.  July 

3,  1870,  Ida  S.  Payne,  who  was  b.  in  Manchester,  Monroe  county, 
N.  Y.,  Aug.  1,  1852;  res.  Ingham,  Ingham  county,  Mich.  Children: 
(1),  Lena  J.*,  b.  Jan.  24,  1872.     (2),  Charley  D.s,  b.  June  5,  1875. 


WHITTEMOKE. 


Mr.  Cochrane,  in  the  History  of  Antrim  (p.  761),  traces  the  ances- 
try of  the  Whittemore  family  to  Sir  John  de  Whytemore,  who  was 


1016  gexealogy:  whittemore. 

knighted  on  the  field  of  battle  in  England  for  valorous  conduct  in 
the  year  1230,  and  received  a  tract  of  land  called  Whytemere,  or 
white  meadow,  hence  the  name,  the  "de"  having  been  dropped  about 
1445.     The  first  of  the  name  who  came  to  this  country  was 

Thomas^  who  was  b.  about  the  year  1594,  and  d.  in  1660.     He  m. 

Hannah  ,  and    came   from    Hitchin,    Hertfordshire,    Eng.,    to 

Charlestown,  Mass.,  in  1642. 

Daniel-  (Thomas^),  m.  March  7,  1662,  Mary,  dau.  of  Richard  Mel- 
len,  of  Charlestown,  Mass. 

John''  (DanieP,  Thomas^),  was  b,  Feb.  12,  1664-5;  m.  Ruth  Bas- 
sett.     Their  son, 

Benjamin'',  m.  Dec.  10,  1723,  Sarah  Kendall,  of  Woburn,  Mass. 
Their  son, 

Benjamin^  b.  Oct.  9,  1724;  m.  April  28,  1746,  Hannah  Collins, 
and  d.  in  Greenfield,  Jan.  10,  1798. 

Maj.  Amos''  (Benjamin^,  Benjamin^,  John^,  DanieP,  Thomas^),  b. 
towards  the  close  of  1746  ;  m.  Molly  Taylor,  of  Milford,  and  set- 
tled in  Greenfield  as  early  as  1771;  d.  Aug,  18,  1827;  his  wife  d. 
Nov.  27,  1837.  He  was  a  prominent  man  in  Greenfield,  and  left 
numerous  descendants.*  He  held  the  rank  of  major  in  the  Revo- 
lutionary army.  We  give  in  this  place  the  names  of  his  children, 
whose  families  became  identified  with  the.  history  of  H.  and  Ben- 
nington : — 

1.  Collins''  (Maj.  Araos^,  Benjamin^,  Benjamin^  John^,  DanieP, 
Thomas^),  b.  (probably)  in  Nottingham  West,  June  7,  1767;  m.  1, 
Nov.  26,  1789,  Mehitable,  dau.  of  Dea.  Daniel  and  Mehitable  (Put- 
nam) Fuller,  of  Lyndeboro',  who  Avas  b.  Sept.  18,  1770,  and  d.  July 
26,  1821 ;  m.  2,  May  29,  1823,  Mrs.  Sally  Wilson  (q.  v.),  of  Stod- 
dard, who-  d.  July  19,  1846.  He  came  to  H.  soon  after  his  first  mar- 
riage; settled  at  place  marked  "  H.  Whittemore,"  where  he  d.  March 
22,1851.     Children:  — 

3.  Amos  B.^,  b.  Nov.  5, 1790  ;  m.  Nancy  Tenney  ;  res.  Wilmont. 
Fourteen  children. 

3.  Archelaus  Fuller^  b.  Feb.  24,  1792;  m.  Sept.  30,  1817,  Pa- 
melia,  dau.  of  Moses  Dennis  (q.  v.) ;  settled  at  No.  20,  in  H.;  rem. 
in  1822  to  Cameron,  N.  Y.,  where  he  d.  May  15,  1826.  Mrs.  Fuller 
m.  2,  Jan.  1,  1828,  William  Henry  Prentice  (q.  v.)  ;  she  d.  March 
22,  1857  ;  Mr.  Prentice  d.  April  25,  1878. 

*  There  were  from  five  to  twelve  children  in  each  generation  named  above. 


genealogy:  whittemore.  1017 


CHILDKKN   OF   MR.    AND  MRS.    WHITTEMORE. 

1.  Moses  FnUer9,  b.  April  13,  1818;  m.    1,  April  8,   1841.  Sarah  Webster, 

who  d.  Aug.  24,  18G8 ;  m.  2,  May  18,  1880,  Sarah  Hatch.  He  was  a 
priuter  ami  publisher  of  the  Bath  Gonstitutionalist,  in  1841,  and  of 
the  Steubeu  Courier,  in  1843;  rem.  to  Jasper,  N.  Y.,  in  1847;  is  a 
farmer.  Children:  (1),  Hernion  Fulleri',  d.  at  the  age  of  G  years. 
(2),  Abijah  Websteri'\  (\,  ju  the  service  in  his  IGth  year.  (3),  De 
Forest  Se\vardi'\     (4),  Julia  A.w. 

2.  "William  Collins^,  b.  March  11,  1820;  was  an  active  abolitionist;  d.  May 

29,  1858;  m.  Aug.  30,  1845,  Margaret  Vanalstine.  Children  : 
Elizabeth  A.w,  Mehitable  P.",  Harriet  A.w,  Maggie^. 

3.  Pameliao,  b.  May  16,  1822;  m.  April  19,  1847,  James  Sargent.     Children: 

(1),  SabraL.w,  b.  Oct.  1,  1848;  a  teacher;  res.  Hornellsville,  N.  Y. 
To  her  we  are  indebted  for  important  information.  (2),  Eulalie''\ 
(3),  Martha  P.^.     (4),  Minnie  A.^. 

4.  SamueP.  !).  Juue  13,  1824;  d.  Aug.  24,  1860;  m.  July  4,  1855,  Elizabeth 

J.  Marsh.     Child  :  Joseph  Marshall^. 

4.  Collins^  b.  Dec.  27,  1793;  d.  March  31,  1868;  m.  May  25, 
1820,  Ruth  Jacobs,  of  Carlisle,  Mass. ;  res.  Antrim. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Franklin  J.^,  d.  in  childhood. 

2.  Sarah  R.^,  b.  Jan.  31,  1828 ;  d.  Sept.  20,  1847 ;  m.  May  19,  184G,  E.  R.  Rus- 

sell, of  Nashua. 

3.  Helen  M.9,  b.  July  27,  1832;  ra.  Nov.  16,  1848,  E.  R.  Russell,  of  Nashua. 

4.  John  J.9,  b.  Aug.  5,  1835;  ra.  Oct.  3,  1872,  Sarah  G  Spaulding,  of  Nashua; 

is  a  druggist  in  that  city. 

5.  Mary  C.^  b.  Nov.  20,  1840;  m.  May  28    1861,  John   B.  Woodbury;  res. 

Antrim.  Children  :  (1),  Helen  C.i'.  (2),  George  T.i".  (3),  Arthur 
W.i».     (4),  Ralph  B.i". 

5.  Mary  P.«,  b.  Nov.  3,  1795;  m.  Abijah  Hadley.     (q.  v.) 

6.  Andrew  B.%  b.  April  23,  1797;  d.  July  9,  1820. 

7.  Mehitable^  b.  Feb.  16,  1799;  d.  Aug.  20,  1800. 

8.  Mehitable^  b.  P'eb.  16,  1801;  m.  Jonas  Wilson,     (q.  v.) 

9.  Kebecca^,  b.  Feb.  20,  1803  ;  d.  Nov.  23,  1824. 

10.  Hiram^,  b.  April  2,  1805  ;  settled  on  the  homestead,  where  he 
d.  April  10,  1875;  m.  Sept.  27,  1836,  Lucinda  H.,  dau.  of  Ozias  and 
Fannie  C.  Silsby,  of  Hillsboro',  who  d.  in  Antrim,  Nov.  30,1887. 

CHILD. 

1.     Thomas  Silsby^  b.  May  10,  1845;  d.  July  16,  1860. 

11.  Albert  B.^  b.  March  17,  1808;  d.  Dec.  19,  1810. 

65 


1018  GENEALOGY:  WHITTEMORE. 

13.     Betsey  B.^,  b.  Feb.  2,  1810  ;  d.  March  11,  1810. 

13.  Infant^,  b.  and  d.  Jan.  4,  1811. 

14.  Caroline®,  b.  Jan.  2"2, 1813;  m.  John  Cross,  of  Wilraont,  who 
d.  about  the  year  1876. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  George  F.^,  res.  Michigan;  his  mother  lives  with  him. 

2.  Charles  M.^,  m.  Ann  Kimball ;  he  was  a  surgeon  in  the  army ;  d.  at 

Wilmont. 

14a.  Asa'  (Maj.  Amos^,  Benjamin^,  Benjamin*,  John^  Daniel-, 
Thomas^),  b.  (probably)  in  Nottingham  West,  Sept.  5, 1769;  m.  1791, 
Hannah,  dau.  of  Stephen  Burnham,  of  Greenfield  ;  res.  a  short  time 
in  Greenfield ;  came  to  H.  in  1792 ;  settled  in  the  eastern  part  of 
the  town,  but  soon  afterwards  went  back  to  Greenfield,  and  about 
the  year  1798  returned  to  H.  and  purchased  of  the  heirs  of  Gover- 
nor Hancock*  the  place  marked  "E.  W.,"  where  they  res.  until  May, 
1851,  when  they  rem.  to  Washington,  to  res.  with  their  dau.,  Irene, 
where  he  d.  Dec.  14,  1851;  his  wife  d.  at  the  same  place.  May  26, 
1861,  at  the  age  of  89  years  and  7  months.  They  were  buried  in 
Washington.     Children  :  — 

15.  Lois^  b.  in  Greenfield,  Aug.  31, 1791 ;  d.  at  the  res.  of  Samuel 
Todd,  Sept.  4,  1849;  unm.     Her  death  was  caused  by  an  accident. 

16.  Mary^  b.  in  H.,  May  7,  1793;  m.  June  2,  1819,  John  Proc- 
tor; res.  Stoddard,  where  she  d.  June  2,  1870.  Mr.  Proctor  was 
alive  in  1883.  Children  :  Harvey  A.^  Abram  W.^  Amos  J.», 
Stephen  W.^  Hosea^,  Timothy  B.®,  Ira^,  Marie  S.^  Amos  J.^  was 
living  in  Sharon  in  1883;  all  the  rest  were  d. 

17.  Abraham^  b.  in  Greenfield,  June  8,  1795;  d.  April  4, 1798. 

18.  Stephen^  b.  in  Greenfield,  April  12,  1797;  d.  in  Stoddard,! 
Dec.  14,  1875;  ra.  1,  May  3,  1827,  Sarah  Morse,  of  Alstead,  who  d. 
Nov.  3,  1833;  m.  2,  Dec.  4,  1838,  Sophia  Porter,  of  Alstead,  who 
was  b.  in  Sullivan,  April  29,  1818 ;  present  res.,  Gilsum.  Two 
children. 

19.  Hannah«,  b.  in  H.,  June  25,  1799;  d.  July  23,  1800. 

30.  Asa®,  b.  in  H.,  June  21,  1801  ;  m.  Nov.  16,  1826,  Lucy 
Brown, $  who  was  b.  in  Stoddard,  Oct.  10,  1803;  settled  in  East 
Alstead,  where  they  remained  about  two  years,  when  they  rem.  to 

*  A  family  by  the  uame  of  Barnet,  probably  Jonathan  Barnet,  was  living  on  the 
farm  when  iie  purchasecl  it,  but  did  not  own  it. 

t  Mr.  Whittemore  went  to  Ohio  in  early  life,  but  did  not  stay  long.  He  res.  several 
years  in  H.  on  the  homestead. 

%  She  was  a  niece  of  Dea.  James  Hosley. 


AMOS  WHITTEMORE. 


genealogy:  whittemore.  1019 

11. ;  res.  a  short  time  at  No.  20,  and  then  rem.  to  the  homestead, 
where  he  d.  May  10,  1851  ;  his  wife  d.  at  East  Alstead,  at  the  res. 
of  her  daughter-in-law,  Mrs.  J.  A.  Partridge. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Butler  A.9,  b.  in  East  Alstead,  Sept.  17,  1827;  d.  in  Marlow%  Feb.  IC, 

1863;  m.  Nov.  13,  1851,  Julia  Isham,  who  was  b.  in  Gilsuni,  June 
21.  1831;  she  m.  2,  James  Sumner  Partridge.  To  her  we  are  in- 
debted for  valuable  information. 

2.  Lucetta  Almina^  b.  in  H.,  Oct.  24,  1829;  d.  in  H.,  April  4,  1849. 

3.  Henry  A.^,  b.  in  H.,  Aug.  27,  1835 ;  d.  Sept.  8,  1835. 

4.  Mariah  C.^,  b.  in  H.,  June  10,  1837;  d.  in  Newport,  July  28,  18(51 ;  m. 

Nov.  22,  1858,  J.  C.  Welch,  who  was  b.  Feb.  18,  1821. 

5.  Mary  E.^,  b.  in  H.,  Jan.  22,  1844;  d.  in  Claremont.  Nov.  17,  1881;  m. 

Nov.  23,  1861,  George  W.  Dole,  who  w^as  b.  in  Washington,  Oct.  4. 
1838;  res.  Claremont.  Children:  (1),  Myrtle  N.i",  b.  March  6, 
1866.  (2),  Freddie  L.i'\  b.  Aug.  19,  1868;  d.  Sept.  13,  1868.  (3). 
George  Whittemore^",  b.  March  14,  1874. 

31.  Abraham^,  b.  April  1,  1803;  was  a  teacher  in  New  Hamp- 
shire and  in  Canada  ;  d.  in  H.,  Sept.  29,  1826. 

33.  Hannah*,  b.  July  21,  1805;  m.  Samuel  Todd.  (q.  v.) 
To  her  w^e  are  indebted  for  valuable  letters. 

33.  Susannah»,b.  July  28,  1807;  m.  William  Clyde,     (q.  v.) 

34.  Irene^  b.  Dec.  14,  1809;  m.  April  15,  1845,  Heman  Mellen, 
of  Washington,  who  d.  May  14,  1855;  she  continues  to  res.  in 
Washington. 

35.  Butler^  b.  March  13, 1812;  d.  Aug.  27,  1813. 

36.  Elvira^  b.  Sept.  6,  1814;  m.  Nathan  Cram.     (q.  v.) 

37.  Clarissa«,b.  Jan.  20,  1817;  m.  1,  Oct.  4,  1849,  James  Hig- 
ney,  a  tailor,  who  d.  in  Marlow,  May  10,  1851;  m,  2,  Aug.  31,  1864, 
J.  H.  Fletcher,  of  Stoddard,  who  d.  in  Marlow,  Nov.  9,  1877;  she 
continues  to  res.  in  Marlow. 

38.  Amos'^  (Maj.  Amos'',  Benjamin^,  Benjamin^,  John^,  DanieP, 
Thomas^),  b.  in  Greenfield,  Jan.  3,  1772 ;  d.  April  19,  1819;  m.  Nov. 
15,  1796,  Polly  Savage,  who  was  b.  Jan.  24,  1775;  d.  Sept.  29,  1833 ; 
was  a  farmer;  res.  Greenfield;  was  one  of  the  builders  of  the  H. 
cotton  factory  in  1810.     (See  p.  284.)     Children:— 

39.  Clarissa*,  b.  Dec.  11,  1799;  m.  Benjamin  Abbott  Peavey. 
(q.  v.) 

30.  Hon.  Amos»,  b.  March  3,  1802.  By  the  early  death  of  his 
father,  he  was  left  in  charge  of  the  mill  at  the  age  of  17  years  ;  m. 
Dec.  29,  1825,  Ruth  Bullard,  who  was  b.  April  27,  1804,  and  about 


1020  GENEALOGY:   WHITTEMORE. 

that  time*  rem.  to  Hancock  Factory  village.  He  built  a  large  addi- 
tion to  the  factory,  the  house  where  W.  D,  Woods  now  res.,  the 
two-story  brick  boarding-house,  and  soon  afterwards  the  brick 
store.  In  connection  with  his  bi-other,  G.  Alfred,  he  built  the  meet- 
ing-house in  Bennington,  in  1838.  He  was  also  chairman  of  the 
committee  that  built  the  town-hall  and  school-house  in  1871.  He 
was  actively  engaged  in  manufacturing  and  in  mercantile  pursuits ; 
was  captain  of  the  cavalry  company;  served  the  town  as  one  of 
the  board  of  selectmen  and  representative  to  the  legislature,  and  was 
also  a  state  senator.  He  was  deeply  interested  in  the  welfare  of 
the  town,  and  highly  esteemed  by  all;  d,  April  18,  1881  ;  his  wife 
d.  Aug.  10,  1872. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  John  Franklin^,  b.  March  8,  1827;  d.  Aug.  1,  1827. 

2.  Frances  Antoinettes,  b.  May  6,  1830;  m.  Saladin  A.  Walker,     (q.  v.) 

3.  Josephine  Sylvia^,  b.  Feb.  13,  1836 ;  m.  Walter  D.  Woods,     (q.  v.) 

4.  Martha  Amelia^",  b.  April  IS,  1810;    m.  in   1865,  Hon.   Daniel    Starkf 

Diusmoor,  who  was  b.  Sept.  23,  1837;  he  was  a  lawyer;  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  in  1864;  settled  in  Laconia;  was  cashier  of  the 
Laconia  National  bank;  representative  in  1875;  a  Mason;  was  a 
member  of  Gov.  Cheney's  staff  in  1875  and  1876 ;  register  of  pro- 
bate from  1871  to  1878;  d.  March  24,  1883.  Children:  (1),  Arthur 
W.w,  b.  Jan.  11,  1870.     (2),  Amos  Jameson^,  b.  Jan.  3,  1874. 

5.  Mary  Ellen^,  b.  Sept.  12,  1843 ;  d.  Jan.  15,  1866. 

31.     B.  F.\  h.  July  22,  1805  ;  went  to  Boston  in  1824. 

33.  George  Alfred^  b.  Oct.  12,  1807 ;  m.  1,  Dec.  29, 1836,  Nancy, 
P.  Kimball,  who  was  b.  July  23, 1818,  and  d.  Oct.  2, 1843  ;  m.  2,  Sept. 
17, 1844,  Sarah  (Train)  Sleeper.  He  went  to  Boston  in  1827,  as  clerk 
in  his  brother's  store  ;  came  back  to  Greenfield  in  1829,  and  went  into 
a  store  with  Colonel  Cragin.  Some  two  years  later  he  rem.  the  goods 
in  his  store  to  Hancock  Factory  village,  and  went  into  business  with 
his  brothers,  Amos  and  John  J.  They  sold  out  to  George  Dodge 
(q.  v.),  and  for  some  thirty  years  he  was  on  the  road  selling  goods 
manufactured  in  Bennington.  He  was  captain  of  a  rifle  company 
in  Greenfield;  was  in  the  legislature  in  1864  and  1865,  and  was 
postmaster  at  Hancock  Factory  village  and  Bennington  thirty 
years.  He  has  been  a  member  of  the  Congregational  church  since 
1840,  gave  $200    to  help  build  the  parsonage,  and  has  ever  been 

*  His  name  appears  on  the  tax-list  in  lS-26. 

t  His  mother  was  a  gi-eat-granddaughter  of  Gen.  John  Stark. 


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deeply  interested  in  the  welfare  of  the  community.  He  has  con- 
tinued to  take  an  interest  in  H.;  has  frequently  attended  the  town 
gatherings  and  taken  a  part  in  the  exercises.  lie  has  in  various 
ways  assisted  largely  in  the  prejiaration  of  this  history. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Samuel  Kimball',   b.  July  27,  1838;  ra.  iu  Chicago,  Mary  M.  Turner, 

who  d.  Sept.  19,  1881,  at  the  age  of  41  years.     One  dau.'",  b.  1879. 

2.  Nancy  Maria^,  b.  March  7,  1841 ;  m.  Dr.  R.  G.  Mather,     (q.  v.) 

3.  Henry  Train',  b.  Aug.  22,  1848 ;  m.  in  Chicago,  Aug.  29,  1872,  Ella  A. 

Walker. 

33.  Dea.  John  J.^  b.  March  10,  1810;  m.  Dec.  5,  1834,  Sarah 
BuUard,  who  was  b.  Feb.  20,  1809.  He  was  in  business  with  his 
brother  (q.  v.)  several  years;  was  deacon  of  the  Congregational 
church  ;  served  the  town  of  Bennington  in  the  legislature  and  as 
one  of  the  board  of  selectmen;  d.  Dec.  9,  1859. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  George  Andrew^,  b.  April  21,  1837;  m.  May  2,  1866,  Augusta  J.,  dau.  of 

Samuel  Baldwin,  (q.  v.)  He  has  the  confidence  of  the  com- 
munity ;  has  served  the  town  as  town  treasurer  several  years,  and 
after  the  death  of  his  uncle  Amos,  who  had  been  treasurer  of  the 
Congregational  society  some  forty  years,  he  was  chosen  to  succeed 
him ;  was  also  postmaster  of  Bennington  twenty-five  years. 

2.  B.  Amos».  b.  Oct.  4,  1839;  d.  Oct.  16,  1840. 

3.  John  Alberts  b.  May  8,  1843;  m.  May  30,  18G6,  Clara  R.  Cochran,  of 

Antrim.  He  was  in  trade  several  j^ears;  d.  Nov.  20,  1875.  Child: 
Ralphi',  b.  Aug.  23,  1870;  d.  Sept.  29,  1870. 

4.  Ella  A.'\  b.  June  19,  1848 ;  was  assistant  postmaster  fiiteen  years ;  m. 

Nov.  17,  1869,  Royal  V.  Knight.     Children:  (1),  George  A.i",  b. 

July  30,  1871.     (2), W.",  b.  March  6,  1876.     (3),  Helen  W^\ 

b.  Oct.  12,  1881. 

34.  Benjamin''  (Maj.  Amos^,  Benjamin^  Benjamin*,  John^, 
DanieP,  Thomas^),  b.  in  Greenfield,  April  6,  1779;  m.  in  Aug.  1809, 
Deborah  Perry,  who  was  b.  in  Sherborn,  Mass.,  July  23,  1783; 
settled  in  Hancock  Factory  village,  in  1809.  They  were  members 
of  the  Congregational  church  in  H.,  and  were  influential  in  found- 
ing the  Congregational  church  iu  Bennington.  He  d.  June  28, 
1857  ;  his  wife  d.  Dec.  12,  1857.-    Children:  — 

35.  Sylvia*,  b.  Jan.  25,  1811 ;  d.  Oct.  2,  1843. 

36.  Amos«,  b.  Aug.  17,  1813;  d.  Aug.  22,  1813. 

37.  Emily^  b.  Sept.  7,  1814. 


1022  GENEALOGY:   WHITTEMORE. 

38.  Charles  Perry^,  b.  Sept.  10,  1816;  d.  Feb.  28,  1874;  m. 
July  29,  1840,  Abby  Morris  Whiton. 

39.  Timothy  Clark«,*  b.  May  28,  1820;  ra.  Nov.  13,  1850,  Mary 
Elizabeth,  dau.  of  George  and  Sally  (Wilson)  Dodge  (q.  v.) ;  res. 
Lawrence,  Mass. 

40.  Phebe  Louisa^,  b.  May  16, 1822 ;  d.  Dec.  5,  1841. 

41.  Abby  Marias,  b.  Feb.  2,  1825  ;  d.  Feb.  1,  1843. 

4:2,  Francis  Mark^,  b.  Dec.  23, 1827  ;  d.  Aug.  17,  1869 ;  m.  April 
13,  1853,  Sarah  Lane,  who  d.  Aug.  14,  1855,  aged  29  years.  Child  : 
An  infant  son,  who  d.  at  the  age  of  2  months  2  days. 

43.  Paul  Cragin^,  son  of  Abram  and  Martha  (Marshall)  Whitte- 
more  (Paul  Cragin^,  Abram'',  Maj.  Amos®,  Benjamin^,  Benjamin*, 
John^,  DanieP,  Thomas^),  was  b.  in  Greenfield,  May  3, 1821 ;  d.  in  H., 
July  31,  1874;  m.  1,  Nov.  16,  1848,  Mary  Holmes,  dau,  of  James  Cav- 
ender  (q.  v.),  who  d.  Nov.  22,  1864 ;  m.  2,  May  24,  1866,  Lydia 
Jane,  dau.  of  Joel  Gates  (q.  v.),  who  d.  in  Keene,  Dec.  25,  1876. 
Mr.  Whittemore  res.  in  H.  a  few  years  at  the  Joel  Gates  place. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Martha  S.9,  b.  May  20,  1850. 

2.  Emma  F.^,  b.  Dec.  1,  1853. 

3.  Helen  Maria^,  b.  and  d.  in  Milwaukee,  Wis. 

4.  Jennie^,  b.  Aug.  8,  1859 ;  d.  June  24,  1863. 

5.  Jennie  Gates^,  b.  March,  1867;  d.  in  H.,  Oct.  19,  1872. 

6.  Dana  Paul»,  b.  March  21,  1874;  res.  Keene,  with  liis  uncle,  Samuel  O. 

Gates. 


ZEBEDEE  WHITTEMORE. 

1.  Zebedee^  Whittemore,  b.  in  1755;  d.  in  Marlow,  Feb.  26, 
1825;  m.  Prudence  Safford,  who  was  b.  in  New  Ipswich,  in  1762; 
d.  in  Marlow,  April  1,  1848.  They  came  to  H.,  as  early  as  1784; 
res.  at  No.  92  and  No.  94.  His  name  appears  on  the  tax  list  as 
late  as  1806.  About  that  time  they  rem.  to  Marlow;  rem.  to 
Gilsum  in  1822,  but  after  a  few  years  the  family  returned  to  Mar- 
low.    Children,  all  b.  in  H.: — 

2.  Prudence^,  b,  Nov.  1784 ;  m.  Samuel  F.  Bryant. 

3.  Aaron^,  b.  Oct.  10,  1789;  d.  in  Marlow,  Dec.  15,  1862;  m.  1, 
Huldah  Comstock,  who  d.  Aug.  16, 1848 ;  m.  2,  Mrs.  Keziah  (Peek) 
Huntington. 

*  He  has  kindly  furnished  the  record  of  his  fatlier's  family. 


GENEALOGY:    WHITTEMORE;    WILCOX;    WILDER.  1023 

4.  Charles-,  b.  in  1790;  d.  in  Alstcad,  Dec.  5,  1866;  m.  1,  Ellen, 
dau.  of  Amos  Tenney  (q.  v.),  who  d.  April  4,  1831;  m.  2,  Esther 
Miller. 

5.  Prentiss-,  b.  March  8,  1805  ;  d.  in  Marlovv,  Dec.  16,  1841  ;  m. 
Dec.  16,  1824,  Mary  Guillon. 


WILCOX. 

1.  George'-,  son  of  Thomas^  and  Mary  (McDougal)  Wilcox,  was 
b.  in  Shcrbrooke,  Can.,  in  1806 ;  m.  May  18,  1848,  Mary  Ann,  dan. 
of  Robert  Morrison  (q.  v.)  ;  res.  two  years  on  the  Morrison  ])lace, 
near  the  Bradford  mills,  and  one  year  on  the  town  farm,  also  res.  a 
short  time  in  Greenfield,  and  came  back  to  H.  in  1861,  and  res.  one 
year  on  the  Farwell  farm  and  one  year  on  the  William  Dennis  farm; 
jiresent  res.,  Antrim. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Charles   Franklin^   b.   in  H.,   Feb.   24,    1849;  m.   Thirsa  V.,  dau.   of 

Thomas  and  Betsey  F.  (May)  Blake  (q.  v.)  ;  res.  Ipswich,  Mass. 
Children:  (1),  H.  CliftonS  b.  Sept.  19,  1871.  (2)  George  F.^  b. 
Oct.  o,  1872. 

2.  Nellie  M.^,  b.  iu  Peterboro',  July  24,  1853;  res.  Antrim. 

2.  Benjamin- (Thomas^),  b.  in  Sherbrooke,  Can.,  in  1810;  res. 
with  his  brother  iu  H.,  and  also  with  Alfred  Barber  for  a  few  years 
afterwards ;  d.  in  Antrim,  Jan.  3,  1882,  unm. 


JESSE  WILDER'S   CHILDREN. 

Ezra^  Wilder  rem.  from  Leominster,  Mass.,  to  Jaffrey ;  m.  Mary 
Welch.     F'ive  children. 

Silas-  (Ezra^),  b.  in  Jaffrey,  Feb.  4,  1763  ;  m.  Abigail  Page,  who 
was  b.  July  11,  1768  ;  res.  in  Rindge.  He  d.  in  Keene,  Aug.  1, 
1837  ;  his  wife  d.  in  Keene,  Jan.  6,  1857.     Six  children. 

Jcsse^  (Silas^  Ezra^),  b.  in  Rindge,  March  13,  1793;  d.  in  Stod- 
dard ;  m.  Dolly  Holmes,*  who  was  b.  in  Stoddard,  Jan.  2,  1798,  and 
now  res.  with  her  dau.,  Dorothy  M.,  in  H. 

*  DoUy  Holmes  was  the  dau.  of  George  and  Rachel  (Allen)  Holmes  and  the  ffi-and- 
dau.  of  Kbenezer  and  Jemima  (Lion)  Holmes.  George  Holmes  was  b.  in  Sliaron, 
Mass.,  Oct.  9,  1762;  his  wife  was  b.  in  the  same  town,  Oct.  14,  I'lSS.  They  were  early 
settlers  of  Stoddard.  Both  himself  and  his  father  were  soldiers  in  the  Revoliition- 
ary^war. 


1024  genealogy:    wilder;    WILDES. 

CHILDREN,   ALL    BUT  THE  YOUNGEST  BORN  IN  KEENE. 

1.  Abigail  F.^  b.  Aug.  31,  1822;  m.  David  O.  Wood.     (q.  v.) 

2.  George  B..*,  b.  May  3,  1824;  m.  June  1,  1847,  Caroline  E.  Walker,  of 

Charlestown;  he  was  drowned  in  Holyoke,  Mass.,  Aug.  20,  1866; 
his  wife  d.  in  Keene,  Dec.  11,  1860.  ChUd :  George  M.^,  b.  in  Keene, 
April  11,  1858;  was  the  ward  of  his  Aunt  Dorothy  M.,  and  res. 
with  her  until  his  marriage;  in.  Jan.  2,  1886,  Ada  B.  Tirrell,  of 
Keene ;  res.  Nashua.     Child :  George  T.«,  b.  Nov.  18,  1886. 

3.  Sarah  Ann^  b.  July  31,  1829;  m.  William  Weston,     (q,  v.) 

4.  Dorothy  M.*,  b.  April   2,  1832;  res.  on  the  Sawyer  place,  which  she 

owns;  unm.  She  has  kindly  furnished  us  the  record  of  her 
father's  family. 

5.  Mary  A.*,  b.  in  Stoddard,  April  7,  1840 ;  d.  in  same  town,  Dec.  21,  1852. 


JOSEPH   WILDER. 

1,  Joseph^,  son  of  James^  and  Lydia  (Turner)  Wilder,*  was  b. 
in  Peterboro',  April  25,  1805;  m.  May  8,  1834,  Malinda,  dan.  of 
Solomon  Dane  (q.  v.) ;  settled  on  the  Dane  homestead,  where  he 
d.  Oct.  31,  1865.  He  accumulated  quite  a  large  amount  of  prop- 
erty. In  1869,  Mrs.  Wilder  rem.  to  place  marked  "  E.  Hay  ward," 
where  she  d.  Oct.  13,  1883.     Child  :— 

3,  Emily*^,  b.  June  6,  1835;  was  a  student  at  the  academy  in 
H.,  and  also  at  Marlow;  m.  Albert  Jaquith.    (q.  v.) 


WILLIAM  ADDISON  WILDER. 

William  Addison'^,  son  of  Joseph  Addison^  and  Lydia  (Powers) 
Wilder,  b.  in  Sullivan,  Jan.  24,  1839 ;  m.  April  29,  1870,  Lucetta 
Amelia,  dau.  of  John  C.  Brooks,  (q.  v.) 


WILDES. 

1.  Philip  Wright^  Wildes,  b.  in  Windham;  came  to  H.  with 
Daniel  Davidson  (q.  v.) ;  m.  1,  Betsey,  dau.  of  Isaac  Hunt  (q.  v.), 
who  was  the  mother  of  his  children;  m.  2,  Mrs.  Lucinda  Loveland; 
res.  several  years  in  H.,  in  the  north  part  of  the  town;  rem.  to 
Stoddard,  where  he  d.     Children  : — 

2.  David-,  b.  in  H.,  at  place  marked  "J,  Dodge,"  July  19,  1821 ; 
m.  in  H.,  April  1,  1845,  Elizabeth  Gibson,  dau.  of  William  D.  and 
Mary  Sargent  (Prentiss)  Matthews  (q.  v.),  who  was  b.  in  Stoddard, 

*  James  Wilder  was  b.  June  13,  1780;  Lydia  Turner  was  b.  June  1, 1782,  and  d.  at 
res.  of  her  son,  in  H.,  May  8, 1859. 


GENEALOGY:    WILDES;    WILKINS.  1025 

July  13,  1817,  and  d.  in  H.,  June  5,  1883.  lie  is  a  fanner  and  tin- 
man ;  lias  lived  in  IT,  both  near  the  depot  and  in  the  village.  He 
also  lived  a  few  years  in  Peterboro'. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Mary  Janet^,  b.  in  H.,  May  13,  184G;   m.  1,  in  Boston,  Dec.  9,  1868, 

Francis  Dwight,  son  of  Rev.  William  H.  and  Harriet  (Smith)  San- 
ford,  who  was  b.  in  Boylston,  Mass.,  Dec.  IG,  1840;  divorced;  m. 
2,  in  New  York  citj^,  Aug.  17,  1877,  Edwin  Gordon,  sou  of  Henry 
and  I>ydia  (Davis)  Xewliall,  who  was  b.  in  EngLaud,  May  20,  1814; 
he  is  a  morcliant  tailor;  res.  Boston  and  Everett,  Mass. 

2.  Willard  AIouzo^,  b.  in  H.,  Dec.  15,  1847;  m.  in  Lowell,  Mass.,  Oct.  li), 

1879,  Emma  Florence,  dau.  of  William  aud  Sarah  A.  (Smith) 
Blake,  who  was  b.  in  Lowell,  Sept.  3,  1849;  res.  Lowell  aud  H. ; 
he  is  a  carpenter  aud  bridge  builder. 

3.  William  Alphonso',  twin  to  the  above ;  m.  in  Manchester,  Dec.  9,  187'), 

Sarah  Ida,  dau.  of  John  aud  Adelaide  F.  (Blake)  Webber,  of  Duu- 
bartou,  who  was  b.  there,  Dec.  9,  1856;  res.  Harrisville  and  H.;  a 
farmer;  d.  March  18,  1887.  She  res.  in  East  Harrisville.  Child: 
Charles  David^  b.  in  H.,  March  30,  1879, 

4.  James  Wright^,   b.   iu  H.,   Dec.   21,    1849;  m.   in  Greenfield,  Jan.  2(i, 

1878,  Carrie  Alfreda,  dau.  of  Marcus  A.  and  Luciuda  R.  (Estes) 
Parker  (q.  v.),  who  was  b.  in  H.,  April  25, 1859 ;  res.  H. ;  a  farmer. 
Child:  Myrtie  Elizabeth^,  b.  in  H.,  July  20,  1879;  d.  iu  IL,  Aug. 
•  12,  1879. 

5.  Addie  Emogene^,  b.  in  Peterboro',  Aug.  19,  1852;  res.  Boston,  Lowell, 

Fitchburg,  and  Everett,  Mass. 

6.  Chestina  Roxana',  b.  iu  H.,  March  21,  1855;  m.  Edwin  B.   Sherwiu. 

(q.  V.)     Siuce  he  d.  she  res.  iu  Fitchbui'g  aud  Everett,  Mass. 

3.  James  A.^,  b.  in  H.,  at  No.  67,  Sept.  19,  1824;  res.  in  H.  un- 
til he  was  16  years  of  age,  later  in  California  and  elsewhere  ;  has 
been  employed  in  mining  and  as  a  shoemaker ;  returned  to  II.,  in 
May,  1887;  res.  in  anew  house  on  Depot  street,  opposite  the  house 
marked  "M.  Miller." 

4.  Edward-,  b.  in  II,,  at  No,  49  ;  rem,  in  early  life  to  Guilford, 

Vt.;  m.  ;   worked  in  the  slate  quarries;   d.  in    Guilford,  Vt,, 

about  the  year  1877, 

ROYAL  A.  WILKINS. 

1.  Royal  A,^  Wilkins  was  b,  in  Hillsboro'  in  1800;  served  an 
apprenticeship  as  a  blacksmith  with  Henry  Hills,  at  Antrim ;  was 
in  business  for  himself  a  short  time  in  Peterboro'  and  Antrim ;  rem. 
to  H,  in  1828;  res.  first  at  place  marked  "Mrs.  S.  Alcock,"  later  at 


1026  GENEALOGY:   WILKINS. 

place  marked  "D.  Wilds,"  and  was  in  business  here  until  1854, 
when  he  went  to  California,  where  he  d.  in  1856.  He  m.  Sept.  10, 
1826,  Vashti,  dau.  of  Lotan  Gassett  (q.  v.),  who  d.  in  H.,  Aug.  20, 
1855.     Children:  — 

2.  Henry  A.^,  b.  in  Peterboro',  Dec.  6,  1827;  went  to  California 
in  1849,  where  he  d.  June  17,  1873 ;  unm. 

3.  Frederic  A.^,  b.  in  H.,  Aug.  27,  1830  ;  went  to  California  in 
1852 ;  m. .     Children  :  Henrietta^,  Ida^,  Grace  May^. 

4.  Mary  T.^,  b.  in  H.,  July  13,  1834 ;  m.  Dec.  6,  1854,  Cornelius 
A.  Washburn,  (q.  v.)  To  her  we  are  indebted  for  record  of  her 
father's  family. 

5.  Infant  son^,  b.  in  H.,  May  24,  1838 ;  d.  same  day. 

6.  Charles  E.^,  b.  in  H.,  May  24,  1839 ;  m.  in  1860,  Isabel  Arb- 
comb,  of  Boston.  He  served  in  the  Civil  war,  was  wounded,  and 
discharged;  went  to  California  in  1870. 

CHILDREN. 

1.    Florence^,  b.  in  Boston  in  1861.  2.    Graced  b.  in  Boston  in  1866. 

7.  Lizzie  S.^,  b.  in  H.,  Oct.  25,  1846;  m.  June  7,  1866,  Nathan 
R.  Mansfield,  of  Boston;  res.  Somerville,  Mass. 

CHILDREN,  ALL  BORN  IN  BOSTON. 

1.  Grace  May^,  b.  Aug.  16,  1867.         3.    Emma  Annette^,  b.  Oct.  13,  1872. 

2.  Blanche  Doane^,  b.  June  26, 1870.    4.    Bessie  ]Srathalie%  b.  Sept.  22,  1875. 


JOHN   C.  WILKINS. 

John  C.'^  son  of  Calvin^  and  Almira  Phebe  (Chandler)  Wilkins, 
was  b.  in  Woburn,  Mass.,  Oct.  24,  1841.  His  father  d.  when  he  was 
4  years  old,  after  which  his  mother,  with  her  three  children,  rem. 
to  Andover,  Mass.,  and  in  the  spring  of  1853,  his  two  brothers  hav- 
ing d.,  with  his  mother  he  came  to  H.,  where  his  mother  m.  John 
Duncan,  (q.  v.)  In  the  spring  of  1862  he  went  to  Boston,  and  on 
the  31st  of  October  enlisted  for  three  years  in  the  13th  Mass.  bat- 
tery ;  went  to  New  Orleans,  took  part  in  the  siege  and  capture  of 
Port  Hudson;  was  in  the  Red  River  campaign,  and  at  the  siege  and 

capture  of  Fort  M ;  was  discharged  July  28,  1865;  worked  in 

Boston  until  the  spring  of  1869,  when  he  purchased  a  farm  in  Mil- 
ford,  where  he  res.  five  years,  when  he  purchased  the  George  Hay- 
ward  farm  in  H.,  where  he  continues  to  res.  He  m.  Elvira  Felch, 
of  Sandwich. 


GENEALOGY:    WILKINS;    WILLEY;   WILLIAMS.  1027 


CHILDREN. 

1.  Frank  K.',  b.  Auj?.  l.".,  18G!).  4.     Bortha  A.^  b.  July  13,  1875 

2.  Eva  M:\  b.  Sept.  10,  1871.  5.     George  C.^  b.  Dec.  25,  1877 

3.  Charles  D.^  b.  March  i),  1873.  G.     Willie  C.'',  b.  Aug.  23,  1880. 

7.  Laura  A.'',  b.  Feb.  10,  1882;  d.  Sept.  10,  1885. 

8.  Edgar  N. ',  b.  Oct.  10,  1884 ;  d.  Sept.  24, 1885. 


JAMES  WILKINS. 

James-  (James')   Wilkins    (see  ]).  730),  res,  in    H,   with    Enocli 
Ware  (q.  v.)  several  years  in  his  youth. 


WILLEY. 


Reuben^  Willey,  rem.  from  Haddam,  Coim.,  to  Goshen,  early  in 
the  liistory  of  tliat  town  ;  m.  Sally  Hall. 

Lauren-  (Reuben^),  ni.  Sylvia  Booth.  He  d.  March  25,  1886,  aged 
82  years  and  6  months.  His  wife  d.  two  days  later,  aged  82  years 
and  5  months. 

1.  Owen  A.=^  (Lauren-,  Eeuben^),  b.  June  13,  1829  ;  m.  1,  Emily 
Baker,  of  Goshen,  who  d.  Sept.  10,  1859;  m.  2,  Oct.  2,  1860,  Joanna 
Farmer  (q.  v.);  res.  Goshen  until  the  spring  of  1854,  when  he  rem.  to 
H.;  res.  on  place  that  bears  his  name  on  the  map  ;  thence  rem.  to 
Antrim  in  1868,  and  served  nine  months  in  the  army  ;  has  since  res. 
in  H.,  Peterboro',  and  Maiden,  Mass.  ;  present  res.,  Peterboro'. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Helen  F.^  b.  in  II.,  Dec.  10,  1857;  m.  Gabriel  Carum;  res.  Stark. 

2.  Mary  A.\  b.  in  H.,  Jan.  12,  1862;  m. 

3.  Elleu  M.^  b.  in  Antrim,  June  11,  18G4. 


WILLIAMS. 


William'-,  son  of  John^  and  Margaret  Williams,  was  b.  in  Groton 
(probably  that  part  of  Groton  now  within  the  limits  of  Shirley), 
Mass.,  in  Dec.  1723 ;  m.  Nov.  22,  1744,  Mary  Perkins,  of  Groton, 
Mass.  Ten  children,  all  b.  in  Shirley.  They  came  to  H.  as  early  as 
1779;  res.  at  No.  24  and  No.  32,  later  at  the  place  marked  "H. 
Fairfield."  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Williams  were  among  those  who  organ- 
ized the  church  in   1788.     They  were  both  living  in  1797,  but  we 


1028  GENEALOGY:    WILLIAMS;   WILSON. 

have  no  record  of  the  time  of  their  deaths.     Five  of  tlieir  children 
came  to  H. : — 

1.  Susanna^  b.  Aug.  16, 1749  ;  m.  Abraham  Davis,     (q.  v.) 

2.  William^  b.  May  30, 1754;  was  one  of  the  eighty  volunteers, 
of  Shirley,  who  were  called  out  by  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775  ;  on 
the  29th  of  the  same  month  enlisted  for  eight  months.  He  m. 
Abigail  Harris,  of  Shirley,  in  1777,  and  res.  most  of  his  life  on  a  farm 
in  that  town  ;  d.  Jan.  9,  1828;  his  wife  d.  March  13,  1836.  Eight 
children,  none  of  whom  came  to  H.  He  was  in  H.  in  1779,  and 
probably  remained  several  years ;  res.  a  part  of  the  time  in  a 
cave,  near  No.  32.  There  is  a  tradition  that  he  was  a  deserter  from 
the  army.     (For  record  of  his  family,  see  history  of  Shirley,  Mass.) 

3.  Thomas^,  b.  July  10,  1763;  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolution- 
ary war  (see  p.  91). 

4.  Rebecca^,  b.  July  26,  1766 ;  m.  Abraham  Davis,     (q.  v.) 

5.  Sarah^  b.  May  17,  1770  ;  m.  Salmon  Blodgett.     (q.  v.) 


ISAAC   WILLIAMS. 

Isaac^  Williams  m.  Mary,  dau.  of  Hosea  Estabrooks  (q.  v.) ;  res. 
at  Hancock  Factory  village,  a  few,  years ;  paid  taxes  on  a  farm 
owned  by  Timothy  Moore,  Jr.,  in  1840,  and  res.  at  No.  89,  in  1844; 
rem.  to  Hillsboro',  where  he  d.  April  3,  1847,  aged  37  years;  was 
buried  in  H.  One  son,  Isaac^,  d.  Sept.  14, 1848,  aged  10  months  and 
16  days.     Also,  one  dau.,  b.  previous  to  1844. 


WILSON. 

Jonas-^  Wilson  I'es.  in  Stoddard  ;  d.  in  the  prime  of  life.  His 
widow  m.  Collins  Whittemore  (q.  v.),  who  came  to  H.  to  res., 
bringing  her  children  with  her. 

1.  Jonas-  (Jonas^),  m.  Feb.   8,    1826,  Mehitable    Whittemore 

(q.  v.);  res.  R ,  Wis.,   where  he  d.     Mrs.  Wilson  m.   2,  Ira  A. 

Van  Duzee;  res.  High  Forest,  Minn. 

2.  Jesse'^  (Jonas^),  m.  Sarah  Robinson ;  res.  Charlestown,  Mass., 
where  he  d. 

CHILDREN. 

1.     Albert^,  d.  young.  2.     George^,  m. ;  res.  in  the  West. 


GENEALOGY:    WILSON;   WINCH.  1029 

3.     Sally-  (Jonas^),  m.  George  Dodge,     (q.  v.) 

4:,     Lucy-  (Jonas^),  in.  Benjamin  Biirtt.     (q.  v.) 

5.     Lydia-  (Jonas^),  m.  William  Rice;  res.  New  York  city. 


JESSE  WILSON. 


1.  Ca])t.  Jesse-,  son  of  James^  and  Lydia  (Cobb)  Wilson,  was  b. 
in  Stoddard  in  1813.  In  early  life  he  was  a  captain  in  the  New 
Hampshire  militia,  and  later  he  served  one  year  in  the  14th  regt., 
N.  H.  vols.  He  rem.  from  Stoddard  to  H.,  in  1854,  where  he 
d.  April  11,  1865.  He  m.  April  7,  1835,  Melinda,  dau.  of  John 
Cross  (q.  v.),  who  m.  2,  Alexander  Robbe.  (q.  v.)  After  the 
death  of  Mr.  Robbe,  she  rem.  to  Nashua,  and  in  1873  to  Pepperell, 
Mass.     Children : — 

2.  Maria  E.^  b.  in  1835;  m.  in  1859,  George  Fates,  of  Canaan, 
who  was  b.  in  1822;  res.  Pepperell,  Mass. 

3.  Lucy  A.3,b.  in  1842. 

4.  George  H.^,  b.  in  1844  ;  d.  in  1860. 


WINCH. 


Leonard^,  son  of  Luther^  Winch,  was  b.  in  Marlow  or  Alstead, 
July  11,  1810;  d.  Sept.  6,  1867.  His  mother  d.  when  he  was  about 
2  weeks  old,  and  he  was  brought  up  by  Lemuel  Eaton  (q.  v.)  ;  ra. 
Sept.  15,  1829,  Elizabeth,  dau.  of  John  and  Elizabeth  (Keyes)  Bry- 
ant (q.  v.),  whose  res.  in  1883  was  with  her  dau.,  Henrietta,  in 
Clinton,  Mass. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Charles  F.^,  b.  in  H.,  Aug.  14,  1832;  was  1st  lieutenant  in  the  Peter- 

boro'  company  of  the  Gth  N.  H.  regt.  in  the  Civil  war ;  m.  Phebe 
C.  Marsh,  of  Greenfield.  Children :  (1),  Charles  E.*,  b.  in  Clinton, 
Mass.  (2)  Lizzie  E.^  b.  in  Peterboro'.  ("3),  Frank  H.*,  b.  in 
Peterboro'.  (4),  Fred  L.*,  b.  in  Peterboro'.  (5),  Lucille  B.+,  b.  in 
Peterboro'. 

2.  Lucinda  E.-',  b.  in  H.,  April  29,  1834;  m.  Edward  T.  Todd.     (q.  v.) 

3.  Charlotte  L.-',  b.  in  H.,  Feb.  9,  183G;  d.  Aug.  1,  1838. 

4.  Sarah  M.a,  b.  in  Antrim,  Aug.  13,  1838;  d.  Nov.  1,  1881;  m.  1,  Nov. 

1854,  Frank  Drew,  who  d. ;  m.  2,  Nathaniel  Phillips,  of  Marsh- 
field,  Mass.  Children,  four  by  first  husband,  and  one  by  second : 
Phiueas  F.%  William  E.\  Isaac  S.^  John  II .^  DanieP. 


1030  genealogy:   winch ;    WINSHIP. 

5.  Mary  J.^,  b.  in  H.,  April  22,  1841;  m.  Henry  F.  Keyes;  res.  Clinton, 

Mass.     Child:  31aucl  A.S  d. 

6.  Lucy  A.3,  b.  in  H.,  Dec.  21,  1842;  m.  Marcus  E.  Amsden;  res.  Clinton, 

Mass. 

7.  Henrietta^,  b.  in  H.,  Oct.  22.  1845 ;  m.  Jan.  G,  1860,  Edward  W.  Burdett, 

to  whom  we  are  indebted  for  the  Winch  family  record;  res.  Clin- 
ton, Mass. 

8.  John  L.3,  b.  in  H.,  Nov.  19,  1846;  served  in  the  Civil  war;  m.  in  1867, 

Elba  Weeks;  res.  West  Swanzey. 


WINSHIP. 


AbeP  Winship  was  b,  in  England,  Aug.-  30,  1756.  He  was  a 
fancy  weaver,  having  served  seven  years  in  order  to  learn  his  trade. 
After  coming  to  this  country  he  settled  in  Brighton,  Mass.  He 
served  in  the  Revolutionary  war;  came  to  H.  about  the  year  1818; 
res,  place  marked  "J.  Knight,"  which  he  purchased  of  Timothy 
Emerson  (q,  v.) ;  d.  March  4,  1844;  his  wife,  Elizabeth,  who  was  b. 
in  Billerica,  Mass.,  Oct.  3,  1765,  d.  Aug.  4,  1845.     Child  :  — 

2.  Benjamin-,  b.  Dec.  2,  1788;  m,  Lucy,  dau.  of  Oliver  Davis 
(q.  v.),  who  was  b.  Dec.  27,  1795.  He  learned  his  trade  as  a 
butcher  in  Brighton,  Mass.,  and  was  also  a  drover;  came  to  H. 
about  the  time  his  father  did  ;  res.  on  the  homestead  several  years, 
when  he  rem.  to  a  place  on  the  Forest  road;  d.  July  27,  1850. 
Mrs.  Winship  m.  2,  Warren  Woods  (q.  v.),  and  d.  March  23,  1861. 
Children  : — 

3.  George^,  b.  May  20,  1817;  a  carpenter;  m.  1,  Jan.  25,  1841, 
Louisa  Fletcher,  of  Antrim,  who  d.  Aug.  31,  1845 ;  m.  2,  May  14, 
1846,  Abigail  Bailey,  of  Washington,  who  d.  in  1880. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Georgianna^,  b.  in  1841 ;  d.  at  Bunker  Hill,  111.,  in  1883,  unm. 

2.  Louisa^,  m.  Stephen  Brown,  of  Hillsboro'  Bridge.     Child:  Frederick^. 

3.  George  B.*,  b.  in  1847;  a  publisher  and  printer;  m.  Dec.  10,  1874,  Jose- 

phine Winstell;  res.  Grand  Forks,  Dak.    Four  children,  three  of 
whom  have  d. 

4.  Abbie  H.%  b.  in  1849;  m.  in  1869,  Chapman  D.  Gladen;  res.  Castle- 

wood,  Dak.    Children:  (1),  Dora^,  b.  in  1877.     (2),  George^  b.  in 
1881.    Two  others  not  living. 

5.  Frank  M.*,  b.   in  1854;  a  publisher  and  printer;  m.  in  1876,  Mattie 

Symonds ;  res.  at  Grafton,  Dak.    Child :  Nellie^,  b.  1877. 
G.    Dora  May*,  b.  1857.     Ida*,  d.,  aged  18  months.    Cora  Relief^  d.,  aged 
13  years. 


genealogy:  winship.  1031 

4.  John  D.^b.  March  30,  1820;  d.  Aug.  1,  1868  ;  a  machinist ; 
m.  Oct.  6,  1845. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Lucy  Jane',  b.  Jan.  1,  1855;  d.  Dec.  12,  1S6G. 

2.  James  B.  F.\  b.  Feb.  22,  1858. 

5.  Elizabeth^  b.  Sept.  20,  1821;  in.  Lawrence  Brooks,  (q.  v.) 
To  her  we  are  indebted  for  record  of  the  Winship  family. 

CHILDREN.* 

1.  Edwhi  II.^  b.  Dec.  14,  1838;  m.  May  1,  1872,  Emma  L.  Swallow;  res. 

Tyngsboro',  Mass.     Children:    (1),  Ida  F.^  b.  in  1870.     (2;,  Nora 
E.*,  b.  in  1883. 

2.  Lydia  Ann*,  b.  March  5,  1841 ;  d.  Dec.  17,  1842. 

3.  Ellis  L.*,  b.  June   2(5,  1847;    m.   Jennie    Emmons,    of  Mystic,    Conn. 

Children  :  Ellis  E.+,  Lena  R.\ 

4.  Fannie  H.*,  b.  Sept.  9,  1850;  m.  Nov.  23,  1871,  Edward  O.  Fifleld;  res. 

Tyngsboro',  Mass. 

5.  Nellie' E.\  b.  June  24,  1857;  m.  May  31,  1883,  Charles  S.  Nelson,  of 

Canaan,  Me. 

6.  Abel  B.^,  b.  Aug.  27,  1823;  went  to  California  around  Cape 
Horn,  in  1848  or  1849 ;  returned  to  Boston  a  few  years  afterwards, 
where  he  continues  to  res.  ;  is  a  livery-stable  keeper;  m.  Feb.  12, 
1859,  Lucy  J.  Stanton,  of  Boston. 

7.  Lucy  Ann^,  b.  Nov.  28,  1825;  m.  May  24,  1849,  Cyrus  Puf- 
fer ;  res.  Boston,  Mass,  Child  :  Fred*,  m.  Ida  Goff,  of  New  London, 
Conn. 

8.  Oliver  L.^,  b.  Aug.  22,  1830;  served  as  a  policeman  in  Bos- 
ton over  25  years;  was  lieutenant  of  police  ;  ra.  May  6,  1857,  Mary 
Ramsdell ;  present  res.,  Townsend  Harbor,  Mass.  Children:  Cora*, 
Clarence*. 

9.  Mark  A.\b.  Sept.  3,  1832;  m.  Oct.  1858,  Amelia  Morse  ;  is 
a  clerk  in  the  Boston  post-office  ;  res.  Boston. 

10.  Relief  H.3,  b.  March  25,  1835;  m.  Dec.  6,  1867,  William 
Blake. 

11.  Sarah  M.^  b.  April  28,  1837  ;  m.  Feb.  6,  1857,  Moses  Tar- 
bell,  of  Manchester ;  res.  Milford,  Mass,     Child  :  Mabel*. 

13.  Horace  D.'^,  b.  June  24,  1839;  a  coachman;  res,  Boston  ;  m. 
Fannie  Gridley, 

*  This  record  is  given  hero,  as  it  is  imperfect  on  ^jage  5C4, 


1032  GENEALOGY:   WOOD. 


DAVID  WOOD. 

1.  David^  Wood  (IsraeP,  IsraeP*),  Avas  b.  in  Dracut,  Mass.,  Feb. 
1,  1765;  m.  April  15,  1790,  Anna  Abbot,  of  Wilton,  and  res.  in 
tbat  town  until  1794,  when  they  came  to  H. ;  settled  on  the  place 
marked  "  D.  Wood,"  where  he  continued  to  res.  the  rest  of  his  life. 
The  farm  had  been  partially  cleared,  and  buildings  had  been  erected 
on  it, previous  to  this  time.  Tliere  lies  before  me  a  bond  given  by  Joel 
Russell,  of  H.,  to  David  Wood,  of  Wilton,  pledging  himself  to  pay 
"Fifty  pounds  Lawful  money"  for  the  use  of  this  farm,  under  cer- 
tain conditions,  for  one  year,  dated  March  20,  1793.  Mr.  Wood 
had  very  limited  advantages  of  education;  was  a  self-made  man  ; 
was  much  respected  by  his  neighbors  and  townsmen  for  his  honesty 
and  good  judgment,  and  held  offices  of  trust  in  the  town  many 
years.  He  d.  Dec.  19,  1834 ;  his  wife  d.  March  19,  1844.t  Chil- 
dren : — 

2.  Anna'*,  b.  May  24,  1795  ;  m.  Daniel  Wood.     (q.  v.) 

3.  Sally^  b.  Aug.  15,  1797;  d.  Sept.  24,  1835. 

4.  Achsah^  b.  Jan.  5,  1801 ;  m.  David  Hills,     (q.  v.) 

5.  David*  [9],  b.  Feb.  8,  1804. 

6.  Moses*  [15],  b.  April  29,  1806. 

7.  Dr.  Jacob  Abbot*,  b.  May  14,  1810  ;  d.  March  21,  1879 ;  m. 
June  17,  1837,  Joanna  J.,  dau.  of  Dr.  James  Crombie,  of  Frances- 
town.  He  received  an  academical  education  and  adopted  the  medi- 
cal profession  as  his  life-work,  studying  for  the  same  with  the  emi- 
nent surgeon.  Dr.  Amos  Twitchell,  of  Keene,  and  Dr.  James  Crombie, 
of  Francestown,  whose  dau.  he  afterwards  m.  He  attended  medical 
lectures  at  Dartmouth  college  and  Boston,  graduating  in  1835,  and 
commencing  the  practice  of  medicine  in  his  native  town  in  1836. 
In  1852  he  rem.  to  Boston,  pursuing  the  general  practice  of  medicine 
for  a  short  time,  and  finally  adopting  as  a  specialty  the  treatment 
of  diseases  of  the  spine,  more  particularly  curvatures,  in  which  he 
was  remarkably  successful  in  alleviating  suffering,  and  often  effect- 
ing complete  cures.  Being  often  called  to  make  professional  visits 
to  New  York,  he  rem.  to  that  city  a  few  years  later,  as  being  more 
convenient  for  his    widely  extended  practice,  taking   an   office  at 

*  Israel  Wood  came  to  this  country  from  England  about  1730;  res.  in  Maine  and 
Thetford,  At.,  where  he  d. 

t  Anna"  Abbot  was  b.  July  17, 1770.  She  was  the  dau.  of  Jeremiah''  (1743-1825),  son 
of  Capt.  John^  (1704-1793),  son  of  Dea.  John-i  (1074-1754),  son  of  John^  (1G4S-1721),  son  of 
Georgei  the  immigrant  (1615-1681). 


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GENEALOGY:   WOOD.  1033 

Cooper  institute,  which  he  occupied  for  more  than  twenty  years, 
antl  until  his  death, — patients  coining  to  him  for  treatment  from 
all  parts  of  the  United  States  and  from  foreign  countries. 
He  was  a  man  of  tender  sympathies,  great  kindness  of  heart, 
generous  to  a  fault,  and  beloved  and  honored  by  all  who  enjoyed  his 
acquaintance.  He  was  an  earnest,  consistent  Christian,  and  for 
many  years  an  active  and  helpful  member  of  the  Congregational 
church  in  H.,  and  of  the  Presbyterian  church  in  New  York, . 
with  which  he  united  on  removing  to  that  city.  He  was  for  several 
years  surgeon  of  the  26th  regt.,  4th  brigade,  of  the  N.  H.  militia. 

8.  Betsey  EmilyS  b.  March  8,  1812;  d.  Aug.  13,  1832. 

9.  David'*  [5]  settled  on  the  homestead,  where  he  d.  Oct.  18, 
1858;  m.  Dec.  1831,  Esther  Wheeler,  of  Hollis,  who  d.  in  July,  1865. 
He  was  a  ])rosperous  farmer,  and  an  honest,  earnest  man  of  decided 
convictions.     Children : — 

10.  Myron^  b.  in  Sept.  1833  ;  d.  June  8,  1834. 

11.  Myron  Wheeler^  b.  Aug.  18,  1835;  d.  Dec.  24,  1864;  res. 
on  the  homestead;  m.  Nov.  8,  1860,  Joanna,  dau.  of  James  Davis 
(q.  v.),  who  d.  in  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  Sept.  11, 1868. 

13.  Horace  Taylor^  b.  July  24,  1837  ;  d.  June  10,  1867.  He 
went  to  Boston  at  an  early  age  ;  was  employed  several  years  in  the 
shoe  store  of  T.  E.  Mosley  &  Co.  When  he  first  went  to  Boston  he 
found  employment  in  an  establishment  that,  among  other  attrac- 
tions, had  flowers  in  the  front  window.  His  father  visited  him,  and 
in  conversation  with  the  proprietor  of  the  store,  mentioned  the 
flowers,  and  said  he  would  not  allow  his  son  to  work  where  liquor 
was  sold.  The  man  replied,  "  Then  we  should  not  agree,  for  we  do 
sell  liquor."  Mr.  Wood  immediately  sought  other  employment  for 
his  son. 

13.  Sarah  Anne^,  b.  March  3,  1840  ;  m.  Leonard,  son  of  Reuben 
Washburn,     (q.  v.) 

14.  Henry  C.^  b.  Aug.  4,  1842;  d.  Dec.  11,  1864. 

15.  Moses  [6],  res.  a  few»years  at  place  marked  "  C.  Hayward"  ; 
rem.  to  place  marked  "  D.  Wood,"  near  the  village,  where  he  res. 
many  years,  and  manufactured  rifles  for  sharpening  scythes.  He 
rem.  to  Wisconsin,  where  he  d.  March  27,  1870.  He,  too,  had  "the 
courage  of  his  convictions";  m.  Nov.  24,  1831,  Arvilla,  dau.  of  John 
Washburn,     (q.  v.)     Children  : — 

16.  Hon.  Charles  Abbot^  b.  Oct.  4,  1833 ;  rem.  with  his  father's 
family  to  Wisconsin  in  1857;  completed  his  legal  education  and  was 

66 


1034  GENEALOGY:    WOOD. 

admitted  to  the  supreme  court  of  Wisconsin  as  a  lawyer  in  1859;  m. 
1,  Sept.  27,  1863,  Helen  A.  Lawrence,  who  d.  in  1868 ;  m.  2,  Oct. 
15,  1882,  Mary  J.  Sharp,  of  Knoxville,  Iowa.  He  was  the  first 
volunteer  enrolled  in  Wisconsin,  in  April,  1861  ;  made  orderly- 
sergeant  of  Co."  H,  1st  Wis.  inf.  vols. ;  elected  captain,  Aug.  1, 
1861 ;  made  lieutenant-colonel  11th  Wis.  inf.  vols.,  Nov.  2,  1861  ; 
resigned  on  surgeon's  certificate,  June  28,  1863;  spent  a  year  in 
Europe  for  his  health  ;  rem.  to  Minnesota  in  1866,  to  Salt  Lake 
City  in  1873,  and  to  Salmon  City,  Idaho,  in  1875,  where  he  was  in- 
terested in  mines  for  about  two  years  and  then  resumed  the  prac- 
tice of  law.  He  soon  became  the  leading  lawyer  in  Idaho,  and  was 
offered  the  chief  justiceship  several  times,  but  declined  the  honor. 

He  organized  McPherson  post.  No.  3,  Grand  Army  of  the  Repub- 
lic, of  Salmon  City,  and  was  commander  of  the  same  up  to  the  last 
election.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Loyal  Legion  and  Lemhi  lodge. 
No.  11,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  and  a  Royal  Arch  Mason.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Episcopal  church,  and  was  universally  loved 
and  respected,  not  alone  for  his  legal  ability,  but  for  his  consistent 
Christian  life,  his  culture  and  refinement,  his  many  acts  of  unosten- 
tatious charity  and  liberality,*  and  the  kindness  of  his  noble  heart 
which  was  manifested  towards  all.  He  was  president  of  the  council 
of  the  Idaho  legislature  one  term,  and  discharged  the  duties  of  the 
chair  with  such  grace,  firmness,  and  executive  force  as  at  once  to  be 
recognized  as  the  best  presiding  oflicer  known  in  the  territory.  At 
the  time  of  his  death  he  had  been  appointed  a  delegate  to  the  con- 
stitutional convention  of  the  new  state  of  Idaho,  and  without  doubt 
would  have  been  selected  as  president  of  that  body. 

The  immediate  cause  of  his  death  was  over-exertion  and  injuries 
sustained  at  the  burning  of  his  residence,  Jan.  16,  1889.  He  had 
partially  recovered,  and  was  able  to  attend  court  at  Challis,  and  also 
to  conduct  the  G.  A.  R.  services  on  Memorial  Day,  and  participate 
in  the  concert  in  the  evening.  But  he  soon  grew  worse,  a  carbuncle 
began  to  develop  on  his  neck,  and  despite  the  careful  attention  of 
his  physicians  and  friends,  he  breathed  his  last  at  6:  25  p.  m.,  on  Fri- 
day, June  14,  1889.  The  Salmon  City  Recorder^  to  which  Ave  are 
indebted  for  most  of  the  above,  closes  its  notice  of  him  with  these 
words:  "Idaho  mourns  the  death  of  her  foremost  citizen.  To-day 
she  stands  by  the  open  grarve  of  the  man  she  has  leaned  upon  in 

*  He  contributed  liberally  towarfls  tlie  "  centennial  repairs  "  of  the  church  of  his 
fathers  in  H. 


GENEALOGY:   WOOD.  1035 

this  the  important  hour  of  her  history.  The  man  of  brave  heart 
and  clear  eye  and  sagacious  spirit,  wlio,  she  had  hoped,  was  to  shape 
the  solid  enactments  of  her  constitution,  and  uniting  all  her  sons  in 
one  common  brotherhood,  have  led  them  to  the  freedom  and  honor 
of  a  sovereign  state."     Child  :  George  Lawrence", 

17.     Cornelia  Elvira^  b.  March  13,  1836;  m.  in  1868,  N.  Whit- 
man ;  res.  Evanston,  111.     Children  :  Clara";  a  son"  d.  in  infancy.* 


MOSES   WOOD. 


Capt.  Moses  Wood,  b.  in  Andover,  Mass.,  May  16,  1779,  came  to 
H.,  with  David  Wood  (q.  v.),but  lived  in  Andover,  Mass.,  some  fifty 
years;  was  a  captain  in  the  war  of  1812-14;  d.  at  a  good  old  age 
in  Kew  Jersey ;  m.  1,  Oct.  16,  1807,  Betsey  Abbott,  of  Wilton,  who 
d.  July  20,  1835;  m.  2,  April  3,  1836,  Mrs.  Pamelia  Powers.  Six 
children,  five  by  first  wife,  and  one  by  second  wife. 


SALMON  WOOD. 


Jeremiah^  Wood  res.  in  Stow,  Mass.,  and  Littleton,  Mass.,  where 
he  d.  July  15,  1730,  at  about  the  age  of  52  years.  He  m.  Marcli 
29,  1709,  Dorathy,  dau.  of  Henry  and  Sarahf  (Champion)  Bennet, 
who  was  b.  May  19,  1688.     Ten  children,  of  whom  the  sixth  was 

John"^,  b.  in  Littleton,  Mass.,  Feb.  3,  1719;  m.  Oct.  19,  1743, 
Lydia,  dau.  of  Ebenezer  and  Sarah  Davis,  of  Harvard,  Mass.,  who 
was  b.  Sept.  7,  1724.     Their  seventh  child  and  youngest  son  was 

1.  Salmon^  (John^,  Jeremiah^),  b.  Aug.  1-5,  1758.  His  father  d. 
April  8,  1758,  and  his  mother  afterwards  m.  Dea.  David  Goodridge, 
of  Fitchburg,  Mass.,  with  whom  he  lived  until  he  became  of  age. 
He  m.  in  1780,  Sibyl,  dau.  of  Samuel  Whittemore,  who  was  b.  in 
New  Ipswich,  Sept.  21,  1762.     They  res.  in  Rindge  until  they  came 

*  We  are  inilebted  to  Miss  A.  Ann  Hills  for  valuable  aid  in  making  up  the  recoi'd 
of  the  David  Wood  family. 

t  Sarah  Champion,  b.  in  1649,  was  the  dau.  of  Henry  Chami  ion,  who  was  b.  in 
England  in  1611,  and  one  of  the  early  settlers  of  Saybrook,  Conn. 


1036  GENEALOGY:   WOOD. 

to  H.  in  1784.  He  purchased  several  hundred  acres  of  land  that 
have  continued  to  be  occupied  by  his  descendants.  The  first  season 
they  lived  on  a  flat  rock,  a  short  distance  from  where  the  house 
now  stands,  marked  "  S.  Wood."  In  1784  he  built  the  ell  part 
of  the  house,  and  in  1801  completed  the  house  substantially  as  it 
now  stands,  one  of  the  best  in  town.*  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wood  were 
among  the  number  of  those  who  organized  the  Congregational 
church  in  1788.  He  was  out  three  times  in  the  Revolutionary  war. 
As  a  citizen,  he  was  upright  and  honorable,  served  the  town  as  one 
of  the  board  of  selectmen,  and  his  name  frequently  occurs  on  the 
town  records  as  a  member  of  important  committees,  etc.  In  addi- 
tion to  his  work  on  the  farm,  he  kept  a  tavern,  and  run  a  saw-mill 
and  a  blacksmith's  shop.  He  accomplished  much  during  his  life, 
being  assisted  by  his  wife,  who  was  greatly  respected  for  her  ability 
and  personal  worth.  He  d.  Feb.  25,  1823  ;  his  wife,  who  survived 
him,  d.  March  19,  1845.     Children:— 

2,  David*,  b.  in  Rindge,  Jan.  9,  1782 ;  d.  Jan.  23, 1784. 

3.  SybiP,  b.    in  Rindge,  Dec.  19,  1783 ;  d.  Oct.  1,    1847  ;  m. 
March  11,  1804,  Benjamin  Estabrooks.     (q.  v.) 

CHILDREN. 

1.  David  W.5,  b.  June  30,  1805;  m.  1,  Oct.  10, 1839,  Mary  Clogstoue,  of 

Stratford,  Vt.,  who  d.  Feb.  18,  1843;  m.  2,  June,  1844,  Lucy  Bene- 
dict, of  Thetford,  Vt. ;  m.  3,  in  1864,  Mary  Walters,  of  Fairfield, 
111.     Eight  children. 

2.  Levi  DanieP,  b.  June  15,  1807 ;  d.  March  15,  1823. 

3.  Elvira  Calistas,  b.  July  17,  1810 ;  m.  March  13,  1828,  Jacob  Baldwin ; 

res.  Yorktown,  111.;  she  d.  in  Manchester,  Vt.,  Aug.  31,  1841. 
Four  children. 

4.  Salmon  W.^,  b.  Oct.  1,  1812 ;  went  to  Georgia. 

5.  Joel  Auson^,  b.  March  G,  1819 ;  was  lost  at  sea  in  1840. 

6.  Sarah  Maria^,  b.  March  31,  1821 ;  m.  Sept.  4,  1842,  Noah  J.  Hogeboom ; 

res.  Tampico,  111.     Four  children. 

7.  Stephen  Monroes,  b.  March  31,  1821 ;  m.  April  28,  1845,  Roselta  Howe, 

who  d.  in  1863;  m.  2,  Frances  Rice;  res.  Plumb  Creek,  Neb.  One 
child. 


4.  Salmons  b.  April  1,  1786  ;  m.  Feb.  1810,  Achsah,  dau.  of 
Thaddeus  Mason,  of  Dublin,  who  was  b.  Feb.  19,  1790  ;  res.  Dublin, 
where  he  d.  Dec.  30,  1842. 

*  It  is  known  as  Skatutahkee  farm,  and  is  well  flUed  with  summer  boarders  when 
opened  for  their  accommodation. 


genealogy:  wood.  1037 

children. 

1.  Emilys,  b.  April  15,  1810;  d.  June  18,  1859. 

2.  Augustine^  b.  Feb.  7,  1812;  ni.  Elizabeth,  dau.  of  Abijah  Richardson; 

res.  Dublin.  Children  :  (1),  Dr.  Curtis  A.'',  b.  April  7, 1846 ;  ni.  Ida 
S.  Benson;  was  graduated  at  Dartmouth  Medical  college;  res. 
Greenville.     (2),  Samuel  R.S  b.  June  10,  1850;  d.  May  14,  1875. 

3.  George<\  b.  Nov.  28,  1815 ;  m.  Feb.  23,  1843,  Sarah  Stott,  who  was  b.  in 

England;  res.  a  few  years  in  Philadelphia;  returned  to  Dublin 
(now  Harrisville),  his  present  res.,  in  1840.  Children:  (1),  George 
W.'S  b.  July  31,  1844;  m.  Nov.  21,  1869,  Elnora  Tenuey;  res.  Marl- 
boro'; two  children.  (2),  Curtis  S.'-,  b.  May  24,  1846;  m.  Oct.  10, 
1872,  Kate  A.  Desler;  res.  Canton,  O.  (3),  Theodore  A.",  b.  June 
10, 1849 ;  m.  Jan.  1879,  Martha  Varner ;  res.  Harrisville.  (4),  Clara 
E.«,  b.  Feb.  25,  1856.  (5),  Harriet  E.«,  b.  Feb.  27,  1858;  m.  Feb. 
15,  1879,  Charles  L.  Yardley;  res.  Harrisville. 

4.  Curtis^,  d.  Dec.  30,  1845,  aged  27  years. 

5.  DanieP  [12],  b.  April  19,  1788. 

6.  Sally^  b.  April  18,  1790  ;  ra.  Earl  Stone,     (q.  v.) 

7.  Betsey^  b.  April  30,  1793  ;  m.  James  Boutelle  (q.  v.)  ;  she  d. 
Aug.  6,  1852. 

8.  Nathan^  b.  July  24,  1795;  d.  Aug.  12,  1800. 

9.  Lucy^  b.  May  8,  1797;  m.  Benjamin  Stone,     (q.  v.) 

10.  Dea.  Stephen*  [18],  b.  Jan.  11,  1800. 

11.  Nathan*,  b.  Dec.  5,  1802;  m.  1,  Abigail  C.  Fuller;  m.  2, 
Hannah  J.  Silsby,  who  was  b.  Jan.  14,  1812,  and  d.  Nov.  15,  1879. 
He  d.  in  Illinois,  Oct.  1,  1879;  res.  several  years  in  H.,  at  the  place 
marked  "  F.  Gilchrest." 

CHILDREN  BY   FIRST   WIFE. 

1.  Frances^,  b.  in  H.,  Dec.  26,  1827;  d.  May,  1870;  m.  A.  C.  Quinn.     Six 

children. 

2.  Eveline  L.^,  b.  Oct.  21,  1831 ;  d.  June  17,  1833. 

3.  Eveline  A.^,  b.  in  H.,  Oct.  18,  1835;  d.  in  Newton,  Mass.,  March  22, 

1861;  m.  . 

12.  Daniel*  [5],  settled  on  a  part  of  the  homestead,  where  he 
built  the  house  marked  "  Wood"  ;  m,  Jan.  1817,  Anna,  dau.  of 
David  Wood  (q.  v.),  who  d.  Jan.  19,  1829.  He  remained  on  the 
homestead  until  about  the  year  1848,  when  he  rem.  to  Dublin,  and 
continued  to  res.  with  his  son  David  (q.  v.)  until  his  death.  He  d. 
at  Boston  Highlands,  Feb.  11,  1886;  was  buried  in  H.  He  had 
been  blind  for  over  thirty  years,  but  otherwise  retained  his  faculties 
to  a  remarkable  degree ;  and  having  a  tenacious  memory,  his  letters 
have  been  of  great  service  in  the  aid  of  the  preparation  of  tliis  history. 
I  had  the  pleasure  of  an  interview  with  him  in  the  fall  of  1884,  and 


1038  GENEALOGY:   WOOD. 

discovered  that  he  not  only  remembered  the  past,  but  had  also  kept 
himself  acquainted  with  what  was  transpiring  in  H.  at  that  time. 
"  He  was  a  living  example  of  patience,  purity,  and  piety,  and  en- 
deared himself  to  all  who  knew  him.  His  death  was  as  peaceful 
and  beautiful  as  his  life."     Children:  — 

14.  Col.  David  A.S  b.  June  11,  1819;  ra.  April  4,  1843,  Sarah 
L.,  dau.  of  Simeon  Stanley  (see  "Lakin"),  who  d.  March  14,  1879, 
and  was  buried  in  H. ;  m.  2,  Jan.  1880,  Mrs.  Susannah  P.  (Powell) 
Corning,  widow  of  Nathaniel  Corning,  formerly  of  the  United 
States  hotel.  East  Jaffrey;  she  was  b.  in  Jefferson,  Me.,  Sept.  10, 
1828.  He  lived  five  years  on  the  homestead  in  H.,  after  his  mar- 
riage; worked  for  George  Handy,  in  Dublin,  some  eight  years; 
rem.  to  East  Jaffrey,  where  he  remained  about  fifteen  years ;  rem. 
to  Turner's  Falls,  Mass.,  where  he  engaged  in  the  lumber  business 
with  N.  Holmes  and  A.  E.  Perry;  built  a  new  mill  at  a  cost  of 
about  ten  thousand  dollars;  rem.  to  Springfield,  N.  Y.,  and  to  Som- 
erville,  Mass.,  and  "in  March,  1880,  to  Boston  Highlands,  his  present 
res.  He  was  commissioned  colonel  of  the  26th  regt.,  N.  H.  militia, 
July  3,  1847,  and  his  resignation  was  accepted  June  9,  1848. 

CHILDREN. 

1  and  2.    Twin  boys«,  b.  and  d.  March  4,  1844. 

3.  A  dau.«,  b.  and  d.  May  4,  1845. 

4.  Edwin  M.«,  b.  Feb.  22,  1846 ;  m.  Sept.  20,  1868,  Sylvia  R.  Sawtell,  who 

was  b.  June  28,  1848;  res.  Boston  Highlands,  Mass.  Children: 
(1),  Laurice  A.  F.',  b.  Xov.  16,  1872.  (2),  Herbert  A.",  b.  June 
30,  1874. 

5.  31ary  Anna^,  b.  l^OY.  1,  1848 ;  d.  Feb.  3, 1850. 

6.  George  Henry«,  b.  Jan.  13,  1857 ;  d.  Feb.  14,  1857. 

15.  Horace  A.^,  b.  June  1,  1821 ;  d.  Aug.  23,  1835. 

16.  Salmon  F.^,  b.  March  27,  1824 ;  d.  March  30, 1824. 
IT.     George  C.%  b.  March  29,  1826;  d.  Jan.  22,  1877. 

18.  Dea.  Stephen*  [10],  settled  on  the  homestead;  was  an  ac- 
tive member  of  the  Congregational  church;  was  elected  deacon, 
May  18,  1826,  and  held  the  oflice  forty-eight  years;  m.  Nov.  4, 1823, 
Maria,  dau.  of  Samuel*  and  Lydia  (Stearnst)  Foster,  of  Stoddard, 

*  Samuel  Foster  was  a  son  of  Samuel  and  Susannah  (Wood)  Foster,  Susannah  be- 
ing a  dau.  of  Bennet  Wood,  who  was  a  brother  of  John  Wood.    (q.  v.) 

t  Lydia  Stearns  was  the  dau.  of  William  Stearns  and  granddau.  of  Hon.  Isaac 
Stearns,  a  soldier  in  the  French  war  and  representative  and  senator  in  the  Massa- 
chusetts legislatui'e,  and  who  was  a  descendant  of  Isaac  Stearns,  the  immigrant,  who 
was  b.  in  Wayland  parish,  Suffolk  county,  Eng.,  and  came  to  :Massachusetts  in  the 
ship  Arabella,  with  Governor  Wintlirop,  etc.,  in  1630,  and  settled  in  Watertown,  Mass. 
The  direct  line  is  Isaacs  John-,  Capt.  John^,  John^,  Hon.  Isaac',  William^,  Lydia'. 


a   ■■-. 
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genealogy:  wood.  10;V.) 

who  survives  him,  and  continues  to  res.  on  tlic  lioinosfi-ad.     Chil- 
dren : — 

19.  Franklin  S.^  b.  Jan.  8,  1825;  m.  May  24,  1841),  Margaret 
Jane  Coe,who  was  b.  in  Benton,  Yates  county,  N.  Y.,  May  24,  1828, 
He  went  to  Yates,  N.  Y.,  early  in  the  s])ring  of  1848,  as  a  pupil  of 
W.  B.  Bunnell,  (q.  v.)  Immediately  after  marriage  he  settled  on 
the  homestead,  in  H. ;  rem.  in  Dec.  1852  to  western  New  York, 
where  he  res.  at  Gaines  and  Albion  about  eighteen  years,  twelve  of 
which  were  spent  in  the  service  of  the  American  Tract  society,  as  a 
colporteur;  rem.  in  1871  to  Keene,  which  continues  to  be  his  home. 
In  Nov.  1876,  began  to  work  for  the  New  Hampsliire  Bible  society, 
as  distributer  of  Bibles,  which  continues  to  be  his  employment. 
He  has  manifested  a  lively  interest  in  this  history,  and  has  con- 
tributed much  information  in  regard  to  the  Salmon  Wood  family, 

CHILDREN, 

1.  Lelia  J.'',  b.  in  H.,  May  14,  1850;  is  an  artist,  and  has  kindly  assisted 

in  illusti'ating  this  work* ;  res.  Keene. 

2.  Eugene  F.«,  b.  in  H.,  Oct.  17,  1851 ;  res.  Warren,  Mass. 

3.  Carrie  M.'',  b.  in  Gaines,  Orleans  county,  N.  Y.,  Dec.   I,  1853;  d.  in 

Keene,  Nov.  18,  1876. 

4.  Fred  C^,  b.  in  Albion,  Orleans  county,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  31,  1857;  m.  May 

18,  1882,  Carrie  Blake;  res,  Springfield,  Mass. 

30.  Sabrina^,  b,  Feb.  9, 1830  ;  m,  Dea.  Alfred  N.  Hardy,  (q.  v,) 

31.  Oren  S.^  b,  Oct.  1837;  d.  March  30,  1839. 

23.  Alden  S.%  b.  Jan.  30,  1840;  was  a  soldier  in  the  Civil  war; 
res.  on  the  homestead,  which  he  has  greatly  improved. 

*  On  the  opposite  page  may  be  found  an  original  design  of  sketclies  from  nature 
by  Miss  Wood,  whose  work  has  found  many  appreciative  purchasers  in  Boston  and 
other  cities. 

No.  1— A  snow  scene,  representing  front  view  of  homestead  buildings,  the  birth- 
place of  three  and  home  of  four  generations  of  the  Salmon  Wood  family,  showing 
Mount  Skatutahkee  in  the  background. 

No.  2  — View  of  Prospect  boulders  (seen  in  the  rear  of  buildings  in  No.  1),  from 
the  top  of  which  extensive  views  are  seen  of  sk;itul;iliUic  inouniain  and  v:ilK-y, 
Monadnock  in  the  distance,  Mount  Juggernaut  ami  (  rolchct  inountaiii  as  sti-n  in 
No.  6.  The  boulders  are  20  ft.  high.  The  lower  on(^  is  II  ft.  high,  a:,  it.  long,  an<l  -^r.  ft, 
wide,  giving  ample  room  to  walk  arounti  the  upper  one,  which  is  !i  ft.  long,  S  ft.  wide, 
and  G  ft.  high. 

No.  3  — Historical  rock  and  brook,  used  for  kitchen  purposes  by  the  great-grand- 
mother of  the  artist  in  1784,  while  the  ell  part  of  the  house,  as  seen  in  No.  4,  was  be- 
ing built. 

No.  4  — Rear  view  of  homestead  buildings  from  near  Prospect  boulders,  Monad- 
nock in  the  distance,  and  boulder  on  .Mount  Juggernaut,  14  ft.  long,  10  ft.  wide,  and 
11  ft.  high. 

Xo.  5  — View  of  Skatutahkee  valley  and  Monadnock,  from  the  front  window  of  tlie 
homestead. 

No.  6  and  floral  decoration  represent  spring;  3,  4,  and  7  represent  summer;  2  and 
5  represent  autumn-;  1  represents  winter. 


1040  gknealogy:  wood. 


STEPHEN  WOOD. 

1.  Stephen^  son  of  Caleb^  and  Eunice  Wood,  and  grandson  of 
Joshua^  and  Elizabeth  Wood,  was  b.  in  Leominster,  Mass.,  Sept.  10, 
1766;  m.  (probably)  in  1787,  Dorothy  Joslin,  and  came  to  H.  in 
1788,  and  res.  at  place  marked  "  F.  Gilchrest,"  where  he  d.  Nov.  22, 
1810  ;  his  wife  d.  May  14,  1827,  aged  58  years.     Children:— 

2.  John*  [15],  b.  May  6, 1788. 

3.  Dorothys  "b.  Nov.  26,  1789;  d.  May  6,  1842;  ra.  Thomas 
Lawrence,  of  Leominster,  Mass. 

3a.     A  dau.^  b.  Feb.  28,  1791 ;  d.  in  infancy. 

4.  Eunice^  b.  Jan.  23,  1792;  d.  Sept.  1849. 

5.  Joshua*  [29],  b.  May  4,  1794. 

6.  James*,  b.  May  24,  1796;  d.  July  16,  1856  ;  m.  June  1,  1820, 
Maria  Butler,  of  Leominster,  Mass.  Children:  Dea.  Leonard^*  res. 
Bridgeport,  Conn.;  d.  Feb.  1886;  Lucy^  Martha^  Mariah^  Stephen^ 

7.  Sally*,  b.  March  24, 1798 ;  m.  John  Gilson.     (q.  v.) 

8.  David*  [24],  b.  April  4,  1800. 

9.  Betsey*,  b.  June  10,  1802;  m.  Levi  Wheeler,  of  Shirley, 
Mass.  Children  :  Caroline  R.^  Stephen  W.\  John  M.%  William  S.^ 
Jane  E.^,  Charles  E.^ 

10.  Lucinda*,  b.  June  20,  1804;  ra.  April  15,  1828,  Jephthah 
Lawton,  of  Shirley,  Mass.;  res.  Shirley,  where  she  d.  June  7,  1868  ; 
Mr.  Lawton  d.  June  17,  1861. 

CHILDEEN. 

1.  Mary  Anns,  b.  May  15, 1829 ;  d.  Oct.  30, 1851 ;  m.  April  1,  1851,  Thomas 

Wasson. 

2.  Sarah  Jane%  b.  May  30,  1831;  m.  Nov.  30,  1848,   Henry  Brown;  res. 

Ayer,  Mass. 

3.  Alvius,  b.  Aug.  31,  1833;  m.  April  28,  1857,  Luseba  T.  Bennett;  res. 

Shirley,  Mass.    Children :  Fred  Alvin",  Frank  J.^,  Abbot  Augustine^. 

4.  Lucinda^  b.  Aug.  28,  1835 ;  d.  Aug.  4,  1875 ;  m.  Sept.  28,  1857,  David 

Holley  Fismin ;  res.  Shirley,  Mass. 

5.  Sophia^,  b.  April  28,  1840;  res.  Ayer,  Mass.     She  has  kindly  rendered 

assistance  in  preparing  the  record  of  her  family. 
G.     Franklin^,  b.  Jan.  11,  1844;  m.  April  5,  1866,  Almeda  M.  Dyke;    res. 
Shirley,    Mass.      Children:    Bertha   Almeda**,    Ada    M.",    Cliflford 
Franklin'*,  Henry",  Myron  Eugene". 

*  Deacon  Wood  was  a  brave  soldier.  He  was  a  captain  in  the  15th  regt.  Mass.  vols. 
At  the  battle  of  Antietam  the  stars  were  shot  from  the  flag  of  his  regiment,  and  two 
of  them  were  given  him  by  the  color-bearer.  These  stars  he  carefully  preserved, 
and  in  compliance  with  a  wish  he  had  often  expressed,  they  were  pinned  to  his  breast 
when  his  mortal  body  was  laid  away  to  rest.  He  was  an  active,  earnest  Christian, 
and  deeply  intei-ested  in  the  cause  of  temperance. 


GENEALOGY  :    WOOD.  1041 

11.  Sophia^  b.  June  20,  1804;  m.  1,  Alvin  Greenwood;  ni.  2, 
John   Hall,  of  Boston,  Mass. 

13.     Stephen*,  b.  Aug.  24,  1806;  d.  in  early  manhood. 

13.  A  sonS  b.  April  10,  1808;  d.  in  infancy. 

14.  Caleb*,  b.  April  16,  1810;  m.  March  10,  1858,  Mrs.  Lois 
Due;  res.  at  place  marked  "C.  W.";  d.  in  Wilton. 

15.  John*  [2],  m.  1,  Feb.  14,  1812,  Hannah,  dau.  of  Joseph 
Hills  (q.  v.),  who  d.  Jan.  17,  1823;  ra.  2,  April  2,  1823,  Amelia* 
Lawton,  who  was  b.  in  Groton,  JNIass.,  April  11,  1797;  d.  in  Hopkin- 
ton,  Mass.,  Sept.  26,  1869;  settled  on  the  homestead  and  remained 
in  H.  imtil  after  1831.     Children,  all  b.  in  II.  :— 

16.  John  Julius^  b.  Aug.  24,  1812. 

17.  Joseph  Hills^  b.  Jan.  22,  1815. 

18.  Joshua^  b.  May  5,  1817. 

19.  Hannah  Maria^  b.  Dec.  11,  1820. 

30.  Harriet  Amelia^,  b.  Feb.  11,  1824;  d.  Aug.  1845;  m.  in 
Nov.  1842,  True  George  Morrell. 

31.  Mary  Ann^  b.  March  27,  1826;  d.  May,  1853 ;  m.  Dec.  1844, 
William  Hamlet. 

33.     Sarah  Jane^b.  Sept.2, 1828;  m.  Dec.  20, 1849,  Jas.W.  Bliss. 

33.  Elvira^  b.  March  3,  1831 ;  m.  March  24,  1866,  E.  D.  Hutch- 
inson. 

34.  David*  [8],  res.  in  H,,  at  No.  70;  later  in  Nashua;  was 
blind  towards  the  close  of  his  life;  d.  in  H.,  Nov.  18,  1873,  at  the 
res.  of  his  son,  in  the  village;  m.  1,  Elizabeth,  dau.  of  John  Cross 
(q.  v.),  who  d.  Feb.  4,  1848  ;  m.  2,  Mrs.  Louisa  (Pollard)  Gray 
(q.  v.),  who  d.  in  Nashua.     Children  : — 

35.  David  Orlando^  b.  July  20,  1821;  res.  H.,  at  place  marked 
"A.S.";  d.Aug.  12,  1874;  m.  June  6,  1850,  Abigail  F.  Wilder,  who 
was  b.  in  Keene,  Aug.  31,  1822;  d.  in  H.,  Feb.  15,  1887.  To  her 
we  are  under  great  obligation  for  assistance  in  making  up  the  rec- 
ord of  the  Stephen  Wood  family. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  George  Orlando«,  b.  March  11,  1853;  d.  Jan.  15,  1887;  m.  Feb.  13,  1874, 

Ella  S.,  dau.  of  Jeremy  Weston  (q.  v.) ;  res.  place  marked  "  C.  W." 
Children  :  Morris  Henry",  Willie  Frank'. 

2.  Frank   Asa«,  b.  Jan.  24,   1856;  ra.  May  26,  1880,  Julia  F.  Wood,  of  Win- 

chendon,  Mass. ;  res.,  see  village  plan.     Child:  Myrou  Alvalr. 

3.  Mary  A  A  b.  June  24,  1858;  d.  Dec.  30,  1860. 

4.  Carrie  Jessie",  b.  Oct.  6,  1861 ;  m.  Walter  Jaquith.     (q.  v.) 

*  She  was  a  sister  of  Jephthah  Lawton.    (q.  v.) 


1042  genealogy:  wood. 

36.  John  Hazen^,  b.  July  14,  1823  ;  m.  Oct.  31,  1844,  Elizabeth 
A.,  dau.  of  John  F'lint  (q.  v.),  who  d.  Aug.  22,  1877  ;  res.  H.,  at  the 
place  which  bears  his  name,  in  the  north  part  of  the  town  ;  later  at 
the  place  which  bears  his  name  in  the  village  ;  is  a  wheelwright. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Alice  M.6,  b.  April  24,  1847;  an  artist  and  teacher  of  drawing  and  paint- 

ing; m.  George  N.  Crockett,     (q.  v.) 

2.  Melborn  A.s,  b.  March  26,  1850;  m.  1,  Jan.  23,   1873,  Etta  J.  Phillips,  of 

Harrisville,  who  d.  Nov.  14,  1877,  in  Marlboro';  m.  2,  June  26,  1878, 
Mrs.  Susie  M.  Mason,  of  Marlboro',  who  has  a  dau.,  Grace  Mason. 
He  is  a  woolen  weaver ;  res.  West  Fitchburg,  Mass.  Child  :  Hazen 
Dexter'?,  b.  April  28,  1885. 

37.  Elizabeth  E.^  b.  April  17,  1826;  m.  Jan.  10,  1847,  Asa 
Holt.     (q.  V.) 

CniLDKEN. 

1.     Helen  A.e,  b.  June  6,  1847.  2.     George  S.",  b.  Sept.  11,  1848. 

3.     Harrie  E.e,  b.  Sept.  1860. 

38.  William  C.^  b.  Jan.  15,  1830;  res.  Ayer,  Mass.  He  has 
kindly  assisted  in  getting  up  this  record;  m.  Oct.  20,  1851,  Anna  J., 
dau.  of  Jesse  "Woods,  of  Bennington  (q.  v.),  who  d.  Feb.  12,  1863. 

CHILD. 

I.     Etta  J.6,  b.  May  20,  1852;  m.  Jan.  29,  1873,  Dea.  Charles  H.  Kimball,  of 
Bennington.     Children :  Hattie  A.",  Annie  B.". 

39.  Joshua*  [5],  m.  1,  Phebe,  dau.  of  Joseph  Hills  (q.  v.),  who 
d.  Aug.  15,  1824;  m.  2,  June  7,  1825,  Betsey,  dau.  of  Asa  Davis 
(q.  v.),  who  d.  Feb.  27,  1860.     He  d.  March  10,  1841.     Children  :  — 

30.  David  H.^  d.  Oct.  24,  1822. 

31.  Stephen^,  m.  Mary  Ward;  res.  Ashburnham,  Mass.,  where 
he  d.  Sept.  29,  1886. 

CHILD. 

1.  Charles  SS',  ra.  Hattie  BarrcU;  res   Ashburnham,  Mass. 

33.  David  Lawton^,  b.  April  3, 1829  ;  was  several  years  leader  of 
the  choir  in  H. ;  d.  in  the  Union  army,  July  9,  1863;  ra.  1,  Dec.  11, 
1851,  Rebecca,  dau.  of  Daniel  Priest  (q.  v.),  who  d.  Dec.  8,  1855  ;  m. 

2,  Feb.  3,  1857,  Mary  Ann,  dau.  of  Amos  Townsend  (q.  v.),  who  d. 
Oct.  26,  1857  ;  m.  3,]Srov.  21,  1861,  Achsah  Jane  Wells,  who  survives 
him ;  res.  Cambridge,  Mass. 

CHILD. 

1.     A  dau.« ;  d.  Dec.  10,  1855,  at  the  age  of  10  days. 


GENEALOGY:   WOOD;    WOODMAN;   WOODS.  1043 

33.  Dca.  As.a  D.%  h.  Dec,  3,  1831 ;  m.  June  21,  1859,  Cynthia 
M.,  dau.  of  Mark  Bowers,  (q.  v.)  In  his  youth  he  res.  in  Dublin. 
In  company  with  his  brother,  David  L.,  he  run  the  Coolidge  mills 
six  years,  and  later,  about  six  years  alone.  lie  is  now  a  farmer ;  res. 
in  a  house  he  has  built  south  of  the  place  marked  "M.  Bowers";  he 
is  tlie  leader  of  the  choir,  a  deacon  of  the  church,  and  was  one  of  the 
committee  to  make  arrangements  for  the  church  centennial. 

CHILD. 

1.     Ernest  U:'^  (adopted),  b.  Oct.  24,  1SS3. 


WOODMAN. 

Israel  D.-,  son  of  SamueP  and  Ruth  (Harper)  Woodman,*  was  b.  in 
New  Hampton,  Feb.  24,  1834;  m.  1,  Dec.  25,  1856,  Sarah  J.  Robins, 
of  New  Hampton,  who  d.  in  Ashland,  Oct.  27,  1869;  m.  2,  Dec.  22, 
1886,  Jennette  Swett,  dau.  of  Abner  Knowlton  (q.  v.),  and  came  to 
H.  to  res.  at  the  place  in  the  village  mai-ked  "A.  Knowlton."  He  is  a 
paper  salesman  for  Stimpson  &  Co.,  Boston,  Mass. 

CHILDKEN. 

1.  Pedaski  R.3,  b.  in  New  Ilamptou,  July  U,  1801;  ra.  Oct.  4,  18SS,  Jessie 

Smith,  of  Dorchester,  Mass. ;  res.  Maiden,  Mass. ;  a  salesman  for  a 
wholesale  grocery. 

2.  Addie  J.^,  b.  in  Ashlaud,  June  2G,  1SG6. 


DAVID  AND  JESSE  WOODS. 

1.  Dea.  David',  son  of  Amos^  Woods,  who  was  b.  in  Groton, 
Mass.,  was  b.  in  Dunstable,  Mass.,  Oct.  1797;  came  to  Hancock  Fac- 
tory village  as  early  as  1825;  rem.  to  the  farm  in  H.,  marked  "C.  A. 
Whittaker,"  in  March,  1837;  to  Lowell,  Mass.,  in  1846,  and  to  Con- 
cord, Minn.,  in  1857  ;  m.  Mary,  dau.  of  John  Brooks  (q.  v.),  who  d. 
Oct.  7,  1867.  He  d.  while  on  a  visit  to  Gardner,  Mass.,  in  June, 
1875;  was  buried  in  Minnesota;  was  a  carpenter;  was  deacon  of 
the  Ba])tist  church  in  H. 

CHILDREN,    ALL    UOKN    IN    HANCOCK. 

1.  David  Langdon'',  b.  March  31,  1829;  m.  iu  June,  1855,  Sarah  B.  Little,  of 
Castine,  Me.;  rem.  to  Concord,  Minu.,  in  1856.  Children:  (1), 
Charles  H.*,  b.  Aug.  1857.     (2),  Lizzie  H.^,  b.  May,  1859. 

*  lie  is  supposed  to  be  a  dcscernlant  of  Etlward  Woodman,  who  immigrated  from 
England  to  Newburyport,  Mass.,  in  lOoJ. 


1044  GENEALOGY:    WOODS. 

2.  Addison  Brooks^,  b.  Nov.  27,  1830;  rem.  to  Minnesota  in  1856;  m.  in 

Aug.   1857,  Louisa  M.  Stearns.     Children:   (1),  Mary  L.*,  b.    Nov. 
1861.     (2),  Allie  S.-*,  b.  Nov.  1867.     (3),  Lucy  E.^  b.  May,  1873. 

3.  Willard  Sherman^,  b.  Oct.  9,  1837 ;  d.  May,  1861 ;  rem.  to  Minnesota  in  1857- 

4.  Charles  Colcord^,  b.  March  25,  1843 ;  rem.  to  Minnesota  in  1857 ;  served 

three  years  in  the  array  during  the  Civil  war;  d.  Nov.  1867. 

2.  Jesse-  (Amos^),  b.  in  Groton,  Mass.;  m.  Esther,  dau.  of  War- 
ren Burtt  (q.  V.)  ;  res.  in  his  youth  in  New  Boston,  later  in  Hancock 
Factory  village.     Children  : — 

3.  Walter  Dana*^,  b.  Dec.  11,  1829  ;  is  a  man  of  many  gifts. 
He  attended  the  academies  of  H.  and  Washington;  became  pro- 
ficient as  a  penman  under  the  instruction  of  Prof.  H.  Bugbee  (q.  v.), 
and  taught  writing  schools  for  a  few  years.  He  then  had  charge  of 
the  store  in  Bennington  about  eleven  years,  and  later  was  in  the 
cutlery  business  about  fifteen  years,  Avhich  he  was  compelled  to 
abandon  on  account  of  ill  health.  He  invented  four  patents  on 
knife  handles,  which  he  sold  to  the  D.  H.  Goodell  Co.  He  took  part 
in  the  exercises  at  the  H.  centennial,  also  at  the  H.  church  centen- 
nial; is  a  farmer;  m.  April  15,  1856,  Josephine  S,,  dau.  of  Hon. 
Amos  Whittemore.     (q.  v.) 

CHILDREN. 

1.  A.  Whittemore*,  b.  May  30,  1860;  d.  Nov.  6,  1862, 

2.  Edward  Dinsmoor^  b.  Sept.  29,  1863 ;  m.  Sept.  29,  1883,  Annie  Maria, 

dau.  of  John  Lindsay,     (q.  v.)     Children:  (1),  Lindsay  Woods^,  b. 
June  29,  1885.     (2),  Ernestine  MayS,  b.  Dec.  13, 1886 ;  d.  Jan.  8, 1887. 

3.  Mary  L.^  b.  Aug.  30,  1867. 

4.  Annie  M.^  b.  May  28,  1876. 

4.  Anna  J.^  b.  May  19,  1832  ;  m.  William  C,  son  of  David 
Wood.     (q.  V.) 

5.  Ebeu  F.%  b.  in  1834;  one  of  the  firm  of  the  "  D.  H.  Goodale 
Co.  Cutlery  works";  m.  in  1855,  Mary  Frank  Bullard,  of  Antrim. 

CHILD. 

1.     Jennie  M.*,  b.  in  1856;  m.  in  1875,  George  H.  Duncklee,  of  Greenfield ; 
child:    George  E.^,  b.  in  1880;  res.  Medford,  Mass. 


WARREN  AND  EZRA  WOODS. 

David^  Woods,*  of  Groton,  Mass.,  m. Swallow. 

1,     Capt.   Warren'^,  son  of  David^  Woods,   was    b.   in  Groton, 
Mass.,  March  12,  1780;  res.  in  H,  a  large  portion  of  his  life;  m.  1, 

*  David  Woods  was  a  relative  of  Amos  Woods,    (q.  v.) 


GENEALOGY:    WOODS;    WOODWARD;   WORCESTER.  1045 

Feb.  28,  1802,  Deborah,  eldest  dau.  of  Maj.  William  Brooks  (q.  v.), 
who  d.  Dec.  3,  1S54;  m.  2,  June  19,  1855,  Mrs.  Lucy  Winship 
(q.  v.),  who  d.  March  23,  1801,  aged  64  years;  m.  3,  Mrs.  Lucinda 
Emerson,  who  d.  Ai)ril  5,  1865,  and  was  buried  in  Peterboro'.*  He 
d.  June  24,  1866. 

2.  Ezra-  (David^),  m.  Abigail  Lyon;  d.  in  IL 

3.  L-am=^  (Ezra-,  David^),  b.  May  23,  1800  ;  m.  June,  1826,  Laura 
Flint,  who  d.  June  22,  1874  ;  came  to  II,  in  Dec.  1829,  and  has  res. 
here  most  of  the  time  since  that  date.  He  was  a  blacksmith,  and 
occupied  the  shop  at  the  foot  of  the  sand  hill,  and  later  a  shop  in 
the  village. 


WOODWARD. 


James^  son  of  Rufus'-  and  Anna  (Brown)  Woodward,  and  grand- 
son of  James  Bennett^  and  Anna  (Shattuckf)  Woodward,  was  b.  in 
Groton,  Mass.,  Oct.  15,  1835;  m.  1,  May  19,  1862,  Melona  Shattuck, 
who  was  b.  in  Brookline,  April  16,  1844,  and  d.  in  Temple,  May  24, 
1876;  m.  2,  Dec.  29,  1886,  Mrs.  Eliza  Wellington,  of  Keene.  He 
came  to  H.  from  Temple  in  April,  1877  ;  is  landlord  of  the  "  For- 
rest House"  (see  village  plan),  and  is  popular  as  a  hotel-keei^er.  He 
owned  for  a  time  the  place  marked  "  D.  Wilds." 

CHILDREN, 

1.     Almus  F.\  h.  May  23,  1870.  2.     Anna  B.*,  b.  .Tune  15,  1873. 


WORCESTER. 


Sewell^  Worcester  came  with  his  family  to  H.  from  Peterboro', 
about  1840;  res.  at  place  marked  "Mrs,  Bugbee,"  a  short  time; 
rem,  to  a  house  in  the  neighborhood  of  the  depot.  He  was  a  tin 
peddler  ;  remained  in  town  about  seven  years,  when  he  rem.  to 
Westminster,  Mass.     Children  :  Lucy  Jane-,  Stillman'-. 


*  She  was  the  mother  of  the  wife  of  Joseph  rarnum.the  senior  editor  of  the  Peter- 
boro' Transcript. 

t  Anna  Shattuck  was  a  dau.  of  Job  Shattuck,  of  Groton,  Mass. 


1046  GENEALOGY:    WORTHEN;   WYLEY. 


WORTHEN. 


Rev.  Horace  W.^  Worthen,  a.  m.,  m.  d.,  son  of  Jesse^  and  Sally 
(Boynton*)  Worthen,  was  b.  in  Bradford,  Vt.,  Oct.  29,  1828;  was 
fitted  for  college  at  Newbury,  Vt.,  seminary,  and  was  graduated 
from  the  medical  college  of  Burlington  university;  he  taught  mathe- 
matics a  year  in  Newbury  seminary,  and  Latin  a  year  in  Springfield 
seminary;  also  French,  mathematics,  and  the  sciences  some  twenty 
terms  elsewhere.  He  has  been  a  member  of  the  Vermont  Methodist 
conference  about  thirty  years,  and  among  other  places,  had  been 
stationed  at  St.  Johnsbury,  Springfield,  Chelsea,  Northfield,  and 
Montpelier  ;  was  presiding  elder  of  the  Springfield  district  four 
years,  and  was  sent  once  as  delegate  to  the  general  conference. 
Twelve  years  ago  he  made  a  tour  through  Europe,  Egypt,  and  Pales- 
tine, and  has  traveled  considerably  in  his  own  country.  For  the 
last  twenty  years  he  has  been  before  the  people  of  Vermont  fre- 
quently as  a  lecturer,  having  spoken  some  four  hundred  times 
upon  the  different  sciences  (as  astronomy,  geology,  zoology,  psy- 
chology, etc.),  foreign  travel,  and  miscellaneous  subjects.  He  is 
blessed  with  good  health,  is  muscular,  almost  an  athlete,  has  a  re- 
markable memory  and  a  good  voice  ;  has  "  the  best  wife  in  the 
world,"  and  two  sons  ;  one,  25  years  old,  is  cashier  in  a  bank  in 
Kansas,  and  the  other,  20  years  old,  is  in  school,  with  medicine  in 
view  as  a  profession. 


WYLEY. 


Robert^  Wyley,  an  immigrant  from  Ireland,  was  in  Antrim  as 
early  as  1784.  In  1786  he  was  in  H. ;  res.  No.  73  ;t  m.  Sept.  21, 
1797,  Mary  Faeson,  of  Goffstown  (see  p.  209) ;  at  that  time  he  was 
a  res.  of  Antrim  ;  in  1801  he  owned  and  operated  the  Coolidge 
mills.  (See  p.  84.)  Mary  Faeson  was  probably  his  second  wife, 
as  one  dau.,  Sally^  m.  April  27,  1795,  Jesse  Rogers,  (q.  v.)  (See 
also  p.  209.) 

*  SaUy  Boynton  was  the  dau.  of  Thomas  Boynton.  (See  p.  384.)  This  notice  should 
have  come  in  under  "  Boynton,"  but  it  was  not  at  hand  at  the  time  that  article  was 
prepared. 

t  No.  73  was  deeded  to  Ninian  Clark,  Dec.  24, 1800,  by  "  Robert  Wyllie."  It  is  possi- 
ble that  the  owner  of  this  place,  and  also  of  the  mills,  was  a  son  of  Kobert  Wyley 
mentioned  above. 


GENEALOGY:    WYMAN.  1047 


NATHANIEL   WYMAN. 

NathanieP   Wymau    was  b.   in    Lancaster,   Mass.;    m.    Clarinda 

Crossfield,  of  Keenc,  and  came  to  H.  about  the  year  1854  ;  res.  at 

place  marked  "  W.  B.  Bullard,"  and  j)lace  marked  "IT.  Wood,"  in 

the  north  part  of  the  town.     After  a  res.  of  about   five  years  he 

rem.  from  the  town. 

cmi.nuEN. 

1.  Charles-,  m. ;  ros.   Lancaster,  Mass. ;  cl.  there. 

2.  Alfred-,  res.  Florida.  3.     Ephraim-.  4.     Mary-. 


ELIJAH  WYMAN. 

Elijah^  Wyman  m.  Feb.  25,  IS'23,  Mary,  dau.  of  Isaac  Bullard 
(q.  v.);  res.  place  marked  "A.  Hall ";  rem.  to  Nashua.  The  family 
have  all  d. 

CIIILDRKN,    BORN    IN    UANCOCK. 

1.     Mary  Carollue-,  h.  June  18,  1824.         2.     Lydia  Jane-,  b.  March  27,  182G. 


IPS  WYMAN. 


Ips-,  son  of  Jonathan^  and  Kuby  (Richardson)  Wyman, 
was  b.  in  Greenfield,  in  1810;  m.  Lydia  A.  Ward,  of  Berkshire, 
Vt. ;  came  to  IL  about  the  year  1843;  res.  at  place  marked  "I. 
Wyman";  rem.  from  Stoddard  to  Antrim  in  1867;  d.  at  ITillsboro' 
Bridge,  aged  78. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Amos  A.3,  b.  in  Glenville,  N.  Y.,  in  1840;  m.  Francelia  Eaton;  res.  Hills- 

boro'  Bridge. 

2.  Ruby  B.3,  b.  in  Glenville,  N.  Y.,  in  1842;  m.  Albert  0.  Cutter. 

3.  Rodney  D.^,  b.  in  H.,  in  1844;  d.  in  Nelson  in  1866;  ui.  Lizzie  J.  Boutelle. 

4.  Hiram  E.^,  b.  in  H. ;  d.  in  1863,  aged  17  years. 

5.  Lydia  A.-^  b.  in  TI. ;  d.  at  the  age  of  3  years. 

G.     Amanda  0.«,  b.  in  PI.  in  1851 ;  m.  G.  F.  Mellen,  of  Stoddard. 

7.     Sarah  C.^,  b.  in  H.  in  1855 ;  m.  Feb.  13,  1879,  William  H.  Shoults. 


ADDENDA. 


AMES. 


Hannah'-,  dau,  of  SaraueP  Ames  (see  p.  309),  was  b.  May  6,  1771 ; 
d.  at  La  Porte,  Ind.,  Oct.  5,  1843;  m.  Ezekiel  Morrison,  who  was  b. 
in  Peterboro',  June  27,  1762,  and  d.  in  Reading,  Vt.,  Nov.  17,  1839. 
Children :  Margaret^  Mary'',  EzekieF,  Thomas  A.^  Elizabeth^ 
SamueP,  Kobert  S.^  Sarahs 


BALDWIN. 


Children  of  Samuel"  and  Betsey  G.  (Bell)  Baldwin,  whose  names 
were  omitted  (see  p.  324)  :  Lucretia  G.'^jb.  May  7, 1840;  d.  Nov.  27, 
18G3  ;  Sarah  F.^  b.  Aug.  27,  1841;  d.  Oct.  26,  1873. 


BROOKS. 


John^  Brooks  is  living  (July,  1889),  at  the  age  of  over  103  years. 
(See  p.  397.) 

STEPHEN   CARLTON. 

Stephen^  Carlton  res.  a  few  years  on  the  place  marked  "  D. 
Wood,"  near  the  village.  He  m.  Lucy  Dunklee,  who  d.  at  the  res. 
of  her  dau.,  Mrs.  Wicom,  Feb.  2,  1888,  aged  68  years  11  months. 
Mr.  Carlton  res.  in  Nashua. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Martha  J.^;  m.  April  29, 1885,  John  S.  Wicom,  a  conductor  on  the  Boston 

&  Maine  railroad;  res.  Nashua. 

2.  Merrill-,  an  engineer  on  the  Boston  &  Maine  railroad ;  m.  Grace  Hamblett, 

of  Lowell,  Mass. ;  res.  Nashua. 
67 


1050  GENEALOGY:    ADDENDA. 


CAVENDER. 

Rachel  B.,  dau,  of  James  Cavender  (see  p.  437),  m.  April    27, 
1848,  Joseph  W.  Powers,  of  Dublin  ;  she  d.  Oct.  11,  1849. 


CLARK. 


Lydia  Gordon  Clark  d.  May  9,  1888.     Ralph  Warren  Clark  d.  in 
1887.     (See  pp.  439  and  445.) 


CRABTREE. 


Capt.  Crabtree  res.  a  few  years  at  No.  1.  lie  was  a  hunter  and 
trapper,  and  is  supposed  to  have  served  in  the  French  and  Indian 
war. 


DAVIS. 

Jonathan  Augustus^  Davis  (see  p.  504)  d.  in  Boston,  Mass.,  April 
16,  1868;  m.  Sarah  Jane  Burgess. 

CHILD. 

1.  Ann  Augusta^,  m.  Charles  F.  Appleton,  a  shoe  dealer  in  Boston,  Mass.; 
res.  Cambridge,  Mass. ;  summer  res.,  11.  Children :  Harry  William*, 
Herbert  Davis*,  Alice  Sarah*,  Anna  Grace*,  who  d.  young. 


DUNCAN. 

Hiram  Duncan'^  Upton  is  now  (1889)  speaker  of  the  New  Hamp- 
shire house  of  representatives.     (See  p.  536.) 

William  Christie"',  son  of  Dr.  George  C.®  and  Mary  R.  (Cooled ge) 
Duncan,  was  b.  Oct.  2,  1888.     (See  p.  540.) 


EATON. 


John^  Eaton  came  from  Dover,  Kent  county,  Eng.,  to  this  coun- 
try. His  wife  was  Mrs.  Abigail,  widow  of  Henry  Daman,  They 
were  m,  in  Dover,  Eng.,  April  5,  1630. 

John"^  (John^)  was  b.  in  Dover,  Eng.,  Oct.  7,  1633.  (See  pp.  546 
and  547.) 


■  GEXF.ALOGY  :    ADDEXIU.  1051 

JOSEPH   G.   EATON. 

Josepli^  Eaton  rem.  to  Greenfield  from  Sandown  ;  m.  Betsey 
George. 

John  G.'^  (Joseph^),  m.  Polly  P\avor;  res.  in  what  is  now  Benning- 
ton, where  he  d.;  his  wife  d.  in  Lowell,  Mass. 

1.  John  G.^  (John  G.-,  Joseph^),  was  b.  in  what  is  now  Benning- 
ton, Dec.  25,  1814;  rem.  to  Hancock  Factory  village  in  1825.  He 
drove  a  team  to  and  from  Boston,  Mass.,  some  seven  years,  and  res. 
in  New  York  city  about  two  years;  ra.  1,  April  13,  1837,  Martha 
Ballard,  a  sister  of  the  wife  of  Hon.  Amos  Whittemore  (q.  v.)?  ^'^'^^^ 
d.  in  Manchester  in  1853;  m.  2,  in  1861,  Martha  A.  Prescott;  res. 
in  Bennington,  New  Boston,  and  Boston,  Mass.,  until  1845,  when  he 
rem.  to  Manchester.  He  was  in  the  livery  business  a  few  years; 
purchased  the  City  hotel  in  1861,  of  which  he  had  the  charge  until 
1884,  when  he  retired  from  active  business.  As  much  of  his  suc- 
cess in  life  was  due  to  the  good  influences  he  received  in  his  youth 
from  Hon.  Amos  Whittemore  (q.  v.),  he  has  caused  Mr.  Whitte- 
more's  portrait  to  appear  in  this  work. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  George  A.*,  b.  iu  New  Boston,  Sept.  7,  1841 ;  d.  in  New  York  city,  April 

12,  1888.     He  was  ajeweler;  m.  in  1878,  Maria  Tyler. 

2.  Harrys  b.  in  Maucliester,  Aug.  20,  1852 ;  m.  Dec.  4,  1888,  Ella  Lent,  of 

New  York  city.     He  was  in  business  with  his  brother ;  rem.  iu  1888 
to  Manchester. 


GATES. 


Samuel  O.'  Gates  m.  2,  Jan.  30,  1888,  Gertrude  E.  Robinson,  of 
Keene.     (See  p.  598.) 

EPHRAIM   GRIMES. 

Ephraim  Grimes  res.  at  No.  108.  It  is  not  known  that  he  had 
any  family.  He  was  an  eccentric  character,  and  lived  the  life  of  a 
hermit.  It  is  supposed  that  he  was  buried  near  the  house  where  he 
lived. 


SAMUEL   HALL. 


Samuel   Hall,  and  Lydia,   his    wife.     Lydia,    dau.    of  the    above 
parents,  was  b.  Dec.  6,  18U2. —  Town  Eecords. 


1052  GENEALOGY :  ADDENDA.  ' 

HATCH. 

Wai-ren  D.^  (Sanford^)  Hatch  res.  at  the  foot  of  Willard  pond, 
just  north  of  H.,  from  1852  to  1866,  carrying  on  the  mills  built  there 
by  David  Low.  (q.  v.)  His  school,  social,  and  business  relations 
were  largely  with  H.  He  m.  Eunice  L.  Peabody,  who  d.  April  19, 
1888.  He  was  a  man  of  many  inventions,  and  we  refer  our  readers 
to  the  History  of  Antrim,  p.  527,  for  further  facts.  They  had  a 
family  of  seven  children,  of  whom  the  fourth  child, 

Viola  D.^,  was  an  excellent  singer,  and  a  teacher  of  juvenile  sing- 
ing schools  in  H.;  she  m.  John  Thayer;  res.  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Cora  A.^  the  fifth  child,  m.  Joseph  P.  Curtis,  Jr.,  in  1879.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Curtis  res.  in  H.,  at  place  marked  "D.  Bass,"  in  1888-89, 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Mabel  A.^,  b.  March  21,  1880.  3.     Herbert  A.*,  b.  Nov.  21,  1885. 

2.  Dora  E.*,  b.  Oct.  29,  1882.  4.     George  G.*,  b.  April  C,  1887. 

5.     Clara  H.*,  b.  in  H.,  Dec.  10,  1888. 


HAYWARD. 


Wilbur  W.  Hay  ward  m.  Nov.  21,  1888,  Clara  A.,  dau.  of  William 
E.  and  M.  Agnes  (Norcross)  Farwell ;  res.  place  marked  "  L.  John- 
son." (See  p.  698.)  C.  E.  L.  Hay  ward  has  (July,  1889)  over  one 
hundred  and  fifty  ben-houses  and  four  thousand  fowls. 


HOBART. 


All  we  know  of  Solomon  Hobart  is  mentioned  on  pages  22,  124, 
and  841. 

HOWISON. 

Robert  Howison  res.  with  his  family  a  short  time  in  H.  He  was 
engaged  with  Mr.  Morrill  (q.  v.)  in  the  stage  and  express  business. 
He  rem.  to  Milford,  where  he  became  a  prominent  citizen.  One 
child  was  b.  and  d.  in  H.,  and  was  buried  in  Pine  Ridge  cemetery. 

"  Ellen  S.,  only  child  of  Robert  ancl  E.  L.  Howison,  died  Aug.  13, 1846,  xt.  8  mos., 
1"  da."  —  Tombstone  Record. 


JAQUITH. 

4.     Bertha  Carrie^,  dau.  of  Walter  A.^and  Carrie  (Wood)  Jaquith,  b.  Feb.  3, 
1887.     (See  p.  680.) 


genealogy:  addenda.  1053 


31  ACE. 


Sumner  1>.  Mace,  in.  Lizzie  Ciia2>nian;  came  from  Pe])i)ercll, 
Mass.,  to  H.,  where  they  res.  several  years.  He  was  a  harness- 
maker;  rem.  to  Boston,  Mass.     Three  children,  one  b.  in  11. 


MERRIAM. 


Nathan  Merriam's  name  appears  among  the  petitioners  for  the 
incorporation  of  the  town.  (See  p.  7.)  He  was  a  resident  of  the 
town  a  short  time,  and  sold  out  to  his  brother-in-law,  Sampson 
Tuttle,  and  returned  to  New  Ipswich,  where  he  was  a  leading 
citizen.  He  was  one  of  the  founders  of  New  Ipswich  academy. 
He  ra.  an  elder  sister  of  Sampson  Tuttle,  but  it  is  not  probable  that 
she  came  to  II,  to  res. 


WILLIAM  A.   PARSONS. 

William  A.  Parsons  owned  and  res.  a  few  years  at  the  Ninian 
Clark  place.     Present  res.,  Peterboro'. 


PUTNAM. 

Hon.  E.  D.  Putnam  retired  from  active  business  June  5,  1888. 
(See  p.  827.) 

GEO.  F.   RUSSELL. 

Geo.  F.",  son  of  John  R.-  and  Sarah  D.  (Low)  Russell,  and  grandson 
of  John^  and  Martha  (Reynolds)  Russell,  was  b.  in  Greenfield,  June 
24,  1847 ;  m.  Annie  E.,  dau.  of  Jonathan  S.  and  Elizabeth  (Richard- 
son) Buttrick,  who  was  b.  in  Sterling,  Mass. ;  came  to  H.  from  Clin- 
ton, Mass.,  in  Oct.  1876;  res.  on  the  Mark  N.  Spalding  place  ;  rem. 
to  Peterboro',  Aug.  5,  1880;  present  res.,  Greenfield;  is  a  carpenter 
and  miller. 

CHILDRKN. 

1.  Bertha  A.^,  b.  in  Clinton,  Mass.,  Dec.  12,  1874. 

2.  Mabel  E.^  b.  in  H.,  Sept.  IG,   1877. 

3.  John  C.*,  b.  in  H.,  July  5,  1871). 

4r.     Heleu^,  b.  in  Peterboro',  June  3,  1882. 
5.     ClareuceS  b.  in  Peterboro',  Sept.  3,  1883. 


1054  genealogy:  addenda. 

SLOAN. 

David  Sloan  was  a  Revolutionary  soldier  (see  p.  236) ;  res.  several 
years  at  No.  51. 

BENJAMIN  F.   S3IITH. 

Benjamin  Franklin  Smith  res.  a  few  years  on  the  j^lace  marked 
"F.  Gilchrist,"  which  he  bought  of  Mr.  Gilchrist.  He  m.  Mrs.  Helen 
Booth,  who  d.  at  Franconia,  March,  1886.  Mrs.  Smith  had  several 
children  by  previous  marriages,  one  of  whom,  Ida",  m.  Edward 
A.,  son  of  Senator*A.  F.  Pike ;  res,  Hebron. 


JOSHUA   STANLEY. 

Joshua  Stanley  was  b.  in  Wilmington,  Mass.,  Feb.  22,  1766;  m. 
July  31,  1783,  Margai-et  Johnson.  The  names  of  six  of  their  chil- 
dren appear  in  this  history  :  Joshua,  Simeon,  Betsey,  Sarah,  Mar- 
garet, Charlotte. 

WILLARD  BROWN  STEVENS. 

Willard  Brown-,  son  of  John^  and  Lydia  (Brown)  Stevens,  b. 
in  Alstead  in  1807;  d.  in  Somerville,  Mass.,  Sept.  20,  1859;  m. 
June  2,  1831,  Mary  Wilson,  of  H. 

CHILDREN. 

1.  Frances  Louisa^,  b.  in  H.,  June  30,  1832;  d.  iu  H.,  Oct.  26,  1839. 

2.  Mary  Frances^,  b.  in  H.,  Oct.  8,  1839;  ra.  Milton  Bruce,  of  Townsend, 

Mass.     Children  :  Harry*,  d. ;  Walter*. 


TUTTLE. 

Benjamin®  Tuttle,  a  younger  brother  of  Sampson®,  spent  a  part  of 
his  youth  with  his  brother  in  H.;  settled  in  Hillsboro'.  (See  p.  934.) 


REBECCA  WESTON. 

Rebecca  Weston,  a  dressmaker,  res.  at  place  marked  "  J.  Davis,' 
in  the  village ;  d.  Dec.  25,  1841,  aged  56  years. 


WHITCOMB. 

Adolphus  Carter^  Whitcomb  m.  Louise  Palmyra  Vion. 

CHILDRKN. 

1.     Adolph'',  b.  Feb.  1880.  2.   •Charlotte^,  b.  Dec.  1882.     (See  p.  1004.) 


APPENDIX. 


Appendix 


NOTE   I. 

THE   GREAT   STORM    OF   MARCH,   1888. 

As  this" was  the  severest  storm  on  record  in  Hancock,  a  brief  notice  of  it 
may  not  be  out  of  place.  The  storm  began  in  the  morning  of  Marcli  12th, 
but  was  not  severe  as  late  as  12  o'clock,  but  at  2  p.  m.,  it  was  violent. 

On  that  day  the  supervisors  of  the  town,  Henry  W.  Ware,  James  S.  Hay- 
ward,  and  Joseph  A.  Tarbell,  had  a  meeting  at  the  town  hall.  John  B. 
Knight  went  to  the  village  in  the  morning  to  make  some  preparations  to- 
wards providing  a  dinner  at  the  town-meeting  that  was  to  be  held  the  next 
day.  He  had  a  pair  of  horses,  and  there  were  some  ladies  with  him.  About 
the  middle  of  the  afternoon  he  started  for  home,  but  his  horses  got  into 
the  snow,  and  it  was  hard  work  to  get  them  out" again;  after  a  severe 
struggle,  he  managed  to  get  home  in  safety. 

About  5  p.  M.,  Mr.  Hayward,  with  his  brother,  Charles  P.,  went  to 
Eaton's  hotel,  where  their  team  was  put  up,  and  there  met  a  man  who 
had  come  in  on  the  train  that  afternoon,  who  advised  them  not  to 
start ;  but  as  they  felt  anxious  to  get  home,  they  decided  to  make  the  at- 
tempt. They  were  an  hour  in  getting  to  the  top  of  the  sand  hill.  Benjamin 
V.  Lindsey  came  out  to  help  them,  but  after  buffeting  the  storm  he  said : 
"  I  can't  stay  here ;  if  you  can  get  into  a  shelter  you  had  better."'  At  that 
time  it  was  almost  impossible  to  see  any  thing,  the  storm  was  so  severe 
but  they  pushed  on,  although  there  were  snow  banks  twenty  feet  deep.  At 
dark  they  had  reached  John  Newell's,  but  found  it  impossible  to  get  into 
his  shed  or  house,  so  they  pushed  on  until  they  were  almost  exhausted  and 
ready  to  give  up,  when  they  saw  a  dim  light;  they  did  not  at  first  know 
where  they  were,  but  it  proved  to  be  at  Porter  B.  Weston's.  They  made  an 
outcry  which  Mr.  Weston  heard,  and  he  and  Chas.  H.  Lee  helped  them  into 
the  barn,  taking  with  them  an  immense  quantity  of  snow.  It  was  at  this 
time  9  o'clock ;  their  garments  were  frozen  stiff,  and  it  was  with  much  effort 
that  the  ice  was  removed  from  their  faces,  as  in  doing  so,  it  drew  blood. 
They  were  kindly  cared  for  during  the  night,  and  in  the  morning  found  it 


1058 


APPENDIX. 


Avas  still  suowing,  and  the  house  was  so  completely  covered  up  that  they 
could  not  see  out  of  the  windows. 

About  9  o'clock  on  Tuesday  morning  they  started  again,  on  foot,  making 
the  most  of  their  way  on  the  stone  walls  and  through  branches  of  trees, 
some  of  them  fifteen  feet  from  the  ground,  as  a  subsequent  examination 
proved.  At  the  Daniel  Wood  place  they  passed  over  the  roof  of  the  shed, 
it  being  under  the  snow.  In  Alden  S.  Wood  they  found  another  good  Sa- 
maritan, who  gave  them  first  some  cream  in  the  yard  and  then  took  them 
into  the  house  and  gave  them  hot  coflee,  etc.  They  put  on  extra  overalls  and 
mittens  and  started  again,  reaching  home  about  4  o'clock,  p.  M.,  meeting 
''  the  boys  "  with  a  yoke  of  oxen  a  little  way  from  home,  who  had  started  out 
to  break  the  roads.  In  a  part  of  their  journey  they  made  their  way  by  pull- 
ing down  a  rail  from  the  fence  and  walking  on  it.  etc.  They  were  com- 
pletely exhausted,  and  could  hardly  get  up  or  down  stairs  for  several  days. 
Their  horse  remained  at  Mr.  Weston's  until  Saturday. 

Henry  Ware  and  Joseph  A.  Tarbell  started  to  go  home  at  about  the  same 
time  the  Haywards  did.  Tliey  were  able  to  get  their  team  as  far  as  Doctor 
Ware's  and  left  it  there.  When  they  reached  Mr.  Ware's  home  he  invited 
Mr.  Tarbell  to  stop  with  him,  but  he  borrowed  a  lantern  and  pushed  on 
alone.  After  going  by  Ebeuezer  Ware's  his  lantern  went  out,  and  he  almost 
gave  up,  but  seeing  a  light  at  Ebenezer  Ware's,  he  made  for  it  and  reached 
there  at  about  11  r.  m. 

David  Shea  and  John  M.  Burton,  who  were  stopping  at  Mr.  Tarbell's, 
fearing  for  his  safety,  started  out  to  meet  him,  but  were  obliged  to  go  back 
in  despair,  although  they  came  very  near  him.  He  got  home  about  noon 
the  following  day,  on  snow-shoes. 

At  the  town-meeting  tlie  next  day,  only  one  man,  Dea.  Asa  D.  Wood,  put 
in  an  appearance,  and  as  the  house  was  not  opened,  no  business  was  trans- 
acted.*    No  mails  came  to  town  for  five  days. 


NOTE  II. 


TAX-PAYERS   FOR   THE   YEAR   1786. 


Samuel  Ames. 
Phineas  Ames. 
Elezer  Ames. 
Jacob  Ames. 
Capt.  John  Cummings. 
Peter  Cummings. 
John  Brooks. 
William  Brooks. 
John  Bowers. 
Benjamin  Ball. 
Josiah  Blodgett. 
Joseph  Dodge. 


Robert  Duncan. 
James  Duncan. 
Edmond  Davis. 
Moses  Dennis. 
Elijah  Davis. 
Asa  Davis. 
Abraham  Davis. 
Nathaniel  Davidson. 
James  Due. 
John  Densmoie. 
Isaac  Davis. 
John  Foster. 


Samuel  Gates. 
Hugh  Graham. 
Arthur  Graham. 
David  Hubbard. 
Seth  Hadley. 
Abijah  Hadley. 
.Jacob  Hadley. 
Salmon  Hubbard. 
Asa  Holden. 
James  Hosley. 
Nathaniel  Hezelton. 
James  Hills. 


*  This  is  the  only  case  of  failure  to  hold  an  annual  town-meeting  at  the  time  ap- 
pointed by  law,  since  the  organization  of  the  town. 


APPENDIX. 


1059 


Thomas  Jones. 
Enos  Knight. 
David  Knight. 
Benjamin  Knight. 
William  Lakin. 
William  Lakin,  Jr. 
Lemuel  Lakin. 
Robert  Lakin. 
Jonas  Lakin. 
Oliver  Lawrence. 
Simeon  Lakin. 
Nicliolas  Lawrence. 
Closes  Morrison, 
.lohii  Morrison. 
Tliomas  Miller. 
John  Miller. 
John  Moor. 


Timothy  Moors. 
Asa  Merrill. 
Abraliam  Moors. 
Thomas  May. 
Samuel  McMastcr. 
John  Moor,  Jr. 
Hugh  Orr. 
Abner  Preston. 
Joseph  Pratt. 
Joel  Kussell. 
llobert  Parker. 
Levi  Priest. 
Adam  Paterson. 
James  Smith. 
Bezaleel  Spaulding. 
Joseph  .Symonds. 
Josiah  Sawyer. 


Jonathan  Sawyer. 
David  Sloan. 
Moses  Stiles,  Jr. 
Samuel  Tenney. 
Amos  Tenney. 
Samuel  Tyrrell. 
Roger  Weston. 
William  Williams. 
Robert  Wyley. 
Peter  Warren. 
Abner  Wliitcomb. 
Abner  Wliitcomb,  Jr. 
John  Wliitcomb. 
Salmon  Wood. 
Zebedee  Whitteniore 
Klijali  Wasliburii. 


Non-resident  tax-payers  for  same  year,  with  number  of  acres  for  wliicli 
each  man  was  taxed :  — 


Elijah  Hills 

Asa  Andras 

100 

Bout  well 

100 

William  Hains 

100 

Jolin  Humphrey 

1-25 

Amos  Barrett 

250 

William  Clark,  Esq.... 

700 

James  Corkran's  heirs 

,  500 

Robert  Moor's  heirs. . . 

100 

James  Moor 

400 

Francis  Blood,  Esq 

lOO 

Drury 

100 

George  Moor,Jr 

100 

rietcher  &  Whiting... 

100 

Eleazer  Cumings 

200 

Asa  Priest 

100 

Levy  Spaulding,  Esq. . 

100 

Isaac  Mitchell 

Mark  Wcntworth 

Hancock  &  Lines 

.Jonathan  Davis 

John  Dod 

Hancock 

Stephen  Pierce 

Charles  Barrett 

John  Bonner 

Wood 

Benjamin  Mitchell 

Stephen  Lawrence 

Nathan  Jones 

Jos.  Hayward  &  Stone, 

Thomas  Bond 

Peter  Perruni 

William  Nuttin 


Brooks :i:i 

Holt IS 

Oliver  Lawrence* 300 

Elijah  Ames 32 

Esquire  Phileps 2.50 

Xatlian  Merriam 300 

Sampson  Tuttle 100 

Obadiah  Sawtell 100 

Elisha  Davis 100 

Walter  Pollard 50 


William  Abbot 

Ebenezer  Gowing 

Abel  Holden 

Alexander  Jameson. 

Jason  Dunster 

Stephen  Lawrence... 


NOTE  III. 


LIST   OF  LEGAL   VOTERS,   FEB.    22,   1889. 


Alcock,  Lewis  W. 
Austin,  Erastus 
Alcutt,  Cyrus  W. 
Abbott,  Frank 
Barber,  Alfred 
Barney,  Frank 
Harney,  Jefferson 
IJoutelle,  Owen  L. 
Brooks,  Xenophon  W. 


Brooks,  Zophar  W. 
Brooks,  Alvarey  G. 
Brooks,  Levi  H. 
Brown,  Charles  F. 
Bugbee,  Clinton  P. 
Baldwin,  Eli  M. 
Bradstreet,  David  N. 
Buswell,  James  O. 
Bartlett,  Fred  L. 


Coolidge,  John  W. 
Coolidge,  Henry  A. 
Coolidge,  John  W^,  Jr. 
Colby,  Rodney  H. 
Colby,  Bcniah 
Colby,  Alson  D. 
Colby,  Frank  G. 
Copeland,  Alvah 
Cashion,  Micliael 


His  name  also  appears  as  a  i-esident  taxpayer  (q.  v.)  for  178G. 


1060 


APPENDIX. 


Cashion,  Robert  P. 
Conistock,  Walter 
Cuddihee,  James 
Cuddihee,  William 
Crockett,  George  N. 
Cavender,  Epps  B. 
Cavender,  Charles 
Cox,  William 
Cheney,  Charles  E. 
Clark,  Fred  N. 
Colby,  George  E. 
Clement,  Frank  J. 
Cahoon,  Solomon 
Carkin,  David 
Curtis,  Joseph  P. 
Danforth,  Edward  R. 
Danforth,  Arthur  C. 
Davis,  Joseph 
Davis,  Zenas 
Davis,  Milan  E. 
Davis,  Wilfred  M. 
Dodge,  George  11. 
Duncan,  John 
Duncan,  Christy  H. 
Dutton,  Luther  C. 
Dutton,  Charles  II. 
Davis,  Edward  J. 
Due,  James  W. 
Eaton,  Orland 
Eaton,  John  F. 
Estabrooks,  Cyrus  R. 
Elliott,  Martin  V.  B. 
Fairfield,  Charles  F. 
Felch,  Edgar  B. 
Fogg,  Simon  S. 
Fogg,  Orlando 
Foster,  Adolphus  G. 
Fuller,  Hiram 
Farmer,  Charles  W. 
Goodhue,  Jonas  W. 
Goodhue,  George  W. 
Goodhue,  Warner  C. 
Goodhue,  Benjamin 
Goodhue,  Samuel 
Gordon,  Asa 
Gordon,  Andrew  F. 
Gulick,  Hervey 
Gilchrest,  Bruce  G. 
Gould,  Amos 
Gould,  Oren 
Hadley,  Thomas 
Hall,  William  P. 
Harrington,  Michael  E. 
Harrington,  Michael 
Harrington,  Edward 
Harrington,  Thomas 
Hayward,  James  S. 
Hayward,  Charles  P. 


Hayward,  George  I. 
Hayward,  George 
Hayward,  Wilbur  W. 
Hayward,  Charles  E.  L. 
Hills,  John  P. 
HiU,  JohnR. 
Hill,  Almon 
Hill,  Edward  A. 
Hunt,  Fred 
Hunt,  Melvin  O. 
Hunt,  Lewis 
Hunt,  Willie 
Harris,  Elbridge 
Hollywood,  Michael 
Hepboru,  John 
Hayward,  Arthur  M. 
Jaquith,  Albert 
Jaquith,  Walter  A. 
Johnson,  Myron  E. 
Johnson,  George  E. 
Kimball,  Alfred  IL 
Knight,  John  B. 
Knight,  Burton  A. 
Knowlton,  Abner 
Knowlton,  Ruel  B. 
Lakiu,  Joshua  S. 
Lakin,  Lemuel  D. 
Lakin,  Giles  C. 
Lindsey,  John 
Lindsey,  Benjamin  V. 
Lee,  Charles  H. 
Lee,  Herbert  B. 
Lakin,  Albert  G. 
Mulhall,  Edward 
Mulhall,  Edward,  Jr. 
Mulhall,  William  L. 
Matthews,  Charles  G. 
Matthews,  Otis  P. 
Matthews,  James  D. 
Matthews,  Milan  E. 
Matthews,  Charles  T. 
Matthews,  David 
Manning,  Henry  A. 
Marshall,  Hiram  B. 
Martin,  John  J. 
Manning,  Thomas 
Xelson,  Oren 
Xewell,  John 
Nash,  Daniel  O. 
Otis,  Charles  L. 
Pearsons,  Ebenezer  B. 
Parker,  Mark  A. 
Parkhurst,  Christopher 
Quinn,  William 
Rice,  Robert 
Rice,  Moses  W. 
Robinson,  William 
Robinson,  Henry  F. 


Robinson,  Frank  G. 
Rockwell,  Albert  L. 
Rockwell,  Dearborn  S. 
Runnels,  Harlan  V. 
Sheldon,  George 
Sheldon,  Charles  M. 
Sheldon,  Alviu  F. 
Sheldon,  WUfred  A. 
Shea,  Thomas 
Shea,  Thomas  F. 
Shea,  John 
Shea,  Robert 
Shea,  David 
Symonds,  Lewis 
Symonds,  William  F. 
Stone,  Andrew  B. 
Stone,  Samuel 
Stearns,  Warren 
Stearns,  Albert  G. 
Stearns,  Will  O. 
Tuttle,  Adolphus  D. 
Tultle,  Charles  W. 
Tuttle,  Remington 
Tuttle,  Rufus 
Tuttle,  Otis 
Tuttle,  Hartwell 
Tenney,  Lyman  A. 
Tenney,  Cliflford  H. 
Tubbs,  Thomas 
Turner,  Charles 
Towne,  Gardner 
Titus,  William 
Tarbell,  Joseph  A. 
Upton,  George  W. 
Ware,  Albert  E. 
Ware,  Addison  C. 
Ware,  Henry  W. 
Ware,  Clarence  II. 
Wai-e,  Elmer  S. 
Ware,  Eugene  M. 
Ware,  Willis  C. 
Washburn,  Willis  A. 
Weston,  Jeremy 
Weston,  William 
Weston,  James  T. 
Weston,  Porter  B. 
Welch,  Lawrence 
Welch,  Thomas 
Welch,  John 
\Velch,  John,  Jr. 
Welch,  William 
Welch,  Robert 
Whitaker,  Cjtus  A. 
Whitaker,  Mason  T. 
Whitaker,  J:dwin  C. 
Wilds,  David 
Wilds,  James  W. 
Wilds,  James  A. 


APPENDIX.  1061 


Wood,  Allien  S.  Wilkins,  John  C.  Wason,  Eugene 

Wood,  John  II.  Woodward,  James  Woodman,  Israel  D. 

Wood,  Asa  I).  AVheelcr,  William  A.  Whitney,  Fred 
Wood,  Frank  A. 

Given  under  our  hands,  at  said  llaneoek,  this  iid  day  of  Keliruary,  18S9. 

James  .S.  1Iaywaui>, 
Andkew  B.  Stone, 
Clarence  H.  Ware, 

Supervisors  of  the  (;heok  List. 


NOTE   IV. 

POPULATION   OF   HANCOCK   AT   DIFFERENT  PERIODS. 


1790 634 

ISOO 11-20 

1810 1184 

18-20 1178 


1830 

131G 

1840 

134") 

1850 

101-2 

18(;o 844 

1870 692 

1880 689 


The  greatest  number  of  inhabitants  was  probably  in  1S42,  wlien  Benning- 
ton was  incorporated.  Like  most  of  the  farming  towns  in  New  England, 
Hancock  has  lost  in  population  since  1840,  while  Bennington  has  gained 
about  as  many  inhabitants  as  Hancock  has  lost. 


NOTE  V. 

CHURCH  CENTENNIAL. 

In  December,  1S8G,  it  was  voted  that  '"•  the  churcli  observe  the  centennial 
of  its  organization  in  August,  1888,  by  a  memorial  service." 

At  the  annual  meeting  of  May,  1887,  it  was  voted  that  the  pastor  should 
commence  to  collect  facts  for  the  occasion,  and  at  tlie  next  annual  meeting, 
in  May,  1888,  Dea.  Orlaud  Eaton,  Mrs.  Alfred  Barber,  and  Dea.  Asa  D. 
Wood  were  chosen  a  committee  of  the  church  to  make  the  uecessarj^  ar- 
rangements for  the  occasion.  In  the  mean  time  the  society  and  other  citi- 
zens of  the  town  took  measures  to  thoroughly  repair  the  audience-room  of 
the  church. 

The  committee  having  the  matter  in  charge  arranged  a  programme,  whicli 
was  neatly  printed  by  Bro.  James  T.  AVeston,  as  was  also  the  following 
card  of  invitation : 

"  Hancock,  X.  II.,  August,  188S. 
"Dear  Brother: 

"  The  one-hundredth  anniversary  of  the  Hancock  Congregational  church  occurs 
on  the  28tli  of  this  month.  The  church  has  decided  to  commemorate  the  event  by 
centennial  exercises  on  that  date,  as  per  enclosed  progi-ainme,and  fraternally  invite 

*Thi9  is  the  corrected  copy.  — W.W.  H. 


1062  APPENDIX. 


your  presence  and  co-operation  in  making  the  season  as  profitable  and  pleasant  as 
possible. 

"  If  circumstances  forbid  your  visiting  us,  will  you  please  send  us  words  of  help 
and  cheer  by  letter? 

"  In  behalf  of  the  church.  Orland  Eaton, 

Mrs.  Alfred  Barber, 
Asa  D.  Wood, 

"  Committee." 

The  account  of  the  meeting  that  we  give  in  this  place  is  mainly  copied 
from  the  pastor's  report,  as  recorded  on  page  115  of  the  church  records. 


HANCOCK  CHURCH    CENTENNIAL, 

Aug.  28,  1888. 

PB  0  GEA  M  ME. 

Opened  at  9  a.  m. 

1.  Words  of  Welcome. 

By  Dea.  Henry  Knight,  of  Peterboro',  president  of  the  day. 

2.  Singing. 

.3.    Devotional  Exercises. 

Reading  of  the  S4th  Ps.alm,  by  Rev.  II.  Gulick. 
Prayer  by  Rev.  Quincy  Blakely,  of  Marlboro'. 

4.  Singing. 

5.  "Advance  Made  and  Needed  by  this  People." 

Address  by  Rev.  T.  C.  Pratt,  of  Auburn. 

Mr.  Pratt  commended  the  improvement  in  the  interior  of  the  church,  in- 
cluding the  new  organ  and  new  hymn  books,  and  also  the  shortening  and 
simplifying  of  the  confession  of  faith  of  the  church.  He  thought  that  the 
choir  ought  to  be  brought  to  the  front,  and  that  a  parsonage  ought  to  be 
built,  after  which  he  recommended  that  the  position  of  the  horse  sheds  be 
improved  and  the  sheds  be  put  into  proper  repair.  He  urged  an  advance  in 
Christian  charity  and  Christian  activity  with  the  beginning  of  the  new  cen- 
tury of  the  life  of  the  church.* 

G.    Singing. 

7.  Historical  Discourse  by  the  Pastor. 

Isaiah  46:9  — "Remember  the  former  things." 

No  report  of  this  excellent  sermon  is  given,  but  its  facts  are  mostly  re- 
corded elsewhere  in  this  work. 

8.  Singing. 

9.  "The  Town  in  its  Relation  to  the  Church." 

Address  by  Rev.  W.  W.  Hayward,  of  South  Framingham,  Mass. 
*  We  regret  that  a  copy  of  his  address  is  not  in  our  hands. 


APPENDIX.  1063 


Mr.  Haj-ward,  after  oft'eriug  his  congratulations  to  those  present,  alhid- 
ed  to  the  early  hour  of  the  meeting,  not  common  in  our  time,  but  one  hun- 
dred years  ago  seventeen  consecrated  men  and  women  met  at  8  o'clock  in 
tlie  morning,  in  a  private  house,  to  organize  this  churcli. 

The  relation  of  the  town  to  the  church  is  the  proper  way  to  state  the  sub- 
ject, for  in  the  early  settlement  of  New  England  the  cluuch  was  first,  and 
the  town  second.  The  church  and  state  have,  as  far  as  organization  is  con- 
cerned, been  separated.  Abuses  in  the  Old  World,  and  dangers  that  might 
arise  in  the  New,  have  brought  about  this  state  of  allairs.  Plymouth,  Sa- 
lem. Boston.  Concord,  Hartford,  and  many  other  towns  that  might  be  men- 
tioned, were  established  as  churches.  Intimately  interwoven  are  and  have 
been  the  interests  of  the  two  organizations.  Changes  liave  taken  place.  To 
some  minds  the  church  has  seemed  to  have  lost  something  of  its  prestige, 
yet  in  almost  all  the  great  questions  that  concern  the  bod}^  politic,  as  in  the 
past,  so  in  the  present,  the  church  comes  to  the  front.  Hancock  was  not 
one  of  those  towns  that  were  established  as  churches.  No  wise  pastor  like 
Eobinson,  or  leader  like  Bulkley  or  Hooker,  led  our  fathers  into  this  wil- 
derness. As  individuals  they  came  —  English  Puritans  or  Congregational- 
ists  and  Scotch  Presbyterians — they  were  not  unmindful  of  their  ob- 
ligations, their  responsibilities.  They  recognized  the  fact  that  no  previous 
training  would  suftice.  Without  the  salutary  and  restraining  influence  of 
religious  teachings,  any  people  will  sooner  or  later  relapse  into  barbarism. 
This  axiom  the  fathers  accepted.  They  organized  this  church,  not  made 
up  of  perfect  men  and  women,  but  of  such  as  God  sent  here,  and  its  influ- 
ence has  ever  been  helpful.  In  educational  matters  its  influence  can  not  be 
overestimated.  Eev.  Mr.  Paige  was  a  man  of  culture,  and  the  entire  com- 
nmnity  felt  the  influence  of  his  life.  The  Emerson  family  were  brought 
here  by  the  fame  of  the  superior  educational  advantages  of  the  town.  Nor 
have  his  successors  been  unworthy. 

In  the  cause  of  temperance  Rev.  Mr.  Burgess  was  a  pioneer.  Thus,  in  a 
variety  of  ways,  have  the  church  life  and  the  life  of  the  town  been  intermin- 
gled, but  the  most  potent  forces  of  the  church  can  not  be  measured.  Its 
beneficent  influence  has  been  constant.  Like  the  sunshine  and  the  pure 
air  we  breathe,  we  do  not  realize  its  value,  because  we  have  never  been  de- 
prived of  it.  The  manly  fiber  of  those  who  have  gone  out  from  this  town 
can  be  traced  directly  to  this  source.  And  this  influence  has  been  steady, 
uninterrupted  for  a  hundred  years. 

The  influence  of  the  church  building  must  also  be  taken  into  considera- 
tion. No  greater  calamity  could  befall  the  town  than  its  loss.  Its  present 
condition  speaks  eloquently  concerning  the  pr(;sent  condition  of  the  town 
life.  The  catholic  spirit  that  this  church  has  ever  manifested,  never  more 
pronounced  than  to-day,  shows  that  one  hundred  years  ago  the  founders 
"  builded  better  than  they  knew." 

10.  Singing. 

11.  Prayer  and  Benediction. 

Rev.  George  Dustin,  of  Hartford,  Conn. 


1064  APPENDIX. 

Collation  at  12,  m. 

12.  Singing,  at  1.30,  p.  m. 

13.  Prayer. 

Rev.  Moses  T.  Runnells,  of  East  Jaffrey. 

14.  "  Hancock  Factory  Church."    (Bennington.) 

Address  by  Rev.  J.  II.  Ileald,  of  Bennington. 

Mr.  Heald  alluded  in  well-chosen  words  to  the  organization  of  the  Han- 
cock Factory  church,  and  questioned  whether  a  Congregational  church 
would  have  existed  in  Bennington  had  there  not  been  a  strong  one  at  the 
Center  when  it  was  organized.  He  also  alluded  to  the  fact  that  one  of  his 
deacons  was  a  granduephew  of  Rev.  Reed  Paige,  and  that  the  other  one 
chose  for  his  wife  a  child  of  Hancock  parents. 

15.  Singing. 
IG.    Sermon. 

By  Rev.  W.  R.  Cochrane,  of  Antrim. 

Mr.  Cochrane  chose  for  his  text  the  last  part  of  the  fifteenth  verse  of  the 
second  chapter  of  Philippians,  "  In  the  midst  of  a  crooked  and  perverse  na- 
tion, among  whom  ye  shine  as  lights  in  the  world."    Subject :  The  light-giv- 
ing, saving  influence  of  the  church,  in  community  and  nation. 
.  1.     The  church  as  a  law-keeping,  virtue-promoting  element  in  the  nation. 

2.  The  further  good  influence  of  the  church  in  the  training  of  its  chil- 
dren. 

3.  Christians  as  a  nation-preserving  force  in  their  influence  on  those  out- 
side the  families  of  the  church. 

4.  The  special  power  of  the  church,  as  supplying  most  of  the  strong, 
reliable  leaders  in  every  enterprise  for  the  public  good. 

5.  The  special  blessed  influences  of  a  hundred  years  of  a  true  church  in 
a  town  like  this.  (1.)  By  way  of  saving  souls  to  virtue  and  to  God.  (2.) 
By  way  of  maintaining  the  Sabbath  and  the  Ordinances.  (3.)  By  way  of 
educating  the  people.  (4.)  By  way  of  promoting  acquaintance  and  union 
among  the  people. 

The  speaker  closed  with  an  earnest  appeal  and  with  the  following  poem  : 

A   HUNDRED   Y'EARS   OF   PRAYER. 

Oh !  what  a  chain  of  holy  light 

Is  reaching  back  to-day 
To  where,  on  yonder  mountain  hight, 

This  flock  began  to  pray! 
What  varied  scenes,  what  steps  of  gi-ace. 

What  rounds  of  weary  care. 
Through  which  God's  changeless  mind  can  trace 

A  hundred  years  of  prayer ! 

There  's  many  a  link  within  the  chain, 

And  many  a  parting  tear; 
And  many  a  bitter  cry  of  pain 

Has  reached  our  Father's  ear! 


APrENDix.  1065 


I!ut  all  rris  :ins\vei-ing:  gifts^  of  love, 

That  cliildren's  chiUli-eii  .share, 
l?ear  witness  how  He  hoIi)s  above 

A  hunili'ed  years  of  prayer ! 

I  know  not  whose  the  voices  now, 

Nor  whose  tlie  bended  knee; 
Nor  see  the  heads  that  then  did  bow, 

Onr  Father's  God,  to  Thee ! 
I'.ut  this  I  know,  tliough  trouble-bound, 

No  people  need  despair 
Beliind  whom  on  God's  roll  are  found 

A  hundred  years  of  prayer! 

So  on  toward  God  and  heaven  we  fly. 

Inspired  by  all  the  past. 
To  take  our  places  in  the  sky 

Witli  those  old  saints  at  last! 
And  when  upon  that  blessed  shore 

The  crowns  of  life  we  wear. 
What  joy  tliey'll  bring  forevermore  — 

A  hundred  years  of  prayer! 

17.  Singing. 

18.  General  Remarks. 

By  Rev.  Bros.  Runnells,  East  Jaffrej'^;  Goodhue,  Pembroke;  Dustin, 
Hartford,  Ct. ;  Cochrane  (Presbyterian),  Antrim;  Hardy  (Methodist), 
Peterboro';  Heald,  Bennington;  Hay  ward  (Universalist),  South  Framing- 
ham,  Mass. ;  Ruland,  Greenfield ;  Pierce  (Unitarian),  Dublin;  and  Bros. 
G.  Henry  Whitcomb,  Worcester,  Mass. ;  Timothy  C.  Whitteniore,  Lawrence, 
Mass. ;  Walter  D.  Woods,  Bennington ;  Hon.  Shepherd  L.  Bowers,  ISTewport ; 
and  others. 

Deacon  Eaton  read  some  facts  as  to  the  sixteen  persons  who  had  served 
as  deacons  of  the  church. 

19.  Prayer  and  Benediction. 

20.  Collation,  etc. 

Rev.  Mr.  Gulick  closed  his  report  as  follows  :  "The  day  was  fair,  the  at- 
tendance large,  and  the  occasion  one  of  great  interest  as  the  One  Hundredth 
Anniversary  of  the  church  of  Hancock.  An  added  interest  was  given  to 
the  occasion  from  the  fact  that  the  services  were  the  first  held  in  the  church 
edifice  after  its  renovation,  at  a  cost  of  about  two  thousand  dollars.  The 
renovation  consists  of  the  putting  in  of  suitable  heaters  for  the  warming 
of  the  house,  frescoing  the  ceiling  and  walls,  painting  the  seats  and  wood- 
work, re-cushioning  the  seats  and  re-carpeting  the  floors,  lowering  the  desk 
and  platform  and  enlarging  the  same,  and  richly  and  beautifully  furnishing 
it,  and  in  short  thoroughly  renewing  the  interior  of  the  house.''  A  fine 
centennial  memorial  tablet,  executed  by  Miss  Lelia  J.  Wood,  and  by  her 
presented  to  the  church,  added  much  to  the  interest  of  the  occasion. 

Letters  expressing  their  regrets  for  unavoidable  absence  were  received 
from  Rev.  G.  W.  Rigler.  pastor  of  Baptist  church,  Antrim;  Rev.  Oscar  A. 


1066  APPENDIX. 


Emerson,  pastor  of  Methodist  church,  Pittsburgh,  Pa. ;  Rev.  Albert  Bowers, 
Huntington,  West  Ya. ;  Eev.  S.  F.  Emerson,  Burlington,  Yt. ;  Bros.  W.  H. 
AVeston,  M.  d.,  Xew  York  city;  Iton.  E.  D.  Putnam,  Montpelier,  Yt. ;  Hon. 
A.  N.  Clark,  Beverly,  Mass. ;  Charles  B.  Pearsons,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. ;  and 
Sisters  Mrs.  Lucinda  Taft,  Franconia,  and  Miss  Kate  A.  Whitney  (grand- 
daughter of  Rev.  Mr.  Paige),  Oswego,  X.  Y.,  which  were  read  at  an 
adjourned  meeting. 

The  following  poem,  written  by  the  venerable  E.  D.  Boylston  of  the  Am- 
herst Cabinet,  came  to  hand  too  late  for  use  ou  the  centennial  day: 

A  hundred  years  have  passed  by 

Since  here  a  little  band, 
Amid  the  howling  wilderness, 

Were  joined  in  heart  and  hand. 

Their  purpose  and  their  hopes  were  one : 

That  naught  might  come  between 
The  love  they  owed  to  God  and  man  — 

That,  noble  seventeen. 

They  joined  in  holy  covenant 

To  walk  in  truth  with  God; 
And  each  with  each  in  fellowship. 

According  to  His  Word. 

And  how  has  heaven  honored 

Those  woi-thy  ones  of  old ! 
Of  good  that  from  their  lives  has  flowed 

The  half  can  ne'er  be  told! 

The  one,  to-day,  is  half  a  score. 

Yea,  more  than  that  are  here; 
And  what  the  future  doth  enfold, 

It  doth  not  yet  appear. 

May  those  who  gather  in  this  fane 

At  next  centennial. 
Of  covenant  mercy,  through  God's  grace. 

Have  richer  things  to  tell. 

On  page  117,  church  records,  the  pastor  records  as  follows :  "  Sept.  2, 
18SS,  —  the  first  Sabbath  services  in  the  renovated  house  of  worship,  and 
the  first  Sabbath  of  the  second  century  of  the  church  of  Hancock.  These 
facts  noted  by  the  pastor  with  a  view  to  a  re-dedication  of  the  house  of 
worship,  and  a  re-consecration  of  those  who  statedly  worship  in  it,  and 
especially  of  the  members  of  the  church.  The  attendance  M'as  large ;  the 
text  selected  (Acts  1:8)  with  a  view  to  inquire  into  the  reasons  for  the 
existence  of  an  organized  church,  and  more  especially  the  reason  and  pur- 
pose for  which  this  church  exists,  and  to  enforce  that  reason  in  order  that 
this  church  might  be  led  to  realize  more  fully  the  purpose  of  its  existence 
in  the  coming  than  even  in  the  last  century." 

The  pastor  carefully  revised  the  list  of  church  members  on  this  occasion 
and  reported  one  hundred  and  thirty-seven  members,  of  whom  twenty  re- 
side out  of  town. 


APPENOIX.  1067 

NOTE     VI. 

ADDITIONAL     ANNALS. 

March  8,  1887.  Moderator,  Joshuii  S.  Lakin;  town  clerk,  William  F. 
Syiiioiuls  ;*  selectmen,  Adolphus  G.  Foster,  George  W.  Goodhue,  Gharles 
G.  ^latthcAvs.  Voted  8!>00  for  the  coininon  schools,  and  $200  for  one  term 
of  high  school.  Voted  ^oG  for  further  aid  to  town  history. f  Voted  $25 
to  Ephraini  Weston  Post,  G.  A.  K.,  for  the  proper  observance  of  ^Memorial 

i>ay. 

:March  ;U,  1888.  ^Moderator,  Andrew  B.  .Stone;  town  clerk,  William  F. 
Synionds;  selectmen,  George  W.  Goodhue,  Charles  G.  Matthews,  Xeno- 
plion  W.  Brooks. J 

Nov.  G,  1888.  Moderator,  John  V.  Hills;  supervisors,  James  S.  Hay- 
ward,  Andrew  B.  Stone,  Clarence  II.  AV'are;  representative,  George  W. 
Goodhue;  delegate  to  constitutional  convention,  George  I.  Ilayward; 
presidential  electors :  for  Cleveland,  99  votes ;  for  Harrison,  10")  votes ; 
governor,  David  II.  Goodell,  9(i  votes;  Charles  H.  Amsden,  102  votes; 
member  of  congress,  Oren  C.  Moore,  10;")  votes;  Edward  F.  INlann,  100 
votes. 

.March  12,  1889.  Moderator,  John  P.  Hills;  town  clerk,  William  F. 
Syinouds ;  selectmen,  Charles  G.  JSIatthews,  Xenophon  W.  Brooks,  John 
P.  Hills.  Voted  $900  for  schools,  $2.1  for  :sremorial  Day,  $2.5  for  support 
of  street  lamps.  The  town  gave  a  majority  of  its  votes  for  each  of  the 
seven  amendments  of  the  state  constitution  that  were  prepared  by  the  con- 
stitutional convention. 

At  a  special  meeting,  held  April  6,  1889,  Andrew  B.  Stone,  moderator, 
Adolphus  D.  Tuttle,  Orlaud  Eaton,  and  Henry  F.  Robinson  were  chosen  a 
counnittee  to  act  with  the  selectmen,  to  ascertain  what  unprovements  in 
our  streets  and  common  are  practicable  and  desirable,  said  committee  to  re- 
port to  the  town  at  a  future  town-meeting.  This  action  was  taken  in  anti- 
cipation of  the  receipt  of  a  legacy  of  $10,000  from  Adolphus  Carter  Whit- 
comb  (q.  v.),  for  the  improvement  and  enlargement  of  the  common.  One 
half  of  said  legacy  can  be  used  at  once  when  received,  and  the  income  of 
the  balance  can  be  used  from  time  to  time  in  continuing  and  increasing  these 
improvements.  At  this  town-meeting  the  following  resolve  was  passed : 
'■'•  Besoived,  That  the  town  will  gratefully  accept,  and  take  care  of,  a  building 
for  the  preservation  of  ancient  articles,  and  its  contents,  when  ready  for  de- 
livery, and  accepted  by  the  selectmen."  Henry  F.  Eobinson§  was  chosen 
by  the  town  to  solicit  and  store  articles  for  preservation  in  this  building. 


*  The  same  person  who  has  been  chosen  town  clerk  has  invariably  been  chosen 
town  treasurer,  for  the  past  twenty  years  or  more. 

+  Tliis  money  was  used  to  procure  the  portraits  of  Abijah  Iladloy  and  Ebenezer 
Hubbard  lor  in-i  rtidii  in  this  work. 

I  As  this  wa-  r.'uardcd  as  a  special  town-meeting,  no  appropriations  were  voted 
bcsi<l('s  IliD-i'  rrqiiirid  by  hiw. 

§  Mr.  Kobiu.»)u  was  an  ellicient  manager  of  tlie  antiquarian  <lep.'irtment  at  the 
town  centennial.  The  frequent  notices  made  by  absent  friends  of  the  same,  with  an 
expressed  wish  that  such  a  collection  be  preserved,  were  the  causes  of  this  action  o( 
the  town. 


1068  APPENDIX. 

NOTE  VII. 

SCHOOLS. 

At  the  time  of  the  adoption  of  the  town  system  of  schools,  several  of  the 
school-houses  in  Hancock  were  in  a  dilapidated  condition.  This  was  es- 
pecially true  of  the  one  at  the  Center,  and  those  at  Nos.  2,  8,  and  4.  At  the 
annual  meeting  of  the  town  school  district,  March  1,  1889,  Joshua  S.  Lakin 
declined  serving  longer  as  a  member  of  the  school  board,  and  Orland  Eaton 
was  chosen  a  member  of  the  board  for  three  years,  by  a  large  majority.  At 
this  meeting  it  was  voted  to  build  a  school-house  at  the  Center,  with  two 
departments,  and  to  remove  the  old  school-house  and  iiee  such  of  the 
materials  as  were  desirable  in  building  the  new  one  and  in  repairing  out- 
lying ones.  Voted,  to  raise  $2,800  to  build  a  new  school-house  at  the  Cen- 
ter and  to  repair  the  outlying  ones.  Chose  John  Newell,  George  W.  Good- 
hue, George  I.  Hayward,  and  John  F.  Eaton  a  committee,  to  act  with  the 
school  board,  in  carrying  out  the  wishes  of  the  district.  Voted,  to  grate- 
fully accept  any  donations  offered  towards  building  at  the  Center,  or  repair- 
ing outlying  houses,  if  the  conditions  of  the  gifts  seem  desirable  to  the 
building  and  repairs  committee  and  the  school  board.* 

At  its  annual  meeting  the  town  voted  to  grant  the  use  of  the  spot  at  or 
near  the  place  marked  "  C.  Turner,"  as  the  site  of  the  new  school-house. 

At  the  special  meeting  in  April,  the  town  voted  to  give  the  building  com- 
mittee and  the  school  board  the  choice  of  any  spot  on  its  common  they 
might  select,  for  locating  the  new  school-house,  if  approved  by  the  select- 
men. At  this  meeting  the  town  voted  to  donate  the  stone  wall  of  its 
pound,  for  use  in  the  basement  of  the  new  school-house.  The  place 
selected  for  the  school-house  is  near  "Grange  Hall,"  and  the  work  will 
pr9bably  be  begun  this  mouth  (August,  188i)).  Progress  has  also  been 
made  in  the  repairs  of  the  other  school-houses. 

*  $500  have  already  been  offered  towards  building  at  the  Center,  by  A.  D.  Tuttle. 
('I-  V.) 


Index  to  Part  L 


Act    of    incorporation     of 
Hancock,  8. 
f^ranting   a    special   tax 
to   build  the  mccting- 
liouse,  9S. 
to  set  olT  Joseph  Putnam 
and  his  (estate  from  So- 
ciety Land  and  incor- 
porate the  same  with 
the  town  of  Hancock, 
117. 
Address,  centennial,  14. 
of  Rev.  Daniel  Goodhue, 

47. 
of  Rev.  Wm.  Clark,  D.  D., 

36. 
of  Joshua  S.  Lakin,  13. 
of  C.  B.Pearson,  38. 
of  Carl  P:.  Knight,  43. 
of  Dea.  Henrj'  Knight,  45. 
of  Rev.  Josiah  L.Seward, 

.37. 
of  H.  F.  Robinson,  29. 
of  Dr.  W.  H.  Weston,  39. 
Allen  proprietors,  2,  4. 
Antrim  mountain,  '>!. 
Animals,  wild,  70,  71. 
Annals  of  the  town,  85. 
Antiiiuarian  room,  12. 
Halt!  mountain,  57. 
Baptist  church,  204,  205,206, 

291. 
Bennington,  history  of,  280. 
Birds,  70. 

Brooks,  Davis,  59,  82. 
Ferguson,  59,  84. 
Hosley,  .59,  82,  83,  84. 
Moore,  59,  67,  74,  83, 84, 274. 
Skatutak.-e,  59. 
Catholics.  ■.•117,293. 
Cenictcri.s,    is,  86,   93,   118, 
i:!4,  15:i,  h;,<,  170,  249,  250. 
Centennial    committee,    8, 
11. 
contributors  to  expenses 

ot,  9. 
programme  of,  10. 
doings  of  the  day,  11. 
church,  1061. 
Certiflcate.Mr.  Cummings', 

118. 
Claim  of  Rev.  John  Wheel- 
wright, 2. 
Common     schools,    22,    47, 
153,  224-228,  232,  23:3,  293. 


Common,  deed  of,  97. 

Communication  of  C.  A. 
Whitaker  in  Peterboro' 
Transcript,  49. 

Consent  of  the  inhabitants 
of  the  east  side  to  the 
incorporation  of  Han- 
cock, 7. 

Contoocook  river,  6,  7,  55, 
56,  58,  59. 

Continental  beef,  17,  87,  91. 

Copy  of  a  deed  of  a  pew  in 
the  meeting-house,  118. 

Congregational  church,  or- 
ganization of,  188. 
covenant,  187. 
renewed  covenant,  192. 
confession  of  faith  adopt- 
ed, 192. 
amended,  197,  201. 
deacons,  202. 
centennial,  1061. 

Congregational  church  of 
Bennington,   organiza- 
tion of,  281,291. 
pastors,  deacons,  and 
membership  of,  292. 

Charcoal  burning,  75. 

Christian  Endeavor,  Socie- 
ties of,  244,  292. 

Crotchet  mountain,  57. 

Cultivated  crops,  76,  77. 

Dark  day  of  May,  1780,  72. 

Dogreeves,  117. 

Early  settlers,  67. 

Elevation  of  Hancock 
above  the  sea,  55,  .56. 

Fire  companies,  154,  243. 

First  glass  window,  70. 

Fish,  70. 

Flax,  76,  77. 

Flora  of  Hancock,  60. 

Fruit,  78,  79. 

Good  Templars,  244. 

Grand  Armj'  of  the  Repub- 
lic, 179,  246. 

Grange,  245. 

Granite,  .56. 

Grand  Monadnock,  57. 

Grass,  77. 

Grasshopper  year,  147. 

Hancock,  Gov.  John,  15, 
100,  110,115. 

Hancock  academy,  build- 
ing for  the  use  of,  207. 


Hancock  academy,  object 
of,  231. 
organization  of,  230. 
trustees,  instructors,  and 
students  of,  231. 
Hancock  high  schools,  25, 

228,  232. 
Hancock  Artillery,  23,  42, 

2;?4. 
Hancock  Light  Battery,  11. 
Hills,  Nahor,  57. 
Norway,  56,  57. 
White,  57. 
Hogreeves,  81,  99,  120. 
Income,  sources  of,  74. 
Indian  Are  hearths,  60. 
Instructions   to  Major 
Brooks  in  regard  to  the 
Stamp  Act,  123. 
Inventory  of  1788,  19. 
of  1793,  115. 
of  1798,  124. 
of  1808,  135. 
of  1815  and  1816,   139. 
of  ISl'.tiiiul  1S20,   144. 
Lake  Nuliamisit,  57. 
Latitiiili'  and  longitude  of 

Hancock,  ,55. 
Legacy  of  Ebenezer  Hub- 
bard, 168. 
of  Abijah  Hadley,  173. 
of  Miss  Salina  Hills,  179. 
Letter  from  A.  B.  Baldwin, 
54. 
from  Rev.  Asahel  Bige- 

low,  198. 
from  Rev.  Albert  Bowers, 

51. 
from  Rev.  Archibald  Bur- 
gess, 195. 
from  Alvah  Copeland,  .53. 
from  Hon.  John  A.  Cum- 
mings, 52. 
from  Judge  I.  W.  Gates, 

.51. 
from  Rev.  Hervey  Gulick, 

200. 
from  J.  F.  Keyes,  53. 
frona  Rev.  Reed    Paige, 

111. 
from  Jas.P.  Pearson, 54. 
from     lion.    Charles   A. 

Robbe,  37. 
from  Hon.  A.  W.  Sawyer, 
44. 


1070 


Letter   from   Hon.  W.    B. 
Washburn,  53. 
from  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frank 
Washburn,  53. 
Literary  and  Scientific  in- 
stitution, charter  grant- 
ed, 229. 
object  of,  229. 
instructors  and  students, 

230. 
trustees  in  1838-9,  229. 
permission  granted  to 
locate  on  the  common, 
151. 
Live  stock,  79. 
Lumber,  75. 
Maple  sugar,  75,  76. 
Manufactures,  domestic, 80. 
Marriages,  207. 
Marks,  legal,  of  cattle  and 

sheep,  123. 
Masonian  proprietors,  2. 
Masons,  Altemont  lodge  of, 
140. 
residing  in  town,  247. 
Meeting-house,  building  of 
the  first,  18,  19,  86,  91, 
94-114. 
burning  of  the,  142. 
building  of  the  present, 

143. 
dedication  of  the,  144. 
removing,  etc.,  158. 
Methodist,  247. 
Meeting-houses  in  Society 
Land  and  Bennington, 
204,  292. 
Memorial  Day,  247. 
Memorial    relative  to  the 
incorporation    of    An- 
trim, 5. 
Methodists,  22,  207. 
Militia,    New    Hampshire, 

234. 
Mills  and  manufactui'es,  81, 

283. 
Miller's  mountain,  56,  57. 
Mount  Skatutakee,  56,  57. 
Norway  band,  244. 
Nubanusit  river,  59. 
Odd  Fellows,  247. 


OlBcers  of  the  town  of  Han- 
cock, etc.,  181. 

of  the  town  of  Benning- 
ton, etc.,  289. 
Ordination  of  Rev.  A.  Bur- 
gess, 196. 

Of  Rev.  Reed  Paige,  191. 

of  Rev.  Hervey  Gulick, 
201. 

of  Rev.  L.  Tandy,  206. 
Patent  granted  by  James  I 
to  the  Duke  of  Lenox, 
Sir  Fei-nando  Gorges, 
and  others,  1. 
Petition  for  the  incoi-poi-a- 
tion  of  the  town,  7. 

for  the  appointment  of  a 
committee  to  locate  a 
meeting-house,  95. 

for  authority  to  levy  a 
tax,  etc.,  98. 

for  a  special  tax,  etc.,  99. 

for  a  special  tax  to  be 
paid  in  money,  etc.,  101. 

relative  to  taxes,  7. 

to  establish  a  new  school 
district,  126. 

to  unite  the  several 
school  districts  in  the 
town,  232. 

to  disannex  a  part  of  dis- 
trict No.  6  in  Hancock 
and  annex  it  to  district 
No.  10  in  Dublin,  161. 

of  Joseph  Putnam  to  be 
annexed   to    Hancock, 
116. 
Plumbago,  .56. 
Poem,  centennial,  26. 

of  D.  K.  Boutelle,  47. 

of  W.  D.  Woods,  45. 

of  Rev. W.  R.  Cochrane, 
1064. 

of  E.  D.  Boylston,  1066. 
Pond,  Half-moon,  58-60. 

Hunt's,  .58. 

Juggernaut,  57-60. 

Jack's,  58,  59. 

Mud.  .58. 

Norway,  .56,  57,  60. 

Spoonwood,  57. 


Pond,  Tenney,  58. 
Willard's,  .57. 

Population  at  different  pe- 
riods, 1061. 

Post-offices,  274,  293. 

Potash,  75. 

"Poverty  year,"  140. 

Pound-keeper,  99. 

Railroads,  170,  172,  173,  274, 
287,  288. 

Roads  and  bridges,  251. 

Society  Land,  4,  7,  116,  275, 
280. 

Soil  of  Hancock,  56. 

Soldiers'  Aid  Circle,  246. 

Soldiers   of  the    French 
war,  235. 
of  the  Revolutionary 

war,  235. 
of  the  war  of  1812-15,  237. 
of  the  war  of  the  Rebel- 
lion, 239. 

Spiritualists,  207. 

Storm,    great,    of    March, 
1888,  10.59. 

Sunday  school,  203,  204. 

Survey  of  Rob't  Fletclier,  3. 

Tax-payers  of  1786,  1058. 

Telegraph  lines,  274. 

Temperance  society,  Han- 
cock, 243. 

Temple  mountain,  57. 

Timber,  75. 

Topographical  items,  55. 

Town-meeting,  first,  85. 

Tythingmen,  90,  1.54. 

Unitarians,  194,  207. 

Universalists,  23,  206,  293. 

Valuation  of  the  town  in 
1881,  176. 
in  1885,  179. 

Village  of  Bennington,  293. 
of  Hancock,  247. 
of  Hancock  Factory,  153, 
279-281,284. 

Voters  of  1889, 10.59. 

Warning  out  of  town,  92. 

Warrant  for  annual  town- 
meeting  of  1781,  89. 

Whitcomb  Town    library, 
174,  177,  178,  242. 


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